What did you do to/for your 1er today?

[N55135i]

On second thought, my wee EU spec fiesta uses 4 stud wheel hubs from factory that are secured with large 19mm lug nuts. It's probably best to switch to a whole new wheel hub design if you must use bolts than to screw in some aftermarket studs with super glue or whatever On fiesta they look like this:

[Afam28]

Was fully refunded for my wheel stud fiasco by Vargas Turbo…
They said it was part of a bad batch!

[tracer bullet]

Originally Posted by Afam28

Was fully refunded for my wheel stud fiasco by Vargas Turbo…
They said it was part of a bad batch!

Happy to hear about the refund. I'd be curious what makes a batch "bad".

[Ric in RVA]

Originally Posted by tracer bullet

Happy to hear about the refund. I'd be curious what makes a batch "bad".

Probably chinese steel made of hard cheese.....

Buy quality studs. Install properly.

All my track cars have studs and my 128i also has studs and spacers to clear the F30 brakes.

I personally love the easy of install of wheels and rotors.

[blue135]

Bad steel, poor heat treating, stress during forming could all contribute to the breaks seen. Correcting any or all of those would add to cost, obviously.

[mkeiser]

: (

[Fishee]

noooooooooo

[parameter416]

Oh boy. My 128i was rear-ended in June. I feel your pain.

[an3ony]

Did the gauge faces and the steering wheel wrap yesterday and today;
Gauge faces from https://venoxy.com and the wrap from
https://www.eastdetailing.com

[mizzourahslim]

Originally Posted by mkeiser

: (

Oh that hurts
I’m sorry

[WrathOTM]

Ouch mkeiser what happened?

[Afam28]

Originally Posted by tracer bullet

Happy to hear about the refund. I'd be curious what makes a batch "bad".

Me too…
Wondering where their studs are produced…
I’m reading that rust in the center of wheel studs is bad…
Go figure!

[Blau]

Originally Posted by N55135i

I never understood why people do this, excuse my bias but I always put this in the category of unsafe ricer gimmicks like giant aero, spacers, or fake carbon fiber trim. Little to no functional benefit, but many downsides/risk. Just mount wheel with normal bolts, doesn't take any longer.

Wheel studs are not an unnecessary risk. If installed correctly (torque +locktite) they are vital to having a car that does any track duty and very safe. There is a reason that wheel studs are standard at any track.


I personally find wheelbolts to be way riskier than lugs.

[jdt10768]

Originally Posted by mkeiser

: (

arrgh, sorry
Let's hear the Story . . .

[tracer bullet]

Originally Posted by Blau

There is a reason that wheel studs are standard at any track.

Probably because a stud's easier to replace than a hub, if something gets stripped. And faster to swap out a wheel during an actual race.

Originally Posted by Blau

I personally find wheelbolts to be way riskier than lugs.

I'd disagree. Fewer parts, fewer threads, almost no chance of what triggered the whole discussion.

I don't typically find either to be risky, but if that label gets applied to one, it's definitely the studs, more so if they're a kit put on DIY.

[clueby4]

Today I:

Installed and coded a new FRM3 module - all functionality returned but windows now giving me grief.

Received my new sprung organic SMF clutch to replace the one I cooked

Bought a bunch of stuff to support installation of said clutch.

Wish me luck 😂

[mkeiser]

Originally Posted by WrathOTM

Ouch mkeiser what happened?

Originally Posted by jdt10768

arrgh, sorry
Let's hear the Story . . .

This happened recently and insurance is still figuring things out so I'll keep it very brief. A car merged into me at low speed. No injuries and we both stopped immediately. Could have been a lot worse and it sucks because I've put a lot of time and effort into the car but in the end it's a material object. So not too worried in the grand scheme of things. First time I've had to go through this. Initial repair estimate is a little under $4k. We'll see how it all unfolds...

[BronkaidBrah]

Originally Posted by BronkaidBrah

“ I’ll probably raise the coils a smidge tomorrow just for peace of mind so I can make it to mpact east this weekend without losing any panels on the drive up.”

…. I absolutely did make it with all my panels… Not completely intact but still hanging on for dear life. Turns out I raised it enough for regular street driving but it was no match for route 80. Some drilling and some hammering and I now have a quick release bumper for the time being. I REALLY wish evolution racewerks didn’t discontinue their front. I’m not a fan of 1m fronts so I’m still shopping for a wider front end that doesn’t suck. Til then I’m rockin the fukboi buttons.

[scratchgolf135]

The buttons are a perfect match with the turbo screen.

[BronkaidBrah]

Originally Posted by scratchgolf135

The buttons are a perfect match with the turbo screen.

good thing I don’t have to ask for your permission before I buy things

[K9Leader]

Went to a new (to me) cars and coffee today and this M2 parked next to me. Chatted with the owner a little but he and his buddy were in a hurry to go into the coffee shop and left as soon as they came out without much visiting.



The owner of this DeLorean also didn't spend much time socializing.

[DaveJef]

So today I finally got round to putting some M Sport Competition seatbelts into my E88, and found some Awesome M Sport Style Bkack Aluminium pedals from Europe 👌. Also had my local interior dude change the stitching on my steering wheel.