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

[WrathOTM]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Are those spherical ends? If so you need to put boots on them immediately. Unless it's a track only car.

Even so, I took all the unsealed sphericals off my cars. Sealed only or rubber bushings for a road car.

Where can I find boots for them?

[ShocknAwe]

Originally Posted by WrathOTM

Where can I find boots for them?

This kind of thing: https://tarett.com/products/rod-end-...3&gad_source=1

[Afam28]

Finally got all the parts for my install…
Insane performance crankhub(2 pin)
Hydra performance overdrive kit…


Not sure how much the install will be but I’m sure my mechanic will not charge me an arm and leg…
After that, tune with wedge p…

[mkeiser]

boring update, new wiper blades. bosch icons.

dreadful update, i think my heater core is still clogged. either that or i need to bite the bullet and replace it. i'm going to try to flush it out on Friday using the CLR method

[Houranimd49]

Finally drove her after a month! And threw on some LCI taillights to accompany the LCI headlights.

Spent the last 3 weeks in CA driving various cars. So when I drove the 1 again I forgot how glorious it felt. Truly nothing beats a bmw in the driving feel.

[mkeiser]

Originally Posted by mkeiser

boring update, new wiper blades. bosch icons.

dreadful update, i think my heater core is still clogged. either that or i need to bite the bullet and replace it. i'm going to try to flush it out on Friday using the CLR method

View post on imgur.com

Mild success maybe. Got a bunch of gunk out. Broke the drain plug/control sleeve. So TBD on if it actually worked.

[RFChas]

2" snow in AL doesn't happen often so left the house to go get some donuts. Yeaasss. These little cars such a blast. Cheer all.

[duperdog]

Not today, but Saturday did my first winter rally. Snowy and dirt roads made for some fun sideways driving. Only 1 other non AWD car in the novice group and we came in middle of the pack. People couldn't believe we tried it in the 128 but other than 1 checkpoint on a snowy uphill where it took us a bit to get going, never had a problem. Really like the Vredestein Wintrac tires. Car is coated in mud and salt and now with subfreezing temps it will stay that way for a bit.

[Fishee]

Originally Posted by duperdog

Not today, but Saturday did my first winter rally. Snowy and dirt roads made for some fun sideways driving. Only 1 other non AWD car in the novice group and we came in middle of the pack. People couldn't believe we tried it in the 128 but other than 1 checkpoint on a snowy uphill where it took us a bit to get going, never had a problem. Really like the Vredestein Wintrac tires. Car is coated in mud and salt and now with subfreezing temps it will stay that way for a bit.

lol, people seem to have forgotten that rally was dominated by RWD cars before Audi showed up with the S1.

[duperdog]

Originally Posted by Fishee

lol, people seem to have forgotten that rally was dominated by RWD cars before Audi showed up with the S1.

And now it's only AWD cars in WRC ☹️

[Donkeyshins]

Originally Posted by RFChas

2" snow in AL doesn't happen often so left the house to go get some donuts. Yeaasss. These little cars such a blast. Cheer all.

Almost as good as a Bitchin' Camaro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v3CzvQ9e_w

[tracer bullet]

Originally Posted by Donkeyshins

Almost as good as a Bitchin' Camaro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v3CzvQ9e_w

Haven't heard that in forever. I'm guessing that, like me, you're.... not young.

[Gray_Panther]

Not 1er related but the 1er got a new stablemate to join the family. Which means I have to sell the MK7 GTI.

[bluestone_g30]

Nice! I saw somewhere that you retrofitted lumbar support, could u tell me how and what you ordered?

Originally Posted by parameter416

Nice! I have a new set of Euro LCI Xenon’s, too. Going on the car next month.

[RFChas]

Originally Posted by tracer bullet

Haven't heard that in forever. I'm guessing that, like me, you're.... not young.

Ohhhh man... how did I ever forget about The Dead Milkmen and Bitchin' Camaro! Friggen cheers gents

[mkeiser]

Originally Posted by mkeiser

Mild success maybe. Got a bunch of gunk out. Broke the drain plug/control sleeve. So TBD on if it actually worked.

it worked! heat again

[parameter416]

Originally Posted by svayak_e82

Nice! I saw somewhere that you retrofitted lumbar support, could u tell me how and what you ordered?

The lumbar support retrofit is great. The seats are so much more comfortable, especially on long drives.

I'm out of town at the moment, but I'll check at home on the weekend for the part numbers.

The parts depend on the original equipment on your car. Do you have manual or power sport seats? It gets crazy expensive if you do the retrofit entirely with new OEM parts. I took a few months and scoured the online salvage yards for some of the parts.

There are a couple of DIYs elsewhere on this forum showing how to do this. One user rigged up his own wiring harness, but I didn't trust myself not to screw that up, so I ordered an OEM wiring harness from BMW.

I'll look up what I have and send it to you this weekend.

[tracer bullet]

Originally Posted by mkeiser

it worked! heat again

Nice. Any guesses what it was? Something sludge-like, particles?

[mkeiser]

Originally Posted by tracer bullet

Nice. Any guesses what it was? Something sludge-like, particles?

I'm not sure... I'm a bit worried that I'm on borrowed time doing this again (I did it 2 years ago using tap water from spigot) and will need to replace the heater core and maybe radiator in the near future.

For now I'm happy and warm

[bluestone_g30]

I have power, memory, sport seats with the adjustable bolsters

Originally Posted by parameter416

The lumbar support retrofit is great. The seats are so much more comfortable, especially on long drives.

I'm out of town at the moment, but I'll check at home on the weekend for the part numbers.

The parts depend on the original equipment on your car. Do you have manual or power sport seats? It gets crazy expensive if you do the retrofit entirely with new OEM parts. I took a few months and scoured the online salvage yards for some of the parts.

There are a couple of DIYs elsewhere on this forum showing how to do this. One user rigged up his own wiring harness, but I didn't trust myself not to screw that up, so I ordered an OEM wiring harness from BMW.

I'll look up what I have and send it to you this weekend.

[Houranimd49]

“…the chicken was still warm.”

[parameter416]

Originally Posted by svayak_e82

I have power, memory, sport seats with the adjustable bolsters

There's a DIY on the e90x forum you can follow: https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=494469

There's some more info in this post on 1addicts: https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show...ostcount=14765

And here's a parts diagram at REALOEM: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=52_3184

I have manual, heated, sport seats. (All sport seats, including manual sport seats, have power adjustable side bolsters.) If you already have power sport seats the wiring harnesses you need may be different (the wiring harnesses may also be different for heated and unheated seats), but FWIW I bought these wiring harnesses from BMW:

61129131758
WIRING SET SEAT LEFT

61129131647
WIRING SET SEAT RIGHT

It gets pretty expensive if you do the job using only new parts from BMW, so I bought some new and some used parts from eBay, salvage yards, and Schmiedmann.

The hole for the lumbar switch is already scored. I used a dremel with a small drill bit and punched several holes. I then switched to a sanding bit and slowly sanded down to the outer edge of the ring. The lumbar switch clicks into place from the backside of that panel.

The hardest part for me was getting the wires threaded from the seat bottoms to the seat backs - a wire fish would definitely help.