Suprgnat's '13 M-Sport 128i, a mostly visual history

[chris82]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

It IS OEM. BMW Motorsports P/N 25008322191. It fits wonderfully in my hand and (to me) makes the gear shifter feel more like a "gear selector".

I tried a ZHP knob for about two weeks, didn't like it at all, and switched right back to the M-Sport knob. I also had the Performance knob that came with the BMW SSK, but that lasted less than 48 hours in my car. If I don't end up liking this one I can switch back to stock in under 60 seconds. No permanent harm was done to the original equipment. What the heck, I may even give the Jaffster knob a try .

In other news, I ordered the stuff to install the OEM oil-to-water heat exchanger. Now I'll have the 130i rear hub conversion, the M3 steering rack, and the oil cooler sitting around and waiting for me to have some down time. I'm also planning to replace my E93 M3 FSB with a slightly softer E9x M3/1M FSB at the same time I do all the rest of the work.

I'm curious what shift knob are you running now? I tried a couple; stock, BMW Performance (not good), Jaffster (way too heavy), motorsports golf ball (black stuff gets on your hands and it kept sliding off), but by far my favorite and last one I had until I sold my car was the Bimmerworld delrin little nicky knob. I couldn't improve upon it if I tried. On track or street, it was just perfect in every way, and I loved how it looked in the car. I'd say it's definitely worth a try if you haven't used it already. With the BMW Perf SSK, UUC DSSR, and E46M3 trans mounts, the shifter was just sublime!

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by chris82

I'm curious what shift knob are you running now? I tried a couple; stock, BMW Performance (not good), Jaffster (way too heavy), motorsports golf ball (black stuff gets on your hands and it kept sliding off), but by far my favorite and last one I had until I sold my car was the Bimmerworld delrin little nicky knob. I couldn't improve upon it if I tried. On track or street, it was just perfect in every way, and I loved how it looked in the car. I'd say it's definitely worth a try if you haven't used it already. With the BMW Perf SSK, UUC DSSR, and E46M3 trans mounts, the shifter was just sublime!

I'm still loving the golf ball.

[lucahemi@gmail.com]

@suprgnat - would you ever consider selling your wheels? Been looking for a used set and can’t find anywhere

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by lucahemi@gmail.com

@suprgnat - would you ever consider selling your wheels? Been looking for a used set and can’t find anywhere

[Donkeyshins]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

While everything else is apart.

How does the addition of this cooler change the oil capacity on your N52? I'm about to do a similar install on my N52 (for track purposes), but I can't find documentation on how much additional oil is required with the addition of this cooler.

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by Donkeyshins

How does the addition of this cooler change the oil capacity on your N52? I'm about to do a similar install on my N52 (for track purposes), but I can't find documentation on how much additional oil is required with the addition of this cooler.

I didn't notice a difference. The oil volume of the heat exchanger isn't that much. Heck, it's half coolant.

[Donkeyshins]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

I didn't notice a difference. The oil volume of the heat exchanger isn't that much. Heck, it's half coolant.

Thanks!

[Geran]

Hi,

Do you remember the part number for the BMW EU Headlight Switch w/Rear Fogs?

[Donkeyshins]

Originally Posted by Geran

Hi,

Do you remember the part number for the BMW EU Headlight Switch w/Rear Fogs?

Depends on what headlights / options you have (as well as pre / post LCI). For example, if you have a pre-LCI Xenon car, the part number is 61316932796.

[Geran]

Originally Posted by Donkeyshins

Depends on what headlights / options you have (as well as pre- / post-LCI). For example, if you have a pre-LCI Xenon car, the part number is 61316932796.

Yeah, I was just trying to find where to locate them in the RealOEM website.

Thank you for the reply. I guess I need to figure out the one for pre-LCI halogens with front fog lights.

[Donkeyshins]

Originally Posted by Geran

Yeah, I was just trying to find where to locate them in the RealOEM website.

Thank you for the reply. I guess I need to figure out the one for pre-LCI halogens with front fog lights.

If you don't have the rain sensor, then you need this part:

61316932794

If you do have the rain sensor, then you need this part:

61316932792

(see also https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...93#61316932792)

[Geran]

Originally Posted by Donkeyshins

If you don't have the rain sensor, then you need this part:

61316932794

If you do have the rain sensor, then you need this part:

61316932792

(see also https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...93#61316932792)

Thank you for that. I do have a rain sensor so I ordered the one ending in 792

[Suprgnat]

Putting the crumbs together in one post:

I haven't had any time to finish the rear suspension carrier, too much life in the way to do anything serious in the garage, but that hasn't stopped me from stacking parts. My latest acquisition and last major component of my suspension overhaul is an E90/2 M3-1M Coupe FSB P/N 31352283515 to replace my current E93 M3 FSB P/N 31352283965; just a bit softer. It will be paired with the 1M specific RSB P/N 33557845522 I bought a while back.

I also thought I'd post pictures of the rest of the components, like the custom Ohlins R&T dampers, since I forgot to put most of them here on my build thread.

With the Ohlins dampers I got 60 N/mm F 120 N/mm R Swift springs, Vorshlag camber plates, Swift thrust sheets all around, and AKG upper shock mounts. 3DM put everything together as a hybrid kit to match my non-///M front struts and ///M rear camber arms. The whole kit had to be assembled from spares by 3DM. Rear spring perches are Ohlins and the new bushings and bearings are from Millway, except for the trailing arm bearings. I went with stock ///M toe arms because they're already full spherical and I like the way they look. The rear wishbones and guide rods are from Turner/SPL (blue! I like blue!) and the M3 rear suspension carrier sits unfinished in the garage. The front tension arms are (polished) stock arms with the Millway bearings and I'll likely replace my ~60k-mile front TRW-///M wishbones with genuine, new ///M 31102283577/8 wishbones. I'm not likely to put the TRWs on again only because I don't want the scar where they grind off the ///M logo. The front bearing carriers are just gussied up a bit and the rear suspension carrier, when I can get back to it, will be painted to match.

[Gray_Panther]

Wait till you gotta use sonax wheel cleaner to clean the brake dust off the white

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by Gray_Panther

Wait till you gotta use sonax wheel cleaner to clean the brake dust off the white

Lol, not worried. I keep things pretty clean. The harshest I've used is Simple Green and it works well. Maybe the Stoptech Sport pads help.

[Suprgnat]

Sometimes, you just gotta say WTF.

[Suprgnat]

[houtan]

What battery holder are you planning to use?

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by houtan

What battery holder are you planning to use?

It's a stock H7, one-for-one replacement.

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

It's a stock H7, one-for-one replacement.

-35 pounds.

[Donkeyshins]

Dang...$950-$1350 for a battery depending on Ah rating.

[blinded]

Nice pick! Nice thread too BTW, I've enjoyed following along over the years.

I've been running the AG-H6-60-RS for almost 4 years now. Yeah they're expensive, but it's the only battery cost I've had in 12 years with the car so I convinced myself it was OK to splurge.