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

[BMWWorld]

Just finished doing some carbon fiber work on these mirror covers.

[BronkaidBrah]

My day started great, woke up early, got some breakfast, went for a scenic drive. Mid way through some fun having , I notice my car sounds extremely different. It was like my mid pipe fell off but didn't at the same time. Instantly start a log to see what's going on. Peak boost is now only hitting 4psi a long ways away from targets. Limp home and there she is , the lovely 30ff stored as an inactive code. I spent a good part of the day trying to track down this gremlin. Canister vacuum at -26in/hg so no leaks so far from solenoid to vacuum pump. Bypassed the actuator solenoid in the rear and pulled a -10in/hg vacuum: pressure bleeds off. Bypassed the actuator solenoid in the front and pulled the same amount: vacuum holds steady. Is it safe to assume one of my wg actuators is toast and just buy these upgraded turbos already, or should I just continue to search in hopes it's something stupid?

[tjswarbrick]

Ran a few errands.
Time for a Tacoma yet? Or 135 makes a great truck!

[Papa Popov]

Had some 3M Crystalline tint applied. 40% on the sides and rear, 90% on the windshield and sunroof. Makes a world of difference, since its hot enough to melt hell here in SC rn.

[BMWWorld]

Today I printed the diffuser in mate black & installed the roof racks

[Ric in RVA]

BMW Performance Short Shifter. See link below for more.

[desertman123]

Finally starting the next project for my car. Getting rid of the aftermarket Depo V2 headlights and moving to genuine BMW Xenons. I got the Depos for an amazing price with the full HID kit so I can't complain too much, but the quality is definitely not up to par. I've had to re-clearcoat one headlight, both the back side tabs were broken so they're just hanging open. Which is totally fine, since one of them (maybe both?) gets condensation on the inside after a rain or wash. The projectors are eh quality and the angel eyes aren't very bright.

Got my hands on an E87 clear corner non-adaptive xenon! Only 1 has shown up now, but I should have more coming. Luckily all E81, E82, E87, and E88 headlights are the same besides options.

Interestingly has only 1 projector with a halogen for a highbeam? Although RealOEM still lists it as a bi-xenon. Hopefully someone can chime in on this.

P/N 63117159304, Valeo brand

[owen2001]

Spent the morning detailing mine completely, inside and out. Took a bunch of photos so I could post it over in the for sale thread. I'm the original owner and I'm a bit sad to see it go. Hopefully there is someone out there who will appreciate it even more than I did.

[Ric in RVA]

Originally Posted by owen2001

Spent the morning detailing mine completely, inside and out. Took a bunch of photos so I could post it over in the for sale thread. I'm the original owner and I'm a bit sad to see it go. Hopefully there is someone out there who will appreciate it even more than I did.

An IS even. Put that thing on BAT.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by owen2001

Spent the morning detailing mine completely, inside and out. Took a bunch of photos so I could post it over in the for sale thread. I'm the original owner and I'm a bit sad to see it go. Hopefully there is someone out there who will appreciate it even more than I did.

Beautiful car. Always loved the 135is.

[parameter416]

Yes, it looks great - put it on BAT. There have been a couple of 135i's sold there recently, and there's a lot of love for these in the comments. The comments there make for interesting reading.

[UNTAM3D135i]

Originally Posted by owen2001

Spent the morning detailing mine completely, inside and out. Took a bunch of photos so I could post it over in the for sale thread. I'm the original owner and I'm a bit sad to see it go. Hopefully there is someone out there who will appreciate it even more than I did.

Beautiful

[c0bra]

Installed red start/stop button. Trim tool, a pick, and 2 minutes = +5 HP!

Really digging the glossy finish vs the stock matte black. Goes well with Coral Red interior.

[hunginator]

Originally Posted by c0bra

Installed red start/stop button. Trim tool, a pick, and 2 minutes = +5 HP!

Really digging the glossy finish vs the stock matte black. Goes well with Coral Red interior.

is this an easy mod? i'd like to do that to my start/stop button!

[c0bra]

Originally Posted by hunginator

is this an easy mod? i'd like to do that to my start/stop button!

Super simple if you don't over complicate it. Saw lots of videos where people were removing the whole switch or popping open trim, but this barely viewed video is exactly what I did. Just remove the trim ring and pick 2 clips on the button. Easy peasy.

[BMWCCA1]

Man, that is hard to watch.

Don't any of these YouTube experts have any friends that could hold the camera so we don't have half the video with the hands blocking the procedure?

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by BMWCCA1

Man, that is hard to watch.

Don't any of these YouTube experts have any friends that could hold the camera so we don't have half the video with the hands blocking the procedure?

Check post #3, or post #6 if you like that look better.

https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1733842

There are still hands in the video, but the start/stop button is small and has to be held with something. lol

[bmw1racer]

Bought Delphi coils and NGK plugs from FCP Euro.

[WDE82]

Pads and rotors arrived. I put the car up on jack stands and inspected some things. Looks like my front tires have been rubbing the inner fender lip. One tire got a couple small cuts in the tread and the paint is worn off basically along the entire inside. Whoops.

So now I'm waiting on a fender roller from eBay and I'll probably have to paint the inside lip with something like POR15.

[chris_flies]

Got my "oddments compartment" and sunroof delete roof console from Schmiedmann. 5 days from Germany to Texas, nice!

[WDE82]

Started my brake job. I can go super slow since it's not coming off the jack stands until the fenders are rolled in all likelihood.

[cjb762]

I have to give Suprgnat full credit for the inspiration and the information to get this done.

I finally got the last piece of my interior puzzle in place by painting the gauge needles. The process was actually pretty easy, and turned out a lot better than I had any reason to expect.

Although Suprgnat masked off his needles before painting them, I apparently have neither his patience, nor his attention to detail. So, instead I just airbrushed the needles without masking them, then cleaned the overspray off of the sides of the needles with a tongue depressor wrapped with a small piece of paper towel and soaked lightly with isopropyl alcohol. Worked perfectly!!

On a side note - I ordered some spare E9x needles from eBay for $14 to paint out of fear of messing up my own needles. The good news is that they turned out great. The bad news is that either E9x and E82 needles are not the same, or the seller wasn't actually selling E9x needles. Turned out to be good practice either way.

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