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

Shaun135i · 09-15-2015, 05:00 PM

Gas chambered my car! This stuff is amazing and will eliminate any odor or smell!

Chunner · 09-15-2015, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by str8shot

Also shined up the aluminum rotor hat, and hit the rear one with some fresh silver:

What tool did you use to make that rotor hat so shiny?

bmw1racer · 09-15-2015, 09:15 PM

Applied Aerospace 303 to the entire interior of the car... Whew.

Second coat of Powerlock tomorrow.

IEDEI · 09-16-2015, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Shaun135i

Gas chambered my car! This stuff is amazing and will eliminate any odor or smell!

Does that stuff have its own odor too? or is it neutral?

i don't really need it, but am curious!

gnubbs · 09-16-2015, 11:20 AM

Oil change, spark plugs, cabin air filter, and new front splitters. 3 hours well spent!

str8shot · 09-16-2015, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Chunner

What tool did you use to make that rotor hat so shiny?

I bought a buffing kit at Harbor Freight and used a rotory tool on a large air compressor:

http://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece...kit-43657.html

Shaun135i · 09-17-2015, 01:26 AM

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Originally Posted by IEDEI

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Originally Posted by Shaun135i

Gas chambered my car! This stuff is amazing and will eliminate any odor or smell!

Does that stuff have its own odor too? or is it neutral?

i don't really need it, but am curious!

It's kinda minty I guess you can say

tock172 · 09-17-2015, 05:54 PM

CDV delete...wow, what a difference. Should have been the first thing I did.

bmw1racer · 09-17-2015, 07:28 PM

Pulled each of the wheels and cleaned and waxed them. Lots of corrosion/rust between the rotor hub and the wheel hub even though I had applied anti-seize to all the contact surfaces.

Gray_Panther · 09-18-2015, 04:22 AM

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Originally Posted by bmw1racer

Pulled each of the wheels and cleaned and waxed them. Lots of corrosion/rust between the rotor hub and the wheel hub even though I had applied anti-seize to all the contact surfaces.

I found the same thing when I switched back to my wheels. I grinded away all the rust and applied grease to the surface. Hopefully they won't be rusty when I take the wheels off next year to be waxed.
My dad says its from the Sonax wheel cleaner I use, haha!

Gray_Panther · 09-18-2015, 04:58 AM

On the drive home from work I had some momentary backroad fun following my dad in his 128i.

swagon · 09-18-2015, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by bmw1racer

Pulled each of the wheels and cleaned and waxed them. Lots of corrosion/rust between the rotor hub and the wheel hub even though I had applied anti-seize to all the contact surfaces.

You don't really want to see how a six year old OEM BMW rim looks like... Awful.

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Originally Posted by Gray_Panther

On the drive home from work I had some momentary backroad fun following my dad in his 128i.

For the love of God, turn off the YouTube stabilisation thing.

Gray_Panther · 09-18-2015, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by swagon

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Originally Posted by bmw1racer

Pulled each of the wheels and cleaned and waxed them. Lots of corrosion/rust between the rotor hub and the wheel hub even though I had applied anti-seize to all the contact surfaces.

You don't really want to see how a six year old OEM BMW rim looks like... Awful.

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Originally Posted by Gray_Panther

On the drive home from work I had some momentary backroad fun following my dad in his 128i.

For the love of God, turn off the YouTube stabilisation thing.

OK!! I thought it helped but I guess not. The video was already stable as is.

bmw1racer · 09-18-2015, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Gray_Panther

I found the same thing when I switched back to my wheels. I grinded away all the rust and applied grease to the surface. Hopefully they won't be rusty when I take the wheels off next year to be waxed.

Yeah, I only pulled the wheels off once a year as well.

Maybe a good maintenance plan would be to pull the wheels every six months to check for corrosion... And even more often if there is corrosion.

Pissoff · 09-18-2015, 10:06 AM

It's the dissimilar metals touching each other causing the corrosion. I use a 1800 deg ceramic grease. It doesn't melt from the heat and sticks way better. It is even harder to wash off your hand if you get some on you. I use the same thing on my caliper slides.

BigRussia · 09-18-2015, 10:49 AM

Technically last night but I replaced a faulty crankshaft sensor, installed new ignition coils to preemptively replace my original 6 year old ones, and installed the VRSF DCI since I had to take apart the intake for the crankshaft sensor anyway. Really happy with how everything went, especially since all the parts came in earlier in the day!

bmw1racer · 09-18-2015, 11:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Coleroad

It's the dissimilar metals touching each other causing the corrosion. I use a 1800 deg ceramic grease. It doesn't melt from the heat and sticks way better. It is even harder to wash off your hand if you get some on you. I use the same thing on my caliper slides.

Yeah, I figured it was galvanic corrosion. Odd that BMW would make such a design mistake to have the rotor hub be steel, knowing that an aluminum alloy wheel would likely be attached.

What's the brand of ceramic grease you're using?

BrokenVert · 09-18-2015, 11:46 AM

Chasing down the cause of chattering wastegates and a boost leak.

Vacuum Lines, Charge pipe, and a BOV! Finally threw the stock crap away after 7 years. Solved the boost leak and quieted down the wastegates, though they still rattle off throttle.

IEDEI · 09-19-2015, 08:32 AM

crossed 70k miles last night!

swagon · 09-19-2015, 01:38 PM

Shit's about to get real. Perf steering wheel installation right now.

UPDATE:

Yeineken · 09-19-2015, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by swagon

Shit's about to get real. Perf steering wheel installation right now.

UPDATE:

can't wait to get one of these

Esteban · 09-19-2015, 04:54 PM

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Originally Posted by swagon

Shit's about to get real. Perf steering wheel installation right now.

UPDATE:

That wheel looks great! Glad that worked out for you.

09-15-2015, 05:00 PM	#2223
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09-15-2015, 09:15 PM	#2225
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09-16-2015, 11:20 AM	#2227
gnubbs Enlisted Member 2 Rep 42 Posts Drives: '11 135i Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Lansdale, PA iTrader: (0)	Oil change, spark plugs, cabin air filter, and new front splitters. 3 hours well spent!
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09-17-2015, 05:54 PM	#2230
tock172 Beachtown Bill Collector 582 Rep 1,062 Posts Drives: 2012 135i Join Date: May 2011 Location: San Diego iTrader: (1) Garage List 2012 BMW 135i [0.00] 1999 Lexus LS400 [0.00] 1985 BMW 325e [0.00]	CDV delete...wow, what a difference. Should have been the first thing I did. __________________ 2012 BMW 135i Space Grey Metallic M-Sport DCT Dinan S2
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09-17-2015, 07:28 PM	#2231
bmw1racer bimmerphile, technogeek 998 Rep 3,784 Posts Drives: 2012 E82 6MT Sport Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW 128i Coupe [0.00]	Pulled each of the wheels and cleaned and waxed them. Lots of corrosion/rust between the rotor hub and the wheel hub even though I had applied anti-seize to all the contact surfaces.
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09-18-2015, 04:58 AM	#2233
Gray_Panther Brigadier General 1555 Rep 3,235 Posts Drives: 128i Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Upstate NY iTrader: (0)	On the drive home from work I had some momentary backroad fun following my dad in his 128i. __________________ 2012 BMW 128i 6MT Deep Sea Blue Metallic
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Pissoff Banned 55 Rep 206 Posts Drives: 08, 128i e88 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Fuck you iTrader: (1)	It's the dissimilar metals touching each other causing the corrosion. I use a 1800 deg ceramic grease. It doesn't melt from the heat and sticks way better. It is even harder to wash off your hand if you get some on you. I use the same thing on my caliper slides.
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09-18-2015, 10:49 AM	#2238
BigRussia Captain 152 Rep 984 Posts Drives: 04 M3 Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: SFL iTrader: (5)	Technically last night but I replaced a faulty crankshaft sensor, installed new ignition coils to preemptively replace my original 6 year old ones, and installed the VRSF DCI since I had to take apart the intake for the crankshaft sensor anyway. Really happy with how everything went, especially since all the parts came in earlier in the day! __________________ 2004E46M36MTCBCinn 'Clubsport'
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BrokenVert Resident Kerbalnaut 477 Rep 10,703 Posts Drives: Topless Brute/Hybrid Boogaloo Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fahrvergnügen/NY iTrader: (0)	Chasing down the cause of chattering wastegates and a boost leak. Vacuum Lines, Charge pipe, and a BOV! Finally threw the stock crap away after 7 years. Solved the boost leak and quieted down the wastegates, though they still rattle off throttle.
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09-19-2015, 08:32 AM	#2241
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09-19-2015, 01:38 PM	#2242
swagon Major General 13524 Rep 8,165 Posts Drives: F80 6MT Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: . iTrader: (0)	Shit's about to get real. Perf steering wheel installation right now. UPDATE: Last edited by swagon; 09-19-2015 at 02:55 PM..
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