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

BAN_M2C · 08-19-2018, 08:02 PM

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Drove up to Melbourne to meet up with BAN_M2 for lunch and swap some garaged parts. Thanks Ban!

Got home & ordered some parts off FCPEuro - Oil change kit, Water pump & thermostat refresh kit, Power steering reservoir & flush kit. They have a 5% code on google right now. Total for all those parts with the fluids(!) (Liqui Molly, BMW coolant & CHF11s was about the same as the water pump & thermostat from the dealer.

After I left I thought why the hell didn't we snap a couple pics of the cars together

Had a great lunch, was good meeting up with you!

I am gonna try out the spacers next weekend!

Yeah right!? I also meant to show you the Ohlins adjusters in the trunk... cause they are cool.

Next time!

You also missed the BBQ!

Matticus91 · 08-19-2018, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by JimVonBaden

Swapped out one set of aftermarket headlights for another. I like the new ones much better, and no more error codes.

Took 45 minutes.

Looks waaayyyyyy better

chris_flies · 08-19-2018, 09:44 PM

Just got back from a day at Summit Point Shenandoah. First time out with the new diff, as well as new Porterfield R4 brake pads.

The Diff:
The car is so much more settled, so much more predictable, and is just more involving to drive quickly around the track. It does all the good RWD stuff and fundamentally changes the driving experience (for the better)...
Plus, the gear ratio really woke the motor up, it pulls hard (oil temps took a hit though)...

The Brakes:
HOLY SMOKES! The R4's are insane! So much bite, so much power, and so much fade resistance. I should've done race pads a long time ago. They are (were) surprisingly streetable, with strong bite and no weirdness (other than a screech that echoed for miles through small town Virginia). One word summed-up the new braking situation: confident. I feel good about the brakes, and feel good about taking the car down to VIR on Thursday...

The Dirty:
I washed the car on Saturday, it now looks like death. I spent a lot of time on the skid pad familiarizing myself with the car's new behaviors and tendencies...

The Nitty-Gritty:
Cross-rotated the tires and bled the brakes for VIR, as well as putting the R4-S pads on. I'm going to swap the R4's in at the track...
All in under an hour, in the driveway (top-loading calipers are AMAZING)

JimVonBaden · 08-19-2018, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by rowsdower

I agree, definitely much better. What lights are those?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Halogen...72.m2749.l2649

iminhell1 · 08-19-2018, 10:22 PM

Walnut blast
oil change

peering through the open valve, looks like the top of the cylinders is gunked fairly heavily.
Have to borrow a bore scope and have a look later on.

mfindigital · 08-19-2018, 10:30 PM

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Originally Posted by low135

Hi everyone

did my ARM down pipes today and I am beyond happy with them. Perfect fit. Here's a couple pictures and a YouTube clip of a couple revs

n54 sounds super mean.

bmw1racer · 08-19-2018, 10:46 PM

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https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-Halogen...72.m2749.l2649

I thought I recognized those... They're on my eBay watchlist.

You said it took only 45 minutes to install... What about alignment?

JimVonBaden · 08-19-2018, 11:03 PM

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I thought I recognized those... They're on my eBay watchlist.

You said it took only 45 minutes to install... What about alignment?

45 minutes since this was my second time. It is easy once you know exactly what to remove.

For alignment, they are pretty close out of the box, but I need some time to refine the alignment. They have external adjusters, easy to adjust. I would guess 20 minutes would do it, if that.

icegrill · 08-20-2018, 12:15 AM

Bled my brakes. Wasn't too bad just kind of a tiring doing each wheel at a time.

low135 · 08-20-2018, 07:35 AM

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Originally Posted by JimVonBaden

Swapped out one set of aftermarket headlights for another. I like the new ones much better, and no more error codes.
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New:

I also swapped in LED turn signals.

Took 45 minutes.

These do look much better. I actually returned mine since I wasn't finding the time to do them and didn't want to be stuck with them if they didn't work on my 135.

bmw1racer · 08-20-2018, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by JimVonBaden

45 minutes since this was my second time. It is easy once you know exactly what to remove.

For alignment, they are pretty close out of the box, but I need some time to refine the alignment. They have external adjusters, easy to adjust. I would guess 20 minutes would do it, if that.

So you wired the halos into the parking lights?

chris82 · 08-20-2018, 08:37 AM

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So you wired the halos into the parking lights?

Those look like Spyder brand lights. I had them for a couple years and was pleased with them. I wired the halo rings with a splice to my fog light connection so you could turn on or off as you'd like. It worked and I never had any issues.

chris82 · 08-20-2018, 08:42 AM

I just ordered a Coby alcantara wheel. Here is a preview he sent. Will hopefully get it this week and install. It's the OE 9040 black alcantara to match the BMW Performance products

low135 · 08-20-2018, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by chris82

I just ordered a Coby alcantara wheel. Here is a preview he sent. Will hopefully get it this week and install. It's the OE 9040 black alcantara to match the BMW Performance products

This looks good! I was curious what looks best in these between black or grey alcantara

chris82 · 08-20-2018, 09:58 AM

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Originally Posted by low135

This looks good! I was curious what looks best in these between black or grey alcantara

Thanks! I think the Grey color he has will match the lighter 1M alcantara. He said the Black matches the BMW Performance parts for the E8x/E9x so that's what I'm going with to match my shift and e-brake boot.

low135 · 08-20-2018, 10:23 AM

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This looks good! I was curious what looks best in these between black or grey alcantara

Thanks! I think the Grey color he has will match the lighter 1M alcantara. He said the Black matches the BMW Performance parts for the E8x/E9x so that's what I'm going with to match my shift and e-brake boot.

Any pictures of your boots now? I don't have anything so I was hoping to see examples of how some of this looks on black interiors. not sure if I should do black or grey

chadillac2000 · 08-20-2018, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by chris82

I just ordered a Coby alcantara wheel. Here is a preview he sent. Will hopefully get it this week and install. It's the OE 9040 black alcantara to match the BMW Performance products

Just curious, how much? Looks identical to my BMW Performance wheel!

chris82 · 08-20-2018, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by low135

Any pictures of your boots now? I don't have anything so I was hoping to see examples of how some of this looks on black interiors. not sure if I should do black or grey

I'll try to find one. The BMW Performance parts only come in black so if you want something else you'd need to get it custom.

chris82 · 08-20-2018, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by chadillac2000

Just curious, how much? Looks identical to my BMW Performance wheel!

I went with the E82 regular sport steering wheel (he has the thicker M sport wheel too). It cost $225 for the wheel with stripe, then there is a core deposit which you get back when you send your wheel back to him. So all in $225

low135 · 08-20-2018, 11:19 AM

Today was the first dry road day since doing mhd stage 2 on saturday. Holy shit. Such a difference it makes. Really happy with how things are progressing.

What are people using for mhd options? I just started looking into all the options they have for settings.

Side note, I set my date/weekend to move down to Clearwater, FL for September 15th. Anyone gonna be local?

2Veloce · 08-20-2018, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by low135

Here's pics and YouTube link

Beautiful!

Droptop986 · 08-20-2018, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JimVonBaden

Swapped out one set of aftermarket headlights for another. I like the new ones much better, and no more error codes.
Old:

New:

I also swapped in LED turn signals.

Took 45 minutes.

I have the same headlights and changed all the bulbs to led.... one question there is a flat plug I think its white that I couldn't figure out what it was for...any ideas?

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chris_flies Sideways and Smiling 3027 Rep 2,860 Posts Drives: In Exuberance Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Rosamond, CA USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW E91 328i [0.00]	Just got back from a day at Summit Point Shenandoah. First time out with the new diff, as well as new Porterfield R4 brake pads. The Diff: The car is so much more settled, so much more predictable, and is just more involving to drive quickly around the track. It does all the good RWD stuff and fundamentally changes the driving experience (for the better)... Plus, the gear ratio really woke the motor up, it pulls hard (oil temps took a hit though)... The Brakes: HOLY SMOKES! The R4's are insane! So much bite, so much power, and so much fade resistance. I should've done race pads a long time ago. They are (were) surprisingly streetable, with strong bite and no weirdness (other than a screech that echoed for miles through small town Virginia). One word summed-up the new braking situation: confident. I feel good about the brakes, and feel good about taking the car down to VIR on Thursday... The Dirty: I washed the car on Saturday, it now looks like death. I spent a lot of time on the skid pad familiarizing myself with the car's new behaviors and tendencies... The Nitty-Gritty: Cross-rotated the tires and bled the brakes for VIR, as well as putting the R4-S pads on. I'm going to swap the R4's in at the track... All in under an hour, in the driveway (top-loading calipers are AMAZING) Attached Images __________________ 2012 BMW 328i 6-Speed Wagon \| Deep Sea Blue with Grey Dakota Leather \| Manual Swap, 330i Intake + Tune, 3.15 Helical LSD, Öhlins R&T (SOLD) 2009 BMW 128i 6-Speed Coupé \| Monaco Blue with Black Sensatec \| chris_flies' 128i thread
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