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

[jdt10768]

Originally Posted by scratchgolf135

Looks great! Happy to see it on grey as well as I'll be wrapping my car in a Satin Grey (Avery Satin Dark Basalt). Interesting that they weren't compliant. I picked my trunk and hood emblems up from a member on here so I didn't have that experience.

Originally Posted by Fishee

Agree, money is money, why would they care?!

They were sort of hemming and hawing about "It MiGhT NoT FiT rIgHt!!"
I knew it would fit. And if it didn't, I planned to return it. Note: this thing has an adhesive ring around the outer circumference to keep it seated and maybe keep sludge out of the inner spider/crystal meth hiding repository

[WrathOTM]

Originally Posted by jdt10768

They were sort of hemming and hawing about "It MiGhT NoT FiT rIgHt!!"
I knew it would fit. And if it didn't, I planned to return it. Note: this thing has an adhesive ring around the outer circumference to keep it seated and maybe keep sludge out of the inner spider/crystal meth hiding repository

That sounds like my dealership when asking about putting some M3 suspension parts in when they were recommending repairs.

"Those won't fit"
"uh yes they will"
"No they won't"
Okay then...

Also fixed my turns to lock issue. The inner rack thing was way off center.

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by scratchgolf135

I love the 50 yr emblem. I have hood and trunk that will go on after I finish the 1m conversion and wrap the car.

Can't wait to see it mounted!

[1and1]

Yeah, some dealers parts depts are not much better, if at all, than a random parts monkey working at Advanced or AutoZone etc... these posers make rockauto a ton of money...

On the other hand, once in a blue moon you find a parts person that's evolved into an actual enthusiast who may not only get what you're doing, but may even have a few great suggestions too... when you find one, treat them like gold!

[WrathOTM]

Okay general suspension question here, I got the rear knuckles with hubs off a 335i. What is the best type of puller to use to get the hubs off? My slide hammer isn't doing shit to these. Bearing separator?

obs the slide hammer only works while hub was on the car.

[scratchgolf135]

Originally Posted by Suprgnat

Can't wait to see it mounted!

Same! Your work on that rear emblem is pristine. So lucky to have found your thread when I did.

[BikeNHV]

Temporarily banished my poor 1 series to street parking and gave it's spot to an electric mini cooper

Hoping to find time to reconfigure the garage tonight to fit all 3 cars.

[jdt10768]

. . . just install a lift and park the mini under the 1-series
or hang the Mini on the wall

[WrathOTM]

Originally Posted by jdt10768

. . . just install a lift and park the mini under the 1-series
or hang the Mini on the wall

LOL

Another question for anyone or Suprgnat.
Okay now I have an issue with my steering and I'm pissed. I had centered my rack yesterday. My process was like this: Jacked car up, detached the steering shaft first(wheel initially centered of course), then undid the tie-rods, centered the rack. Essentially 45mm was poking out from each end of the rack. Re-attched tie rods, and I swear I did not tug either over the knuckles. I had them both neatly slide into their mounts and then I remeasured and everything was fine. Reconnected steering shaft, which now was askew by 70 degree clockwise. Tested the lock to lock which then was 1.25 each way. (steering wheel being off though) Got the alignment checked out again and coming home I'm right back to 1 turn one way, 1.5 the other.

Suprgnat I had talked to my alignment guy (Firestone) and they said to disconnect the steering shaft. You said you centered and locked it. I swear I could see that my lil black tab was lined up correctly and matched your pic as best I could. As far as I could tell I would have had to move my steering wheel/shaft in order to fit over the keyway correctly. For the record I have the M3 steering shaft too.

I'm going through the E90Post M3 rack swap thread for more info to try and figure this out. Unfortunately I'm a noob to rack swap stuff...but have done tie-rods before

[WrathOTM]

Also for anyone; when you lock the wheel, are you just using the lock bar on a stand thing? Or is there some other way this is done?

[BikeNHV]

Originally Posted by jdt10768

. . . just install a lift and park the mini under the 1-series
or hang the Mini on the wall

There's fortunately plenty of room, just need to move the workbench out from behind the truck so it can be backed up to the wall.

[1and1]

I used the ever so high tech version to hold the wheel-

Windows down
2x4 through the Windows
Pair of wood clamps
-center the wheel
-clamp the 2x4 to the wheel

Presto, the wheel is locked in place.

You may want to start by double checking the rack is centered, then the tie rod ends
Depending on just how borked it is, you may well end up disconnecting the rack from the steering shaft so you can center the rack

I think...

[Donkeyshins]

Originally Posted by jdt10768

Put 50 yr roundel on hood, p/n 51148087191
Will get a pic soon and post

Well, crap. Now I need to get one of these.

[tjswarbrick]

Originally Posted by BikeNHV

Temporarily banished my poor 1 series to street parking and gave it's spot to an electric mini cooper

Hoping to find time to reconfigure the garage tonight to fit all 3 cars.

Don't trucks go outside? Seems a truck thing to do.

[WrathOTM]

Rack fixed and everything is good now. I was under the impression if I had the M3 shaft too all would line up nicely. WRONG! gotta pop the little key piece off the pinon. Mine didn't have the bigger plastic tab key as seen in the rack swap threads, but a lil one.

[BikeNHV]

Originally Posted by tjswarbrick

Don't trucks go outside? Seems a truck thing to do.

Generally yes, and it did for the first 25 years of its life with the previous owner in Southern California. Here, between New England winters and the fact I only have street parking (besides the garage), even my extensive rustproofing can't fend off sideswipes and catalytic converter thieves.

It also has about half the miles of my 1 series and is worth about 3-4x as much

Anyway, I spent most of the day reorganizing the garage so the 128 can come back inside. There is a wall shelf behind the mini that I plan to move so I can get it closer to the left side, then the 1 would be less smushed.

[blue135]

Good Work!

[e91n52power]

You should install some car rack/lift platform.

[JohnRa]

I'm just envious of your awesome garage bikeNVH!

[fotontom]

That is one heavy duty garage! Just begging for a lift with that ceiling height!

[jdt10768]

Nice space for sure, I'll bet that electric Mini is quite fun to drive
Like riding a bullet train

[Suprgnat]

Originally Posted by WrathOTM

Rack fixed and everything is good now. I was under the impression if I had the M3 shaft too all would line up nicely. WRONG! gotta pop the little key piece off the pinon. Mine didn't have the bigger plastic tab key as seen in the rack swap threads, but a lil one.

Yeah, I cut the tab off. Forgot about that. I also used the stock 128i steering shaft.