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

[snub-nose 28]

Treasure Found... in Philly. 48k mi. Yesterday did oil change (Castrol Edge 0w40) net 7 qts, and Bosch oil filter. Today: just did leather treatment.

First thing I did when got home: removed rear head-restraints. Mine is officially, far as I'm concerned...a 2 seater! Wanna see out the rear? Do it.
Yesterday ordered 4x H7 55w Philips +130 (Amazon)

Going now to do CDV delete. Bye.

[Schalldampfer1]

Originally Posted by snub-nose 28

Treasure Found... in Philly. 48k mi. Yesterday did oil change (Castrol Edge 0w40) net 7 qts, and Bosch oil filter. Today: just did leather treatment.

First thing I did when got home: removed rear head-restraints. Mine is officially, far as I'm concerned...a 2 seater! Wanna see out the rear? Do it.
Yesterday ordered 4x H7 55w Philips +130 (Amazon)

Going now to do CDV delete. Bye.

Congrats! Post up some pics.

[Yeineken]

Got this tonight. Hopefully it didn't go all the way through. Investigations begin tomorrow in the light.

[Gray_Panther]

Took the wheels off and thoroughly cleaned them with Sonax wheel cleaner. I then applied Wheel Wax and reinstalled the wheels to the car.

Getting it ready for Saturday for my favorite day of the year!! The road to Watkins Glen!!

[Matticus91]

Originally Posted by Yeineken

Got this tonight. Hopefully it didn't go all the way through. Investigations begin tomorrow in the light.

That sucks man I picked up a nail the other day too. Luckily I got Continental tires from TireRack and they cover repairs or replacement so that was good...

[Yeineken]

Originally Posted by Matticus91

That sucks man I picked up a nail the other day too. Luckily I got Continental tires from TireRack and they cover repairs or replacement so that was good...

Hmm mine are from TireRack but these are Hankook. Do I fall under the category. Im not super concerned since you can see I don't have that much tread left before I switch over to PSS.

[Matticus91]

Originally Posted by Yeineken

Hmm mine are from TireRack but these are Hankook. Do I fall under the category. Im not super concerned since you can see I don't have that much tread left before I switch over to PSS.

Looked it up for you:

-Tires are covered for 24 months from the date of purchase or until 2/32" or less of tread remains, whichever occurs first.
-Repairs are reimbursed up to $25 per tire per occurrence.
-During the 24 month benefit period, you will be reimbursed for 100% of the original cost of the tire covered by the Tire Road Hazard Protection, subject to the limitations set forth in the Protection Certificate.

The full replacement thing is only for a couple brands and I don't see Hankook on the list unfortunately.

[bmw1racer]

Thorough wash today after I got home from work.

Tomorrow: interior cleaning and a much-needed coat of wax.

[snub-nose 28]

Will pst some pix soon. 1) Wrapped up the CDV delete yesterday. OMG what an improvement. Shifts now buttery smooth. Amazing. As many posted, first mod!

2) Cabin/cowl air filter (15 mins r&r) and
3) 4 headlamps installed. When the intake air filter arrives, the charcoal filter will be history too;

4) Changed the hydraulic psg fluid yesterday. NEEDS changed.. a lifetime fluid. Not. Sopped up @ reservoir, will do again 100 mi. The % reduction method;

5) Turned off DRL, and cabin lamps;

6) moved each door 'in' some 2 mm. Adjust at the chrome catch in the jamb;

Today, second lathering of leather treatment. Awaiting BMW oem rubber front mat set. Fronts only for two seaters...

Soon, armrest delete.

[ctmandu]

First off yes the car is dirty and will be washing it tomorrow. anyway I tinted the taillights and front turn signals in the headlights. I also tried to plasti dip my rims with black and pearlizer. Not sure if I like it yet... And worked on my race numbers.

[AGAV13]

Went for an amazing 2 hour drive. God I love my car.

[Tmarcum]

Installed new Valve cover and Injen air intake.

[GoodMoodley]

Installed a 7" VRSF FMIC today. A little sore from rolling around under the car.

[Matticus91]

Originally Posted by ctmandu

First off yes the car is dirty and will be washing it tomorrow. anyway I tinted the taillights and front turn signals in the headlights. I also tried to plasti dip my rims with black and pearlizer. Not sure if I like it yet... And worked on my race numbers.

Love the headlight tints, what % is that?

[ctmandu]

Originally Posted by Matticus91

Love the headlight tints, what % is that?

it was just called light smoke.

[AntonioZ]

Originally Posted by GoodMoodley

Installed a 7" VRSF FMIC today. A little sore from rolling around under the car.

How was the install? did you take the front bumper off? cutting or tripping needed? Thinking about doing this in my garage soon!

[HyeWarrior]

Originally Posted by GoodMoodley

Installed a 7" VRSF FMIC today. A little sore from rolling around under the car.

Any impressions?

I'm rattling my mind trying to decide which FMIC to go with

[GoodMoodley]

Originally Posted by AntonioZ

How was the install? did you take the front bumper off? cutting or tripping needed? Thinking about doing this in my garage soon!

Did not need to take off bumper. Had to do some trimming. Used a Dremel with cutoff wheel and a hacksaw blade with no handle. Pretty easy. Once I trimmed enough it went in no problem. The pain in the ass part was getting all the silicone hoses hooked up with the clamps.

I did it on Sunday night. I think I have a small leak or something as I get a funny whining sound. Not sure what it is as it doesn't sound like a boost leak. Sounds more like a vacuum leak.

I had no time to investigate before taking the car in to get a Eurocharge tune installed and dyno'd yesterday. Did some pulls with the JB4 and then removed the JB4 and did pulls with the Eurocharge tune and the numbers improved. Still think that noise is causing an issue as the HP numbers should have been higher.

Overall I don't have any issues with the FMIC just need some time to go over all of the connections to ensure they are all good.

[snub-nose 28]

What the hxll is that you ask?

In low-light conditions, there is entirely TOO MUCH cockpit illumination IMHO.

Original, there's too much wattage blaring at night for example at entry/exit, ditto when in the garage with its' light too.

Tried no cabin light (via BC stalk settings). TOO Little then.

For perfect ambiant wattage: remove the (over gear-selector) main bulb. Remove the lense carefully, remove the bayonet bulb, refit lense.

You will not believe the cabin wattage change and 'ambiance' improvement.

[Matticus91]

Originally Posted by snub-nose 28

What the hxll is that you ask?

In low-light conditions, there is entirely TOO MUCH cockpit illumination IMHO.

Original, there's too much wattage blaring at night for example at entry/exit, ditto when in the garage with its' light too.

Tried no cabin light (via BC stalk settings). TOO Little then.

For perfect ambiant wattage: remove the (over gear-selector) main bulb. Remove the lense carefully, remove the bayonet bulb, refit lense.

You will not believe the cabin wattage change and 'ambiance' improvement.

Personally I like it bright. The brighter the cluster the better. I dim the nav screen though so it doesn't mess up my eyes during night driving.

[tjswarbrick]

Changed the oil, and the tranny fluid.
Put D4 in the 6MT.

[FREDDJ2]

got my 3rd brake light flasher and pe mod exhaust installed and a nice car wash