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

christofis135i · 09-23-2019, 06:41 PM

Eibach Pro-kit springs & alignment. Car actually rides smoother than before. Highway bumps are the only thing more pronounced. Looks awesome. Time for some wheels!

Enoe Ulbeht · 09-23-2019, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by christofis135i

Eibach Pro-kit springs & alignment. Car actually rides smoother than before. Highway bumps are the only thing more pronounced. Looks awesome. Time for some wheels!

I have the save observation with the eibach pro Street coilovers after 200 miles of mostly highway and a good bit of Michigan crappy street city driving . The car rides more comfortably than with 60000 mile old stock suspension. It is proof that a well matched set of harder springs and shocks doesn't destroy the ride quality.

christofis135i · 09-23-2019, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Enoe Ulbeht

I have the save observation with the eibach pro Street coilovers after 200 miles of mostly highway and a good bit of Michigan crappy street city driving . The car rides more comfortably than with 60000 mile old stock suspension. It is proof that a well matched set of harder springs and shocks doesn't destroy the ride quality.

Oh yeah super happy with them, glad I didn't spend the money on the koni shocks. I'm in Rochester Michigan, where are you?

Enoe Ulbeht · 09-24-2019, 07:08 AM

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Originally Posted by christofis135i

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Originally Posted by Enoe Ulbeht

I have the save observation with the eibach pro Street coilovers after 200 miles of mostly highway and a good bit of Michigan crappy street city driving . The car rides more comfortably than with 60000 mile old stock suspension. It is proof that a well matched set of harder springs and shocks doesn't destroy the ride quality.

Oh yeah super happy with them, glad I didn't spend the money on the koni shocks. I'm in Rochester Michigan, where are you?

Lansing/Okemos. About an hour away.

Edrift · 09-24-2019, 08:42 AM

Pulled off my modified stock diffuser and decided to carbon wrap it today.

Used the 5D gloss finish. Turned out ok for my first time wrapping anything.

I will ceramic coat it too for extra protection and shine.

Soterios · 09-24-2019, 09:37 AM

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Pulled off my modified stock diffuser and decided to carbon wrap it today.

Used the 5D gloss finish. Turned out ok for my first time wrapping anything.

I will ceramic coat it too for extra protection and shine.

How much of a pain was removing it? The gray kind of drives me nuts. I want to have it painted black or wrapped.

6ixSpd · 09-24-2019, 10:28 AM

Stock chargepipe went BOOM over the weekend, swapped it out with a VRSF one. Such a terrible design by BMW, knowing full well it's a common and pre-mature failure point they still haven't addressed it and keep pumping out plugged up failure-prone N54 CPs on all N55s...

Also installed F series style pedals. One of the cheapest and nicest mods for modern BMWs imo.

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Originally Posted by christofis135i

Eibach Pro-kit springs & alignment. Car actually rides smoother than before. Highway bumps are the only thing more pronounced. Looks awesome. Time for some wheels!

Looks great! Stock shocks I assume?

tjswarbrick · 09-24-2019, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by christofis135i

Oh yeah super happy with them, glad I didn't spend the money on the koni shocks. I'm in Rochester Michigan, where are you?

I love the Koni Sports with Eibach springs on my E88! Just need to decrease the rebound damping a hair at the rear. I do wonder if the orange ones might be a perfect match with 'em on a coupe'. After the obligatory ditching of the runflats, of course.

MPBK · 09-24-2019, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by low135

Don't mind the awful lazy Photoshop haha but I definitely like this more than the green

Curious... other than the trunk lid, is there any panel on that thing that is still original?

6ixSpd · 09-24-2019, 05:46 PM

Got the airbag, blower motor harness, and flex disc all replaced under recall today.

And I've been scratching my head ever since I bought the car as to why the glovebox USB doesn't seem to work when I tried updating the maps. I painstakingly popped the port out from behind the glovebox and replaced it, only to see no improvement.... So I figured the last place left to suspect is the CIC's connections.

Low and behold... small wonder why people do not trust dealership technicians. At some point my 135i's CIC must have been pulled and the dumbass tech did not even reconnect the cable behind it.

So much BS annoyance caused by someone's stupid mistake. Ugh. At least it's all working now.

Edrift · 09-24-2019, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Soterios

How much of a pain was removing it? The gray kind of drives me nuts. I want to have it painted black or wrapped.

Removing it is easy. 5 minute job.
6 X 8mm bolts at the bottom. Clips on the top.

chris_flies · 09-24-2019, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by MPBK

Curious... other than the trunk lid, is there any panel on that thing that is still original?

I think the door skins are still original

low135 · 09-25-2019, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by low135

Don't mind the awful lazy Photoshop haha but I definitely like this more than the green

Curious... other than the trunk lid, is there any panel on that thing that is still original?

Speaking of trunk lid, I am looking at picking up a duckbill trunk from an E82 to modifying it to fit haha other than that, the doors would be the only panel that hasn't been touched

chris_flies · 09-25-2019, 02:15 PM

Euro mirrors!

Stock ones were delaminating (?). They had a brown haze forming, so I replaced them. Wayyy different than US mirrors. This'll take some adjusting-to, but they show so much more of your surroundings.

JimVonBaden · 09-25-2019, 04:34 PM

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Euro mirrors!

Stock ones were delaminating (?). They had a brown haze forming, so I replaced them. Wayyy different than US mirrors. This'll take some adjusting-to, but they show so much more of your surroundings.

My passenger heated, self dimming, mirror is fogging. Quite annoying, and over $200 used.

Gangplank · 09-25-2019, 06:32 PM

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Euro mirrors!

Stock ones were delaminating (?). They had a brown haze forming, so I replaced them. Wayyy different than US mirrors. This'll take some adjusting-to, but they show so much more of your surroundings.

Looks similar to the LCI mirrors like on my 2011. I like them actually.

chris_flies · 09-25-2019, 07:42 PM

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My passenger heated, self dimming, mirror is fogging. Quite annoying, and over $200 used.

I got this plain ol' heated pair of used lenses for $85 shipped. Advantages of having the basest of base models, I guess...

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Looks similar to the LCI mirrors like on my 2011. I like them actually.

These ones are both the same magnification unlike US mirrors are. No "objects in mirror are closer than they appear" engraving either. I love that I don't hardly have any blind spots anymore. Not that these cars were difficult to see out of anyways...

6ixSpd · 09-25-2019, 09:57 PM

Blue start button. I'm a sucker for inexpensive yet cool little mods

carscatscoffee15 · 09-26-2019, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by low135

Don't mind the awful lazy Photoshop haha but I definitely like this more than the green

: hahahaha I actually thought you went ahead and got it done

shouldn't have told me it was a Photoshop job

that color combo though 🥰

6ixSpd · 09-26-2019, 04:09 PM

Paint matched Performance trunk lip spoiler is on! Debating gloss black kidney grills, and that should wrap up the cosmetic touches. I'd like to drop it on Eibach springs, hopefully a used set pops up soon. I already have a set of new in box Koni shocks ready to go

low135 · 09-26-2019, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by low135

Don't mind the awful lazy Photoshop haha but I definitely like this more than the green

: hahahaha I actually thought you went ahead and got it done

shouldn't have told me it was a Photoshop job

that color combo though 🥰

Vinyl comes in tomorrow to start it this weekend!

Gweeper64 · 09-26-2019, 07:13 PM

Got a flat tire today. patchable, luckily.

09-23-2019, 06:41 PM	#12717
christofis135i Banned 236 Rep 277 Posts Drives: 2011 135i White/Red Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	Eibach Pro-kit springs & alignment. Car actually rides smoother than before. Highway bumps are the only thing more pronounced. Looks awesome. Time for some wheels! Attached Images
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Edrift Private First Class 75 Rep 187 Posts Drives: BMW 135i E88 Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Melbourne Australia iTrader: (0)	Pulled off my modified stock diffuser and decided to carbon wrap it today. Used the 5D gloss finish. Turned out ok for my first time wrapping anything. I will ceramic coat it too for extra protection and shine. Attached Images
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6ixSpd Save the manuals! 6015 Rep 6,746 Posts Drives: '16 M3, '23 718 Spyder Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 416 iTrader: (4)	Got the airbag, blower motor harness, and flex disc all replaced under recall today. And I've been scratching my head ever since I bought the car as to why the glovebox USB doesn't seem to work when I tried updating the maps. I painstakingly popped the port out from behind the glovebox and replaced it, only to see no improvement.... So I figured the last place left to suspect is the CIC's connections. Low and behold... small wonder why people do not trust dealership technicians. At some point my 135i's CIC must have been pulled and the dumbass tech did not even reconnect the cable behind it. So much BS annoyance caused by someone's stupid mistake. Ugh. At least it's all working now. __________________ '16 M3 \| '23 718 Spyder Past: E92 M3, F87 M2, E39 M5, etc
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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]	Euro mirrors! Stock ones were delaminating (?). They had a brown haze forming, so I replaced them. Wayyy different than US mirrors. This'll take some adjusting-to, but they show so much more of your surroundings. 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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6ixSpd Save the manuals! 6015 Rep 6,746 Posts Drives: '16 M3, '23 718 Spyder Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 416 iTrader: (4)	Blue start button. I'm a sucker for inexpensive yet cool little mods __________________ '16 M3 \| '23 718 Spyder Past: E92 M3, F87 M2, E39 M5, etc
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6ixSpd Save the manuals! 6015 Rep 6,746 Posts Drives: '16 M3, '23 718 Spyder Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: 416 iTrader: (4)	Paint matched Performance trunk lip spoiler is on! Debating gloss black kidney grills, and that should wrap up the cosmetic touches. I'd like to drop it on Eibach springs, hopefully a used set pops up soon. I already have a set of new in box Koni shocks ready to go __________________ '16 M3 \| '23 718 Spyder Past: E92 M3, F87 M2, E39 M5, etc
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09-26-2019, 07:13 PM	#12738
Gweeper64 Private 23 Rep 84 Posts Drives: '13 128i N51 6mt M-Sport Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Worcester, MA area iTrader: (0)	Got a flat tire today. patchable, luckily.
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