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

[Petro135]

Originally Posted by ShocknAwe

Not a fun thing to do for your car...

Scheduled a tow for it to be delivered to my indy shop. Something in the vanos assy failed, horrendous throttle and idle control, hair raising limping ride home when it went. Hope to have it back on the road soon!

Same here but different circumstances. Had a horrific oil leak out of nowhere, had a friend tow it to his shop. Had to wait 3 weeks( free lift and tools and expertise but I had to wait for lift to be available)BTW first time my car was on a dynojet and I had to use it as a lift. Lol.
Finally got it on the lift and luckily only had to drop downpipes to access the area. Got that back together and was about to do ofhg and realized the oil cooler feed and return lines are leaking what looks to be both sides and in poor condition. So im looking at mishimoto 10an adapters and braided lines now. Those oem hoses are like $400 for the pair. Sheesh!
Good luck to you and the vanos

[Gangplank]

Hit 80,000 miles today. About double of when I bought it almost 5 years ago. Decided with the way I drive it, it's really more of a grand tour (GT) coupe.

Needed new tires and my commute is a bit longer to the new house so I figured I would try a set of Bridgestone DriveGuard tires. Only driven a few miles so far. They are MUCH better of a run flat than the original potenzas RE050 RFT that came on the car when I bought it.

More compliant / comfortable ride. No hard bang edges over bumps. That said, I think I need to go back and get it realigned b/c it wanders a bit on the road. The alignment is pretty neutral with very little toe-in up front and only 0.6 negative camber. I think I used to have a bit more toe and closer to 0.8-1.0 neg camber.

[bmw1racer]

Originally Posted by Gray_Panther

Only for the uninitiated!

Oh, and there's no center seat belt.

[1and1]

Well..., poo.

Looks like my Saturday will be spent pulling my oil pan & extracting the broken bolts from the power steering pump mount bosses. There is pretty much no access at all to the side mount, and the top front mount just isn't cooperating. I committed to pulling the pan...

Then I had a friend who is an excellent wrench take a look for me just to be sure I wasn't missing any options.

Yeah...

He looked at everything, listened patiently as I walked him through everything tried so far. Looked everything over again, even considered if attacking from above was an option, and then laughed.

His first comment, reached all on his own with no real influence from me (I was hoping I missed something obvi, but no such luck )

"When ya get the pan off, swing by and we'll get those bastids out!"
He figures that with the time wasted trying to remove them so far I probably could have had it out already and used way way less bad words...

[BMWWorld]

Bought a CF trunk for the car. It needs some tlc before I put it on the car.

[Gray_Panther]

I read that with a Boston accent!

Today I picked up my clubsport s GTI muffler from fedex. There was a lady waiting outside and watching me fit the big box in the 1er.

I asked her if She thought the box could fit, she looked at me with doubtful eyes, but I was able to wiggle it in! It always amazes people what can fit in our little 1 series!

[BMWWorld]

Today I started to work on the carbon fiber trunk. Still a long way from being done.

[BMWWorld]

Today the last resting layer was applied, next I'll be prepping it for the clear coat & clear coating it.

[chris_flies]

Took a picture of it in a field while I was doing some flying. Poor thing hasn't seen smooth pavement in 3 months, let alone any sort of decent twisties. East Texas just doesn't work that way...

A safari-style build would be so fun for how I use it right now.

[Afam28]

One faulty fuel pump later...
Fuel it stage 2 fuel pump bought...

[Afam28]

Originally Posted by BMWWorld

Bought a CF trunk for the car. It needs some tlc before I put it on the car.

Do you have any side view pics with your trunk on?

[BMWWorld]

Originally Posted by Afam28

Do you have any side view pics with your trunk on?

No, I haven't installed it yet. Should be on the car next week. If you remind it by then, I'll gladly take the picture for you.

[krhodes1]

Finally got rid of the #@$#@$@!# runflat tires. Even in tall-sidewall 205/55/16 they made my car feel like it had winter boots on.

Sam's Club had a great deal on Continental DWS06's, and even a free mount and balance deal for their special members, which conveniently Mom is one. But the bummer was *3.5 weeks* to get a time slot to have them mounted and balanced. "Covid issues" allegedly. But patience is a virtue, and finally got them mounted today. What a difference! Sooo much smoother and quieter!

So if anyone is in SW FL and wants a set of half-worn BMW star-marked, bought from the dealer for I don't want to know how much, Continental RFTs, they are free to a good home. I'd have to look at the records but I think they have less than 15K on them. Sticking them on Craigslist otherwise.

Next project once an eBay purchase arrives - swapping out the ugly gloss black interior trim for the dark poplar wood trim. Which will go much nicer with my Savannah Beige interior.

[Papa Popov]

Originally Posted by Gray_Panther

Exactly!
And besides I think it's more fun for children to hop into the backseat. It's when we get older and bigger and taller that we realize hopping into the back seat becomes a reluctant action.

I've been surprised by how comfortable adults can be in the backseats. I'm 5' 10", and had no complaints when I tested my cars back seats. Recently had a 5' 6" friend directly bind me back there that said she had no complaints. It's all amount the balancing act between the height/leg room requirements of the driver+passenger up front vs passengers in the back.

Long road trips are a different story though. Quadriplegics and people I despise are the only ones I'd put in the back. That being said, at lease it would be doable. I could barely do 10min in a friends S550. Roof was so low I had to crane my neck to the side to not hit the roof, and felt like I was about to snap my spine over every bump... Camaros aren't much better either. Had I not been trying to nap in the back during a 3 hour road trip I would have been miserable...

[dtla1]

Took a decent picture of it recently and forgot to post.

[krhodes1]

Originally Posted by dtla1

Took a decent picture of it recently and forgot to post.

Looks great! As much as I normally rail against non-colors, Space Gray just WORKS on these cars. Something about the way the color works with the Bangle contours to make the car look like liquid metal or something.

If I had ordered my car new it would not be Space Gray, but I am happy that it is.

[tjswarbrick]

Originally Posted by krhodes1

Looks great! As much as I normally rail against non-colors, Space Gray just WORKS on these cars. Something about the way the color works with the Bangle contours to make the car look like liquid metal or something.

If I had ordered my car new it would not be Space Gray, but I am happy that it is.

It's not an upside-down "i".
It's "Green six-speed Touring 328!" I wasn't sure such things still existed in 2011. Back when the "28" was a proper engine.
Love it.

[krhodes1]

Originally Posted by tjswarbrick

It's not an upside-down "i".
It's "Green six-speed Touring 328!" I wasn't sure such things still existed in 2011. Back when the "28" was a proper engine.
Love it.

It's the best car BMW ever made, so they had to badge it as 328!. Nine years old and not a single issue with it other than a couple of very minor quibbles under warranty. I might actually love that car more than I love my own mother.

The amusing part is I did Euro Delivery. BMW Welt didn't notice the badge, I didn't notice the badge until I took it to a BMW event the weekend after my re-delivery in the US and one of the other guys in my BMWCCA chapter pointed it out. Went back to the pictures from Munich and sure enough, it was like that from day 1.

Also, if you want to see a funny look on German's face, yank the shift knob off your brand-new BMW and pop a ZHP knob on while they are doing the presentation song-and-dance at BMW Welt. "Vat ah you doink???"

I still think my Space Gray 128i is a little boring, but the color does really work on these cars.

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by dtla1

Took a decent picture of it recently and forgot to post.

Perfect ride height.

Like the blacklines.

And of course, the PE.

Makes me almost wish...














Haha, just kidding.

[dtla1]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Perfect ride height.

Like the blacklines.

And of course, the PE.

Makes me almost wish...














Haha, just kidding.

Just realized I need to get that damn window re-tinted.

[Ric in RVA]

Originally Posted by Gray_Panther

I read that with a Boston accent!

Today I picked up my clubsport s GTI muffler from fedex. There was a lady waiting outside and watching me fit the big box in the 1er.

I asked her if She thought the box could fit, she looked at me with doubtful eyes, but I was able to wiggle it in! It always amazes people what can fit in our little 1 series!

Upright 3/4 bass goes in just fine. Fits in the passenger seat.

[BMWCCA1]

Originally Posted by krhodes1

Something about the way the color works with the Bangle contours to make the car look like liquid metal or something.

All of us 1-series owners need to remember where to place credit for our great design. It isn't with Bangle any more than he should get credit for Fisker's Z8. It is Chris Chapman who gets the credit for our 1-series. Here's the CS1 design study/concept he did over 18-years ago, presented at the 2002 NY Auto Show where I interviewed him: