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

[asiflicious]

Originally Posted by NH_F36

Added black kidney girls and swapped the ashtray for a storage tray.

Did your performance shifter snap into place properly? Mine won't snap in properly, it comes off with very little effort. Also did the storage area go in easily? I have the storage area but I'd much prefer the ashtray

[asiflicious]

Destroyed my runflats playing with the LSD. Finally have a good reason to upgrade the tires

[RNegz]

Bumper fresh out of paint. On to the install process!

[________]

Originally Posted by RNegz

Bumper fresh out of paint. On to the install process!

Paint doesn't match man. Can you complain?

[RNegz]

Originally Posted by OnerDriver

Paint doesn't match man. Can you complain?

It's definitely off some but not horrible. Pictures make it seem worse than it is.

[christofis135i]

Changed ofhg and cooler gasket. However my serpentine belt is now super squeaky. My guess is from all coolant and oil getting on it while doing it.

[JimVonBaden]

Originally Posted by OnerDriver

Paint doesn't match man. Can you complain?

Silver is always looking off, even when dead on. My old Saturn Sky Redline always looked like a patchwork. The angles do it.

[xQx]

Today I saw a car like mine at the local shops. So I did what any polite owner of a rare car would do - I parked beside them.

Mine's the one without the //M badge.

[Gangplank]

Originally Posted by tjswarbrick

What iddy biddy hydroflask is that? All I can store in there is eyeglasses!
My 24-oz HF with straw lid rides in the adjacent clip-on cupholder. And only water goes in it!

It's the 12 oz Coffee. I also have the bigger 16 oz size.

Btw the hydro flasks perfectly fit in the standard cup holder in the center console.

https://www.hydroflask.com/12-oz-wid...hite,a,92,o,55

[Gangplank]

Originally Posted by xQx

Today I saw a car like mine at the local shops. So I did what any polite owner of a rare car would do - I parked beside them.

Mine's the one without the //M badge.

M badge & single exhaust instead of dual tips. Interesting...

[chris_flies]

Officially crossed 178k miles today.

Car needs fresh diff fluid and a good wash and wax.

Edit: Meant yesterday...

[Zombie_Head]

Got a letter from my landlord yesterday, apparently the rent for the apartment is going up, buy some amount.

I decided to to move instead, the rent is not worth where i am at the moment and being far from, pretty much everything. Already found new free placed near Nürburg and contacted them, if all goes well i could be moving by the end of next month.

This means my project can go either way, i can find a shop to do those upgrades i have been searching for and let them do all the work, and the car will be done or i can postpone it by 2 months or so after i have settled in. In November the temps will be much colder, so working myself can be a headache after the move, so i#m debating either to do it before or after i move, but the way i see it, most likely i will get a shop to do everything (m3 front arms, rsfb, lsd and sway bars) and be done with the car and save up in winter for track day wheels and tires.

[Captain Blood]

Getting the recall work done on the driveshaft. I had no idea there was a recall for this.
I was getting a power reduced warning on my drive home yesterday, the warning only comes on after I floor the throttle. I suspect the driveshaft is not the reason for the warning light. But the car seems to drive normally as long as I'm not laying into the throttle.

[Matticus91]

Originally Posted by Gangplank

It's the 12 oz Coffee. I also have the bigger 16 oz size.

Btw the hydro flasks perfectly fit in the standard cup holder in the center console.

https://www.hydroflask.com/12-oz-wid...hite,a,92,o,55

Ordered immediately lol

Originally Posted by Gangplank

M badge & single exhaust instead of dual tips. Interesting...

Looks like a Diesel.... a Diesel with an M badge

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Real Dodger

Getting the recall work done on the driveshaft. I had no idea there was a recall for this.
I was getting a power reduced warning on my drive home yesterday, the warning only comes on after I floor the throttle. I suspect the driveshaft is not the reason for the warning light. But the car seems drive normally as long as I'm not laying into the throttle.

Here are the details on this recall, for anyone that is interested:

https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1354150

Enter your VIN here to check your car for recalls:

https://www.bmwusa.com/safety-and-emission-recalls.html

[Captain Blood]

Originally Posted by Esteban

Here are the details on this recall, for anyone that is interested:

https://www.1addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1354150

Enter your VIN here to check your car for recalls:

https://www.bmwusa.com/safety-and-emission-recalls.html

Is that driveshaft recall generally a reason that you get reduced power after revving the engine hard?

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Real Dodger

Is that driveshaft recall generally a reason that you get reduced power after revving the engine hard?

It does talk about a loss of power in my link regarding a 750 xDrive, which is all-wheel-drive. Then it mentions another incident with a 2012 135i.

According to the chronology that BMW submitted to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the company received its first complaint of this problem on August 2, 2016, when the driver of a 2012 BMW 750i xDrive reported a loss of power. An investigation eventually found the problem with the CV joint, and the company issued a service action for the affected all-wheel-drive 7 Series models.

On November 30, 2016, the company received a report of the driveshaft breaking on a 2011 BMW 335d that caused damage to the vehicle's underbody and interior. Further research by the automaker showed three other incidents of the problem. An investigation indicated the same durability issue with the CV joint. Yet another case of this issue came to the company's attention on January 24, 2017, involving a 2012 135i.

[Captain Blood]

Originally Posted by Esteban

It does talk about a loss of power in my link regarding a 750 xDrive, which is all-wheel-drive. Then it mentions another incident with a 2012 135i.

Wouldn't that be sweet. I walked into a bmw service bay ready to spend money, and didn't! How often does that happen?

[Esteban]

Originally Posted by Real Dodger

Wouldn't that be sweet. I walked into a bmw service bay ready to spend money, and didn't! How often does that happen?

Haha, only when the problem is part of a safety recall, or if you're still under warranty.

[Zombie_Head]

Originally Posted by Real Dodger

Getting the recall work done on the driveshaft. I had no idea there was a recall for this.
I was getting a power reduced warning on my drive home yesterday, the warning only comes on after I floor the throttle. I suspect the driveshaft is not the reason for the warning light. But the car seems to drive normally as long as I'm not laying into the throttle.

Do you have the invoice? what work carried out should be there.

[Captain Blood]

?
No invoice yet.

[1and1]

Originally Posted by NH_F36

Added black kidney girls and swapped the ashtray for a storage tray.

Originally Posted by 1and1

Share the part numbers for the storage tray- I'm thinking that's a great christmas present...

duuuuude.... share the part numbers!
I have an eighty year old mom who is jonesing for x-mas present list items so she can do some shopping...

Originally Posted by 1and1

...installed the 15mm spacers in the front, and 10mm in the rear. Exact results I wanted to achieve! Very happy. Pics will have to be later on...

Just a quick pick- I'll do a post about the spacers and will include some additional pics & details there...