[Banana Clipper]

Originally Posted by puppydax

Hey y'all. Who is evergone going to for service/mods now?

What do you need done?

[MysticRob]

Originally Posted by puppydax

Hey y'all. Who is evergone going to for service/mods now?

Beyond recalls done at dealerships, I do everything in my own garage. Download the Bentley manual (among others), buy some tools as you go, research DIYs on the forums, and have at it. I've saved somewhere north of $6k doing things myself just the last few months.

In Sac I couldn't tell you, but BoostHaus has a good name down here.

[MysticRob]

Originally Posted by wpnx

Anyone know a place in South Bay that has a food price for replacing front and rear brakes?

Originally Posted by Banana Clipper

If you can wait till Sunday I can help you out. Do you have pads already?

edit: I'm in the Cupertino/Sunnyvale Area

Originally Posted by wpnx

I don't have pads and rotors but i can order. Wasn't sure if there was anyone around to help as I have no tools and don't know what I'm doing.

I'm in SJ btw

I would like to get in on this action since I need to learn how to do the 30k/2yr brake fluid change on mine. Plus I'm wondering if you guys know of better-than-OEM pads that:
A. aren't do damn grabby and difficult to modulate for daily driving.
B. don't create anywhere as much brake dust.
I heard good things about Hawk greens but have no real world experience. I might even be able to host your pad change if I can keep my kids' cars out of the garage.

[Banana Clipper]

Originally Posted by MysticRob

I would like to get in on this action since I need to learn how to do the 30k/2yr brake fluid change on mine. Plus I'm wondering if you guys know of better-than-OEM pads that:
A. aren't do damn grabby and difficult to modulate for daily driving.
B. don't create anywhere as much brake dust.
I heard good things about Hawk greens but have no real world experience. I might even be able to host your pad change if I can keep my kids' cars out of the garage.

A: my Hawk HPS's are WAAAAAAY less grabby than my oem pads which felt like they were gonna throw me through the front window, especially on slow stops

B: Akebono's are a name I hear over and over when people say 'less brake dust' but I've never used them

Haven't bleed my brake fluid on this car but it cant be too different from any other cars. Gonna do my trans fluid and power steering again soon too

[MysticRob]

Originally Posted by Banana Clipper

A: my Hawk HPS's are WAAAAAAY less grabby than my oem pads which felt like they were gonna throw me through the front window, especially on slow stops

B: Akebono's are a name I hear over and over when people say 'less brake dust' but I've never used them

Haven't bleed my brake fluid on this car but it cant be too different from any other cars. Gonna do my trans fluid and power steering again soon too

How are the Hawk HPS on brake dust? I painted my wheels gloss black to match the trim (I love that storm trooper look) and the stock pads make them look matte black after just one drive.

I haven't even thought about the steering fluid, but I did the transmission fluid change in my garage. Not real fun considering I had a leaking fluid transfer pump that made a nice mess when pushing the fluid into the pan.

[Banana Clipper]

Dont wanna talk about it lol, Hawks make quite a bit of dust

[SikhE90]

Hey guys, newbie here with a 2007 335i sedan. Tomorrow morning I have an appointment for replacing the windshield weather strip on the top. Guy quoted me $65. I will post pics before and after and he says its much more durable than oem BMW rubber stripping.

Anyways I really need some help getting my smog done. Can somebody please recommend a place that does "special" smog. I have Cobb stage 2+ with VRSF DP without cats and intake cones with no carb sticker? Would really appreciate it. Have till the 24th to get it done. I would have swapped out the down-pipes/air-box but they are in socal so its not possible. I am in San Ramon/Danville area but willing to drive and pay extra to get it done. Thanks in advance.

[MysticRob]

Originally Posted by SikhE90

Hey guys, newbie here with a 2007 335i sedan. Tomorrow morning I have an appointment for replacing the windshield weather strip on the top. Guy quoted me $65. I will post pics before and after and he says its much more durable than oem BMW rubber stripping.

Anyways I really need some help getting my smog done. Can somebody please recommend a place that does "special" smog. I have Cobb stage 2+ with VRSF DP without cats and intake cones with no carb sticker? Would really appreciate it. Have till the 24th to get it done. I would have swapped out the down-pipes/air-box but they are in socal so its not possible. I am in San Ramon/Danville area but willing to drive and pay extra to get it done. Thanks in advance.

No idea on the smog places, but I always thought you could just order the CARB decal from Burger for like $2.50 and stick it on any dual cone intake. I doubt any smog guy would know the difference, if they even ask. One DCI looks like any other, you know?

Interesting you bring up the top windshield weatherstripping. Mine is pretty torn up, with small chunks broken off all along the lower edge, but I assumed it was just because someone did a horrible job of replacing the cracked windshield on mine prior to me buying it (I saw the pics). Please definitely give more installation info on that if you can, as I'd like to get mine replaced too. Haven't looked real close, but I'm assuming it's just a rubber molding that somehow fits in a groove or something? Maybe something I could do myself...

[SikhE90]

Yeah just got it done this am. John said leave it covered for 48 hours and no car wash till then. Will post before and after in 2 days.

Its more than just the sticker. Its catless down pipes as well. Cobb is no problem as I can flash back to stock.

[MysticRob]

Originally Posted by SikhE90

Yeah just got it done this am. John said leave it covered for 48 hours and no car wash till then. Will post before and after in 2 days.

Its more than just the sticker. Its catless down pipes as well. Cobb is no problem as I can flash back to stock.

Yeah, I got that catless DP part earlier, my only advice was on the decal in case some knucklehead tech flagged that. I won't go catless just because of the pain of CA smog. Sucks here, but at least the weather is nice most of the time. LOL

Looking forward to the pics.

[guanyum5]

New to the Bay, drive a 335is. Seen some nice Bimmers around, glad to be here. Thought I'd introduce myself.

[AK.]

Originally Posted by guant0n

New to the Bay, drive a 335is. Seen some nice Bimmers around, glad to be here. Thought I'd introduce myself.

Yoyo, come out to the meets sometime. Nice to meet you!

[Hvyarms]

Anyone in NorCal with experience / necessary tools to install coilovers? Just ordered a set, and not really interested in paying the shop 1800 for labor.

[Banana Clipper]

Originally Posted by AK.

Yoyo, come out to the meets sometime. Nice to meet you!

This guy ... you gonna come next Friday, on the 6th, right?

[SikhE90]

Welcome to the Bay Area guant0n. I'm new here as well.

Here are the pics of the completed weather strip repair on the e90 sedan. Crap resizing on forum for pics is a real problem. Below is the the Link to where I went. Spoke to John. Next week I will be taking my X5D foe a glass chip fix and a headlight restoration with clear coat.

http://www.lowpriceautoglassdublinca.com/

[MysticRob]

Originally Posted by SikhE90

...Here are the pics of the completed weather strip repair on the e90 sedan.Below is the the Link to where I went. Spoke to John.

Wow, I thought mine was bad, but yours was missing entire chunks. I've never really looked, but is this a common problem for all E9x cars?

[IllSic_Design]

Originally Posted by MysticRob

Wow, I thought mine was bad, but yours was missing entire chunks. I've never really looked, but is this a common problem for all E9x cars?

Common problem for all BMW cars. My E46 did the same thing.

[HELLABURBLES]

Originally Posted by Hvyarms

Anyone in NorCal with experience / necessary tools to install coilovers? Just ordered a set, and not really interested in paying the shop 1800 for labor.

Feel free to shoot me a PM!

[Delusive]

Originally Posted by Hvyarms

Anyone in NorCal with experience / necessary tools to install coilovers? Just ordered a set, and not really interested in paying the shop 1800 for labor.

1800 to install coilovers?! that is insane labor rate, most shops only charge like $200-400 since it should only take them 2 hours to do.

[g_rant]

hai.

[puppydax]

Originally Posted by MysticRob

Beyond recalls done at dealerships, I do everything in my own garage. Download the Bentley manual (among others), buy some tools as you go, research DIYs on the forums, and have at it. I've saved somewhere north of $6k doing things myself just the last few months.

In Sac I couldn't tell you, but BoostHaus has a good name down here.

I used to do all my own labor, but I just can't stand it anymore. I don't have time to waste doing it myself lol. I hear they are closed down now.

I was looking to get some new turbos, but I might just sell the 1'er.

I'm Mr. E90witdarimz, I'm excited to be a member now because I'm always having problems with my pre-lci 325i. It's actually down for the count now.
Waterpump won't activate with the engine off during bleed attempt, and won't run with the engine off. New waterpump. No heat.

CPU or one of the cables?