[tlow98]

Originally Posted by LemansE90335xi

Yesterday was a beautiful day for those of us that are garage poor to get some work done. I started by reinstalling my DME after getting the mosfets replaced and testing the repair. The DME internal fault code was gone but the car didn't run any better. I had codes for cylinder 3 misfire and cylinder 3 coil fault. I kinda expected that and was prepared for it. A new set of Eldor coils and NGK plugs arrived Thursday from FCP Euro. That cured the old girl. She's purring like a fat, happy tiger now.

The next order of business was to upgrade to my new VRSF charge pipe and install the new Tial BOV. That half hour job went pretty good until my dumbass fingers dropped the cylinder nut for the BOV t-bolt clamp down between the charge pipe and the alternator... you know, the black hole of engine bays. Well I looked and felt around and then got an inspection mirror and looked some more. No way could I find that nut and of course it was the threaded one so way harder to make a new one. I even jacked up the car and removed the underbody panel. Nope, it didn't miraculously fall out. I then removed the aluminum reinforcement plate from the subframe (XDrive) and felt and looked all around again. I even had a friend with much smaller hands searching as well. By now I was into this search for almost an hour and was getting pretty frustrated. I went back up top and removed the charge pipe again so I could get a better look. Lo and behold there it is sitting proud as could be on top of the subframe crossmember about 1/8" beyond the reach of my fingertips. I retrieved it with a strategically bent piece of wire and reassembled the underside plate and panel and then the charge pipe once more.

Now it was time to install the new BMS cold air intake. Its just a couple of cone filters and inlet pipe adapters so that went smooth as silk.

After reinstalling the cowl plate and cabin filter I went for a test drive to make sure I wasn't going to get any error codes. None and the car ran great. Time for some lunch.

After lunch I thought its such a nice day I think I'll tackle the rear shocks and springs finally (Bilstein B8s and H&R). That whole job was pretty uneventful up until I noticed the ride height sensor bracket dangling from the arm of the sensor. It had obviously been like that for quite some time as the ball was rusted and swelled in the plastic arm from the sensor and hadn't moved in a long time. I managed to remove the bracket ball without destroying the plastic arm thankfully. I straightened the bracket and after much profanity got it reattached to the control arm and the sensor arm.

By the time I got the wheels back on and all the tools and old parts taken care of it was after 7pm and I was ready for a cold one. I hadn't had any beer all day because I was thinking "Test Drive" when I finished. Didn't test drive. Had a beer( well maybe more than one) and then a shower. If the weather holds, its not supposed to, maybe I'll start on the front struts and springs today, maybe.

Hell yeah, I’ve been there too. So looking forward to the test drive, then you’re just like F it. Save that for tomorrow when you’ll actually care.

[xic_999]

Hi this is my first post on here and yea you read the title right I did a custom turbo kit on my 2006 330i e90 (n52) I still need to tune it and little things here and there but she runs good on boost.

[tcphoto]

That front bumper looks like it did winters in the Northeast plowing snow.

[Exitious]

Gave the car a good wash and replaced the kidney grills with a glossy black pair. Looks great, but stripped one of the front bumper torx bolts in the process as it seems someone overtightened it far more than the others. Well, it was a pain, but we got it out eventually. Gotta order a new one now.

[DBShiznit]

Little introduction, I've been a part of this forum for so long but never really posted. In the last few months I purchased my very first e90. I always loved the body style and interior. I already own a 135 6MT and wanted another n54 as a daily. I know, I'm asking for trouble but I love the N54 so much that I had to have two. lol Anyway this weekend I washed the e90 as it was much needed. It's already got a nice coat of green on it but here it is in all it's glory. I'll have to fix the rear tint but so far I've done black kidneys and 328xi front splitters along with maintenace.

[Exitious]

Originally Posted by DBShiznit

Little introduction, I've been a part of this forum for so long but never really posted. In the last few months I purchased my very first e90. I always loved the body style and interior. I already own a 135 6MT and wanted another n54 as a daily. I know, I'm asking for trouble but I love the N54 so much that I had to have two. lol Anyway this weekend I washed the e90 as it was much needed. It's already got a nice coat of green on it but here it is in all it's glory. I'll have to fix the rear tint but so far I've done black kidneys and 328xi front splitters along with maintenace.

Looks great! I love that wheel style.

[TyroneShoelaces]

Wasn't my current car but the remnants of one of my parts cars. Took a good E92 power heated sport black interior that was in great shape and threw it in the landfill. Broke my heart after trying to give it away for weeks. Sigh

[fazm]

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[Buug959]

Originally Posted by tlow98

Hell yeah, I’ve been there too. So looking forward to the test drive, then you’re just like F it. Save that for tomorrow when you’ll actually care.

I took it for a test drive today... after flashing MHD stage 1+. I like it. I'm not ready to go to stage 2 yet because my downpipes are still in the box on the shelf. I'm going to have to get myself well psyched up to tackle that job... in the driveway... on jack stands. I don't think I can bring myself to pay someone else to do it though, I wouldn't feel right. Aaaannnndddd I don't trust anyone else to do it right.
And then I washed it. I think it looks pretty good for an '08.



Then because I still had the wash gear out I washed my truck.

[E93_Savage]

Bought oil and a filter for installing my ERW Comp Dual Oil Cooler setup this weekend.

[colorado.e9x]

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[Swizzie7]

Originally Posted by Swizzie7

Anyone know what this piece is called located on your door? My passenger side one fell off.

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[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by Swizzie7

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Edge guard/moulding???

https://smile.amazon.com/Besteek-Pro...dp/B06ZZDF85V/

[Serf27]

Originally Posted by Swizzie7

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It’s a generic trim for door edge.
Mainly called door edge protector/trim.
Local auto parts stores should have some

[Serf27]

Originally Posted by fazm

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[DBShiznit]

Originally Posted by Exitious

Looks great! I love that wheel style.

Thank you although the 19's love tearing up my front tires on pot holes but I believe it is because the front shocks are totally blown. I'm debating on getting sport suspension and doing bilsteins all around.

[Mosaud1998]

Gonna go buy my old E90 back





I wish

[Mister_R]

Got these Koni Yellow installed at a well known local JDM shop last week with all new OEM hardware and kept the OE - M Sport Springs. Still breaking them in but, what an amazing difference so far.

[Hoody007]

Received 3/4 Koni Special Actives from ECS - last one arrives sometime in June, go figure…
Excited to install them, hopefully they provide a much more comfortable ride than the Bilsteins I have on the car currently without too much of a handling downgrade (for the street, anyway).

Also went to BMW and got the service history on my car from the PO. Water pump, LPFP, vacuum lines and VCG were all changed shortly before I purchased the car, which is a huge plus! Extremely relieved to find that the water pump was changed as that was the last major service item left to do on the car.

FYI, I found that the “trick” to getting the service history is to make sure that your car is registered under your name in the MyBMW portal before going to the dealer, that way it looks as though all the prior services were performed under your name...

[M-technik-3]

Simple oil change and new wiper blades, once it cools down the car is getting a much needed bath and if I have time maybe some wax, but I doubt the wax will make it since I have to install a harness to my John Deere starter switch. I was drawing too much of a load and melted the plastic piece.

While waiting to start new job I am also getting back to finishing my E36 M3. It's been a languishing project. Started as a 5 speed swap on an S50 auto then started a collecting parts for an S54 swap and decided skip that I have a good low mileage S52 so that's where it lays.

[lowrydr310]

Originally Posted by Mister_R

Got these Koni Yellow installed at a well known local JDM shop last week with all new OEM hardware and kept the OE - M Sport Springs. Still breaking them in but, what an amazing difference so far.

The front diffuser on that green S2000 looks like a roadkill-scraping spatula!

[Mister_R]

Originally Posted by lowrydr310

The front diffuser on that green S2000 looks like a roadkill-scraping spatula!

Yea it's really rad in-person and a rather rare $36k kit that they flew in the designer from Japan to fit to the car actually.

https://primenyc.co/voltex-s2000-part-1/