[hensoldt]

Originally Posted by Canadiesel

Found a European spare tire kit for sale locally at a good price, and realized my car didnt have the tie down cleats behind the rear seat. Installed new tie downs and secured my spare kit. No more run flats neccessary!!!

Is it from X3? We don't have spares in Europe either

[nsjames]

arrived much faster than expected.
would order from venoxy again.

[Canadiesel]

Originally Posted by hensoldt

Is it from X3? We don't have spares in Europe either

No, it is an e90 specific spare kit. Part # 36112159860

I realize European cars did not come with a spare, but it was optional to buy a kit from the dealer, unfortunately the canadian and USA dealers will refuse to sell it as they arent allowed (liability maybe?)

[=C=]

- Oil change and new oil filter.
- Replaced both gaskets for Oil filter housing and coolant.

During this repair I noticed (maybe I even broke it), the plastic coolant inlet to the engine block snapped half way at the connector end.

- Replaced broken OEM plastic connector with an aftermarket OE aluminium part instead and a new coolant hose. No more shitty plastic parts and breaks in the future.

[ny325]

Where did you get that spare tire and bag from? I’m about to replace run flats, with conventional tires. Thanks.

[vilord]

Originally Posted by RealJ22

Finally started on my interior two tone swap. I'm going to be painting the roof on the car tomorrow black as well.

Feels good to actually get some work done. The old carpets were NASTY NASTY NASTY

What are you using for painting the headliner? Now that I have a spare headliner I was thinking of experimenting/trying to paint it black.

[Serf27]

Speaking of headliners, I will be wrapping my e91 headliner in black fabric in the next month or so.
Well an Upolstery ship is going to do it.

[Canadiesel]

Originally Posted by ny325

Where did you get that spare tire and bag from? I’m about to replace run flats, with conventional tires. Thanks.

I bought it second hand locally so I'm not sure where you could buy a new kit. I listed the part # in my previous post so you might be able to find a vendor if you search that.

Supposedly north american dealerships are not allowed to import the spare kit to sell

[4 Doors]

Originally Posted by Serf27

Speaking of headliners, I will be wrapping my e91 headliner in black fabric in the next month or so.
Well an Upolstery ship is going to do it.

Have you already swapped the pillars or what is your plan for those?

[Serf27]

Originally Posted by 4 Doors

Have you already swapped the pillars or what is your plan for those?

Also going to wrap them.
I was quoted 20 per pillar and 120 on the headliner on my e90 a few months ago.
E91 shouldn’t be much more.
The upholstery shop said they had black fabric with similar texture to the oem.

[ky0u]

Originally Posted by vilord

What are you using for painting the headliner? Now that I have a spare headliner I was thinking of experimenting/trying to paint it black.

I used vinyl/fabric spray paint to redo the headliner of my e30 in black. That was about 4 years ago, there's no fading, wear or chipping, everything looks like it did they day I finished it. And it's still soft

I'm not absolutely 100% how this will work on the e9x platform as the headliner seems to be a slightly more puffy material.

The only thing is, I did this in my car, without removing the headliner (because that's a huge hassle to do), so i had to tape the F out of everything to make sure there was no overspray. Overall, super pleased with the results

[4 Doors]

Originally Posted by Serf27

Also going to wrap them.
I was quoted 20 per pillar and 120 on the headliner on my e90 a few months ago.
E91 shouldn’t be much more.
The upholstery shop said they had black fabric with similar texture to the oem.

That is actually a lot cheaper than I thought! Nice find!

[Wolf 335]

Originally Posted by Glando7

Came pretty close to finishing my trim painting DIY..... Ended up having to redo the rear passenger door trim as that was the experiment piece which meant another trip to the store and watching paint dry.

Nicely done.

Jackson Pollock inspired?

[freakystyly]

Black (anthracite) interior pillars can be found relatively cheap in the European countries if you're down for searching. I wouldn't recommend finding shipping for the roof liner tho.

[Serf27]

Originally Posted by 4 Doors

That is actually a lot cheaper than I thought! Nice find!

Yea, I was also surprised when they quoted me that.
Not much for “m sport” headliner.

[colorado.e9x]

Installed a new sway bar bracket. No more clunk

[Serf27]

If anyone is looking for Lci e90 csl style CF spoiler, it’s finally available in the US! Tried to order from China last year and it was a hassle.
It has been added to my list of parts to buy

[neilvan]

Picked up another one. My brother was on the hunt for a 6spd W204 C300 but the limited(overpriced) market led him back to a 6spd/rwd E90 and the same damn colour as mine:

09 E90 328i 6spd rwd :sport package(w/ shadow line/anthracite), cold weather, Logic 7 and xenons. Sadly its vinyl seats for now. Have bluetooth and a 3 stage manifold to go on.

20200221_085441

[ky0u]

Spruced up the interior a bit with these alcantara boots.

[Vulcan50]

Led swap, m3 style rings, and faces

[Vulcan50]

Originally Posted by nsjames

arrived much faster than expected.
would order from venoxy again.

Just got mine! ^

[nsjames]

if anyone thinks their BMW is difficult to work on, I challenge you to replace the alternator on a v6 ford escape.