What did you do to your car today?

bluewater328 · 06-05-2019, 06:27 PM

Put on some CF side mirror caps...not sure if I dig it.

colorado.e9x · 06-05-2019, 06:39 PM

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Put on some CF side mirror caps...not sure if I dig it.

It looks good in my opinion. Though it is a bit out of place with it being the only visible carbon

bluewater328 · 06-05-2019, 08:34 PM

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Put on some CF side mirror caps...not sure if I dig it.

It looks good in my opinion. Though it is a bit out of place with it being the only visible carbon

Well, I do have a spoiler, but that's my thought too if you look at it at the wrong angle. Maybe i need to consider wrapping the skirt splitters, but I was trying to avoid that look.

colorado.e9x · 06-06-2019, 12:43 AM

That's what I was thinking. It's hard to add carbon to a "clean" build without doing every little piece.

colorado.e9x · 06-06-2019, 12:44 AM

Does this happen to anyone else? You wash your car and the day after is the only day in the whole month that it rains??

gamesfrager · 06-06-2019, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Valant

Does this happen to anyone else? You wash your car and the day after is the only day in the whole month that it rains??

Of course... I spent 6 hours two weeks ago, washing, sealent etc.
The day after and for 3-4 days it was covered in soot from northern Alberta fires.

CTinline-six · 06-06-2019, 08:59 AM

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Does this happen to anyone else? You wash your car and the day after is the only day in the whole month that it rains??

Nope, I live in CT. If I wash my car it will rain for the entire MONTH afterward.

colorado.e9x · 06-06-2019, 10:16 AM

I'm pretty sure we're all cursed guys

speedfreeq · 06-06-2019, 12:13 PM

Let's see, had my '08 328xi for a month, have already:
Changed coil packs
Changed VANOS sensor (and valve cover gasket)
Extracted broken valve cover bolt during VANOS sensor job
Changed injector/engine wiring harness
Swapped stock 16" wheels for 17" staggered style 283's

Going forward projects include:
Source and swap for a DISA intake manifold
Koni/Bilstein struts & shocks
RSFB and M-sport front sway
Headers and exhaust
...& then a little tuning.

Tevurion · 06-06-2019, 02:53 PM

Cry a little as it keeps falling apart

speedfreeq · 06-07-2019, 07:12 AM

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Cry a little as it keeps falling apart

Oh no - I enjoy wrenching! Maybe too much? A 3-series BMW is like a German Ford Taurus as far as I'm concerned - there's a blue million of them out in the world, and they're fairly easy to find parts for, so now I expect this car to be an ongoing project. Things will fail from age, and I will replace them (or remove them), and the car will get better and better as the little broken things get corrected. I'm already happier with my car having fixed these few things than I was when I drove it home right after purchasing.

I'm also the kind of person who believes I can manifest my own reality, so if I believe my car is falling apart, then it probably will...

Schmitz · 06-07-2019, 07:31 AM

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Installed rocker splitters.

Took a look at my strut connection that was creaking at the cowl and realized it had been crushing a grounding cable that had fallen off its mount. Retaped the ground cable and made sure everything was sorted correctly so it wouldn't get smashed again. Dropped a bolt and an LED flashlight pen in the process which meant I had to remove the airbox to fish them up. Torqued all to spec to finish it all off...in my driveway at 9pm.

What's the spoiler you have on the rear? Also have blue water and can't decide if I want one or not.

bluewater328 · 06-07-2019, 11:01 AM

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Installed rocker splitters.

Took a look at my strut connection that was creaking at the cowl and realized it had been crushing a grounding cable that had fallen off its mount. Retaped the ground cable and made sure everything was sorted correctly so it wouldn't get smashed again. Dropped a bolt and an LED flashlight pen in the process which meant I had to remove the airbox to fish them up. Torqued all to spec to finish it all off...in my driveway at 9pm.

What's the spoiler you have on the rear? Also have blue water and can't decide if I want one or not.

Ebay special haha:

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F401730509429

mweisdorfer · 06-07-2019, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmitz

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Originally Posted by bluewater328

Installed rocker splitters.

Took a look at my strut connection that was creaking at the cowl and realized it had been crushing a grounding cable that had fallen off its mount. Retaped the ground cable and made sure everything was sorted correctly so it wouldn't get smashed again. Dropped a bolt and an LED flashlight pen in the process which meant I had to remove the airbox to fish them up. Torqued all to spec to finish it all off...in my driveway at 9pm.

What's the spoiler you have on the rear? Also have blue water and can't decide if I want one or not.

That's a replica m4 CS spoiler

bluewater328 · 06-07-2019, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Schmitz

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Originally Posted by bluewater328

Installed rocker splitters.

Took a look at my strut connection that was creaking at the cowl and realized it had been crushing a grounding cable that had fallen off its mount. Retaped the ground cable and made sure everything was sorted correctly so it wouldn't get smashed again. Dropped a bolt and an LED flashlight pen in the process which meant I had to remove the airbox to fish them up. Torqued all to spec to finish it all off...in my driveway at 9pm.

What's the spoiler you have on the rear? Also have blue water and can't decide if I want one or not.

That's a replica m4 CS spoiler

Yup and there are a couple of versions out there: one with a higher kick, one with a wider cut in the middle, one with a deeper cut.

I've also seen the exact same versions in unpainted (and some painted) ABS forms as well. If you're looking for factory painted JBSPEED is a vendor here that has these for a little higher price than ebay, but I could vouch for their quality and color match.

colorado.e9x · 06-07-2019, 05:06 PM

Watched bird poop land on my door today

MEN54 · 06-07-2019, 09:24 PM

Replaced all 6 coils and spark plugs

frenchie1013 · 06-08-2019, 12:16 PM

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Does this happen to anyone else? You wash your car and the day after is the only day in the whole month that it rains??

Nope, I live in CT. If I wash my car it will rain for the entire MONTH afterward.

Especially lately. So much damn rain

Cali_MSport · 06-08-2019, 03:33 PM

Today I bought my BMW 325i and after doing so I gave it a good cleaning, checked all fluid level, fixed the trunk so that now it will open, and got a new windshield from a mobile service. Still have many repairs to do.

ducatiti · 06-08-2019, 03:39 PM

Installed new headlights...

freakystyly · 06-08-2019, 06:22 PM

Nice day for a change, polished the turd

Suare23 · 06-09-2019, 08:54 AM

Nice work

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speedfreeq Semi-Rad 5 Rep 11 Posts Drives: E90 328xi Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Asheville NC iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW 328xi [0.00]	new guy here Let's see, had my '08 328xi for a month, have already: Changed coil packs Changed VANOS sensor (and valve cover gasket) Extracted broken valve cover bolt during VANOS sensor job Changed injector/engine wiring harness Swapped stock 16" wheels for 17" staggered style 283's Going forward projects include: Source and swap for a DISA intake manifold Koni/Bilstein struts & shocks RSFB and M-sport front sway Headers and exhaust ...& then a little tuning. __________________ Fred Schuldt Asheville NC 2008 328xi 6m 116k
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