[colorado.e9x]

Test fitting some NOS NRG Carbon in the bay Perfect fit. The snorkel needs to be removed to fit that portion. Very excited! Just need to find a matching scoop for over the kidney grilles.

Excuse the mess, I'm changing a bunch of stuff this year to tidy it up. Once the weather stays consistently better itll get a full detail too

[Randall]

Put these guys instead of hi-fi subs. Of course cleaned everything under seats.







Amazing improvement with previous fitted MATCH UP8 amp. Now it's time for mid bass and tweeters. Logic7 (150 EUR) or Individual audio (300 EUR)?

[Onizukachan]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

THAT car is PERFECTION!!! Congratulations!

Activated Sirius on it today for the drive home. It’s nice to not be totally reliant on music streaming,
as there are places you just don’t get a cell signal out here in the desert southwest.

Just got some pics from s14pwr after the MTech bumper conversion came back from being color matched/sprayed.


It’s crying out for some coilovers and railectomy. But later says my accountant (wife)

Included Pic of my former f31 xdrive diesel for funsies.

Have also had a 2004 e46/3 and a 1992 e34/2 manual.

“Always Tourings, All the time” pretty much sums up my BMW ownership experience.

[StradaRedlands]

Always be touring!

[DBShiznit]

Originally Posted by Onizukachan

Activated Sirius on it today for the drive home. It’s nice to not be totally reliant on music streaming,
as there are places you just don’t get a cell signal out here in the desert southwest.

Just got some pics from s14pwr after the MTech bumper conversion came back from being color matched/sprayed.


It’s crying out for some coilovers and railectomy. But later says my accountant (wife)

Included Pic of my former f31 xdrive diesel for funsies.

Have also had a 2004 e46/3 and a 1992 e34/2 manual.

“Always Tourings, All the time” pretty much sums up my BMW ownership experience.

I really want that bumper lol



This weekend I replaced the valve cover. Original was cracked(my fault after overtightening the bolts by hand after a gasket replacement) I used a torque wrench this time and 7lbs of torque are a big difference to me "snugging them" or as many would say over torquing them.

Replaced the passenger front door actuator as it kept triggering an open door warning. Also made me take out the bulbs out of the overhead console as driving at night with the lights constantly fading in and out was not a good time. Lubed the blower motor to stop the typical chirp and finally address the strut bar squeak for good. A washer and think double sided 3M tape did the strick. Used it on the cowl and washer on both sides and torqued the bolt down. So far so good. It is crazy how much of a difference it makes driving the car with the added creaking.

Next project will be to tackle the passenger front hub bearing and that should smooth things out substancially.

[M-technik-3]

Did not work on one of the cars, worked on one of my John Deere's today. Has been sitting for 8 months due to variety of maladies.

Fisrt was easy fix the the Hydraulic drive was puking fluid because of a stuck check valve. Took few minutes to troubleshoot and even less time to clean and replace.

Next issue the carburator was causing no start and rough runnning issues like surging and a occasional backfire. so I removed the said offender and disassembled it to clean the jets and it was full of jellied ethanol man do I hate this crap gas!!! And they want to make it E15 from E10 NO!!!

Cleaned the everything and still was giving me issues so I took fuel pump apart and cleaned that and blew out the fuel line and the fuel pick up in the tank. Runns nice now. Next small job on it do an oil change and run a can of seafoam through the system to get rid of any remain crap.

Love having heat in my garage.

[StradaRedlands]

Sneak preview for all my Valentines:

[cehrl7]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

Sneak preview for all my Valentines:

Are you selling it or installing it?
I have been looking for one of these!

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by cehrl7

Are you selling it or installing it?
I have been looking for one of these!

Incoming for the '06... just have to get out there and install it!

[StradaRedlands]

Enough with the tease, here's the full Monty:



Super-super-super easy install with one additional step from what you can see on YT: Use a nut driver or a socket to put counter-pressure on the outside wall while you tap the pin out from the inside.



Took less than a minute to pop both pins out once you get the rear fascia off. I didn't have the center spring or gears, so a super easy job. Highly recommended way to freshen up the love affair with your E90 this Valentine's Day! Put that on a Hallmark card!

[Gavin Durbin]

I know this is off topic but I don't know how to make my own post.
I need help on advice for a used BMW

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by Gavin Durbin

I know this is off topic but I don't know how to make my own post.
I need help on advice for a used BMW

Upper left of the page here https://www.e90post.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=2

Should be a button for 'New Topic." At least on web page, don't know about phones...

[colorado.e9x]

Originally Posted by Gavin Durbin

I know this is off topic but I don't know how to make my own post.
I need help on advice for a used BMW

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1517476
This is all you need. And what I used when I bought my first E90 in 2018. And figuratively what I used buying my second E90 last year.

[lordnikon]

My wallet is going to hate me. Must not spend more on car parts.....

[oVeRdOsE.]

Originally Posted by colorado.e9x

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1517476
This is all you need. And what I used when I bought my first E90 in 2018. And figuratively what I used buying my second E90 last year.

I like the inflation and old car tax on the N54

'' Bad fuel injectors:
These will also cause a misfire. Cost: $2000 at a shop, $1300 DIY.''

More like 2800$+tx on a DIY in 2024

[colorado.e9x]

Originally Posted by oVeRdOsE.

I like the inflation and old car tax on the N54

'' Bad fuel injectors:
These will also cause a misfire. Cost: $2000 at a shop, $1300 DIY.''

More like 2800$+tx on a DIY in 2024

Yeah no 💩
Index 12s are just insane right now

[Brian86]

Racking up the miles

Crossed to the high side of 380k this past week.

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

Originally Posted by Brian86

Racking up the miles

Crossed to the high side of 380k this past week.

CONGRATS!
that's huge - efthreeoh will be very proud of you!

i just crossed 39.2k miles....i honor you.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Brian86

Racking up the miles

Crossed to the high side of 380k this past week.

Nice!

[colorado.e9x]

I am slowly becoming obsessed with Cerakote. Just got some parts for another project back and the quality is just so good. Thin, durable, can be smooth, textured, matte, satin, low gloss etc. With the side benefit of heat insulation. Cannot wait for the excuse to use it more

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by E93Seattle (Racerbruce)

this is why i don't have any hair....

so great the fronts are done -

Just re-read this.

I got all six (6) hoses in without a hitch. The rear intermediate hoses on BMWs are always a test of patience because they are tucked up in the chassis near the diff; there is just not a lot of room to work with. I had to move the exhaust out of the way for the left side and pull the spare tire tray out for the right side. The design of the hose connectors are made for removal later in the car's life. After I broke the initial tension on the connector nuts, all the hoses came out with zero drama. I made sure I could break the thread tension on all 12 joints BEFORE I started removing hoses. :lightbulb:

The Z3 has such an elegant design for the spare tire. It is comprised of a large steel wire cage to the right of the muffler behind the rear bumper, which holds a doughnut spare tire in a plastic tray. The wire cage is attached to the body with two nuts accessed from the trunk. You use the sparkplug removal tool combined with the wheel stud alignment bar in the supplied tool kit (remember those?) to remove the right-side nut, which is covered by an "oddments tray" on the right side of the trunk. The center nut is removed using a plastic T-handle built into the cable that lowers the cage down to the ground after you squeeze a thumb-forefinger spring clip. Once lowered, you just slide the tray holding the tire out from under the rear of the car. The setup even has a hose attached to the spare's valve stem that routes to a Shrader valve on the plastic tray so you can keep the spare inflated without needing to remove it from the car. Genius. Real old school BMW stuff that used to make BMWs quirky, cool, and unique. It's truly art how BMW packs so much utility into such a tiny car.

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Just re-read this.

I got all six (6) hoses in without a hitch. The rear intermediate hoses on BMWs are always a test of patience because they are tucked up in the chassis near the diff; there is just not a lot of room to work with. I had to move the exhaust out of the way for the left side and pull the spare tire tray out for the right side. The design of the hose connectors are made for removal later in the car's life. After I broke the initial tension on the connector nuts, all the hoses came out with zero drama. I made sure I could break the thread tension on all 12 joints BEFORE I started removing hoses. :lightbulb:

The Z3 has such an elegant design for the spare tire. It is comprised of a large steel wire cage to the right of the muffler behind the rear bumper, which holds a doughnut spare tire in a plastic tray. The wire cage is attached to the body with two nuts accessed from the trunk. You use the sparkplug removal tool combined with the wheel stud alignment bar in the supplied tool kit (remember those?) to remove the right-side nut, which is covered by an "oddments tray" on the right side of the trunk. The center nut is removed using a plastic T-handle built into the cable that lowers the cage down to the ground after you squeeze a thumb-forefinger spring clip. Once lowered, you just slide the tray holding the tire out from under the rear of the car. The setup even has a hose attached to the spare's valve stem that routes to a Shrader valve on the plastic tray so you can keep the spare inflated without needing to remove it from the car. Genius. Real old school BMW stuff that used to make BMWs quirky, cool, and unique. It's truly art how BMW packs so much utility into such a tiny car.

awesome -
intentional and brilliant design and engineering.

great writeup for the Z3 lovers - wait a minute - just noticed that this website does not have a "Z3" section?? am i missing something? i thought you could post this in the Z3 section but perhaps i'm missing the tab on the toolbar line?