[Karlos20945]

Fitted clear diffused led side repeaters. One went in real easy. The other was a pig and refused to clip back in the wing.
Happy with them now they're fitted. The OEM ones were cloudy from 11 years of UV light.

[Serf27]

Originally Posted by matamua

Which kit did you use? I am about to buy the avin head unit and back up camera for my e93. I would be really upset if I ran the whole thing only to find it too short at the end.

I got the shop4x4 Canada radio kit with camera.
https://4x4shop.ca/product/bmw-e90-e...cc-cic-system/

I used up a lot of wire in the trunk since the trunk opens both ways. I needed to make sure the wire wouldn’t rip when it flipped up for the top.
I’ll get some photos of it ran through the trunk today. You don’t want it binding or being smashed by the trunk or the top.
The cable for the camera looked long so I figured it would be enough.
I also cannot remember how much slack I left on the cable behind the glovebox.
The supplied cable in the kit had the video signal and power signal side by side. The power wire was long enough to reach the camera, just the video was not.
Going to make a small extension for it.

[Serf27]

Originally Posted by RealJ22

That exact plan was in place for the tail lights. I’ll eventually go lci, but they are going all red with the LIGHTEST smoke ever.

Here are my tips. Staggered 3.5 dual exit.

Nice! I’m going with similar.
I bought neo chrome 3.5” dual exit and polished 2.5” staggered exit.
After holding them up, I decided I’m going with 3.5” non staggered polished tips.
The red VHT spray tint made the lights look darker than oem, sort of like a smoke tint too.

[matamua]

Originally Posted by Serf27

I got the shop4x4 Canada radio kit with camera.
https://4x4shop.ca/product/bmw-e90-e...cc-cic-system/

I used up a lot of wire in the trunk since the trunk opens both ways. I needed to make sure the wire wouldn't rip when it flipped up for the top.
I'll get some photos of it ran through the trunk today. You don't want it binding or being smashed by the trunk or the top.
The cable for the camera looked long so I figured it would be enough.
I also cannot remember how much slack I left on the cable behind the glovebox.
The supplied cable in the kit had the video signal and power signal side by side. The power wire was long enough to reach the camera, just the video was not.
Going to make a small extension for it.

Thanks man!

[nsjames]

only took a few hours.

now I have to clean everything while it's out.
All because the drain can't handle a single leaf.

[E92_William]

Originally Posted by nsjames

only took a few hours.

now I have to clean everything while it's out.
All because the drain can't handle a single leaf.

Crap that seems like a pita. Clogged sunroof drain? I've never checked mines but this is definitely an incentive to do so before it's too late

[Serf27]

Originally Posted by nsjames

only took a few hours.

now I have to clean everything while it's out.
All because the drain can't handle a single leaf.

Should just wrap the headliner and pillar while it’s out.

[RealJ22]

Originally Posted by nsjames

only took a few hours.

now I have to clean everything while it's out.
All because the drain can't handle a single leaf.

You couldn’t blow it through?

I enjoyed pulling out the tubes. No longer needed them haha.

[nsjames]

it was a single leaf. I could blow and poke all I wanted, but next time it rained the leaf just went back to the hole.

It's apart, so now it gets cleaned. Thems the rules.
at least when I put it back together I don't have to see stains at the edges anymore.

big fuck you to safelite for gluing the a pilar trim pieces in with urethane. made that part super awesome.

[Serf27]

Fixed m3 bumper center lower area to the car using stock 335i brackets.

[Serf27]

Originally Posted by matamua

Thanks man!

I made the extension for the camera.
Power wire was longer for some reason. I trimmed it to the length of the video cable.
This is how close I was to connecting the 2!
Heres some photos of it. I’ll pm you additional photos of the wire routing.

The outter plastics on the trunk liner slide towards the outside, not downwards. Just and FYI. Almost broke mine trying to pull them down.

[matamua]

Originally Posted by Serf27

I made the extension for the camera.
Power wire was longer for some reason. I trimmed it to the length of the video cable.
This is how close I was to connecting the 2!
Heres some photos of it. I’ll pm you additional photos of the wire routing.

The outter plastics on the trunk liner slide towards the outside, not downwards. Just and FYI. Almost broke mine trying to pull them down.

Thanks dude!

[John 070]

I finally took her out last Monday and no matter how long she sits, fires up without cranking, for real. It just never gets old driving the E92. A Sonata 1.6T blew my doors in, and I just laughed to myself. Not saying that's a bad car. I just looked it up and it's only got 180 HP/195 ft. lbs. I assumed 300 the way he was driving!

Was thinking is my AC as cold as it should be? Forgot to turn the thumbwheels to blue. What do they actually do? lol

[CTinline-six]

Originally Posted by John 070

I finally took her out last Monday and no matter how long she sits, fires up without cranking, for real. It just never gets old driving the E92. A Sonata 1.6T blew my doors in, and I just laughed to myself. Not saying that's a bad car. I just looked it up and it's only got 180 HP/195 ft. lbs. I assumed 300 the way he was driving!

Was thinking is my AC as cold as it should be? Forgot to turn the thumbwheels to blue. What do they actually do? lol

It's crazy how fast some people in little shitty cars drive. There is a 2 lane highway on my way to work I've nicknamed the New England autobahn, because there is a stretch of it where there is ledge on both sides, and only one place where cops could really sit on the whole 10 mile stretch of road, so everyone goes really fast. I was in the right lane doing 80 and a guy in a Chevy Aveo with only one headlight, half his hubcaps missing, and some pretty severely out of round tires passed me doing at least 100-110, and it's raining pretty bad here this morning. Guy was just weaving in and out of traffic, I expected to see him upside down in the ditch.

[Gregrobin]

"I" did not do this per se, but she has been at a German Performance shop getting down pipes installed. I shared the MHD logs with them. They state there is no fuel issue, that there is a boost leak in some of the wastegate hoses, they will replace them while doing the downpipes. Overall the car checks out very well.

Can't wait to get her back today!

[chris_flies]

Been driving around town breaking in the clutch, and I am extremely happy with the swap. Everything works as if it were original, and it's awesome. The Valeo single-mass conversion clutch feels great, with just a little bit of chatter to it. Only a couple brackets, an undertray (the automatic tray doesn't have the spat for cooling the manual trans), and one piece of sound insulation (below) and it'll be completely done!

Does anyone know what the part number is for #4 in this diagram? I cannot find it anywhere on RealOEM, or anywhere else.

[The Nightman]

Originally Posted by chris_flies

Been driving around town breaking in the clutch, and I am extremely happy with the swap. Everything works as if it were original, and it's awesome. The Valeo single-mass conversion clutch feels great, with just a little bit of chatter to it. Only a couple brackets, an undertray (the automatic tray doesn't have the spat for cooling the manual trans), and one piece of sound insulation (below) and it'll be completely done!

Does anyone know what the part number is for #4 in this diagram? I cannot find it anywhere on RealOEM, or anywhere else.

Attachment 2645162

25117567319 - Insert shifter covering
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/partxref?q=25117567319

It only shows up for 335 and M3 models for some reason

[RealJ22]

Originally Posted by Serf27

Fixed m3 bumper center lower area to the car using stock 335i brackets.

Can you snap a few more photos? I’m going to do something similar. Might just bend up some metal.

My muffler is deleted so I have all the space in the world.

Also a part number if you have it off hand. Looks like you have a diffuser as well I need one.

[chris_flies]

Originally Posted by Guy Fieri

25117567319 - Insert shifter covering
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/partxref?q=25117567319

It only shows up for 335 and M3 models for some reason

Thank you! Exactly what I was looking for

[mweisdorfer]

Originally Posted by Serf27

Fixed m3 bumper center lower area to the car using stock 335i brackets.

How did you get an m3 rep bumper with stock mufflers today work?

[ky0u]

I got a goddamn spacer stuck on my hub. I can't even do a simple spacer install on this car without getting boned

If anyone has any ideas on getting it off, please throew them my way. I know I'm not the first dumbass to do this as the issue was very easy to avoid, I just got too excited. The hubcentric ring on my hub was taller than the cut for it on the spacer bore. by like .5mm or so, I thought it had a been a press on because it was so close

I had put the wheel on and did a star pattern like 50 times over at a quarter turn at a time on each bolt because I was scared to break something. I heard a pop and immediately backed the bolts back out. Removed the wheel and found the hubcentric ring on the spacer had snapped clean off leaving the spacer itself basically pressed onto the OEM hub lip.

I've tried torching it (the spacer cools down too fast), PB blaster, deadblow + flathead / gasket scrapers.

[E92_William]

Originally Posted by ky0u

I got a goddamn spacer stuck on my hub. I can't even do a simple spacer install on this car without getting boned

If anyone has any ideas on getting it off, please throew them my way. I know I'm not the first dumbass to do this as the issue was very easy to avoid, I just got too excited. The hubcentric ring on my hub was taller than the cut for it on the spacer bore. by like .5mm or so, I thought it had a been a press on because it was so close

I had put the wheel on and did a star pattern like 50 times over at a quarter turn at a time on each bolt because I was scared to break something. I heard a pop and immediately backed the bolts back out. Removed the wheel and found the hubcentric ring on the spacer had snapped clean off leaving the spacer itself basically pressed onto the OEM hub lip.

I've tried torching it (the spacer cools down too fast), PB blaster, deadblow + flathead / gasket scrapers.

A picture would be great. If you have a lip to grab on to I would get a slide hammer with a claw end you can rent it from any parts store and have at it. Crazy that the torch won't do anything. Could try hammering a chisel or flathead between it and the hub to get a lip to open up but that could damage something