[2one3E90]

Originally Posted by JonOhh

My friends 335 blew an axle the other night at the drag strip, so I had to make a spontaneous trip to Atlanta so he could pick up a spare car (mini cooper with the B38...)

To make the most of it we headed up north in my 330i to Blood Mountain to take it on some actually good driving roads and wow... the roads there are just phenomenal.

The car did really well too, plenty of power, great brakes, and perfect balance. I do think I need to suck it up and install the oil-coolant heat exchanger though, as the oil hit 265f after about 20 minutes of uphill flat out... my personal preference is 275 max

I also put in 100 octane...I figure once just to try it is worth it.

Howd u see ur temps?

[fazm]

You can get that data out of the OBD port, and some folks have 3rd party gauges. I have the p3gauge on my car to monitor temps.

[tlow98]

Originally Posted by nsjames

So I get the bumper off the car today. kind of a PITA but not the worst thing. Those little tabs on the quarters bring the suck.
I offer the hitch up to the car and the passenger side slides right on, the drivers side doesn't.
Closer investigation shows that the holes on the driver's side are indeed too close together. Some measurements from the car show the driver's side of the hitch to be lower. The bottom hole is nearly a 1/4" too high. So then I called Curt. They were less than enthusiastic about helping, basically wanted me to send them a bunch of photos and they'd get back to me. Thanks, it's not like I've got my car disassembled or anything. Was cagey about telling me if they even had a replacement, they don't. So even if they decide to exchange this one I'm going to have to ship it back to them on my dime and then wait another 90 days for a replacement.
I ordered this thing july 7 from summit and it's production date was 9/28.
So I said fuck that and I cut it up until it fit, which sucked because it's a 5/16 piece of plate, but whatever, i got metal working tools.
I had to draw the bottom piece up into the subframe with the bolt as it's bent at slightly the wrong angle as well.
The trim diagram for the bumper fascia piece was also incorrect.
Spend the money on the stealth hitch.
it's installed, but it was a bunch of fuckery and I'm not happy about it.

I did get everything under there covered liberally in fluid film after I washed it.

Ugh. I’ve heard of these stories with Curt. Sorry to see this.

I was fearing the same with our F15, but it for ok without modification.

[nsjames]

Originally Posted by tcphoto

I copied most of my CD’s over to iTunes and then copied them to my E92 drive, the only thing that it lacks the artwork.

if you use a USB drive and put the artwork in the folder CIC will display it.

[nsjames]

Originally Posted by tlow98

Ugh. I’ve heard of these stories with Curt. Sorry to see this.

I was fearing the same with our F15, but it for ok without modification.

so they emailed me back the next day and said it must be my problem because it's not their problem and not a warranty claim.

well I measured all the studs to symmetrical body features and I'm pretty sure they're where they're supposed to be. Car has no damage in the rear and has never been hit.

so I guess BMW just built it wrong according to curt.

I'll never buy another curt product.

oh, and the receiver insert that's supposed to have a 3/4 shank hole?
measures .760 on one side, .865 on the other. You can see with the naked eye that the waterjet machine isn't cutting perpendicular. That's a 1/8th inch of coning in the 3/4 inch of depth in that hole.
Just shit QC and nobody at curt cares.

[donutgonuts]

Just purchased a 2008 335xi 6MT with 'slight' oil pan seepage. Initially thought the leak was worse than expected, but appears to just be new water from AC condenser traveling over old oil soaked (years of slow seepage) plastic panels. Removed the plastic panels and skid plate, cleaned all the gunk off and now they look brand new. No new 'leaks' yet as the water from AC condenser just evaporates and no longer carries old oil with it. Hoping it stays this way for a while, really not trying to replace the oil pan gasket on this thing. Fingers crossed!

[Serf27]

This hitch fit on my e91 without any hiccups.
Without the ball mount, the receiver opening sits a bit behind the bumper.

https://www.etrailer.com/Trailer-Hit...cleID=20077647

It was $50 cheaper when I got it, 2 years ago.

[Dpc2u]

Brake job on the M5 today.

[tcphoto]

I shot a local ‘08 M5 6MT for a BaT auction and it was a beast. Nice garage with QuickJack, it must be quite easy for those projects.

[Dpc2u]

Originally Posted by tcphoto

I shot a local '08 M5 6MT for a BaT auction and it was a beast. Nice garage with QuickJack, it must be quite easy for those projects.

The quickjacks are definitely a huge plus. With 3 BMW's and a couple other cars to maintain being able to DIY everything saves big 💰. I am only 30 miles south if you ever need a hand!

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by JonOhh

Unfortunately iDrive and USB-less here, but the quality of CDs is a lot better than that of the streaming services I use anyway, so I guess there's a plus. With all of the streaming these days I unfortunately don't really own all that much music for me to download and do what I like with it. $1 for a well made CD with well mastered tracks seems very appealing.

Sony makes a great line of Walkmans now that can hold a lot of music. The DAC audio converter is top notch as is the amp that drives headphones. I use it via my E90's AUX input. It also connects to an audio system via Bluetooth.

[tcphoto]

Originally Posted by Dpc2u

The quickjacks are definitely a huge plus. With 3 BMW's and a couple other cars to maintain being able to DIY everything saves big 💰. I am only 30 miles south if you ever need a hand!

Anywhere near Tullahoma? I did a shoot down at George Dickel a few months ago and loved the drive.

[Dpc2u]

Originally Posted by tcphoto

Anywhere near Tullahoma? I did a shoot down at George Dickel a few months ago and loved the drive.

Murfreesboro, so not that far south. I like the Tullahoma area, been through there a few times, nice backroads.

[Soden82]

Was driving home when a huge chunk of tire ripped off the car in front of me and hit my car at 80mph. Passenger side fog light didn't make it 🥺

[Mosaud1998]

Did a little sum sum. Idk how I feel about it tho.

Also, took in this 2 owner 2004 745Li with 152k miles. Runs and drives well. Customer traded it in for a 2021 F-150 Lariat. 0% for 72 months.. That's rare to see nowadays.

Carfax is clean 65 service records. So, it was well maintained. 152k miles for a BMW V8 is impressive IMO.

Surprisingly, it doesn't leak or burn a drop of oil per the Tech.

The body is in good shape. No rust. Minor scratch along the right side quarter panel and dent on the gas cap.

[nsjames]

well for all the foibles it is a functioning hitch.
so time to use it.

[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by nsjames

well for all the foibles it is a functioning hitch.
so time to use it.

Congrats on the successful re-engineering

As I was scrolling to see the pic my mind was flashing on one of those cute little popup campers, surprise surprise your E91 is wannabe work pickup truck

[nsjames]

Originally Posted by 3PedalJake

Congrats on the successful re-engineering

As I was scrolling to see the pic my mind was flashing on one of those cute little popup campers, surprise surprise your E91 is wannabe work pickup truck

why not both?
wife's been talking about building a teardrop.

my brother and I built this m100 expedition trailer from scratch with a repop tub using a scrap m416 as donor parts.
I once converted a uhaul truck into a toterhome as well.

[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by nsjames

why not both?
wife's been talking about building a teardrop.

my brother and I built this m100 expedition trailer from scratch with a repop tub using a scrap m416 as donor parts.
I once converted a uhaul truck into a toterhome as well.

No reason at all it can't be both, just took me by surprise That's a cool trailer, nice fab work.

My wife is obsessed with finding a van to convert into a nomadmobile.

[nsjames]

Originally Posted by 3PedalJake

No reason at all it can't be both, just took me by surprise That's a cool trailer, nice fab work.

My wife is obsessed with finding a van to convert into a nomadmobile.

do it.
nothing better than building things yourself.
nobody will do a better job on your stuff than you.

hit me up when you get to mechanical systems. I got all your advice on how not to do it.

[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by nsjames

do it.
nothing better than building things yourself.
nobody will do a better job on your stuff than you.

hit me up when you get to mechanical systems. I got all your advice on how not to do it.

You must have missed the part about it being my wife's obsession. I got enough cars and trucks and sickles to keep me busy, plus our (read her) RV that I'm already responsible for maintaining. But thx, I'll keep you in mind if she actually gets one and I'm inevitably responsible for all the greasy and non-cute parts.

[colorado.e9x]

Originally Posted by Soden82

Was driving home when a huge chunk of tire ripped off the car in front of me and hit my car at 80mph. Passenger side fog light didn't make it 🥺

I've had that happen to me before. Cracked the living shit out of the paint on my lip