[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by lowrydr310

I've used fabric paint on two different E90 rear decks, both black, and it's great. It comes out a little crunchy and isn't as soft as the fabric but it looks great and holds up well.

Thanks. That would be OK on a rear deck as nobody really touches them.

[3PedalJake]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

Same here. I did the rear parcel tray earlier in the year and knew it came it looking great, so did this just to freshen up the paint. I'm not sure I'll do the actual headliner as it's not as faced/dirty as the ABC pieces, but thinking about it!

Is that Puff Daddy peeking in through your A pillars? *shudder*

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by 3PedalJake

He's posted the file, link in his sig. If I had a printer I would have already made some.

Thanks for mentioning that! I have sigs defaulted to not showing, so wouldn't have known. Tracked it down, and here is the file,, although there are a LOT of other GREAT things there as well: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6774315

Originally Posted by 3PedalJake

Is that Puff Daddy peeking in through your A pillars? *shudder*

Creepers gonna' creep!

[spazzz]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

Getting closer to that M Sport interior! Doing a little cleaning and update spraying to make it pop!

Yo StradaRedland looks good.
I wanted to do the same with my pillars but the first one I tried taking off was a no go.

The passenger A pillar bolt just spins. I tried all the usual moves but gave up.
I think a nut that is heat stamped in place was popped out by a previous owner or meat fisted mechanic.

[lowrydr310]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

How do the sides of the trim mate against the 'sport' (non-M-sport) steering wheel? I always thought the M-sport trim looked more squared and less rounded than the standard trim for the sport steering wheel.

Not bad, but not a real M-sport wheel! It doesn't have the perforated leather, neither does your shift knob!!! The M-sport wheel is even thicker than the sport steering wheel. That e-brake handle looks awesome too.



I just picked up a M3 steering wheel and trim for my 335, only because the one I have feels too thin. I like the thicker sport/M-sport/M3 style wheels with the thumb bumps.

3PedalJake I still have that spare Sport steering wheel that came on my 330 if you're interested. I have a kit to refinish the leather on two other steering wheels and I can do that one too, just needs the coating touched up.

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by spazzz

Yo StradaRedland looks good.
I wanted to do the same with my pillars but the first one I tried taking off was a no go.

The passenger A pillar bolt just spins. I tried all the usual moves but gave up.
I think a nut that is heat stamped in place was popped out by a previous owner or meat fisted mechanic.

Thanks, it's looking pretty good. The driver's B pillar is pretty worn down, but the rest was just dirty/faded.

And I've been there, man... it was a heat exchanger I was trying to pull. But the engine was dropped when they pulled the cats out. I almost had it but ended up rounding off the bottom small bolt on the oil filter housing. Had to walk on that one after spending an hour or so trying to get it out.

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by lowrydr310

How do the sides of the trim mate against the 'sport' (non-M-sport) steering wheel? I always thought the M-sport trim looked more squared and less rounded than the standard trim for the sport steering wheel.

Not bad, but not a real M-sport wheel! It doesn't have the perforated leather, neither does your shift knob!!! The M-sport wheel is even thicker than the sport steering wheel. That e-brake handle looks awesome too.



I just picked up a M3 steering wheel and trim for my 335, only because the one I have feels too thin. I like the thicker sport/M-sport/M3 style wheels with the thumb bumps.

3PedalJake I still have that spare Sport steering wheel that came on my 330 if you're interested. I have a kit to refinish the leather on two other steering wheels and I can do that one too, just needs the coating touched up.

It fits fine, I haven't noticed any fitment issues at all. I'll imagine I'll eventually get an actual M Sport wheel if I fall into one, in fact I have a pre-LCI one from an automatic with paddles in storage right now. Definitely thicker and great feel! I have a bunch of bits an pieces for when the next E91 comes along (the other kids are jealous!). I have a M Sport knob right now, but don't have the matching bellows. It has a slightly different shape to the collar part so won't match up to what I have. I'd like to get the sills some day as well, but very low priority. I don't have much of a drive to get the exterior parts. If I ever need to refresh the bumpers I'll probably go with M Sport just on principle though!

[3PedalJake]

Thanks lowrydr310. I ended up doing the sew on wrap on both of mine along with painting the center trim. Came out OK I think, makes the wheel nice and meaty fat which I like.

[Mathew87]

Retrofitted Servotronic (option code 216) on my EPS-equipped E90 with the help of ISTA-P (possibly the only way to do it). The integration level of the ISTA-P was higher than that of the car when doing it which meant that most modules stayed at a lower integration level. Which did not give me too much peace of mind.

That is why I then proceeded to a full car reprogramming lasting around 2 hours. Which was a little bit scary because even though I did it with an ICOM (very risky with a simple OBD cable), I only had a 50Amp power source. Which was on the point of being overwhelmed by the tank ventilation system power drain. A power source with 90-100 Amp power is indeed needed for modern BMW cars or the risk of dropping under 13V is very real. All warnings found online about this are true.

The bonus of the operation: the new integration and patch level made the transmission shift smoother than before. Updating all modules to the latest integration level is worth it despite the general wearyness showed by some people and some dealers regarding this operation.

[tcphoto]

Originally Posted by lowrydr310

How do the sides of the trim mate against the 'sport' (non-M-sport) steering wheel? I always thought the M-sport trim looked more squared and less rounded than the standard trim for the sport steering wheel.

Not bad, but not a real M-sport wheel! It doesn't have the perforated leather, neither does your shift knob!!! The M-sport wheel is even thicker than the sport steering wheel. That e-brake handle looks awesome too.



I just picked up a M3 steering wheel and trim for my 335, only because the one I have feels too thin. I like the thicker sport/M-sport/M3 style wheels with the thumb bumps.

3PedalJake I still have that spare Sport steering wheel that came on my 330 if you're interested. I have a kit to refinish the leather on two other steering wheels and I can do that one too, just needs the coating touched up.

Turn the wheel over, there are a few small screws that mate it to the wheel. I remember replacing my beat up trim with the M Sport trim and Sport wheel. Of course, it's a gateway drug as I've since replaced with a Napa leather M Sport wheel.

[lowrydr310]

Originally Posted by tcphoto

Turn the wheel over, there are a few small screws that mate it to the wheel. I remember replacing my beat up trim with the M Sport trim and Sport wheel. Of course, it's a gateway drug as I've since replaced with a Napa leather M Sport wheel.

I know the screws, I just noticed the M-sport and M3 steering wheel trim are more squared off, while the regular Sport steering wheel trim is more curved. I wasn't sure if they were compatible with each other, but sounds like they fit just fine.

Yeah it sure is a gateway drug, I just picked up a Napa leather M3 wheel for my 335. Then I found a set of M-sport door sills. I need new front carpet mats and believe it or not I can only find the M3 ones and I thought about it, but that might be too much.

Next thing you know I'll have M badges on the front fenders and a rear M335i badge and colored grill slats. Heck I should just get a giant //M decal on the back window too.

[oVeRdOsE.]

Originally Posted by lowrydr310

I know the screws, I just noticed the M-sport and M3 steering wheel trim are more squared off, while the regular Sport steering wheel trim is more curved. I wasn't sure if they were compatible with each other, but sounds like they fit just fine.

Yeah it sure is a gateway drug, I just picked up a Napa leather M3 wheel for my 335. Then I found a set of M-sport door sills. I need new front carpet mats and believe it or not I can only find the M3 ones and I thought about it, but that might be too much.

Next thing you know I'll have M badges on the front fenders and a rear M335i badge and colored grill slats. Heck I should just get a giant //M decal on the back window too.

yeah, floor mats are either M3 or ''sport line'' or naked.

I was about to get some plain mat, with red stitches, and melt a rectangle to fit a M Performance badge.

However I own M sport OEM bmw mats, but they are slippery and grey, they look always dirty.
Ive put the scotch bright spray, does not really help.

Anyway, they are fine for the moment

they look like this :

[BRG_N54]

Got some time to install the door lock actuator I pulled from an '11 E90. Works great, a bit quieter than the rest. Also repaired overflow hose with a new clamp, no more blue streaks down that side of the underbody.

[colorado.e9x]

The Homelink bridge wasn't as delayed as I thought. Side by side, bridge was 3 seconds and updated UGDO module was 2 seconds. Added a quart of oil to the 328