What did you do to your car today?

Serf27 · 03-04-2023, 01:25 AM

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Originally Posted by GnomeChild

FUCK! Don't remind me
I really want to do a factory alarm retrofit but I am dreading the wiring. I want that flashing clown nose....!

I probably would’ve never done it had it not been pre wired.
I can’t imagine running the wires through the car up into the rear wheel well then down to the engine cowl.

GnomeChild · 03-04-2023, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Serf27

I probably would’ve never done it had it not been pre wired.
I can’t imagine running the wires through the car up into the rear wheel well then down to the engine cowl.

I still have to do the M3 Servotronic Rack retrofit. I have the rack installed but I need to run the wiring for the electric servo. I also have the wiring for the rear electric sunshade sitting waiting on my LCI sunshade button to come in. And of course, fabbing the harnesses for the rear CA handles. I figured by the time I do the wiring I should be an expert in removing the trims safely/running the wires properly

StradaRedlands · 03-04-2023, 02:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Serf27

Wire it to a thin red wire with white stripe under the 12v outlet. Then tap into a thick brown wire around there too and it dims with the cluster dimming option.
Just installed some ambient lights around the console and that’s what I did.

OK, I'm motivated! I have it on the thick brown common, but it's thick red (maybe with blue stripe?) positive. Will look for the red/white one!

BTW do you have the p/n or link for the trunk shocks? I have some Emeralds I like, but always keeping things in mind for the next car someday!

Serf27 · 03-04-2023, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

OK, I'm motivated! I have it on the thick brown common, but it's thick red (maybe with blue stripe?) positive. Will look for the red/white one!

BTW do you have the p/n or link for the trunk shocks? I have some Emeralds I like, but always keeping things in mind for the next car someday!

The wire you’re on must be full 12v all the time.
I circled the red wire with white stripe.
It’s a thin one.

This is the link to the shocks.
Front Hood + Rear Trunk Lift Supports Struts Gas Springs Shocks for Tesla Model 3 (4pcs) https://a.co/d/2Y1ReCy

Some $5 modifications required..
Extension added so trunk fully opens.
The springs need a TINY bit of help to lift the trunk past the heavy point.

DBShiznit · 03-04-2023, 09:34 AM

Bought a subframe for it and lateral arms. Every bolt is seized in the rear subframe and cant even align the car after a bad pothole encounter. I have an e82 from the Carolinas and every bolt turns like a charm. Need to find a way to coat the new bolts to make sure this doesnt happen again.

StradaRedlands · 03-04-2023, 09:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Serf27

The wire you’re on must be full 12v all the time.
I circled the red wire with white stripe.
It’s a thin one.

This is the link to the shocks.
Front Hood + Rear Trunk Lift Supports Struts Gas Springs Shocks for Tesla Model 3 (4pcs) https://a.co/d/2Y1ReCy

Some $5 modifications required..
Extension added so trunk fully opens.
The springs need a TINY bit of help to lift the trunk past the heavy point.

Insights on both are appreciated!

mecheng77 · 03-04-2023, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Tambohamilton

Updated all modules, including cas, and didn't brick anything

How long did it take? What improvements were made in the updates? Do you have the dates for pre and post? Thanks

nsjames · 03-04-2023, 10:46 AM

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Originally Posted by DBShiznit

Bought a subframe for it and lateral arms. Every bolt is seized in the rear subframe and cant even align the car after a bad pothole encounter. I have an e82 from the Carolinas and every bolt turns like a charm. Need to find a way to coat the new bolts to make sure this doesnt happen again.

fluid film.
every fall.
try and keep it off the rubber bushings.

GnomeChild · 03-04-2023, 12:01 PM

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Originally Posted by mecheng77

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Originally Posted by Tambohamilton

Updated all modules, including cas, and didn't brick anything

How long did it take? What improvements were made in the updates? Do you have the dates for pre and post? Thanks

Yes please do tell
Through ISTA? Using ICOM? I need to do this before I start my other mods to ensure my custom coding never gets overwritten... and also because I think it will fix my FSC issues for CIC map updates

StradaRedlands · 03-04-2023, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Serf27

The wire you’re on must be full 12v all the time.
I circled the red wire with white stripe.
It’s a thin one.

Updated to the smaller wire, now tied into the light switch. Switched always on didn't bug me too much, but this is better for sure. Still bright, and I may pull off the top piece and put something in to diffuse/reduce the brightness. But might not...

Serf27 · 03-04-2023, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

Updated to the smaller wire, now tied into the light switch. Switched always on did't but me too much, but this is better for sure. Still bright, and I may pull off the top piece and put something in to diffuse/reduce the brightness. But might not...

I think I see what you mean.
Adjust the brightness from the cluster.
If it’s still bright, you can install a voltage regulator on the + wire for the shifter and bring the voltage down.
You can also have it always on if you use the original red wire you were tapped into and using a voltage regulator will bring down the brightness.

GnomeChild · 03-04-2023, 03:16 PM

Really wish they made an illuminated knob for M-Sport shifters.......... I am almost considering buying 2 new knobs (M-Sport and Illuminated ZHP) and fusing them together. That's how badly I want an illuminated M-Sport Shifter lol

StradaRedlands · 03-04-2023, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Serf27

I think I see what you mean.
Adjust the brightness from the cluster.
If it’s still bright, you can install a voltage regulator on the + wire for the shifter and bring the voltage down.
You can also have it always on if you use the original red wire you were tapped into and using a voltage regulator will bring down the brightness.

That sounds like entirely too much work!!!

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Originally Posted by GnomeChild

Really wish they made an illuminated knob for M-Sport shifters.......... I am almost considering buying 2 new knobs (M-Sport and Illuminated ZHP) and fusing them together. That's how badly I want an illuminated M-Sport Shifter lol

Hmmmm... you've got me thinking now!

GnomeChild · 03-04-2023, 05:51 PM

Ended up being a pretty productive day. I didn't end up doing much (myself) to the e90, but I did do some damage on a junkyard e90/e91. Last week I gutted a yard e91 for some CA wiring for a rear CA handle retrofit (also pulled some puddle light wiring for rear puddle light retrofit as well)

This week I went back to finish the job since I would need pins for my wiring. The door connector I was working on was luckily still in the car so I just chopped it body side at the FRM module.

Sloppy job really, but I'm glad I had to go back because....

the e90 that was sitting right next to the e91 at the yard had a heated steering wheel!
I gutted the harness and swooped up the lower wheel trim, button included. I have different final plans for the wheel (Heated F10 wheel with Cruise Control delete) so this one might go up for sale since I ultimately might not need it. I really only needed it to gut the wiring harness but the column trim/button was too "rare" for me to pass up

I also came away with some extra goodies including a second puddle light for my rear puddle light retrofit. If anyone wants an LCI headlight switch or a white connector for the budget Euro Foglight retrofit let me know!

After I was finished up at the yard, took the car into my local Les Schwab because they always do good work for me. Needed one of my TPMS sensors replaced because I'm chasing down an intermittent TPMS Inactive Malfunction and I think a dying TPMS is causing it. Oddly enough when the guy scanned my sensors he said they all scanned fine which was weird because maybe 2-3 weeks prior when I went in and asked them to scan my sensors, they said my driver's front TPMS was toast. I opted to switch it with a used TPMS I bought off eBay anyway since the stem was pretty damaged (pictured above) so hopefully my TPMS malfunction doesn't come back. I would have gone new on the TPMS but I am planning on new wheels soon so this is just to hold me over until then. When one TPMS starts to go bad, the rest are soon to follow....

Curiously they didn't charge me for exchanging my TPMS (and they did so against policy: they don't install 3rd party hardware even if it's OEM. They just made an exception for me since I've been in there so often).

They did however charge me for "TPMS Relearn" but I thought BMWs were pretty good with automatically detecting and integrating new sensors without programming/flashing?

I can't imagine they did anything besides the TPMS reset through iDrive. Did they do anything with external programming tools or did I just get fleeced for $25? Lol

Finished off the day by heading to Chevron for a fill-up. Haven't filled up since maybe 2 months ago since the e90 is the weekend car but damn, gas got expensive again

At least it wasn't as bad as me hitting $100+ a tank at one point. That was rough

Damn.... I should make a build thread lol

GnomeChild · 03-04-2023, 06:01 PM

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Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

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Originally Posted by GnomeChild

Really wish they made an illuminated knob for M-Sport shifters.......... I am almost considering buying 2 new knobs (M-Sport and Illuminated ZHP) and fusing them together. That's how badly I want an illuminated M-Sport Shifter lol

Hmmmm... you've got me thinking now!

Let me know if you actually do it. If it's possible I may do it myself

StradaRedlands · 03-04-2023, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GnomeChild

Let me know if you actually do it. If it's possible I may do it myself

$15 Chinese knock-off is inbound!

Serf27 · 03-04-2023, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

That sounds like entirely too much work!!!

Your other option is to live with it as is!

Serf27 · 03-04-2023, 06:39 PM

Swapped the fake carbon mirror covers for new ones. Old ones about 2 years before the clear flaked.
Added dielectric grease to coils
Filled up with e85. I forgot how fast the n54 is on e85.

I have the heated steering wheel kit, just missing the heated sport wheel.

nsjames · 03-04-2023, 07:11 PM

swapped the rear washer pump for one that didn't have a hole in it.

only took me two tries to get all the grommets sealed up in the washer bottle. Better than the last time I fixed a leak.
finally gong free in my car. Haven't had a non leaky washer bottle in 6 months because I just hate that thing.

GnomeChild · 03-04-2023, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

$15 Chinese knock-off is inbound!

Tag me brotha!

GnomeChild · 03-04-2023, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Serf27

I have the heated steering wheel kit, just missing the heated sport wheel

I'm considering buying a heated wheel and rewrapping it in M-Sport perforations. It won't be my final wheel but may be a good holdover to make sure my heated wheel retrofit works correctly before throwing the F10 wheel/emulator in the mix. Might even swap out the "CD" button with a red M Drive button and flash to IK 1M N54 so I have M Drive and my M3 cluster lights up the green M Drive button...
So many mods so little money....

Serf27 · 03-04-2023, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by GnomeChild

I'm considering buying a heated wheel and rewrapping it in M-Sport perforations. It won't be my final wheel but may be a good holdover to make sure my heated wheel retrofit works correctly before throwing the F10 wheel/emulator in the mix

That’s what I’m waiting for.
Waiting for a cheap heated sport wheel to pop up then re wrap it.
I have an m4 wheel but instructions to retrofit it are unclear.

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DBShiznit Second Lieutenant 369 Rep 218 Posts Drives: BMW 135i/335xi Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Philly iTrader: (0)	Bought a subframe for it and lateral arms. Every bolt is seized in the rear subframe and cant even align the car after a bad pothole encounter. I have an e82 from the Carolinas and every bolt turns like a charm. Need to find a way to coat the new bolts to make sure this doesnt happen again.
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GnomeChild IN54NE 325 Rep 483 Posts Drives: e90 335i LCI M-Sport Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: California iTrader: (3) Garage List 2010 BMW 335i [0.00]	Really wish they made an illuminated knob for M-Sport shifters.......... I am almost considering buying 2 new knobs (M-Sport and Illuminated ZHP) and fusing them together. That's how badly I want an illuminated M-Sport Shifter lol __________________
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GnomeChild IN54NE 325 Rep 483 Posts Drives: e90 335i LCI M-Sport Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: California iTrader: (3) Garage List 2010 BMW 335i [0.00]	Ended up being a pretty productive day. I didn't end up doing much (myself) to the e90, but I did do some damage on a junkyard e90/e91. Last week I gutted a yard e91 for some CA wiring for a rear CA handle retrofit (also pulled some puddle light wiring for rear puddle light retrofit as well) This week I went back to finish the job since I would need pins for my wiring. The door connector I was working on was luckily still in the car so I just chopped it body side at the FRM module. Sloppy job really, but I'm glad I had to go back because.... the e90 that was sitting right next to the e91 at the yard had a heated steering wheel! I gutted the harness and swooped up the lower wheel trim, button included. I have different final plans for the wheel (Heated F10 wheel with Cruise Control delete) so this one might go up for sale since I ultimately might not need it. I really only needed it to gut the wiring harness but the column trim/button was too "rare" for me to pass up I also came away with some extra goodies including a second puddle light for my rear puddle light retrofit. If anyone wants an LCI headlight switch or a white connector for the budget Euro Foglight retrofit let me know! After I was finished up at the yard, took the car into my local Les Schwab because they always do good work for me. Needed one of my TPMS sensors replaced because I'm chasing down an intermittent TPMS Inactive Malfunction and I think a dying TPMS is causing it. Oddly enough when the guy scanned my sensors he said they all scanned fine which was weird because maybe 2-3 weeks prior when I went in and asked them to scan my sensors, they said my driver's front TPMS was toast. I opted to switch it with a used TPMS I bought off eBay anyway since the stem was pretty damaged (pictured above) so hopefully my TPMS malfunction doesn't come back. I would have gone new on the TPMS but I am planning on new wheels soon so this is just to hold me over until then. When one TPMS starts to go bad, the rest are soon to follow.... Curiously they didn't charge me for exchanging my TPMS (and they did so against policy: they don't install 3rd party hardware even if it's OEM. They just made an exception for me since I've been in there so often). They did however charge me for "TPMS Relearn" but I thought BMWs were pretty good with automatically detecting and integrating new sensors without programming/flashing? I can't imagine they did anything besides the TPMS reset through iDrive. Did they do anything with external programming tools or did I just get fleeced for $25? Lol Finished off the day by heading to Chevron for a fill-up. Haven't filled up since maybe 2 months ago since the e90 is the weekend car but damn, gas got expensive again At least it wasn't as bad as me hitting $100+ a tank at one point. That was rough Damn.... I should make a build thread lol __________________
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Serf27 Brigadier General 2887 Rep 4,333 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Sitting in a BMW. iTrader: (-1)	Swapped the fake carbon mirror covers for new ones. Old ones about 2 years before the clear flaked. Added dielectric grease to coils Filled up with e85. I forgot how fast the n54 is on e85. I have the heated steering wheel kit, just missing the heated sport wheel.
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nsjames Brigadier General 2463 Rep 4,328 Posts Drives: 08 328xi Touring Join Date: May 2017 Location: ohio iTrader: (0)	swapped the rear washer pump for one that didn't have a hole in it. only took me two tries to get all the grommets sealed up in the washer bottle. Better than the last time I fixed a leak. finally gong free in my car. Haven't had a non leaky washer bottle in 6 months because I just hate that thing.
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