[colorado.e9x]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

Stunnig! Aluminum is the only way to go with black interior IMO. I'm not completely enamored with it on my gray, but it's okay. No opinion on tan.

Curious to see your opinion on aluminum with Oyster. I think youll like it. Once Hoody007 's start button comes in I'm stripping the PO's carbon wrap off my aluminum trim. Hoping its not scratched underneath

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by colorado.e9x

Curious to see your opinion on aluminum with Oyster. I think youll like it. Once Hoody007 's start button comes in I'm stripping the PO's carbon wrap off my aluminum trim. Hoping its not scratched underneath

No opinion :-)

[colorado.e9x]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

No opinion :-)

Trust, its two toned w/ black

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

indeed, aluminum w/black leather is stunning (that was the combo on my imola red 07 z4mr); i have glacier w/saddle leather in my crimson red 335is e93 currently and it's a great match.

love the "crosshatch" pattern in the dark glacier aluminum trim....

[Hoody007]

Originally Posted by lowrydr310

Amazing! I want this now. Where did you source it? I really want the glacier trim for my E93 and the brushed aluminum for my E90. All the eBay stuff is around $200-300 for the set however most of it has scratches or scuffs. Is there any way to restore it, at least fix the minor wear?

eBay! Got it for $100. An absolute steal!!!
Only issues are the scratches on the dash piece (ordered a much better condition one for $85) and scuffs on the passenger front piece towards the very back where the seat belt sits.

I’ll try refinishing that piece with a very light coat of silver paint. THere’s a thread somewhere of a person spraying the trim with black paint, a very light coat, to create a black brushed finish (like the new MacBook Pros…). SO hopefully that will work. If not, I can always find another piece on eBay / from the yard.

There is some minor wear on the other pieces, but nothing major. A few minor scuffs here and there. Some 91% IPA and a microfiber cloth cleared up the vast majority of the blemishes.

As for interiors, yeah, I agree with black + silver. Grey works equally well with either wood/Al, and beige I think would work best with the light poplar the pre-LCIs came with, or the light walnut (seldom seen LCI wood). My car is space gray and the wood was one too many colors in the car, what with the grey headliner. Didn’t help that the wood was faded from the California sun. Burl wood is almost black when new, a very dark brown. Fades to a much lighter brown over time.

[Hoody007]

Originally Posted by eljay

Looks great!
How functional is the split arm rest?
I rarely have a passenger to fight with over arm rest, so I'm wondering about its usefulness for just the driver.

I LOVE the split armrest. Another eBay win, it’s the M3 nappa leather version, got it for $80 (listed as a normal E90 armrest…). Makes the armrest usable. The stock E9x armrest is basically useless. The split one makes it much closer to my E46’s armrest, which was practically perfect. Plus the chrome rods which support the slide out piece are a very nice touch indeed.

[StradaRedlands]

I've been having a yellow service engine symbol on start up the last week, and it finally turned red and got me motivated to check it out! Turned out to be a biennial statutory inspection that is active for Chinese market. Why it was active on my car, can't say! Anyway, used the Foxwell to deactivate and feel better about dodging a Chinese inspection!

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

I've been having a yellow service engine symbol on start up the last week, and it finally turned red and got me motivated to check it out! Turned out to be a biennial statutory inspection that is active for Chinese market. Why it was active on my car, can't say! Anyway, used the Foxwell to deactivate and feel better about dodging a Chinese inspection!

oh my....the transport costs to get your beloved to china for the inspection....

SO pleased it wasn't a "code red" at all.

[Hoody007]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

I've been having a yellow service engine symbol on start up the last week, and it finally turned red and got me motivated to check it out! Turned out to be a biennial statutory inspection that is active for Chinese market. Why it was active on my car, can't say! Anyway, used the Foxwell to deactivate and feel better about dodging a Chinese inspection!

I actually activated this on mine - the state emissions reminder. In iDrive cars you can reset it yourself, though.

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by E93Seattle (Racerbruce)

oh my....the transport costs to get your beloved to china for the inspection....

SO pleased it wasn't a "code red" at all.

I definitely save some $$$ on that one!!!

Originally Posted by Hoody007

I actually activated this on mine - the state emissions reminder. In iDrive cars you can reset it yourself, though.

IIRC there is another emissions test reminder that is still active... I think it's the SS one that pops up???

[Karlos20945]

Originally Posted by Hoody007

I actually activated this on mine - the state emissions reminder. In iDrive cars you can reset it yourself, though.

We have similar in the UK, for the annual inspection known as “MOT”. Again, can be reset yourself via the iDrive.

[Randall]

Quick interior detail, first time this year. Weather is so bad here

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

I've been having a yellow service engine symbol on start up the last week, and it finally turned red and got me motivated to check it out! Turned out to be a biennial statutory inspection that is active for Chinese market. Why it was active on my car, can't say! Anyway, used the Foxwell to deactivate and feel better about dodging a Chinese inspection!

Wait... What?

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by Hoody007

I actually activated this on mine - the state emissions reminder. In iDrive cars you can reset it yourself, though.

The E90 has two inspection modes, (1) annual state safety inspection, and (2) emissions inspection. Either triggers the car icon with the legal citation section symbol over the hood (roadworthiness) or at the back (emissions inspection) rather than the service-engine-soon light. Both can be reset using the stalk control.

[ForestHillsJackie]

This is finally the first dry day in what felt like weeks, so I torqued down my OFH and then tried to torque down my crankshaft position sensor. Only then did I realize my e Torx socket is 3/8 and I don’t have the adapter for the 1/4 torque wrench that can measure 8 Nm.

Started my Operation Efthreeoh hose replacement since I was doing my radiator anyway. Got as far as taking out the fan before I had to call it a day and bring middle child to the orthodontist. (If my kids’ teeth weren’t so bad, I could have had three E90s by now!) 😂

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Wait... What?

Yeah, weird, but that's what it said (more or less). Gave me the option to deactivate the notification rather than just reset the countdown, so that's what I did!

[colorado.e9x]

Between the weather, work schedule, and priorities, both cars have been a little neglected. We'll get there eventually. BUT the lighting on the bike is 100% done. Left extras ready for additions, but for now everything is perfect.

[Hoody007]

Originally Posted by Randall

Quick interior detail, first time this year. Weather is so bad here

Great minds think alike!

[Hoody007]

Ok. So my CIC has started to reboot again. New hard disk, so it can’t be that. Seems like the NVRAM in the CIC itself is failing.
Bought a used unit out of a 2015 X1 as a replacement. But of course I need to load in my existing FSC certs in order to get the replacement unit to function 100% (I actually use my nav!). CIC was $65 otherwise I’d would’ve just gone for CarPlay.

When I figure out how to do it I’ll make a DIY post. Seems like it’s difficult to come across info on how to do it…

[bmw335ie90]

Originally Posted by Hoody007

Ok. So my CIC has started to reboot again. New hard disk, so it can’t be that. Seems like the NVRAM in the CIC itself is failing.
Bought a used unit out of a 2015 X1 as a replacement. But of course I need to load in my existing FSC certs in order to get the replacement unit to function 100% (I actually use my nav!). CIC was $65 otherwise I’d would’ve just gone for CarPlay.

When I figure out how to do it I’ll make a DIY post. Seems like it’s difficult to come across info on how to do it…

This should be everything you need, this is what I used when I replaced my CIC. The CIC software version needs to be the latest C1A, I had to return the first head unit I bought because it was not up to date and I didn't want to deal with renting an ICOM cable to update.
https://mega.nz/file/HTRz1B6Z#dyNvYu..._pRP_F_4vuTTZw

[Hoody007]

Originally Posted by bmw335ie90

This should be everything you need, this is what I used when I replaced my CIC. The CIC software version needs to be the latest C1A, I had to return the first head unit I bought because it was not up to date and I didn't want to deal with renting an ICOM cable to update.
https://mega.nz/file/HTRz1B6Z#dyNvYu..._pRP_F_4vuTTZw

Thanks! Mega shows it’s no longer available though…
I’m thinking the donor car is already on C1A since it was a 2015. I’ve also got all of my FSC codes from the repair pack website. Working on virginizing the donor CIC and then going from there.

[bmw335ie90]

Originally Posted by Hoody007

Thanks! Mega shows it’s no longer available though…
I’m thinking the donor car is already on C1A since it was a 2015. I’ve also got all of my FSC codes from the repair pack website. Working on virginizing the donor CIC and then going from there.

I'll send you a PM with it, somehow it got deleted after posted the link.