[rothwem]

Originally Posted by axe127

Back to summer wheels, wider rear spacers, slightly raised rear coilovers.

Wow, I used to have a 2009 Tasman Green xDrive Wagon with a 6MT. I had to stalk your posts to see if you bought my old car. (you didn't, mine had a grey interior). I loved that thing, it was way cleaner than my current E91.

[dakine_surf]

Originally Posted by ///Mik3

love the look of your set up. Sounds like a square set? No rubbing anywhere? Even with the wheels turned at full lock or with the car loaded up?

I'd like to know as well. I am thinking about going with 17x9 APEX ARC-8's ET30 and then run something similar over all just -1. Was thinking like 255/40/17 for a beefy sidewall.

[BlueM3Wagon]

Beautiful day for cars and coffee

[dwlachowicz]

Originally Posted by ///Mik3

love the look of your set up. Sounds like a square set? No rubbing anywhere? Even with the wheels turned at full lock or with the car loaded up?

Yeah set up is square. Driving around for about a month I have not noticed any rubbing yet. I assume that at full lock there may be some rubbing, but have not noticed it.

[axe127]

Originally Posted by rothwem

Wow, I used to have a 2009 Tasman Green xDrive Wagon with a 6MT. I had to stalk your posts to see if you bought my old car. (you didn't, mine had a grey interior). I loved that thing, it was way cleaner than my current E91.

Would have been cool if it was yours! Can’t be too many of them around in that color and configuration. What made you jump from one to the other?

[rothwem]

Originally Posted by axe127

Would have been cool if it was yours! Can’t be too many of them around in that color and configuration. What made you jump from one to the other?

I hurt my left knee and driving a manual made it hurt after ~20 minutes or so. I tried to hold off on selling it, but I only had one parking spot at the time, so after I bought a cheap automatic X3 to drive, the wagon had to be street parked. Three months in, it got backed into, and I knew I had to move on and sell it.

My knee still isn't 100% right a year and a half later, and the new owner seemed to be a pretty big BMW enthusiast so at least its in good hands now.

[inti]

I've been taking some pictures this week, since I had a little more time. I've visited Croation coast and this is what I've came up with:

[Nardoninety]

Originally Posted by inti

I've been taking some pictures this week, since I had a little more time. I've visited Croation coast and this is what I've came up with:

Love that front splitter combo

[axe127]

Originally Posted by rothwem

I hurt my left knee and driving a manual made it hurt after ~20 minutes or so. I tried to hold off on selling it, but I only had one parking spot at the time, so after I bought a cheap automatic X3 to drive, the wagon had to be street parked. Three months in, it got backed into, and I knew I had to move on and sell it.

My knee still isn't 100% right a year and a half later, and the new owner seemed to be a pretty big BMW enthusiast so at least its in good hands now.

Fair enough. Always good to know it’s in good hands. Hope the knee feels better soon!

[evo213f10]

Here's mine. 2010 E91 on stock sport package suspension. Thinking about lowering it a bit more, but love the smoothness of the stock sport suspension.

[E91WAG3N]

Originally Posted by evo213f10

Here's mine. 2010 E91 on stock sport package suspension. Thinking about lowering it a bit more, but love the smoothness of the stock sport suspension.

Looks great, bluewater is such a good color on the E91. Some M Sport bumpers would really make it pop!

[mattpete13]

Originally Posted by ubersteuer

Looks great, bluewater is such a good color on the E91. Some M Sport bumpers would really make it pop!

Agree. Looks super slick! Calipers set it off nicely.

[kgovan32]

I have been following this thread non stop checking wheel sizes and following all these beautiful cars. Well now that I finally got wheels on her, here you go...

[Barrique91]

Trying to get used to my new lens

[Karl Hibbs]

2011 328i xDrive

[daniel35d]

New (to me) E91 335d LCI

[relentlessone]

Two of my most recent mods to the DADWGN:

Replica Mtech Bumper (carbon splitters to be installed):





Black Vinyl Wrapped Roof (DIY - Avery Supreme Gloss Black):

[Barrique91]

Originally Posted by relentlessone

Two of my most recent mods to the DADWGN:

Replica Mtech Bumper (carbon splitters to be installed):

[IMG]http://www.relentlessgraphics.com/bm...techBumper.jpg[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.relentlessgraphics.com/bm...BumperSide.jpg[/IMG]

Black Vinyl Wrapped Roof (DIY - Avery Supreme Gloss Black):

[IMG]http://www.relentlessgraphics.com/bm..._BlackRoof.jpg[/IMG]

Love it! How hard was the roof wrap? Did you follow a certain diy?

[putnampunk]

Threw my Style 99s on the E91 and they suit it better than on my E36. Looking for 400Ms or potentially 270Ms though - just ran these because they were sitting in my basement and I felt like giving them a try.

[relentlessone]

Originally Posted by Barrique91

Love it! How hard was the roof wrap? Did you follow a certain diy?

Thanks!

It was involved. I didn't want to wrap around the roof rails, so I dropped the headliner and removed them completely along with the shark fin and rear spoiler. You'll also need a new panoramic roof seal because you can't tuck the vinyl under it.

I took some pics along the way:







I'm not a pro, but I've done several of these, so here are some tips:
• Wash car, claybar roof, clean everything multiple times with isopropyl alcohol/water mix. Make sure to clean in channels and under any rubber seals you aren't removing.
• Tape off anything (front seal, roofline, etc.) you don't want the vinyl to stick to with painters tape. This will make it easier to tuck the vinyl when it comes time.
• If you're using knifeless tape, now's the time to put it around the perimeter of the roof. Put the knifless tape at least 3/4" below the rear of the roof so you don't see color below the spoiler. I did about 1/2" and it wasn't enough, needed to add a strip to hide the silver.
• Lay the vinyl on the roof with backing paper facing down. Roll the paper from underneath with a helper, this reduces the chance of anything falling onto the adhesive.
• It's ok if the vinyl is slightly bunched up and wrinkled at this point, you can stretch one corner at a time and tack it down on the windows/pillars. You want to stretch it so it's "glassed" it out and looks perfectly smooth all the way around before squeegee-ing anywhere.
• Spray the TOP (not adhesive side) of the vinyl with soap/water solution to help the squeegee glide without scratching the vinyl. Squeegee from the center out and lift up vinyl in any areas where air is collecting.
• Trim the sides, about 1/2" beyond the edge of the roof and lay them into the channel, rolling the vinyl over the edge without heat.
• Leave the corners for last, don't squeegee them down yet. Lift each one up about 6" back, heat slightly, pre-stretch and let cool stretched out. Then squeegee them down and re-heat so the vinyl shrinks around the corner.
• If you aren't removing the front windshield seal, leave an extra 1/4" of vinyl up front and tuck it under the seal. You'll have to remove the adhesive and grime from under this seal prior.
• Once all edges are trimmed, post-heat with a heat gun to seal them.
• Trim the sunroof opening, leave about 1-1.5" excess and heat the perimeter until it lays flat all the way around. Run the knife along the bottom edge of the opening so no body color is visible. You don't have to tuck it underneath the vertical edge. Install the new sunroof seal over top of the vinyl.
•*Cut out the shark fin opening and re-install fin with 3M tape. Make sure you seal the entire perimeter of the fin so water doesn't get in.

I typed this out on a whim so I may have missed some things, but let me know if you have any questions.

[Will_460cs]

Originally Posted by relentlessone

Thanks!

It was involved. I didn't want to wrap around the roof rails, so I dropped the headliner and removed them completely along with the shark fin and rear spoiler. You'll also need a new panoramic roof seal because you can't tuck the vinyl under it.

I took some pics along the way:







I'm not a pro, but I've done several of these, so here are some tips:
• Wash car, claybar roof, clean everything multiple times with isopropyl alcohol/water mix. Make sure to clean in channels and under any rubber seals you aren't removing.
• Tape off anything (front seal, roofline, etc.) you don't want the vinyl to stick to with painters tape. This will make it easier to tuck the vinyl when it comes time.
• If you're using knifeless tape, now's the time to put it around the perimeter of the roof. Put the knifless tape at least 3/4" below the rear of the roof so you don't see color below the spoiler. I did about 1/2" and it wasn't enough, needed to add a strip to hide the silver.
• Lay the vinyl on the roof with backing paper facing down. Roll the paper from underneath with a helper, this reduces the chance of anything falling onto the adhesive.
• It's ok if the vinyl is slightly bunched up and wrinkled at this point, you can stretch one corner at a time and tack it down on the windows/pillars. You want to stretch it so it's "glassed" it out and looks perfectly smooth all the way around before squeegee-ing anywhere.
• Spray the TOP (not adhesive side) of the vinyl with soap/water solution to help the squeegee glide without scratching the vinyl. Squeegee from the center out and lift up vinyl in any areas where air is collecting.
• Trim the sides, about 1/2" beyond the edge of the roof and lay them into the channel, rolling the vinyl over the edge without heat.
• Leave the corners for last, don't squeegee them down yet. Lift each one up about 6" back, heat slightly, pre-stretch and let cool stretched out. Then squeegee them down and re-heat so the vinyl shrinks around the corner.
• If you aren't removing the front windshield seal, leave an extra 1/4" of vinyl up front and tuck it under the seal. You'll have to remove the adhesive and grime from under this seal prior.
• Once all edges are trimmed, post-heat with a heat gun to seal them.
• Trim the sunroof opening, leave about 1-1.5" excess and heat the perimeter until it lays flat all the way around. Run the knife along the bottom edge of the opening so no body color is visible. You don't have to tuck it underneath the vertical edge. Install the new sunroof seal over top of the vinyl.
•*Cut out the shark fin opening and re-install fin with 3M tape. Make sure you seal the entire perimeter of the fin so water doesn't get in.

I typed this out on a whim so I may have missed some things, but let me know if you have any questions.

Presume you dropped the roof lining to remove the roof rails? Any tips or cheats on this?

[relentlessone]

Originally Posted by Will_460cs

Presume you dropped the roof lining to remove the roof rails? Any tips or cheats on this?

That's right, no other way to do it as far as I know. It's not as bad as I was expecting, but definitely took some time. Remove all pillars, the front upper light console, sun shades, grab handles, rear net mounts and the 5 screws along the front of the sunroof from the outside. After that it will pretty much come down on its own. The rails only have three bolts each, kinda hard to get to the front and rears, but the middle ones are easy. I actually still have my headliner down because I'm troubleshooting a panoramic roof issue and was toying with the idea of cutting holes where the bolts are for easy access if I ever wanted to remove them again. I would 3D print little covers for them so it didn't look hacked.

Here's the TIS: https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/e...ining/By3q3UZe