Sockets 335i build

Socket · 12-22-2017, 12:27 AM

First day off work and put it to good use, fitting a set of motor hardware studs and race nuts.... the old ones were looking pretty tired after the wheels have been on and off a heap of times

82 mm studs and gun metal nuts..

Gave the wheels and calipers a good clean while the wheels are off..
Came up nice

Anyone thinking of doing this, its super easy and makes changing the wheels much simpler... a dab of locktite on the stud, screw em and you're good to go...

Pics below

Pic 1 - Before
Pic 2 - After
Pics 3 and 4 - Job done

Trev88 · 12-22-2017, 02:13 AM

Sexy rotors and calipers

EB89 · 12-22-2017, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Socket

First day off work and put it to good use, fitting a set of motor hardware studs and race nuts.... the old ones were looking pretty tired after the wheels have been on and off a heap of times

82 mm studs and gun metal nuts..

Gave the wheels and calipers a good clean while the wheels are off..
Came up nice

Anyone thinking of doing this, its super easy and makes changing the wheels much simpler... a dab of locktite on the stud, screw em and you're good to go...

Pics below

Pic 1 - Before
Pic 2 - After
Pics 3 and 4 - Job done

Which kit did you buy I might do this.

Do the nuts turn to crap if you don’t take them off all the time?

DR-JEKL · 12-23-2017, 04:58 AM

I used nickel anti sieze on my studs and nuts (the studs and nuts were corroding) and its much better now

The cleanup looks great Phil, the AP racing brakes are sexy

Socket · 12-23-2017, 06:24 AM

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Originally Posted by DR-JEKL

I used nickel anti sieze on my studs and nuts (the studs and nuts were corroding) and its much better now

The cleanup looks great Phil, the AP racing brakes are sexy

Thanks Shane

Socket · 12-23-2017, 06:29 AM

Worse if you keep taking them on and off all the time as the coating on the edge of the nuts gets damaged and they rust. As DrJ said a dab of AS works well.

78mm Black Bullet Nose Stud Kit 12x1.5 - 5 Lug plus MSH race nuts in gunmetal silver or black

Personally I like the 82 mm studs because im running 10 mm spacers and need the extra length

vitan · 12-26-2017, 07:19 AM

Beautiful car. I see your passion for platform

Turbo has IWG? Some issues with boost creep? Like CES motorsport? Can you compare EFR turbo to garrett, simillar size? I mean transient response.

Socket · 12-26-2017, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by vitan

Beautiful car. I see your passion for platform

Turbo has IWG? Some issues with boost creep? Like CES motorsport? Can you compare EFR turbo to garrett, simillar size? I mean transient response.

Thanks so much.

IWG works fine and saves precious space not having to run pipework for an EWG. No boost creep or other problems we can tell. Turbo kicks in at 2500 rpm so is not as responsive as OEM twins but very little lag compared to the larger turbos. Still need to finish the tune before we can do a full review of the 7670

Socket · 12-30-2017, 08:06 PM

New M3 hood vents finally arrived

Painted and installed them yesterday
Did a short DIY in case anyone needs instructions on how to install these

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...3#post22592053

e36mmm · 12-31-2017, 05:22 AM

Looks awesome

DR-JEKL · 12-31-2017, 06:17 PM

For some reason when I went to fit the oem vents, the honeycomb mesh piece would clash on the 'metal flap' splashshield on the M3 rep bonnet.

Obviously our bonnets must be different even though theyre from the same supplier.

Socket · 12-31-2017, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by DR-JEKL

For some reason when I went to fit the oem vents, the honeycomb mesh piece would clash on the 'metal flap' splashshield on the M3 rep bonnet.

Obviously our bonnets must be different even though theyre from the same supplier.

yeh happens to mine as well mate... you need to lever it slightly with a crow bar or similar to push it down far enough to get the back corner tab in place. When you release the pressure the hood brace pushes up and holds the insert in place (I didn't show this in the DIY as may not be needed on some hoods)

DR-JEKL · 12-31-2017, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Socket

yeh happens to mine as well mate... you need to lever it slightly with a crow bar or similar to push it down far enough to get the back corner tab in place. When you release the pressure the hood brace pushes up and holds the insert in place (I didn't show this in the DIY as may not be needed on some hoods)

Hmm mine was about 5mm or so out is yours the same (Without levering?)

Socket · 01-01-2018, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DR-JEKL

Hmm mine was about 5mm or so out is yours the same (Without levering?)

Yep something like that

Trev88 · 01-01-2018, 04:29 AM

Gonna be an awesome 2018 for Spcgry

Socket · 01-01-2018, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Trev88

Gonna be an awesome 2018 for Spcgry

Hope so Trev 😄. Can’t be worst then 2017 when it was off the road for most of the year lel

e36mmm · 01-02-2018, 04:58 AM

P, when will you do a review of the kw v3s? I am just trying to gather some opinions before pulling the trigger.

Socket · 01-02-2018, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by e36mmm

P, when will you do a review of the kw v3s? I am just trying to gather some opinions before pulling the trigger.

KW3s are excellent mate, fully adjustable, greatly improved the handling and ride over my old set up.

Main reason I switched was because my ride was simply too low for daily driving and the KW3s allowed us to set the ride height just right. They settled down 10mm after a day or two (pic below just after we installed) and then I did some minor adjustments to dial all the settings in, followed by an alignment before we headed off to Tassie. 2000 km around the apple Isle and the car handled like it was on rails.

They are pretty pricey but not as expense as some other brands. If you can pick them up for under $2500 they are great value

No regrets here mate

e36mmm · 01-02-2018, 03:50 PM

Ok I shall look into it later on in the year

thanks for the quick review.

Socket · 01-02-2018, 11:03 PM

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Originally Posted by e36mmm

Ok I shall look into it later on in the year

thanks for the quick review.

No worries mate

Grohouse · 01-03-2018, 04:14 AM

Looking good! Just wondering how you're finding Yokohamas? How many km's are you squeezing out of them?

Socket · 01-03-2018, 04:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Grohouse

Looking good! Just wondering how you're finding Yokohamas? How many km's are you squeezing out of them?

Thanks Gro, much appreciated

Personally I like the Yokos. So much so i'm on my second set

I give them a pretty hard time, with an aggressive camber so only getting 20K out them

If you ask around everyone has their personal preferences when it comes to tires
But I think everyone would agree on one thing... don't cheap out on your rubber

12-22-2017, 12:27 AM	#3367
Socket Lieutenant General 4720 Rep 11,971 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Australia iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 BMW E92 [0.00]	First day off work and put it to good use, fitting a set of motor hardware studs and race nuts.... the old ones were looking pretty tired after the wheels have been on and off a heap of times 82 mm studs and gun metal nuts.. Gave the wheels and calipers a good clean while the wheels are off.. Came up nice Anyone thinking of doing this, its super easy and makes changing the wheels much simpler... a dab of locktite on the stud, screw em and you're good to go... Pics below Pic 1 - Before Pic 2 - After Pics 3 and 4 - Job done Attached Images
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12-22-2017, 02:13 AM	#3368
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12-23-2017, 04:58 AM	#3370
DR-JEKL Major General 918 Rep 6,286 Posts Drives: Space Grey E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Newcastle Ozstraylia iTrader: (3)	I used nickel anti sieze on my studs and nuts (the studs and nuts were corroding) and its much better now The cleanup looks great Phil, the AP racing brakes are sexy
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12-23-2017, 06:29 AM	#3372
Socket Lieutenant General 4720 Rep 11,971 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Australia iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 BMW E92 [0.00]	Worse if you keep taking them on and off all the time as the coating on the edge of the nuts gets damaged and they rust. As DrJ said a dab of AS works well. 78mm Black Bullet Nose Stud Kit 12x1.5 - 5 Lug plus MSH race nuts in gunmetal silver or black Personally I like the 82 mm studs because im running 10 mm spacers and need the extra length Last edited by Socket; 12-23-2017 at 06:40 AM..
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12-26-2017, 07:19 AM	#3373
vitan Private 9 Rep 68 Posts Drives: M3 with N54K30 Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Pilsen iTrader: (0)	Beautiful car. I see your passion for platform Turbo has IWG? Some issues with boost creep? Like CES motorsport? Can you compare EFR turbo to garrett, simillar size? I mean transient response.
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12-30-2017, 08:06 PM	#3375
Socket Lieutenant General 4720 Rep 11,971 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: Australia iTrader: (4) Garage List 2008 BMW E92 [0.00]	New M3 hood vents finally arrived Painted and installed them yesterday Did a short DIY in case anyone needs instructions on how to install these http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...3#post22592053 Attached Images
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12-31-2017, 05:22 AM	#3376
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12-31-2017, 06:17 PM	#3377
DR-JEKL Major General 918 Rep 6,286 Posts Drives: Space Grey E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Newcastle Ozstraylia iTrader: (3)	For some reason when I went to fit the oem vents, the honeycomb mesh piece would clash on the 'metal flap' splashshield on the M3 rep bonnet. Obviously our bonnets must be different even though theyre from the same supplier.
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01-01-2018, 04:29 AM	#3381
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01-02-2018, 04:58 AM	#3383
e36mmm Major 193 Rep 1,179 Posts Drives: 335i M Sport Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	P, when will you do a review of the kw v3s? I am just trying to gather some opinions before pulling the trigger.
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01-02-2018, 03:50 PM	#3385
e36mmm Major 193 Rep 1,179 Posts Drives: 335i M Sport Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Australia iTrader: (0)	Ok I shall look into it later on in the year thanks for the quick review.
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01-03-2018, 04:14 AM	#3387
Grohouse Private 12 Rep 91 Posts Drives: BMW e90 325i Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Adelaide iTrader: (0)	Looking good! Just wondering how you're finding Yokohamas? How many km's are you squeezing out of them?
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