[laser99]

Originally Posted by Phas

Hi
To all who visit this sub-forum (whether you drive a BMW or not), and to those who I have met personally; may I take this opportunity to wish everyone and their families
Merry Christmas and a Safe, Happy and prosperous New Year
Joyeux Noël et une année fort, heureuse et prospère
Cheers

Thank you Phas, all the best to you and your family.

[clairvoyant]

Don't forget Kwanzaa and Hanukkah
n'oubliez pas de Kwanzaa et Hanukkah

Originally Posted by laser99

Thank you Phas, all the best to you and your family.

[bavaddict]

Originally Posted by bavaddict

Thanks all for your help.

Rudy managed to take me in .. in a hurry.. I think i have now become a permanent rudy customer He had so many cars lined up but took me in and put the car up on hoist immediately.

So far: Wheel (Expected) + Tie Rods (Changed both just for sake of it) + Alignment + Lots of Prayers !

Alignment results won't come in till tomorrow and then we will find out if there is any subframe issues.

Fingers crossed!

Hi Folks:

Finally last night I got the 335 back and drives and steers butter smooth after both tie rods were replaced and fresh alignment was done. All DSC and ABS/BRAKE warnings have disappeared and I am back to where I started

Gary@TR managed to get the wheel in 2 days so I am back on the road! Duss provided great service I will probably won't forget!

Total Tally: $400 (alignment/front left & right tie rods) + $300 (new wheel Rial Salerno + WS70)

Hope this will help future pot hole pounders and curb rashers in calming down after the incident because sometimes it looks worse then i really may be

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to ya all!

[Phas]

Originally Posted by bavaddict

Hi Folks:

Finally last night I got the 335 back and drives and steers butter smooth after both tie rods were replaced and fresh alignment was done. All DSC and ABS/BRAKE warnings have disappeared and I am back to where I started

Gary@TR managed to get the wheel in 2 days so I am back on the road! Duss provided great service I will probably won't forget!

Total Tally: $400 (alignment/front left & right tie rods) + $300 (new wheel Rial Salerno + WS70)

Hope this will help future pot hole pounders and curb rashers in calming down after the incident because sometimes it looks worse then i really may be

Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to ya all!

I am glad you got it all fixed.
I did not realize that you have "Rial Salerno" rims, so I will pass this on based on my experience with those rims. (I have them also).
They tend to bend and crack easily. I bent two last winter after hitting a pothole and two other friends (in Toronto) with those rims also had bent rims during last winter.
Based on my experience, I would not recommend anyone buying those rims.
So be warned that they will crack/bend on you again if you hit another pothole at any speed.
I will be changing all four of mine before next winter, as I know that they will be damaged during the winter season as they look great, but they are IMHO a "piece of junk"
Cheers

[cc_25]

Sorry to hear about your experience, but I'd chime in that I have those same wheels and have had no problems, and they are by far the most recommended winter wheel on these boards and I've never read anything bad about them from the dozens and dozens of people that run them; and Gary at the Tirerack probably wouldn't recommend them if they were "junk".

Perhaps you just need to watch where you're going
Any rim will get bent if you smash into a huge pot-hole at speed.

[Phas]

Originally Posted by cc_25

Sorry to hear about your experience, but I'd chime in that I have those same wheels and have had no problems, and they are by far the most recommended winter wheel on these boards and I've never read anything bad about them from the dozens and dozens of people that run them; and Gary at the Tirerack probably wouldn't recommend them if they were "junk".

Perhaps you just need to watch where you're going
Any rim will get bent if you smash into a huge pot-hole at speed.

I thought someone would say that...lol
I stand by what I said, so "one man's treasure, is another man's trash", to each his own, I guess.
Cheers

[thatsabimmer]

Hi. I'm new here, but learning a lot.

I'd be grateful for any opinions you folks might have on Autovation in Stittsville (autovation dot ca) with respect to getting general maintenance work done on BMWs?

[everlast]

100% thumbs up for Autovation! They're the only shop that's worked on my E30 since I've owned it.

[bavaddict]

Hi folks,

Does anyone know how much i am looking to shell out for getting my front and rear m tech bumpers repainted in Ottawa? Someone must have gotten their's resprayed.

Thanks!

[bavaddict]

Originally Posted by cc_25

Sorry to hear about your experience, but I'd chime in that I have those same wheels and have had no problems, and they are by far the most recommended winter wheel on these boards and I've never read anything bad about them from the dozens and dozens of people that run them; and Gary at the Tirerack probably wouldn't recommend them if they were "junk".

Perhaps you just need to watch where you're going
Any rim will get bent if you smash into a huge pot-hole at speed.

I have had the rials since 2007 if i remember correctly and have no complaints. They have potholes of montreal, nyc, boston, detroit and whole lot more but never left me stranded! This pot hole i hit was massive and hidden plus i was going fast...a combination good enough to blow the hell out of most wheels but rial took the beating cracked but still i didnt have any loss of pressure.

[clairvoyant]

$1356 at Orleans Collision
420 Vantage Dr Orleans, ON K4A 3W1
(613) 841-0882

$1118 at Landstar
4-1325 Leeds Ave Ottawa, ON K1B 5K9
(613) 744-1025

I went with Orleans Collision because of a time constraint otherwise I'd go with Landstar.

Originally Posted by bavaddict

Hi folks,

Does anyone know how much i am looking to shell out for getting my front and rear m tech bumpers repainted in Ottawa? Someone must have gotten their's resprayed.

Thanks!

[clairvoyant]

I once asked the city of Ottawa to "provide" all pothole troublespots so I could incorporate their GIS data onto my GPS but they were very stiff-upper lipped about the issue citing "irrelevant to city planning needs".

Originally Posted by bavaddict

I have had the rials since 2007 if i remember correctly and have no complaints. They have potholes of montreal, nyc, boston, detroit and whole lot more but never left me stranded! This pot hole i hit was massive and hidden plus i was going fast...a combination good enough to blow the hell out of most wheels but rial took the beating cracked but still i didnt have any loss of pressure.

[bavaddict]

Originally Posted by clairvoyant

$1356 at Orleans Collision
420 Vantage Dr Orleans, ON K4A 3W1
(613) 841-0882

$1118 at Landstar
4-1325 Leeds Ave Ottawa, ON K1B 5K9
(613) 744-1025

I went with Orleans Collision because of a time constraint otherwise I'd go with Landstar.

Thanks!

[rvladescu]

I would like to wish all of you a happy 2012 year and all the best.
I hope will have a nice meet in the spring.

[thatsabimmer]

Thanks Everlast.

[bavaddict]

Originally Posted by clairvoyant

$1356 at Orleans Collision
420 Vantage Dr Orleans, ON K4A 3W1
(613) 841-0882

$1118 at Landstar
4-1325 Leeds Ave Ottawa, ON K1B 5K9
(613) 744-1025

I went with Orleans Collision because of a time constraint otherwise I'd go with Landstar.

Ditched the idea of getting M-Tech's and got my original bumper's repaired and refinished. While all most shops Otto's, Orleans Collision, Marks Motors etc said they will need to replace the bumpers, I got in contact (via Porsche and A8 owner) about a hidden gem: SRM Auto (www.srmautorepair.com) and got my bumpers fully repaired (plastic welding of some sort) and perfect color match to boot all for about $800.

It's a shop where dealers send in there work when they don't have the expertise and they mainly deal with business/dealers.

Here is the info:

SRM Auto
1645 Comstock Road
613-741-0080

Hope this helps our local members.

Wishing everyone a Happy and Prosperous 2012!

[ns2000x]

Happy New Year everyone!

(also can half of you remove at least one of those 599 pics?)

[Cledman]

hey guys new member here, just wondering if you guys have installed any hid's in your fogs, I bought a kit from ddmtunning.com for my 2006, but shortly after installing them, they will go on for a minute then short out, I see some people in other threads adding capacitors to the harness itself, any idea's suggestions ?

[everlast]

Isn't that caused by the system testing the bulbs? If so, you can "code" that out. I have a coding cable, btw.

[MirelZ]

hi guys,

I need a wheel alignment on my 06 325xi, anybody knows a good place that can do it on a bimmer or how much is it at the dealer?

thanks,
MirelZ

[everlast]

For the price, I'd just go to Ottos. Ask for a printout of the specs when you take it in for your records.

[MirelZ]

you mean go there to get a price or for their price you go there? if so what is the price?