What did you do to your car today?

vilord · 02-11-2020, 01:35 PM

Huh. I thought that had no effect on performance and just increased emissions... I guess everyone has priorities! For me, clean air and water isn't so far down the list...

colorado.e9x · 02-11-2020, 01:51 PM

Think I found the clunk I've been searching for for months, sway bar bracket.. Can't believe I missed it. Fell off on the road.

MPOWER5266 · 02-11-2020, 01:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vilord

Huh. I thought that had no effect on performance and just increased emissions... I guess everyone has priorities! For me, clean air and water isn't so far down the list...

It shouldn't have an effect on emissions. Its a filter that filters the air your air filter is about to filter. I did it on mine and didn't notice any difference what so ever.

Its the filter on the right.

Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

Tambohamilton · 02-11-2020, 02:06 PM

"BMW of BMW"

MPOWER5266 · 02-11-2020, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tambohamilton

"BMW of BMW"

Old BMW of Nashville frame. Its my hometown.

Tambohamilton · 02-11-2020, 02:21 PM

I figured it had a town/city at the bottom, but it just tickled me that it was covered up and made it read funny.

MPOWER5266 · 02-11-2020, 02:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tambohamilton

I figured it had a town/city at the bottom, but it just tickled me that it was covered up and made it read funny.

I replaced it with a Vasek Polak one for my 2002. I had someone ask me if I was Polish and then tell me it was a slur to have it on the frame. I had to explain that it was someones name. Haha

nsjames · 02-11-2020, 03:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vilord

Huh. I thought that had no effect on performance and just increased emissions... I guess everyone has priorities! For me, clean air and water isn't so far down the list...

it's an activated charcoal filter.

it's long since stopped doing anything useful.

colorado.e9x · 02-11-2020, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vilord

Huh. I thought that had no effect on performance and just increased emissions... I guess everyone has priorities! For me, clean air and water isn't so far down the list...

I threw in a $20 K&N clone (dry filter but I put oil in it to be safe) when I did my charcoal delete. Have had zero negative effects. The 'whooshing' sound is quite nice on cold mornings. Think the engine is a little less starved for air as well. Old paper filter was pretty dirty as was the charcoal filter.

oVeRdOsE. · 02-11-2020, 04:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nsjames

it's an activated charcoal filter.

it's long since stopped doing anything useful.

this. its dead, it wont do much , but affecting the air flow thus gas mileage.
in theory, at this point, it will better for emission by removing it.

MPOWER5266 · 02-12-2020, 08:05 AM

I wrapped some of my trim last night. I got all the strips on the doors done. I think I am going to like the matte(ish) black.

Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

Now I need to wait for my next order to show up before I can wrap the rest.

mweisdorfer · 02-12-2020, 08:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MPOWER5266

I wrapped some of my trim last night. I got all the strips on the doors done. I think I am going to like the matte(ish) black.

Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr

Now I need to wait for my next order to show up before I can wrap the rest.

On a tan interior, that looks Sharp

nsjames · 02-12-2020, 11:38 AM

that's not bad at all and goes with the two tone dash.

I'm interested to see how it all looks after.

type-dRew · 02-12-2020, 12:48 PM

So it wasn't today and it wasn't me specifically but figured I'd post.

Dec 10th 2019 coming home from my friends shop after a valve cover swap.

Woman spun on ice in front of me, hit the center barrier and bounced back into traffic facing straight across, traffic was packed tight and driving slow due to conditions and I still had no brakes from the ice and had no where to escape left or right to. I totaled my car after hitting her in the rear bumper of her almost brand new GMC Canyon. After the cops left, she drove away with barely a few scratches. While I waited for the tow truck because due to coolant leaking everywhere, I didn't want to drive.

I had come to really love this car in the less than a year I had it so I was pissed off at the time. A friend of mine who is a member here laughed when I told him the damage. He said, let insurance pay it off and bring it to me after they do, we will sort it.

I wasn't laughing at the time and I was pretty distraught over the whole thing for a few weeks until after insurance finally got back to me and confirmed it was totaled and gave me options.

I elected to keep the car minus fees and get it fixed. Less than a month after towing it to my friends place, it was done. Used parts, new radiator and a little massaging of the inner fender apron it was back as good as before.

In that time I had bought a new daily driver, a Fusion hybrid, which has been a Fantastic decision. I love it. So now that the 3er is fixed, it can be relegated to toy status, which should be nice considering I put just about 30k miles on it in the 10 months I had it prior to the accident.

The car isn't perfect or clean, but it never was. We chose not to replace the front bumper due to cost and the fact that aside from cosmetics, it is fine.

It just runs so good and so strong. especially for having almost 170k on it. I enjoy every moment behind the wheel. I didn't want to see it get dragged away and parted out.

Craziest part is. The 335 came into my life from an accident from last January 2019. Where I lost my Sonata turbo. A car I loved dearly as well but I was upside on that one and couldn't buy it back/fix it. That's why it hurt that much more to see this one like this, but it's back and better than ever. I'm so excited and driving it to work today felt so nice I am going to have to force myself to drive the fusion and save my gas money for better reasons. No accidents for 16 years of driving, and two total losses in less than 12 months.

Like I said, not something I did to my car or even really today but just wanted to post this somewhere as an update.

Last pic is of my sonata which met a similar demise last year when someone pulled out in front of me and I had no room on a 2 lane road.

/End of book

BSM n54iS · 02-12-2020, 02:00 PM

I KILLED my water pump, I ran that sum' bitch into the ground!!

Wanna know how?!? ....by starting it first thing in the morning

kwatkins12 · 02-12-2020, 02:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MPOWER5266

I wrapped some of my trim last night. I got all the strips on the doors done. I think I am going to like the matte(ish) black.

Now I need to wait for my next order to show up before I can wrap the rest.

Been wanting to wrap the wood trim in my car, I think it looks kinda out of place against the red and black interior. How difficult was it for you to do/ whihc vinyl did you use?

MPOWER5266 · 02-12-2020, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwatkins12

Been wanting to wrap the wood trim in my car, I think it looks kinda out of place against the red and black interior. How difficult was it for you to do/ whihc vinyl did you use?

It hasn't been too difficult but I am doing the easier parts. There are some good DIY's on youtube. I am just using some cheap vinyl from amazon because I wasn't sure if I would like it or not.

S65Hunter · 02-12-2020, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwatkins12

Been wanting to wrap the wood trim in my car, I think it looks kinda out of place against the red and black interior. How difficult was it for you to do/ whihc vinyl did you use?

I just recently wrapped my interior trim. I've always been bad at vinyl wrapping so to me, it's hard to do. While others say it's very easy.

MPOWER5266 · 02-12-2020, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlpineE93

I just recently wrapped my interior trim. I've always been bad at vinyl wrapping so to me, it's hard to do. While others say it's very easy.

Looks good to me.

S65Hunter · 02-12-2020, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MPOWER5266

Looks good to me.

Lol thats really the only spot on the whole car that isn't messed up. I still need to do the center console and the back ashtray.

nsjames · 02-12-2020, 07:29 PM

installing my $60 powerstop brake kit today

got to the last one, passenger front, and found this:

fuuuuuuuck.
looks like the alignment shop melted the boot with a torch while heating the tie rod.

I've driven it nearly 2K miles, so the joint is probably dry.
I'm going to pump it full of grease with my needle, wrap it in duc tape and call them tomorrow.

hopefully they agree to replace the boot. It was there 3 weeks ago and I know the boot was intact and fine because I had literally been there the day before installing coilover.
I think I would have noticed grease everywhere.

This is why I hate taking my car anywhere.
30 seconds to wrap that boot with tin foil would have avoided the massive PITA of pulling the knuckle and rebooting this shaft.
which is not something I'm going to be real fucking happy about if they tell me to pound salt.

ky0u · 02-12-2020, 07:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by AlpineE93

Lol thats really the only spot on the whole car that isn't messed up. I still need to do the center console and the back ashtray.

Heat gun (or hair dryer) is your best friend!

02-11-2020, 01:35 PM	#11067
vilord Major 497 Rep 1,316 Posts Drives: E91, Tundra, TT, SV650 Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: boston iTrader: (1) Garage List 2019 Tundra TRD SR5 [0.00] 2002 Audi TT Roadster [0.00] 2009 BMW 328i Wagon [0.00]	Huh. I thought that had no effect on performance and just increased emissions... I guess everyone has priorities! For me, clean air and water isn't so far down the list... __________________ Jesse
	Appreciate 0 Quote

02-11-2020, 01:51 PM	#11068
colorado.e9x eBay Special 3583 Rep 3,171 Posts Drives: E90 330xi Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: Western Slope, Colorado iTrader: (1) Garage List 2006 BMW 330xi [10.00] 2007 BMW 328xi [9.50]	Think I found the clunk I've been searching for for months, sway bar bracket.. Can't believe I missed it. Fell off on the road. Attached Images __________________ Common sense is a flower that does not bloom in everyone's garden
	Appreciate 1 desertman1232238.50 Quote

02-11-2020, 02:06 PM	#11070
Tambohamilton Brigadier General 3167 Rep 4,043 Posts Drives: E91 330d Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Herefordshire iTrader: (0)	"BMW of BMW"
	Appreciate 0 Quote

02-11-2020, 02:21 PM	#11072
Tambohamilton Brigadier General 3167 Rep 4,043 Posts Drives: E91 330d Join Date: Apr 2019 Location: Herefordshire iTrader: (0)	I figured it had a town/city at the bottom, but it just tickled me that it was covered up and made it read funny.
	Appreciate 1 MPOWER52664778.00 Quote

02-12-2020, 08:05 AM	#11077
MPOWER5266 Major 4778 Rep 1,189 Posts Drives: 1997 Dinan m3 Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Ga iTrader: (0)	I wrapped some of my trim last night. I got all the strips on the doors done. I think I am going to like the matte(ish) black. Untitled by Nick Wood, on Flickr Now I need to wait for my next order to show up before I can wrap the rest.
	Appreciate 1 salpone125.00 Quote

02-12-2020, 11:38 AM	#11079
nsjames Brigadier General 2461 Rep 4,328 Posts Drives: 08 328xi Touring Join Date: May 2017 Location: ohio iTrader: (0)	that's not bad at all and goes with the two tone dash. I'm interested to see how it all looks after.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

02-12-2020, 12:48 PM	#11080
type-dRew Major 642 Rep 1,245 Posts Drives: 2009 335i xDrive Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Newport MI iTrader: (0)	So it wasn't today and it wasn't me specifically but figured I'd post. Dec 10th 2019 coming home from my friends shop after a valve cover swap. Woman spun on ice in front of me, hit the center barrier and bounced back into traffic facing straight across, traffic was packed tight and driving slow due to conditions and I still had no brakes from the ice and had no where to escape left or right to. I totaled my car after hitting her in the rear bumper of her almost brand new GMC Canyon. After the cops left, she drove away with barely a few scratches. While I waited for the tow truck because due to coolant leaking everywhere, I didn't want to drive. I had come to really love this car in the less than a year I had it so I was pissed off at the time. A friend of mine who is a member here laughed when I told him the damage. He said, let insurance pay it off and bring it to me after they do, we will sort it. I wasn't laughing at the time and I was pretty distraught over the whole thing for a few weeks until after insurance finally got back to me and confirmed it was totaled and gave me options. I elected to keep the car minus fees and get it fixed. Less than a month after towing it to my friends place, it was done. Used parts, new radiator and a little massaging of the inner fender apron it was back as good as before. In that time I had bought a new daily driver, a Fusion hybrid, which has been a Fantastic decision. I love it. So now that the 3er is fixed, it can be relegated to toy status, which should be nice considering I put just about 30k miles on it in the 10 months I had it prior to the accident. The car isn't perfect or clean, but it never was. We chose not to replace the front bumper due to cost and the fact that aside from cosmetics, it is fine. It just runs so good and so strong. especially for having almost 170k on it. I enjoy every moment behind the wheel. I didn't want to see it get dragged away and parted out. Craziest part is. The 335 came into my life from an accident from last January 2019. Where I lost my Sonata turbo. A car I loved dearly as well but I was upside on that one and couldn't buy it back/fix it. That's why it hurt that much more to see this one like this, but it's back and better than ever. I'm so excited and driving it to work today felt so nice I am going to have to force myself to drive the fusion and save my gas money for better reasons. No accidents for 16 years of driving, and two total losses in less than 12 months. Like I said, not something I did to my car or even really today but just wanted to post this somewhere as an update. Last pic is of my sonata which met a similar demise last year when someone pulled out in front of me and I had no room on a 2 lane road. /End of book Attached Images __________________ 2009 335i xDrive AT / 177k+ miles PSP 750ic / Fuel-It! Stage 1 / BMS CP / Sutphin Tuning / RFP E50 11.61 @ 117.5 New setup; Covid 19Ts on RFP 93 + ARM inlets, dp, VTT cp and PSP outlets
	Appreciate 2 4 Doors1181.00 CTinline-six6941.00 Quote

02-12-2020, 02:00 PM	#11081
BSM n54iS Brigadier General 2682 Rep 4,203 Posts Drives: '11 335is \| '16 Macan Turbo Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Everywhere and Nowhere iTrader: (7)	I KILLED my water pump, I ran that sum' bitch into the ground!! Wanna know how?!? ....by starting it first thing in the morning __________________ '11 335is BSM MT "BMW Performance Editon" \| '16 Porsche Macan Turbo GruppeM CF Intake \| AR Resonated DP \| ER CP \| Turbosmart RacePort BOV \| Cobb FMIC \| RB Inlets \| RB External Mishi/Turner OCC \| Michelin PS4 \| BMW Performance Springs/Bilstein B8 + Dinan & M3 bits \| BMW Brembo BBK \| BMW Performance CF Spoiler \| BMW Performance CF Lip \| BMW Performance Alcantara \| PS Designs GTS Armrest \| AG H6-40 \| Rear Seat Delete
	Appreciate 1 tlow982303.50 Quote

02-12-2020, 07:29 PM	#11087
nsjames Brigadier General 2461 Rep 4,328 Posts Drives: 08 328xi Touring Join Date: May 2017 Location: ohio iTrader: (0)	installing my $60 powerstop brake kit today got to the last one, passenger front, and found this: fuuuuuuuck. looks like the alignment shop melted the boot with a torch while heating the tie rod. I've driven it nearly 2K miles, so the joint is probably dry. I'm going to pump it full of grease with my needle, wrap it in duc tape and call them tomorrow. hopefully they agree to replace the boot. It was there 3 weeks ago and I know the boot was intact and fine because I had literally been there the day before installing coilover. I think I would have noticed grease everywhere. This is why I hate taking my car anywhere. 30 seconds to wrap that boot with tin foil would have avoided the massive PITA of pulling the knuckle and rebooting this shaft. which is not something I'm going to be real fucking happy about if they tell me to pound salt.
	Appreciate 0 Quote