[pelon222]

Originally Posted by MPOWER5266

I finished up the interior trim last night. It's not perfect and I will have to re-do some of it but for now I just want to see how it holds up. I am happy with it though.

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Maybe some black floor mats would look good

[CTinline-six]

Originally Posted by MPOWER5266

So my fan developed a little squeak under acceleration, I blame the massive boost in power from my silicone intake tube...... Haha. Anyway, I figured it was going to be a tough job to pull it so I have dealt with it for a while. The other night I looked up a DIY and realized that it was pretty simple so I pulled it and lubed it last night.

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Couple squirts of Kroil and its good to go for a while.

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I will probably order a new one soon but this will hold me over for a little while.

Love Kroil. 👍

[MPOWER5266]

It has been pouring rain and foggy constantly here in Georgia so I decided that it was time to do the "Lego Mod." I started by pulling my light switch out.

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I took the switch apart and found the piece that I needed to replicate.

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Couldn't find any Legos but I do have some nylon laying around. Nylon stock is quickly becoming my favorite thing to work with. Did some measuring, cutting, and filing until I had something that looked familiar...

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The only thing left to do was to cut the stops off the button. My Klein flushcutters made quick work of that.

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I put everything back together and as you can see from the video it clicks perfectly.

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Buttoned it back up, started the car and pressed the button. This is a good sign.

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And of course some shots of the fogs on and off.

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I have some LED bulbs and a sticker for the button that I hope matches the front fog switch on the way. Now I am ready to scare tailgaters, and of course be seen in the rain and fog...

[jdmwol2ks]

Just curious where'd you get the license plate frame?

[MPOWER5266]

Originally Posted by jdmwol2ks

Just curious where'd you get the license plate frame?

Klii Motorworks. @kliimw on insta.

I played around with the lighting a little more this weekend. I added LED license plate lights, and LED bulbs in the rear fogs.

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Just in time too, it was dark on my drive in this morning. I am not doing well with the time change.

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[nsjames]

interesting that you had to change to LED license plate bulbs.

mine apear to be factory.
but maybe someone changed them out prior?

[MPOWER5266]

Originally Posted by nsjames

interesting that you had to change to LED license plate bulbs.

mine apear to be factory.
but maybe someone changed them out prior?

Maybe. I bought bulbs to try but they wouldn't light up so I found these assemblies.

[nsjames]

I hadn't really looked that closely to be honest.

they work.

I assumed they were factory.

somebody that knew something owned my car prior, as the headlight washers were already disabled.

for sure though need to do that gauge cluster.

[E91WAG3N]

Originally Posted by nsjames

interesting that you had to change to LED license plate bulbs.

mine apear to be factory.
but maybe someone changed them out prior?

The license plate bulbs transitioned from halogen to LED at some point. My 07 has halogen, 11 has LED. Probably an LCI vs. pre-LCI thing.

[nsjames]

Originally Posted by E91WAG3N

The license plate bulbs transitioned from halogen to LED at some point. My 07 has halogen, 11 has LED. Probably an LCI vs. pre-LCI thing.

I am pre lci built in 09/07.

08 MY.

[MPOWER5266]

I was a little worried about my car catching this Corona business so I modified my intake.

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But in all seriousness, I got a euro airbox for the wagon and put it in last night.

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Of course I cleaned it and treated the whole box with Solution Finish, and coated it with Gyeon Trim.

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[eforty6_m3]

Sweet thread, man! (ineedabubble from GJ) I am seriously considering going down this route if I can't find an E90 M3 DCT in my price range in the next few months.

[MPOWER5266]

Super boring update. The filter that came with my eurobox was nasty so I picked up a new one.

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I may be done with the car for a little while. I don't really have many more mods planned and with all this Covid stuff I'm trying to not spend a lot.

[213e90n51]

Whats the tire sizes and all these all seasons?

[MPOWER5266]

Originally Posted by 213e90n51

Whats the tire sizes and all these all seasons?

255/35-17 Conti extreme contact.

[213e90n51]

Originally Posted by MPOWER5266

255/35-17 Conti extreme contact.

do you need spacers to get that fitment in?

[MPOWER5266]

Originally Posted by 213e90n51

do you need spacers to get that fitment in?

I put 12mm on the rear for looks. 15mm looks better but there was a little rubbing on big bumps.

[MPOWER5266]

Since car meets and pretty much everything else no longer exists, I had some free time to change out the interior lights to LEDS in the wagon. I started by pulling all these bulbs.

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And the finished product.

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I have a couple that are acting up, so I will play with those tonight. I also got a CEL on the way to work this morning, I think its the mass airflow sensor. I broke the clip on mine, so I used the one that came with the Euro airbox. That one threw a code so I put the one with the broken clip in and I think the connector is backing out. Oh well, it gives me something to mess with since I have all this free time.

[cbryant514]

Wow - impressive light quantity and quality! What part number / brand did you select for this upgrade?

[MPOWER5266]

Originally Posted by cbryant514

Wow - impressive light quantity and quality! What part number / brand did you select for this upgrade?

Cheap 194 LEDs and some 7546 LEDs both from amazon. I had some of the 7546 LEDs left over from another car.

[CTinline-six]

Nice on the Euro Intake! I did that on my car about 6 months ago and love it. Inspecting the filter is so much easier and it just has a cleaner look in the engine bay. I feel like I gained a slight bit of throttle response (less initial lag) likely from the Euro intake deleting the charcoal filter. It also has a bit better intake sound when in sport mode in the higher RPM range. I did a Mishimoto silicone intake tube at the same time which likely contributed to the sound increase.

[MPOWER5266]

Originally Posted by CTinline-six

Nice on the Euro Intake! I did that on my car about 6 months ago and love it. Inspecting the filter is so much easier and it just has a cleaner look in the engine bay. I feel like I gained a slight bit of throttle response (less initial lag) likely from the Euro intake deleting the charcoal filter. It also has a bit better intake sound when in sport mode in the higher RPM range. I did a Mishimoto silicone intake tube at the same time which likely contributed to the sound increase.

I didn't notice much from the airbox and mishimoto tube, but that is likely because of my stage 3 manifold and bms pedal tuner. It certainly looks better but since installing it I have been getting random p0172 and p0175 codes. I think I messed up the MAF somehow so I ordered a new one yesterday.