Official Minnesota Chat Thread

cyrus4u · 10-21-2010, 03:38 PM

I bought my oem all weather floor mats (front + back) from this seller on ebay for $75 shipped. Just another option to consider when you do your price comparisons..
http://myworld.ebay.com/autogoodparts/

cyrus4u · 10-21-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by e60rocks

Greetings everyone! some of you might remember me i posted a few pictures of my e60 a few months ago right before getting married. Well i got married, did my honeymoon and came back but i'm not as crazy as i was about my car anymore. What's going on? i could care less if she hasnt been in the carwash for a month but before i was at mister carwash everyday it seems and modding don't excite me anymore and this is after i did at least 10 mods and had a list of more i wanted to do. Lol do i need a new beamer or is just marriage blues. I would say this tho the few times i have driven her uptown and valeted at chino latino i got some props

MNm3 · 10-21-2010, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by cyrus4u

+1...

Anyone have a good body/paint shop that they would recommend that's good at paint matching? Don't worry, nothing happened thank god...

But I am still really ticked off about how far out my new exhaust pipes stick so I am just going to have to buy a rear diffuser. Its a CF piece that I want to get painted.

IRL-MN · 10-21-2010, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by e60rocks

Greetings everyone! some of you might remember me i posted a few pictures of my e60 a few months ago right before getting married. Well i got married, did my honeymoon and came back but i'm not as crazy as i was about my car anymore. What's going on? i could care less if she hasnt been in the carwash for a month but before i was at mister carwash everyday it seems and modding don't excite me anymore and this is after i did at least 10 mods and had a list of more i wanted to do. Lol do i need a new beamer or is just marriage blues. I would say this tho the few times i have driven her uptown and valeted at chino latino i got some props

I'm going the same way actually. For the first half of this year I was washing my car weekly and/or when it got rained on. Now I'm washing every other week and I just don't seem to be as bothered by rain spots and dust. I'm sure I still care for my car a hundred times more than the average person - maybe I'm just getting old

One thing I'm not with you on is the valet parking. There's no way in hell I'd ever valet park my car! I've even canceled a hotel reservation on the spot after finding out they would only valet park - the gf wasn't happy about driving around Chicago late on a Friday night looking for a hotel with self parking lol

IRL-MN · 10-21-2010, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MNm3

+1...

Anyone have a good body/paint shop that they would recommend that's good at paint matching? Don't worry, nothing happened thank god...

But I am still really ticked off about how far out my new exhaust pipes stick so I am just going to have to buy a rear diffuser. Its a CF piece that I want to get painted.

I had Rogers in Bloomington do the M Sport kit on my old car. Not the cheapest, but a 100% perfect paint match and fitment.

BSME90 · 10-21-2010, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by e60rocks

Greetings everyone! some of you might remember me i posted a few pictures of my e60 a few months ago right before getting married. Well i got married, did my honeymoon and came back but i'm not as crazy as i was about my car anymore. What's going on? i could care less if she hasnt been in the carwash for a month but before i was at mister carwash everyday it seems and modding don't excite me anymore and this is after i did at least 10 mods and had a list of more i wanted to do. Lol do i need a new beamer or is just marriage blues. I would say this tho the few times i have driven her uptown and valeted at chino latino i got some props

Welcome back and congrats!! I'm with Gary, I would never valet my car. After some horror stories from family and friends, I would rather park my car at a self-parking lot and then walk to wherever.

ajvee · 10-22-2010, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by e60rocks

Greetings everyone! some of you might remember me i posted a few pictures of my e60 a few months ago right before getting married. Well i got married, did my honeymoon and came back but i'm not as crazy as i was about my car anymore. What's going on? i could care less if she hasnt been in the carwash for a month but before i was at mister carwash everyday it seems and modding don't excite me anymore and this is after i did at least 10 mods and had a list of more i wanted to do. Lol do i need a new beamer or is just marriage blues. I would say this tho the few times i have driven her uptown and valeted at chino latino i got some props

I am sure you can get a prescription for this

ajvee · 10-22-2010, 12:03 AM

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Originally Posted by MNm3

+1...

Anyone have a good body/paint shop that they would recommend that's good at paint matching? Don't worry, nothing happened thank god...

But I am still really ticked off about how far out my new exhaust pipes stick so I am just going to have to buy a rear diffuser. Its a CF piece that I want to get painted.

Maaan Joe! resist the carbon fiber urge! It is a rash that will slowly spread to the rest of your car.

I highly recommend Hagen's body shop in uptown. The guy has done some great work for me.

ajvee · 10-22-2010, 12:05 AM

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Originally Posted by IRL-MN

I've even canceled a hotel reservation on the spot after finding out they would only valet park - the gf wasn't happy about driving around Chicago late on a Friday night looking for a hotel with self parking lol

Hahahhahah this is one for the books eh Gary!

e60rocks · 10-22-2010, 09:07 AM

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Originally Posted by ajvee

I am sure you can get a prescription for this

hahaha lets hope so.. I hear you about valet tho, chino is the only place that i wouldnt mind valet parking i know all the guys from my single days and they usually leave me parked in front but yeah any other place i would be scared. But woa caneling hotel reservation? wow that's

IRL-MN · 10-22-2010, 09:25 AM

I guess it would be OK if you knew the guys and they left it parked out front. I think I'd still have a hard time handing over the keys.

Yeah, that hotel situation sucked. I specifically booked it because they had self parking (hard to find in downtown Chicago hotels), and even called the place before booking to make sure. So after the long drive down there I wasn't happy to find out it was valet only! It worked out OK in the end though.

MNm3 · 10-22-2010, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ajvee

Maaan Joe! resist the carbon fiber urge! It is a rash that will slowly spread to the rest of your car.

I highly recommend Hagen's body shop in uptown. The guy has done some great work for me.

I know. I don't want the carbon fiber, I want the diffuser. Find me a non-carbon fiber diffuser and I'll buy it in a nano second. They over charge for that crap and for a piece like that, the weight savings doesn't mean SH**

This is why I want to get the part painted. I'm not a fan of the look of that stuff...unless it comes fromt he factory that way.

IRL-MN · 10-22-2010, 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by MNm3

I know. I don't want the carbon fiber, I want the diffuser. Find me a non-carbon fiber diffuser and I'll buy it in a nano second. They over charge for that crap and for a piece like that, the weight savings doesn't mean SH**

This is why I want to get the part painted. I'm not a fan of the look of that stuff...unless it comes fromt he factory that way.

If you can only find a carbon diffusor, maybe you should wrap the entire car in carbon pattern vinyl to match

ajvee · 10-22-2010, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by MNm3

I know. I don't want the carbon fiber, I want the diffuser. Find me a non-carbon fiber diffuser and I'll buy it in a nano second. They over charge for that crap and for a piece like that, the weight savings doesn't mean SH**

This is why I want to get the part painted. I'm not a fan of the look of that stuff...unless it comes fromt he factory that way.

How about cutting the tips a bit and re-welding them so they don't stick out so much? I know Kevin tried the the connecting pipes, but I think you could get an inch or so at the tips????

Regardless of whether it is carbon fiber or not, I feel it would ruin the car's aesthetics. Currently, the bumper, side skirts, and stock diffuser flow really nicely. This is why I am usually against aftermarket lips as well.

ajvee · 10-22-2010, 11:58 AM

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Originally Posted by IRL-MN

If you can only find a carbon diffusor, maybe you should wrap the entire car in carbon pattern vinyl to match

This is an option. No more worries about the snow ruining the paint. The extra 300 whp won't hurt either!

I think I got about 12 whp just by using the BMW leather care kit.

ajvee · 10-22-2010, 11:59 AM

I am at 666 posts. Crap now its 667. That was short lived.

BrianMN · 10-22-2010, 07:50 PM

Joe, can you post a link to the actual diffusor you're thinking of? I think they make a couple good-looking diffusors...but the OEM m3 rear bumper is already stunning.

airwolf878 · 10-22-2010, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ajvee

Regardless of whether it is carbon fiber or not, I feel it would ruin the car's aesthetics. Currently, the bumper, side skirts, and stock diffuser flow really nicely. This is why I am usually against aftermarket lips as well.

You say this now, but I know very well next summer you'll have a carbon fiber diffuser AND lip.

ajvee · 10-22-2010, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by airwolf878

You say this now, but I know very well next summer you'll have a carbon fiber diffuser AND lip.

I'm willing to put money against you on this!!

airwolf878 · 10-23-2010, 12:09 AM

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Originally Posted by ajvee

I'm willing to put money against you on this!!

Haha! You know I'm just kiddin.

ajvee · 10-23-2010, 09:42 AM

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Originally Posted by airwolf878

Haha! You know I'm just kiddin.

hahahah I know, but my winnings would go to my exhaust fund

MNm3 · 10-25-2010, 09:21 AM

First things first... Here is the link to the diffuser I'm looking at. It is the most reasonably priced one I can find and I've been told it fits well.

http://www.jl-motoring.com/BMW_E92_E...p/bmdi9207.htm

But I've got an entirely new problem. I was running an errand yesterday and I looked down at my gauge cluster and NOTHING WORKS! speedo is stuck at 32 mph and the rpm gauge is stuck at 2500 rpms!! No back lighting, fuel gauge, NOTHING! Nothing electronically aftermarket except a tune and angel eyes.

check out the thread on m3post... I've got pics of it
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=446514

10-21-2010, 03:38 PM	#1629
cyrus4u Private 0 Rep 63 Posts Drives: BMW 328xi E90 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Minneapolis, MN iTrader: (0)	I bought my oem all weather floor mats (front + back) from this seller on ebay for $75 shipped. Just another option to consider when you do your price comparisons.. http://myworld.ebay.com/autogoodparts/
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10-22-2010, 09:25 AM	#1639
IRL-MN Major 46 Rep 1,151 Posts Drives: F82 \| E30 \| E28 \| E24 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Minnesota, USA iTrader: (0)	I guess it would be OK if you knew the guys and they left it parked out front. I think I'd still have a hard time handing over the keys. Yeah, that hotel situation sucked. I specifically booked it because they had self parking (hard to find in downtown Chicago hotels), and even called the place before booking to make sure. So after the long drive down there I wasn't happy to find out it was valet only! It worked out OK in the end though.
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10-22-2010, 11:59 AM	#1644
ajvee Major 131 Rep 1,451 Posts Drives: None Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: None iTrader: (13)	I am at 666 posts. Crap now its 667. That was short lived.
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10-22-2010, 07:50 PM	#1645
BrianMN Banned 128 Rep 2,428 Posts Drives: 4 Door Family Sedan Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minneapolis iTrader: (7)	Joe, can you post a link to the actual diffusor you're thinking of? I think they make a couple good-looking diffusors...but the OEM m3 rear bumper is already stunning.
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10-25-2010, 09:21 AM	#1650
MNm3 Lieutenant 73 Rep 532 Posts Drives: 2009 Le Mans Blue e90 M3 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Chicago, IL iTrader: (0)	New Issue: DASH DOESN'T WORK! First things first... Here is the link to the diffuser I'm looking at. It is the most reasonably priced one I can find and I've been told it fits well. http://www.jl-motoring.com/BMW_E92_E...p/bmdi9207.htm But I've got an entirely new problem. I was running an errand yesterday and I looked down at my gauge cluster and NOTHING WORKS! speedo is stuck at 32 mph and the rpm gauge is stuck at 2500 rpms!! No back lighting, fuel gauge, NOTHING! Nothing electronically aftermarket except a tune and angel eyes. check out the thread on m3post... I've got pics of it http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=446514 __________________ Gone but not forgotten...2009 E90 Le Mans Blue M3 6MT De-Chromed, Rogue SSK, Brembo BBK, Eibach Pro Kit, Eisenmann Race Black, MS Filter. 1998.5 Titanium Silver E36 M3 Coupe NASA GTS2 Race Car.
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