[Trev88]

Looks good socks

[DR-JEKL]

Nice install on the camera guys, its the little details such as these in conjunction with the NBT which really modernise the car to from 2006 to 2016!

[Socket]

Originally Posted by Trev88

Looks good socks

Thanks Trev, looks better in real life of course lol

[Socket]

Originally Posted by DR-JEKL

Nice install on the camera guys, its the little details such as these in conjunction with the NBT which really modernise the car to from 2006 to 2016!

+1 DRJ. Now all I need is a mod that will modernize me and take a few years off lol. 20-25 would do nicely thanks

[DR-JEKL]

Originally Posted by Socket

+1 DRJ. Now all I need is a mod that will modernize me and take a few years off lol. 20-25 would do nicely thanks

That's whats the blinged out E92 is for right??!?

At least it'll make you feel younger

[Socket]

Originally Posted by DR-JEKL

That's whats the blinged out E92 is for right??!?

At least it'll make you feel younger

+1

[Socket]

Mod 70 - M3 front and rear sway bars

First of all big thanks to Vince who put me onto these sway bars on ebay from the UK for $230 a piece and then helped with the install, while I held fetched tools and stuff lol

Installing the rear was a real PINTA, getting the stock sway bar out was easy, but getting the M3 sway bar in was a bitch. We eventually had to drop the whole rear end (including the exhaust) to get enough room to maneuver it into place.

Was really surprised at the difference between the stock and M3 rear sway bars. Stock is kinda puny in comparison (see pic below)

Front was pretty quick and simple. Vince had it out and the new one installed while Trev and I watched on. The difference between the two front bars is not a obvious except for the brackets and the thinned out central section on the stock bar....

If you can find a set of these I say get them. The rear end is much stiffer (as I said to Vince it feels like a car is clenching its butt cheeks its so tight)
There is hardly any body roll at all. Trade off is you feel the bumps in the road more because the stiffness.... Looking forward trying these out on the twisties in Tassie

Once again thanks Vince and an extra big thanks to Trev for hanging out and keeping an eye on everything

Pics below

Pic 1 - M3 sway bars
Pic 2 - Ready for install
Pic 3 - Someone had used washers after stripping threads on bracing bolts
Pic 4 - Stock vs M3 rear sway bar
Pic 5 - Gap needed to get rear sway bar into position
Pics 6 & 7 - Vince removing the front sway bar
Pic 8 - Stock vs M3 front sway bar
Pic 9 - Front bar in position
Pic 10 - Done

[vtl]

Ended up being a bitch getting that sway bar in but just needed to know the correct trick in getting it hooked in lol. Probably easier to remove the suspension link next time. Will be awesome at the next track day, your car is very well rounded now with suspension and power. Thanks for the pizza mate!

Bloody active motorerke! I removed all the washers and replaced a mismatched bolt last time I dropped your subframe so it was all perfect and torqued up correctly. This time they've done it again but two stripped the threads in the cars body for the V brace ffs. Bloody terrible work!

Ps love the captions

[Boganian Rubes]

Wow stock sways look like toothpicks :S

[Trev88]

Originally Posted by Boganian Rubes

Wow stock sways look like toothpicks :S

Haha we were just talking about u rubes last night

[T1M]

Originally Posted by vtl

Bloody active motorerke! I removed all the washers and replaced a mismatched bolt last time I dropped your subframe so it was all perfect and torqued up correctly. This time they've done it again but two stripped the threads in the cars body for the V brace ffs. Bloody terrible work!

That sounds like really sloppy work, and damage to the car as well. Wow.

[vtl]

Originally Posted by T1M

That sounds like really sloppy work, and damage to the car as well. Wow.

Yep permanently damaged the car, not easily fixable as the bolts go into the cars body. Would need to drill out the holes and retap them for a helicoil insert:

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/M8x1-25x1...8AAOSwV0RXtUZf

Last time they were done up so tight I heard a nasty cracking noise when they broke loose. This time they were super loose as the bonehead who damaged it broke a few screws and didn't want to do any more damage. Threads were knackered on a few of the bolts.

Putting spacers on the V brace is what a lot of people do to clear fat exhausts. In this case it looked fairly close but wasn't rattling. Its a super dodgy fix because the bolts aren't long (only 18mm) and stacking a ton of washers means theres not much thread engagement, not to mention the vbrace has less surface contact with the body and is therefore less strong.

Leave it to the 'professionals' to work on your car and this is what you get

[waterbottle1]

mod 70!?. lol dam man.
and those stock sways.... are tiny

[Trev88]

Originally Posted by Socket

Mod 69 - Reversing Camera

At $27.29 this little camera is a bargain

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/401102683...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

The camera comes built into the boot release handle

To install, pull the boot apart, replace stock boot release handle, remove lining from inside the boot, back seats, front and rear consoles, head unit facia and glove box (to access fuses for power)

Route the wires through the boot wiring grommet, through the boot, under the back seat carpets, under the consoles and up into the dash.... connect power and video and replace everything.... now you are good to go

Actually, installing it was a pain in the ass. Lucky for me Vince was here to help, thanks mate

Boot release handle fitted ok after a bit of adjusting and the image quality is very good, although I have not tested in low light yet

Pics below

Pic 1 - View of boot and camera
Pic 2 - Screen view

Realised how important that is when backing out vince's at night haha

[terminator335i]

Your primary goal MOD should be this Socket...
If you do this, I guarantee you that everyone here will not call you the President of e90 post but God of e90 post...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO29SIHa0zU

[u2b]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO29SIHa0zU[/u2b]

[Socket]

Originally Posted by terminator335i

Your primary goal MOD should be this Socket...
If you do this, I guarantee you that everyone here will not call you the President of e90 post but God of e90 post...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO29SIHa0zU

[u2b]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO29SIHa0zU[/u2b]

Hahaha. I think that would be taking things one step too far Termi lol

[EB89]

How about this

http://scissor-doors.com/cart/bmw

http://scissor-doors.com/cart/index....nr9ol5kopm7ar4

[Boganian Rubes]

Originally Posted by Trev88

Haha we were just talking about u rubes last night

u wot mate lol

I actually really dig those doors eb...

@Termi taking e93 to a whole new level

[Socket]

Originally Posted by EB89

How about this

Jebus EB gotta love the blue and orange trim on dem doors

Ill install BMW puddle lights and under car neon before gull wing doors mate lol

[DOCTOR.Y]

Originally Posted by Socket

Can you activate following functions on your NBT system? BMW apps, Real Time Traffic Information, BMW connected drive and reverse camera?

[Socket]

Originally Posted by Eric_Y

Can you activate following functions on your NBT system? BMW apps, Real Time Traffic Information, BMW connected drive and reverse camera?

Eric I have no idea what some of those things are mate lol... what are these fancy features like BMW apps, RTTI and connected drive??

[Socket]

Big thanks to Tawf for organising the dyno day at Nizpro here in Melbourne

My best run was 307KW running MHD stage 2 flash and 98 pump gas