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User Error posted:Sounds like extra weight. I checked the box and got the shades. Does that make me a bad person, or just someone who lives where it gets hot and even with a tint the shades can make a big difference when parking in the sun.
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Bape Culture posted:So while ,y car is off the road getting: I'm literally just finishing putting mine back together after doing the entire rear-end (and then some). Check the last entry here for all of what I did: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RXPnhkATWIz9-HXqsFjyRe16ko2MDhT_CS8gV6kuGto And list of all the parts I replaced (start from around Dec 9): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1FrVcng4rssNa5U5UOIyYTUWFS177NRmMwteQRRKZLGY Lemme know how that rack goes...is it much faster than the ZHP/base model rack? The stock rack is probably great for doing 140mph down the autobahn but its like driving a bus around town....
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the poi posted:The stock rack is probably great for doing 140mph down the autobahn but its like driving a bus around town....  
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Jan 6, 2015 07:42
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Ended up ordering the bilstein b12 sportline kit, kept to my budget of 1k CAD since this was not an expected purchase. Already have TCK SA fronts and DA rears on my e36.
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Meanwhile my beater 5 is on the original suspension (shocks, struts, springs, control arms, etc) at 184k miles. One of these days...
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Jan 6, 2015 16:09
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CornHolio posted:Meanwhile my beater 5 is on the original suspension (shocks, struts, springs, control arms, etc) at 184k miles. I can't imagine the ride on that. My E39 sport had 80k on it when I bought it and refreshing the suspension totally changed the car.
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Jan 6, 2015 16:18
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Brock Landers posted:I can't imagine the ride on that. My E39 sport had 80k on it when I bought it and refreshing the suspension totally changed the car. It's about as vague and boatlike as you can imagine. If other things I own would stop breaking for a little bit, I might be able to throw some money at the suspension. But unless (or until) it breaks, it isn't a priority.
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CornHolio posted:It's about as vague and boatlike as you can imagine. If other things I own would stop breaking for a little bit, I might be able to throw some money at the suspension. But unless (or until) it breaks, it isn't a priority. I'm in a similar boat with my E46. The front suspension needs a refresh but winter is here, my wife is about to have our third baby, and things are busy at work. Nothing is broken and there is no shimmy so it waits until spring.
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Jan 6, 2015 16:57
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CornHolio posted:So a buddy of mine has an E60 545i, I think an '05. Auto transmission. Just a follow-up to this, the dealership diagnosed it as the alternator. I don't think I got an answer as to whether the E60 545i has a water-cooled alternator. Anybody know?
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Jan 6, 2015 17:08
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Its air cooled and normal. But its a bit of a oval office to get at. Here is a diy if you want to tackle it yourself. http://www.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?1892960-2005-545i-Alternator-Replacement-DIY BrokenKnucklez fucked around with this message at 17:33 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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Jan 6, 2015 17:31
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BrokenKnucklez posted:Its air cooled and normal. But its a bit of a oval office to get at. I'm not touching it in this cold (it was 1°F yesterday and my garage isn't heated). The dealer is charging him $1,260 to replace it. 
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Jan 6, 2015 17:47
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I'd do a lot in the cold for that price. Wow.
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That DIY looks pretty similar to my car. I couldn't fathom paying that much money for an alternator swap. I remember doing a M42 (which seems harder) alternator for the first time and it took me maybe an hour.
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Jan 6, 2015 18:59
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CornHolio posted:The dealer is charging him $1,260 to replace it. What the poo poo! Thats just bananas, jesus.
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Wow and I understand that it is a bitch to replace that alternator but it would have saved over $1000 to DIY it. To each their own tho
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Jan 6, 2015 19:06
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Seriously, for a grand you could take a day off of work, rent garage space, buy ALL of the tools needed to do the job, and buy lunch and dinner at a fancy restaurant and then STILL have cash left over.
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revmoo posted:Seriously, for a grand you could take a day off of work, rent garage space, buy ALL of the tools needed to do the job, and buy lunch and dinner at a fancy restaurant and then STILL have cash left over. Yeah, but remember, this isn't my car, it's a friend's car. And he never asked me to do it, and I wasn't about to jump up and down and beg. He's enjoying the 328 x-drive loaner he got from the dealer at least. And all his facebook friends are telling him to sell it and get a 'reliable car' (because you know, alternators on every other car last forever). If it was my car, poo poo yeah I'd do it in a heartbeat.
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How important are fold down rear seats to you guys? I'm in the market for an e90 M3, and the only cars I've seen that meet my other pretty basic criteria ended up not having fold down rear seats. I've had fold down rear seats in both my old e36 and e46 sedans, and while I only use them a handful of times, I can't help feeling like I'd be a sucker driving around a sedan without fold down rear seats. I imagine it'd hurt my ability to resell down the road as well.
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Jan 6, 2015 20:21
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Since I only have one car, I personally would not (and did not) buy one without fold down rear seats. It makes the car 10x more practical.
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Jan 6, 2015 20:23
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It's super freaking annoying that you can't swap them in. Definitely worth getting IMO.
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I didn't have them on my last E46 330 and it was a pita. I did punch through the ski pass through so at least I could shove some long stuff in there (and 2x4's and fenceboards on the front seat). Racks help too. ......and as mentioned below E90 sedans were a pita to find with fold down rear seats after 2009 or so, when they bundled it into the cold weather package. It was extremely hard to find a 2011 E90 with CWP on the west coast last year when I was looking. The fold down seats come in very handy, won't not have them again. Keyser_Soze fucked around with this message at 22:33 on Jan 6, 2015 |
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Jan 6, 2015 20:33
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Didn't have fold down's in my e36's and never really bothered me, and that was coming from an large estate car (and somebody that previously considered saloons silly and impractical). Bike went on the roof when needed, at least it kept the from getting manky.
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If I remember right, fold down seats on the E90 are part of the cold weather package for some reason. Don't know if that applies to the M3 or not. I don't have them in my 325 and though I really thought I would miss them, I really haven't It helps that my wife drives a Forester, so we have that to put big stuff in.
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Jan 6, 2015 21:25
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I've never had a car with folding rear seats.
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I had fold-down seats in my E36 and they were great. Don't have them in my E39 but I don't really miss them. My wife's car is a hatchback, the spare-car Volvo has fold-down rear seats, and now I have a beater Ranger. 
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Jan 6, 2015 22:10
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I wouldn't let the lack of fold down seats prevent me from moving on an otherwise perfect M3.
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BlackMK4 posted:I've never had a car with folding rear seats. Conversely, I've only owned two cars without folding rear seats: my 1977 Camaro and my MR2, and the MR2 didn't have rear seats period. That said, at least with E46s there is one small benefit to not having folding seats - E46 sedans with fixed seats are the stiffest of the E46 chassis cars. No idea if it makes a difference to chassis stiffness on E90s though.
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E90s with no folding rear seats are a few percent stiffer than those with rear seats. Will you notice? Probably not.
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Cojawfee posted:E90s with no folding rear seats are a few percent stiffer than those with rear seats. Will you notice? Probably not. No, but you can brag about it at car meets. "yeah, i did a stationary rear seat swap, increases torsional rigidity by over 4%, cut my lap times by quite a bit."
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My e39 has folding rear seats. I fit a 50" LCD TV in the packaging with an inch to spare, and one of those sliding glass dog doors. I think it's awesome! Almost as practical as my wagon.
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My E39 doesn't, i think that means it handles better than yours. More track focused. A little more hardcore.
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Isn't yours auto? Because if so, your argument is invalid 
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drag cars are auto checkmate 
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Jut curious what BMW goons think of the X1?
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It's ugly as sin. Beyond that, it really depends on what your needs are. It's E90 based, shares engines with every other BMW, isn't going to be anything special in driving/handling due to the ride height, but it's one of the last BMWs with old school hydraulic steering.
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Powershift posted:My E39 doesn't, i think that means it handles better than yours. More track focused. A little more hardcore. Since when do drag cars need to handle? Boom! 
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Powershift posted:It's ugly as sin. My wifes BMW has convinced me to at least test drive one. From the couple of reviews I watched online it seems to be fairly sporty for a 4cyl awd suv/hatch type vehicle. Basically I want something that I'm going to commute in with decent mpg, occasionally seat 5 plus a dog in the hatch is somewhat sporty and has nicer options. From what I have seen I can get a CPO 2014 with less than 15k miles for less than a new ford escape or jeep cherokee.
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BJA posted:My wifes BMW has convinced me to at least test drive one. From the couple of reviews I watched online it seems to be fairly sporty for a 4cyl awd suv/hatch type vehicle. Basically I want something that I'm going to commute in with decent mpg, occasionally seat 5 plus a dog in the hatch is somewhat sporty and has nicer options. From what I have seen I can get a CPO 2014 with less than 15k miles for less than a new ford escape or jeep cherokee. I know this is the BMW thread but maybe consider the new forester? I've heard nothing but good things. Reasonable pep, very good MPG and some of the largest interior volume compared to size and weight. I've liked the ones I've been in.
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the X1 is still a compact SUV. "occasionally seat 5" is still a bit of a stretch. while there is a "center" seat in the back, there isn't actually anywhere for their legs to go.
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Member of the Beater 5 Army reporting in. My e39 540i decided to spew coolant all over the place last night while I was getting onto an onramp. I managed to get out of the onramp lane and to the gas station across the overpass without overheating, and had it towed home. Now the fun part begins. GDCS. EDIT: I have zero idea whether it is the radiator or expansion tank, but something in that area is leaking coolant. I'm going to replace both and see how it goes.
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