Diaries of a Daily Driver

[patsbimmer1]

Just needs a whip and some KC lights then you'll be all set for Country Thunder!

[GunMetalGrey]

So it's been a lot of truck stuff lately, but we're back to the BMW way of life.

I enjoyed seeing Jake's car hanging around, and I am getting sick of driving a crew cab long box truck around in the Seattle area, so I was on the hunt for a new and smaller daily. 

So far the chassis feel is awesome, and it corners a lot better than the truck.... 

It's just a 128, but that seems like the move for now, reliable, good gas mileage, and overall a bit easier on the budget. Sport seats and the sport steering wheel coupled with the paddle shifters make it aight. It's got something that sounds a lot like the BMW performance exhaust on it, which sounds just fine. 

Cars our here are super awesome due to the lack of rust.

[suspenceful]

Jealous of the white! Car looks clean, I like the black grilles and tinted windows. I'm surprised you got an auto, but you will still enjoy it. Reminds me of my old 328i, a fun daily driver.

How long 'til you lower it on wheels and add blackline tail lights?

PS: I don't think you made a public announcement of your move on FB or WIBimmers, but maybe now it's time to migrate over to WABimmers...

[B C]

WABoomers.com

[GunMetalGrey]

suspenceful said:

Jealous of the white! Car looks clean, I like the black grilles and tinted windows. I'm surprised you got an auto, but you will still enjoy it. Reminds me of my old 328i, a fun daily driver.

How long 'til you lower it on wheels and add blackline tail lights?

PS: I don't think you made a public announcement of your move on FB or WIBimmers, but maybe now it's time to migrate over to WABimmers...

The auto was decided on due to traffic and my intended use for the car, but who knows, maybe I'll end up with a manual one soon. 

Wheels and tires are something I'm currently looking at. Arc-8's in hyperblack or hypersilver seem like the move. Backordered tho...

As far as tails go 

I gotta figure out what to do about the all white rear bumper. 

Oh yeah, I moved. I live in Washington now.

[P_Roloff]

I vote hyper silver! Maybe I missed it, but what happened to your other cars? Still have them?

[suspenceful]

GunMetalGrey said:

The auto was decided on due to traffic and my intended use for the car, but who knows, maybe I'll end up with a manual one soon. 

Wheels and tires are something I'm currently looking at. Arc-8's in hyperblack or hypersilver seem like the move. Backordered tho...

As far as tails go 

I gotta figure out what to do about the all white rear bumper. 

Oh yeah, I moved. I live in Washington now. 

Hyperblack ARC-8s would be the move.

Blackline tails already?! Damn, looks like this thing was modded. Exhaust tips don't look stock, almost looks identical to my old Riss Racing setup. The 1 series never got dual exit exhaust, so you could just find a white 135i rear bumper to get a diffuser on there.

[GunMetalGrey]

P_Roloff said:

I vote hyper silver! Maybe I missed it, but what happened to your other cars? Still have them?

I sold most things, but still have the diesel swapped E30 sitting in Appleton and I will have it shipped to myself soon.

[SteelBlue]

GunMetalGrey said:

I sold most things, but still have the diesel swapped E30 sitting in Appleton and I will have it shipped to myself soon. 

You’re in my spot

[GunMetalGrey]

SteelBlue said:

You’re in my spot

Lol, the outside spot?

[GunMetalGrey]

Update: 

Wheel options for these is extremely limited.

[Jdesign]

GunMetalGrey said:

Update: 

Wheel options for these is extremely limited. 

Really? Why is that?

[GunMetalGrey]

Jdesign said:

Really? Why is that?

Peculiar offsets. 18x9.5 rear needs a 62 offset

[Jdesign]

Sheesh.

[GunMetalGrey]

I have done a good job of leaving this thing alone, largely due to the fact that I didn't work for a couple months. But now I'm back at it!

Drivers side light works fine, passenger stops working when you have it setup as normal. 
Plugged passenger light into drivers plug, works great. Plugged it back into the pass. side, doesn't work. 

Tried a footwell module (FRM) reset with ProTools, but that didn't do anything, nor did the reset short fault. 

So I think this means I need a new FRM in the car to make things work properly, and it looks like I should be able to use ProTools to adjust the VIN on a new FRM.
For the time I have just disabled the adaptive headlights (which I like and want to make work) and the bulb checks for the headlights so they stop  yelling at me all the time. 

The tires are getting low on tread, and the standing water on the roads here makes that an unpleasant time. Tires shortly! 
But like, who buys tires for stock wheels?!

[Jdesign]

GunMetalGrey said:

But like, who buys tires for stock wheels?!

This is how it begins. You can't have aftermarket wheels with stock suspension.

[GunMetalGrey]

Jdesign said:

This is how it begins. You can't have aftermarket wheels with stock suspension. 

I am impressed how low these cars are from factory, but I cannot confirm nor deny my current browsings of aftermarket spring options.

Funny note, stock suspension out here in WA lasts a long time, the roads are so good!

[GunMetalGrey]

Incomplete photo, but you'll have that from time to time.
Fresh meats, fresh kicks. 
Old tires were worn out, and I like the look of 18's over 17's on these cars.
Konig Hypergrams and some Federal Evoluzion's. Should prove to be a fun combo. The wheels alone weigh around 5lb less per corner when compared to the stock wheels.
Centercaps were installed after this photo. Note that the front right corner is a bit lower than normal due to a slight driveway slope. 

This certainly isn't my normal style of wheel, but they look pretty good in person.

Slightly blurry sunset picture off of the back of our patio tonight, just because.

[Jdesign]

What's up with that Aspen white head gasket machine in the backdrop?

[patsbimmer1]

It's looking good!