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    REKIII
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    #6742

    Oh....here was the bathroom.  Just needed a good cleaning at the end.

    No photo description available.

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      B C
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      #6743

      Gentlemen,

      It has come to my attention that there are some among us who have fallen on hard times and need a bit of support while their circumstances improve.

      Starting today, we will be collecting non-perishable food items for the @REKIII family. Donations can be made in person at the Black E46s of New Berlin satellite office

      2860 S 108th St,

      West Allis, WI 53227

      *please no more than 3 dented cans per donation. Bulged cans must be within 10% of their original diameter.

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        gilber33
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        #6744

        That basement looks fantastic. It’s huge. I do wish ours was a little larger to accommodate some other things than just a playroom.

        My wife gave me the entire garage to do whatever I want to with, though. So I can’t complain.

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        • HipMFH
          HipMFH
          HipMF
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          #6745

          I don't have a basement, but I have the internet.

          Why is the internet? I don't even.

          NIypMKg.jpg

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          • HipMFH
            HipMFH
            HipMF
            wrote on last edited by
            #6746

            also, what's the plural of kolsch?

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              REKIII
              wrote on last edited by
              #6747

              Did a ton of work ourselves which saved a lot.  We had a major and 2 smaller vacations canceled so we had a little boost to the budget which was nice. 

              Wife uses her fancy wide angle lens to take the pics so it looks bigger than it is.

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                B C
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                #6748

                REKIII said:

                Did a ton of work ourselves which saved a lot.  We had a major and 2 smaller vacations canceled so we had a little boost to the budget which was nice. 

                Wife uses her fancy wide angle lens to take the pics so it looks bigger than it is.  

                The stone on the wall looks really good. Almost like a nice restaurant feel. Im not sure I ever remember seeing that done before but I like it a lot

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                  REKIII
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                  #6749

                  B C said:

                  The stone on the wall looks really good. Almost like a nice restaurant feel. Im not sure I ever remember seeing that done before but I like it a lot

                  Thanks.  It was an inexpensive menards product.  I cut it on a chop saw with a masonry blade.  I used 'omnigrip' from home depot to put it on the wall.  No grout.  A pretty nice and easy install considering I had never done it before.

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                  • YoungCRY
                    YoungCRY
                    YoungCR
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                    #6750

                    I envy all of your basements, inspiration for my future for sure.

                    Chris Young
                    BMWCCA #458972
                    1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                    • GunMetalGreyG
                      GunMetalGreyG
                      GunMetalGrey
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                      #6751

                      WiBasements.com
                      Suggested website name change

                      ...

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                      • KaiserRollsK
                        KaiserRollsK
                        KaiserRolls
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                        #6752

                        GunMetalGrey said:

                        WiBasements.com
                        Suggested website name change

                        Calm down pal, WiBoomers takes precedent

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                        • straight6pwrS
                          straight6pwrS
                          straight6pwr
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                          #6753

                          REKIII said:

                          'omnigrip'.  No grout.  

                          3a5.jpg

                          Dan
                          yajsYRL.jpg.e5f350b4dfe961d76ac8b32efce2e1a6.jpg

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                            REKIII
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                            #6754

                            It is a dry stack stone.  Used indoors, it doesn't need grout to be a façade.  However I did add the mesh to the wall (you can see it in the one pic with the window) to ensure good adhesion.  Supposedly I didn't need to do this, but it made me nervous just sticking it to the drywall.

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                            • patsbimmer1P
                              patsbimmer1P
                              patsbimmer1
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                              #6755

                              For the first time I bought upgraded D1S HID's and tried them in my wife's Volvo and I'm blown away how much better they are.  I bought Osram 7000k Cool Blue and they're noticeably brighter than the OEM bul  I took a picture of new vs old below both warmed up.

                              PXL20210130193306280.jpgPXL20210130193520877.jpg

                              2011 e90 M3 - DCT, Borla exhaust, BMW Performance Black Grille, ECS Painted Corners, Ziza Angel Eyes

                              07 335i Stella - sport package, BMS DCI, zhp knob, TMS cf parking brake lever, VRSF downpipes, MHD tune, H&R race springs, other stuff *SOLD*

                              97 328i Lola - sport package, m50 intake manifold, m50 manifold.com install kit, custom CAI, K&N filter, Borla exhaust, FK silverline coilovers, 25.5mm front sway bar, Powerflex front sway bushings, Turner Radiator, fan delete *sold*
                              95 325is *sold*
                              93 nissan 240sx KA-T *sold*

                              BMWCCA #473306

                              Instagram @patsbimmer1

                              AKA- HALLWAY PAT

                              "burnouts bring babes and babes dont have time for bushings" - Kaiser Rolls

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                              • patsbimmer1P
                                patsbimmer1P
                                patsbimmer1
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                                #6756

                                Have any of you guys seen this site?  It looks like it's an aggregate site that tracks car sales to develop market trends.  It looks like it's all auction data mostly pulled from BaT.

                                https://www.classic.com/markets/

                                2011 e90 M3 - DCT, Borla exhaust, BMW Performance Black Grille, ECS Painted Corners, Ziza Angel Eyes

                                07 335i Stella - sport package, BMS DCI, zhp knob, TMS cf parking brake lever, VRSF downpipes, MHD tune, H&R race springs, other stuff *SOLD*

                                97 328i Lola - sport package, m50 intake manifold, m50 manifold.com install kit, custom CAI, K&N filter, Borla exhaust, FK silverline coilovers, 25.5mm front sway bar, Powerflex front sway bushings, Turner Radiator, fan delete *sold*
                                95 325is *sold*
                                93 nissan 240sx KA-T *sold*

                                BMWCCA #473306

                                Instagram @patsbimmer1

                                AKA- HALLWAY PAT

                                "burnouts bring babes and babes dont have time for bushings" - Kaiser Rolls

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                                • straight6pwrS
                                  straight6pwrS
                                  straight6pwr
                                  wrote on last edited by
                                  #6757

                                  patsbimmer1 said:

                                  For the first time I bought upgraded D1S HID's and tried them in my wife's Volvo and I'm blown away how much better they are.  I bought Osram 7000k Cool Blue and they're noticeably brighter than the OEM bul  I took a picture of new vs old below both warmed up.

                                  i thought everyone was over with the purple headlight colors?

                                  4300 or 5000k have like 50% more lumens than 7k and dont suck in the rain. imagine the jump you just had, double it for good 4000k bulbs!

                                  Dan
                                  yajsYRL.jpg.e5f350b4dfe961d76ac8b32efce2e1a6.jpg

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                                  • YoungCRY
                                    YoungCRY
                                    YoungCR
                                    wrote on last edited by
                                    #6758

                                    patsbimmer1 said:

                                    Have any of you guys seen this site?  It looks like it's an aggregate site that tracks car sales to develop market trends.  It looks like it's all auction data mostly pulled from BaT.

                                    https://www.classic.com/markets/

                                    I've started using it ~6 months ago when I was researching E34 values for the claim. Email notifications for new listings and results for specific models you want is great.

                                    Chris Young
                                    BMWCCA #458972
                                    1986 528e/5  | 1994 530i/5 | 1995 540i/6 | 2013 X5 35d | 1998 C1500 Suburban | 1995 K2500 Suburban

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                                    • patsbimmer1P
                                      patsbimmer1P
                                      patsbimmer1
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #6759

                                      straight6pwr said:

                                      i thought everyone was over with the purple headlight colors?

                                      4300 or 5000k have like 50% more lumens than 7k and dont suck in the rain. imagine the jump you just had, double it for good 4000k bulbs!

                                      You'd have to see these in person but they're not actually 7000k color, they're like a hyper white color once they're warmed up and even seeing it driving down the road at me there's no blue or purple color to it.  My guys at The Retrofit Source highly recommended these and the tests they've done have these ranked at a higher lux than just about any other D1S out there.  There isn't a better bulb on the market than the Osram CBB.

                                      Skip ahead to the 3:40 mark to see the comparison.  The color on the screen is accurate to what you see in real life.

                                      2011 e90 M3 - DCT, Borla exhaust, BMW Performance Black Grille, ECS Painted Corners, Ziza Angel Eyes

                                      07 335i Stella - sport package, BMS DCI, zhp knob, TMS cf parking brake lever, VRSF downpipes, MHD tune, H&R race springs, other stuff *SOLD*

                                      97 328i Lola - sport package, m50 intake manifold, m50 manifold.com install kit, custom CAI, K&N filter, Borla exhaust, FK silverline coilovers, 25.5mm front sway bar, Powerflex front sway bushings, Turner Radiator, fan delete *sold*
                                      95 325is *sold*
                                      93 nissan 240sx KA-T *sold*

                                      BMWCCA #473306

                                      Instagram @patsbimmer1

                                      AKA- HALLWAY PAT

                                      "burnouts bring babes and babes dont have time for bushings" - Kaiser Rolls

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                                      • straight6pwrS
                                        straight6pwrS
                                        straight6pwr
                                        wrote on last edited by
                                        #6760

                                        patsbimmer1 said:

                                        You'd have to see these in person but they're not actually 7000k color, they're like a hyper white color once they're warmed up and even seeing it driving down the road at me there's no blue or purple color to it.  My guys at The Retrofit Source highly recommended these and the tests they've done have these ranked at a higher lux than just about any other D1S out there.  There isn't a better bulb on the market than the Osram CBB.

                                        Skip ahead to the 3:40 mark to see the comparison.  The color on the screen is accurate to what you see in real life.

                                        i stand corrected on the brightness! its odd that they've rated the color so high when they are clearly just as white as the 5000k stuff. the guy in the video is confused as well.

                                        Dan
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                                        • patsbimmer1P
                                          patsbimmer1P
                                          patsbimmer1
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                                          #6761

                                          straight6pwr said:

                                          i stand corrected on the brightness! its odd that they've rated the color so high when they are clearly just as white as the 5000k stuff. the guy in the video is confused as well. 

                                          I questioned my rep at TRS when he recommended these because I did NOT want 7k color but he assured me these would be perfect.  So far my wife LOVES them!

                                          2011 e90 M3 - DCT, Borla exhaust, BMW Performance Black Grille, ECS Painted Corners, Ziza Angel Eyes

                                          07 335i Stella - sport package, BMS DCI, zhp knob, TMS cf parking brake lever, VRSF downpipes, MHD tune, H&R race springs, other stuff *SOLD*

                                          97 328i Lola - sport package, m50 intake manifold, m50 manifold.com install kit, custom CAI, K&N filter, Borla exhaust, FK silverline coilovers, 25.5mm front sway bar, Powerflex front sway bushings, Turner Radiator, fan delete *sold*
                                          95 325is *sold*
                                          93 nissan 240sx KA-T *sold*

                                          BMWCCA #473306

                                          Instagram @patsbimmer1

                                          AKA- HALLWAY PAT

                                          "burnouts bring babes and babes dont have time for bushings" - Kaiser Rolls

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