1999 M3 daily driver running log
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Here is a picture from the tint removal process, I used a garment steamer to remove the tint and then followed it up with ammonia to get rid of the leftover glue. It worked pretty well but I hope I never have to do it again...
Here is a potato quality shot of my car I took out the window at work today:
And another picture once I got home that better shows the new ride height:
Tonight I installed the winter wheels, they are 16x7.5 OZ wheels and they clear the m3 brakes perfectly and don't look as bad as I thought. I have the centercaps but I think it looks better without them, although I haven't seen them on the car yet. I also put in some black rubber floor mats (hexomats) I got from a guy on r3v, they fit perfectly and cover a lot more of the floor than the standard mats. The rear mats even extend pretty far beneath the seats which is nice.
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Looking good! That drop is just enough! It almost looks factory. Good floor mat's are highly underrated. One of the first purchases I made with my 335i was a set of weathertech floor mats for the front and rear. I would put the center caps in and if for no other reason just to keep salt away from the center nuts.
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Looks good! I agree, those winter wheels actually suit the car pretty well.
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Thanks guys!
I think they look better with the centercaps actually! Definitely want them to keep the salt away from the lugs as much as possible. For "winter mode" they are definitely growing on me.
I had nowhere to put stuff in the center console so I got rid of the modular cup holder thing. I ordered the pocket/tray thing to fit in place of an ash tray and I just need to make an insert to cover the hole. Anyone have the OEM rubber insert that would fit in the space where the holes are on a car without the cupholders??
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I have a "euro" console which doesn't have those holes molded in it. Could you just get a small sheet of that rubber and cut it to size?
I'm planning on it, it wouldn't be hard at all. I'd like to try and find the OEM piece (PN: 51162251915) if I can, its NLA unfortunately.
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This should be an enjoyable winter car
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This should be an enjoyable winter car
Definitely, I haven't driven it in any snow yet so if that ever happens it should be a lot of fun.
Replaced the CCV today (per andyhundley's recommendation), it should definitely help my oil consumption issue. The tube leading from the valve cover and the intake manifold were pretty oily and the drain tube down to the dipstick was dry so it definitely wasn't doing its job properly. The engine seems to idle much better as well.
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Lots of obd2 nonsense
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Did you clean your ICV while you were in there? I didn't and now it is haunting me lol
Nope... I should've but it didn't even cross my mind till you mentioned it haha
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Pressed in e30 ball joints into my 96+ M3 control arms tonight, worked perfectly. The parts are definitely identical which is cool. Some sources say the outer joints are not sensitive to their orientation like the inner joints, this is definitely false, thankfully I noticed before I pressed the new joints in.
The inners are the ones with the cut off threads, you can clearly see the oval shape on those, and you can also see the oval shape on the outers as well. It's not as pronounced on the outers but is definitely there.
The inner joint nuts were a huge pain to remove, the passenger side taper popped and the nut got stuck halfway off. Had to use an automotive induction heater (really cool tool and a great alternative to a torch when you're working near critical components like engine mounts in my instance), strong arm, cutoff wheel, and air chisel to get the damn thing off. Had I not went to the shop I used to work at, I would've been screwed. The car drives a lot better, there was quite a bit of play in the old parts...
Also, got a 2" piece of brass rod stuck in my brand new snow tires. Pulled it out and sprayed some soapy water, thankfully it didn't puncture the tire.
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Pressed in e30 ball joints into my 96+ M3 control arms tonight, worked perfectly. The parts are definitely identical which is cool. Some sources say the outer joints are not sensitive to their orientation like the inner joints, this is definitely false, thankfully I noticed before I pressed the new joints in.
The inners are the ones with the cut off threads, you can clearly see the oval shape on those, and you can also see the oval shape on the outers as well. It's not as pronounced on the outers but is definitely there.
The inner joint nuts were a huge pain to remove, the passenger side taper popped and the nut got stuck halfway off. Had to use an automotive induction heater (really cool tool and a great alternative to a torch when you're working near critical components like engine mounts in my instance), strong arm, cutoff wheel, and air chisel to get the damn thing off. Had I not went to the shop I used to work at, I would've been screwed. The car drives a lot better, there was quite a bit of play in the old parts...
Also, got a 2" piece of brass rod stuck in my brand new snow tires. Pulled it out and sprayed some soapy water, thankfully it didn't puncture the tire.
This is going to sound silly but i'd still get a plug/patch put in that tire. Once something penetrates the rubber deep enough then all the nice ingredients to make rust work their way into the steel belts which will cause belt separation. I know it sounds out there but I've seen it numerous times.
Also, which induction heater do you have? I have looked at these and i'm always tempted to buy one! I've seen demos and they are a neat tool!
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This is going to sound silly but i'd still get a plug/patch put in that tire. Once something penetrates the rubber deep enough then all the nice ingredients to make rust work their way into the steel belts which will cause belt separation. I know it sounds out there but I've seen it numerous times.
Also, which induction heater do you have? I have looked at these and i'm always tempted to buy one! I've seen demos and they are a neat tool!
The reason I didn't patch it at the time is that it went into the tire almost tangent to the tread so I figured it probably didn't get down that far, although it didn't come out the other side so it's hard to tell how deep it went. If they were old tires I would probably just forget about it but you make a good point...I'll see if I can get a plug in there.
I was borrowing the induction heater at the shop and I can't for the life of me remember the brand. It was probably one of the coolest tools I ever used. Heated the inner joint nut to red hot and didn't even disturb the dust on the rubber motor mount less than an inch away!
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