<![CDATA[New build! E90 M3]]>Well, my 335i is off to a new home this week! Its bitter sweet to see her leave. It was the nicest car I had ever bought! I've had a lot of great memories in that car. From road trips to Kentucky and Iowa to late night cruises and early morning meet ups.  My son was brought home from the hospital in the car a couple days after the water pump died and I_love_cars came over and replaced it while I rolled his fenders.  But everything comes to an end and so must my time with her. 

Now excuse me while I go look at flights...

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/113561https://wibimmers.com/post/113561Thu, 30 Jun 2022 12:20:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Wed, 29 Jun 2022 16:05:01 GMT]]>Ok, so I spoke too soon.  I'm not 100% sure what I hit but when I was driving home from Appleton last night I heard a loud flapping noise so I pulled over at a Kwik Trip and was surprised to find out most of my front lip was missing.  I'm not 100% sure but I'm fairly confident it was not another squirrel. I was right though, the spot that I just fixed held up! 🤣

I don't think I can fix this one so the car is naked for the time being.

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/113550https://wibimmers.com/post/113550Wed, 29 Jun 2022 16:05:01 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Mon, 27 Jun 2022 19:16:23 GMT]]>No joke, I've hit at least 3 squirrels/chipmunks and my lip continues to take a beating but thankfully I've gotten pretty OK at fixing carbon pieces.  It's not perfect but it's a solid 5 footer.  I could have spent more time sanding the resin after it hardened to get it to conform to the curve upwards better but I figured if anything I just added some stiffness to an area that's bound to get hit again.

Here's how it started:

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Here's how it went:

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/113524https://wibimmers.com/post/113524Mon, 27 Jun 2022 19:16:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Mon, 23 May 2022 13:57:51 GMT]]>We shot another video at work.  I haven't really done much with the car this year other than drive it every chance I can and fix the lip every few weeks from rogue squirrels attracted to the sweet sweet tone of a V8.  Twice these little buggers have jumped in front of me on the same road.  Good news, I'm getting OK at repairing carbon fiber.

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/113041https://wibimmers.com/post/113041Mon, 23 May 2022 13:57:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Sat, 20 Nov 2021 01:40:09 GMT]]>Nice video

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patsbimmer1 said:

You wouldn’t know your car has an amazing exhaust too 🤷‍♂️ Nice shots though, car looks so dialed in

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pynacl said:

New fear unlocked right before I do my suspension overhaul. Did the bolt head snap off while hitting it with an impact? That really sucks, but hopefully the shock isn't threaded so it could just slip off and you only have to buy one new thing 😦

My air impact wouldn't budge it so I switched to my ratchet and that's when I snapped it off after quite a bit of movement.  The only threaded part was in the control arm so cutting the shock bolt off allowed me to just drop the shock out.

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patsbimmer1 said:

The coilover install had a slight hiccup preventing me from finishing it a couple weeks ago but it was unrelated to the coilovers themselves.  My passenger rear lower shock bolt snapped off which meant I needed to pull the arm to try cut out the shock and remove the bolt.  Spoiler alert, I could not get the bolt out.  It's an aluminum CA and a steel bolt that I'm guessing is stainless or has some coating to prevent galvanic corrosion.  I tried soaking it in PB, heat, heat plus wax, drilling, using an extractor kit and swearing at it with no luck.  I ended up ordering another control arm from ebay before I left for SEMA and got it all put together this weekend.

New fear unlocked right before I do my suspension overhaul. Did the bolt head snap off while hitting it with an impact? That really sucks, but hopefully the shock isn't threaded so it could just slip off and you only have to buy one new thing 😦

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KaiserRolls said:

I can tell how excited you are 74F618D9-7795-4296-9B4E-FC841FCBF84F.jpeg

I think he was nervous 🤣

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/111347https://wibimmers.com/post/111347Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:11:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Fri, 19 Nov 2021 03:58:27 GMT]]>I can tell how excited you are 74F618D9-7795-4296-9B4E-FC841FCBF84F.jpeg

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/111346https://wibimmers.com/post/111346Fri, 19 Nov 2021 03:58:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:36:00 GMT]]>The team at work shot some content on my car and I'm really excited about it!  It's the first time I've seen video rollers of my car and I LOVE IT!

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/111345https://wibimmers.com/post/111345Thu, 18 Nov 2021 23:36:00 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Mon, 08 Nov 2021 16:34:49 GMT]]>The coilover install had a slight hiccup preventing me from finishing it a couple weeks ago but it was unrelated to the coilovers themselves.  My passenger rear lower shock bolt snapped off which meant I needed to pull the arm to try cut out the shock and remove the bolt.  Spoiler alert, I could not get the bolt out.  It's an aluminum CA and a steel bolt that I'm guessing is stainless or has some coating to prevent galvanic corrosion.  I tried soaking it in PB, heat, heat plus wax, drilling, using an extractor kit and swearing at it with no luck.  I ended up ordering another control arm from ebay before I left for SEMA and got it all put together this weekend.

The coilovers are ST XTA +3.  At a high level these are KW V3 dampers with a different coating.  They are a 3 way adjustable (Rebound, High/Low speed compression) with height adjustable front/rear and camber plates up front.  The shorter sway bar links were included.  The instructions are my biggest complaint because they mix German and English and there's not really any organization.  It's not like one page is in German then the next is the same thing in English.  Some have both languages, some are only in German and some have the pages mirrored.  Thankfully the part where they tell you how to set up the rebound and compression is English!

I have it set to their recommended settings and the ride height a little lower than the H&R springs.  The ride quality is amazing!  It's more comfortable than stock while giving me more confidence in corners, reduced push from the front end and it's far more settled if I hit a bump mid corner.  I need to get the car over to Big Bear for corner balance and alignment then the handling will be perfect!

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/111271https://wibimmers.com/post/111271Sun, 07 Nov 2021 23:03:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Wed, 20 Oct 2021 03:11:39 GMT]]>Yay! Glad you are back in business after that heartache..

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/111123https://wibimmers.com/post/111123Wed, 20 Oct 2021 03:11:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:25:23 GMT]]>Awesome!! Still have time to enjoy the coilovers too

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/111121https://wibimmers.com/post/111121Wed, 20 Oct 2021 00:25:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:42:50 GMT]]>She's finally home!  Sorry for the shitty pictures I was just too excited to take any decent ones.  I asked them to leave my lip off so I can line that up how I want it so I still need to do that.  I could not say enough good things about the work Radix did!  I can't tell there was any work done other than there's no more rock chips on the front end!

I took the kids for a rip on the way back home and they just giggled and giggled when I'd run through some gears with the windows open!  It feels so good to be back in this car.

Now to get my coilovers installed!

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/111118https://wibimmers.com/post/111118Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:42:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Sun, 03 Oct 2021 15:27:47 GMT]]>Man that is a huge bummer. Thank god no one was hurt and no airbags deployed! I'm hoping the damage is as surface level as it looks. Can't wait to see it back on the road lookin baller as heck with those new coilovers though!

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/110959https://wibimmers.com/post/110959Sun, 03 Oct 2021 15:27:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:21:27 GMT]]>It sucks that he didn't have insurance,  but at least he stopped so you got his info. Most these days wouldn't.

If I was you I'd go buy some lottery tickets, hoping your luck is still holding out.

From reading your account of the accident. I would have figured the "M" was toast, and you had his bumper in the side from the rear door handle up to the roundel on the hood.  You got lucky.

I had a tangle with box truck about 30 years ago. Hit me in the same corner,  but hard enough to send me spinning like a pinball, bouncing of 2 other cars and finally t-boned by a van. Wound up in a ditch with the van teetering on the edge ready to roll over on top of us any second. My Mustang didn't have a straight panel left and the passenger seat was ~9" wide.   I'm lucky to be alive. 

Looks like most of the damage was simple bolt on stuff, and with a good paint match it will look better then new. 

Good to see everyone was OK,  M is on it's way to healing, and the upgrades continue.

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/110949https://wibimmers.com/post/110949Fri, 01 Oct 2021 20:21:27 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:46:02 GMT]]>I'm still waiting for the mirror and fender liner to show up.  BMW had an ETA of last Thursday but they still haven't arrived.  In the meantime why not stock pile parts to install!  I'm extremely excited for these ST XTA+3 coilovers.  They are 3 way adjustable, height adjustable and come with camber plates.  They're adjustable rebound and high and low speed compression.  The benefit of this level of adjustability is a more dynamic ride that will lead to higher comfort and better handling.  These are made by KW.  These are not outsourced to one of the the Taiwanese factories other coilovers are made at.  There are slight differences in the finish on these and the warranty compared to KW but the important stuff is high quality.

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]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/110946https://wibimmers.com/post/110946Fri, 01 Oct 2021 15:46:02 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:51:43 GMT]]>Ooof, Glad you and your son are alright. After seeing this I am adding uninsured motorist coverage. 

People are so selfish its amazing.

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YoungCR said:

What sucks is he would probably pay less than $2k a year for commercial insurance on that shitty old box van 😡 Glad it's getting fixed up right though, family connections work when they remember you. 😂

In all fairness her uncle remembered me but the guy at the front desk, who I had met multiple times, did not remember me lol

]]>https://wibimmers.com/post/110913https://wibimmers.com/post/110913Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:50:19 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to New build! E90 M3 on Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:52:05 GMT]]>What sucks is he would probably pay less than $2k a year for commercial insurance on that shitty old box van 😡 Glad it's getting fixed up right though, family connections work when they remember you. 😂

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