New build! E90 M3
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The Bilstein PSS_ setups look like a great Ron Popeill set it and forget it solution but they have very poor corrosion resistance from what I have seen.
great pic!
I had Bilstein on my 335i and I really liked them. The Bilstein's are very nice it's just a matter of spending almost $2k on coilovers vs B8 struts/shocks with my H&R springs.
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I saw one of these yesterday. I need one. That engine plus chassis/body in an incredible combination.
Aiming for 2-3 years from now.
Congrats on the pick up again.
I think we're on year 3 almost exactly now...
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I think we're on year 3 almost exactly now...
Rude...
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Minor update that's been annoying the shit out of me. New emblems! The flag on the M3 emblem was faded and the front had some minor things going on. The rear emblem really didn't need it until I took a chunk out taking it off but it made sense to just get all of them right away.
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I’d say life is pretty good when the problems to be sorted out are some faded badging. That or priorities out of whack
It's nice to have a car that turns on whenever I want it to.
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Badge size is different?
Front and rear, yes. The front is a larger badge and has different size pins on the back so you can't interchange them.
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I have a few parts ordered or here already! I have a set of aeroflow dynamics side skirt extensions sitting in my garage, a GTS lip should be showing up Friday and a new set of Conti Extremecontact Sport's ordered. I'm still deciding on Bilstein B8 vs coilovers but really leaning towards the B8's at this point.
I also free'd up some space in my garage so I'm going to pull the trigger on a Maxjax lift soon!
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I have a few parts ordered or here already! I have a set of aeroflow dynamics side skirt extensions sitting in my garage, a GTS lip should be showing up Friday and a new set of Conti Extremecontact Sport's ordered. I'm still deciding on Bilstein B8 vs coilovers but really leaning towards the B8's at this point.
I also free'd up some space in my garage so I'm going to pull the trigger on a Maxjax lift soon!
Now we’re getting serious!
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MasturB8s get my vote
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I lied, cancelled my Continental order earlier this week because @SteelBluehooked me up with Vredestein tire for a set to demo! I'm getting a set of Hypertrac from them in 275/35r19 and 255/35r19. They're a company out of the Netherlands and have been producing tires for the European market for over 100 years and launched in the U.S. last year with tires developed specifically for the North American market. The reviews so far have been very positive so I'm excited to give them a try!
I'm hoping to have them on before Autox on 5/23 so they'll be put to the test quickly!
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Those hypertracs, from what I can find, are like a 500tw tire, the conti ECS is like a 340tw. I wouldn’t expect too much from them for your autox needs.
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Those hypertracs, from what I can find, are like a 500tw tire, the conti ECS is like a 340tw. I wouldn’t expect too much from them for your autox needs.
Tried to get him the Vorti’s which are the UHP tire but they didn’t have them in stock.
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Those hypertracs, from what I can find, are like a 500tw tire, the conti ECS is like a 340tw. I wouldn’t expect too much from them for your autox needs.
Tredware is a number made up by the manufacturer that's only relative to other tires by that manufacturer. I'm not expecting extreme grip but the reviews I've read place it pretty high up there as far as grip goes compared to other UHP A/S tires and even some Max Performance summers. If it gets me around a track without dying a couple times a year it's done it's job. I'm looking forward to more wet road confidence!
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Tredware is a number made up by the manufacturer that's only relative to other tires by that manufacturer. I'm not expecting extreme grip but the reviews I've read place it pretty high up there as far as grip goes compared to other UHP A/S tires and even some Max Performance summers. If it gets me around a track without dying a couple times a year it's done it's job. I'm looking forward to more wet road confidence!
Understand the tw # issue, but what else am I supposed to base an assumption on lol
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Understand the tw # issue, but what else am I supposed to base an assumption on lol
That's the best explanation I've heard yet
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Friday night I had a chance to install my lip and side skirt extensions and Saturday morning I took the time to deep clean my wheels which were in dire need.
The lip install was pretty straight forward and fitment is probably a 3/5 at best. It's what I'd expect from a $300 lip. It's not full carbon and took some persuading to fit. It came with spots to drill for the OE mounting points and most were roughly correct and a couple weren't even fucking close. Overall I'm happy with the look of it on the car. I didn't take any pictures of the side skirt extensions but that was very easy and fits well. It came with an abundance of self tappers to install them and it's mounted very well to the car. So well that after I told my kids not to step on them I found a foot print... and it's still attached!
For the wheels I took them off, soaked them then sprayed them down with Chemical Guys Sticky Citrus and let that sit for 15 minutes or so. After that I went at them with a nylon wheel brush then rinsed them with a pressure washer. I sprayed them down a second time with the Sticky Citrus and did some more scrubbing and rinsed again. After they dried I used Griots 3-in-1 Ceramic Wax to try and make clean up easier later on.
I'm really impressed by how well the Sticky Citrus worked and I fee that it helped lift the brake dust and dirt more effectively than other products I've used but I did end up using almost a whole bottle. I don't think my wheels have ever been this clean! We'll see how effective the Griots is. I've waxed my wheels in the past but it neve really helped repel contaminants or make cleaning them easier. The last picture highlights how filthy my wheels were prior to me washing.
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