New build! E90 M3
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My lifes been a little nuts lately between work and trying to find a new house while getting ours ready to sell but i've had time to drive the car and fall even more in love with it! Being able to drive with the windows open makes the driving experience so much better. I have never owned a car that gets so much attention from random people. I have had to explain to my wife that an M3 isn't really something seen every day, especially in our area. I did have a chance to order a few minor mods and install two! I have a set of led angel eyes just waiting for me to install them. Without further ado here is the most boring upadate ever. I installed the BMW Performance black grille and painted side markers. Done.
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here is the most boring upadate ever
Might be boring but at the end of the day it makes the car look SO much better.
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Another boring update! I swapped in my Ziza led angel eyes on Sunday in between mothers day events. I love them! This singular upgrade freshens up the e90 front end and makes it look current. Now I just need to code out my corners and i'm good!
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vury nice!
Aww thanks!
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whats next on the wishlist?
I was looking at E9X m3 mods and almost none of them are cheap, but its also not an E30 and doesnt need a lot of mods to be awesome either
Next up is a thorough cleaning! I haven't had anytime to really clean it and my wheels are getting filthy! But as far as purchased stuff goes I think a lip is up next but I'm torn between a lip and a set of springs. I just can't get away from the low life! I started a wish list on ECS and it has 8 items that total a little over $3300... Some of that stuff is more for reference like the front lip and rear diffuser. Those alone are $1400 but i'm not stupid enough to spend that money. I'll go ebay or some knock off for that stuff.
Looking good, your first two mods are the same first two things I did to mine! Good taste! I didn’t even make it back from my 30 hour trip and I had to make a quick stop at work to throw my grilles in, in the middle of a snow storm
Thanks! Great minds think alike!
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I had to fix my first thing on the M3 tonight! I was leaving one of my shops and noticed some liquid under the car so I stuff my finger in it and smelled it hoping it was condensation from the AC I don't use. No such luck, it was coolant. I popped the hood and it appeared to be coming from the bleeder screw so I grabbed a flat head to tighten it and *snap* it came right off! I grabbed an EZ out and extracted the rest of the plastic screw then shoved another bolt in it so I could get home. I found a dorman part at Autozone so I picked it up for $5 and turns out I had 2 in the box. Score! Bonus parts! I got home and threw the first screw in, *snap*! I broke the first one. Extracted it, put the 2nd one in VERY gingerly and filled it back up with coolant. It was only down about half a quart. I let it run for about 15 minutes and no leaking. After some looking it appears to be a common problem so it looks like an aluminum screw is the next upgrade.
As a side note, the whole time I kept hearing Earls voice in my head mocking me about how I said the cooling system on the N54 and newer are rock solid and how i've trumpeted the reliability of the S65... then a $5 part in the cooling system breaks. Damn you @Earl!
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The culprit
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this is the most common part to break on BMWs since about 1995
Dan
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Yep, I've dealt with that a handful of times on various cars.
I too got two screws in one box at Oreilly. Must be a common thing. -
For the 10+ years I've owned BMW's this is a first for me. Learn something new I guess!
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I did the first oil change on her this weekend after 5k miles with Liquimoly 10w60 GT1 oil. The oil was changed right before I picked it up and came out very clean! I swapped out the plastic coolant bleeder screw with the aluminum one from ECS. I also gave her a deep clean about a week ago and went as far as removing the wheels, scrubbing them and waxing them to help make cleaning easier in the future.
Life's been busy lately trying to sell our house and buy another house but it looks like we will be moving at the end of June to North Prairie. We found a nice house on 1.3 acres. The most important part is... it has a 2 car garage and a detached 2.5 car garage! I still enjoy every minute in this car! Every time I take someone for a ride or let them drive it it just puts smiles on everyone! I love it!
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I've heard nothing but good things about redline products. I see you are only using "The Best" for "The Best"
Sorry, that was my typo. I changed it with Liquimoly which is still a high quality oil with a group iv base oil.
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Another boring update. I was in Eau Claire for work and kaiser was kind enough to get a video of me launching the car.
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Another boring update. I was in Eau Claire for work and kaiser was kind enough to get a video of me launching the car.
Invite me too next time!
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