2015 BMW i3 with REx

[johnrando]

That "4-square" pic just seems to fit w/ the I3, nice.

[BRGcoopahS]

Nice. I actually quite like the i3, especially its interior. One "design feature" I noticed about the i3 was that from a side shot, the window shape going all the way to the black hood, looks a bit like a lightning bolt. I'm not sure if thats intentional but its something I find cool.

[ecrabb]

Very nice. Love the tasteful mods. The car is definitely growing on me.

Cheers,
SC

[Imola.ZHP]

Looks great.

Thanks Dane!

That "4-square" pic just seems to fit w/ the I3, nice.

haha, thanks, I'll have to do it again sometime.

Nice. I actually quite like the i3, especially its interior. One "design feature" I noticed about the i3 was that from a side shot, the window shape going all the way to the black hood, looks a bit like a lightning bolt. I'm not sure if thats intentional but its something I find cool.

I hadn't seen it like that before but I do now. The rear side window "dip" was something I didn't like from concept all the way up to ownership, now I kind of appreciate how it helps the car not look like every other car on the road.

Very nice. Love the tasteful mods. The car is definitely growing on me.

Cheers,
SC

Thank you, be careful, it will keep growing on you if you keep looking at it, thats what happened to me, now I have one.

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I got the LED front turn signal bulbs in and to my surprise, no errors! Now that I'm done with my summer class hopefully I'll finally get those wheel arch reflectors smoked and maybe some more coding done. Believe it or not, the Frunk (front trunk) is not water tight, although water will not "pour" into it when raining, BMW suggests not putting anything in there that you can't get wet. They also sell a bag that is water tight that fits in it perfectly, but its $100. I scored one on eBay from someone selling one that I guess they got "free" with their car for $26! I had $5.XX in eBay bucks too, so thats a decent score! If it doesn't fit or work to my liking I bet I can find someone to take it off of my hands for at least what I'll have in it.

[BMWCurves]

That's really surprising. BMW couldn't put a rubber seal around the frunk that would keep water out?

[Imola.ZHP]

That's really surprising. BMW couldn't put a rubber seal around the frunk that would keep water out?

I know right? There is a strip of rubber on the underside of the hood to try to deflect it from coming in that way and another strip under the cowl to deflect from that way but the manual says it is not water tight. I've basically not been using it for anything but the mobility kit for that reason, sometimes I throw the charger in there if I'm not expecting to be traveling in any rain.

I would lay money we see that change either at Face Lift time (2017) or on the next generation (2020). Hopefully the weatherproof bag that zips up will do the trick. The car has no spare or jack, just a "mobility" kit basically slime and compressed air. I have a spare lug wrench I've put in there for now too, plan to get a jack and a plug kit so that hopefully if a flat occurs I can plug it and limp home instead of having to call a tow truck. Long term I would like to get spare wheel and tire, just leave it at home, I could have a friend or someone go grab it and bring it to me in an instance where a plug won't get me home. I need to look at AAA too, yes, the i3 comes with "free" roadside assistance but they only tow you to the dealer and we all know dealers don't do patches. They just want to sell you a new tire. Granted these little tires are cheaper than my Pilot Super Sports were, it is ridiculous to throw away a perfectly good tire that just needs a patch IMO.

[Imola.ZHP]

Looks like they are using the bag or the organizer in this pic, I'm not sure why they would do that, the frunk is plastic and has drain holes in the bottom. At some point during ownership I hope to have a reason to use it as a cooler, lol. Maybe they did it for extra insulation.

[TheFinanceGuy]

I am so behind on reading here on the Mafia....

I am very envoys of you! I want an i3! Now, after reading this, and your journey, I only want it more! I figure I am 2 years away from owning one though, (daycare payments will be cut in half by then with one heading into school).

Congratulations on the purchase!

[Rovert]

I bet you could find some weather stripping at Home Depot and be creative to mod your already $$$$ BMW with a $10 part. LOL

That's what E46 coupe owners do to replace the old and cracking back vent window stripping.

[Imola.ZHP]

I am so behind on reading here on the Mafia....

I am very envoys of you! I want an i3! Now, after reading this, and your journey, I only want it more! I figure I am 2 years away from owning one though, (daycare payments will be cut in half by then with one heading into school).

Congratulations on the purchase!

Envy is not my goal, but thank you for the kind words. Enjoy your ZHP for as long as you can, I drove mine for nearly 9 years, I love the i3 but haven't had it long enough yet to claim it to be the "best" car I've ever had, the ZHP still holds that trophy for now. If your thinking about an i3 around 2017 then the facelift i3's will be out so you've go that going for you; who knows, they might upgrade the battery at the same time, I doubt it, but we'll see!

I bet you could find some weather stripping at Home Depot and be creative to mod your already $$$$ BMW with a $10 part. LOL

That's what E46 coupe owners do to replace the old and cracking back vent window stripping.

I might look into that, lol, so far I love the bag I bought, it should have came with the car as a consolation prize for not being 100% water tight.