Hey guys, thought I would post some updated pics of some progress being made! While I usually like to modify my vehicles fairly quickly...this one will be slow! I am starting grad school, getting married, and just bought a house so $$$ is in somewhat limited supply!
After I got her, she got a nice washing, still need to do a nice outside detail job..what do you guys recommend to breath some new life into the paint? I changed the oil, power steering fluid, and spark plugs, air filter was changed as well.[IMG]
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I installed an aux port (man was that a B$%#!)...the nav does not come out very easy, especially the bmw tools.I then installed the M/// dead pedal; mine was very cracked and ugly! This thing was a pita as well..much different working on these than trucks
I do love this in place though!
Some more interior pics:
I also bought some BMW all season mats...much nicer than the factory cloth mats.
My next project was to color match the kidney grills. Im not much on chrome, especially when the car has so little on it, I think they turned out very nice!
Well thats all Ive got so far!...I would like to possibly do some other things, cooling system overhaul at some point, halos, electric fans, tune, CAI. Ive read some mixed things about tunes all over the place. I know we have a Eurocharged member dealer on the site, (from what I can gather). Have there been any definitive numbers and stats on performance improvement for autos, and what kind of price are we looking at, (Mafia discount!)? Lmk what you guys think...Im loving the car, it is so smooth and just purs the more I drive it!
Vin: WBAEV534X5KM42747
68k bought and drove home from Dallas
68k new NGK spark plugs
68k new dead pedal, all weather floor mats
68k aux input, installed nav software updated
68k oil change
73k oil change
78k oil change
83k oil change
83k power steering reservoir and feeder hose changed; high pressure hose changed
83k cabin air filter changed
83k lower intake boot changed
83k Disa, ICV cleaned and inspected
83k OFHG changed
83,500 Eurocharged Tune installed
84,200 Depo clear corners installed, new headlight lenses installed, khoalty piano black kidneys installed
84,600 power flex FCABs installed 3/14
85,560 Cooling overhaul (new thermostat, water pump, upper/lower rad hoses, coolant return hoses, exp tank), new belts installed 4/15/14
85,560 Bimmer Brakes SS v1 Headers Installed with OEM gaskets and hardware, Eurocharged Tune Updated. 4/15/14
85,560 New MANN fuel filter installed 4/15/14
87,200 AT Filter and fluid changed Valvoline Dexron 6. Rear end fluid changed Valvoline 75w-90
87,200 Oil changed Mobil 0-w40 5/22/14
93,800 Oil change Mobil 0-w40 11/23/14
93,800 VANOS SEALS/VCG changed
96,291 Passenger airbag recall completed at Brian Harris BMW
100,500 Oil changed Mobil 1 0w-40; K&N filter cleaned and oiled 5/10/15
104,250 New Conti DWS tires installed, alignment performed 8/28/15
104,292 New Giubo, CSB installed 9/4/15
107,500 Oil changed Mobil1 0-w40 12/28/15
110,000 Engine Pulleys Changed 3/7/16
111,200 New Upper/Lower radiator hoses, expansion tank, Exp tank bracket, radiator replaced 4/16/16
112,750 Oil changed Mobil 1 0w-40; tires rotated 5/30/16
119,500 Oil changed Mobil 1 0w-40 1/22/17
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Paint refresh? I suggest getting a buffer like a porter cable 7424 and buying a two-step polish. Meguiar's 105 and 205 are good and I've also heard great things about Menzerna polishes like fast gloss and power gloss.
