Also safer, as a normal garage door opener can just walk off and give someone free entry into your house. Always prefer Homelink built-in for that reason alone!Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
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Also safer, as a normal garage door opener can just walk off and give someone free entry into your house. Always prefer Homelink built-in for that reason alone!Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
Very true.Quote:
Originally Posted by fw_fw
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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous
good point!Quote:
Originally Posted by fw_fw
1. Yup, HomeLink is a great addition! Somehow it's easier than futzing with a separate garage door opener. Did you install yours in the roofliner between the sunroof controls and the BT mic?Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
2. Tire sizes? I'll put it in the inflation thread.
1. yep! install was easy.Quote:
Originally Posted by BMWCurves
2. 215/50/17 (a bit taller than stock). i chose narrower last year because it's better for snow, and it was significantly cheaper than the 225/45/17.
installed my Style 68s on saturday. forecast looks good and i am anxious. total time snow tires were on = 7 weeks and 5 days. shortest season in recorded history!! :)
Any pictures? Want to see how "low" your car sits
will try to snap some today for you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vas
in other news - ordered a set of 225/45/17 and 245/40/17 michelin PSS for my Style 68s today... $548 shipped!! :cheers
OE E36 M3 tire sizes :)Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
OE E46 Sport package sizes too. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Vas
i'm running those sizes on the Style 68s now, tires are michelin pilot sport AS3's. they're decent tires. fronts have 6/32" left but the rears are down to 3/32" - hence the new set of PSS. :) will wear these AS3's out by may i assume - tail wagging seems to be the daily special around here lately... :cheers
here ya go, vas. the front is adjusted as high as it can go. seems low to me. rear is a tad lower than stock, maybe 10mm.
and the car is dirty. reeeeeal dirty.
Still looks good being dirty.
As far as the height, I think it is fine and the wheel gap is even between the front and rear.
But when you compare the front now to stock, it is much lower.
yeah, i wanted it a little bit lower in the front, but not this low. whatever. it is what it is. :)
one interesting thing to note today - i swapped my 10mm spacers in the back for 12.5mm spacers (installed in the pics above), and i can actually feel the 5mm of extra width back there when driving. the car is less neutral (more understeery) - it's a small difference, but still there. crazy.
going back to the 10's. :)
Wow. Who'd a thunk it...?Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous
joined the GB for some of this goodness. :)
:cheers
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Those things look good! I was very tempted to join that GB as well...
there's still time! and it has already reached $200 off + free shipping - go for it! these suckers are 18.4lbs each - that's almost 2lbs lighter than my 17" Style 68s! woohoo!
Nice! I'm sure you'll love them. Are you going with a square setup or staggered?
EDIT: I thought Style 68s were closer to 21 and 22 lbs front/rear.
they're about 20.5lbs front, 21lbs rear. on my scale anyway...Quote:
Originally Posted by BMWCurves
yep, square setup - 18x8.5 ET38.
i considered going 18x8.5 ET38 and 18x9 ET42, but that's effectively ET36 for an 8.5" wheel, which with a 255/35/18 tire at my camber settings, would rub - badly. so i'm going square with a 235/40/18 tire. might try out some koni yellows and stock springs with them, too... :ninja
Giving up on your PSSs?
possibly. wife doesn't like them, and she drives it as much as i do. will likely keep the bilstein PSS and just get the konis and some new top mounts so i can have another fully-assembled set here.Quote:
Originally Posted by BMWCurves
yes, i am crazy.
What doesn't she like about them?
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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous
she thinks it rides too stiffly.Quote:
Originally Posted by ELCID86
Just on the tires? Or suspension?Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous
How did you get on board with the group buy? It's closed...
This is the one I'm thinking of:
https://www.groupbuyparts.com/index....s-q1-2016.html
suspension. i'm running 17" michelin PS AS3's, they ride nicely. it's gotta be the bilstein PSS. i removed the front bilsteins tonight and disassembled them, cleaned everything, and checked the dampers - they are operating correctly, all looked normal. my top mounts (OE) have a slight tear starting, nothing major - but i need to replace them, and i am wondering if they are causing tracking issues. i also unbolted the rear shocks and tested - all good. everything else is tight.Quote:
Originally Posted by ELCID86
there's a new group buy for 18" wheels. that one is for 17" wheels.Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
https://www.groupbuyparts.com/index....s-q1-2016.html
Damn it, I need 17. Oh well.Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
well, they still sell the 17s from their website, man! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
Thanks. Thought the PSS was Pilot Super Sports, not shock model.
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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous
i know, it's confusing. :) michelin PSS, bilstein PSS... ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by ELCID86
:cheers
If you decide to let those PSS go, I can give them a loving home.
Not at $200 off and free shipping. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Vas
got a little update on them, actually - i upped my tire pressures to 40psi F/R (was at 33/39) on these 225/45/17 and 245/40/17 michelin PS AS3's - and quite shockingly it feels a LOT better. bobbing is gone, it just feels smooth and planted. very weird. i was running 33/39 last december when i put them on with the bilstein PSS initially and they felt just like they do now... what the heck!
anyway, i guess that's the deal. these tires must have softer sidewalls than i thought.
nope. but i'm sure they'll have another group buy soon, they have been wildly successful.Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
now... the next debate - tires for my new 18" ARC-8s. i'm either ordering a new set of michelin PSS in 235/40/18, or i found a set of 600-mile goodyear eagle F1 asymmetric 2's in 235/40/18 for $550 CAD. the PSS are supposed to be crisper, but they are almost twice the cost (in CAD). hmmm.
well, crap. radiator developed a pinhole leak right near the upper hose neck. and i have a roadtrip for work on tuesday...
trying to order a new OEM BMW (Modine) radiator today. i didn't replace it during the cooling system refresh back in 2014, so the current unit is original - almost 12 years old. getting a new OEM BMW rad, especially in canada, is going to be expensive.
replacing strut mounts today as well.
Hope you get it figured out and replaced without overpaying.
That's unfortunate. I am about to hit 100k miles and am thinking about ordering the cooling system kit so I can be prepared if it goes bad. Haven't decided if I'm going to order the radiator with it. Or if I should just replace the radiator and wait on the cooling system.Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
Sorry to hear Peter, hope you can find one relatively cheaply and you can get the maintenance done in time.
Do it allllllllll.Quote:
Originally Posted by FL116
Can you patch it temporarily? I know not the most reliable. Not sure if there's a such thing.
thanks vas. got a new OEM BMW (Modine) radiator ordered through my local (2hrs away!) dealer, total with tax and delivery (should be here tomorrow) was $411CAD ($317USD at today's rates; ECS sells this same unit for $240USD + shipping, so i don't think i did too badly, especially considering my price was $265USD before tax and shipping - tax here is 13%!).Quote:
Originally Posted by Vas
my car now has 140K miles, so on the original radiator i guess is OK. i've only had to replace a radiator on one car before (out of the 30 i've had, crazy!), and i did it TWICE! it was my 1996 audi S6. the original radiator finally cracked at 490K KMs (around 302K miles). i replaced it with a nissens unit, which decided to grenade one of it's endtanks about 10K later. got another from them under warranty and it was fine - it looked like a redesigned unit.Quote:
Originally Posted by FL116
i would definitely replace everything in the cooling system, including the radiator, for peace of mind - the behr units are only $140USD, that's cheap. the cooling system on this car is ridiculously easy to service. i love it!
well, it wasn't too expensive - see above. the important part is i can have an OEM BMW radiator here tomorrow, which i am happy to pay extra for, as i need it ASAP.Quote:
Originally Posted by BMWCurves
i thought about patching it, but i have to go to ottawa on tuesday and that's 2.75hrs each way. i hate getting towed. just going to replace it and not worry about it. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Rovert
Goodluck on the radiator replacement. It's really straighforward...the hardest part was getting the plastic support thingy which holds the expansion tank in place.Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
How long you in Ottawa for? Time for a quick coffee?