Derek's E90: ///M3 Sedan Journal

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##Bearings
From my research, it seems like a lottery for factory bearings to wear properly. I'm not sure the severity of the actual cases but it is enough of a concern for myself to spend the extra coin. This car will get some track time and I want a little insurance that the engine isn't going to grenade due to bad bearing clearances. I’ve read about issues with coated bearings still and the only real solution is the BE bearings.

I replaced mine with BE bearings at 63K miles earlier this year and condition on the originals was not bad at all. Some minor wear, but I had a ways to go. But of course there's no way to know that until you get in there. And at that point, it makes sense to replace them.

Another M3 owner had his bearings replaced same week as me, same shop - his car had 57K miles and look how bad his were -
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1352151

I assume you'll do the motor mounts at the same time? Mine were totally shot.

##Angel Eyes
I haven't really looked at aftermarket rings beyond just the lux 180 bulbs. The stock design is really silly and makes for poor light distribution with led bulbs. I️ mean look at it!

Right, it's a bad design. I actually prefer stock over most (all?) of the LED bulbs - I'm personally not a fan of those on the E9x M cars.

Do you have a pic of the one-eighty lights on your car?

I have quite a few - it's easier for me to text them than post here...if you PM me your # and I'll text some over if you're still interested.