Jdesign

May 11, 2023

Same!

Good deal on some BMW projects

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/palatine-2001-bmw-z3/7619840436.html

Also I could be wrong but this seems really cheap for am X3M

https://minneapolis.craigslist.org/wsh/cto/d/saint-paul-2015-bmw-x3m-xdrive35i-sport/7619608265.html

AND THIS MUST BE FAKE...also I message him, waiting on a reply

https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/d/chicago-1995-bmw-m3/7619487322.html

May 10, 2023

It’s a terrible interface for so many reasons.

Members BMWs · April 19, 2023

Crazy!

You lucked out on this one, usually when a car is not stolen for parts its typically found trashed, crashed, and never the same.

Members BMWs · April 19, 2023

That interior is sex! Nice work!

Members BMWs · April 18, 2023

I went a little backwards a few days ago and tore out most of the interior. I was hesitant but it kind of needed to be done sooner or later. I really want to pull the carpet, but that might be too far at this stage. The plan was to hunt down the factory speaker wires and remove them due to the car having premium sound, and upgrade to standard +/- speaker wire that all heads to the back seat of the car. I managed to remove everything needed and cleaned up unused wires for who knows what previously.

I ordered a full Infiniti reference component set to replace all the speakers and tweeters. Man I had no idea the factory tweeter housings were so expensive for what they are ($150 a side!?) I carefully removed the old tweeter which was glued in really well and mocked up the new ones. Sadly as I was about to trim the housing my rotary tool died, so I ordered a new one and didn't get to finish last night.

I moved onto the head unit area which I think I mentioned before, but I will not be running a head unit, as my amp connects directly to my phone. So I ordered a single din storage tray/ dual cup holder combo to fit in its place. This was the only one I could find that I knew would fit and wasn't overly complicated. I wasn't please with the quality as it felt cheap and the trays pulled out loosely and uneven as there are no guides/ slides for the drawers. I fixed this by adding felt to the inside edges of the drawers which completely changed the feeling of them. This made such a huge difference. I also added some green felt inside the drawer to class it up a bit.

That's all for now until I finish the tweeters and get the amp mounted. I plan on building an enclosure in the void between the rear seat and the trunk for a sub eventually, but for now this is a huge improvement.

SteelBlue · March 30, 2023

SPORT MINDED!!

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/624376986169600/?mibextid=6ojiHh

Members BMWs · March 29, 2023

@Partiallypurple any specific reason you went with the Siless sound deadening over any other brands?

Members BMWs · March 29, 2023

On 3/28/2023 at 2:17 PM, GunMetalGrey said:

It's things like painting the edge of the oil cooler to maintain visual symmetry that I love.
Looking good!

Thanks! Its hard for me to keep looking at everything in a "temporary" sense as I just want to get it all built, but at the same time I'm so distracted by such minimal details. I really just want to be at the testing / finalizing phase so I can tear it all back apart for the 3 P's; paint, powdercoat, and plating.

Members BMWs · March 22, 2023

P R O C R A S T I N A T I O N

Yeah so I didn't really work on the harness. BUT! I have accomplished some other things. I had Tim come by and 3D scan my engine bay which was a pretty neat ordeal. I wanted to get a CAD file of my engine bay and hardtop for reference files to allow me to create models for reinforcing my firewall, filler panels to give the bay more symmetry, and the hardtop to build a jig for the Lexan. Tim also traded in his F90 M5 Comp for a G20 M340 and he wanted to swap grills right away. So for fun, this is what 7th gen 3series grills look like on a second gen 3series E30.

Anyways I also got around to ordering and installing some more parts. I finally finished up relocating the fuel lines because of the steering shaft / starter interference. I unfortunately think I will end up redoing these lines because they are still factory 8mm -5/16 hardlines up until they get to the bottom of the firewall where I adapted them to braided -6AN that goes to the fuel rail and regulator. I think that once I get the car running again and start tuning I will add more fuel and boost, and the 8mm factory lines will limit my flowrate. But for now, its good till I cross that bridge.

(Sorry I have no pictures of this)^^

I also ordered everything needed for the remote oil cooler. I got a Chase Bays thermostatic oil cooler wedge plate, HKS filter, -10 fittings (x2 45's| x2 60's), way too much -10 braided line, and I had a cooler that Chubs made a few years ago. I was debating on the line routing, but after I made the lines, it seems like both options I was considering will work if I need to move the lines up in the future.

Option 1

Option 2

The result

And I also painted the far edge of the oil cooler as I didn't want the offset of the cooler to throw off the factory look of the car through the kidneys.

Also not shown, I installed a new oil pan as the one I had was dented since I got it. With that, I also started to reroute my dipstick as it is one of the biggest sys sores in the engine bay IMO. I got about 90% done making a new dipstick, and wasn't sold on how it looked, so I ordered a Lokar locking flexible billet dipstick that I will mount down near the cooler oil filter and out of the way. Besides that, I feel pretty good and the oil system is all buttoned back up!

My next task is going to install the stereo and get that out of the way. I have everything besides drivers and I want to get all the chassis side of the wiring complete before( warning: procrastination excuse) I move onto the engine harness.

Members BMWs · March 7, 2023

On 3/4/2023 at 5:18 PM, Rekpoint said:

Car still missing. He was arrested because @basedspiderrecorded the phonecall.

WTF really? guy wont spill the beans huh.

March 7, 2023

Wasn’t expecting that

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1299202143977516/?mibextid=6ojiHh

March 4, 2023

600hp 135i?

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/161514330066511/?mibextid=6ojiHh

Members BMWs · March 2, 2023

Update, I have been driving this on and off through winter.

I started to notice that I have a SZL code a few months ago that comes and goes which is related to the stalks/steering wheel. Apparently the harness or clock spring fails and throws this code. This would explain my hit or miss heated steering wheel. I will have to order a new SZL once I determine the part number on mine as it looks there are quite a few options depending on the options/ packages that are factory (20+ some options in RealOEM).

I scanned all the codes again this morning and found a laundry list awaiting (30 some odd codes). 😑

My Comfort access stopped working, which was why I scanned the car again. I have a fault for a bad ground in the REM (Rear Electronic Module) which I suspect is the culprit. I cleared the codes and now the trip function on my gauge cluster display disappeared lol. Ah yes, the future is here. I will update this again when I actually start to dig into the ground issue in hopes to resolve this. For now, I just wanted to document this to remind myself of why I like older cars. LOL

...

After more research on the CA issue, it looks like it might be a weak battery. I will have to test this theory. What I didn't expect to see, was multiple threads about people replacing LED drivers in the trunk/tail lights/interior with non-OEM, causing interference with comfort access, in turn disabling it. Seems like the cheaper ones from Amazon or eBay lack shielding. Insane to think that's enough to cause an issue. Looking at the wiring on this car, I will say its obvious that the wires are a very small (optimal?) gauge and the sheathing jacket is quite thin too. I assume this is to save cost and weight, but in turn causes a lot of wiring issues, yay.

Members BMWs · March 2, 2023

https://stanceworks.com/forums/showthread.php?34029-Touring-International/page42

Where Are You Waiting GIF by This GIF Is Haunted

Members BMWs · March 1, 2023

21 hours ago, Rekpoint said:

IDK How often he visits. This is the only update as of yesterday.

https://www.leadertelegram.com/news/front-page/police-two-men-implicated-in-theft-of-bmw-threatening-the-owner/article_444824b1-29b2-533f-8ba8-f85cc2185355.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR1Otjctm4X1EtTaKcSf1G3ON-TdQTijCm32RXDs8EygBpP7JbnHog1tl4Y

"Billstrom wanted $2,500 for the stolen BMW. He told the owner he bought it and didn’t steal it. Billstrom told the man he would never see the car again if he got arrested.... Billstrom was subsequently arrested."

I literally chuckled, what an idiot.

So I assume he got his car back?

Members BMWs · February 28, 2023

Any update on this?

February 22, 2023

That’s a weird M3….

https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1598049827324544/?mibextid=6ojiHh

February 7, 2023

On 2/4/2023 at 10:54 AM, YoungCR said:

1 Owner 335d

https://madison.craigslist.org/cto/d/madison-one-owner-2011-bmw-335d/7585885280.html

She gone!

February 7, 2023

13 hours ago, HipMF said:

Call off the hounds. I bought a boring transportation appliance (absolute base-model 2019 Chevy Spark manual). Currently mourning my car-guy status with some homemade cheese enchiladas and a stiff margarita.

I had a ex with a Spark turbo for a company car. Was kind of fun until you got out of it and saw what it looked like. Im one to talk though, as I have owned multiple Prius' which look like a pregnant skittle.

February 7, 2023

My friend has two minis. They are nice as long as maintenance is kept up. Sadly the typical type of human that bought them new doesn't seem to do that after the warranty. Both of his are modified heavily so that might have some affect on reliability, but he hasn't had many issues besides typical car consumables.