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SteelBlue

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  1. Got the car out of storage two weekends ago when it was warm just to circulate the fluids and what not. Car started in half a crank, so no issues there thankfully. Also, very little fluid underneath the car for sitting in the same place for almost 6 months.

     

    Really no big plans for the car this year other than some continued maintenance. I addressed a big portion of things on top and front of the motor last summer. Aiming to target the lower portion and the rear.

     

    Now that I’m thinking about it, I still have this Ireland Engineering cat back I bought last summer and never had installed, so that will be a big thing I’ll look to have done. 

     

    OFHG for sure, and possibly looking at having the RMS and crank seal done. Have the trans resealed, new guibo, trans mounts, slave cylinder, drive shaft CSB, etc. Starting to build out the shopping cart on FCP.

     

    Hopefully just a lot more miles this year. I’ve owned this car for 4(5?) years now and I think I’ve only put on like 2-3K miles. 
     

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  2. Our company made a deal to employees on house brand wheels too good to pass up on so, so I bought a set for winter. But after seeing how it looks, maybe I should have done them for summer.

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    I really like the black on silver more than I thought. Anovia Titans, 18x8.5 x 18x9.5 +35mm. Michelin Pilot Sport Aplin’s, 225/40 and 255/35.

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    How the currently sits. Style 193’s on Michelin PS4S’s, 225/40R18 and 255/35R18.

    ST coil overs this coming spring more than likely, factory suspension is starting to feel a little loose.

  3. I plan on doing a full fluid refresh on my E90 as well. Seems to be doing fine with 102K, but just for a peace of mind thing. transfer case, differential, and transmission fluid with filter.

    I've seen you going to town on the X5 groups regarding the hesitation/shake you are feeling on decel lol

  4. Hadn’t seen the wheels on the car yet, didn’t have much to do today, so I did a test fit on one side. 
     

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    Between these and the style 225’s, I think the E9X had some of the best M sport wheels. Looking forward to these being on the car full time. Just waiting till winter(currently on snows as stated in previous post).

    Think I am going to do some ST coil overs next year to get rid of just a little bit of the wheel gap. 

  5. Does anyone have some feedback on higher mile F15/E70's? I have been looking around but wondering if there are any larger issues that these cars face down the road?

    I know some of the general stuff like 3rd row cars with airbags, general N55 stuff, etc.

    I am kind of in your same boat with looking at an E70, but also seeing some higher mileage F15's for similar costs. I like the E70, but the F15 takes a huge jump in the looks.

    The Imperial Blue and the brown is a great combo.

  6. Just running off of the factory AMP and headunit? **Reading your previous posts now**. The stock Premium system in my car sounds decent, but wouldn't mind some additional punch on the low end. Really don't want to alter the look of the rear decklid speaker housings, so maybe these in the kick panel would be a good option. Maybe replacing the tweeters as well.

  7. Bumper repair.

    Could I have left this alone? Yes. Does it look better than before? Yes. Does it still bother me? Yes.

    Just a temporary fix until I get an M Tech bumper next year and don't have a roached out bumper.

    What it started as:

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    Disassembly:

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    As this being a temporary fix, I did what I could to make it look presentable, but not have this take multiple days. Used 220, 400, and 600 grit sand paper.

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    I chose not to use body filler with how flimsy these bumpers are and didn't want it to crack. And once again, temporary fix.

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    Needs wet sand and polish, but looks decent.

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    Polished up the side markers using the headlight restore kit.

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    M3 style trunk lip added.

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    Replaced the angel eye bulbs with LUX V4 ones. Tried my best to polish up the headlights, but they are still kind of pitted. Passenger side is cracked in the top, top corner. So it needs to be replaced anyway. Lenses look much worse in this picture than in person.

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  8. 14 hours ago, YoungCR said:

    What carpet extractor do you have? 

    I just rent the rug doctor from Home Depot. It comes with a handheld attachment. I'm sure there are automotive focused ones that would be nice to have, but it's like $40 to rent for 4 hours or something. 

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