M5 345 Replica wheels

I am looking for a set of winter wheels to put on my '14 535 but would like to keep them for my '16 M5 when it arrives. I've gone round and round trying to decide the best solution. I also want to run a square setup. I have found these replica wheels but the offset scares me. I would buy a complete set of 19x8.5 with offset of 20. Would this work without spacers on my 535 and future M5?



http://ift.tt/10bO9Tg



The same company offers a 19x8.5 with offset of 35 but are back ordered.



Which would work best?



Thanks for any advice.

WTB: BMS Stage 1 Tune for F30 2013 335i, Harness B

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"Ready" on the tach....

WTF does this mean?



It's at the left aspect on the tach.



i think its ready...maybe I'm wrong...it doesn't light up or anything.



any ideas?



and no, I did not :sign0012:

peeling interior trim.

Ok I'm sure there are threads on this, but I didn't seem to find them.



What have you done to fix this? The black pieces in the car that seem to peel over tI'm even the large center console . Any ideas to fix? Best paint?

Tape Remover, please help.

Anybody got good way and product to remove tape off my car paint? I still have the dealership's name taped to my car (you know how they like to advertise on car by sticking the their name on your bumper).



What is best way and product to remove the tape without damaging the paint?

Done the M3 speedo LED mod. Few pics

to start...i am not a pro at all. i have never used a soldering iron before and i looked on youtube how to use it



It was alot more harder and time consuming than i thought. i took my dads soldering iron which is not a small pin point one which made it even harder.



The patience and focus i had to put into it was crazy as the LED's are like the soze of a bogey (depends how big your nose is) but you know what i mean



Couldnt get a DIY as its my first time but i no doubt will be doing my brothers 123d and my mums so maybe will get a little basic DIY up sooner than later



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I never had a red sharpier so i done them in blue- need to touch up on the edges though to make them better but wont take long.



Makes a real big difference to the dull orange lights.

Deer hit my car!!

Well I was driving down the street and passing an SUV the moment I got ahead of the SUV, bam a deer nails the front of my car. Cops came and everything. From the looks of it, it looked like the car needs a new hood, bumper, right headlight, and there was some damage to the right side panel next to the hood, and a crater on my hood from the impact. Deer ran off into the woods, I hope it had a slow and painful death. Hopefully no internals were damage as the car from what I could tell was running fine. BMW roadside assistance came to tow it after waiting for 2 hours.



My car is a 2012 Jerez Metallic Black, ZCP fully loaded with 15k miles.



Luckily WI is a diminished value state. So how much should I expect the value to go down so I can fairl estimate how much I should seek from my insurance company.

JL Tuning | Discount for e90post members!

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As we build up our inventory, feel free to contact us if there's a product you'd like us to offer. sales@jltuning.com



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FRM to FRM3 Help

So soon after installing and trying some coding I realised the LCI headlights were not like the rear lights.



Ordered a FRM3 module, arrived today, took apart the car and installed it hoping it would be magically plug and play. Nope! :(

Instead no lights working and threw up error code CC ID 231 & 354.



Done some research and looks like I need to program (flash) it as well as code.



Do I Flash the module with my VIN first and the restore to factory setting using the code below or other way around?



1.Open NCSEXPERT

2.File > Load profile > Select Expertmode > Click OK

3.Press F1 (VIN/ZCS/FA)

4.Press F3 (CS/FA f. EC) > Select E89 > Click OK > Select CAS > Click OK

5.Press F6 (Back)

6.Change job to SG_Codiren

7.Execute job



And I have read to flash the module to use WinFKP or Tool32 (I assume this is when you enter the VIN and Date) Can't seem to find steps on this so if any one can lend a hand it would be much appreciated :D

Vorsteiner VFF102 and VFF103 Flow Forged Sneak Peak

Set for release late November- early December we wanted to show you guys what Vorsetiner has in store for their Flow Forged line-up. With 3 different concavity profiles going to available Vorsteiner has a set made for your e9x M3.



Finishes Available

-Matte Black

-Gunmetal

-Silver



VFF102 20 inch



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VFF103 19 and 20 inch



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Depo V2 in a Sedona Red?

Anyone have any pictures? I think it would look weird with the color. What do you think?

Sunshade for M4

Has anyone found a good sunshade for the M4? Will a regular 4 series one fit?

WTB: N55 E90 BMS intake

anyone selling a BMS intake for N55 E90. Preferably in norcal

Harrop Engineering Supercharged M3 at Winton

October 20 was a great event for the Customers of Harrop Engineering when they had a track day at Winton Raceway, 2 hours north of Melbourne.

It was great to have members of our forum attend 2 of my friends down from Sydney, who did the hard yards and made the trip down for the event.



The day was perfect, weather was hot and clear and everyone who participated gained a lot from the day. With 5 professional race drivers coaching for the day you could not go wrong.



Some great M3s amongst the GM line up. Here is a vid of Harrop Supercharged M3 running and testing the latest calibration now in customers cars

Adaptive Suspension

Perhaps I missed it somewhere, but is there any word on the suspension for the M2? Personally I prefer a non-adaptive suspension, and recently found out that the M3 actually comes standard with a non-adaptive suspension (I honestly thought it came standard with adaptive), which had me excited and hopefully thinking that the M2 will come the same way.



However with the M235i coming standard with the adaptive set up I am obviously not sure and was wondering if I had somehow missed if any info had leaked on the standard suspension set up for the M2?

CF Wrapping Interior Question?

So I'm thinking of wrapping my interior in CF. Right now ive got the aluminum silver interior trim however I bought the car used and it has got small chips in it (width and depth <1mm).



If i wrap, will it still look okay? I was going to sand it all down as much as possible to make it smooth. I don't want the CF to dimple into the existing trim.



Also does anyone know where I can buy fluro red/orange lining for the interior? using for lining under the trim etc.



Cheers

Whats the average maintenance cost for x1?

Whats the average maintenance cost for x1?



I know the first 4 years maintenance fees are covered. But how much should I expect per year after that? Ie: Oil change from BMW, and other stuff that I might've to replace due to wear and tears etc.

Coding out: 3 little Amber LED's in the headlights?

Has anyone successfully coded out those amber little leds in the headlights? I'm not a fan of Amber light and had it disabled before on my e92 M3... For some reason the code posted for the F8X doesn't work.



Has anyone done it yet?

Ceramic brake

I have posi quiet ceramic pads on my 135i e82.

And i felt these pads are too soft on the pedal feel when i floor the brake pedal.



I found another one, it is called cool carbon, and do you think it will change the braking performance better?

Technic Mesh

Anyone have or seen the Technic Mesh wheels on a M4? Please post pics? :help:They looked great on the E92.

M Badge

Im jealous because when I ordered my X5 35i M Sports, I thought it came with the side M badge....to find out only the 50i comes with them. Now I am debating on where to order a badge for mine. Any thoughts?



I found some on ebay for around $75.



New 2014 Genuine BMW M M-Tech Performance F15 X5 Fender Emblem Logo Badge Set

Waiting for M5 ED....pirelli or Michelin tires ??

My M5 went into production last week ED. I have read all the reviews and it appears the best and preferred tires for the front and rear are the michelin PSS rather than the Pirelli p zero max performance tire. From what i can tell BMW will put one or the other on the car. Is there any way i can request the Michelin so im not stuck with the Pirelli??

Any thoughts ??

Voltphreaks Lithium Battery

Hey guys, I just got the VPH-750 in the other day. They are made to order so it took about 8-10 days to receive it from the day I ordered it.



I've used other "light weight" batteries in the past such as a braille or equivalent and always ended up hating them. They either died prematurely or didn't have enough juice to start cars in cold weather or harder to start e85 fueled vehicles.



I did some research on lithium batteries and I decided to go with the lightest model they made for the ultimate weight savings and just to see if it could handle the task of powering a modern, accessory laden e92 m3. I think most guys would use the VPH-900 for the e92 m3.



It's super light, and very well built. 5lbs vs. OEM 60lbs.



It feels sturdy in your hand and is astonishingly light when you go to pick it up. Build quality is also very high. No rattles or odd noises. The battery posts are nice and sturdy. I opted not to get the remote harness because if the low voltage cut off is every tripped, you can always open your trunk via key to access the battery.



The battery has an internal low voltage cut-off built into it. If voltage goes below a pre-set amount the battery turns "off". You hit the button on top and the battery comes back to life so you can start your car. Essentially, you'll never be left with a dead battery! ;) I plan on leaving my car on a battery maintainer when I don't drive it for weeks at a time. That doesn't bother me.



Surprisingly, each time the engine turned over up nice and strong. I was a bit skeptical, as were my friends, but start ups felt crisper than even the full sized battery. To test it, we stuck the battery in a Corvette ZR1. It started it up back to back with zero issues!



I made a custom mount for it and used a couple self tapping screws to hold it down. I painted it black afterwards for a stealthy look.



I'm rather glad to have bought this from Tony @ Voltphreaks. You can also purchase these on ebay with a pre-made bracket. 55 lbs saved! I just need a rear seat delete and two racing seats and thats a healthy 170+ lbs taken out.



I'll put this battery to the test and will be updating the thread after a few weeks!:cool!:

iTronics ITB-100HD Dash Cam Video Sample

Installed this few months ago on the 135i but I got a few PM's asking how the video quality is. Overall it's pretty good. Daytime is obviously better but even the night time comes out well. The only weakness is the lack of audio -- mic is really weak. Others have taken apart the camera and drilled the mic hole bigger but not a big deal for me.



I picked up the iTronics ITB-100HD but since then they've released a "Plus" model. But for less than $200, continuous charging, GPS and parking mode I'm pretty content. I hardwired the camera directly into my fusebox and hid the wires between the headliner and A-pillar.

TPMS malfunction after halo LED

I just bought ziza H8 Led's from ECS and first of all they have a mild flicker to them ( you have to look really close to notice it) and my TPMS malfunction light went on ......any experience or suggestions ?

WTB Front Lip for 335is

Looking for carbon fiber front lip or black.. And wheels I'm in New York

Vivid Racing: Vorsteiner Flow-Forged Sale!

Vorsteiner has just released their new flow formed forged wheels available for the M3. Whats different about these wheels compared to the competition is that they receive them as precut blanks where they custom do the offset and powdercoat to meet your exact needs. The 1 piece forged wheel has a 1 week turnaround time if not instock with us. We can do just about any color you want for powdercoat.







The best part, Brembo COMPATIBLE! !



The 20" setup weighs only about 25lbs which is near on par with a full 1 piece forged monoblock for almost 3 times cheaper!





Have questions, want to order, just contact me direct. Click the banner or THIS LINK and see what the wheels look like on your car with our wheel app .

Sooty Exhaust

I've had my 2014 328I for just over a year now.

I noticed on some longer drives (over 200 miles) that the exhaust pipe is always sooty. It's enough that it leaves a mark on my finger when I run it along the pipe exit.

My past experiences with all my cars is that the pipe would be a light gray without any carbon soot.

Is this normal for this car. Is it a characteristic of the fuel system that doesn't allow it to 'lean' out on the highway?



Thanks in advanced.

E diff Killing rear Brake pads on a trackday. Is it just me?

Doing a few road course track days in the 135. I dont have an LSD. I am driving with the car in DTC mode, just a single press.



However I am eating rear brake pads, which I can only assume is due to the E diff. I am doing a set of rear pads per track day. This may have something to do with the face I am running stage 1.5 tune, and its lots of power to put down out of a bend. If it help I am running semi slicks too.



How does this compare to anyone else's finding? Is there a decent pad to cope with it. Or am I best to buy a cheaper pad and keep changing them?



Whats others experience of this?

Georgia Highway Departure 10/25.

Is anybody else on the same ship?



I'M ON A SHIP!!! Georgia Highway Vessel 66A. I left port on 10/25 and should arrive at Port Brunswick on 11/5.



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335D Wagner Aftermarket Intercooler / Downpipe

I'm looking to understand how best to get the most out of my 335D.



Planning to at some stage get a custom remap and DPF delete as well sorting out the Egr delete.



I'm also interested in an aftermarket Intercooler and a Twin Turbo Diesel Downpipe... Wagner seem quite popular...



Intercooler

http://ift.tt/1nMjLdh



Downpipe

http://ift.tt/1nMjLdm



Can someone tell me if the DPs are catless? In the link it does say 'less back pressure' but can't tell if they're catless:mad0259: .. Also, whther or not they are restrictive?



Does anyone have any experience with these or know what sort of gains they will have?



Thanks.

WTB: CE28N 19s any color, staggered or squared for E92 M3

Want to buy CE28N in any color

19 x 9.5 or 19 x 10.5

will accept staggered or squared setup

offset +20 or +22 (deep lip with a bit concave)



Anyone?



thanks!

looking for 403M wheels

Anyone selling their 19 inch 403M wheels? I'm also willing to swap you for some 18 inch 400M with a little bit of compensation. I live in California.

--------------------- 2013 F30 Tpms ---------------------

I bought these from TireRack and used them successfully with a 2013 335i Sedan. No unusual setup required or anything. They just worked (and still do).

Brake Pad Sensors OEM

Years 2007 - 2/2010



Model: 328i 335i 335d



E90/E92



Manufacture: Bowa OEM



BMW part numbers



34 35 6 789 440 front





34 35 6 789 445 rear

fs bmw 128i Sports package toronto

Hello,

I'm selling my 2008 128i coupe with sports package. the car is completely original and always taken to bmw for oil services. It has a new battery with 3 year warranty. Clean title no accidents.



Car is in fantastic condition. It has always been properly stored for the winter. Selling for 19000 or best offer. Feel free to shoot me an offer or if you have any questions.



http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/c...ationFlag=true

163BHP / 177 BHP chip compatibility

Can i use a power chip from a 163 bhp 2.0d on a 177 bhp engine?

Convertible top motor noise - normal?

Hi, I am close to buying a low mileage Z4M roadster and this forum is very helpful. The convertible top motor was recently replaced. However, when I open or close the top, the car makes a rather loud buzzing noise. I can't tell whether the noise is electrical interference from a rear speaker or the motor or something else. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it normal? I had a e46 m3 convertible, but it didnt make this noise. Thanks

Saturday shoot with the M (Bonus Content)

Haven't taken out the M3 to a meet in a while, so decided to wake up super early to head to Cars and Coffee SF. Turns out it was cancelled due to weather conditions! So decided to have my buddy Scott show me some locations around SF.





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