Please read all M3 owners

Race_Doc11 · 01-08-2011, 08:38 PM

Ok! Does this look right? Mine looks like this...

mgx · 01-08-2011, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by racedoc11

Ok! Does this look right? Mine looks like this...

yep youve got a case of the shims

e1000 · 01-08-2011, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mighty M

My car had normal ride height. Its not like the thing looked like it was a jacked up 4 x 4 or something. Its not as if I havent seen other m3s.

After removal, ride height stayed the same.

No way, car is much higher with the shipping blocks still in.

saeedg48 · 01-08-2011, 09:12 PM

Good info - thank you.
Find more of these types of things

... "+100 HP retune after shipment dealer forgot"

Krozi · 01-08-2011, 09:12 PM

Jesus......lol

saeedg48 · 01-08-2011, 09:15 PM

mgx · 01-08-2011, 09:17 PM

idk i'm just trollin'

scheherazade · 01-08-2011, 09:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saeedg48

Spring perch...

It has to rest on *something*.

-scheherazade

Krozi · 01-08-2011, 09:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mgx

idk i'm just trollin'

This is important sh*t we are talking about here, no trolling shenanigans allowed!

saeedg48 · 01-08-2011, 09:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scheherazade

Spring perch...

It has to rest on *something*.

-scheherazade

haha ok ok so where is the donut?

scheherazade · 01-08-2011, 09:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by saeedg48

haha ok ok so where is the donut?

I dun' see it.

The shims I've seen are actually inserted into the spring itself, preventing it from compressing.

-scheherazade

Mighty M · 01-09-2011, 11:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by racedoc11

Ok! Does this look right? Mine looks like this...

No white donut. You are good to go sir.

And it does *not* raise ride height. The stupid donut just sits in between the springs. Prevents *compression* of the spring.

God help me if I read another post saying these things jack up the car.

creepy coupe · 01-10-2011, 02:37 AM

I had the same when I bought my Golf GTi, drove home from the dealers 200 miles and thought things were a bit firm, after jacking the car up I found them on the front, so phoned the dealer who crapped themselves, I got the price of two new front tyres refunded to me.

Kyoshi71 · 01-10-2011, 06:16 AM

That's pretty f*cked up. Good thing you found them.

Wah · 01-10-2011, 08:13 AM

If you want to see what it looks like with the shipping blocks in, these threads have photos of M3s with them in...

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=410708

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=404914

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123480

e1000 · 01-10-2011, 10:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wah

If you want to see what it looks like with the shipping blocks in, these threads have photos of M3s with them in...

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=410708

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=404914

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123480

That's my car, but it was when it rolled off of the truck at the dealer before it was even delivered to me. Car had 5 miles on it total. The front was ABSOLUTELY higher than after they took the blocks out. Maybe the OP's car wasn't so high because he put 18k miles on it.

ec_E92 · 01-11-2011, 09:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by racedoc11

Ok! Does this look right? Mine looks like this...

OMG your tires are tiny and have holes in the sidewalls!!

Race_Doc11 · 01-11-2011, 06:05 PM

this is the summer set

....

Quote:

Originally Posted by ec_E92

OMG your tires are tiny and have holes in the sidewalls!!

01-08-2011, 08:38 PM	#23
Race_Doc11 Lieutenant Colonel 460 Rep 1,633 Posts Drives: 2023 G82 M4 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2023 BMW G82 M4 [0.00] 2018 F80 M3 [10.00] 2013 Audi RS5 (Sold) [10.00] 2008 E93 M3 (Sold) [10.00]	Ok! Does this look right? Mine looks like this... Attached Images
	Appreciate 0 Quote

01-08-2011, 09:12 PM	#26
saeedg48 Brigadier General 342 Rep 3,574 Posts Drives: Porsche 991.1 GT3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newport Beach, CA iTrader: (1)	Good info - thank you. Find more of these types of things ... "+100 HP retune after shipment dealer forgot" __________________ 2015 Porsche 991.1 GT3 2015 F80 M3 -- Individual; Space Grey
	Appreciate 0 Quote

01-08-2011, 09:12 PM	#27
Krozi Colonel 167 Rep 2,736 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 ///M3 Alpine White Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: SoFla - Bonita Springs iTrader: (24)	Jesus......lol __________________ 2008 E92 ///M3 Alpine White//Fox Red//6MT// Florida Bimmer - Join us on FaceBook!
	Appreciate 0 Quote

01-08-2011, 09:15 PM	#28
saeedg48 Brigadier General 342 Rep 3,574 Posts Drives: Porsche 991.1 GT3 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Newport Beach, CA iTrader: (1)	__________________ 2015 Porsche 991.1 GT3 2015 F80 M3 -- Individual; Space Grey
	Appreciate 0 Quote

01-08-2011, 09:17 PM	#29
mgx Banned 11 Rep 230 Posts Drives: Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: iTrader: (0)	idk i'm just trollin'
	Appreciate 0 Quote

01-10-2011, 02:37 AM	#35
creepy coupe Lieutenant General 1867 Rep 13,043 Posts Drives: BMW M340I G20 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK iTrader: (2) Garage List 2015 BMW 435d [0.00] 2009 335i [0.00]	I had the same when I bought my Golf GTi, drove home from the dealers 200 miles and thought things were a bit firm, after jacking the car up I found them on the front, so phoned the dealer who crapped themselves, I got the price of two new front tyres refunded to me.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

01-10-2011, 06:16 AM	#36
Kyoshi71 Colonel 93 Rep 2,528 Posts Drives: 2010 M3 Coupe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	That's pretty fcked up. Good thing you found them. __________________ "But resist we much; we must; and we will much; about that be committed." ~Rev. Al Sharpton 2010 E92 M3\|Silverstone II\|M-DCT\|NCSW\|2MT\|ZCW\|ZPP\|ZTP\|302\|507\|Gas Guzzler Tax*
	Appreciate 0 Quote

01-10-2011, 08:13 AM	#37
Wah IG@i.am.wah 2779 Rep 3,815 Posts Drives: M2 CS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: NJ iTrader: (4) Garage List 2022 Tesla Model Y ... [0.00] 1974 BMW 2002 [0.00] 2020 BMW M2 CS [0.00]	If you want to see what it looks like with the shipping blocks in, these threads have photos of M3s with them in... http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=410708 http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=404914 http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=123480
	Appreciate 0 Quote