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bmwprince4life · 04-27-2008, 04:31 PM

anyone know whats best to keep your car cool in the sun. I dont think park in shade,tree, etc will help if there isnt any.Anything out there where when I sit in my car,I dont feel like im gonna blow up?

monsta · 04-27-2008, 09:20 PM

get a Hyper Optic tint to block out some of the sun and you can also use one of those windshield shades

but what I usually do is as I'm walking towards car hold the open car button down on the key fob so all the window will go down as I'm walking towards it.....also I think there is an option in the Idrive that turns your air on a timer to keep the car cool, not sure if I'm correct since my old bimmer was pre Idrive but playing around w/ a friends Idrive I thought I saw it under the climate menu

aussie · 05-02-2008, 05:55 AM

Monsta is correct there is an option in ur idrive that will turn on the air circulation unit. Don´t have the manual in front of me, but if u look in their u can find out how to turn this on. I´ve used it and I think it works well, but is not aircon.

Keto · 05-02-2008, 10:38 AM

Ceramic tint 4tw. Darkest that is legal for you.

!Xoible · 05-02-2008, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Keto

Ceramic tint 4tw. Darkest that is legal for you.

not enough in socal.

im thinking of buying a car cover

batchelorc · 05-02-2008, 11:56 AM

Don't buy a black car

fmquadri · 05-02-2008, 01:58 PM

well i bought a black car so i had to take measures.

1. Ceramic Tint
2. BMW Sunshade
3. Car cover for when the car sits at the fiancee's parking lot for more than a day.
4. rolling down the windows with the remote? news to me.. i'll try it.
5. If its a predictable time that you return to your vehicle.. the iDrive vent feature would help.

!Xoible · 05-02-2008, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fmquadri

well i bought a black car so i had to take measures.

1. Ceramic Tint
2. BMW Sunshade
3. Car cover for when the car sits at the fiancee's parking lot for more than a day.
4. rolling down the windows with the remote? news to me.. i'll try it.
5. If its a predictable time that you return to your vehicle.. the iDrive vent feature would help.

oh shit, the sunshade is right next to me, i forgot about it

question bro... what car cover u use, doesnt it scratch ur car when u put it on/off? im considering this

btw bmw comes with a timed ventilation, u guys use that yet? i love it

KKSigua · 05-02-2008, 02:35 PM

I heard the BMW car cover is adequate and it fits the M3

Krueger///M3 · 05-02-2008, 02:49 PM

Yeah, I posted about the one that I bought from BMW for the E9X. It fits well on the car costs about $315 if I remember from the thread that I posted on that Lucid started its Nappa.

!Xoible · 05-02-2008, 02:52 PM

thanks guys. i'll go get it

bmwprince4life · 05-02-2008, 08:38 PM

I will buy OEM e92 3 series one.Hope it fits but will double check wit dealer before i buy it so i dont buy it for nothing. Thats prolly what ima do just cover it

Takumi587 · 05-05-2008, 08:12 PM

I def. Recommend the BMW car cover it is perfect(it is made of special material i believe). It can cost anywhere from $200 to $300 the one I am thinking of. And whatever you do! Do NOT park under a tree! Tree sap will get onto your car and you will have much more to worry about then. And do not forget to condition your leather seats. And then u are set.

04-27-2008, 04:31 PM	#1
bmwprince4life Captain Drives: none Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: none Posts: 761 iTrader: (1)	Keep m3 cool in sun? anyone know whats best to keep your car cool in the sun. I dont think park in shade,tree, etc will help if there isnt any.Anything out there where when I sit in my car,I dont feel like im gonna blow up? __________________ none

04-27-2008, 09:20 PM	#2
monsta Brigadier General Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bergen County, NJ/Y.O, NY Posts: 3,118 iTrader: (2)	get a Hyper Optic tint to block out some of the sun and you can also use one of those windshield shades but what I usually do is as I'm walking towards car hold the open car button down on the key fob so all the window will go down as I'm walking towards it.....also I think there is an option in the Idrive that turns your air on a timer to keep the car cool, not sure if I'm correct since my old bimmer was pre Idrive but playing around w/ a friends Idrive I thought I saw it under the climate menu __________________ 2008 E92 M3 6MT \| IB \| FR Ext\| CF Trim \| Cold Weather Package \| Premium Pkg \| Tech Pkg \| 19" \| Enhanced Premium Sound \| iPod/USB \| CF Grill \| GP Thunders 8500k \| Painted Reflector \| aFe Air Filter \| 20% Luminar Tint \| 3M Paint Protection \| VRS Ti Exhaust \| VRS II Diffuser

05-02-2008, 10:38 AM	#4
Keto Major Drives: 08 E92 M3 IB DCT Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: N'awlins Posts: 1,059 iTrader: (1)	Ceramic tint 4tw. Darkest that is legal for you. __________________ If you don't tell the dealer not to include the swirl option, your car will have the swirl option.

05-02-2008, 11:56 AM	#6
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05-02-2008, 02:35 PM	#9
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05-02-2008, 05:55 AM	#3
aussie Private First Class Drives: E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Zurich Posts: 106 iTrader: (0)	Monsta is correct there is an option in ur idrive that will turn on the air circulation unit. Don´t have the manual in front of me, but if u look in their u can find out how to turn this on. I´ve used it and I think it works well, but is not aircon.

05-02-2008, 01:58 PM	#7
fmquadri Private First Class Drives: 08 E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 150 iTrader: (0)	well i bought a black car so i had to take measures. 1. Ceramic Tint 2. BMW Sunshade 3. Car cover for when the car sits at the fiancee's parking lot for more than a day. 4. rolling down the windows with the remote? news to me.. i'll try it. 5. If its a predictable time that you return to your vehicle.. the iDrive vent feature would help.

05-02-2008, 02:49 PM	#10
Krueger///M3 Major Drives: 2002 M3, 2008 M3, 2006 E90 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Pearl District, OR Posts: 1,424 iTrader: (0) View Krueger///M3's Garage	Yeah, I posted about the one that I bought from BMW for the E9X. It fits well on the car costs about $315 if I remember from the thread that I posted on that Lucid started its Nappa. __________________ 2008 E92///M3 Jerez Black/Extended Black, Aluminum Trim, 6MT [color="Red"]Mods: Matte Black Grill, H&R Sport Springs, Painted Muffler, Tint+3M, 503 Motoring Vinyls, tinted tails, gills+blacked gill housings, AC Schnitzer Type IIIs in Lamborghini Gray. 2002 E46 ///M3 Phoenix Yellow/Black, 6MT Mods: Borla Exhaust, RD Suspension.

05-02-2008, 02:52 PM	#11
!Xoible Banned Drives: .... Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: . Posts: 1,669 iTrader: (4) View !Xoible's Garage	thanks guys. i'll go get it

05-02-2008, 08:38 PM	#12
bmwprince4life Captain Drives: none Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: none Posts: 761 iTrader: (1)	I will buy OEM e92 3 series one.Hope it fits but will double check wit dealer before i buy it so i dont buy it for nothing. Thats prolly what ima do just cover it __________________ none

05-05-2008, 08:12 PM	#13
Takumi587 M3 Enthusiast Drives: BMW M3, 330Ci, 528i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Irvine Posts: 506 iTrader: (0) View Takumi587's Garage	I def. Recommend the BMW car cover it is perfect(it is made of special material i believe). It can cost anywhere from $200 to $300 the one I am thinking of. And whatever you do! Do NOT park under a tree! Tree sap will get onto your car and you will have much more to worry about then. And do not forget to condition your leather seats. And then u are set.