What have you done with or to your M3 today?

[obe100]

Originally Posted by MaximusB

You'll likely bottom out on the lip here and there. My car is stock zcp with front lip and I bottomed out a few times. Get a replica lip so it doesn't hurt as bad when you do. Having said that though, aside from scratches on the underside, my lip is holding up just fine. Except for a few rock chips, for the most part you can't tell it's been scraped a few times.

Originally Posted by roastbeef

if you go sideways over driveways and avoid certain situations, its not bad at all.

Originally Posted by Richneerd

Yup, I second this.

Drive slow, crawl over bumps and any inclines.

The only way to save a lip.

thanks gents...I think i'm going to place an order today...POM Performance has the GT4 for $390 and the reviews are reasonably good.

[ItsGary]

Originally Posted by Bartledoo

I only got them because the stock brake pedal felt slippery the first day this season and it was causing me to think about placing my foot on the pedal. These have a lot of grip with the little pyramids. To be honest, there is nothing m performance I would ever buy. The exhaust sounds nice though.

There's only a few things I would get/already have

Already have the black grilles which are technically MPerf

I don't mind getting the pedals, steering wheel is a maybe, I'd get the fangs if they weren't $800 for two little dinky pieces of carbon.

Sadly they discontinued the OEM M Perf carbon lip spoiler for the E90

[Bartledoo]

Originally Posted by ItsGary

There's only a few things I would get/already have

Already have the black grilles which are technically MPerf

I don't mind getting the pedals, steering wheel is a maybe, I'd get the fangs if they weren't $800 for two little dinky pieces of carbon.

Sadly they discontinued the OEM M Perf carbon lip spoiler for the E90

Well I can tell you from two sessions with the BW pedal covers they are a huge improvement and I would need nothing better. That thought about missing/slipping the brake pedal is gone again, and as long as some part of your foot hits that pedal it's not slipping. Also, the new throttle pedal makes heel toe even easier, and doesn't interfere at all even with a size 13 shoe.

[ItsGary]

Originally Posted by Bartledoo

Well I can tell you from two sessions with the BW pedal covers they are a huge improvement and I would need nothing better. That thought about missing/slipping the brake pedal is gone again, and as long as some part of your foot hits that pedal it's not slipping. Also, the new throttle pedal makes heel toe even easier, and doesn't interfere at all even with a size 13 shoe.

I know I've had the issue of my foot slipping on those very rainy days.

There's a lot I wanna get but not sure where to start.

Pedals & Paddles are on top of the list right now

[neilum]

I'm on the fence about these paint matched grills. Didn't pop like I expected it to.

They took 1hr 15 minutes to put on in total, complete pain in the arse to get the originals out.

[e90m3zcp]

Got my E90 M3 back from it's second low mileage annual oil change during my ownership and discovered the joy of the hypersensitive oil sensor - oil level at min - add 1 quart warning. After calling around for 10W-60 at local auto parts stores, realized the only choice was to go back to the dealer for a quart. In the end, a great reason to drive more today. I don't recall this issue on my 2006 330. Why wasn't a dipstick enough?

[Grip Addict]

Originally Posted by e90m3zcp

Got my E90 M3 back from it's second low mileage annual oil change during my ownership and discovered the joy of the hypersensitive oil sensor - oil level at min - add 1 quart warning. After calling around for 10W-60 at local auto parts stores, realized the only choice was to go back to the dealer for a quart. In the end, a great reason to drive more today. I don't recall this issue on my 2006 330. Why wasn't a dipstick enough?

My oil sensor isn't as hypersensitive as its like a cell phone battery......

Usually at 80%......then spends 90% of its life at 20% somehow...........then yells at you that it needs more.

[Scharbag]

I found out that not all hyper silvers are created equal... FML.

[wfdeacon88]

Originally Posted by Grip Addict

My oil sensor isn't as hypersensitive as its like a cell phone battery......

Usually at 80%......then spends 90% of its life at 20% somehow...........then yells at you that it needs more.

I might just be fortunate with my sensor... I've definitely seen my fair share of M tax maintenance, but for some reason my oil sensor just keeps chugging along.. reliable and consistent. It reads the oil right on time, after op temp is reached every time. At 120K, I've never had an issue with it and it's saved me a few times. For several months I was losing a lot oil, and it ticked down until +1 warning two weeks in a row... Ended up being oil filter housing which was spewing oil everywhere, and needed a pricey fix. But since that repair a year ago, after a typical oil change, I stay at the top line just below overfill for 5K miles, dips a tad right before oil change due to weeping VC. But now those are fixed, so hopefully it never moves.

The point of saying this, if your oil sensor is giving inaccurate information consistently, personally I'd get it fixed, because they can work well.. and I'd be terrified not trusting mine.

knock on wood.

[wfdeacon88]

Originally Posted by Scharbag

I found out that not all hyper silvers are created equal... FML.

looks like the bottom wheel got extra hyper... both look good though at least!

[SAMM3Y]

Originally Posted by Scharbag

I found out that not all hyper silvers are created equal... FML.

Shit, I've often thought some seem to have a beautiful bronzish luster to them and some look more bright silver.. I always assumed lighting and camera trickery caused it in pictures.. do you have two of each atleast? ... rock two of each on opposing sides.. buy beers for anyone that notices.

[Scharbag]

Originally Posted by SAMM3Y

Shit, I've often thought some seem to have a beautiful bronzish luster to them and some look more bright silver.. I always assumed lighting and camera trickery caused it in pictures.. do you have two of each atleast? ... rock two of each on opposing sides.. buy beers for anyone that notices.

I now have 8 ZCP wheels.

1 9" original hyper silver
1 9" "hyper" silver
2 9" sonic silver
2 10" sonic silver
2 10" sorta sonic silver (again - fml)

Running a 10" square setup now. The sonic silvers are close and the same color is on the same side of the car. So only I know.

FML this sucks though.

Cheers,

[wyatth]

^ Yikes! I’d run matching color sonic silver 9/10s personally. Which is which in your pic?

[Grip Addict]

Originally Posted by wfdeacon88

I might just be fortunate with my sensor... I've definitely seen my fair share of M tax maintenance, but for some reason my oil sensor just keeps chugging along.. reliable and consistent. It reads the oil right on time, after op temp is reached every time. At 120K, I've never had an issue with it and it's saved me a few times. For several months I was losing a lot oil, and it ticked down until +1 warning two weeks in a row... Ended up being oil filter housing which was spewing oil everywhere, and needed a pricey fix. But since that repair a year ago, after a typical oil change, I stay at the top line just below overfill for 5K miles, dips a tad right before oil change due to weeping VC. But now those are fixed, so hopefully it never moves.

The point of saying this, if your oil sensor is giving inaccurate information consistently, personally I'd get it fixed, because they can work well.. and I'd be terrified not trusting mine.

knock on wood.

mine seems like it eats oil above 40%, then with it gets to 30-40% the car is like, we like it here, if we need more we will tell you

[Grip Addict]

Originally Posted by Scharbag

I now have 8 ZCP wheels.

1 9" original hyper silver
1 9" "hyper" silver
2 9" sonic silver
2 10" sonic silver
2 10" sorta sonic silver (again - fml)

Running a 10" square setup now. The sonic silvers are close and the same color is on the same side of the car. So only I know.

FML this sucks though.

Cheers,

So I always joke and say statements like "My OCD.......", but I dont really have OCD and I could deal.......

........in that case, OCD would have a heart attack with your wheel situation!

but rock on

[6ixSpd]

Originally Posted by neilum

I'm on the fence about these paint matched grills. Didn't pop like I expected it to.

I mean... paint matching something inherently blends it into the surroundings its matched to. Not sure why you'd expect it to pop or be contrasted against the regular paint then lol.

Maybe the non-tinted sidemarker would give some contrast there.

[6ixSpd]

Originally Posted by Scharbag

I now have 8 ZCP wheels.

1 9" original hyper silver
1 9" "hyper" silver
2 9" sonic silver
2 10" sonic silver
2 10" sorta sonic silver (again - fml)

Running a 10" square setup now. The sonic silvers are close and the same color is on the same side of the car. So only I know.

FML this sucks though.

Cheers,

Damn! Did you get those refinished? If you end up selling a set of the staggered mis-matched ones, I'd be interested over here in Toronto

[akkando]

Originally Posted by neilum

I'm on the fence about these paint matched grills. Didn't pop like I expected it to.

They took 1hr 15 minutes to put on in total, complete pain in the arse to get the originals out.

They suck to take out on the e90.

[neilum]

Originally Posted by 6ixSpd

I mean... paint matching something inherently blends it into the surroundings its matched to. Not sure why you'd expect it to pop or be contrasted against the regular paint then lol.

Maybe the non-tinted sidemarker would give some contrast there.

I used the wrong word haha. It's growing on me, its a clean look. I really meant the mod itself isn't all that notable, its subtle.

[PYE46M3]

Originally Posted by Scharbag

I now have 8 ZCP wheels.

1 9" original hyper silver
1 9" "hyper" silver
2 9" sonic silver
2 10" sonic silver
2 10" sorta sonic silver (again - fml)

Running a 10" square setup now. The sonic silvers are close and the same color is on the same side of the car. So only I know.

FML this sucks though.

Cheers,

are these new from BMW? or refinished?

[brettcp]

Originally Posted by Grip Addict

My oil sensor isn't as hypersensitive as its like a cell phone battery......

Usually at 80%......then spends 90% of its life at 20% somehow...........then yells at you that it needs more.

I had the same issue with my '12 E93 M3.. one day it would tell me I had too much oil, next day back to normal or even low.. updated the i-step level (was still on the original software version from '12) and it resolved the oil level issues completely. Just a thought!

[Scharbag]

Originally Posted by PYE46M3

are these new from BMW? or refinished?

Refinished. Well, 7 of the 8 are.