What have you done with or to your M3 today?

[DRLane]

Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

not M related
but just want to share

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my baby girl turned 1 year old on Friday
had a celebration at home on Saturday with family

the 6 items on the mat - that's a Korean tradition.
grabbed an explanation from a website

"Long has been the Korean tradition to celebrate a baby's first birthday in the form of a grand ceremony, called Doljanchi (1st Birthday Party).
The primary purpose of the ceremony is to bless the child with a prosperous future and a healthy life ahead.
The highlight of the ceremony is called the Doljabi.
Doljabi is a tradition where the child is placed in front of various items or objects (Usually 6 – 8 items). Then, the child is encouraged to grab one or two items from the set of objects where each choice represents a certain future of the child with respect to his or her career or a lifestyle.
Obviously, you would only want to use items representing careers and lifestyle of bright futures!"

she chose the pink microphone
which we chose to encompass all kinds of entertainment - singing, acting, etc.

other items were
ballet shoes (covers dance, sports)
stack of cash - wealth
pencil - academics
stethoscope - doctor like her mommy
Bible - ministry like her grandfather and uncle

No car option? Fortunately, it's not too late to get her in a cart!

Congrats and thanks for sharing. It's a neat tradition.

[GRUESOM3]

Congratulations it gets easier after they turn 1

[irokwrx]

Well, the day did not go as planned. I run the ESS G1 and been having belt slip at high RPM gear change so I bought a belt that was 5mm shorter new belt tensioner and while in there change out the alternator as PM. Well, the alternator was the easiest one I have ever done. The top bolt comes out when I took off my charger so that was no biggie, the bottom I backed out about 1 inch and taped it back in with a hammer and WHAM she was out. That easy. Put her all back together start her up and The F*CK!n footwell module fails! Can't even put the car in drive without the seat belt clicked. I notice a slapping sound so I pop the hood and the AC belt is coming apart right in front of me. Now I take a ride to the dealer to see if they will fix the FWM under warranty (I have 45k mikes and its 2011MY). The service rep looked up my VIN and told me I was 60 days out of warranty. I really did not want them poking around my car anyway due to noting being stock and they would flash it back to stock with my ess kit. So I pick up some belts, two just in case something went wrong. I get home to some red valve covers I got from a member on here (I haven't opened the box yet because I will want to put them on right away. So I throw on the new belt and take her around the block with the BIG RED CAR ON A LIFT on my dash to see if I still get the slip and chirping sound during shifts............. Nope its all smooth, I even hit 7.5 psi. It would always slip and I would never see 7 PSI, So if you are experiencing slip try the smaller belt made for the Porche (Continental 6PK 2115) the one that came with my kit is a 6PK 2120. So I took out the FWM and overnighted to a well-known tuner with hopes that he will make it happen. If not I will buy a new one and try to get someone to remotely code it to my car.

[jvictormp]

Did some craazy shit trying to save my CF roof.

You can see more details at the thread:

https://www.m3post.com/forums/showpo...9&postcount=80

[XKxRome0ox]

Originally Posted by wfdeacon88

congrats!

Originally Posted by DRLane

No car option? Fortunately, it's not too late to get her in a cart!

Congrats and thanks for sharing. It's a neat tradition.

oh i wanted to throw in a toy car but my wife vetoed it
there was ballet shoes instead of a ball for "sports"

i'm lucky i even convinced my wife to let me buy a "10 year old BMW" with no warranty

Originally Posted by GRUESOM3

Congratulations it gets easier after they turn 1

she's been a real good baby overall so we're thankful
usually sleeps well through the night ... although the past month or so she has been crying a lot due to teething ... got 2 canines and 1 molar out before turning 1, which is pretty early

love seeing how she is developing and growing in her personality each day



thank you all

[irokwrx]

Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

wrap? details?

Yes, its a wrap. It's satin black. I did it myself, it was my first time trying to wrap anything. I did ok but I plan to wrap it again within the next year once I finish all mods.

[Vedubin01]

Originally Posted by irokwrx

Well, the day did not go as planned. I run the ESS G1 and been having belt slip at high RPM gear change so I bought a belt that was 5mm shorter new belt tensioner and while in there change out the alternator as PM. Well, the alternator was the easiest one I have ever done. The top bolt comes out when I took off my charger so that was no biggie, the bottom I backed out about 1 inch and taped it back in with a hammer and WHAM she was out. That easy. Put her all back together start her up and The F*CK!n footwell module fails! Can't even put the car in drive without the seat belt clicked. I notice a slapping sound so I pop the hood and the AC belt is coming apart right in front of me. Now I take a ride to the dealer to see if they will fix the FWM under warranty (I have 45k mikes and its 2011MY). The service rep looked up my VIN and told me I was 60 days out of warranty. I really did not want them poking around my car anyway due to noting being stock and they would flash it back to stock with my ess kit. So I pick up some belts, two just in case something went wrong. I get home to some red valve covers I got from a member on here (I haven't opened the box yet because I will want to put them on right away. So I throw on the new belt and take her around the block with the BIG RED CAR ON A LIFT on my dash to see if I still get the slip and chirping sound during shifts............. Nope its all smooth, I even hit 7.5 psi. It would always slip and I would never see 7 PSI, So if you are experiencing slip try the smaller belt made for the Porche (Continental 6PK 2115) the one that came with my kit is a 6PK 2120. So I took out the FWM and overnighted to a well-known tuner with hopes that he will make it happen. If not I will buy a new one and try to get someone to remotely code it to my car.

wow, what a crazy day... but you got to open the box!

[djschmitt]

Took a drive down Highway 1 from Bodega Bay to Sea Ranch

[XKxRome0ox]

Originally Posted by irokwrx

Yes, its a wrap. It's satin black. I did it myself, it was my first time trying to wrap anything. I did ok but I plan to wrap it again within the next year once I finish all mods.

good job
it looks great

my friend just DIY wrapped his own f80 m3 so i saw what he had to go through...
don't envy you guys for that at all

i'm just going to wrap my slicktop roof and call it a day

[atlbeem]

Installed the Borla Atak. Sounds glorious.

[Expressivedrives]

Quick active foam Spa procedure for my E92M3

[Vedubin01]

got this in today... I guess Thursday Ill be changing out brakes and giving it a flush.

[m3gang]

Originally Posted by djschmitt

Took a drive down Highway 1 from Bodega Bay to Sea Ranch

Were you driving on I80 near Fairfield yesterday? I think I saw you in my E92 M3.

[FrozenE92M3]

Woke up early and snapped some pictures

[dad_spec]

Installed some front splitters. Ebay price/quality, but fitment was decent. I think it's worth it since I'll likely scrape or crack them anyway. I am getting way too OCD here for ebay parts, but has anyone tried using black aquarium silicone sealant to fill out small gaps between a lip and bumper?

[Grip Addict]

Originally Posted by atlbeem

Installed the Borla Atak. Sounds glorious.

I have had a Borla ATAK for roughly 3 years. The smiles per gallons it brings.........

[djschmitt]

Originally Posted by m3gang

Were you driving on I80 near Fairfield yesterday? I think I saw you in my E92 M3.

That was me. I was wondering if we'd cross paths on here afterwards. I'm glad we were pacing each other for a while there because your front lip is the same style I've been looking at and it helped me visualize to my wife that installation wouldn't make the car too low She's getting more used to taking speed bumps and high-pitch driveways at an angle in preparation.

[XKxRome0ox]

Originally Posted by dad_spec

Installed some front splitters. Ebay price/quality, but fitment was decent. I think it's worth it since I'll likely scrape or crack them anyway. I am getting way too OCD here for ebay parts, but has anyone tried using black aquarium silicone sealant to fill out small gaps between a lip and bumper?

can you share which specific seller/item you got?

got any close ups to show gaps?
given your car color, i don't think anyone's going to notice any gaps anyway

[Adi123]

Went into limpmode after I spilled some brake fluid on my brake vacuum sensor.
Everybody told me I have to buy the complete vacuum line with a sensor for 200$
It's a 15$ fix!
I checked the part number on my pressure sensor and found a MAP sensor from a Z4 with the exact same part number on eBay (besides the production date) for 15$! Immediately I heard that the pump stoped working overtime. Have been driving it for a week now, no codes, no limpmode.

[Tommysalami]

Originally Posted by Adi123

Went into limpmode after I spilled some brake fluid on my brake vacuum sensor.
Everybody told me I have to buy the complete vacuum line with a sensor for 200$
It's a 15$ fix!
I checked the part number on my pressure sensor and found a MAP sensor from a Z4 with the exact same part number on eBay (besides the production date) for 15$! Immediately I heard that the pump stoped working overtime. Have been driving it for a week now, no codes, no limpmode.

I just had the same problem but paid 100 for the sensor. Should have checked ebay haha

[m3gang]

Originally Posted by djschmitt

That was me. I was wondering if we'd cross paths on here afterwards. I'm glad we were pacing each other for a while there because your front lip is the same style I've been looking at and it helped me visualize to my wife that installation wouldn't make the car too low She's getting more used to taking speed bumps and high-pitch driveways at an angle in preparation.

Nice car! I was excited seeing another E9X M3. Don't see them often in my area. The lip only scrap on very steep ramps when going straight. I scraped it twice after installing it not long ago. I'm not lowered though. Planning to install coilovers soon.

[Vedubin01]

Originally Posted by Tommysalami

I just had the same problem but paid 100 for the sensor. Should have checked ebay haha

Im about to bleed my brakes tomorrow. What can I do to prevent this from happening?