New to me '08 Silverstone E90 M3 [Slow Build Thread]

silverstonem3 · 08-21-2017, 01:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shimmy23

looks great! amazing how a few pieces can clean the car up. what's next?

Thank you! Going to keep tidying it up changing things that are worn out - headlights and interior next as those parts are on their way to me shortly.

silverstonem3 · 08-22-2017, 06:02 PM

got the car retinted 35% all around think it really makes the gloss black mirror caps look better on the car.

silverstonem3 · 08-31-2017, 06:04 PM

Parts are coming in and starting to add up

Pictured:
- rewrapped OEM steering wheel w/ tri color stitching and perforated leather;
- minty fresh OEM carbon leather trim (bought from forum member);
- pedals from pedalhaus;
- new ballasts;
- new headlight covers (in bubble wrap);
- new osram bulbs; and
- new sensor for adaptive headlight code (somewhere in there).

Still waiting on:
- new steering wheel trim;
- new steering wheel buttons;
- new dead pedal from pedalhaus w/ engraved M logo (paint was all runny on mine sent me new one); and
- lux h8 180 kit.

Can't wait to get these parts from dining room table onto my car and neither can my mom. Hoping lux kit comes in tomorrow as I'll be doing headlights this weekend - more to come soon!

M3@Apex · 08-31-2017, 10:03 PM

Awesome! Another fellow Albertan. Where did you get your rewrapped steering wheel from?

silverstonem3 · 09-01-2017, 09:51 AM

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Originally Posted by M3@Apex

Awesome! Another fellow Albertan. Where did you get your rewrapped steering wheel from?

'Bertaaa

I bought it on ebay from this seller:

http://www.ebay.com/usr/tainik?_trks...72.m2749.l2754

The wheel looks great very happy with the quality and he sells wheels for all kinds of BMWs would definitely recommend!

vincE92M3 · 09-01-2017, 09:54 AM

Good stuff! Are the headlight covers OEM?

silverstonem3 · 09-01-2017, 10:01 AM

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Originally Posted by vincE92M3

Good stuff! Are the headlight covers OEM?

I don't believe you can buy just the covers/lenses from BMW for the E9x chasis, only the entire headlight - I looked for a long time it just seemed to be all aftermarket lenses.

The ones I got are from this site (going to need to use google translate lol):

https://www.bimmerjakes.com/cs/home/...s-e92-e93.html

They look great but can't advise on fitment until I put them on so I will let you know in a few days once I get it done, they claim OEM fitment so fingers crossed!

silverstonem3 · 09-02-2017, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by vincE92M3

Good stuff! Are the headlight covers OEM?

Ok so to answer your question turns out the lenses are OEM as they are made by AL being same company that makes the OEM headlights. Fitment is perfect!

silverstonem3 · 09-02-2017, 09:30 PM

This is kind of a mini write up on my experience taking headlights apart and putting new lenses in.

Background: the reason I'm doing this is because the headlights on this car have bothered me since I bought it. The lenses were sand blasted, they were throwing a stupid adaptive headlight code that made me want to punch my dash every time I started the car (which I suspected was from all the condensation in driver side headlight) and there was some aftermarket HID bulbs in there that literally gave me no visibility when driving at night.

Step 1: take bumper off (many DIYs on here for that)

Step 2: remove headlights (ditto for DIYs)

Should look something like this lol:

Step 3: remove all the bulbs, ballasts, covers and adaptive headlight module from the headlight.

Step 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmNXMoDsjCM

These are the tools I used:

Before:

During:

Testing to make sure driver side headlight is all good after it was resealed:

Cause of my adaptive headlight problem:

As I suspected the condensation dripped down to the module and fried it. The cause of the condensation wasn't even anything major it turned out that whoever worked on the car at the dealership before I bought it just never put the top lid on the headlight back on properly resulting in a bad seal and water getting in.

After:

Best of all no more stupid warning light - great success!

Tips:

- Take your time!!! this was my first time doing it took me about 8 hours which isn't too bad but definitely don't rush through this or you'll screw something up and all these parts are pretty pricey.
- Be careful when your peeling the lenses apart from the housing the sealant can get onto the chrome bezels and it's a nightmare to clean. I don't know what they used to paint the chrome bezels but I put painters tape on them because I thought I was being careful to protect them and when I peeled the tape off it removed some of the chrome paint - this stuff is super soft and sensitive be careful with it.
- MAKE SURE YOU DON'T LEAVE ANY FINGER PRINTS ON THE INSIDE BEFORE YOU SEAL THEM - pretty self explanatory and pain to reopen headlights to clean.

-Invest in clamps, they aren't necessary but they help for sure.
- Clean off all the gaskets on the lids for the bulbs to make sure there is no dirt or debris for a nice seal and no condensation + use some electronic cleaner for the connectors before plugging everything back in.

All in all super happy with the results even though they weren't 100% perfect -I'd say a solid 85%. The Osram bulbs are unreal! day and night difference in terms of visibility from the sh*tty old 8000k bulbs. Wish the Lux AE LED bulbs came in so I could do it all together but they should be here next week so more to come!

FMLYSDN · 09-02-2017, 10:02 PM

Awesome write up and I am glad you are enjoying the car! I would love to see it again and would welcome you out to one of the club meets.

Hope to see you soon!!!

silverstonem3 · 09-03-2017, 12:32 AM

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Originally Posted by FMLYSDN

Awesome write up and I am glad you are enjoying the car! I would love to see it again and would welcome you out to one of the club meets.

Hope to see you soon!!!

Thanks man! I actually came to the one today just really late and couldn't find anyone so I left haha. I'll actually come on time for the next one

E90M3velocity · 09-03-2017, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by silverstonem3

I don't believe you can buy just the covers/lenses from BMW for the E9x chasis, only the entire headlight - I looked for a long time it just seemed to be all aftermarket lenses.

The ones I got are from this site (going to need to use google translate lol):

https://www.bimmerjakes.com/cs/home/...s-e92-e93.html

They look great but can't advise on fitment until I put them on so I will let you know in a few days once I get it done, they claim OEM fitment so fingers crossed!

nice find and good diy write up!

silverstonem3 · 09-03-2017, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by E90M3velocity

nice find and good diy write up!

Thanks!

silverstonem3 · 09-08-2017, 03:37 PM

Got the LUX kit in and installed (hard to capture in daylight):

Stock left LUX on right

Also had the car coded:
- mirrors fold/unfold on lock/unlock
- removed seatbelt chime (i wear my belt just goes off when I stop and take it off which was super annoying)
- double flash euro style hazard lights
- windows roll up/down on lock/unlock
- navigation warning removed
- tail lights flash under heavy breaking
annnnd probably a bunch more stuff I forgot

Interior is next just waiting on a few more pieces!

silverstonem3 · 09-18-2017, 08:42 PM

Ok so back story here, once upon a time this car used to have a full custom interior, I'm sure you can find the thread on the forum if you wanna see the pics. Before I bought it, it was parted out and some not so nice interior parts went in in exchange for the good parts that were sold.

Instead of the original black interior it's now grey (leather is in great condition looks good on the silverstone too, not complaining about this), the m performance wheel went out and some sh*tty wheel went in, the IND custom trim out for some regular 3 series trim - which had broken clips everywhere that I had to replace as well and some really beat up M pedals.

Parts:
- New perforated steering wheel;
- New steering wheel trim;
- New to me steering wheel buttons;
- Clutch stop;
- New pedals;
- ZHP knob (I stole it from my ZHP before I sold it lol); and
- OEM Carbon leather trim.

Before:

No M Button - BLASPHEMY!

After/During:

That M Button thooooo...

Really happy with the way it looks now, interior is muuuuch cleaner. Honestly my favourite mod out of the bunch was the clutch stop. Coming from my ZHP the clutch in the M was way different and this little $10 mod improved the driving experience for sure.

FMLYSDN · 09-19-2017, 11:16 AM

Cool man! So good to see that you're taking the time to bring this back to life.

Respect!

Can't wait to meet up and see it. Hope to see you out at the next Cars & Coffee.

Tim

drivetolive · 09-19-2017, 11:50 AM

Great build thread! 219s look so good on silverstone

.

Did you buy this car from a BMW dealership? I recall seeing this for sale on bmw.ca when I was searching nation wide for my car

.

silverstonem3 · 09-19-2017, 12:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FMLYSDN

Cool man! So good to see that you're taking the time to bring this back to life.

Respect!

Can't wait to meet up and see it. Hope to see you out at the next Cars & Coffee.

Tim

Thanks man! hopefully there will be another cars and coffee with this great weather we're having today

Quote:

Originally Posted by drivetolive

Great build thread! 219s look so good on silverstone

.

Did you buy this car from a BMW dealership? I recall seeing this for sale on bmw.ca when I was searching nation wide for my car

.

Thank you! Sure did bought it from local dealer.

Blindside_137 · 09-19-2017, 08:25 PM

Eek. That interior definitely looks better with some well deserved TLC.

Jellooo · 09-22-2017, 11:21 AM

Great looking car

anirudhkitt · 09-22-2017, 01:07 PM

Congratulations, great thread ! I just got an '09 myself. Will post some pics soon as time allows

PsychCA · 09-22-2017, 03:27 PM

Great job on the car to bring it back to life !

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silverstonem3 Private First Class 151 Rep 137 Posts Drives: 08 e90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Cold iTrader: (2)	Parts are coming in and starting to add up Pictured: - rewrapped OEM steering wheel w/ tri color stitching and perforated leather; - minty fresh OEM carbon leather trim (bought from forum member); - pedals from pedalhaus; - new ballasts; - new headlight covers (in bubble wrap); - new osram bulbs; and - new sensor for adaptive headlight code (somewhere in there). Still waiting on: - new steering wheel trim; - new steering wheel buttons; - new dead pedal from pedalhaus w/ engraved M logo (paint was all runny on mine sent me new one); and - lux h8 180 kit. Can't wait to get these parts from dining room table onto my car and neither can my mom. Hoping lux kit comes in tomorrow as I'll be doing headlights this weekend - more to come soon!
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silverstonem3 Private First Class 151 Rep 137 Posts Drives: 08 e90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Cold iTrader: (2)	This is kind of a mini write up on my experience taking headlights apart and putting new lenses in. Background: the reason I'm doing this is because the headlights on this car have bothered me since I bought it. The lenses were sand blasted, they were throwing a stupid adaptive headlight code that made me want to punch my dash every time I started the car (which I suspected was from all the condensation in driver side headlight) and there was some aftermarket HID bulbs in there that literally gave me no visibility when driving at night. Step 1: take bumper off (many DIYs on here for that) Step 2: remove headlights (ditto for DIYs) Should look something like this lol: Step 3: remove all the bulbs, ballasts, covers and adaptive headlight module from the headlight. Step 4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmNXMoDsjCM These are the tools I used: Before: During: Testing to make sure driver side headlight is all good after it was resealed: Cause of my adaptive headlight problem: As I suspected the condensation dripped down to the module and fried it. The cause of the condensation wasn't even anything major it turned out that whoever worked on the car at the dealership before I bought it just never put the top lid on the headlight back on properly resulting in a bad seal and water getting in. After: Best of all no more stupid warning light - great success! Tips: - Take your time!!! this was my first time doing it took me about 8 hours which isn't too bad but definitely don't rush through this or you'll screw something up and all these parts are pretty pricey. - Be careful when your peeling the lenses apart from the housing the sealant can get onto the chrome bezels and it's a nightmare to clean. I don't know what they used to paint the chrome bezels but I put painters tape on them because I thought I was being careful to protect them and when I peeled the tape off it removed some of the chrome paint - this stuff is super soft and sensitive be careful with it. - MAKE SURE YOU DON'T LEAVE ANY FINGER PRINTS ON THE INSIDE BEFORE YOU SEAL THEM - pretty self explanatory and pain to reopen headlights to clean. -Invest in clamps, they aren't necessary but they help for sure. - Clean off all the gaskets on the lids for the bulbs to make sure there is no dirt or debris for a nice seal and no condensation + use some electronic cleaner for the connectors before plugging everything back in. All in all super happy with the results even though they weren't 100% perfect -I'd say a solid 85%. The Osram bulbs are unreal! day and night difference in terms of visibility from the shtty old 8000k bulbs. Wish the Lux AE LED bulbs came in so I could do it all together but they should be here next week so more to come! Last edited by silverstonem3; 09-02-2017 at 09:38 PM.. Reason: English*
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silverstonem3 Private First Class 151 Rep 137 Posts Drives: 08 e90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Cold iTrader: (2)	Small update Got the LUX kit in and installed (hard to capture in daylight): Stock left LUX on right Also had the car coded: - mirrors fold/unfold on lock/unlock - removed seatbelt chime (i wear my belt just goes off when I stop and take it off which was super annoying) - double flash euro style hazard lights - windows roll up/down on lock/unlock - navigation warning removed - tail lights flash under heavy breaking annnnd probably a bunch more stuff I forgot Interior is next just waiting on a few more pieces!
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silverstonem3 Private First Class 151 Rep 137 Posts Drives: 08 e90 M3 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Cold iTrader: (2)	Interior Ok so back story here, once upon a time this car used to have a full custom interior, I'm sure you can find the thread on the forum if you wanna see the pics. Before I bought it, it was parted out and some not so nice interior parts went in in exchange for the good parts that were sold. Instead of the original black interior it's now grey (leather is in great condition looks good on the silverstone too, not complaining about this), the m performance wheel went out and some shtty wheel went in, the IND custom trim out for some regular 3 series trim - which had broken clips everywhere that I had to replace as well and some really beat up M pedals. Parts:* - New perforated steering wheel; - New steering wheel trim; - New to me steering wheel buttons; - Clutch stop; - New pedals; - ZHP knob (I stole it from my ZHP before I sold it lol); and - OEM Carbon leather trim. Before: No M Button - BLASPHEMY! After/During: That M Button thooooo... Really happy with the way it looks now, interior is muuuuch cleaner. Honestly my favourite mod out of the bunch was the clutch stop. Coming from my ZHP the clutch in the M was way different and this little $10 mod improved the driving experience for sure. Last edited by silverstonem3; 09-18-2017 at 08:47 PM.. Reason: fix link
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