What have you done with or to your M3 today?

[DiegoM3sa]

Got these bad boys installed

[sakiv]

Hi- very late getting to post, but I picked up this 1 owner from Miami back in January:


Done a few things since then, will add a few more pics shortly. This is when I was doing my own PPI at the dealer. BTW- wanted to ask...does anyone know this car? 1 owner, local trade in Miami, 50k miles, beige interior, DCT.

Is the "Efficient Dynamics" sticker supposed to be on the back window...?

[Bartledoo]

Originally Posted by sakiv

Hi- very late getting to post, but I picked up this 1 owner from Miami back in January:


Done a few things since then, will add a few more pics shortly. This is when I was doing my own PPI at the dealer. BTW- wanted to ask...does anyone know this car? 1 owner, local trade in Miami, 50k miles, beige interior, DCT.

Is the "Efficient Dynamics" sticker supposed to be on the back window...?

Lol such an efficient car.

[AC/DC]

Originally Posted by Bartledoo

Lol such an efficient car.

LOL, that sticker should say, "inefficient"!

[AC/DC]

Originally Posted by e46zhpbmw

Full Paint correction and ceramic coat! So happy with the results!

Question for you regarding your ramps for the lift. What are you using to store them or hold them up? It looks like you have some sort of setup for them. I have yet to find a neat solution to store mine. Thanks!

[akkando]

Well not today, but yesterday I took the car to an AC/Radiator shop because the AC isn't working (button lights up but no cold air) and I was hoping it could just be refilled with freon. Air blowing in car just in general seems a lot warmer even with AC off but maybe it's just in my head. Tech said the high side pressure seemed good and he couldn't get to the low side without taking the air intake out and he didn't think that was worth it because he suspected that won't be the problem and suggested I take it to a BMW specialist.

So now I am going to attempt to figure out what's going on myself before taking it to anyone. I don't recall the last time I used AC and it worked because I didn't have a need for it until now in the summer months.


Scanned the car for codes and it has Code A670, signal above threshold. Apparently this is the condensation sensor between the rear view mirror and the glass. Sensor is cheap enough I'll probably attempt to fix it in the off chance this is related?

Also the seats were swapped in the past and now I have heated front seats so I needed an HVAC with the correct buttons. Bought one off Ebay and didn't actually test if AC worked after that, just saw the button light go on and assumed it worked. So maybe I should swap back to the old one and see what happens. Could I have shorted out something during the swap?

Fuses are something else I can check. I did verify there seem to be fuses where there should be for AC to work but not sure if they are blown or what so I'll just swap for all new ones anyway.

I also installed a new plenum so I guess it's possible I hit some kind of sensor in the engine area that would throw the AC out of whack?


If I can't figure it out will a BMW specialist be able to pull more specific codes than the A670 I am seeing? That's all I see.

Any suggestions?

If none of those things fix it I'm not sure what to do.

[Richneerd]

Originally Posted by sakiv

Hi- very late getting to post, but I picked up this 1 owner from Miami back in January:


Done a few things since then, will add a few more pics shortly. This is when I was doing my own PPI at the dealer. BTW- wanted to ask...does anyone know this car? 1 owner, local trade in Miami, 50k miles, beige interior, DCT.

Is the "Efficient Dynamics" sticker supposed to be on the back window...?

That gaaaaraaaaaaaaggggeeeee

[XKxRome0ox]

Originally Posted by sakiv

Is the "Efficient Dynamics" sticker supposed to be on the back window...?

how can i get that efficient dynamics window sticker? lol

[EJT86]

Originally Posted by akkando

Well not today, but yesterday I took the car to an AC/Radiator shop because the AC isn't working (button lights up but no cold air) and I was hoping it could just be refilled with freon. Air blowing in car just in general seems a lot warmer even with AC off but maybe it's just in my head. Tech said the high side pressure seemed good and he couldn't get to the low side without taking the air intake out and he didn't think that was worth it because he suspected that won't be the problem and suggested I take it to a BMW specialist.

So now I am going to attempt to figure out what's going on myself before taking it to anyone. I don't recall the last time I used AC and it worked because I didn't have a need for it until now in the summer months.


Scanned the car for codes and it has Code A670, signal above threshold. Apparently this is the condensation sensor between the rear view mirror and the glass. Sensor is cheap enough I'll probably attempt to fix it in the off chance this is related?

Also the seats were swapped in the past and now I have heated front seats so I needed an HVAC with the correct buttons. Bought one off Ebay and didn't actually test if AC worked after that, just saw the button light go on and assumed it worked. So maybe I should swap back to the old one and see what happens. Could I have shorted out something during the swap?

Fuses are something else I can check. I did verify there seem to be fuses where there should be for AC to work but not sure if they are blown or what so I'll just swap for all new ones anyway.

I also installed a new plenum so I guess it's possible I hit some kind of sensor in the engine area that would throw the AC out of whack?


If I can't figure it out will a BMW specialist be able to pull more specific codes than the A670 I am seeing? That's all I see.

Any suggestions?

If none of those things fix it I'm not sure what to do.

Shop doesn’t sound like they know too much about what they’re saying. The air intake doesn’t need to be taken apart. The low side is by the drivers side cabin filter but under it. If I recall correctly you just undo the two screws on that side and maybe move the hood sensor out of the way to get to it. It really should be hooked up to both ports in order to tell if the car has the correct amount of refrigerant. There’s no sense in throwing money at it until you have a reputable shop check if the car has the right amount in the system

[m3_tristan]

Originally Posted by e46zhpbmw

Full Paint correction and ceramic coat! So happy with the results!

[img]https://i.ibb.co/wdTncvQ/bmw-1.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i.ibb.co/jrvcvGq/bmw-2.jpg[/img]
[img]https://i.ibb.co/brMNq8b/bmw-3.jpg[/img]

Originally Posted by Richneerd

Oh my god that garage. Looks like heaven.

Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

seriously
we need more photos of the garage!

Originally Posted by SAMM3Y

Quoting the (4) post?!? Lol...

Yeah I'm with ya... nothing is more annoying then when someone creates a whole build thread with 17 paragraphs and pictures and some bellend quotes the whole thing just to say "looks great" 🤦*♂️ lawd help me!!

Originally Posted by MBimmer2011

Question for you regarding your ramps for the lift. What are you using to store them or hold them up? It looks like you have some sort of setup for them. I have yet to find a neat solution to store mine. Thanks!

Happy you like the results! Fyi everyone I did it haha

Also for everyone asking that's my garage. I just fully built it back in October. Check out everything on my IG post. IG: M3_TRISTAN

[m3_tristan]

Here are some pictures of my garage.
I can see everyone asking haha

[MaximusB]

Originally Posted by m3_tristan

Here are some pictures of my garage.
I can see everyone asking haha

Damnnnn that is beautiful.
(I won't be that guy who quotes all the photos

[sakiv]

Originally Posted by MBimmer2011

LOL, that sticker should say, "inefficient"!

Agreed! I'm guessing the PO thought it'd be funny?

[sakiv]

Originally Posted by XKxRome0ox

how can i get that efficient dynamics window sticker? lol

Knock yourself out :
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/153777084337

[XKxRome0ox]

noticed that my driver side angel eyes were not lighting up today (saw it in reflection on a car in front of me)
took me by surprise because i didn't see any error signs on the dash like headlight bulb
is that normal?

going to have to look into it later

[Space Fox]

Originally Posted by //steve\\

Bought a few new parts...

Got in on that CarboProject plenum and new wheels

Thanks for mentioning! Just got in on that as well. Call me crazy but I think I may like the look better than the Eventuri.

[JPWEraser]

Looks like m3_tristan went shopping at OG. Very nice setup.

[//steve\\]

Originally Posted by Space Fox

Thanks for mentioning! Just got in on that as well. Call me crazy but I think I may like the look better than the Eventuri.

It does look better than the Eventuri, in fact I think every other plenum option looks better than Eventuri. I don't love the OEM shape quite as much when it's in carbon. Maybe a matte clear would make it look better.

[GiorgioE82]

Originally Posted by m3_tristan

Here are some pictures of my garage.
I can see everyone asking haha

Originally Posted by m3_tristan

Here are some pictures of my garage.
I can see everyone asking haha

Daaaaaang it. You got all the OG solution packages there! Looks legit!

[e46zhpbmw]

Thank you Tristan! haven't logged on here for a while. Tristans garage is GOALS lol,, to all those asking, its his garage and my car !

[roastbeef]

Gave her a good bath and went for a drive for some photos.

[Expressivedrives]

Destroyed my front tires on track. ABS sensor failure. From 160 to zero km/h. Front camber -2.5 if you wonder.