What have you done with or to your M3 today?

EJT86 · 01-23-2022, 03:27 PM

New hood struts. $18ea from O'Reilly and yes 200N. 100% correct

Accel Junky · 01-23-2022, 04:06 PM

Did the Venoxy gauge faces w/ 8600 rpm tach. Wanted that classic E46 M3 look.

I messed up the alignment on the speedo ever so slightly so I have some edge bleed at night, hard to capture it in photos.

Hate myself for that. Might have to buy another face and re-do it although I don’t really drive this thing at night.

DirtyM3 · 01-23-2022, 04:29 PM

Not much done today. She's been hooked up to the battery tender for a few months now. Did a little dust off and put air in the tires.

Redd · 01-23-2022, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Accel Junky

Did the Venoxy gauge faces w/ 8600 rpm tach. Wanted that classic E46 M3 look.

I messed up the alignment on the speedo ever so slightly so I have some edge bleed at night, hard to capture it in photos.

Hate myself for that. Might have to buy another face and re-do it although I don’t really drive this thing at night.

Do not go past 3500rpm?

its55 · 01-23-2022, 05:45 PM

Today I started the front windshield rubber trim replacement and started removing & cleaning the wheels / tires. Wheels naturally were over-torqued by whoever put new tires on for the previous owner, so I had to give me and my breaker bar a good workout. Wheels had also seized onto the steed hub centers somewhat so had needed some good wacks to get them off! Re-installed w/ a bit of anti-seize. Properly torqued now!

Accel Junky · 01-23-2022, 06:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Redd

Do not go past 3500rpm?

Shop that did the rod bearings put that on there.

Accel Junky · 01-23-2022, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by DirtyM3

Not much done today. She's been hooked up to the battery tender for a few months now. Did a little dust off and put air in the tires.

Wheels look sharp, what are they?

DirtyM3 · 01-23-2022, 06:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Accel Junky

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Originally Posted by DirtyM3

Not much done today. She's been hooked up to the battery tender for a few months now. Did a little dust off and put air in the tires.

Wheels look sharp, what are they?

They are SSR MS3.

irokwrx · 01-23-2022, 07:34 PM

Changed my "Passive Go " module today. Did a DIY post to help others find it over in the diy section.

irokwrx · 01-23-2022, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by drwankel

Blackvue? Where did you tap power from?

I did mine a few weeks ago. I hard wired the blackvue battery to a ACC fuse. The car charges the battery and the battery gives power to the camera. That way when you turn the car off the camera is still on recording until the battery dies ( about 24hrs). I took it to another level and added a power bank. Now it will record for about 3 days. Overkill, but it may come in handy one day.

Bigtriece · 01-24-2022, 06:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DirtyM3

Not much done today. She's been hooked up to the battery tender for a few months now. Did a little dust off and put air in the tires.

Size and offset on the wheels? Anymore pictures? They look great!

jvictormp · 01-24-2022, 06:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Brasilcat

Um M3 no Brasil, e' foda!!!

Manda que Manda

I love it, a M3 in Brasil. How hard is it to get parts and do the maintenance?

Hi, you from Brazil?

Ah, the parts are tough to get, you always need to wait like 20~40 days, make maneuvers to avoid/reduce taxes, that's stressing.

Our best supplier is ECS in the US

. Sometimes the dealership here turns out a good option.

And the maintenance, I do it all at home, prefered to spend the service money on tools so I never need to spend again. But you can find some guys by the community who does a good job for money as they do it themselves (not workshop managers) and are M lovers.

The community of this car is awesome.

DirtyM3 · 01-24-2022, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Bigtriece

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Originally Posted by DirtyM3

Not much done today. She's been hooked up to the battery tender for a few months now. Did a little dust off and put air in the tires.

Size and offset on the wheels? Anymore pictures? They look great!

Thank you.
Wheel specs are
19x10+16 255/35
19x10.5+18 275/35

nick3753 · 01-24-2022, 06:31 PM

Went to work.

InnerBlueSkies · 01-24-2022, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by nick3753

Went to work.

Looks like something out of The Shining.

aznazasin · 01-24-2022, 11:00 PM

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Originally Posted by InnerBlueSkies

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Originally Posted by nick3753

Went to work.

Looks like something out of The Shining.

Thought the same thing lol

Idfkman · 01-25-2022, 04:30 AM

Installed a new thermostat and temp sensor. Also did a few throttle blips with the ITB's exposed. Sounded evil.

The car is warming up much quicker now and maintains operating temps on the road even when it's cold as shit out.

Will have the plenum off again soon for the starter replacement.

Helmsman · 01-25-2022, 10:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Idfkman

Installed a new thermostat and temp sensor. Also did a few throttle blips with the ITB's exposed. Sounded evil.

The car is warming up much quicker now and maintains operating temps on the road even when it's cold as shit out.

Will have the plenum off again soon for the starter replacement.

Nice, that is one rewarding job! Mine still rarely hits 100C but still resulted in a nice time reduction to reach ok temp.

Rino924 · 01-25-2022, 11:20 AM

I have a feeling I will need to do that soon. Takes a long while to warm up.

Rino924 · 01-25-2022, 12:51 PM

First drive over the weekend since picking it up a few weeks ago

911r · 01-25-2022, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Idfkman

Installed a new thermostat and temp sensor. Also did a few throttle blips with the ITB's exposed. Sounded evil.

The car is warming up much quicker now and maintains operating temps on the road even when it's cold as shit out.

Will have the plenum off again soon for the starter replacement.

Didn't end up selling the car?

Idfkman · 01-25-2022, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by 911r

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Originally Posted by Idfkman

Installed a new thermostat and temp sensor. Also did a few throttle blips with the ITB's exposed. Sounded evil.

The car is warming up much quicker now and maintains operating temps on the road even when it's cold as shit out.

Will have the plenum off again soon for the starter replacement.

Didn't end up selling the car?

Couldn't do it! I was going to buy an F80 but every-time I drive the e90 it reels me back in.

I'll probably hold on to the car for the long run.

For the 23-25k it's worth at this mileage I'll just keep it until I no longer drive it (if that day ever comes.)

01-23-2022, 03:27 PM	#18063
EJT86 Brigadier General 2383 Rep 3,726 Posts Drives: 2018 M2 Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (0) Garage List [0.00] 2018 BMW M2 [0.00]	New hood struts. $18ea from O'Reilly and yes 200N. 100% correct Attached Images
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01-23-2022, 04:06 PM	#18064
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01-23-2022, 04:29 PM	#18065
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01-23-2022, 05:45 PM	#18067
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01-23-2022, 07:34 PM	#18071
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01-24-2022, 06:31 PM	#18076
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01-25-2022, 04:30 AM	#18079
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01-25-2022, 12:51 PM	#18082
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