What have you done with or to your M3 today?

[Dpc2u]

Originally Posted by wyatth

^ From where? Pics? I’m looking for alcantara boots.


I wanted to mix up the steering wheel stripe color (from OE M Perf blue) and read Grip Addict’s thread about gaffers tape. Perfect! Right width and texture, looks OEM other than covering the stitching on the bottom. Went red to match the brakes.

Picked up a mint set of IND ones from a forum member for an exceptional price. They aren't Alcantara, they are re-stiched OEM though.

[Grip Addict]

Originally Posted by wyatth

^ From where? Pics? I’m looking for alcantara boots.


I wanted to mix up the steering wheel stripe color (from OE M Perf blue) and read Grip Addict’s thread about gaffers tape. Perfect! Right width and texture, looks OEM other than covering the stitching on the bottom. Went red to match the brakes.

also glad my thread helped!

[wyatth]

^ Yup, thanks. Kind of funny how most knocked the idea and I was reluctant given how cheap it seemed ... but dang if it doesn’t work well! I redid it yesterday to make it perfect. It takes a few tries to get it exactly right but it’s so cheap and easy, and looks original.

Went for a romp yesterday, took a few pictures.

[Grip Addict]

Finally drove it to work after a week in the garage while I was away at SEMA.

Work, then gas station, then home.

[m3jala]

Been fixing up my old 330 and gave it a proper detail this weekend. Even though I have winters for the m, I'm thinking I will daily the 330 through the cold season. jet black all the way.

[kyrix1st]

Threshold braked after redlining at legal speeds because I recognized the ugly trapezoid on top. This genius thinks he's patrolling to save the city at 1 am in the morning..　
Why can't we have little fun when nobody else is around?


*Unrelated pic, relevant vehicle*

[ItsGary]

Originally Posted by Helmsman

Same here, some of the connectors seemed initially impossible to disconnect!

The hardest one for me was the actual connector on the TA. I wanted to break the car after I got it off

[BayE30]

Originally Posted by kyrix1st

Threshold braked after redlining at legal speeds because I recognized the ugly trapezoid on top. This genius thinks he's patrolling to save the city at 1 am in the morning..　
Why can't we have little fun when nobody else is around?


*Unrelated pic, relevant vehicle*

You can outrun that crappy car, best part about Japan is they wont shoot at you

[Grip Addict]

Drove to work, halfway to work I had this weird issue where my DCT upshifts lagged a second. Downshifts were still crisp and fast, but the upshifts I could tell I was waiting for them. It was weird. Second time it has happened ever, not sure the cause.

Apparently sitting 8 hours in a parking lot fixes it, because the ride home both up and down shifts on the DCT were crisp and snappy.

[akkando]

Went on some back roads at lunch today and took a bunch of pics.

[PACarGuy]

Let the car warm up in the garage yesterday morning for 10 min before heading to work cuz it's f..f..f...freezing here in Philly.

Looks like I'll need to get my winter wheels mounted this weekend...ugh.

[wfdeacon88]

Originally Posted by PACarGuy

Let the car warm up in the garage yesterday morning for 10 min before heading to work cuz it's f..f..f...freezing here in Philly.

Looks like I'll need to get my winter wheels mounted this weekend...ugh.

None of my business but .... It's not recommended to let it warm up sitting idle right after starting.. better to drive after a minute or two, slowly at low RPMS, and let the oil circulate and allow other components to gradually warm up. Per BMW.

[Teufel_Hunden]

Drove it to work. Haven't driven it in almost 2 weeks.

[Rajmun340]

Originally Posted by kyrix1st

Threshold braked after redlining at legal speeds because I recognized the ugly trapezoid on top. This genius thinks he's patrolling to save the city at 1 am in the morning..　
Why can't we have little fun when nobody else is around?


*Unrelated pic, relevant vehicle*

I long ago gave up the idea that cop cars aim at finding the unsafest drivers and maintain law and order in troublesome neighborhoods. It's obvious they pick "ok" white neighborhoods where extorting fines without complications is easier. I understand it's not their job to try to fix systemic societal/political issues on the ground but that means I keep aware that a stock M3 is their ideal target. If they really wanted to do their job, they would find immediate violations in other neighborhoods but that means facing hoodlums all day and that's not the job they want.

[PACarGuy]

Originally Posted by wfdeacon88

None of my business but .... It's not recommended to let it warm up sitting idle right after starting.. better to drive after a minute or two, slowly at low RPMS, and let the oil circulate and allow other components to gradually warm up. Per BMW.

Yup, you're right, but it was so damn cold that I really wanted the cabin warmer, LOL.

[Montaver]

Put it up for sale! Pickup replacement on Saturday

https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1669322

[akkando]

Originally Posted by Rajmun340

I long ago gave up the idea that cop cars aim at finding the unsafest drivers and maintain law and order in troublesome neighborhoods. It's obvious they pick "ok" white neighborhoods where extorting fines without complications is easier. I understand it's not their job to try to fix systemic societal/political issues on the ground but that means I keep aware that a stock M3 is their ideal target. If they really wanted to do their job, they would find immediate violations in other neighborhoods but that means facing hoodlums all day and that's not the job they want.

Or maybe cars that are driving erratic and cutting people off or 10 mph below the speed limit frustrating other drivers, instead they hide in a bush trying to fill their ticket quota so the gov can put their hand in a citizens pocket.

[MechEngineer408]

Cleared off the anti-glare on the nav screen with PlastX and finished up wrapping my interior trim pieces with carbon vinyl.

[Ashley_rj]

Had a track day at sandown, Victoria , Australia yesterday. Great fun, managed surprisingly well with my already warped rotors. Using engine breaking and babying the breaks worked out quite well, takes away the temptation to flog it too much in the straights and concentrate more on smoothness in the corners

[wyatth]

Blasted the AC evaporator and blower motor with Nextzett Klima Cleaner last night. My HVAC doesn’t smell at all but the evap issues on these cars scare me, so this was more preventive maintenance. Supposedly the cleaning foam not only cleans the components of dirt and pollen but also neutralizes any acid buildup.

[PACarGuy]

Put on my winter wheels/tires. Looks like cold temps are here to stay...

[Helmsman]

Originally Posted by PACarGuy

Put on my winter wheels/tires. Looks like cold temps are here to stay...

Same here. Bit sad, but makes the car tail happy vs the PS4S which at least is something to enjoy...