Finally got mine today!

juztinl · 09-27-2010, 09:09 AM

the guy said my rims won't arrive till late november if i don't do UPS.
So i paid around 1500 for UPS which should only take 2 weeks. and it's now the third week since i ordered.

chiver · 09-27-2010, 09:16 AM

What!! WTF! He told me 4 weeks about 3 weeks ago. I better check... Sounds like he has taken out wheels hostage!

juztinl · 09-27-2010, 09:19 AM

he told u 4 weeks 3 weeks ago?? aren't our rims ordered from the same place??
i ordered a few days before you did.. so why did he say mine won't come until late november if i don't pay for UPS??
sounds like i got ripped off. =(

chiver · 09-27-2010, 09:33 AM

I'm going to pay the guy a visit Thursday. Likely I'll end up paying the blackmail money too! These guys have no ethics!

juztinl · 09-27-2010, 09:46 AM

well. when does your car arrive? maybe he didn't tell you so because your car won't be here for a while???
i kind of trust the guy. he was not blackmailing me. he just gave me 2 options. 1500 to arrive in 2 weeks or they won't arrive till late november. the only thing i don't like about them is the guy doesn't like returning calls. lol

chiver · 09-27-2010, 09:57 AM

My car has been with bmwhk since last week. I've been out of town so I didn't have a opportunity to pick it up. I'm back tomorrow so hopefully I'll have my car end of this week. He told me 4 weeks but gave me a option to courier the wheels as well. Funny we got a different delivery time since it was likely purchased thru same place.

juztinl · 09-27-2010, 10:05 AM

hum. if he can't give me my wheels this week. but able to give yours to you next week. i'll confront him. !!

chiver · 09-27-2010, 10:07 AM

I'll let you know!

mlai · 09-27-2010, 10:21 AM

In the mean time, some more night and garage snapshots. Gotta take better quality pics tmr.....

Garage side view with front lip

Directly in front - nice lip

Half of the F10

chiver · 09-27-2010, 10:26 AM

Be careful going over those speed bumps in your garage! Any plans on upgrading the exhaust?

mlai · 09-27-2010, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by chiver

Be careful going over those speed bumps in your garage! Any plans on upgrading the exhaust?

Nope. Happy with the exhaust. And actually, the 3D Design front lip is not that much lower than stock. Take a look at the night picture of the front wheel and you can tell.....

That's why I like it.

grimlock · 09-27-2010, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by mlai

My understanding is that the wallowing up and down is NOT due to the spring but is due to the shocks (dampeners) instead. The shock dampeners supposed to absorb and dampens the up/down motion due to road imperfections and maybe the F10 is a bit heavy for the shocks that came with our car. So looking to maybe go with the m-sport or bilstein.....

Yeah you are absolutely right! I was thinking about this last night .. the dampers should be responsible

grimlock · 09-27-2010, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by kfiend

The bouncing up and down effect can also be due to inappropriate tire pressure and out of balance wheels. I had that problem during my first day, but sorted after rebalancing my wheels and checking my tires' pressures.

I have corrected tire pressure to 33.3/34.5
but wondering if should rebance the front again, i think i felt the tire slip on the rim right after I had them installed

chiver · 09-27-2010, 10:38 AM

Looking forward to seeing it in person!

grimlock · 09-27-2010, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by kfiend

Make sure you check if the springs are LHD or RHD bias.

they have bias? can u switch springs left/right do they have a direction (to fit the housing)?

grimlock · 09-27-2010, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by mlai

YES! All the toys are installed. Now just need to wash the baby tomorrow and take some nice pictures. The car is 2 steps closer to perfection

For me at least.....

BTW, Bilstein doesn't have the PSS10 spring and shocks for the F10 just yet. In fact, they don't even have them for the GT yet......

And I replaced all the fog light blubs and the cornering lights to match the xenon whites!

wow!

did u get HID for fogs or just bulb?
which cornering lights, front, side or back?
then if we want bilstein we would have to wait forever ...

juztinl · 09-27-2010, 10:45 AM

so should we have our first meet this weekend?

grimlock · 09-27-2010, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by chiver

Thanks! Sorry but I'm kind of living the new f10 ownership experience thru you guys ... As I still havnt picked up my car yet!

then u can have twice the fun LOL

mlai · 09-27-2010, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by chiver

Looking forward to seeing it in person!

we will be waiting for yours as well

grimlock · 09-27-2010, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by mlai

Nope. Happy with the exhaust. And actually, the 3D Design front lip is not that much lower than stock. Take a look at the night picture of the front wheel and you can tell.....

That's why I like it.

nice pics!
what happen when u lower it? enough clearance on front?
btw ur wheel gap looks quite small . i wonder if diff in wheel gap between 528 and 550 stock susp

mlai · 09-27-2010, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by grimlock

wow!

did u get HID for fogs or just bulb?
which cornering lights, front, side or back?
then if we want bilstein we would have to wait forever ...

Just bulbs. But their color is similar to xenon

And the cornering lights are the 2 inner lights next to the xenon....

grimlock · 09-27-2010, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by juztinl

so should we have our first meet this weekend?

only if u have your car LOL

09-27-2010, 09:09 AM	#155
juztinl First Lieutenant 26 Rep 332 Posts Drives: 535i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	the guy said my rims won't arrive till late november if i don't do UPS. So i paid around 1500 for UPS which should only take 2 weeks. and it's now the third week since i ordered.
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chiver Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 250 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 535i [0.00]	What!! WTF! He told me 4 weeks about 3 weeks ago. I better check... Sounds like he has taken out wheels hostage!
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09-27-2010, 09:19 AM	#157
juztinl First Lieutenant 26 Rep 332 Posts Drives: 535i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	he told u 4 weeks 3 weeks ago?? aren't our rims ordered from the same place?? i ordered a few days before you did.. so why did he say mine won't come until late november if i don't pay for UPS?? sounds like i got ripped off. =(
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chiver Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 250 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 535i [0.00]	I'm going to pay the guy a visit Thursday. Likely I'll end up paying the blackmail money too! These guys have no ethics!
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juztinl First Lieutenant 26 Rep 332 Posts Drives: 535i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	well. when does your car arrive? maybe he didn't tell you so because your car won't be here for a while??? i kind of trust the guy. he was not blackmailing me. he just gave me 2 options. 1500 to arrive in 2 weeks or they won't arrive till late november. the only thing i don't like about them is the guy doesn't like returning calls. lol
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chiver Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 250 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 535i [0.00]	My car has been with bmwhk since last week. I've been out of town so I didn't have a opportunity to pick it up. I'm back tomorrow so hopefully I'll have my car end of this week. He told me 4 weeks but gave me a option to courier the wheels as well. Funny we got a different delivery time since it was likely purchased thru same place.
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juztinl First Lieutenant 26 Rep 332 Posts Drives: 535i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	hum. if he can't give me my wheels this week. but able to give yours to you next week. i'll confront him. !!
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chiver Second Lieutenant 8 Rep 250 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 535i [0.00]	Be careful going over those speed bumps in your garage! Any plans on upgrading the exhaust?
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