[AnotherM]

Originally Posted by spielnicht

I'm afraid to ask what does this do for fear of sounding naive. Lol.

It allows the driver to adjust the passenger seat.

[zvery777]

full interior and exterior detail, took about 3 hrs[IMG]undefined[/IMG]

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by spielnicht

I'm afraid to ask what does this do for fear of sounding naive. Lol.

Allows the driver to move the passenger seat with the drivers seat controls.

[550bye]

Got my badges on after I got my ECU back in, officially BadBlack tuned now. 🏎💥💥💥💥

[lsturbointeg]

being that my car is already modified to my liking i haven't been posting in this section for while so today what i did is i "looked at it with a smile"

[AZ535i]

Smiles back to your F10 and 718, SICK!

[AnotherM]

Originally Posted by 550bye

Got my badges on after I got my ECU back in, officially BadBlack tuned now. 🏎💥💥💥💥

How does the tune feel compared to when you ran jb4?

[Sylverlee]

Originally Posted by F10c550i

How does the tune feel compared to when you ran jb4?

MHD wayy smoother than jb4. Jb4 almost felt like old school Vtech

[spielnicht]

And so it begins. It's up and out of commission for next 2 weeks to get the following finally done during my free time in between work and family.

Working backwards and up:

• Rear Diff Bushing Replacement
• Rear Diff Fluid
• Transmission Filter/Fluid
• Front Diff Fluid
• Thrust Arms (right & left)
• Front Discs and Pads
• Coolant Flush
• [Infamous] Turbo Coolant Lines
• Inspect Turbo Oil Lines (Change if necessary)
• Coolant Fill

Picking up another set of jack stands this evening - can't be too careful under the car. Love working on cars, but hate being underneath them.

Update:
WTH. Nothing is made with quality any more. Every jack stand I found yesterday wouldn't give me the confidence to go under the car for even a second. Since I also realized that I need to raise the car much, much higher, decided to bite the bullet and invest in high quality ones. Ordered 4 ESCO 3 ton/each stands and BMW jack point adapters. Damn expensive, but other BMW owners swear by them and if it buys me peace of mind while under the car, so be it (you can sense by now I have anxiety being underneath the car, lol).

[Sylverlee]

Originally Posted by spielnicht

And so it begins. It's up and out of commission for next 2 weeks to get the following finally done during my free time in between work and family.

Working backwards and up:

• Rear Diff Bushing Replacement
• Rear Diff Fluid
• Transmission Filter/Fluid
• Front Diff Fluid
• Thrust Arms (right & left)
• Front Discs and Pads
• Coolant Flush
• [Infamous] Turbo Coolant Lines
• Inspect Turbo Oil Lines (Change if necessary)
• Coolant Fill

Picking up another set of jack stands this evening - can't be too careful under the car. Love working on cars, but hate being underneath them.

OEM thrust arms?

[550bye]

Originally Posted by F10c550i

How does the tune feel compared to when you ran jb4?

[QUOTE=Sylverlee;27460010]

Originally Posted by F10c550i

How does the tune feel compared to when you ran jb4?

My tune is night and day to what JB4 felt like. I haven't even turned it up yet, boost still is at 17 lbs with JB4 stacked. Burble tune added as well so it's cool. Gapped a Yamaha R6 by about 4-5 cars on low boost. I would recommend it a hundred times over with the JB4 stacked, I don't know if the MHD has the same abilities with WMI integration as JB4 does.

[spielnicht]

Lemforders. They're OE without the BMW logo and half the price from FCP. Would have loved to go with some poly bushings, but couldn't find an easy way to press out/in.

Originally Posted by Sylverlee

OEM thrust arms?

[xxpanipuri]

Originally Posted by marek555

Retrofitted gentleman function:




Also replacied dirver door inner handle:

so you already had the active seats option?

[Unspec]

Did an oil change and checked the oil catch can. Honestly, these catch cans are pointless on the N55. It was about half full of just rusty water, maybe a slight skimming of oil. As many have said, the N55 PCV system is plenty even for a stage 2 tune (unsure if this remains true when you go bigger turbo).

That said, don't get those cheapo amazon catch cans, as I have learned. The paint job on the inside likes to fuck off and sit in the can. Won't get into the engine thanks to that bronze filter, but it's still terrible to see. Those two silver tabs and the silver bit surrounding the filter used to be painted black. The mishimoto cans are expensive because they use paint that is properly rated for this kind of application. I have a feeling the cheapo ones just use straight rattlecan grade paint.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by Unspec

Did an oil change and checked the oil catch can. Honestly, these catch cans are pointless on the N55. It was about half full of just rusty water, maybe a slight skimming of oil. As many have said, the N55 PCV system is plenty even for a stage 2 tune (unsure if this remains true when you go bigger turbo).

That said, don't get those cheapo amazon catch cans, as I have learned. The paint job on the inside likes to fuck off and sit in the can. Won't get into the engine thanks to that bronze filter, but it's still terrible to see. Those two silver tabs and the silver bit surrounding the filter used to be painted black. The mishimoto cans are expensive because they use paint that is properly rated for this kind of application. I have a feeling the cheapo ones just use straight rattlecan grade paint.

THANK YOU!!! I haven't taken the time to install the CC I bought last year; now I don't have to! At least I didn't spend that much on it.

[marek555]

Originally Posted by xxpanipuri

so you already had the active seats option?

Yes, my car has option S455A Active Seat For Driver And Passenger from factory

[Unspec]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

THANK YOU!!! I haven't taken the time to install the CC I bought last year; now I don't have to! At least I didn't spend that much on it.

If anything, it hurts the system. Most catch cans use 1/2" inlets, but the OEM piping is 3/4". Even if the can uses 3/4" barbs, I've noticed almost all still use 1/2" inlets. So you're increasing the amount of time positive pressure is built in the crankcase due to the restriction. Some might argue that it's good to catch that water in the can rather than let it into the engine again, but come on it's water. Water is a natural by product of combustion lol

[dzz]

test fitting F90 retrofit front bumper before sending it for painting

[Unspec]

KW v3's fully installed and aligned. If anyone is looking for a solid alignment/suspension place in North Jersey, hit up Ivans Alignments in Cliffside Park. Upgraded to these from Silvers neomax. Gotta say, for how much more expensive KW's are, Silvers definitely has the better height adjustment mechanism. Maybe it's necessary due to the progressive springs, but adjusting preload to adjust ride height is basically a massive guessing game. The KW's are definitely more compliant, but you get a bit more boat feeling back compared to the linear springs on the Silvers. If you live in a spot with good roads, it's a bit hard to justify the KW's 2.5x increase in cost.

Also, catch can after 80 miles on a really humid day. It's definitely more of a water catch can than an oil catch can. I've since swapped back into the stock CCV system. Also it looks like there's something growing in the can?! No idea what that nasty brown stuff is.

[LunaTik550]

Originally Posted by LunaTik550

New to the forum... and new to BMW in general! Wanted to start by saying thanks for all your previous posts as it helped some of my decisions for updates/upgrades! Should have everything on in a couple of weeks. I’ll post more pictures then. So far I’ve done the tint, resonator delete and kidney grille.

Variant Xenon Wheels with Lionhart treads,
20x9-245/35/up front
20x10-285/30/out back
Cheap treads as part of wheel and tire package. Haven’t heard anything terrible about them so I’ll let you all know how I make out.

K Sport Coilovers

Power Stop Z23/Drilled & Slotted brake kit

Just got an update from the Tech. Car should be all set Monday. More pictures to follow.

[Bmwfan55]

Refinished my steering wheel

[Spc Rax]

Installed decal