[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by Alcenos

It looks great! Now you only need a sink that is worthy of the rest of the garage.

Sink on order next month

[lsturbointeg]

last couple of days were pretty busy. started full 3 step paint correction and will finally get the Adam's ceramic coating done!

time to break out the detailing car!


CG's Maxi Suds along with CleanSlate to remove all the old sealants and waxes


if you're not using the 2 bucket method technique you should btw these 5 gallon dollies are freakin awesome rather than carring the buckets around



when it comes to wheels i never used a dedicated wheel cleaner until now. i usually just use the the Maxi Suds to clean the wheels. but i'm gonna start off with CG's wheel cleaner and if i like it maybe try something else afterwards. but for the most part i'm actually impressed with how wheel cleaners make cleaning much easier



clay bar time! i've tried them all so with experience i don't think it matters which brand is better as they all do the same function...remove contaminants


now with the car up in the air i did a last minute thing. 3 years ago i painted the barrels on my AG's black



this time i did them with a flake bronze. this is the same paint i used on the strut bar and cross bars


also before i started the paint correction i wanted to finally get the GFORCE IC installed! tho it looked nice as wall decor it was time for it to find it's new home!


now after reading the forums on the install and watching countless Youtube videos this was not complicated at all as some have stated. install was very easy and straight forward. this thing fit like a glove. not a whole lot of wiggle room if i may say. i did use my jack to help lift the IC into place which made things a lot easier. what a big difference in size



and nestled into her home BTW the plastic covers doesn't fit back into place from what other's have said



okay onto the paint correction. here's my weapon of choice...TORQ15DA! for products used CG's VLINE along with CG's Hexlogic pads orange and white my previous DA polisher was Harbor Freight which did the job but burned through pads


after 12 hours which in the detailing world is nothing i got the paint correction done. usually a full correction takes anywhere from 24hrs+ easily. thoughts on the TORQ15DA...works great! doesn't generate heat like my HF. ergonomically feels good in my hand. noise is very low and it's got a nice digital display.








so i'm drained! taking a day off but probably Monday i'll start applying Adam's Ceramic Coating

[4BMWGarage]

Installed today:
- M-Performance Fuel Filler Cap
- Carbon Oil Cap
- Carbon Radiator Liquid Cap
Will give her a wash tomorrow

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by 4BMWGarage

Installed today:
- M-Performance Fuel Filler Cap
- Carbon Oil Cap
- Carbon Radiator Liquid Cap
Will give her a wash tomorrow

AWESOME! do you have a link to where you purchased those from?

[4BMWGarage]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

AWESOME! do you have a link to where you purchased those from?

Yes, of course

https://faserschmiede.de/produkt/kue...er-deckel-bmw/

https://faserschmiede.de/produkt/oeldeckel-bmw-carbon/

The fuel filler cap is an OEM BMW-Part:
Partnumber: 16112472988

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by 4BMWGarage

Yes, of course

https://faserschmiede.de/produkt/kue...er-deckel-bmw/

https://faserschmiede.de/produkt/oeldeckel-bmw-carbon/

The fuel filler cap is an OEM BMW-Part:
Partnumber: 16112472988

i wonder if they ship to USA? Sent them a DM thank you!

[CanadianTSi]

Switched to some 437m Reps wrapped in 255/40/19's

[fletchf]

Did some maintenance this weekend. Plugs look good but I was getting a misfire on 1, hopefully the new coils fixed it. The oil cooler valve seems to be working, normally close to 250 degrees on the guage. I had to do oil change and brakes on my daughter's CRV so I ran out of time for the springs. Will have to do them next weekend.

[Gjohnson7]

Originally Posted by CanadianTSi

Switched to some 437m Reps wrapped in 255/40/19's

How do you like the 255's. Do they cause any issues with the speedometer?

[CanadianTSi]

Originally Posted by Gjohnson7

How do you like the 255's. Do they cause any issues with the speedometer?

I like that they are slightly "beefier" and fill up the wheel well a little more. They make the speedo read closer but still slightly high.

[AZ535i]

Purchased these Cquence extreme drilled rotors.
Waiting for EBC Redstuff pads and white G2 caliper paint.
Completion photos to follow afterwards!

[spielnicht]

Finally, after 3 years of ownership - I got to do all of the things I wanted on the car in the past month. All work and installation performed on my own and in my garage.

• Installed KW V3s (hated handling of the car since day 1 - now it's amazing!!)
• Installed front lip and rear diffuser - both I painted myself by learning with 2-stage paint and professional spray gun
• Kept going back and forth on upgrading the stock 351m wheels but finally pulled the trigger when I saw the set of 20" I had to have on the car
• Installed 6WB instrument cluster
• Dinan exhaust was installed just 6 months ago - so relatively new

For reference, what the car looked like the day I bought it:



And what it looks like today:

[4Romie]

Finally took care of the handles
went with all black placements and I love it

[joseph1550]

Hey everyone! Been a while lol.
Just swapped back to my vorsteiners & had installed a CF trunk a week back 😀

[88atlas07]

Installed the lift in the garage, and ordered the Pure Stage 2 turbo for the 535i. Pretty expensive week, but should all be worth it

[Gjohnson7]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

now with the car up in the air i did a last minute thing. 3 years ago i painted the barrels on my AG's black



this time i did them with a flake bronze. this is the same paint i used on the strut bar and cross bars

Istrubointeg,

What do you use to prep those barrels for paint. I need to respray my barrels. I had the wheels sandblasted and I sprayed the barrels afterward, but the finish is really rough and I think that will collect more brake dust. Did you sand your barrels before painting? I actually need to paint the inner barrels.

[AZ535i]

Originally Posted by 88atlas07

Installed the lift in the garage, and ordered the Pure Stage 2 turbo for the 535i. Pretty expensive week, but should all be worth it

Envious of your lift! Do you have any info you could provide about it? Thanks!

[88atlas07]

Originally Posted by AZBMW535i

Envious of your lift! Do you have any info you could provide about it? Thanks!

Its a Twin Busch S3-19 Scissor lift. I wanted a lift that would be compact enough to fit in a double garage without taking up any space when not in use, which automatically took two post and four post lifts out of the equation. Max lift height is 73 in. with a capacity of 6600 lbs. The only limiting factor now is ceiling height, but I opted for the full height lift in case I move or decide to build a detached shop at some point. Overall very pleased with it, good build quality and positive reviews on the web.

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by 88atlas07

Installed the lift in the garage, and ordered the Pure Stage 2 turbo for the 535i. Pretty expensive week, but should all be worth it

is there plenty enough room to maneuver underneath? seems pretty narrow...or maybe its just me

Originally Posted by Gjohnson7

Istrubointeg,

What do you use to prep those barrels for paint. I need to respray my barrels. I had the wheels sandblasted and I sprayed the barrels afterward, but the finish is really rough and I think that will collect more brake dust. Did you sand your barrels before painting? I actually need to paint the inner barrels.

i sanded them down for the new paint to adhere. when the barrels was black i had i believe 4 coats of clear. so i sanded it down just to rough it up a bit. pretty smooth if you ask me so i'm not sure why your barrels are rough? these are the same barrels HRE uses on their wheels so maybe the quality is the reason why...i dunno. it's all about the prep. i washed, decontaminated and clay bar. than after everything was painted and cleared i used the Adam's Ceramic coating. let me tell you, any brake dust build or even dirt on the inner barrels and face when i hit it with the pressure washer comes off really easy without even washing them yet

[BurrNinja]

Purchased msport rear bumper with diffuser.

[1margarette]

Nice? Btw, are those scratches?

[SikhBMW]

Originally Posted by BurrNinja

Purchased msport rear bumper with diffuser.

looks awesome! I am so close in ordering my front and rear bumper.