[HI_F10]

Did a wheel stud conversion. Should’ve done this mod earlier.

[StradaRedlands]

Did the Euro light switch upgrade to get rear fogs... sooooo easy, much easier than an E90! If you haven't done it, whatcha' waiting for???

[Carbon535i]

Originally Posted by HI_F10

Very nice. what did you use to re-seal them?

Thank you very much. I used Butyl rubber to reseal them. The hardest part was removing all the old stuff.

[Carbon535i]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

Good job, and impressed!!!

Thank you very much. I appreciate it

[Double Nickel]

Originally Posted by HI_F10

Did a wheel stud conversion. Should’ve done this mod earlier.

Nice, who's are they like the stars saying (who you're wearing)?😆

[Fireball5657]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

Did the Euro light switch upgrade to get rear fogs... sooooo easy, much easier than an E90! If you haven't done it, whatcha' waiting for???

Nice! I did the rear fogs on my E90's back when I still had them, and I intend to on my F10 soon. Glad to hear it's still as easy as it was back then. Quick question, does the headlight leveling dial do anything on the US cars?

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by Fireball5657

Nice! I did the rear fogs on my E90's back when I still had them, and I intend to on my F10 soon. Glad to hear it's still as easy as it was back then. Quick question, does the headlight leveling dial do anything on the US cars?

So much easier on a F10 than an E90, and those weren't hard to swap in!

The leveling dial doesn't do anything, just sitting there looking pretty.

[T-Dubbs]

I cleaned my new summer wheels for the 535d
275/35/19 (Ecsta ps71) ready to go on them too

QUITE a bit early, but meh I was excited.

[SWFLf10]

Between the last two days I’ve conquered a brake fluid flush, oil change, transmission fluid and pan replacement, and swapped from my H&R sway bars back to stock.

[brad850csi]

Originally Posted by SWFLf10

Between the last two days I’ve conquered a brake fluid flush, oil change, transmission fluid and pan replacement, and swapped from my H&R sway bars back to stock.

Why did you swap the sway bars back to stock?

[SWFLf10]

Originally Posted by brad850csi

Why did you swap the sway bars back to stock?

I got tired of the extra roughness over rough roads around town and speed bumps/entrances to driveways.

For the past few years I traveled mostly up and down the east coast of the US, but now work has me staying within Florida. Long distance highway travel wasn’t bad, it’s really noticeable around town though.

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by SWFLf10

Between the last two days I’ve conquered a brake fluid flush, oil change, transmission fluid and pan replacement, and swapped from my H&R sway bars back to stock.

Good deal, all the basics covered!
How was the the trans pan/fluid job? I've been putting that one off.

[Conserve]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

Did the Euro light switch upgrade to get rear fogs... sooooo easy, much easier than an E90! If you haven't done it, whatcha' waiting for???

Nice!. I tried look up euro fog light switch and it is BMW brand and is available from ECS Tuning, but yours has a extra dim switch for front fog lights if I am not mistaking. Anyway, like to you the part number and where you got.

Regards,
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...316803965~geb/

[Conserve]

Replaced coolant again to get mixing ratio up to 60/40. Preparing for winter in Ohio Lol.

[SWFLf10]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

Good deal, all the basics covered!
How was the the trans pan/fluid job? I've been putting that one off.

I think it’s fairly easy. Just have a way to get the car up high enough and level, and have time to let the fluid cool.

You also need to have a good transfer pump to get the new fluid in and a way to read the transmission temperature. Some scanners do it, but ISTA makes the process super simple. Just follow the directions and click through to the next step until you’re done.

The biggest thing is to be sure to go through the gears and do the final fill at the proper temperature with the engine idling.

FCP has a good set of instructions online and a YouTube video I believe.

[StradaRedlands]

Originally Posted by SWFLf10

I think it’s fairly easy. Just have a way to get the car up high enough and level, and have time to let the fluid cool.

You also need to have a good transfer pump to get the new fluid in and a way to read the transmission temperature. Some scanners do it, but ISTA makes the process super simple. Just follow the directions and click through to the next step until you’re done.

The biggest thing is to be sure to go through the gears and do the final fill at the proper temperature with the engine idling.

FCP has a good set of instructions online and a YouTube video I believe.

Yes, I've read and watched multiple times... for some reason it just seems to be next level for me even though it's just a bunch of bolts! I need to do it on our new X5, and working up the nerve!!!

[SWFLf10]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

Yes, I've read and watched multiple times... for some reason it just seems to be next level for me even though it's just a bunch of bolts! I need to do it on our new X5, and working up the nerve!!!

Prepare the best you can and make sure to take your time. Be sure to have a quality low range torque wrench. I believe the torque was 10Nm on the pan bolts. (New style bolts are steel, old style was aluminum and only 4Nm + 45 degrees I believe)

[Double Nickel]

Originally Posted by SWFLf10

I got tired of the extra roughness over rough roads around town and speed bumps/entrances to driveways.

For the past few years I traveled mostly up and down the east coast of the US, but now work has me staying within Florida. Long distance highway travel wasn’t bad, it’s really noticeable around town though.

Sways are more body roll, what you described is more strut/spring related

[Unspec]

Originally Posted by Double Nickel

Sways are more body roll, what you described is more strut/spring related

Technically hitting a pot hole also makes you body roll. Any transfer of weight from side to side involves the sway bar.

[SWFLf10]

Originally Posted by Double Nickel

Sways are more body roll, what you described is more strut/spring related

Yes, but the difference with just the sway bars was very noticeable. Going over a transition such as a speed bump or driveway to street, you could feel the extra stiffness that it caused and it made it a bit uncomfortable.

I also did replace all the front and rear suspension components around 30,000 miles ago and it didn’t make a difference in the perceived roughness that the sway bars caused.

I’m very happy driving around town now that I’ve swapped back to stock.

[SWFLf10]

Originally Posted by Unspec

Technically hitting a pot hole also makes you body roll. Any transfer of weight from side to side involves the sway bar.

Well said.

[Double Nickel]

Originally Posted by SWFLf10

Yes, but the difference with just the sway bars was very noticeable. Going over a transition such as a speed bump or driveway to street, you could feel the extra stiffness that it caused and it made it a bit uncomfortable.

I also did replace all the front and rear suspension components around 30,000 miles ago and it didn’t make a difference in the perceived roughness that the sway bars caused.

I’m very happy driving around town now that I’ve swapped back to stock.

I gotcha, I'm on H&R VTF with Eibach sways and a eBay strut bar car is stiff af but I can feel a difference in different drive modes. Do your EDC still work or did you code it if you did coilovers?