What did you do to your M3/M4 today?

Mdizzle23 · 01-09-2022, 12:04 AM

Shouts out to EAS in Anahiem (CA) for installing my KW springs and spacers.

I will be uploading a YouTube video regarding my experience this week (if you're interested.

NKGK20 · 01-09-2022, 11:03 AM

Met up with the fellas ..#Merica

NightWriter · 01-09-2022, 11:35 AM

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Met up with the fellas ..#Merica

That second photo provides a great example of the distortion that a wide-angle lens incurs. Look at the size difference!

BGM-M3COMP · 01-09-2022, 11:46 AM

Took one last drive before my break in service. Got about 1,150 miles now.

Don't want to go over so today is my last drive until that service appointment lol

chicagofan00 · 01-09-2022, 01:37 PM

Finally put on the Autotechnik carbon fiber shark fin cover. Not a 100% flush fit given that it is attached via 3M tape but I think it looks pretty good.

nearwater4me · 01-09-2022, 04:07 PM

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Originally Posted by luckylingy

Those seat back covers upgrade the look so much on an M4 convertible, where they can be seen when the top's down, or an M3, whose back seat carries passengers. I'm struggling to justify them for an M4 coupe, since I'm about the only one who will notice and appreciate them. They're still on my wish list, just not near the top yet.

Exactly. That's why I'm on the fence as well.

nearwater4me · 01-09-2022, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by chicagofan00

Gave the Purple People Eater a bath this afternoon. 😈

Also installed the Autotechnik carbon fiber front mud flap…yes, I said flap. Broke the clip for the one side and waiting on some replacement ones from Amazon.

Looks really nice with the CF parts!
How did you manage to use the push rivets supplied with the kit?
Mine just wouldn't go in... so I bought some black blind rivets and used that instead.

chicagofan00 · 01-09-2022, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by nearwater4me

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Originally Posted by chicagofan00

Gave the Purple People Eater a bath this afternoon. 😈

Also installed the Autotechnik carbon fiber front mud flap…yes, I said flap. Broke the clip for the one side and waiting on some replacement ones from Amazon.

Looks really nice with the CF parts!
How did you manage to use the push rivets supplied with the kit?
Mine just wouldn't go in... so I bought some black blind rivets and used that instead.

They were a pain in the ass. I ended up using a plastic trim tool to help push the clips in. Broke two of them in the process which is why I could only get the one side installed.

Got a link to what you used instead? I order some stuff from Amazon and the ones I got today aren't the right kind so I had to order yet another kind again in hopes they will work.

HTTP 410 · 01-09-2022, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by nearwater4me

Looks really nice with the CF parts!
How did you manage to use the push rivets supplied with the kit?
Mine just wouldn't go in... so I bought some black blind rivets and used that instead.

I just kept tapping them with a hammer until they finally broke through and went in. If I had to guess, it was probably 20 or so consistent taps. I definitely wasn't hitting on them hard. Just was patient with it.

DS_BMW · 01-09-2022, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by nearwater4me

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Originally Posted by chicagofan00

Gave the Purple People Eater a bath this afternoon.

Also installed the Autotechnik carbon fiber front mud flap…yes, I said flap. Broke the clip for the one side and waiting on some replacement ones from Amazon.

Looks really nice with the CF parts!
How did you manage to use the push rivets supplied with the kit?
Mine just wouldn't go in... so I bought some black blind rivets and used that instead.

You have to tap them in with a hammer. I installed them today.

HTTP 410 · 01-09-2022, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by chicagofan00

They were a pain in the ass. I ended up using a plastic trim tool to help push the clips in. Broke two of them in the process which is why I could only get the one side installed.

Got a link to what you used instead? I order some stuff from Amazon and the ones I got today aren't the right kind so I had to order yet another kind again in hopes they will work.

Here's the part number for the rivets: 51-16-1-881-149. My local dealer had them for $.80 each. Consistent tapping with a hammer will drive the pin in. They just have to get past a certain point on the inside of the outer shell and they'll go right in.

chicagofan00 · 01-09-2022, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by HTTP 410

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Originally Posted by chicagofan00

They were a pain in the ass. I ended up using a plastic trim tool to help push the clips in. Broke two of them in the process which is why I could only get the one side installed.

Got a link to what you used instead? I order some stuff from Amazon and the ones I got today aren't the right kind so I had to order yet another kind again in hopes they will work.

Here's the part number for the rivets: 51-16-1-881-149. My local dealer had them for $.80 each. Consistent tapping with a hammer will drive the pin in. They just have to get past a certain point on the inside of the outer shell and they'll go right in.

Thanks! That part number matches up with the ones I just ordered from Amazon.

Asmooth0101 · 01-09-2022, 09:22 PM

Got my bronze winters on!

nearwater4me · 01-09-2022, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by chicagofan00

They were a pain in the ass. I ended up using a plastic trim tool to help push the clips in. Broke two of them in the process which is why I could only get the one side installed.

Got a link to what you used instead? I order some stuff from Amazon and the ones I got today aren't the right kind so I had to order yet another kind again in hopes they will work.

The tabs bended when I tapped them with a metal wrench.
It looked different than the stock pieces so I figured it wouldn't work.
I used these blind rivets instead. Worked like a charm.

https://shop.advanceautoparts.com/p/...E&gclsrc=aw.ds

nearwater4me · 01-09-2022, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by HTTP 410

I just kept tapping them with a hammer until they finally broke through and went in. If I had to guess, it was probably 20 or so consistent taps. I definitely wasn't hitting on them hard. Just was patient with it.

Thanks for the feedback. I guess I wasn't patient enough with those.
It was definitely much harder to install than my F87 ones. Those fasteners didn't give me any problems.

luckylingy · 01-10-2022, 05:14 PM

Took the long way home ...

nearwater4me · 01-11-2022, 01:33 PM

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Originally Posted by luckylingy

Took the long way home ...

Wow, I can see you're putting your G82 to good use!

The snow... definitely something I don't miss about MI.
I've moved to the south about 5-6 years ago and I find it hilarious that when there's like 1/2" of snow on the ground, nobody comes to work lol.
When I was in MI, no one was late to work even after we got a foot of snow overnight.

luckylingy · 01-11-2022, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by nearwater4me

When I was in MI, no one was late to work even after we got a foot of snow overnight.

True! I make better time between town and home on ice/snow in the dark in wintertime, vs. sunny afternoons in the summertime (damn tourists). Easy 60 mph vs. exasperated 45 mph. Main reason I got adaptive cruise control on this car!

BGM-M3COMP · 01-11-2022, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by luckylingy

Took the long way home ...

Sick!!!!

I gotta get winters for next winter. It sucks not driving these cars during this weather. 11 degrees out now and i have to drive like grandma with these 4S tires lol

Next winter though i'll be ready

AhsanU · 01-11-2022, 06:16 PM

Remus and mike@x-ph.com decided to tease me by giving me just the tips. I really wanted all of the hard pipes, loud groans, aggression, etc. but I got just the tips.

luckylingy · 01-11-2022, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BGM-M3COMP

Sick!!!!

I gotta get winters for next winter. It sucks not driving these cars during this weather. 11 degrees out now and i have to drive like grandma with these 4S tires lol

Next winter though i'll be ready

So far so fun! I'm running Alpin 5s and driven on limited amount of frozen precipitation so far (patchy ice; shallow powder; packed snow, both wet and dry). I have yet to drive through deep powder (which we often get) or wet ice (result of freezing rain, which we seldom get).

I switch off DSC any time I encounter accumulated snow, so tires can spin some to gain foothold on pavement. Otherwise it's DSC on and easy-does-it with steering and pedal inputs. Until it loses traction it behaves like a powerful RWD vehicle with wide tires (even if they're best-in-class winter treads). Treated with respect, it tracks straight and true.

On the other hand, goose it lightly from a standstill for a quarter-second with the steering wheel canted, and it'll easily pivot ~90°. This reliably gets the car pointed in the right direction on slick surfaces, when front tires have limited low-speed grip and just tend to understeer. Handy for pulling out of snow-covered junctions and parking lot aisles. I haven't attempted prolonged drifts or lurid slides; that's reserved for experimenting on a frozen lake or ice-racing course (which I'm unlikely to encounter any time soon).

But what I'm most curious to experience is handling deep snow. If it conquers the first/last half-mile from home, it'll be pretty invincible.

nearwater4me · 01-11-2022, 11:54 PM

Can’t wait to hear the review.

My guess is the G8x will do great in the snow with appropriate tires.

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