[rmmiii]

Given title of this thread here goes:

I have a long way to go before 1200 miles, so I am inventing reasons to drive.

I am driving from chicago to st Charles today because my wife has decided maybe it is time to flee the city to the burbs.

I used the back up assistant for the first time getting out of my garage into my alley. That is a slick feature that did better than I do at navigating my wife's car, the garage wall, and the dumpsters across the street. Once I figured out how to activate it, it was also shockingly easy to activate.

I used the traffic jam assistant because the Kennedy to o'hare is a construction and therefore traffic mess. That, too, is slick. Unlike my wife's Tesla which requires you to nudge the steering wheel from time to time, the bmw basically just drives, as long as you stay below 40. Tesla auto drive is a bit less twitchy within your lane, but the bmw system seems to do a better job of accelerating and decelerating gently.

I also gotta say I debated turning gesture control off when I drove off the dealer lot. It is growing on me. Volume up/down and skip right or left are pretty intuitive. Still might turn it off later as there are also, of course, buttons to accomplish the same task.

I saw my first g82 competition in the wild - São Paulo yellow is wild! We said hi going 80 on i90.

Lastly, I really need to get the thing on the track. I drove it yesterday on the north shore on the 2 roads closest to my house with good pavement and curves. To have any fun, I would end up in jail. The thing sticks to the pavement too well!

Autobahn cc circa late September, here I come.

[Murf]

Had the offcenter steering wheel fixed, was delivered canted 10deg to the left and has been driving me nuts for 3 mos.

[BadBoostedBMWM3]

Originally Posted by Murf

Had the offcenter steering wheel fixed, was delivered canted 10deg to the left and has been driving me nuts for 3 mos.

I have been swearing that sense day one. I need to take mine to the dealer.

[mzcp]

Originally Posted by safridi

Some weighted action…..love this thing

Very nice. Did you buy a new shift boot?

[mrrm3]

If switching out the knob.

Thx.

[jonahk]

Originally Posted by rmmiii

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I also gotta say I debated turning gesture control off when I drove off the dealer lot. It is growing on me. Volume up/down and skip right or left are pretty intuitive. Still might turn it off later as there are also, of course, buttons to accomplish the same task.

It annoys me that I talk a lot with my free hand, and even passengers can cause accidental input to gesture control. BUT - I love the two finger mute feature. This has become second nature now and it's way easier than trying to blindly hit the tiny little volume button or pressing down on the steering wheel button until it mutes. I use this way more often than I thought I would.

[jonahk]

I've found the preset buttons to work with a lot more things in this version of iDrive than before. I reconfigured the standard radio and nav presets I've been using to:

1. CarPlay (one less movement than pressing up on the wheel and then down to switch modes), plus I can just hit it with my finger when my hand is on the gear lever
2. Toggle HUD
3. Toggle iDrive display

After two late night drives both the HUD and the iDrive display were annoyingly bright, even at lowest setting. Being able to quickly toggle them is a nice feature with the presets for me. I can hit all three of these without having to take my eyes off the road which is an added bonus

[safridi]

Originally Posted by mzcp

Very nice. Did you buy a new shift boot?

Yea i ended up ordering it from colby but i didnt really glue it on or anything. The boot they sell is for the F80 so its not the greatest fit but i just ended up tucking it in and it worked out fine. Just waiting on the ssk man.

[safridi]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Tell us more. Which manufacturer makes that shift knob & boot?

Looks good! Those wheels are one of the best OEM designs ever.

I got the shift knob from raceseng and the boot from colby. The boot is actually for the f80 so i just ended up tucking it in and it worked out. If you purchase the knob from raceseng, it comes in a kit with an adapter that slides onto the shifter. I had to use some emery paper to sand it down a little bc it was getting stuck half way down. They have a nice selection of other knobs. I just happened to like this one.

Good Luck

[safridi]

I seriously thought that the front air inlets would be one of the first things third party companies would replicate. I know its a pointless mod but i really just want a matte black pair. Not trying to pay over $2k for a bmw set.

[Ginster6]

Originally Posted by jonahk

I've found the preset buttons to work with a lot more things in this version of iDrive than before. I reconfigured the standard radio and nav presets I've been using to:

1. CarPlay (one less movement than pressing up on the wheel and then down to switch modes), plus I can just hit it with my finger when my hand is on the gear lever
2. Toggle HUD
3. Toggle iDrive display

After two late night drives both the HUD and the iDrive display were annoyingly bright, even at lowest setting. Being able to quickly toggle them is a nice feature with the presets for me. I can hit all three of these without having to take my eyes off the road which is an added bonus

how to set the button to do functions. I thought it is only for the radios.

[mzcp]

Originally Posted by safridi

Yea i ended up ordering it from colby but i didnt really glue it on or anything. The boot they sell is for the F80 so its not the greatest fit but i just ended up tucking it in and it worked out fine. Just waiting on the ssk man.

Nice. If you change shift knob often that's the best option. SSK coming soon. Ronald just finished tooling for production

[jonahk]

Originally Posted by Ginster6

how to set the button to do functions. I thought it is only for the radios.

Go into iDrive and highlight (don't click) on the option you want; radio preset, nav location, input source, menu item, etc. press and hold on the preset you want to assign it to for about 3 seconds. If you lightly touch the buttons you can see at the top of the iDrive screen what it is currently assigned to.

[wolfryan9]

15% and 70% ceramic on windshield

[chris3g]

Originally Posted by safridi

I seriously thought that the front air inlets would be one of the first things third party companies would replicate. I know its a pointless mod but i really just want a matte black pair. Not trying to pay over $2k for a bmw set.

they are on aliexpress already https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...f=&cv=&cn=&dp=

[safridi]

Originally Posted by chris3g

they are on aliexpress already https://www.aliexpress.com/item/1005...38;cn=&dp=

😏…..any front bumper removal videos?

[Lo2]

Originally Posted by safridi

I seriously thought that the front air inlets would be one of the first things third party companies would replicate. I know its a pointless mod but i really just want a matte black pair. Not trying to pay over $2k for a bmw set.

See attached, can't attach pdf in DM so I'll just leave this here for you here.

Thanks,

[Bahamut]

Wife actually loves the bolsters and snugness of the CF bucket seats. She wanted to get something to help with head support, so this happened. She has a thing for Thor btw:

[FITM3NT]

Dropped off for ceramic pro gold package

[CAS_M3]

Originally Posted by FITM3NT

Dropped off for ceramic pro gold package

Which shop did you go with? I'm having AutoPerfection do mine. They did an awesome job on my wife's X5 and they use CeremicPro as well.

[FITM3NT]

Originally Posted by CAS_M3

Which shop did you go with? I'm having AutoPerfection do mine. They did an awesome job on my wife's X5 and they use CeremicPro as well.

Love's Auto Detail in Kapolei. It's my first time bringing a car here but I was referred to them from another detailer who doesn't do ceramic pro. 5 star reviews on Yelp as well.

Pricing wise it was $1k less than AP's gold package. And I think I'm at $2k with coating the interior and wheel barrels as well.

I'll update after I receive the car on Friday. Then Saturday the MSS is going in.

[iviegatron]

Originally Posted by Pantagathus

Spent a couple of hours cleaning and putting multiple layers of ceramic coating on my wheels, followed up by sealing with a silica formula to try and make the wheels extremely slick and keep brake dust of them... AAAAAAAAAND it's gone.

Thought I'd have one last attempt at a longer term solution to the wheels getting filthy straight away. Lasted about 2 miles.

Despite them getting dirty pretty quick, do they easily wash off or do you have to scrub every nook and cranny?