(F31) Official 3-Series Touring picture thread

MSCD · 01-15-2018, 07:08 AM

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2 questions... 1 is the ride harsher as my wife doesn't much like comfort! 2 is that a Camero back light I see?

Not sure. they are not on the car yet. Everything I have read says no.

no that's not a camero its a 89 325is.

Ok thanks.

89 325i very nice. I remember when they came out in the UK there was a advert that went 'Enough Said'.

jww///95 · 01-15-2018, 08:05 AM

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Originally Posted by MSCD

2 questions... 1 is the ride harsher as my wife doesn't much like comfort! 2 is that a Camero back light I see?

Not sure. they are not on the car yet. Everything I have read says no.

no that's not a camero its a 89 325is.

Ride quality is pretty much unchanged from what I recall from springs alone, but I do have the factory adaptive dampers so others results may vary.

The best think you can do for ride quality improvement (plus a whole other host of improvements) is to ditch the runflat tires.

MSCD · 01-15-2018, 10:02 AM

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2 questions... 1 is the ride harsher as my wife doesn't much like comfort! 2 is that a Camero back light I see?

Not sure. they are not on the car yet. Everything I have read says no.

no that's not a camero its a 89 325is.

Ride quality is pretty much unchanged from what I recall from springs alone, but I do have the factory adaptive dampers so others results may vary.

The best think you can do for ride quality improvement (plus a whole other host of improvements) is to ditch the runflat tires.

Thanks, good to know. I hear you on the run flats. I took out the warranty on them and the wheels, so think I am stuck for now. Also when the pressures went down in the cold weather I had the chance to drive to the station still and take care of them after work... (3miles)

MSCD · 01-15-2018, 12:43 PM

Anyone installed this? https://www.bavauto.com/catalog/prod...SABEgKy4_D_BwE

Dante · 01-15-2018, 01:06 PM

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Anyone installed this? https://www.bavauto.com/catalog/prod...SABEgKy4_D_BwE

Yes, I did.
See my thread here: My F31 M-Sport w/ OEM+ Modifications http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1116382

MSCD · 01-15-2018, 01:12 PM

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Anyone installed this? https://www.bavauto.com/catalog/prod...SABEgKy4_D_BwE

Yes, I did.
See my thread here: My F31 M-Sport w/ OEM+ Modifications http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1116382

Thanks, taking a look... glad you see it is in white too! Nice choice

tpliquid · 01-15-2018, 01:14 PM

Heres my. ACS springs. to me its not low enough.

Dante · 01-15-2018, 01:24 PM

ACS springs on an xDrive F3x only gets you to normal M-Sport height.

jww///95 · 01-15-2018, 01:25 PM

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Heres my. ACS springs. to me its not low enough.

513s look great and I think overall it looks great. As far as not low enough, part of it is likely your tire profile which exacerbates the wheel gap. But then again I've always viewed the ACS springs as what BMW should have done from the factory on the m-sport xdrive cars and not as a max drop option.

Clarkwgrizwald · 01-15-2018, 04:28 PM

Yea if you want a slammed car obviously acs springs aren’t gonna be enough

Clarkwgrizwald · 01-16-2018, 01:22 PM

MSCD · 01-16-2018, 03:41 PM

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Wow, is that a lot for your area? I thought no we have the same storm hitting tonight!

Clarkwgrizwald · 01-16-2018, 06:32 PM

im in Nashville. Really random here. Not uncommon to have no snow all winter but usually 1 or 2 good snows. we got around 3 in which is a lot for here.

slicer · 01-18-2018, 10:59 PM

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Heres my. ACS springs. to me its not low enough.

Big fan of the 513M's! I debated ACS vs H&R and ended up taking the risk on H&R despite many forum member's strong opinions. I have zero regrets with the H&R's. Not bouncy at all. Maybe the wagon version pairs well with my adaptive 'track package' suspension. Not sure but the ride quality is great. I recommend them if you want something a little lower.

Mike.F31.MSport · 01-20-2018, 03:47 AM

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Alpine white F31 and E30. Good combo, though I may be biased.

MSCD · 01-20-2018, 08:27 AM

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Alpine white F31 and E30. Good combo, though I may be biased.

Nice pair! Beautiful condition on the E30.

Clarkwgrizwald · 01-20-2018, 03:30 PM

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Alpine white F31 and E30. Good combo, though I may be biased.

well hello there!

onstat · 01-20-2018, 04:42 PM

only an iPhone shot of mine but an F31 none the less.

BMW F31 Estoril Blue 2 by Flickr, on Flickr

Barren23 · 01-20-2018, 10:58 PM

Clarkwgrizwald · 01-22-2018, 04:17 PM

The guys at mod bargains were super cool when placing my order. I had mentioned I wanted the original center caps (which they won't give you with flow form wheels) so I'm not sure if its because I mentioned that, but they sent me these sick center caps....that don't fit

MSCD · 01-22-2018, 04:20 PM

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The guys at mod bargains were super cool when placing my order. I had mentioned I wanted the original center caps (which they won't give you with flow form wheels) so I'm not sure if its because I mentioned that, but they sent me these sick center caps....that don't fit

Well that sucks! Can you get on eBay and sell those? Certainly look cool.

JanG71 · 01-27-2018, 09:55 AM

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