[thatgarrett]

Just finished up a 1000 mile road trip, ended up getting 36 mpg over the trip holding 83mph and close to 600 miles out of a tank, was very happy with the Sports seats as I had a 7 hour straight run without stopping and wasn’t sore at all. Fairly mountainous roads too, very impressed with the adaptability of the n55 between economy and performance.

[Skyhigh]

Originally Posted by eff32fl

Is being an EV driver the path I'm on?!

That’s the last stage of a motorhead degradation, yes. Together with autonomous driving (also known as a Taxi) 😊 LOL

[djacinto]

Got around to getting under my car to look around andaddressing the thrust bushing in the eps. Posted about it a few weeks ago, when the car is off and you turn the steering back and forth, there’s a noticeable clunk. Got the repair kit and took (cheap from Amazon) and did it today. Took about an hour but that’s cause I got sidetracked. Honestly wasn’t super difficult other than it being a tight area.


Here’s a video of the difference. Still some minor clunking but much better than before. Matched it pretty much exaclty to how it was coming out so I don’t think I messed up install.

Going to take it out for a drive soon and see the difference

A couple of other things I noticed, there’s a fair bit of oil coming from the charge pipe to intercooler. I know that the o ring inside is in there good, so I guess that means it’s time for a catch can? Anyone else have any ideas here? I also saw a tiny leak from the side of the transmission under this black cover

[Silence*]

Swapped on the summer wheels, installed my front lip, chrome fender vents & gave her a wash. Dunno why but I'm not feeling the lip like I thought I would be. Maybe paint matching the 'fangs' might help a little bit (which was my original plan), but I'm thinking of selling it for a different style.

[paimon.soror]

Took a chance on following this thread...

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...168747&page=22

Installed an MMI as well, but the install on the 10.25 screen was the real victory

[toxik]

Originally Posted by paimon.soror

Took a chance on following this thread...

https://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...168747&page=22

Installed an MMI as well, but the install on the 10.25 screen was the real victory

nice did you do the trimming to the plastic?

[paimon.soror]

Originally Posted by toxik

nice did you do the trimming to the plastic?

yep, to the plastic on the screen. You STILL need to make very minor modifications to the dash. But so minor that if you put the original screen back, you dont notice a thing.

[toxik]

Originally Posted by paimon.soror

yep, to the plastic on the screen. You STILL need to make very minor modifications to the dash. But so minor that if you put the original screen back, you dont notice a thing.

nice, yeah i did this mod too with a APIX2 touch screen (my posts are in that F15 screen thread you linked). i've been noticing more and more people are trying to find ways to do the mod without trimming thats why I asked.

[paimon.soror]

Originally Posted by toxik

nice, yeah i did this mod too with a APIX2 touch screen (my posts are in that F15 screen thread you linked). i've been noticing more and more people are trying to find ways to do the mod without trimming thats why I asked.

I wish i found an APIX2 touch at a decent price. My experience so far with my MMI kit and Android Auto is its still a bit clunky with the rotary knob.

[Cytoplasm0671]

I added 6mm of spacers to rear wheels (stacked two 3mm spacers on each) to remove a whisper that the 513m OEM rims were causing on my 2017 340i. Not sure what the whisper was caused by. You could hear it (tick-tick-tick) in the cabin, but with the spacers the noise is gone, and the rear poke is also now even with the small (no spacers) poke of the fronts. Win-win.

[toxik]

Originally Posted by paimon.soror

I wish i found an APIX2 touch at a decent price. My experience so far with my MMI kit and Android Auto is its still a bit clunky with the rotary knob.

how much are you finding them for? i used car-part.com, to look for junkyards with X5's and X6's, called them each one by one until I found one that just got a new X5 in. screen was mint, I paid about $600 I believe. but I say this to people all the time, I feel like this F15 screen mod is good for those that want to use the native navigation and BMW apps. was there a reason you went with an OEM 10.25'' screen over a whole new Android unit that comes with its own upgraded screen?

[Cytoplasm0671]

Originally Posted by toxik

how much are you finding them for? i used car-part.com, to look for junkyards with X5's and X6's, called them each one by one until I found one that just got a new X5 in. screen was mint, I paid about $600 I believe. but I say this to people all the time, I feel like this F15 screen mod is good for those that want to use the native navigation and BMW apps. was there a reason you went with an OEM 10.25'' screen over a whole new Android unit that comes with its own upgraded screen?

$600 seems pricey if this unit on ebay for $227 is the same: https://www.ebay.com/itm/254939565349

[toxik]

Originally Posted by Cytoplasm0671

$600 seems pricey if this unit on ebay for $227 is the same: https://www.ebay.com/itm/254939565349

not the same thing, there's 2 screens. APIX1 non touch screen, what you linked.

and APIX2 touchscreen, which is what I got. $600 is pretty much market price for those.

also that screen you linked has scratches and is in terrible shape.

[paimon.soror]

Originally Posted by toxik

how much are you finding them for? i used car-part.com, to look for junkyards with X5's and X6's, called them each one by one until I found one that just got a new X5 in. screen was mint, I paid about $600 I believe. but I say this to people all the time, I feel like this F15 screen mod is good for those that want to use the native navigation and BMW apps. was there a reason you went with an OEM 10.25'' screen over a whole new Android unit that comes with its own upgraded screen?

so my screen is the apix1 (w/o touch) so i had to get a buck converter to drop from the 12v of the nbt/evo to 9v.

I managed to snag it below 200 on ebay because the shell had a crack on it. The good news is, the part that had a crack was part of what needed to be trimmed lol!

so between that, and an MMI, i was in below 400.

Originally Posted by Cytoplasm0671

$600 seems pricey if this unit on ebay for $227 is the same: https://www.ebay.com/itm/254939565349

that is an apix1 (ends with 7878 ... same screen i got). I got it a little less than that, mint condition on the screen but see above regarding why i was able to get it a little less.

if you have an NBT/evo, you cant use that without doing a voltage conversion

Originally Posted by toxik

how much are you finding them for? i used car-part.com, to look for junkyards with X5's and X6's, called them each one by one until I found one that just got a new X5 in. screen was mint, I paid about $600 I believe. but I say this to people all the time, I feel like this F15 screen mod is good for those that want to use the native navigation and BMW apps. was there a reason you went with an OEM 10.25'' screen over a whole new Android unit that comes with its own upgraded screen?

honestly, reliability was key for me. Screen+MMI seemed to be MUCH more reliable than folks with the android screens. Those threads are crazy with the random oddball issues people run intto lol

[toxik]

Originally Posted by paimon.soror

so my screen is the apix1 (w/o touch) so i had to get a buck converter to drop from the 12v of the nbt/evo to 9v.

I managed to snag it below 200 on ebay because the shell had a crack on it. The good news is, the part that had a crack was part of what needed to be trimmed lol!

so between that, and an MMI, i was in below 400.



that is an apix1 (ends with 7878 ... same screen i got). I got it a little less than that, mint condition on the screen but see above regarding why i was able to get it a little less.

if you have an NBT/evo, you cant use that without doing a voltage conversion



honestly, reliability was key for me. Screen+MMI seemed to be MUCH more reliable than folks with the android screens. Those threads are crazy with the random oddball issues people run intto lol

ah gotcha, so any plans on what you're gonna do now? it seems you aren't fully satisfied with the MMI.

[paimon.soror]

Originally Posted by toxik

ah gotcha, so any plans on what you're gonna do now? it seems you aren't fully satisfied with the MMI.

Just need to get more adept to using "Ok Google". Today i drove into work and used voice commands to control android auto, and it honestly wasn't as bad as i thought.

Gave me a chance to really appreciate the screen and the capabilities. So for now, i think im good! I've sent an whatsapp to ewaygps and shared a video of what im seeing with the knob with them, so hopefully they release an update for the version i am on.

[PDX Touring]

Just basic baseline stuff waiting for the upgraded FMIC, charge pipes and catted DP so I can go Stage 2.
So far seems a little improved over stock with just the MPPK tune. Can’t wait for the next stage.

[amancuso]

Discovered one of my wheels had a crack in it.

[Sparky68]

Originally Posted by amancuso

Discovered one of my wheels had a crack in it.

Ouch

[BWbimmer]

Originally Posted by amancuso

Discovered one of my wheels had a crack in it.

Please share some picture?

[euka_92]

Originally Posted by toxik

had the windshield cowl replaced yesterday. looking at a cracked and eventually chunk missing cowl seal drove my OCD crazy. so refreshing to have it done finally. put some UV protectant coating on it, and will make sure to keep up with it to extend its life.

Curiously, my car does not have the VIN written in the hole in the windshield, although I think it is normal in Spain

[toxik]

Originally Posted by euka_92

Curiously, my car does not have the VIN written in the hole in the windshield, although I think it is normal in Spain

yeah all the vin locations are supposed to be in places that are hard for thieves to replace if the car is stolen.