[CazuaLLUK]

Originally Posted by Rukka

Now you can spend the money you saved on service on some treats for the car

At it again mate, you and teaston are something else.......

[jbeer]

Another little update.....

I've had my eye on these for a while now so I decided to buy the BMW a little present







C&C always welcome

[jbeer]

So after reading about quite a few scammers crashing into cars to make false claims I thought I'd go ahead and get myself a dashcam.

After spending quite a few man hours trawling the net and reading through various threads on here I settled on the Blackvue 450S 1CH, as it’s my first dashcam I decided to go for this entry level one which does not have a Parking Mode which is fine for the moment.

So whilst I researched hardwiring it into the rear fuse box I started off with it been hooked up to the power socket under the glovebox as a temporary measure as I wanted to keep this free for my TomTom and charging phones hence hardwiring to the fuse box and wanted it to be totally reversible without leaving any trace if needed.

Getting the right route to the boot was not an easy one but I managed to route it as follows which is all down the drivers side:

• Into the rear-view mirror housing then along the headliner to the A Pillar.
• Tucked into the weather strip all the way down to the bottom trim.
• Lifted the little piece of trim over the door threshold and tucked the wire just inside the carpet.
• Then tucked the wire just under the trim all the way to the rear seats.
• Lifted the rear seat bottoms, just 2 clips at the front centre of each main seat [2 in total] - my seats are w/o through load.
• There is then a push pin on the plastic trim by the door which needs listing out so that you can feed the wire under this and out to follow the main wiring harness for the rear of the car.
• I then listed the cloth that the seats sit on and traced the wire up under the middle of the rear seat back to avoid the ISOFIX points.

Now as I used the original power lead which was just the right length [4.5m] I bought a female power socket and some wiring and fashioned my own wiring harness, the power went to Fuse 153 for the ACC+ Which has the same powering switch characteristics of the power sockets and the negative/ground went directly to the earth screw for the battery....I could not find any other screw that would give a good negative/ground reading which was closer to the fuse box but that was no big deal.

Anyway here are some pictures and end result of my dashcam.



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[UKF30]

Good work mate

[BMWApp]

Originally Posted by jbeer

Hi All,

Well I've been loitering on the site for about a month now and thought I'd post up some pictures of my new car, this is my first BMW and really impressed with it, I have a 2013 F30 320i M Sport with 15,000 on the clock. Before this I had a Ford Focus Titanium with all the bells and whistle.

I love my detailing and yesterday was the first time I have had chance to spend a full day on the car

Even though the paintwork is in good condition for the age but does need some attention and more so from fallout rather than bad paintwork, so I started with the door shuts giving them a good glean, polish & wax then moved on to the wheels which were throughly cleaned and wax sealed - the reason I do these first is that we have the sun on the drive in a morning so by the time these were done there is no direct sunlight on the car.

So then the main event the car was washed, clayed, washed, polished, waxed and then a final topping of AG High Gloss.....really pleased with the results and can even see the fruits of my labour this morning with a bit of beading

Pictures and video when I bought the car......







https://video.citnow.com/vxnS5DpJNN9


Now some pictures from yesterday…..
















And a bit of beading from this morning…..




My next plans are just subtle ones, silvertec front indicator bulbs and LED DLR bulbs and to do some coding unlocking some of those hidden extras

Thanks - Jason

That's a great looking 320i you have. I wish BMW would have M-Sport versions of 320i's here in the states. We do have the optional Sport Package which I have on my 320i but it's not the same. I wanted to ask what kind of wheels you have on yours. They look awesome.

[jbeer]

Thanks mate really appreciate your comments

My wheels are an upgrade over an above the M Sport package, they are 19" M Star-Spoke 403M alloys

[UKF30]

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i think this is best combination MG with Red interior .

very nice motor mate

[jbeer]

I did have massive doubts about it to start with but after having the test drive it grow on me very quickly we bought it that day

[UKF30]

Originally Posted by jbeer

I did have massive doubts about it to start with but after having the test drive it grow on me very quickly we bought it that day

You don't have Xenons mate ?

you should have got Depo ones like we have

[jbeer]

You are right and it's the thing I miss most of all, wish I had the cash to get them I'd have had them at the drop of a hat

[jbeer]

As winter approached I thought I could hold out and look after my car matts but no...they are starting to get hammered so before they get any worse I decided to shop around for some rubber matts to see me through the winter till spring then swap them over again.

So after looking at aftermarket matts I did decide to take the plunge and get the BMW OEM ones, god I am so glad I did they are great and definately worth the extra money

[TopperXP]

Hello nice car, I have the same a 320i bought for £15,600 with 21500 on clock , car has a 5 year service on it but BMW have said I will never get the chance to use it as the service schedules are so long , was a bit annoyed really . I am enjoying my car though just need to do a few mods but at 43 years old i should not be thinking mods lol

[jbeer]

Thanks mate...43yr old I'm 45 and still browsing at the odd mod every now and then, I prefer subtle mods rather than engine/exhaust upgrades etc... not to say I wouldn't just budget

Mines on 21,000 miles and about to go in in Feb for a service [4yrs old] and I have been told that the service intervals are 2yrs or 12,000 miles so as I'm travelling round Europe this year I'm hoping to get another service in on the plan.

Nice car by the way...looks stunning in white

[darylrese]

Welcome, nice to see another 320i owner.

Yes the service pack is good, but only if you own it pretty much from new or do very high mileage.

For example, my 320i has only done 12,000 miles and has the same service pack. I do 20,000 miles a year so i should get at least 3 services from the pack. If you are doing less mileage, you may not get much from the service pack.

Are you guys finding your 320i's to be a bit of a fuel guzzler?

[SH89]

Originally Posted by darylrese

Welcome, nice to see another 320i owner.

Yes the service pack is good, but only if you own it pretty much from new or do very high mileage.

For example, my 320i has only done 12,000 miles and has the same service pack. I do 20,000 miles a year so i should get at least 3 services from the pack. If you are doing less mileage, you may not get much from the service pack.

Are you guys finding your 320i's to be a bit of a fuel guzzler?

I've been getting 25 mpg but that's all town driving, obviously the mpg suffers during the colder months. The best I've had is 43 mpg over 100 miles. It's no worse on fuel than the E90 318i that I owned previously and that was slow.

[jbeer]

Originally Posted by darylrese

Yes the service pack is good, but only if you own it pretty much from new or do very high mileage.

For example, my 320i has only done 12,000 miles and has the same service pack. I do 20,000 miles a year so i should get at least 3 services from the pack. If you are doing less mileage, you may not get much from the service pack.

My car is an AUC and therefore the Service Pack came with the car as the original owner added it from new - bonus that it follows the car not the owner

Originally Posted by darylrese

Are you guys finding your 320i's to be a bit of a fuel guzzler?

I have about the same mpg as you 32mpg [Fuelly] with mine been mainly urban driving based on that fill up as only just started using the app. I'm off to Reims, France in a few weeks so that'll be it's first big run all on Eco Mode so I'll report back the mpg

[sap1000]

Originally Posted by darylrese

Welcome, nice to see another 320i owner.

Yes the service pack is good, but only if you own it pretty much from new or do very high mileage.

For example, my 320i has only done 12,000 miles and has the same service pack. I do 20,000 miles a year so i should get at least 3 services from the pack. If you are doing less mileage, you may not get much from the service pack.

Are you guys finding your 320i's to be a bit of a fuel guzzler?

i get between 26 and 34 mpg as a daily drive but on motorway i have had 46 mpg, i've had the car remapped aswell which i think has made it a bit better. now putting out 250hp.

[Hartside]

I got the service pack thrown in with mine due to an issue with the dealer. To date it's had a service after 2 years, brake fluid change a year later in Dec 2016 and I'll cop for another service in Dec 2017. Only 13,000 miles on mine

Nice looking motor jbeer, mine is the same colour and it looks superb when clean - what do you use to get that shine?

[sap1000]

i don't like the long service intervals mine has 2 year intervals and i decided to change the oil today, the oil was black. it was changed at the dealers a year ago, with the turbo engines it will cook the oil quicker and there is already some issues with the n20 engines reliability.

[darylrese]

Originally Posted by sap1000

i get between 26 and 34 mpg as a daily drive but on motorway i have had 46 mpg, i've had the car remapped aswell which i think has made it a bit better. now putting out 250hp.

Nice! Did the remap make a big difference?

[sap1000]

Originally Posted by darylrese

Nice! Did the remap make a big difference?

massive difference it pulls so well now in gear almost like a diesel. and the torque comes in at 1800rpm.

[darylrese]

Dam! Sounds great. If only i didn't care for warranty lol