[UKF30]

Originally Posted by monkiboy

thanks for the heads up. should be all set tomorrow for install and i'll post up results!

checking out your build thread now - thanks!

I love all the mods you have done and my favourite is your Steering wheel , I ain't seen any other F30 with that , well done mate

I think this is best steering wheel in all BMW series .

[monkiboy]

Originally Posted by UKF30

I love all the mods you have done and my favourite is your Steering wheel , I ain't seen any other F30 with that , well done mate

I think this is best steering wheel in all BMW series .

it's my favorite, too! you constantly have to interact and can appreciate it the most, too. i was looking at custom and then when i saw there was a v2 OEM version that was exactly what i wanted, less than half the cost of custom, and how easy the swap was, it was done!

[monkiboy]

ok, so a majority of the fine scratches buffed out nicely. interior trim has been swapped from the aluminum hexagon with matte blue finisher to the piano black and matte red finisher which has been painted matte blue.

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[UKF30]

Originally Posted by monkiboy

ok, so a majority of the fine scratches buffed out nicely. interior trim has been swapped from the aluminum hexagon with matte blue finisher to the piano black and matte red finisher which has been painted matte blue.

This looks amazing mate , well done

I have finished my interior last night and will be fitting it this weekend .

[monkiboy]

Originally Posted by UKF30

This looks amazing mate , well done

thanks sir! your carbon fiber bits look tasty!

[monkiboy]

off come the stockers...





and after...

[monkiboy]

for those not familiar, i installed OEM 437M wheels.

i swapped out the tires for some non RFT - continental ECS. such a nicer drive and i appreciate the 437M design so much more, along with the weight savings!

[JDMAF]

o dayem! - oem437's. Perfect in silver with the blue. Cries out for a mild drop tho imo. Just love the look. much lighter than the 442s.

[monkiboy]

Originally Posted by JDMAF

o dayem! - oem437's. Perfect in silver with the blue. Cries out for a mild drop tho imo. Just love the look. much lighter than the 442s.

yeah, i had a mint set of black 437Ms for a day and it was just too dark and couldn't appreciate the wheel as the design was hidden by the black inner spokes. with the silver and dual tones being lighter, it looks so good with the EB and the concave on the wheels is really intense vs the stockers. i'm digging them. the continental ECS are a treat so far and looking forward to breaking the set up in.

i'm with you on the drop. i got a lip and diffuser coming in really soon. i am waiting to see what driving around with the lip is like and how much clearance it leaves me to keep things practical. it's not cheap so don't want to risk losing my front lip anytime soon and the extra travel along with the additional compliance from the non RFTs and sidewall have been really nice in the short stint i've had them. road are the most disasterly here than anywhere else i've been in the US and i've traveled a lot.

if the lip has plenty of room to go once installed (i am xdrive) then i'll probably looks into dinan springs and the OEM cut bump stops. a drop really would set it off, though.

[JDMAF]

Look at AC schnitzer springs. Feelinblessed has them with OEM 432s and it looks just right. Not too much. I think they are not as much of a drop as others

[UKF30]

Oh they look very nice on EB and now you can Blue brakes properly , good colour combo mate

I wanted same for mine as well .

[JDMAF]

Did you change tire size with the new rims?

[FeelinBlessed]

Originally Posted by JDMAF

Look at AC schnitzer springs. Feelinblessed has them with OEM 432s and it looks just right. Not too much. I think they are not as much of a drop as others

I second that lol

All these mods ur doing got me wanting to buy some mods myself....

[JDMAF]

Originally Posted by FeelinBlessed

I second that lol

All these mods ur doing got me wanting to buy some mods myself....

Ha! Your ride is that which we all aspire to. Well I do anyway. I wonder if the drop is the same for xdrive as it is for rwd with the ACS springs? Feelinblessed, you have rwd, yes?

[monkiboy]

Originally Posted by UKF30

Oh they look very nice on EB and now you can Blue brakes properly , good colour combo mate

I wanted same for mine as well .

yes the open design of the 437Ms is quite nice to show off the calipers

[monkiboy]

Originally Posted by JDMAF

Did you change tire size with the new rims?

yes, stockers were:
225/40
255/35

swapped to:
235/40
265/35

most folks go with smaller profile but i like the added compliance and ride quality improvement with a slightly larger profile especially with how bad roads are around my way.

[FeelinBlessed]

Originally Posted by JDMAF

Ha! Your ride is that which we all aspire to. Well I do anyway. I wonder if the drop is the same for xdrive as it is for rwd with the ACS springs? Feelinblessed, you have rwd, yes?

Rwd

[monkiboy]

Originally Posted by JDMAF

Look at AC schnitzer springs. Feelinblessed has them with OEM 432s and it looks just right. Not too much. I think they are not as much of a drop as others

i will check them out but i really like how dinan has the warranty behind their parts especially since i don't plan on having this car for more than a few years. increasing the spring rate without doing the shocks as well can create potential issues especially with the limited travel on harsh roads around here. if i do it, i'll just likely keep to dinan. but first lip and diffuser install to see how we are rolling, clearance wise

[JDMAF]

i hear ya. I think I'm going to go in a slightly different direction. i really dont want to lower the car even tho it is crying out for it - somehow still looks good at current height with 442's. I have spacers but havent put them on yet. Plan on staying with the 442's, putting the spacers on - purely for looks mind you (slightly pathetic but shit thats the way it is) - and then offset some of that added unsprung weight with some high performance all season conti DW6 or Michelin Pilots - well we'll see. Anyway your build is awesome.

[monkiboy]

Originally Posted by JDMAF

i hear ya. I think I'm going to go in a slightly different direction. i really dont want to lower the car even tho it is crying out for it - somehow still looks good at current height with 442's. I have spacers but havent put them on yet. Plan on staying with the 442's, putting the spacers on - purely for looks mind you (slightly pathetic but shit thats the way it is) - and then offset some of that added unsprung weight with some high performance all season conti DW6 or Michelin Pilots - well we'll see. Anyway your build is awesome.

the dw6 is getting great marks - would love the feedback on them if that's the way you go - thanks!

[monkiboy]

lost all my coding due to a dealer reflash so redid it again today with a more extensive list. did the video in motion at any speed this time on my own and screen mirroring along with all the other cool things like power fold of mirrors at lock and unlock doors at power off.

[Araemo]

Originally Posted by monkiboy

screen mirroring

How well does this work? I'm assuming you have an android device?