[CoralRed]

For sure! My the brakes in my e46 failed catastrophically while I was driving in to DFW airport. When to slow for the toll booth and… nothing! Luckily I was already coasting slightly and there wasn’t anyone in front of me, so I was able to down shift and use the e brake to stop. Turns out the ABS pump failed and when it did the hydraulic pressure went from fine to almost nothing almost instantly. Not fun!

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by E93Seattle (Racerbruce)

oh no!
let us know if the leak is from the hose or from a fitting; are the hoses OEM or are they s/s braided lines??

SO pleased you discovered the sinking brake pedal whilst stopped AND in view of your home!

I think it is just the hose has a manufacturing defect. I doubt I cross threaded the brake line nut because I'm no longer14 years old and gorrilla-torque fittings. It's a genuine BMW hose. Probably out of warranty too, because I bought the set in 2022 sometime (I do have the receipt). It's on the right side, so I have to pull out the spare tire apparatus again. Lol.

If it's under warranty, I hope I still have the old hose to replace it with until a new hose arrives. I haven't thrown the trash out from the garage, so it should be in the 33 gal. trash can.

But brake fluid... ugh.

Edit... went out at lunch and bought some nitrile gloves.

[oVeRdOsE.]

sleek meth kit installed.

now need to install a filter, incredible at the price point, no filter included !

[cehrl7]

I got my 2011 335i out of storage today and took it for a nice Spring drive. I reached 82,000 miles, not bad for a 14 year old car.
Over the winter, I made some changes to the boring gray interior. I decided to introduce some black accents to give the interior some contrast.
Interior Mods:
Black door pulls.
Black Oem BMW cup holders and changed the trim piece from gray to new Oem BMW black.
Oem new shifter trim black
Oem black leather console armrest
Oem new black floor matts
Black speaker grills instead of factory gray
Deleted phone insert in console and added BMW tray

Last mod not finished
Change the driver door “pull” and window switch trim to black

I really like the gray interior, just wish BMW would have two-toned it with gray/black from the factory. It would have been so much easier for BMW to have just had black carpet, black dash, black door upper/lower panels for every E90/E92. All leather colors would have looked great two-toned from the factory and BMW wouldn’t have had to have tan & gray carpets. Just my 2 cents.
Enjoy the pictures and let me know your thoughts. Thanks

[StradaRedlands]

So clean cehrl7...

[cehrl7]

Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

So clean cehrl7...

Much appreciated.

[Onizukachan]

Cluster is back assembled now.

I made the e60 dial work, but it involved custom shaping and profiling the inside of the dial to fit e90 retaining clip, indexing it and shaving teeth to build my own stops on both the dial & cluster, etc etc.

not even remotely close to PNP like the rest of it is.


Pretty cool effect though.

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

cehrl7,
AWESOME upgrades; tasteful, unique.

[jbash87]

Originally Posted by cehrl7

I got my 2011 335i out of storage today and took it for a nice Spring drive. I reached 82,000 miles, not bad for a 14 year old car.
Over the winter, I made some changes to the boring gray interior. I decided to introduce some black accents to give the interior some contrast.
Interior Mods:
Black door pulls.
Black Oem BMW cup holders and changed the trim piece from gray to new Oem BMW black.
Oem new shifter trim black
Oem black leather console armrest
Oem new black floor matts
Black speaker grills instead of factory gray
Deleted phone insert in console and added BMW tray

Last mod not finished
Change the driver door “pull” and window switch trim to black

I really like the gray interior, just wish BMW would have two-toned it with gray/black from the factory. It would have been so much easier for BMW to have just had black carpet, black dash, black door upper/lower panels for every E90/E92. All leather colors would have looked great two-toned from the factory and BMW wouldn’t have had to have tan & gray carpets. Just my 2 cents.
Enjoy the pictures and let me know your thoughts. Thanks

I like that a lot. Makes me think I could live with grey interior if I ever needed to.

[cehrl7]

Originally Posted by E93Seattle (Racerbruce)

cehrl7,
AWESOME upgrades; tasteful, unique.

Thanks man. Appreciate it.

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

Originally Posted by cehrl7

Thanks man. Appreciate it.

greetings cehrl7,
would LOVE to hear about your 22 X3MC....isn't it 503 HP?? cross-drilled ventilated rotors, M suspension, etc, etc.

we have a 21 X3 w/the 2L 248 HP and 8 speed AT and it's a bit zippy - can't even imagine the X3MC's performance.

[Randall]

Restored a bit worn out leather door card trim. Its the only leather thing that needs rejuvenate Done with Colourlock set.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by E93Seattle (Racerbruce)

oh no!
let us know if the leak is from the hose or from a fitting; are the hoses OEM or are they s/s braided lines??

SO pleased you discovered the sinking brake pedal whilst stopped AND in view of your home!

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

I think it is just the hose has a manufacturing defect. I doubt I cross threaded the brake line nut because I'm no longer14 years old and gorrilla-torque fittings. It's a genuine BMW hose. Probably out of warranty too, because I bought the set in 2022 sometime (I do have the receipt). It's on the right side, so I have to pull out the spare tire apparatus again. Lol.

If it's under warranty, I hope I still have the old hose to replace it with until a new hose arrives. I haven't thrown the trash out from the garage, so it should be in the 33 gal. trash can.

But brake fluid... ugh.

Edit... went out at lunch and bought some nitrile gloves.

Edit #2

It was dirt. Dirt got in the fitting. It looked like rust particles. Must have been picked up on the pipe-side (double flair) and I did not notice upon assembly. The flair didn't seat properly. In my defense the spare tire cage was in the way making it a tight space to work in. The pipe has some spring to it, so it must have tapped on the body tab where it connects to the brake hose. I tried to clean everything the first go round. Must have missed a spot where rust was. I removed the spare tire support cage this time to get it totally out of the way.

Didn't take any pic because, you know, brake fluid...

BMW brakes are back!

[cehrl7]

Originally Posted by E93Seattle (Racerbruce)

greetings cehrl7,
would LOVE to hear about your 22 X3MC....isn't it 503 HP?? cross-drilled ventilated rotors, M suspension, etc, etc.

we have a 21 X3 w/the 2L 248 HP and 8 speed AT and it's a bit zippy - can't even imagine the X3MC's performance.

My 2022 X3MC is a fantastic vehicle. I really wanted and ordered a 2022 M3Comp, but never got an allocation. I had sold my 2015 M3 and needed a vehicle so I ordered the X3M. It is basically a M3 SUV. I love it

My wife has a 2019 X3 M40i. It is also a great vehicle and is fast. But it seems slow compared to my X3MC.

[Efthreeoh]

Originally Posted by cehrl7

I got my 2011 335i out of storage today and took it for a nice Spring drive. I reached 82,000 miles, not bad for a 14 year old car.
Over the winter, I made some changes to the boring gray interior. I decided to introduce some black accents to give the interior some contrast.
Interior Mods:
Black door pulls.
Black Oem BMW cup holders and changed the trim piece from gray to new Oem BMW black.
Oem new shifter trim black
Oem black leather console armrest
Oem new black floor matts
Black speaker grills instead of factory gray
Deleted phone insert in console and added BMW tray

Last mod not finished
Change the driver door “pull” and window switch trim to black

I really like the gray interior, just wish BMW would have two-toned it with gray/black from the factory. It would have been so much easier for BMW to have just had black carpet, black dash, black door upper/lower panels for every E90/E92. All leather colors would have looked great two-toned from the factory and BMW wouldn’t have had to have tan & gray carpets. Just my 2 cents.
Enjoy the pictures and let me know your thoughts. Thanks

I thought I saw a spec of dirt, then realized it was on my computer screen.

My car was that clean once, the day I took delivery of it at the dealership in May 2006.

[E93Seattle (Racerbruce)]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Edit #2

It was dirt. Dirt got in the fitting. It looked like rust particles. Must have been picked up on the pipe-side (double flair) and I did not notice upon assembly. The flair didn't seat properly. In my defense the spare tire cage was in the way making it a tight space to work in. The pipe has some spring to it, so it must have tapped on the body tab where it connects to the brake hose. I tried to clean everything the first go round. Must have missed a spot where rust was. I removed the spare tire support cage this time to get it totally out of the way.

Didn't take any pic because, you know, brake fluid...

BMW brakes are back!

YAY!
you can remove the anchor and chain deceleration system and use the trusty brake pedal again....so glad it wasn't something else (like a new line failure).

[Bims328i]

Polished headlights and fog lamps + removed some of the yellowing. Still would like to get a new set but undecided as to OEM or some decent aftermarket OEM style assemblies. Drivers headlight is aftermarket, passenger is Valeo.

Also repaired SOME of the damage done after hitting some small critter last Nov.

That thing cracked my bumper, drivers air duct, broke two of the L fog lamp mounting points, cracked lower splash shield and the second air guide below the radiator and a number of other things. Even the left fin on the lower air ram structure.

I also lost two of the little cap on diffusers on the bumper. It's really kind of crazy how much damage it caused. Good ol' JB Quik did a pretty good job for temp repairs.

[Onizukachan]

Nice work saving those!

[colorado.e9x]

From experience, highly recommend modified OEM Xenons. Best quality you can get on these cars, none of the aftermarkets even come close. Then it's your choice if you want halos, F series style, eyebrows, blackout housings etc. Pricey but for good reason

[Efthreeoh]

I'm a little disappointed with BMWs headlight material choice. For such a premium car it uses poor quality plastic for the lense covers.

I have a GM truck that is one model year younger than my Z4. It's lexan lense covers are as clear as the day I bought the truck in 2009. Why can't we just go back to glass?

[oVeRdOsE.]

winter done, 1st test drive on the E91.

Few engine codes, need alignment, need exhaust, something loose in the suspension , need a wash.

Next on the list :

all LCI conversion, fully loaded model interior swap ( leather sport seats, CCC to CIC, M trim, individual sound, rear back up sensor, comfort access).

[Bims328i]

Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

I'm a little disappointed with BMWs headlight material choice. For such a premium car it uses poor quality plastic for the lense covers.

I have a GM truck that is one model year younger than my Z4. It's lexan lense covers are as clear as the day I bought the truck in 2009. Why can't we just go back to glass?

Yeap, this is the 2nd time I've fully treated them. The Valeo lamp is showing its age while the replacement lamp on drivers side looks better it already has micro cracks in the lens itself. Not exactly sure how old it is.

colorado.e9x In terms of modified lamps it looks pretty sketchy to basically tear the lens off so haven't been too eager haha.

I read somewhere pre-LCI uses more of a butyl sealant that is easier to work with but I have one genuine lamp and one aftermarket oem replacement light. They are also halogen.