[dradernh]

Originally Posted by BEM-S4

Hmm... that makes things more annoying and complicated. Honestly I'd leave it alone. Get an AWE exhaust to improve your "sound system."

Pretty much the conclusion I've come to, esp. since what's left of my hearing continues to degrade noticeably with each passing year.

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by dradernh

Pretty much the conclusion I've come to, esp. since what's left of my hearing continues to degrade noticeably with each passing year.

2017 - do you have aux-in in the armrest or just USB? Forget when that went away.

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by BEM-S4

2017 - do you have aux-in in the armrest or just USB? Forget when that went away.

I'm not sure about aux-in but am pretty sure there's a USB port there. The car's not handy, so I can't look to see at the moment.

--- hang on while I look at the manual ---

No, I don't think the manual is going to help. I'll have to look at the car (over the weekend).

What were you thinking about that prompted your question?

[helloelectro]

Originally Posted by freakystyly

Reminds me of the 1 series M. I'm not a huge fan of CF but looks well done.

As for the 676 hifi, it sucks. Coming from an E90 with logic 7. Replacement door speakers was my first real mod, I couldn't deal with stock longer than I had to.

Thanks and I totally here ya on the CF. I actually was fairly against going carbon in the beginning. I did everything I could to matte black any gloss but finally hit a wall on finding good aero parts, sans buying carbon and painting it! Lol. Was hoping I could do a more stealth look but oh well!! The rear spoiler is probably a bit "Loud" than I wanted but I'm happy with how it all came together. This is the first time I've done a full carbon package.

[helloelectro]

Originally Posted by F22leo

Looks awesome, that's probably my favorite color on the non m2 f22s/f87, all the carbon looks perfect with the orange

Sunset Orange is the best orange

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by dradernh

I'm not sure about aux-in but am pretty sure there's a USB port there. The car's not handy, so I can't look to see at the moment.

--- hang on while I look at the manual ---

No, I don't think the manual is going to help. I'll have to look at the car (over the weekend).

What were you thinking about that prompted your question?

If you have an aux-in a cheap/easy potential upgrade would be lossless files on a dedicated player eg Fiio. Not life changing but that alone should yield an noticeable benefit.

[harma24]

(Not today, but yesterday, Presidents Day)
Cruised along pre-dawn for about 50 miles up I-93 north from MA to Concord, NH alongside a white M240 with Oregon plates on it. It's not often I see another driver who drives similarly to me for that long a period of time, let alone one in another M240!

I was on my way skiing with one of my kids. Another example of how practical the car is. With the rear seat split, it can handle up to three people (one kid <12 max) with ski gear!


2/26 Update, since I'm the last post:
Swapped out the battery and registered the new battery with Bimmerlink. My clock has been losing time every morning and this morning I got a warning about battery discharge. The battery was original, so I'm guessing that's the issue. Even if it proves to be something else, I'm thinking that a new battery after 5+ years isn't a bad idea regardless.

[GoldfishRT]

Well I thought I'd be brave and do the water pump and thermostat myself since I had a free afternoon. After all, FCP says it only takes an hour or two! I can confidently say that I don't think I'll be doing that project again. I wasn't able to get to the water pump due to time (there's a bunch of crap in the way that isn't on the F30, if you're following the FCPEuro guide). Makes sense why a shop quoted me some pretty high labor.

It's not super fun working on the thing that has to take you to work in the morning. It got me home just fine but, I'm still hoping I didn't manage to screw anything up. Crossing my fingers no leaks. Haven't had time to clear the code to see if my CEL is resolved. I hope so...

Edit: Good news. CEL went away. Bad news. Totally have a leak.

[freakystyly]

Good job, I would have picked a long weekend for insurance.

[jzeiler4]

Yesterday we took a top down ride in the Tennessee southern hills to Lynnville and had lunch at Soda Pop Junction. Killer burgers, reminds me of In-N-Out. Temps were finally above 40 with a balmy 75.

[MLJR235]

Been a while since I posted back on here so just want to add some content

Latest mods, installed an M Perf replica lip and decided to go with the exposed intercooler route. Wanted something different and so far I totally like it.

Also went with the new Dinan n55 coils in red, obviously, along with 1 step colder ngk plugs. Running the stage 2+ e20 MHD tune so always want to be in top shape lol

[designatedposter]

Originally Posted by MLJR235

Been a while since I posted back on here so just want to add some content

Latest mods, installed an M Perf replica lip and decided to go with the exposed intercooler route. Wanted something different and so far I totally like it.

Also went with the new Dinan n55 coils in red, obviously, along with 1 step colder ngk plugs. Running the stage 2+ e20 MHD tune so always want to be in top shape lol

Thoughts of the dinan coils?

[jonbardzy]

coming up on a year of ownership, figured its probably time to stop lurking and finally post something lol. I hope im doing this right

2016 M235i xdrive
Glacier silver, bloody guts



lil list of mods/additions to the car:
burger motorsports intake (love the sweet turbo sounds)
Mperformance CF mirror caps
Mperformance painted front lip
Mperformance painted side skirts
IKONMotorsport CF rear diffuser
random CF kidneys

shoutout to Rich from NY, his glacier silver m240 got flooded out in September (RIP) so he supplied the painted splitter and side skirts.

only issue ive had with the car was coolant hose exploding, happened at like 44-45k miles I believe. it was scary, but thanks to you guys and this forum, I was able to quickly diagnose the problem and have it repaired.

I love this car to bits, its opened up a whole new hobby/passion for me, which im very thankful for. planning to upgrade to F87 m2 or G80 m3xdrive in a year or two, but im in no rush..

P.S. if any other m235i/m240i/m2 owners from the Jersey City/NYC area ever want to link up for a cruise, feel free to reach out!

[dradernh]

A month ago I had the scrape fixed that I created while parking (ref. https://www.2addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1856784). Yesterday I picked the car up after having SunTek Paint Protection Film Ultra applied to the doors, rockers, roof, quarter panels, trunk lid, bumper cover, and diffuser.

The front 1/3 of the car was PPF'd with a different SunTek product 15 months ago. The entire car was ceramic-coated at that time (the ceramic coating went over the top of the PPF). I'm curious to see if the latest SunTek PPF sheds water via its HydroResist™ top coat feature as terrifically as the ceramic coating has shed water.

The GTechniq Crystal Serum Ultra Ceramic coating (geez, the names marketing comes up with! ) has allowed me to almost completely air-dry the car after washing it. I drive it until there are just a handful of water beads left and then wipe it down in a few minutes. Since they're still holding plenty of water, the door, trunk, and hood jambs take another 10 minutes to wipe clear of water.

[pmcmtnbkr]

Productive day so far installed a FMI and Boost pipe. Washed and clay bar the body and applied a cheep spray on ceramic coating until I can do a full paint restoration in a few months and apply a good liquid ceramic coating

[AmuroRay]

Originally Posted by designatedposter

Thoughts of the dinan coils?

A waste of money like everything Dinan makes. The Eldor coils (search my name for the thread) from the 750i? are direct fit and are an upgrade for what we are already running.

[tlum235i]

One of the oem wheels was cracked, so I figured I'd find a lighter option. I would've upgraded to a wider tire, but I just bought new tires, so I went with the standard setup.

[WolfGTI]

Got a little brake upgrade.

[PeanuKeeyes]

First wash and wax in many weeks.

[dradernh]

Originally Posted by WolfGTI

Got a little brake upgrade.

That's a nice step-up in performance. Which brake pads did you choose?

[WolfGTI]

Going with the Stoptech pads that came with the brake kit. Once I see how they perform, I'll change if necessary.

Originally Posted by dradernh

That's a nice step-up in performance. Which brake pads did you choose?

[pdx]

because my BavSound upgrades were so disappointing, and because i didn't want to spend $1000+ on a replacement amp to maybe be less disappointed, i decided to try out the Technic PnP adapter so i could see if my 26 year old Fosgate amp and JL sub would give me the extra boom i have been craving.

quick review: i would pass

longer review:

the Technic PnP site lacks important details, and support doesn't get back to you. forum searching reveals 'Standard LOC' is if you are going to use one external amp. 'Premium LOC' is if you are going to use two external amps. but the Technic PnP widget did what it was supposed to do: it gave me RCAs to and a turn-on wire to feed to an external amp.

the BavSound instructions were followed on how to remove the necessary interior trim bits. and i did have to undo the trunk rear strut bar.

i was unprepared for the amount of sound designing that would go into this upgrade. in previous cars i have always had head-units that had sub controls and things magically worked. tweaking gains and crossover points and volumes and phases and different DSP settings and getting in and out of the car over and over and over again to fiddle with things in the trunk and then the dash is exhausting / maddening. all this should probably by a professional. and definitely with a battery tender.

i also chose to add a PAC LC-1 volume knob to try and wrangle the overload. i left the knob in the trunk because i am not interested in a tweak-every-song setup. i am more interested in a set-and-forget experience.

and, of course, it's all about the source material. adding an amp and sub still doesn't make old music recorded with no bass sound any better. depending on the waveform, yes, your rear-deck will rattle. but when it sounds good, it sounds amazing.

but it's too much. too much space lost in the trunk, too much bass, too much fiddling, and too much waste — the amp and the sub are largely wasted when all you want is a little more boom and aren't interested in annoying other people.