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      01-01-2019, 08:42 PM   #2135
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Did a brake fluid flush with Castrol React SRF Racing brake fluid and installed ECS Stainless Steel Brake Lines.

In case you didn't know, FCP Euro carries the SRF brake fluid, so you can pay for it once and do all the flushes you want for the price of shipping the spent fluid back. It runs about $65/1L normally.
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In case you didn't know, FCP Euro carries the SRF brake fluid, so you can pay for it once and do all the flushes you want for the price of shipping the spent fluid back.
Has anyone ever figured out how they make money doing this, at least with a product like Castrol SRF?
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      01-01-2019, 10:36 PM   #2137
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In case you didn't know, FCP Euro carries the SRF brake fluid, so you can pay for it once and do all the flushes you want for the price of shipping the spent fluid back.
Has anyone ever figured out how they make money doing this, at least with a product like Castrol SRF?
You know, if you are disciplined about it, I'm not sure they would. Maybe they have enough people that don't take them up on it to balance things out. They definitely attracted my attention when I learned about them, so I imagine it does pull people in to buy at least the first time.
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      01-03-2019, 06:49 AM   #2138
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what i DIDN'T do to my 2 series today is install my m performance trim kit because the airline loss my check-in baggage with all the parts (and then some) in it. I've never had baggage gone missing and the one time it does, it had to be BMW (pricey!) parts. Certainly not a good way to start 2019.
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      01-03-2019, 02:37 PM   #2139
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I'm a bad man (is that good or really bad?)

What I did to my 230i w/ Dinan V2 was on my way home after about 15 minutes of commute time was to find a side street in a business park near my home, break out my iphone app to measure speed times and launch the boy from 0-to about 80. 0-60 time was 4.75 which for a 230i I thought was quite impressive (but we do have to consider the accuracy of the app). At any rate I had a big grin on my face when I pulled into the drive and a Manhattan to celebrate.

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      01-03-2019, 04:25 PM   #2140
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I just flashed Bootmod3 stage 1. I haven't been able to take it for a spin but I hope it is awesome!
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      01-08-2019, 07:02 PM   #2141
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Installed my carbon mirror caps and carbon kidney grills. Also installed M6 paddle shifters, but no pics.
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I put a down payment on my first BMW. It's a 2017 M240 Saphire Black / Coral Red with 522 total miles. Unfortunately it's far out of state for me. I'm off to do some research on shipping versus driving it home. PM me if anyone has any recent recommendations for shipping a car. I'll give a more formal introduction after I pick it up.
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Installed my carbon mirror caps and carbon kidney grills. Also installed M6 paddle shifters, but no pics.
Those carbon grills look sick, my wallet is hurting.

Meanwhile I'm waiting on CF spoiler and M style mirror caps to arrive.
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      01-09-2019, 06:49 AM   #2144
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Installed my carbon mirror caps and carbon kidney grills. Also installed M6 paddle shifters, but no pics.
Those carbon grills look sick, my wallet is hurting.

Meanwhile I'm waiting on CF spoiler and M style mirror caps to arrive.
They're really nice, and they ended up fitting perfectly. From a distance they look like standard gloss black dual slat grills, it's not until you're less than 10ft away that you can tell they're carbon fiber.

They're the same as these: https://autotecknic.com/collections/...-bm-0172-ds-cf

However, I got them off Ebay for a little cheaper.
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      01-11-2019, 04:06 PM   #2145
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I put a down payment on my first BMW. It's a 2017 M240 Saphire Black / Coral Red with 522 total miles. Unfortunately it's far out of state for me. I'm off to do some research on shipping versus driving it home. PM me if anyone has any recent recommendations for shipping a car. I'll give a more formal introduction after I pick it up.
I got a quote of shipping my M235 from LAX back to PHL, enclosed transport not nearly as expensive as I thought. Shipper was a recommendation from my dealer. PM if you want details.
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      01-11-2019, 07:30 PM   #2146
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During its monthly winter outing, I drove it for two hours to get the mechanicals and their fluids fully up to their operating temperatures. It's now tucked away on the CTEK charger for another three to five weeks.
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      01-22-2019, 01:52 PM   #2147
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Got forced into a curb by a wayward truck. Drifted into my lane - had to eat the curb or take the hit. Had to run down the truck and forced him to pull over. Called the police and exchanged info etc. Thursday appointment at the dealer for a check on any unseen suspension tweaks.

Car drives fine and tracks straight so hoping a new wheel and tire and forget about it.

Update - nothing bent or damaged suspension wise - will need new wheel, tire and refinish rear wheel $1319.58.


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      01-23-2019, 10:12 AM   #2148
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Did some Bimmercode tweaking

Discovered that coding will erase your presets; not sure if that's normal or not, but it is annoying to have to go back in and set up the preset buttons again.
  • Comfort access set up for door handle and remote
  • Comfort access set up to fold mirrors when locking and unfold when unlocking
  • Set doors to unlock automatically when engine is turned off
  • Changed startup animation to M logo instead of Connected Drive 2
  • Set warning gong sound to i Series
  • Set car alarm sound to European
  • Turned off warning popup

So far everything seems to be working nicely, except for losing the preset buttons and having to reprogram them.

One thing I noticed is that Bimmercode does not have settings for the Instrument Panel on the F22, probably because it's not a full digital dash? It would be nice to program it to keep the last settings for each drive mode, so I could switch from Comfort to Sport and back to Comfort and still have the trip computer showing what I had it set for previously.

Edit: Verified with Bimmercode that losing your presets is normal, since the ECU is re-written with the coding.
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      01-23-2019, 11:24 AM   #2149
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Installed this carbon fiber lip on Saturday.
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      01-23-2019, 11:47 AM   #2150
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Installed this carbon fiber lip on Saturday.
Very nice! Link to where you purchased please!
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      01-23-2019, 11:50 AM   #2151
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Discovered that coding will erase your presets; not sure if that's normal or not, but it is annoying to have to go back in and set up the preset buttons again.
  • Comfort access set up for door handle and remote
  • Comfort access set up to fold mirrors when locking and unfold when unlocking
  • Set doors to unlock automatically when engine is turned off
  • Changed startup animation to M logo instead of Connected Drive 2
  • Set warning gong sound to i Series
  • Set car alarm sound to European
  • Turned off warning popup

So far everything seems to be working nicely, except for losing the preset buttons and having to reprogram them.

One thing I noticed is that Bimmercode does not have settings for the Instrument Panel on the F22, probably because it's not a full digital dash? It would be nice to program it to keep the last settings for each drive mode, so I could switch from Comfort to Sport and back to Comfort and still have the trip computer showing what I had it set for previously.

Edit: Verified with Bimmercode that losing your presets is normal, since the ECU is re-written with the coding.
It's not about bimmercode. This will happen no matter what tool/software you use to code. It will ONLY happen if you code the headunit, all other ECU's will be fine.
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      01-23-2019, 12:24 PM   #2152
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Very nice! Link to where you purchased please!
I bought it from JL Motoring here on the boards.
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      01-23-2019, 09:26 PM   #2153
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Ordered some Optimum No Rinse, a grit guard, and a Griots PFM Drying towel. Also got my garage sealed up enough that a small space heater should keep it above freezing when the temps go back into the single digits over the next few days. Hopefully that will make the car happy at night!
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      01-25-2019, 01:09 AM   #2154
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Installed this carbon fiber lip on Saturday.
Very nice! Link to where you purchased please!
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Installed this carbon fiber lip on Saturday.
Very nice! Link to where you purchased please!
I purchased my BMW F22/F23 3D Style Carbon Fiber Front lip from RW Carbon. Excellent fit and finish. Their customer service is great but I might be a little biased, this is the link, they used my M235i in the installation video at bottom of web page.
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      01-25-2019, 07:59 AM   #2155
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I think the one I bought is the exact same as RW Carbon's but $100 cheaper.
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Reverted my M235i back to stock :
Good news...M Performance parts for sale. Check it out at the link below!
M Performance Parts for Sale! https://www.2addicts.com/forums/show....php?t=1578693
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