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Quote: Originally Posted by JunpoweR  Thinking about ordering the front bumper from DMM front bumper for $100, everyone just please tell reassure me that it will fit like stock.
Can i swap my original fog lamps into it? | Yes, the DDM bumper will fit like stock. Your fog lights will fit just fine also. The brake ducts from a non-M bumper will not be quite long enough for the M style bumper. They will fit, they will just be loose. Seriously, the bumper is very good quality for aftermarket and the fitment is fine. (voice of experience here...) BTW, if you are free, you should cruise up to Benicia on Thurs around 5:30-6pm, we are having a small NorCal bimmer meet and photo shoot afterwards. I'm trying to get a couple other .org members to come as well... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! |  |  | | 04-13-2010, 03:00 AM | #17 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 136 |
So I do to have lunch at Chipolte, in Walnut Creek today and parked in the parking garage. Look at how the security marked my sidewall and wheel instead of the tread! I called the security company and sent them pictures and told then to let the people know not to mark the wheels this way, how freaking annoying. It did not come off with water alone and I did scratch the wheels paint a little, not that it was that nice to begin with but still. they call this crap chalk but it is not just chalk! If you ever park atr the Locust St. Parking lot where Buckhorn is, watch out for your wheels. I called in a complaint and told them to mark the tread, not the sidewalls and rim. WTF!    | | | | | 04-13-2010, 03:29 AM | #18 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 136 |
So I decide to use a brush and some dish washing soap and the stuff still wont come off. That crap Stained my wheel and they say it's only chalk, yea with fu*king florescent dye/or ink in it!  Stain!  I even used wooden chopsticks trying to get this stuff off and it still didn't come off completely!  | | | | | 04-13-2010, 03:44 AM | #19 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
yeah, that looks like grease pen, not chalk... Try some Goof Off or WD40.. Maybe it's just a sign that you need to get new wheels  __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 04-13-2010, 04:06 AM | #20 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 136 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj yeah, that looks like grease pen, not chalk... Try some Goof Off or WD40.. Maybe it's just a sign that you need to get new wheels | Yes, I just want to be the stereotypical BMW driver/owner, be picky and complain to the security company. Does anybody on the forums feel like BMW's get hated on for no darn reason sometimes or because they look too good?  I do want new wheels and will probably refinish or sell these ones. | | | | | 04-13-2010, 04:36 AM | #21 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 136 |
Also is anything wrong with this picture? I do not know much about these cars since this is only the 3rd day I have ever touched a 318Ti but a Clutch Fan and an Electric fan (that I have never heard come on) and also I think there is no fan in front behind the grill. It's missing!!   | | | | | 04-13-2010, 05:50 AM | #22 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
that's definitely not normal, all US-spec 318ti'ss came equipped with just an electric fan, but US-spec 318i's and 318is's were available with the clutch fan, I'm thinking that engine might not be original or some mechanic just got really confused
the ti's also don't have a fan behind the front grill, they just use the puller fan behind the radiator, which you have | | | | | 04-13-2010, 06:43 AM | #23 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Portland Or Posts: 2,666 |
Some think mechanical fans = good and electric bad, old school types.
Silly
Dave __________________
Dave - PDX
1995 318ti - Active Black and Tan.
2005 330xi - Mtech 1 - 6spd - Orient Blue/Black | | | | | 04-13-2010, 06:59 AM | #24 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 136 |
Quote: Originally Posted by pdxmotorhead Some think mechanical fans = good and electric bad, old school types.
Silly
Dave | The previous owner told me the mechanic thought having 2 fans would be good, I believe the mechanical fan only creates engine drag for one thing and also looks pretty dumb in there without a fan shroud. So only the other 318's came with the larger front fan for additional cooling and the Ti's only had one electrical fan behind(puller) behind the radiator , is this correct? I do not even hear the E-Fan come on or make noise at all, humm? Where to start checking now? Fan thermostat, wires ect darn time to read through the Bentley manual. I am going to take that damm thing off tomorrow.
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Quote: Originally Posted by JunpoweR So only the other 318's came with the larger front fan for additional cooling and the Ti's only had one electrical fan behind(puller) behind the radiator , is this correct? | it depended on whether or not it had A/C I believe, cars without A/C got the clutch fan and cars with it got the electric fan, since all US-spec ti's came with A/C standard they all have electric fans | | | | | 04-13-2010, 09:10 AM | #26 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 136 |
Quote: Originally Posted by tiFreak it depended on whether or not it had A/C I believe, cars without A/C got the clutch fan and cars with it got the electric fan, since all US-spec ti's came with A/C standard they all have electric fans | I got a non working ac so I guess the Clutch fan was something extra they sued to help the overheating problem when It was just a Un=purged cooling system and also no belly pan and missing middle of bumper and also non working E-fan. I have been driving it and out about 100 miles on it now but figure all my driving is freeway and not really stop and go so no overheating issues. The temp stays at half way and hasn't got hot yet but the weather also has been cold. I need to take care of this before it get;s hot. | | | | | 04-13-2010, 11:59 PM | #27 | | Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central and Southern California Posts: 34 |
I never in 2 years heard my fan turn on no matter how hot it was, until one day I turned my car fully off, and then turned my car into the ON (not start) position. You should try that first. | | | | | 04-14-2010, 01:47 AM | #28 | | Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Houston TX Posts: 309 |
the fan turns on in my car when i turn my a/c on. | | | | | 04-14-2010, 03:03 AM | #29 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 136 |
Quote: Originally Posted by 713bmw318ti the fan turns on in my car when i turn my a/c on. | My AC does not work and when I push it on the fan does not turn on either.? What could be wrong? | | | | | 04-14-2010, 03:16 AM | #30 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 136 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj Yes, the DDM bumper will fit like stock. Your fog lights will fit just fine also. The brake ducts from a non-M bumper will not be quite long enough for the M style bumper. They will fit, they will just be loose. Seriously, the bumper is very good quality for aftermarket and the fitment is fine. (voice of experience here...)
BTW, if you are free, you should cruise up to Benicia on Thurs around 5:30-6pm, we are having a small NorCal bimmer meet and photo shoot afterwards. I'm trying to get a couple other .org members to come as well... | Ok I am ordering the bumper tonight. My bumper is from a M sport so the vents fit? Are the front of these cars exactly the same as a normal M3 coupe or 4 door? Will this one do? http://www.ddmtuning.com/index.php?p...=73&parent=152 Do you also have a Black one Wolf? | | | | | |
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