» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | My 318ti build 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 05-21-2024 04:48 PM 0 Replies, 960 Views | | | | | | 05-02-2011, 02:19 AM | #1246 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | pretty sure he meant 5 quarts didn't do anything to the ti but I took the E30 out for the first autocross of the season still needs a lot of work but it's still fun beating on it | | | 05-02-2011, 05:42 AM | #1247 | Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Germany Posts: 33 | On Saturday, my Ti get a new Ppainted M front, a new grill, new DEPO Xenon headlights with SMD Angel Eyes and new fog lamps, ahh and the new steering wheel would not forget me. and he becomme a full polish with meguaierīs. itīs enough for one day, or? | | | 05-02-2011, 06:05 AM | #1248 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 111 | Refit my intake filter. Wasn't snug enough. Then stared at how nicely the car sits. When I was coming back from O'Riley's the guy next to me said: "Nice ride". __________________ "Never trust a big butt and a smile" 97- 328Ti (daily) 01- S2K (auto-x, cruiser) 96- JDM Integra SiR-G turbo (1/4 mile, auto-x, road course, show) | | | 05-03-2011, 03:01 AM | #1249 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 | Went to the local dealership and bought the two infamous plastic water pipes. Here's a buying tip that works for me at my local BMW dealership. I look up the parts number for the part that I need on the site, getbmwparts.com, the parts website for Tischer BMW in Silver Springs Maryland. I get the Tischer quote on the price, then take order down to my local BMW parts guy who gives me the Tischer price which is always cheaper than the local price. I got this started when I balked once when the dealership quoted me $109 for a part that Tischer sold for $78. When I mentiond this to the parts guy he said that he would match the Tischer price on any part. With this arrangement you save shipping costs, but pay tax on the part. You local dealership gets your business. You usually get the part quicker than you would over the net and you get face time with the parts man who can be helpful in many ways. It's worth a try with any dealership; unless the parts guy has an attitude, he'll probably say yes. | | | 05-03-2011, 04:45 AM | #1250 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | took it to the body shop to set up an appointment, June 13 I'll be dropping it off to get the M3 bumper and sideskirts installed | | | 05-03-2011, 05:31 AM | #1251 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 111 | Installed that grommet thing at the base of the antenna. __________________ "Never trust a big butt and a smile" 97- 328Ti (daily) 01- S2K (auto-x, cruiser) 96- JDM Integra SiR-G turbo (1/4 mile, auto-x, road course, show) | | | 05-04-2011, 10:39 PM | #1252 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Georgia Posts: 148 | Strut bar installed Sent from my PC36100 using Tapatalk __________________ It's true that we don't know what we've got until we lose it, but it's also true that we don't know what we've been missing until it arrives. | | | 05-04-2011, 11:13 PM | #1253 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,464 | Quote: Originally Posted by jca Went to the local dealership and bought the two infamous plastic water pipes. Here's a buying tip that works for me at my local BMW dealership. I look up the parts number for the part that I need on the site, getbmwparts.com, the parts website for Tischer BMW in Silver Springs Maryland. I get the Tischer quote on the price, then take order down to my local BMW parts guy who gives me the Tischer price which is always cheaper than the local price. I got this started when I balked once when the dealership quoted me $109 for a part that Tischer sold for $78. When I mentiond this to the parts guy he said that he would match the Tischer price on any part. With this arrangement you save shipping costs, but pay tax on the part. You local dealership gets your business. You usually get the part quicker than you would over the net and you get face time with the parts man who can be helpful in many ways. It's worth a try with any dealership; unless the parts guy has an attitude, he'll probably say yes. | I tried this with my local BMW dealer and his response was: "All dealers set their own prices, this is my price." Which, BTW, was about $10 OVER dealer list price per item for the items purchased. I would have just ordered them online, but I was in a time crunch and needed them that day. | | | 05-05-2011, 04:23 AM | #1254 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 | Good thing about living in L.A. is you have multiple dealers to do business with. I have just one in Wichita Falls, Texas, so I was a little surprised they would negotiate on price. | | | 05-05-2011, 11:55 PM | #1255 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Boston MA Posts: 135 | put on the new exhaust. thanks to Platanos it sounds very nice | | | 05-08-2011, 04:42 PM | #1256 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Lake Elsinore, CA Posts: 15 | Oil Leak Fixed! I had an oil leak for over a year on my 318ti. I noticed on the knowledge base on this website that a replacement of the gasket on the oil filter housing would fix the leak. Bamm! Thanks for the great information. Changed gasket last night and started car up this morning. No leaks! Yeah! Now I can park it anywhere and not mess up the floor or driveway. Love my ti! | | | 05-08-2011, 07:40 PM | #1257 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Pennsylvania,USA Posts: 7 | Replaced Power Steering reservoir Began changing fluids about a week ago.... Power steering got quite. Fluid was finally getting red again so I put the new reservoir on today. Next up is the starter... Have to find the DIY for that.... Bought the car with 185k on it and still had original reservoir with factory clamps.... Last edited by PETE385; 05-08-2011 at 09:40 PM. | | | 05-08-2011, 08:06 PM | #1258 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | yesterday I put on my DTM mirrors and drove it to a meet, passenger one went on crooked so I can't see anything with it need to find some time between all the mothers day stuff to fix it, then I'll get pics up | | | 05-08-2011, 08:54 PM | #1259 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 | Replaced the mechanism that the hood release lever attaches to. Also installed my new cool milled hood release lever. __________________ ...steven BMW CCA #146825 1996 BMW 328ti 2003 MINI Cooper S 2016 M235i www.bmwcca.org | | | 05-09-2011, 11:40 PM | #1260 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Honolulu, HI Posts: 133 | Bled the brakes with ATE Super Blue fluid on Sunday. Thoughts -- Well, this being my first ever experience bleeding brakes I did not know what to expect outside of reading as many posts as possible; so here is my take. 1. It was quicker and easier than I had imagined. 2. The amber fluid being extracted from the brake lines had tiny particles in it and did have some a few air bubbles. 3. My wife had to pump the brake pedal many times, and I had to loosen and tighten the nut the same amount of times for the fluid to process through the brake line, through the clear tube, and into an empty water bottle. It seemed almost sludge like at first. 4. It was pretty neat to see the plastic tube turning from amber to amber/blue, then to solid blue. 5. I had to take off both front tires to reach and see the valve in order to loosen it. I was hoping to just turn the wheels and have access. Nope. 6. All 4 valves were 7mm. 7. The old brake fluid was an ugly dark brown color in the water bottle. I wanted to put a Mr. Yuck sticker on it right away! Results -- Not much of a difference in braking performance, slight but somewhat noticeable. What I appreciate is the air bubbles and particles streaming out of the car via the brake lines! That is enough to satisfy me with the effort made. All this in the rain too. __________________ 2005 Steel Blue 325ia: Upgrades/Mods: Lots. 1996 Alpine White: 318ti: Dinan Stage 1 Software. CosmoRacing CAI EVO 3.5". Dinan Free Flow exhaust. X-Brace. LeatherZ Mark2 Armrest. Eibach front sway bar. Meyle RSM's | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | |