Our new to us 2015 F31 325D M Sport
Discussion
cerb4.5lee said:
They look really well Dan.
Hat's off for getting stuck into the arches too.
Cheers Lee Hat's off for getting stuck into the arches too.
It was hard work as it's bitter here and blowing a hoolie; got the rears done. Went in, had a brew and tackled the fronts and then gave it a quick snowfoam and hand wash as it was caked in grime
Using it properly for a change and getting it absolutely filthy inside and out
Loaded this morning with fruit bushes from our local, decent, nurseries and plenty of fruit potting compost
It's absolutely caked in ste inside & out... That'll be tomorrows job!
It does look well on the refurbed 405Ms though
Loaded this morning with fruit bushes from our local, decent, nurseries and plenty of fruit potting compost
It's absolutely caked in ste inside & out... That'll be tomorrows job!
It does look well on the refurbed 405Ms though
E90_M3Ross said:
Those wheels, in my opinion, are the perfect size. Not too big, not too small.
Cheers RossThey're spot on IMO - plenty of sidewall to take the bad roads; but low profile enough to not be like balloons etc
Cannot comprehend what it must be like to drive on 20" wheels on these cars; the 19s were bad enough!
d_a_n1979 said:
E90_M3Ross said:
Those wheels, in my opinion, are the perfect size. Not too big, not too small.
Cheers RossThey're spot on IMO - plenty of sidewall to take the bad roads; but low profile enough to not be like balloons etc
Cannot comprehend what it must be like to drive on 20" wheels on these cars; the 19s were bad enough!
E90_M3Ross said:
d_a_n1979 said:
E90_M3Ross said:
Those wheels, in my opinion, are the perfect size. Not too big, not too small.
Cheers RossThey're spot on IMO - plenty of sidewall to take the bad roads; but low profile enough to not be like balloons etc
Cannot comprehend what it must be like to drive on 20" wheels on these cars; the 19s were bad enough!
I could have gone 245/40s but preferred the 45 sidewall
I'm still in 2 minds whether to fit the stud conversion and 12mm hubcentric spacers...
d_a_n1979 said:
E90_M3Ross said:
d_a_n1979 said:
E90_M3Ross said:
Those wheels, in my opinion, are the perfect size. Not too big, not too small.
Cheers RossThey're spot on IMO - plenty of sidewall to take the bad roads; but low profile enough to not be like balloons etc
Cannot comprehend what it must be like to drive on 20" wheels on these cars; the 19s were bad enough!
I could have gone 245/40s but preferred the 45 sidewall
I'm still in 2 minds whether to fit the stud conversion and 12mm hubcentric spacers...
E90_M3Ross said:
d_a_n1979 said:
E90_M3Ross said:
d_a_n1979 said:
E90_M3Ross said:
Those wheels, in my opinion, are the perfect size. Not too big, not too small.
Cheers RossThey're spot on IMO - plenty of sidewall to take the bad roads; but low profile enough to not be like balloons etc
Cannot comprehend what it must be like to drive on 20" wheels on these cars; the 19s were bad enough!
I could have gone 245/40s but preferred the 45 sidewall
I'm still in 2 minds whether to fit the stud conversion and 12mm hubcentric spacers...
I've always used decent spacers and not eBay specials and not once have they caused any wobbles or other issues
The thing for the F31 is that the 405Ms are already quite close to the arches; but another 12mm would have them sitting perfectly...............
E90_M3Ross said:
d_a_n1979 said:
E90_M3Ross said:
d_a_n1979 said:
E90_M3Ross said:
Those wheels, in my opinion, are the perfect size. Not too big, not too small.
Cheers RossThey're spot on IMO - plenty of sidewall to take the bad roads; but low profile enough to not be like balloons etc
Cannot comprehend what it must be like to drive on 20" wheels on these cars; the 19s were bad enough!
I could have gone 245/40s but preferred the 45 sidewall
I'm still in 2 minds whether to fit the stud conversion and 12mm hubcentric spacers...
The alloys are close enough to the arches for my liking; will sell the studs and spacers on
Full detail today; inside and out
Plenty of trips to the nursery gardens & tip = absolutely filthy inside and out (the nursery gardens carpark is sand based; gets everywhere)!
Wheels washed, snowfoamed, rinsed, handwashed, towel dried, AGs Rapid Ceramic Wax applied to the bodywork and Gyeon's Q2 tyre dressing applied and buffed off
Plenty of trips to the nursery gardens & tip = absolutely filthy inside and out (the nursery gardens carpark is sand based; gets everywhere)!
Wheels washed, snowfoamed, rinsed, handwashed, towel dried, AGs Rapid Ceramic Wax applied to the bodywork and Gyeon's Q2 tyre dressing applied and buffed off
I braved the DA this morning and gave the bonnet a once over and the tailgate
I used Koch Chemie 6.01 with a Lake Country cutting pad and in all honesty; they've come up superbly...
A new scratch appeared on the bonnet the other day; couldn't figure out how until I moved the car and saw quite a large branch off one of the trees in the woods down between the car and fence! It'd been blowing a hoolie the other day and it's clearly landed on the bonnet and left its mark!
But the DA has removed that (very happy) and quite a few other scratches... Tailgate looks much better too
I'll do the roof tomorrow and then give the car a full wash as the polishing dust gets everywhere; but it's no where near as bad as the likes of AGs Super Resin or Colour Restorer etc...
I used Koch Chemie 6.01 with a Lake Country cutting pad and in all honesty; they've come up superbly...
A new scratch appeared on the bonnet the other day; couldn't figure out how until I moved the car and saw quite a large branch off one of the trees in the woods down between the car and fence! It'd been blowing a hoolie the other day and it's clearly landed on the bonnet and left its mark!
But the DA has removed that (very happy) and quite a few other scratches... Tailgate looks much better too
I'll do the roof tomorrow and then give the car a full wash as the polishing dust gets everywhere; but it's no where near as bad as the likes of AGs Super Resin or Colour Restorer etc...
Mtec 5mm hubcentric shims (spacers) and stud conversion kit fitted this morning
Such an easy mod to do but makes life easier when it comes to taking off/refitting the wheels and the 5mm spacers have the wheels sitting perfectly now IMO
12mm spacer was too wide and I didn't want to go with 10mm as they don't clear the hub properly
Such an easy mod to do but makes life easier when it comes to taking off/refitting the wheels and the 5mm spacers have the wheels sitting perfectly now IMO
12mm spacer was too wide and I didn't want to go with 10mm as they don't clear the hub properly
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