E90 M3

[Mr Tidy]

E90_M3Ross said:

Just got there, bumper and lights fitted, levelling working OK but they're just finalising the alignment....almost done

Well that's a relief - at last!

[JeremyH5]

Crikey, they’re good, I hope I don’t find myself on the receiving end of those!

[cerb4.5lee]

JeremyH5 said:

Crikey, they’re good, I hope I don’t find myself on the receiving end of those!

I thought the same! They are properly bright for sure.

[E90_M3Ross]

Here's a better one for dipped beams

https://drive.google.com/file/d/16wZ9hFk7ehg5Hp33L...

[d_a_n1979]

Bloody hell Ross they look spectacular!

Really glad this has all gotten sorted at last...

[E90_M3Ross]

d_a_n1979 said:

Bloody hell Ross they look spectacular!

Really glad this has all gotten sorted at last...

I was rather happy last night. I sent those videos to KYCS and he said there looks like it needs some minor adjustments to perfect it but said it comes down to personal preference. Aside from obviously the height there is adjustments to the projectors you can make....either a longer throw but a narrower beam, or a shorter throw for a wider beam. He said he will send me a video and draw a diagram for me to explain how to do it myself if I fancy adjusting it, he said just do small changes and try it and see what I prefer.

I'm not sure I will change much, or anything, to be honest as they seem very good to me. I didn't get any other drivers flashing me so that's good

Just so nice to have the car back and all sorted now. What a saga this was. And so bizarre, too. The fact that the bit that failed had nothing to do with what was done was what threw everyone off.....change the suspension bits and tweak the headlights, you would assume it was either of those, but it was neither.

[d_a_n1979]

E90_M3Ross said:

d_a_n1979 said:

Bloody hell Ross they look spectacular!

Really glad this has all gotten sorted at last...

I was rather happy last night. I sent those videos to KYCS and he said there looks like it needs some minor adjustments to perfect it but said it comes down to personal preference. Aside from obviously the height there is adjustments to the projectors you can make....either a longer throw but a narrower beam, or a shorter throw for a wider beam. He said he will send me a video and draw a diagram for me to explain how to do it myself if I fancy adjusting it, he said just do small changes and try it and see what I prefer.

I'm not sure I will change much, or anything, to be honest as they seem very good to me. I didn't get any other drivers flashing me so that's good

Just so nice to have the car back and all sorted now. What a saga this was. And so bizarre, too. The fact that the bit that failed had nothing to do with what was done was what threw everyone off.....change the suspension bits and tweak the headlights, you would assume it was either of those, but it was neither.

That's it! If they look good (which they do); with a sharp cut off and decent light scatter and everyone coming towards you isn't dazzled by them, they're spot on so best left be

It'd be sods law you start to tweak them and you tweak them too far

Time to start enjoying the car again Ross

[E90_M3Ross]

d_a_n1979 said:

E90_M3Ross said:

d_a_n1979 said:

Bloody hell Ross they look spectacular!

Really glad this has all gotten sorted at last...

I was rather happy last night. I sent those videos to KYCS and he said there looks like it needs some minor adjustments to perfect it but said it comes down to personal preference. Aside from obviously the height there is adjustments to the projectors you can make....either a longer throw but a narrower beam, or a shorter throw for a wider beam. He said he will send me a video and draw a diagram for me to explain how to do it myself if I fancy adjusting it, he said just do small changes and try it and see what I prefer.

I'm not sure I will change much, or anything, to be honest as they seem very good to me. I didn't get any other drivers flashing me so that's good

Just so nice to have the car back and all sorted now. What a saga this was. And so bizarre, too. The fact that the bit that failed had nothing to do with what was done was what threw everyone off.....change the suspension bits and tweak the headlights, you would assume it was either of those, but it was neither.

That's it! If they look good (which they do); with a sharp cut off and decent light scatter and everyone coming towards you isn't dazzled by them, they're spot on so best left be

It'd be sods law you start to tweak them and you tweak them too far

Time to start enjoying the car again Ross

Had another few messages from KYCS, and sent him a pic of before it was sorted (i.e. headlights pointing at the floor) and he said the lateral adjustment is absolutely spot on, so just leave as they are and enjoy

[E90_M3Ross]

So I kept my booking with BMR for the vehicle inspection, due to the upcoming Highlands trip. Mostly good news, but some not-so-good news.

The garage I used some months ago to replace the injectors messed up a bit, they damaged a bolt or nut or something, and rather than replacing it, they glued it.

DEFINITELY won't be using them again. They said otherwise it is actually a very tidy car.

[bolidemichael]

BMR is a very reassuring reference point.

[E90_M3Ross]

bolidemichael said:

BMR is a very reassuring reference point.

They have a seriously good reputation. Apparently if the local BMW dealer gets a problematic car they can't sort they take it there

Off to collect it now.

[bolidemichael]

E90_M3Ross said:

bolidemichael said:

BMR is a very reassuring reference point.

They have a seriously good reputation. Apparently if the local BMW dealer gets a problematic car they can't sort they take it there

Off to collect it now.

If it's any assurance, I've known Barry since the E30 forum days as I purchased replacement seats for my Sport from him and then when he was working out of hours around his day jobs etc. He's top notch and geek levels of detail.

[E90_M3Ross]

bolidemichael said:

E90_M3Ross said:

bolidemichael said:

BMR is a very reassuring reference point.

They have a seriously good reputation. Apparently if the local BMW dealer gets a problematic car they can't sort they take it there

Off to collect it now.

If it's any assurance, I've known Barry since the E30 forum days as I purchased replacement seats for my Sport from him and then when he was working out of hours around his day jobs etc. He's top notch and geek levels of detail.

The level of detail for their inspection even went as far as checking the radio!

"are you aware your radio doesn't pick up signal?"

"it does, but the audio input is set to aux because of my android auto system I use"

"ah, that'd explain it!"



It was nice to hear the mechanic say it was a tidy car should bloody hope so too

[E90_M3Ross]

Got the car back. It's got three advisories, one of which is regarding the radio which is not right, it just needs changing audio input. The others are the plenum bolt needs rectifying properly (again, hardly a big job) and the last one is a big one......

Fuel filler cap string is broken

I'm pretty happy with that to be honest. Peace of mind for Scotland in under two months!

[Court_S]

Good to hear that the light saga has reached a satisfactory ending.

The old broken filler cap string; do my head in. Luckily you can get replacements on eBay for a few quid.

[E90_M3Ross]

Court_S said:

Good to hear that the light saga has reached a satisfactory ending.

The old broken filler cap string; do my head in. Luckily you can get replacements on eBay for a few quid.

It's never bothered me because the cap has a pointy bit which fits in a small hole on the inside of the fuel filler flap, so it just sits there when I refuel so no issue.

[BlueComet]

It was a pleasure to have a passenger ride out in this very car today. Mega engine (well mega everything). Dare I say it, but it's hard to see why road cars need any more performance than this.

After the M3 I gave Ross a spin in my TF to demonstrate a real performance car Ross didn't react much, which I guess means that the M3 has calibrated his sense of speed and excitement to something else entirely

[E90_M3Ross]

Fun in both in the sunshine

[d_a_n1979]

Good to see it's up to spec and doing a good job Ross

[Mr Tidy]

E90_M3Ross said:

Court_S said:

Good to hear that the light saga has reached a satisfactory ending.

The old broken filler cap string; do my head in. Luckily you can get replacements on eBay for a few quid.

It's never bothered me because the cap has a pointy bit which fits in a small hole on the inside of the fuel filler flap, so it just sits there when I refuel so no issue.

I know the cap sits inside the filler flap just fine, but my OCD means I keep ordering the straps on Ebay!