What did you do to your M2 today?

LAGWAGN · 03-20-2017, 12:12 PM

Scratched a wheel. I feel dead inside...

littleoldman · 03-20-2017, 04:04 PM

Looked at my M2 on MyBMW.com hoping that it went from Order Documented - to Production Begins!

Aronis · 03-20-2017, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by LGWGN

Scratched a wheel. I feel dead inside...

Oh, sorry to hear. How did it happen?

Mike

Aronis · 03-20-2017, 04:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Smiley1175

The one in the blue looks pretty good!

The one in the blue jeans you mean?

Mike

LAGWAGN · 03-20-2017, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Aronis

Oh, sorry to hear. How did it happen?

Mike

Too close to a curb when pulling into the parking garage at work. I blame it squarely on the curb! It has NO reason for existing.

R0ME0 · 03-20-2017, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by LGWGN

Too close to a curb when pulling into the parking garage at work. I blame it squarely on the curb! It has NO reason for existing.

Same thing happened to me on my front passenger wheel.

Anyone had their wheels repaired yet? Concerned the matching of the dark tinted brushed wheel finish on the edge of the wheel. Haven't taken it to a shop yet to check it out.

QLAbot · 03-20-2017, 06:26 PM

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Originally Posted by R0ME0

Same thing happened to me on my front passenger wheel.

Anyone had their wheels repaired yet? Concerned the matching of the dark tinted brushed wheel finish on the edge of the wheel. Haven't taken it to a shop yet to check it out.

Same day I took delivery

QLAbot · 03-20-2017, 06:27 PM

Just installed the switch and decided to make a quick test video to show this bad boy in action (manual transmission

) I'm loving this mod! Better than the clutch stop.

Enjoy!

LAGWAGN · 03-20-2017, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by QLAbot

Same day I took delivery

How well would you say the repair matched?

My scrape is only a couple of inches and not too deep, but I'm still anxious about getting it corrected.

QLAbot · 03-20-2017, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by LGWGN

How well would you say the repair matched?

My scrape is only a couple of inches and not too deep, but I'm still anxious about getting it corrected.

Pretty close actually! At first you could barely tell it had happened, but over time the filler seems to have become soft, and it's starting to chip away slowly. :-\

akkando · 03-21-2017, 02:54 AM

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Originally Posted by LGWGN

How well would you say the repair matched?

My scrape is only a couple of inches and not too deep, but I'm still anxious about getting it corrected.

Here is my before and after. Blue line in the after photo to show where the damage was. It's pretty close. There is a bit of a bright spot but at a glance it just appears to be reflection, I don't think anyone would really notice unless they were looking for it. You can see where the metal was sanded down and doesn't quite have the same shape as everything else. I consider it a reminder to be careful.

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Twt · 03-21-2017, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by LGWGN

Scratched a wheel. I feel dead inside...

I have had mine about 5 months and so far on week 2 the Valet crushed the front bumper, last month someone "cleaning" my car tore the Xpel on the hood,and last week the winshield got cracked....stuff just happens, roll with it.

mssVT98 · 03-21-2017, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by QLAbot

Pretty close actually! At first you could barely tell it had happened, but over time the filler seems to have become soft, and it's starting to chip away slowly. :-\

This is interesting. I curbed mine pretty good and just took it to get fixed. The guy I worked with (who has really good reviews locally) told me if he added filler he'd never be able to match the machined finish. Basically he just ended up sanding it down and polishing it up a bit. So now it looks cleaner than with the curb rash (which was pretty bad IMO), but it's still pretty obvious where it was. I mean, there's a part of the lip that's thinner than the rest...

But hey, at least there won't be filler chipping off.

The machined finish definitely makes it a tougher fix than a painted wheel. I figured if it still really bothered me I could have another shop take a crack at it. Haven't put the summer wheels back on yet, so I can't say how I feel.

CantComplain · 03-21-2017, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by QLAbot

Just installed the switch and decided to make a quick test video to show this bad boy in action (manual transmission

) I'm loving this mod! Better than the clutch stop.

Enjoy!

Thanks for posting that, I've been tempted to blow the $100. And then I think of how insane it is that I'd need to blow $100 just to get rid of something that shouldn't be there in the first place!

AlexCirci · 03-21-2017, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexCirci

We took some photos today

Awesome shot. I think your car is the only M2 I have seen out on the road. Well at least it was a LBB M2 and it was near the Glenwood South area. I am glad that I will be joining the M2 ranks soon.

Thanks! There's a few LBB ones around here but if it had silver wheels then that was me!

QLAbot · 03-22-2017, 12:27 AM

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Originally Posted by CantComplain

Thanks for posting that, I've been tempted to blow the $100. And then I think of how insane it is that I'd need to blow $100 just to get rid of something that shouldn't be there in the first place!

I thought the same thing, but I actually ended up purchasing one for $40 off ebay

switlikbob · 03-22-2017, 06:54 AM

Got my first CEL

toastie · 03-22-2017, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by switlikbob

Got my first CEL

What is causing it?

UltraMagneticAL · 03-22-2017, 12:31 PM

setup my garage to work on the fmic and charge pipe install. didn't get far when i noticed the stock charge pipe has a vacuum line on it - but the new ER CP doesn't. so now i have to replace the pipe.

switlikbob · 03-22-2017, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by toastie

What is causing it?

I have no idea. My only mod so far is a K&N drop in filter. I removed all of the oil with their cleaning kit, and dried out the filter over night before installing it. I was going to lightly oil it after a few hundred miles, but I never got that far, LOL.

It's going in for the 1200 mile service soon, so my dealer will have to figure it out.

Artemis · 03-22-2017, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by toastie

What does your Oil Temp read when your car is fully warmed up? I get 200-215F depending on the day, curious to know if anyone else gets the same. I know it varies depending on location but shouldn't be that far off.

86°C to 87°C oil temp = OBC digital temp indicator needle moves from the final notch before the middle to the middle.

toastie · 03-23-2017, 09:34 AM

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Originally Posted by switlikbob

I have no idea. My only mod so far is a K&N drop in filter. I removed all of the oil with their cleaning kit, and dried out the filter over night before installing it. I was going to lightly oil it after a few hundred miles, but I never got that far, LOL.

It's going in for the 1200 mile service soon, so my dealer will have to figure it out.

Typically auto parts stores will plug an OBD reader for free and tell you what the error is. You could go to one instead of waiting.

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