[soco352]

Originally Posted by lax01

Found this while installing my Lightweight lip:

How do you like that lip? And what about fitment? Looks pretty clean to me, just trying to get an owners perspective before pulling the trigger.

[lax01]

Originally Posted by soco352

How do you like that lip? And what about fitment? Looks pretty clean to me, just trying to get an owners perspective before pulling the trigger.

I like it - its clean and simple...it was not fun to install (probably should have just paid EAS the $150 they wanted to install it). When reading the M3/M4 forums (about the similar fitting Lightweight lip), people seem to indicate that it only took about an hour to install and you didn't need to jack the car up. Not sure how that's even possible. Instructions are pretty unclear and incomplete as well and took a bit of thought to get it to fit and line up. The instructions also state it takes about an hour to install - I ended up taking 3-4.5 hours to get it right...

I jacked the car up with a floor jack, pulled the undertray off easy enough but ran into a few issues when trying to line the lip up and get it bolted up...the lip itself is beefy and it is tough to get the 8 factory holes lined up and bolted in so you can drill the other required holes. It would have been definitely easier to throw the car on a lift and do it. It took some flexing of the lip to connected with the bumper - I don't know how to explain this but it was just tough to get everything lined up and bolted together.

Then the instructions aren't super-clear about WHICH holes you need to drill out - there are holes in the lip which aren't used and its unclear which ones you need to drill and which ones are just left un-used. I made a judgement call and but took mine time and made sure it made sense. The instructions also totally lack instructions that you need to drill out two holes for the center support. The instructions are also confusing because they mention drilling out the holes with an 8mm bit and then it mentions an 11mm bit (which I didn't have - my fault - and had to run out and get). I read and re-read it and realized the instructions meant to initially drill out the holes with the 8mm bit and then REMOVE the lip and re-drill out the holes with the 11mm bit so you can fit the supplied rivets (or whatever they are).

Fitment is also good...once you get it properly installed.

[soco352]

Originally Posted by lax01

I like it - its clean and simple...it was not fun to install (probably should have just paid EAS the $150 they wanted to install it). When reading the M3/M4 forums (about the similar fitting Lightweight lip), people seem to indicate that it only took about an hour to install and you didn't need to jack the car up. Not sure how that's even possible. Instructions are pretty unclear and incomplete as well and took a bit of thought to get it to fit and line up. The instructions also state it takes about an hour to install - I ended up taking 3-4.5 hours to get it right...

I jacked the car up with a floor jack, pulled the undertray off easy enough but ran into a few issues when trying to line the lip up and get it bolted up...the lip itself is beefy and it is tough to get the 8 factory holes lined up and bolted in so you can drill the other required holes. It would have been definitely easier to throw the car on a lift and do it. It took some flexing of the lip to connected with the bumper - I don't know how to explain this but it was just tough to get everything lined up and bolted together.

Then the instructions aren't super-clear about WHICH holes you need to drill out - there are holes in the lip which aren't used and its unclear which ones you need to drill and which ones are just left un-used. I made a judgement call and but took mine time and made sure it made sense. The instructions also totally lack instructions that you need to drill out two holes for the center support. The instructions are also confusing because they mention drilling out the holes with an 8mm bit and then it mentions an 11mm bit (which I didn't have - my fault - and had to run out and get). I read and re-read it and realized the instructions meant to initially drill out the holes with the 8mm bit and then REMOVE the lip and re-drill out the holes with the 11mm bit so you can fit the supplied rivets (or whatever they are).

Fitment is also good...once you get it properly installed.

Thanks for the feedback. Looks like I'll just get EAS to install for the $150 lol.

[Aronis]

Originally Posted by soco352

Thanks for the feedback. Looks like I'll just get EAS to install for the $150 lol.

Your write up above is certainly worth $150. You've outed the EAS secrets! LOL

Mike

[lax01]

Luckily I was bored on Monday and had the time to DIY (and it would be a lot easier to DIY it again a second time)...totally worth the $150 to have them do it - its well worth the money

[BAN_M2C]

Not today but yesterday.. went to a Cars and Coffee and hopefully convinced another enthusiast to seek finding an M2 for himself after giving him a ride in my car! Also got a drive in his GT4 which definitely showed me once again that my next car will be a Porsche.

[Midn1ght]

I cleaned up someone else's mess on my car. Could you maybe leave a note next time

[akkando]

Originally Posted by Midn1ght

I cleaned up someone else's mess on my car. Could you maybe leave a note next time

Holy shit lol.

[lax01]

Is that paint?

[No Boost]

Originally Posted by lax01

Is that paint?

Bird doodie

[EstorilM]

My first mod... Next up: Spacers, black front grill surrounds, and Dinan resonator delete.

[P4rD0nM3]

Bugs, road tar, rocks, bird poop, etc. Thank goodness for a full PPF.

2000+ miles round trip from IL to CO.

Averaging 23 MPG while getting on it and averaging 29 MPG if I just use cruise control all the way (80 MPH).



http://www.fuelly.com/car/bmw/m2/2017/rodoabad/523342

[UltraMagneticAL]

tracked the car for the first time. got held up by a fiat w/ 2 other M2's

[lax01]

Damn I need to finish break in so I can hit the track...you run the roval or just the in field?

[UltraMagneticAL]

Originally Posted by lax01

Damn I need to finish break in so I can hit the track...you run the roval or just the in field?

did the Roval!

[Transcon]

I'm 2 days late but I did the best thing I could for my M2.......

I bought it

[M2Nebula]

Brought her in for first service, then brought her back to show service manager the nice dig and PPF that was lifted and looked like a flipped up eyelid on the lower rocker panel near the RH rear jack point. Yep, they missed the Jack point and it F'd up my rocker panel paint and PPF. This is almost laughable....wish I was in denial, but it's more like dis-belief. Took me 55 years of my life to buy my first new car, now I know why!

[Ian ///M]

Originally Posted by M2Nebula

Brought her in for first service, then brought her back to show service manager the nice dig and PPF that was lifted and looked like a flipped up eyelid on the lower rocker panel near the RH rear jack point. Yep, they missed the Jack point and it F'd up my rocker panel paint and PPF. This is almost laughable....wish I was in denial, but it's more like dis-belief. Took me 55 years of my life to buy my first new car, now I know why!

Well I got my rocker messed up back in January and got BMW AG to send plenty over to the states. Hope your wait is less than 2 months to get a new one like mine was

[EstorilM]

Picked it up from its break-in service!

[bluebro]

Fitted my retrimmed seats

[izzyM2]

Originally Posted by bluebro

Fitted my retrimmed seats

Beautiful!!!

[gmzanatta]

Originally Posted by bluebro

Fitted my retrimmed seats

That is drool worthy!

If you don't mind me asking, what was the price overall to get the work done?