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      03-23-2017, 03:22 PM   #2157
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Today I took my M2 (LBB) to Knights BMW in Stoke to see AC Schnitzers UK demo [IMG][/IMG]

Not usually into Schnitzers style of tuning, but this did look well to say the least!
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      03-23-2017, 04:00 PM   #2158
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Today I took my M2 (LBB) to Knights BMW in Stoke to see AC Schnitzers UK demo [IMG][/IMG]

Not usually into Schnitzers style of tuning, but this did look well to say the least!
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      03-23-2017, 09:41 PM   #2159
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Finally installed my HR springs and 12mm spacers. Super happy with the ride and drop.

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      03-23-2017, 09:42 PM   #2160
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      03-23-2017, 10:07 PM   #2161
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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.
I just had my first wheel repair and while my guy basically did the same thing, he also hit the repaired area with a tinted clear coat. Visually its absolutely perfect. The only way to tell is by running your fingers along the lip where you an feel the texture change. I was blown away by how good the repair looks.
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      03-24-2017, 01:39 AM   #2162
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Looks great. Would you say the H&R springs is more than the advertised .8" drop? Looks to be more aggressive than Eibach but I love it.
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      03-24-2017, 07:00 AM   #2163
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Looks great. Would you say the H&R springs is more than the advertised .8" drop? Looks to be more aggressive than Eibach but I love it.
I didn't take actual measurements but by the eye of the car drop and size of oem spring vs hr it's about right.

For me I don't like the super low or slammed look my goal was to just remove the small wheel gap that was there. The end game I got what I was looking for thanks man!
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      03-24-2017, 01:04 PM   #2164
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Brought some old school back into the new school today. Added the original BMW Performance Shift Knob into the mix. Turned out pretty nice in my opinion. Gives the interior some contrast over the all black and carbon Mperformance one.
R0ME0, do they still sell that knob? Looks super nice!
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      03-24-2017, 01:05 PM   #2165
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I didn't take actual measurements but by the eye of the car drop and size of oem spring vs hr it's about right.

For me I don't like the super low or slammed look my goal was to just remove the small wheel gap that was there. The end game I got what I was looking for thanks man!
Thanks for sharing. How many fingers would you say you can put in the wheel gap now with the drop and has it settled more overtime? Maybe you can do a front bumper / rear bumper clearance measurement for us!
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      03-24-2017, 01:24 PM   #2166
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I didn't take actual measurements but by the eye of the car drop and size of oem spring vs hr it's about right.

For me I don't like the super low or slammed look my goal was to just remove the small wheel gap that was there. The end game I got what I was looking for thanks man!
Thanks for sharing. How many fingers would you say you can put in the wheel gap now with the drop and has it settled more overtime? Maybe you can do a front bumper / rear bumper clearance measurement for us!
The back seemed to settle but only had them on for 24 hrs. I can only fit one finger in back on an angle and front just one straight.

Here are pics of height

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[IMG]http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j9...ps9jxy85ot.jpg[/IMG]

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[IMG]http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j9...psfivnnz2b.jpg[/IMG]
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I didn't take actual measurements but by the eye of the car drop and size of oem spring vs hr it's about right.

For me I don't like the super low or slammed look my goal was to just remove the small wheel gap that was there. The end game I got what I was looking for thanks man!
Thanks for sharing. How many fingers would you say you can put in the wheel gap now with the drop and has it settled more overtime? Maybe you can do a front bumper / rear bumper clearance measurement for us!
The back seemed to settle but only had them on for 24 hrs. I can only fit one finger in back on an angle and front just one straight.

Here are pics of height

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[IMG]http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j9...ps9jxy85ot.jpg[/IMG]

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Thanks sir you are the man!
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      03-24-2017, 02:14 PM   #2168
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Brought some old school back into the new school today. Added the original BMW Performance Shift Knob into the mix. Turned out pretty nice in my opinion. Gives the interior some contrast over the all black and carbon Mperformance one.
R0ME0, do they still sell that knob? Looks super nice!
They do and I love it. Had it on my e86 z4m. Putting it back on the car made a world of difference. It's .5" shorter in height. Also serves as a budget short shifter
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      03-25-2017, 08:42 AM   #2169
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The back seemed to settle but only had them on for 24 hrs. I can only fit one finger in back on an angle and front just one straight.

Here are pics of height

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[IMG]http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j9...ps9jxy85ot.jpg[/IMG]

Back
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Thanks sir you are the man!

The picture is not perfect but the sheet was handed over me by Marco Gaa from Scnitzer Aachen himself !
Lowering of the front of the car is 20-25 mm and lowering of the rear of the car is 15-20 mm with their basic spring kit, which is the one I assume you have.
You can also get a full adjustable suspension mod that allows for adjustable ride height between 30-40 mm lower than stock.

But the question is how is the ride improved ?

They claim:
- better steering response by putting a little more weight on the nose.
- improved traction with reduced squirming on acceleration due to better weight transfer.
- reduced nose dive on breaking and float on acceleration.
- flatter handling with less body roll.
- above all a maintained ride quality.
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      03-27-2017, 09:27 AM   #2170
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Busy weekend - installed the backup camera switch, put the summer tires back on, gave it a bath... then proceeded to cover it with brake dust at its first autocross.

This was a BMW CCA auto-x school so I got plenty of runs in, and wow. It's one thing to DD this car, and entirely another to get to really run it. There was a wide variety of BMWs there, including a bunch of M cars, but only 1 other M2. They were easily the stars of the show. My instructor told me they were basically drawing straws to see who got to instruct the M2 drivers. A lot of them hadn't seen one before, let alone drive one. I rode along while my instructor took a lap in mine, and one of the other instructors did a couple as well, which made me feel... slow. Still, if you haven't gotten out to an auto-x, do yourself a favor and do it ASAP.

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      03-27-2017, 02:19 PM   #2171
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Brought some old school back into the new school today. Added the original BMW Performance Shift Knob into the mix. Turned out pretty nice in my opinion. Gives the interior some contrast over the all black and carbon Mperformance one.
How did you find getting the original leather shift knob off the alcantara?
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Today I took my M2 (LBB) to Knights BMW in Stoke to see AC Schnitzers UK demo [IMG][/IMG]

Not usually into Schnitzers style of tuning, but this did look well to say the least!
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      03-29-2017, 07:39 AM   #2173
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I picked up my 2017 LBB with DCT yesterday at my local BMW shop. Put 12 miles on it driving home. Love it !
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I picked up my 2017 LBB with DCT yesterday at my local BMW shop. Put 12 miles on it driving home. Love it !
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installed the AA FMIC and ER charge pipe and made a diy video for it. will edit the video tomorrow.










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Took my M2 to get detailed and massaged by a group of tall amazonian women. fair to say after picking the car up i had an additional 20bhp.
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      03-30-2017, 11:11 AM   #2177
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installed the AA FMIC and ER charge pipe and made a diy video for it. will edit the video tomorrow.









Any particular reason you chose AA versus the others?
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      03-30-2017, 11:53 AM   #2178
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installed the AA FMIC and ER charge pipe and made a diy video for it. will edit the video tomorrow.









Any noticable difference? Power? Throttle response or pickup?
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