What did you do to you X3 today?

Wgosma · 01-19-2021, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by romero1990

there is a thread somewhere in the forum talking about grille removal. I ended up have an Indy do it for me along with oil change

see pic.

jwe45bb · 01-21-2021, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by deeLow

How was the install? I have black grilles just waiting to go on as well.

It's a PITA

X3Turbo · 01-22-2021, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by deeLow

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Originally Posted by romero1990

putting on a set of black grille. it really transform the car's look from the chrome one

How was the install? I have black grilles just waiting to go on as well.

Took me 20 mins 🤔

deeLow · 01-23-2021, 08:33 PM

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Originally Posted by X3Turbo

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Originally Posted by deeLow

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Originally Posted by romero1990

putting on a set of black grille. it really transform the car's look from the chrome one

How was the install? I have black grilles just waiting to go on as well.

Took me 20 mins 🤔

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Originally Posted by jwe45bb

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Originally Posted by deeLow

How was the install? I have black grilles just waiting to go on as well.

It's a PITA

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Originally Posted by X3Turbo

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Originally Posted by deeLow

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Originally Posted by romero1990

putting on a set of black grille. it really transform the car's look from the chrome one

How was the install? I have black grilles just waiting to go on as well.

Took me 20 mins 🤔

Watched a YouTube vid and breezed right through it 10 minutes.

130idvg · 01-27-2021, 06:59 AM

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evilchargerfan · 01-27-2021, 12:40 PM

my BMS filter is in need of cleaning

so I decided to pick up a 2nd intake / filter so I can switch back and forth while the other is down for servicing

https://www.knfilters.com/63-1132-pe...-intake-system

(I wonder if we should tell the people over at K&N that this intake system fits more than just F10 535I's)

evilchargerfan · 01-27-2021, 12:46 PM

went for a test drive that night, and grabbed a free Whopper from Burger King (thanks tmobile tuesday) ... impressions = the new intake is much quieter compared to the BMS one it replaced

also noticed a gas station nearby had e85, might as well fill up! made a friend while pumping, what a clean example of a car that is 25+ if not 30 yrs old

najnad · 01-28-2021, 03:27 PM

Do you have to do any coding for E85?

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Originally Posted by evilchargerfan

went for a test drive that night, and grabbed a free Whopper from Burger King (thanks tmobile tuesday) ... impressions = the new intake is much quieter compared to the BMS one it replaced

also noticed a gas station nearby had e85, might as well fill up! made a friend while pumping, what a clean example of a car that is 25+ if not 30 yrs old

evilchargerfan · 01-28-2021, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by najnad

Do you have to do any coding for E85?

I'm running an MHD ethanol map (e30, so I do mix it with 91 oct)

I can only dream of running full e85. Perhaps for my next fun car, i'll consider buying all the proper fueling upgrades to support it

evilchargerfan · 01-28-2021, 05:10 PM

Will be sharing some UOA's soon. I sent in tons of samples to blackstone labs, for my trans oil, transfer case, and both front and rear diffs

https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showt...ht=lets+change

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Originally Posted by evilchargerfan

For those interested in seeing a UOA

Enjoy!

nyceric03 · 01-28-2021, 08:23 PM

Installed bootmod3 stage 1 for now and wow quite the difference from stock I'm very pleased. Only issue is I'm not hearing any burbles even though I have it enabled (not major issue as I only wanted to briefly have it on to mess around)

evilchargerfan · 02-02-2021, 12:55 PM

went 1 hr out of so cal, before the snow melts

X3Turbo · 02-02-2021, 03:32 PM

Replaced front wiper blades to Bosch

Nothing major 😂

pokerface · 02-02-2021, 07:17 PM

Replaced the LED driver modules on my taillamps . Just decided to do all four. I may have broken some tabs in the process...

nyceric03 · 02-02-2021, 10:23 PM

A few days but got tints done, put in aftermarket "carbon trim", put in remus exhaust

evilchargerfan · 02-03-2021, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by nyceric03

A few days but got tints done, put in aftermarket "carbon trim", put in remus exhaust

the carbon looks good

was that vinyl wrap?

kevink1 · 02-03-2021, 08:12 AM

I'm not sure I see the benefit in e85 other than reduced fuel economy.

Of course, in my diesel I don't use ethanol. Just try to avoid > 5% biodiesel.

Wgosma · 02-03-2021, 09:13 AM

Yesterday I drove down to see Mono Lake (Calif - Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountain area) - beautiful ride, and the Lake view overlook was impressive!

evilchargerfan · 02-03-2021, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by kevink1

I'm not sure I see the benefit in e85 other than reduced fuel economy.

Of course, in my diesel I don't use ethanol. Just try to avoid > 5% biodiesel.

https://bmwtuning.co/%E2%80%8Bethano...thanol-blends/

Your Mileage May Vary

(pun intended)

nyceric03 · 02-03-2021, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by evilchargerfan

the carbon looks good

was that vinyl wrap?

Nope even easier just a thin trim with double sided tape simply put over your existing trim got it from ebay for about $140 but saw it on Aliexpress for less later on. I'd use 3M tape though as the tape they provided was a bit weak for the door panels.

Could probably push them for a lower price, I offered $140 and they took it.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-BMW-X3-...IAAOSwW75cfQqm

Looks great imo and much more of a "value" for a purely aesthetic piece, oem carbon trim is like $1500

Ronin135 · 02-03-2021, 06:28 PM

Hi,
Just finished with all my mods that I’ll be doing to my X3. First I went with Eibach lowering springs with a modest lowering of 1.5” front and 1.3” rear. Then I took my wife’s X4 wheels which were 605’s an had them mounted to the X3 cause the 307’s just didn’t stand out! I then installed 15mm spacers on the front and 20mm on the rear to give it a little bit of an aggressive look. The last piece was to replace the grille with double spoke matte black grilles to set off the front end. It’s a desired look that I wanted for my ride.

Wgosma · 02-04-2021, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Ronin135

Hi,
Just finished with all my mods that I'll be doing to my X3. First I went with Eibach lowering springs with a modest lowering of 1.5" front and 1.3" rear. Then I took my wife's X4 wheels which were 605's an had them mounted to the X3 cause the 307's just didn't stand out! I then installed 15mm spacers on the front and 20mm on the rear to give it a little bit of an aggressive look. The last piece was to replace the grille with double spoke matte black grilles to set off the front end. It's a desired look that I wanted for my ride.

car looks great...windows: is that factory or aftermarket tint on the windows? if so, what density? it looks really nice.

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