What did you do to your G01 X3 today?

arciga18 · 09-15-2018, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by kcleuk

Plastidip my grills black!
Next up is to do the same on my "X3" at the back.

Should have taken that motorwerks plate holder and plastidipped it also.

Or just toss it.

I'm not a fan of free dealer advertising.

And yes I do like Chris Lima and co at that dealership.

JayPichardo · 09-15-2018, 09:24 PM

Got mine today

No1Cares · 09-17-2018, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by shemazar

About 1600 for me. 1k for the airbag or there-about, then another 600-700 for a wheel on E-Bay.

thanks

mikesarvis · 09-17-2018, 11:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kcleuk

Plastidip my grills black!
Next up is to do the same on my "X3" at the back.

Nice!

Ragnarkov · 09-18-2018, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by kcleuk

Plastidip my grills black!
Next up is to do the same on my "X3" at the back.

very nice. I'm considering doing that to all the chrome left on my m sport version. black on white looks SO good...

RegieX · 09-21-2018, 09:15 PM

I am wondering if this will trickle drain the car battery overnight without any phone placed on it. It shouldn't, right?

ContactPatch · 09-21-2018, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by RegieX

I am wondering if this will trickle drain the car battery overnight without any phone placed on it. It shouldn't, right?

Choetech (they manufacture most of this stuff) says that while its chargers are in standby mode, or plugged in but not powering up a device, they draw approximately 0.05 watt-hours (Wh) per day, 1.2 Wh per 30-day month, and 14.4 Wh per year.

For some perspective, it takes somewhere around 16 Wh of energy to fully charge a dead iPhone 6s Plus, according to my calculations — which admittedly benefitted from a related analysis on the OPOWER blog. That means if you leave your Choetech charge pad plugged in for a year without ever using it to power up a device, it will drain less energy than it takes to fully charge an iPhone 6s Plus one time. It won't harm the car battery, but we don't know what else is drawing current in the car!

verysideways · 09-23-2018, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ContactPatch

Choetech (they manufacture most of this stuff) says that while its chargers are in standby mode, or plugged in but not powering up a device, they draw approximately 0.05 watt-hours (Wh) per day, 1.2 Wh per 30-day month, and 14.4 Wh per year.

For some perspective, it takes somewhere around 16 Wh of energy to fully charge a dead iPhone 6s Plus, according to my calculations — which admittedly benefitted from a related analysis on the OPOWER blog. That means if you leave your Choetech charge pad plugged in for a year without ever using it to power up a device, it will drain less energy than it takes to fully charge an iPhone 6s Plus one time. It won't harm the car battery, but we don't know what else is drawing current in the car!

May even be less than that - if you plug this into the cigarette lighter or USB slot then it'll power down 10 minutes after you lock the car anyway...

Ragnarkov · 09-24-2018, 11:30 AM

Finally got around to doing my rebadging. Opted for same size as the rest of the lettering on the car. And holy COW does she ever need a wash...

IXVXI · 09-25-2018, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Ragnarkov

Finally got around to doing my rebadging. Opted for same size as the rest of the lettering on the car. And holy COW does she ever need a wash...

Holly mother of M emblems.

edgarchieng · 09-25-2018, 04:28 AM

Gloss black wrapped for the kidney grills, foglight trim, fender vent trim and side mirror cap.

"X3" and "M40i" badges painted gloss black too.

Bouliboule · 09-25-2018, 06:21 AM

very nice ! could post a pic with the entire front car ?

Jayf30 · 09-25-2018, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Bouliboule

very nice ! could post a pic with the entire front car ?

+1

MrPorter · 09-25-2018, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by arciga18

Should have taken that motorwerks plate holder and plastidipped it also.

Or just toss it.

I'm not a fan of free dealer advertising.

And yes I do like Chris Lima and co at that dealership.

I actually like their logo, but still made them refrain from putting their circle badge on the car. I care less about the license plate holders...I'll get around to getting a different one at some point.

kcleuk the grills look great...I think the blacks might clash with my black paint, though. Looks great with the white.

Jayf30 · 09-25-2018, 01:52 PM

In 2 hours about to get a muffler delete lol

Save the ghetto mod/ pay for a real exhaust comments. I'm not trying to alter the exhaust note/ tone because I think it is already perfect. Just want it louder.. a lot louder.

Did the same on my N55 F30 and it sounded like it had a little V8.

The other day I coded the ASD off and jeez it is seriously quiet in cabin now to the point where I almost miss it.
The muffler delete should do the trick

Not gonna lie, a little apprehensive about the pops but I'm committed

edgarchieng · 09-25-2018, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Bouliboule

very nice ! could post a pic with the entire front car ?

Sure can

Bouliboule · 09-25-2018, 04:37 PM

Did they unmount all the parts to wrap them ?

deladude · 09-25-2018, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jayf30

In 2 hours about to get a muffler delete lol

Save the ghetto mod/ pay for a real exhaust comments. I'm not trying to alter the exhaust note/ tone because I think it is already perfect. Just want it louder.. a lot louder.

Did the same on my N55 F30 and it sounded like it had a little V8.

The other day I coded the ASD off and jeez it is seriously quiet in cabin now to the point where I almost miss it.
The muffler delete should do the trick

Not gonna lie, a little apprehensive about the pops but I'm committed

You def gotta post a video of a cold start and some revs once this is done, you crazy bastard you!

As for me, I got a dog hammock for the back seat and tested it out over the weekend. It works great to protect the seat and keep the pup from getting tossed around too much. Now I just need to find a compact dog ramp or step stool to make getting in and out less of a chore.

BobsM3Coupe · 09-25-2018, 07:38 PM

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Originally Posted by edgarchieng

Sure can

While the blacked out items look good, it's pretty ugly behind the grille when the shutters are open. BMW should have painted the a/c condenser and support bars a black color so they aren't such an eyesore when the grille shutters are open.

No1Cares · 09-25-2018, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by edgarchieng

Gloss black wrapped for the kidney grills, foglight trim, fender vent trim and side mirror cap.

"X3" and "M40i" badges painted gloss black too.

so you had the big parts wrapped and the badges painted? I am debating between buying all the IND blacked out parts or having a local shop wrap every part.....

Jayf30 · 09-25-2018, 07:52 PM

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Originally Posted by deladude

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Originally Posted by Jayf30

In 2 hours about to get a muffler delete lol

Save the ghetto mod/ pay for a real exhaust comments. I'm not trying to alter the exhaust note/ tone because I think it is already perfect. Just want it louder.. a lot louder.

Did the same on my N55 F30 and it sounded like it had a little V8.

The other day I coded the ASD off and jeez it is seriously quiet in cabin now to the point where I almost miss it.
The muffler delete should do the trick

Not gonna lie, a little apprehensive about the pops but I'm committed

You def gotta post a video of a cold start and some revs once this is done, you crazy bastard you!

As for me, I got a dog hammock for the back seat and tested it out over the weekend. It works great to protect the seat and keep the pup from getting tossed around too much. Now I just need to find a compact dog ramp or step stool to make getting in and out less of a chore.

It sounds mean as hell! Definitely has a V8 rumble. I'll have to record tomorrow's cold start. I'll upload a little video that my niece recorded with some quick observations in the few minutes I've driven with it.

kcleuk · 09-25-2018, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MrPorter

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Originally Posted by arciga18

Should have taken that motorwerks plate holder and plastidipped it also.

Or just toss it.

I'm not a fan of free dealer advertising.

And yes I do like Chris Lima and co at that dealership.

I actually like their logo, but still made them refrain from putting their circle badge on the car. I care less about the license plate holders...I'll get around to getting a different one at some point.

kcleuk the grills look great...I think the blacks might clash with my black paint, though. Looks great with the white.

Thanks! Yea it helps having a white car for the contrast.

Just got BMW plate frames and also tire caps too.

Just need to tint next.

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