[Wgosma]

Originally Posted by x3sm

What is the procedure to do Cooler Gasket? Need to drain coolant/oil?

Drain not really necessary; I put plastic sheet and stuffed towel under the area to catch the small amount of coolant that I lost when cooler was unbolted.

After gasket job completed I refilled expansion tank and ran bleed sequence.

[tracer bullet]

Removed and cleaned the MAF and MAP sensors. Probably a waste of time, they were dry and spotless.

Meguirs #7 and a crap load of elbow grease on the Blackline trim. That was worth the time and effort, went from an oxidized rainbow colored mess to shiny and black again.

All that junk around the windows of course led to a thorough wash and wax. Ready for winter!

[hogwldfltr]

Blind Spot Detection and Remote Start added today!!! Ordered a replacement key fob to replace the one sacrificed for remote start. Work was done by a local premium automotive sound shop.

[scostu]

Originally Posted by hogwldfltr

Blind Spot Detection and Remote Start added today!!! Ordered a replacement key fob to replace the one sacrificed for remote start. Work was done by a local premium sound shop.

Remote start?????

Which company?

[hogwldfltr]

Originally Posted by scostu

Remote start?????

Which company?

Dronemobile. I like the interface which is available on both phone and computer.

[reillyrocks]

blind spot detection? ....errr...how the ...? is there a stand-alone adder module or feature on the market for our vehicles or is there a generic device?

[nyboy42]

removed all 4 OEM runflat tires (Bridgestone) and replaced them with significantly cheaper 4 Yokohama standard tires, ride is much more smooth and responsive.

[nyboy42]

Originally Posted by hogwldfltr

Dronemobile. I like the interface which is available on both phone and computer.

very curious on how this worked out for you? i always thought there was not a viable remote start solution for 2011 F25. Would you recommend it? how much did installation cost?

[hogwldfltr]

Originally Posted by nyboy42

very curious on how this worked out for you? i always thought there was not a viable remote start solution for 2011 F25. Would you recommend it? how much did installation cost?

First I must say that mine is a 2014 so I'm not certain if that makes a difference. As far as how it goes, I like it...I like it. I went to an upscale car audio place (Audio Barn in Exeter, NH; they do a lot of custom work on cars and motorcycle. I had to sacrifice a key which was soldered into the car somewhere under the hood. With the convenience function disabled. I purchased another key to replace it. I got that programmed this evening. I'll try to given them a call to check exactly which remote starter they used with the DroneMobile system.

Also I'm pretty pleased with the blind spot warning system. I'll try to take a photo of the install and post it to this thread as well.

My recommendation is to call around. I had two quotes on the work and after visiting the first place I decided to go with the upscale installer. They both said they could do the work without issue.

[bpwj76]

I ordered the silver start/stop button from Kies Motorsports and installed it last night. Took about 45 seconds.

[hellokitty]

Ceramic coated the car... 40 hours of work :/

[hogwldfltr]

Originally Posted by reillyrocks

blind spot detection? ....errr...how the ...? is there a stand-alone adder module or feature on the market for our vehicles or is there a generic device?

Generic device using microwave transmitters so no holes have to be drilled. Lights are placed at the base of the pillars. It works nicely. I'll try to post a picture.

Here's a picture of the blind spot light.

Err. Flakey iPhone and and app....

Here we are...

[x3sm]

Originally Posted by hogwldfltr

Generic device using microwave transmitters so no holes have to be drilled. Lights are placed at the base of the pillars. It works nicely. I'll try to post a picture.

Here's a picture of the blind spot light.

Err. Flakey iPhone and and app....

Here we are...

More info please. Where do you mount the sensors?

[hogwldfltr]

Since I didn't do the work I don't know exactly. From what I was told the rear bumper was removed and the microwave emitters/sensors were installed in side the bumper.

[Cnd Pharaoh]

Had the rear passenger side light not working, so I changed the LED board, got a replacement from Amazon

Rear LED light Repair REPLACEMENT Board Tail Light Led Chip For 2011 to 2015 BMW X3 F25 (valeo b003809.2 Replacement) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07HWJMMQ4/..._BwkYDbTR1GB14

replacement has been working good so far.

there are a couple of videos on YouTube about how to disassemble.

[pungo]

Originally Posted by Cnd Pharaoh

Had the rear passenger side light not working, so I changed the LED board, got a replacement from Amazon

Rear LED light Repair REPLACEMENT Board Tail Light Led Chip For 2011 to 2015 BMW X3 F25 (valeo b003809.2 Replacement) https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B07HWJMMQ4/..._BwkYDbTR1GB14

replacement has been working good so far.

there are a couple of videos on YouTube about how to disassemble.

Good job getting your light working agian.
Here's a much less expensive alternative fix.
https://www.ledsupply.com/blog/commo...ttg2tlNnFRgBKc

[Toad535]

Coded variable light distribution on my xenon lights. Went for a drive and it's working fully.

[x3sm]

Originally Posted by Toad535

Coded variable light distribution on my xenon lights. Went for a drive and it's working fully.

How did you get that done?

[scostu]

I parked it here...……..http://racepbir.com/

and got to do this...….drive a M240, 340,440, M550ix, M2, M3, M4, and M2 Comp.

It's FREE....http://pbirbmwtracknight.eventsbmw.com/

[dat1guy]

Originally Posted by x3sm

How did you get that done?

not OP but I also did and it indeed does work:

FEM_01 > LaMaster1 3073 > C_AFS_ENA = F025_enable
FEM_01 > LaMaster1 3073 > LUT_FLC_FORWARDLIGHTING_Y = F025_mit_AFS

using bimmercode or esys

[bpwj76]

Originally Posted by dat1guy

not OP but I also did and it indeed does work:

FEM_01 > LaMaster1 3073 > C_AFS_ENA = F025_enable
FEM_01 > LaMaster1 3073 > LUT_FLC_FORWARDLIGHTING_Y = F025_mit_AFS

using bimmercode or esys

I have feature code 8S4 (Variable Light Decoding) on my windown sticker for my X3. Does this mean mine is already coded to do this? My headlights do the "reference run" sequence (move down, then back up) on startup.

[filo]

Originally Posted by dat1guy

not OP but I also did and it indeed does work:

FEM_01 > LaMaster1 3073 > C_AFS_ENA = F025_enable
FEM_01 > LaMaster1 3073 > LUT_FLC_FORWARDLIGHTING_Y = F025_mit_AFS

using bimmercode or esys

I thought about doing this in the past, but I recall hearing the NA x3's don't have the physical shutter installed to avoid blinding everyone that is coming your way. The Euro spec cars do have a physical shutter that comes down to avoid blinding oncoming traffic.. I think.

Is this not the case? I'm just curious if you've had a friend drive at you or anything and whether or not it actually ended up blinding the oncoming car? It's been awhile since I've thought about this so maybe I'm totally off base!