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And the yellow lights
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The yellow light film is amazing you have to see it in person. It's an $18 option to try. Really looks good and increases visibility quite well
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Worth noting for sure. Many times pics don’t show justice. It just looks odd to me in pics. I wonder how it would look on alpine white.
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your 30i m sport came with Bridgestone tires. my 30i m sport came with Pirelli tires. Love the look of your car btw ** just realized. don't think you're from Canada. Haha... |
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OMG.......You WON'T stop looking at your car after you park and walk away. Pictures DO NOT do it justice. After you install and drive for a couple of miles, the car settles and you get a little bit of negative camber - that you can actually feel. The steering is a little bit less twitchy. You'll also see that the fronts can actually have 18mm spacers to make them completely flush with the fender arches. But I like that taaad bit of space....looks clutch
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So I got the longer bolts I need today from RG Sport and am now having a hell of time trying to find a shop to install them. I am in the Chicagoland burbs and have called every tire shop around and none of them will touch them. I tried calling a couple of independent shops and they said they will do it, but can't get me in until the end of next week.
Will the service department at a bmw dealer install these or is that a no go too? I can't do it myself because I don't have the proper torque wrench to do it correctly. Any ideas?? |
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And DON'T get a small one.....get the biggest one you can find. It gives you more leverage when tourque-ing it down
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Even if you get a jack - make sure you get a "jack stand" to rest the car on. #safety
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I've got the jack and the stands but really had no idea about the torque wrench. For $40 and maybe an hour or two of my time, I might as well give it a shot. Even if I screw it up, it's not like the wheels and tires are an important part.
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Spacers that bought from me, I includes a packet of anti-seize grease packet per pair of spacer.
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Might be a stupid question, but why would you use anti-seize on the spacer?
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Those combined with road salts, spacer will seized to the hub and you'll have a hard time taking them off when you need too. Quote:
You will need to take the spacer out to do brake rotor replacement.
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Can we get more photos especially showing the car from a slight distance😊😊😊?
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Absolutely use anti-seize, and doesn't need to be a lot. Aluminum and steel will not play nice together over the long haul. Even if you can get the spacers off, you'll end up with corrosion on both parts that can affect the fit. It's especially sensitive around the center hub lip where the fit is critical to avoid balance issues.
After posting about torque wrenches last night I realized I should have given a recommendation. Amazon sells Tekton brand torque wrenches that are very good quality/accuracy and reasonable cost. For automotive use on wheel lugs, an 18" is the best bet, and these generally cover up to about 150 ft-lb: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C5ZL0RU/ That size will give plenty of leverage but not be too long (length can be a problem if you can't rotate it around without hitting fender/ground/etc). I'd suggest also getting a short 1/2" extension for the socket and/or use a deep socket (which should be hardened if possible). You always want to get the wrench out away from the wheels and fenders. Seen too many knuckleheads whack their fenders because they didn't have an extension. For large trucks and tractors you can move up to a 24-26" model that will go up to 250 ft-lb. These are generally too unwieldy for cars, plus you are giving up accuracy to go to the higher rating: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00C5ZL1NS/ |
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