The Watermelon X3M

Stereolab42 · 08-15-2023, 04:18 PM

Found another member of the watermelon club... here is a 2022 X3M with Malachite Green Metallic:

https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1874383

thephenomgg · 08-15-2023, 04:18 PM

NOSEEDS

Absolutely love the car btw

TacosRule! · 08-15-2023, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by thephenomgg

NOSEEDS

Well, humm. Not sure about that one. Wouldnt want other dudes at the office to think I shoot blanks...

OH WAIT I GET IT, Seedless watermelon

Stereolab42 · 08-15-2023, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by saabster2010

Well, humm. Not sure about that one. Wouldnt want other dudes at the office to think I shoot blanks...

OH WAIT I GET IT, Seedless watermelon

If only I was an infertility doctor, this would be perfect...

Stereolab42 · 08-20-2023, 12:13 AM

And the winner is...

M3Pilot09 · 08-20-2023, 01:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Stereolab42

And the winner is...

Get a Reviver plate

Stereolab42 · 09-02-2023, 10:26 PM

So when I first popped in the AA non-resonated midpipe, I have to admit I was a bit disappointed. Tone was great at full-throttle (or as close as I wanted to get while still under break-in), but otherwise it sounded stock. However, I just got my Dahler exhaust flap controller installed, and it makes a huge difference. With flaps pegged open it's much louder all the time. Conclusion: if you're gonna do a midpipe, you NEED to do a flap controller as well, if your goal is to "get louder". Cold start is simply hilarious in a parking garage, I need to make a video. Tunnels and underpasses are fun also.

Stereolab42 · 09-07-2023, 11:30 PM

Well well well what do we have here. I don't dare install this until break-in and break-in service is finished. 600 more miles to go. (In case this post comes back to haunt me one day, I should say I will never track this car. This is only for the lulz on empty roads.)

Strigz · 09-09-2023, 02:35 PM

Absolutely beautiful. Seriously a watermelon lmao! You made a great choice.

Stereolab42 · 09-28-2023, 06:06 PM

Break-in is over, break-in service is done, and the party has officially begun! JB4 is now installed and on Map 1 (with the +3 PSI boost; unfortunately Map 1 is the most you can do with 91 octane without straight-piping the whole thing). Since this is a piggyback and not a traditional tune, the speed increase isn't as obvious as those would be, but it's still noticeable when you get on the gas.

Install was interesting. The TMAP sensor at the bottom of the engine is in a notoriously horrid location. Just forget about reaching it from the top, you need two hands because it won't fully come apart without inserting a tool underneath the clip. Instead, get at it from below. You don't even have to jack the vehicle up, just remove the two bottom panels which is dead easy.

The unit itself should be placed in the brake booster cubbyhole. I chose to zip-tie both ends to the harness running through there, which is plenty secure. You also need to run an OBD2 cable into the cabin. On the X3M there is no spare firewall hole to do this, nor does it make sense to run it on the door jamb over the painted area. But what you can do is run it next to the hood latch cable. The existing hood latch grommet is sealed, so you have to pull it out and cut it off. You can use a traditional rubber grommet as a replacement.

PhoEvr · 10-12-2023, 09:18 AM

By any chance are you located around the Sunnyvale area? I think I've seen you driving around my hood.

Stereolab42 · 10-12-2023, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by PhoEvr

By any chance are you located around the Sunnyvale area? I think I've seen you driving around my hood.

That's me.

GOLFFRR · 10-12-2023, 10:28 AM

love it!

Eric SS · 10-12-2023, 11:27 AM

Great looking car. I don't see Signal Green available for the X3M on the BMW individual website. So there are available colors other than the ones that pop up as available?
https://www.bmwusa.com/innovations/bmw-individual.html

Oldgixxer · 10-12-2023, 11:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric SS

Great looking car. I don't see Signal Green available for the X3M on the BMW individual website. So there are available colors other than the ones that pop up as available?
https://www.bmwusa.com/innovations/bmw-individual.html

Are you sure?

Eric SS · 10-12-2023, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Oldgixxer

Are you sure?

I was using the BMW USA Individual site that I posted in my post. Is the one above more current and the best one to use? Are ALL of those colors available that show as possibility on the X3M? That is way more than the other site.

Stereolab42 · 10-12-2023, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Eric SS

I was using the BMW USA Individual site that I posted in my post. Is the one above more current and the best one to use? Are ALL of those colors available that show as possibility on the X3M? That is way more than the other site.

The bmwusa site is misleading. I think the intention is to only show a sample of individual colors but it's not presented correctly.

Kusudama · 10-12-2023, 08:57 PM

WOW what a colorway! That's a juicy Comp!

Oldgixxer · 10-13-2023, 03:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Eric SS

I was using the BMW USA Individual site that I posted in my post. Is the one above more current and the best one to use? Are ALL of those colors available that show as possibility on the X3M? That is way more than the other site.

The pic I posted is from a link my client advisor gave me over the weekend when I went to see him about my upcoming X5MC allocation. It's the most current. There was a previous version that I feel was much better,different format,able to see all the colors side my side etc but it's been replaced with what I posted above.

Just for you

https://individual.bmw-m.com/en-US/faq

https://individual.bmw-m.com/en-US/F97-11EC-P56

@Stereolab42 FWIW,at first I was undecided about this particular color,but after seeing you post pics it's grown on me;pretty badass Sir

PhoEvr · 10-18-2023, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Stereolab42

That's me.

Nice. Good to know other X3MC's are in the area, I think I've maybe seen 2 others. I haven't rolled up next to you yet always in the opposite direction (Fremont and DeAnza), can always see the car from far away given the color. Mines boring white.

I'll toss some deuces up if I see you around. Interested in getting a closer look with the JB4.

Stereolab42 · 05-16-2024, 10:08 PM

Well that only took 9 months. The CA DMV functions about as well as everything else in our wonderful excuse for a state government.

M3Pilot09 · 05-17-2024, 12:04 AM

I love your color!!! However, those legacy plates we have in Cali look brown up close. I would get a reviver plate so much cleaner.

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Stereolab42 Private 105 Rep 55 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW X3M Comp Join Date: Jul 2023 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW X3M [0.00]	Found another member of the watermelon club... here is a 2022 X3M with Malachite Green Metallic: https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1874383
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Stereolab42 Private 105 Rep 55 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW X3M Comp Join Date: Jul 2023 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW X3M [0.00]	So when I first popped in the AA non-resonated midpipe, I have to admit I was a bit disappointed. Tone was great at full-throttle (or as close as I wanted to get while still under break-in), but otherwise it sounded stock. However, I just got my Dahler exhaust flap controller installed, and it makes a huge difference. With flaps pegged open it's much louder all the time. Conclusion: if you're gonna do a midpipe, you NEED to do a flap controller as well, if your goal is to "get louder". Cold start is simply hilarious in a parking garage, I need to make a video. Tunnels and underpasses are fun also.
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Stereolab42 Private 105 Rep 55 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW X3M Comp Join Date: Jul 2023 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW X3M [0.00]	Well well well what do we have here. I don't dare install this until break-in and break-in service is finished. 600 more miles to go. (In case this post comes back to haunt me one day, I should say I will never track this car. This is only for the lulz on empty roads.)
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Stereolab42 Private 105 Rep 55 Posts Drives: 2023 BMW X3M Comp Join Date: Jul 2023 Location: Bay Area, CA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW X3M [0.00]	Break-in is over, break-in service is done, and the party has officially begun! JB4 is now installed and on Map 1 (with the +3 PSI boost; unfortunately Map 1 is the most you can do with 91 octane without straight-piping the whole thing). Since this is a piggyback and not a traditional tune, the speed increase isn't as obvious as those would be, but it's still noticeable when you get on the gas. Install was interesting. The TMAP sensor at the bottom of the engine is in a notoriously horrid location. Just forget about reaching it from the top, you need two hands because it won't fully come apart without inserting a tool underneath the clip. Instead, get at it from below. You don't even have to jack the vehicle up, just remove the two bottom panels which is dead easy. The unit itself should be placed in the brake booster cubbyhole. I chose to zip-tie both ends to the harness running through there, which is plenty secure. You also need to run an OBD2 cable into the cabin. On the X3M there is no spare firewall hole to do this, nor does it make sense to run it on the door jamb over the painted area. But what you can do is run it next to the hood latch cable. The existing hood latch grommet is sealed, so you have to pull it out and cut it off. You can use a traditional rubber grommet as a replacement.
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