I made the switch

Jumbosock · Tue, Oct-18-2011, 12:13:58 AM

Forgot to talk about the brakes. For street driving they are awesome! The cold bite is like dropping an anchor. It probably has more to do with the weight of the car. People who track the car complain of fade and upgrade to big brake kits... but for street driving they sure do have good bite!

The nose length is very difficult to get used to for parking... it's really low and WILL slam into sidewalks and parking cement bumpers... so you have to get to know the nose which is taking me a LOOONG time to get... I end up stopping too far back or WAY too close. It's scary. Just ordered a camera system for the Nav and will most likely make it a front camera versus the traditional rear view camera. Edit.. it will be front AND back. =)

Headlights are not as bright as in the M3. Possibly because they are lower... but they just seem to not be as bright as the M3 even if the M3 was slammed to the ground. I need to make them much brighter!! That will be on the to do list!... oh and the car has horrible looking orange parking lights up front that are always on with the headlights... a euro flash of the LCM will fix that.

PhotoEd · Tue, Oct-18-2011, 12:22:16 PM

Good stuff, thanks for posting!

daffyduck · Wed, Oct-19-2011, 01:28:23 AM

how how howww can I get the euro flash. hate the orange eyelid. I actually think the low beam/high beam is great.

epbrown · Thu, Oct-27-2011, 04:06:22 AM

The eyelid isn't orange and neither are the bulbs. Inside the lens is a bulb surround of orange plastic. What one owner did is remove the bulbs, poke a screwdriver in and smash up the orange covers, vacuum out the pieces and put the bulbs back - no more orange blinking.

will@lbbmw · Wed, Nov-02-2011, 12:41:20 AM

This is mine =)

daffyduck · Wed, Nov-02-2011, 01:08:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by will@lbbmw

This is mine =)

sepang

lovely pickup. i detect cream seats also. enjoy.

epbrown · Sun, Nov-06-2011, 07:16:39 AM

Sepang with light sepang seats is one of my favorite combos.

200kclub · Thu, Mar-08-2012, 04:24:59 AM

Congrats. On the way back from picking up my car from Ohio, I met with one of these on the highway, we were cruisin for a while at at least a buck. One of the most experiences of my life, wonderful car

Jumbosock · Thu, Jun-28-2012, 06:14:40 AM

I haven't commented on my car in a while. I was reading my review and the only thing I wanted to add is how rigid the body feels! Zubydafa mentioned it in his review but I also wanted to mention it since it's once of the first things you notice when driving. The thing just feels like it's one solid block of steel.

FlyLizards45 · Fri, Jun-29-2012, 02:44:50 PM

Best Looking BMW IMO

Tue, Oct-18-2011, 12:13:58 AM	#21
Jumbosock Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 36 Posts: 1,032 Reputation: 0 Location: San Diego	Re: I made the switch Forgot to talk about the brakes. For street driving they are awesome! The cold bite is like dropping an anchor. It probably has more to do with the weight of the car. People who track the car complain of fade and upgrade to big brake kits... but for street driving they sure do have good bite! The nose length is very difficult to get used to for parking... it's really low and WILL slam into sidewalks and parking cement bumpers... so you have to get to know the nose which is taking me a LOOONG time to get... I end up stopping too far back or WAY too close. It's scary. Just ordered a camera system for the Nav and will most likely make it a front camera versus the traditional rear view camera. Edit.. it will be front AND back. =) Headlights are not as bright as in the M3. Possibly because they are lower... but they just seem to not be as bright as the M3 even if the M3 was slammed to the ground. I need to make them much brighter!! That will be on the to do list!... oh and the car has horrible looking orange parking lights up front that are always on with the headlights... a euro flash of the LCM will fix that. __________________ Last edited by Jumbosock; Tue, Oct-25-2011 at 10:24:38 PM.

Tue, Oct-18-2011, 12:22:16 PM	#22
PhotoEd Registered User Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 165 In the garage: '06 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: Rocket Town	Re: I made the switch Good stuff, thanks for posting!

Wed, Oct-19-2011, 01:28:23 AM	#23
daffyduck Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 7,232 Reputation: 0 Location: here and there	Re: I made the switch how how howww can I get the euro flash. hate the orange eyelid. I actually think the low beam/high beam is great. __________________

Thu, Oct-27-2011, 04:06:22 AM	#24
epbrown Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 623 Reputation: 0	Re: I made the switch The eyelid isn't orange and neither are the bulbs. Inside the lens is a bulb surround of orange plastic. What one owner did is remove the bulbs, poke a screwdriver in and smash up the orange covers, vacuum out the pieces and put the bulbs back - no more orange blinking. __________________

Sun, Nov-06-2011, 07:16:39 AM	#27
epbrown Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 623 Reputation: 0	Re: I made the switch Sepang with light sepang seats is one of my favorite combos. __________________

Thu, Mar-08-2012, 04:24:59 AM	#28
200kclub Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 169 In the garage: '95 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: Philly, USA	Re: I made the switch Congrats. On the way back from picking up my car from Ohio, I met with one of these on the highway, we were cruisin for a while at at least a buck. One of the most experiences of my life, wonderful car __________________ "Speed is the only true modern sensation" - Jeremy Clarkson, King of petrol-heads

Thu, Jun-28-2012, 06:14:40 AM	#29
Jumbosock Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 36 Posts: 1,032 Reputation: 0 Location: San Diego	Re: I made the switch I haven't commented on my car in a while. I was reading my review and the only thing I wanted to add is how rigid the body feels! Zubydafa mentioned it in his review but I also wanted to mention it since it's once of the first things you notice when driving. The thing just feels like it's one solid block of steel. __________________

Fri, Jun-29-2012, 02:44:50 PM	#30
FlyLizards45 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 78 In the garage: '96 BMW M3 Reputation: 0 Location: Richmond	Re: I made the switch Best Looking BMW IMO __________________ 96/2/Alpine Weiß Bone Stock To Do: Coilovers, ZKW Headlights, M50 Intake, Shark Injector

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