What did you do for your M3 today?

[WestBankM4]

Received my fender braces in anticipation of ripping off the front end, installing the Euro bumper. In the process I'll pull the fenders and get these braces in place.

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[Cubieman]

I think I see a tender lead in the smugglers compartment? I was just about to do the same thing but hadn’t planned it out yet. How did you attach the positive?

Thats wiring for the angel eyes I put in when I first bought the vehicle.

I do have this quick disconnect for a CTEK sitting in the tray that covers the battery however.

https://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-582079-ctek-comfort-indicator-panel/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21125086289&gbraid=0AAAAAD_rX5btOOMKvrGPGsRUL1Uap1Eux&gclid=Cj0KCQiA_8TJBhDNARIsAPX5qxSdhDAuCgmf-C9FnjzEp30OF8xgW1w35CahnD4K9GQwvR_YgIiU5K8aAucdEALw_wcB

[sasha]

Trying to find the source of my coilver issues, LH higher than RH, more than normal, camber plates in drastically different positions to achieve approximately the same the camber, so I just started taking shit apart.

Removed the control arms/kingpin and in the process I gakked up the threads/bent the shaft of one outer tie rod and made a small tear on a control arm boot. Was getting pissed and using locally sourced tools that I modified to "work". But damn were those tie rods in there.

Measured everything every which way and found nothing, must just be my chassis I guess.

I will be installing my refurbished yellowtag (thanks davidinnyc), new inner/outer rods, new control arms/lollipops and will still be in the same position.

Really unfortunate as I need to get this car off the rack to check out another vehicle and about a month from now I will be doing RB's.

I will be wasting CHF11, one time use HW (will reuse reinforcement plate bolts for now), and my time, kind of unhappy with this situation, but hey, its not always a fun thing.

I think I see a tender lead in the smugglers compartment? I was just about to do the same thing but hadn’t planned it out yet. How did you attach the positive?

[Cubieman]

Trying to find the source of my coilver issues, LH higher than RH, more than normal, camber plates in drastically different positions to achieve approximately the same the camber, so I just started taking shit apart.

Removed the control arms/kingpin and in the process I gakked up the threads/bent the shaft of one outer tie rod and made a small tear on a control arm boot. Was getting pissed and using locally sourced tools that I modified to "work". But damn were those tie rods in there.

Measured everything every which way and found nothing, must just be my chassis I guess.

I will be installing my refurbished yellowtag (thanks davidinnyc), new inner/outer rods, new control arms/lollipops and will still be in the same position.

Really unfortunate as I need to get this car off the rack to check out another vehicle and about a month from now I will be doing RB's.

I will be wasting CHF11, one time use HW (will reuse reinforcement plate bolts for now), and my time, kind of unhappy with this situation, but hey, its not always a fun thing.

[maupineda]

Made some progress. I applied the primer, I mixed it as a surfacer. Came out good with very few dust particles. Not concerned at this point as it needs to be sanded to make it flat. The area I repaired came out ok. Not perfect, but I think I can level the primer just enough to make it invisible once colored and cleared







And this is the side I repaired.

Continuing my bumper repair saga, I applied the base coat and for the most part it came out good, but fucking novice mistake I made resulted in some splatters which will have me back to sanding land

this has been a learning and frustrating journey but is almost there

I had applied black sealer to help with color coverage and better matching. Sealer was supposed to be smooth but it has some texture and did not want on my finish so I had to wet sand it. But the repair is imperceptible to most



and this is how it looks now. You can see the splatters if you look closely. The issue was that when I did some test shots, I was not pulling the trigger all the way and cause some paint to run out of the tip, which clogged on nozzle and I did not notice this until I saw the splatters but the damage was already done

[davidinnyc]

Received a core steering rack and started to disassemble to check the internals… only to discover the passenger capped end was so rusted that the c-ring lock had rusted to the cap and the steering rack tube. After some failed dremel work trying to cut the cap and the c-ring, I ended up cutting the tube in half to free the steering rack and access the pinion gear. Sad to lose a yellow tag, but at least I have a few spare items in case some yellow tags need rehabilitation.

[Bimma360]

Interesting. So i ordered these Mid October exactly and they were already here 2 weeks later but I was in the States. So i only collected them last week.

Unfortunately, I think Schmiedmann is super slow with parts that they don’t physically have in stock.

[0-60motorsports]

So jealous. My order is still open with Schmiedmann, and its been a month.

Interesting. So i ordered these Mid October exactly and they were already here 2 weeks later but I was in the States. So i only collected them last week.

[Bimma360]

Received my CSL kingpins a few days ago from the dealership.

So jealous. My order is still open with Schmiedmann, and its been a month.

[0-60motorsports]

Received my CSL kingpins a few days ago from the dealership.

[1000hp]

Unfortunately those dimensions are more or less even, I'll need to troubleshoot further

Lame.

Wonder if they gave you two different springs?

[Cubieman]

Definitely sticking out quite a bit further on the passenger side. So that is effectively shortening the strut body on that side (for ride height anyway). Hard to tell from the picture, but it could be 20mm deeper into the knuckle.

I'd start there for sure.

Unfortunately those dimensions are more or less even, I'll need to troubleshoot further.

[1000hp]

Definitely sticking out quite a bit further on the passenger side. So that is effectively shortening the strut body on that side (for ride height anyway). Hard to tell from the picture, but it could be 20mm deeper into the knuckle.

I'd start there for sure.

[Cubieman]

Something's gotta be wrong. That's a huge difference.
Are the springs the same length? Strut bodies the same? Camber plates the same?

Unfortunately I didnt measure any of that before installing, just assumed everything was the same, will likely be taking the front apart to check just that.

Brand new everything, coilovers, plates etc.

While installed the only anomaly I can see is the tapered area that seats the strut is much more abbreviated on the driver's side. That most definitely won't account for 20mm however, just an observation.

TCK thinks my chassis must not be square but I have not ever noted any chassis damage after seeing about every square inch of the car.

[1000hp]

Installing TCK coilovers with Vorshlag plates/R.E RSM's, Adj. endlinks. Having one hell of time getting even ride height even with ballast.
To achieve an even ride height I have the D.S set 22mm lower than the P.S, ouch. I hope after driving more just maybe things will settle and I can re-adjust so there isn't such a difference.

Something's gotta be wrong. That's a huge difference.
Are the springs the same length? Strut bodies the same? Camber plates the same?