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Damn, that's looking good.

Welcome! Just drag a pic from your computer into the editor when replying to upload. 👍

Damn, that is a bargain. Still beautiful.

Welcome Andy. Whats going on with it?

😬 Not sure it will ever get "serious" for me. I absolutely love track days, but I'm far from aggressive enough to be really pushing. These arms were overkill, but I really enjoy tinkering with the suspension (more so than the engine) and they were cheep cheep so in they go. Brother in law is different, he's fast and fearless. He'll get more out of these than me.

Commodore Tuck 👊 Tyre shop said it had around -3.5 at the rear! 🤣

So some more small changes on the weekend. Brother-in-law's 130i got new BC's, rear trailing arms and rear camber arms. He's my track partner in crime and his E87 shares the same suspension and subframe so we regularly just get 2 of everything. OEM trailing arms may as well be made of cardboard. Seller only had 1 pair, I'll get some for my car soon. Mine only got new camber arms. I seem to have given myself -400 degrees of negative camber during the install and I now have a healthy "Commodore tuck" in the rear. Thankfully I'm getting a fresh alignment today, hoping for -3 deg's on the front and -1.5 on the rear. Also changed my diff "Lifetime fluid" and for 150k's it didn't seem too bad, I reckon it's probably been done at some stage. It was still dark and stinky but nothing like some of the other BMW diff's we've done fluid changes on.

Welcome! Any pics?

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Yep. Just a reminder that this is not my full time job.

Hi Sebastian and welcome!

Yeah, I think we're on a similar page here. This is precisely why we need the change. You'd have only a few areas with new posts in them so much easier to see activity and contribute. Not everybody uses the new content streams or even knows they exist.

Hi All, We're in dire need of a categories reshuffle so we can more easily find content and also make new content easier to find. The current structure is too busy and complex. Note that all moved topics will be tagged with the original forum category they came from so we will retain that info. Current Automotive structure - Newbie Introductions - General Automotive Discussion - - Other Nissan Imports - - Evo discussion - - Euro Discussion - VR Series - R35 GTR, Juke-R - - R35 GT-R For Sale - - R35 GT-R WTB - - RB Series - R31, R32, R33, R34 (1986-2002) - - VQ Series - V35, V36 & Infiniti - Four Door Family - - Members and Their Rides - - Cefiros Parts Classifieds - Wagoneers - - Stagea Parts Classifieds - Classics (1953-1988) - Motorsport - - Drift & Drag - - Motorsport Builds - Importing Vehicles My suggested Automotive structure - Newbie Introductions - General Automotive Discussion - - Other Nissan Imports > Move to General - - Evo discussion > Move to General - - Euro Discussion > Move to General - VR Series - R35 GTR, Juke-R > Move to General - - R35 GT-R For Sale > Move to For Sale - - R35 GT-R WTB > Move to WTB - - RB Series - R31, R32, R33, R34 (1986-2002) > Move to General - - VQ Series - V35, V36 & Infiniti > Move to General - Four Door Family > Move to General - - Members and Their Rides > Move to build threads - - Cefiros Parts Classifieds > Move to For Sale - Wagoneers > Move to General - - Stagea Parts Classifieds > Move to For Sale - Classics (1953-1988) > Move to General - Motorsport - - Drift & Drag > Move to Motorsport - - Motorsport Builds > Move to Build threads - Importing Vehicles Automotive after restructure - Newbie Introductions - General Automotive Discussion - Motorsport - Importing Vehicles Modifications & Maintenance currently; - Forced Induction Performance - - RB30 conversions - Naturally Aspirated Performance - Suspension, braking and tyres - Drivetrain and transmission - General Maintenance - Cosmetic, Styling & Respray - Car Detailing & Paint Care - Car Audio & Electrical - Tutorials / DIY / FAQ - Fabrication - Projects, Overhauls and Build-ups - - Motorsport Builds - - Four Door Builds Modifications & Maintenance suggested; - Forced Induction Performance > Add new 'Performance' under General Automotive - - RB30 conversions > Move to Performance - Naturally Aspirated Performance > Move to Performance - Suspension, braking and tyres > Move to General - Drivetrain and transmission > Move to General - General Maintenance > Move to General - Cosmetic, Styling & Respray > Move to General - Car Detailing & Paint Care > Move to General - Car Audio & Electrical > Move to General - Tutorials / DIY / FAQ > Retain but move to 'Automotive' - Fabrication > Move to General - Projects, Overhauls and Build-ups > Retain but move to 'Automotive' - - Motorsport Builds > Move to builds - - Four Door Builds > Move to builds Remove 'Modifications & Maintenance'. Automotive after restructure - Newbie Introductions - General Automotive Discussion - - Performance (Maybe this should be top level?) - Motorsport - Importing Vehicles - Tutorials - Projects, Overhauls and Builds This is obviously a significant change but I believe it is one that will foster more discussion. Please leave your opinions. I'd like to make the changes this coming weekend.

We have boots, trunks, frunks, froots. .... But what is that ?

Oh I just meant the cloudly lens covers but if I can improve them in other ways I'm super keen! I know they're hard to separate though. On a second note, I have a small and sharp clunk in the front drivers suspension. Everything in there is new (M3 control arms, new sway bar, sway bar end links & coilovers) except the tie rod ends. I'm wondering if a bad tie rod end ball joint will clunk?

Yep. It makes such a difference to have the right sized plate on the right sized mount.

Ever since I got the 330i I've hated not having a front *mount* for the number plate. I don't like just sticking the plate to the bumper and the mounts I got from eBay always sucked so I bought a proper OEM front plate mount from the UK because its almost impossible to get euro sized front BMW mounts here (note that I have a euro sized front plate rather than the more common slimline front plate size which is why it was hard to find the mount). My plate was hiding some holes and also a big crack where something has reversed into it before I bought it. I removed the double sided tape and put the new mount on. It has tabs underneath that didn't line up with anything so I cut them off and then I just drilled and used plastic rivets to mount it. It covers the crack and some of the existing plate holes but not all. I'll fix up the remaining ones soon but once the plate was ("EXTREME MOUNT") double sided taped down it looks so much nicer. I'm stoked. Honestly, I've been putting this off for so many years because I was nervous of getting the wrong mount (there are literally dozens of different OEM BMW front plate mounts). Sometimes it's the little things. Gotta get to those headlights!

Oh this is cool. Can't wait for the updates.

What he said ^

Another productive weekend. Installed the Nolathane subframe bushes and a Whiteline 16mm rear sway bar (replaced the OE 13mm). Man, the car feels tight. Its hard to put a finger on anything specific and I've only done maybe 5 k's in it but everything feels precise. I did some soft rolling squirts and I could feel there was less squirm in the back. Theres a *tiny* bit of increased NVH but you have to turn radio down and really focus to hear it. Well within my acceptable range. Off to Pheasant Wood on the 29th. First day in over a year. I can't want.

How much will they foul by?

They have some strange meta data. I was able to repair them on my Mac.

Hi Dave and welcome! The non imports are Infiniti and the Nissan counter parts are imports. The Nissans are generally cheaper but come with their own (unsupported) problems. Nissan Aus won't be able to help with much. There's a few folks on here with them, hopefully they can help you more. 👍

I saw this pop up on YT also. Well done!

Pics or it didnt happen.