03-20-2014, 06:55 PM | #265 | |
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It's a ridiculous concept that dates back to the late seventies and early eighties here. It was meant to re-certify piece meal cars. Now it has turned into a way for the state to get money for you choosing to modify your personal property. They actually prefer that you don't get it as it costs $15, but tickets for it are $95 at the moment. Best part is it's only for counties with a population greater than 500,000 people meaning only Oahu has this. The rest of the islands don't have it. Quote:
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03-24-2014, 02:33 PM | #267 |
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The new stickers look weird on them and the plate would ruin the smoothness of the bottom of the bumper. I rather just look as legal as possible from the rear these days. Even have legal tint and a front plate as well. I guess I'm just over being a cool guy and doing stupid little stuff like that to annoy the cops.
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03-26-2014, 02:45 AM | #268 | |
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How did you get them to change all injectors and plugs? My M is also developing black soot but minor for now. Last december my #6 cylindr misfired and engine malfunction msg appeared. My M was running rough at that time but its fine now. so i made the appointment on the 11th of April to get the code fixed. I just hope that the will replace all injectors. Btw, wheels still for sale? Pm me. very nice build. I learn alot about x5m and its flaws.
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03-26-2014, 07:57 PM | #270 | |
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03-27-2014, 01:36 PM | #271 |
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I'm not sure. I haven't bothered to look into it yet. I'm still running the BMC filters that I ordered off of their site. Made it from Italy to Hawaii in only a week. If you find someone that sells the ITG filters let me know.
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03-27-2014, 01:57 PM | #272 |
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You can order them out of Montreal at Jon Nichols Motorsports. Special Order.
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04-08-2014, 02:03 PM | #273 |
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Nothing major right now just a couple parts to change up the front end a bit. Last month one of my tow hook covers went missing and one of my lux v3 angel eyes began to flicker. Got to the point where I had to turn them on and off several times each day for it to turn on. So I decided to go a different direction and have some fun. Piaa 2500k Plasma Yellow H8 bulbs Installation couldn't be easier as these fit just like oem. I tried the Nokya's at first being cheap and was severely disappointed. Horrible fitment, the welds broke apart on one, and the color intensity was different between each bulb. Don't even bother with them. If you are going to do this get the PIAAs. With that said I absolutely love the look of them so far. Super bright and different. Just about every BMW out now has the white angel eye look so I went the other way. On my e46 M3 I had amber so for the X5M it gets yellow. The look is much more intimating imo while not being over the top. They also look fantastic with the lights on too. They also don't disappear under bright sunlight, which is a definite plus. US Mill Works Front License Plate Bracket What a lovely piece of engineering this kit is. I've tried other companies before but this easily the best kit I have ever used. Every aspect of the kit was made with great care and thought. From the ridges that are around the holder for the stamp part of the license plate to the quick release that lets you remove it without scratching your paint, it really is a great kit. Some pics of the license plate kit: Installed in the tow hook with the license plate bracket disconnected: Connected. Notice where I have the mount installed in relation to the bracket. Setting it up like this makes it so the pdc functions perfectly. Always had that problem with other kits but not with this one. The range of mounting options makes it easy to avoid. You can mount the bracket anywhere you want as all of those small holes are mounting options. The big holes below are for weight reduction. Since I went with the quick release option you can install the whole assembly super close to the bumper, which is nice. Installing a frame around the whole thing works just fine too. I'm using the oem black one. Final installed pics of both: The darkness: Outside: |
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04-08-2014, 02:43 PM | #274 |
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License plate holder looks very clean, entire front end has that mean wide squat look to it, no doubt people will pull aside with you coming up in there rear view mirror
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OK, so the camber arms have me tuned it. I'm seeing the outer tyre wear issue so with parts stacking up in the corner (KWs, BBKs, 22s) I'd most certainly entertain the idea of some negative camber. What are these arms off of? Will they work OK on standard X5 or just for the X5m? |
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04-08-2014, 02:52 PM | #275 | |
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These camber arms are oem and should work just fine for your X5. BMW made three types to correct for camber after accidents. Positive, negative, and neutral. With these and my drop I'm at -2 camber up front and running the closest to 0 toe that I can within spec. Believe that's .03 toe in if I'm not mistaken. Would normally run 0 toe, but since this is awd the toe in this narrow will become 0 toe under acceleration. No weird tire wear anymore and the car is quite responsive to transitions now. You should be able to find the part number for your car on realoem.com. |
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04-08-2014, 03:04 PM | #276 | |
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Indeed Just found the following part numbers, 31126772997 L 31126772998 R I'd assume my camber will be out of the +positive state once KWs are on along with considerable drop, so perhaps I shouldn't need to go down the route of -30min upper control arms for additional -0.5deg? |
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04-08-2014, 03:11 PM | #277 |
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You most likely will be okay as long as you drop it a decent amount. I would be at -1.5 without the arms so that is why I went with them. I used to drive around in the -3 range up front on my old M3. The only thing to note is that there is not enough camber adjustment in the rear to bring it back in spec. My rear is at -2.5. So with the arms I'm only at a .5 difference. I was hoping to have less camber in the rear to put the power down better but until a camber kit becomes available I don't think that is going to happen.
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04-18-2014, 06:47 PM | #280 |
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License plate look great bud. I might also go with same one. I am really annoyed with my current one as it interferes with my PDC. I got mine from Bimmian.
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It begins. Shout out to Omar @ Velos for the next day air of this bad boy. The whole transaction took less than 10 minutes from inquiry to order and it was shipped the following day. Doesn't get better than that! |
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Nice Kimo, you finally got it. See you at the foodbank cruise today along with the rest of TBMWH?
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My current settings are as follows: Front - 15.75 from hub center to fender. 29.25 from ground. This is 9 inches from center bolt to the perch if you are measuring with the wheel off. 3 turns up from the picture. Rear - 16 from hub center to fender. 29.5 from ground. This is only one turn off of the height in the picture where I rubbed. My new height is more comfortable and much better for daily driving. It's amazing what that extra quarter inch did for comfort. Plus it still handles great. However I'm always on the quest for more lows aesthetically speaking so I might have to explore a different solution. I already know how I would do it, it's just a matter if I really want to. Most likely explore it once I finish off the build. Just have engine cover, exhaust, a gauge, brakes, and a 2013 X6M hood to go now. |
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