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Mouse 06-22-2019 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by SlickGT1 (Post 1164732)
Ok. Enough already people. Really tired of reading this piss contest. Someone be an adult and ignore the next comment on that matter.

I messed with the ride height a lot today. Stupid old laptop battery keeps dying. Realized to really dial in the air, you need to drive it. Adjust. Raise or lower it. Drive. Adjust. Raise or lower. Drive till it goes to normal height. Adjust. Shit what a mission.

Finally got it to where I like it the most. Turned out that is about 3mm lower than spec. Lol.

Agreed. But at the same time, take an obvious hint.

I'm with you on the height adjustment, seems like everytime I adjust it, it goes back to where it was before. Maybe the foxwell isn't cutting it and need to bust out Ista/Inpa.

SlickGT1 06-23-2019 06:53 PM

Took and about 6-7, maybe 8 full cycles of adjustment, raise/lower, drive, to get it dialed in. I made sure to keep going to the same flat parking lot to do measurements. I did the counts. Not the height. Height was giving me mad issues. I cleared the height completely and didn’t set it. Used only counts this time.

So far so good. Returns to correct height all the time now.

Mouse 06-23-2019 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SlickGT1 (Post 1164762)
Took and about 6-7, maybe 8 full cycles of adjustment, raise/lower, drive, to get it dialed in. I made sure to keep going to the same flat parking lot to do measurements. I did the counts. Not the height. Height was giving me mad issues. I cleared the height completely and didn’t set it. Used only counts this time.

So far so good. Returns to correct height all the time now.

Gonna have to try that.

crystalworks 06-24-2019 01:03 AM

Loaded up the X5 with lots of goodies. 4 19" wheels plus 4 19" wheel/tire assemblies. Not too shabby.

https://i.postimg.cc/8zXXbLPH/20190623-123918-1.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/5tH7KjXM/20190623-124018-HDR-1.jpg

Spent 4+ hours cleaning these style 230's yesterday. They are going on the new project.

https://i.postimg.cc/q7gSfjZS/Wheels-13.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/PqccdYgx/Wheels-14.jpg

On a side note... holy crap my neighbor's house looks terrible. :wow: Oh well, I guess you have to take the bad with the good when you don't have an HOA.

LVR 06-24-2019 02:42 AM

First parts arrived today... the air suspension's days are numbered.....

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...944fd15a_b.jpg

snik 06-24-2019 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crystalworks (Post 1164776)
Loaded up the X5 with lots of goodies. 4 19" wheels plus 4 19" wheel/tire assemblies. Not too shabby.



https://i.postimg.cc/8zXXbLPH/20190623-123918-1.jpg



https://i.postimg.cc/5tH7KjXM/20190623-124018-HDR-1.jpg



Spent 4+ hours cleaning these style 230's yesterday. They are going on the new project.



https://i.postimg.cc/q7gSfjZS/Wheels-13.jpg



https://i.postimg.cc/PqccdYgx/Wheels-14.jpg



On a side note... holy crap my neighbor's house looks terrible. :wow: Oh well, I guess you have to take the bad with the good when you don't have an HOA.



New project? Is that it beside the X5 in that one pic?


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crystalworks 06-24-2019 11:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snik (Post 1164783)
New project? Is that it beside the X5 in that one pic?

No, that's one is more a problem than a project that I foolishly said I would look at for a friend.

This is the project with the X5 style 132's on it from the aero truck I had. Was surprised, it didn't look half bad with them:

https://i.postimg.cc/gkqf3wZS/Wheels-06.jpg

And a test fit of the new wheels:

https://i.postimg.cc/Z5w2D1j6/Wheels-16.jpg

Got this for $1200 in the below condition a little over a month ago. But there's no such thing as a cheap BMW right? Water intrusion flooded some modules and relays. I'll have about $3500 in it after making necessary repairs, maintenance, and replacing missing parts that the people working on it have lost over the years.

https://i.postimg.cc/ht5XWFWV/Original-1.jpg

https://i.postimg.cc/Gm245LNc/Original-2.jpg

Overboost 06-24-2019 11:27 AM

That looks nice! Are you building that for the better half?

crystalworks 06-24-2019 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Overboost (Post 1164798)
That looks nice! Are you building that for the better half?

Thanks!

Not exactly though. We've been without a third vehicle for awhile and hate it. We also wanted something to drive that wasn't an SUV (my desire more than hers). Had to be practical though. E61 fits the bill perfectly as it has more interior and more cargo space than the x5's. She was shocked the first time we put the kids in it how spacious it is. Will be awesome after working out all the neglected BMW repair/maintenance kinks.

Overboost 06-24-2019 01:59 PM

A E61 that looks that nice for $3500 is REALLY awesome! :thumbup:


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