das_flo Posted August 11, 2015 Report Share Posted August 11, 2015 A mobile paintless dent removal guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jags Posted August 12, 2015 Report Share Posted August 12, 2015 Love the Pre Facelift 330Ci Sports. Reminds of my old one. In Silver it captures the lines very well! das_flo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted August 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Anyone know what the cause of a smelly air conditioning could be? My pollen filter is relatively new, so I'm pretty sure its not that, and I've given it a quick sniff just incase but seems okay. I've also run one of those air conditioning cleaners, but it came back after about a week. It only seems to happen on warm days when you actually need to use the AC which is annoying. Figured I'd ask about to see if there is something obvious I should be checking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennno2005 Posted August 21, 2015 Report Share Posted August 21, 2015 Anyone know what the cause of a smelly air conditioning could be? My pollen filter is relatively new, so I'm pretty sure its not that, and I've given it a quick sniff just incase but seems okay. I've also run one of those air conditioning cleaners, but it came back after about a week. It only seems to happen on warm days when you actually need to use the AC which is annoying. Figured I'd ask about to see if there is something obvious I should be checking. I've had smelly A/C before. Used an A/C cleaner and mines fine now. If it were me I'd put another cleaner through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawyered07 Posted August 22, 2015 Report Share Posted August 22, 2015 Mine was horrible when I first got the car. It had hardly been driven let alone had air con used. I just blasted the heat on full whack for half an hour and its so much better now. Something to do with getting rid of the bacteria Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted October 4, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2015 Another quick question, recently I've been feeling like the cars body is very disconnected from the wheels, lots of body roll and light steering. Tyres seem okay, and I'm not losing grip from what I can tell, but the car just feels unpredictable around corners and bumpy roads. I've had my tracking done and at the same time asked the guy to check the bushes which he said are all okay. I was thinking about replacing the rubber steering coupler to see if that tighten up the steering a little. Anyone know of any other common issue to look into? Oh also, can anyone recommend some aftermarket LED tail lights for a pre-facelift coupe? I'd like to replace my standard bulb tails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted October 21, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2015 Finally got around to replacing my normal tail lights with Eagle Eye LED tail lights. My normal tails didn't fit right and I've been wanting to get the LED lights for a while. Admittedly they probably don't fit / look as good as the OEM LED lights, but for what I paid I'm really happy with them. There is also a really faint flicker to them when the engine is off which is strange, only noticeable if you point it out to someone, but I'll see how it goes over the next week or so. Here is a pretty bad before an after shot, but you get the idea. I'll grab some better photos at the weekend when I give it a clean. Foxsake 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted October 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 22, 2015 (edited) Figured it was worth a quick update to say that the LED flicker was solved using SSS Progman and its retrofit LED option. You first need to go through the retrofit steps for LED tails, then once that's coded (seems to take a while) you need to use the 'Encode' option in the control modules section which will actually apply the option to the LCM (also takes a while). Also might be worth mentioning http://www.ssdd-motorsport.com/ here as they were so helpful with the whole order process, and that I have a working copy of SSS Progman and PA Soft BMW Scanner if anyone near me is after some coding. Edited October 22, 2015 by jamesfoley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted February 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2016 (edited) Finally a decent weekend for a clean and to meet up with a couple of friends. Also spent some more time getting my DEPO projectors to fit better, turns out the indicators I had were from a bad batch, so picked up a new pair and all is dandy. Edited February 28, 2016 by jamesfoley Lovin_it, The_Judge_, DanGamble and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted March 29, 2016 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 I wimped out on buying an android based headunit and picked up a Pioneer DEH-X8700DAB instead, mainly because I wanted DAB, but it is also a lot better looking than my old Sony unit, and doesn't have USB and AUX ports sticking out the front (USB and AUX routed through to the glove box). I actually use the sunglasses cubby hole and I didn't really want to fart about with a relocation panel. Re-earthed my dash cam and routed everything through the A pillar while I had it all apart for the DAB antenna too, so everything is nice and tidy now. LED bulbs for the angel eyes are in the post and I want to swap out the chrome headlight inserts with some black ones from my old headlights. Next on the list is the cooling system, currently have a box full of parts in the living from from C3bmw, so that'll be fun. Would like to swap out the wheels at some point just to change things up a bit, but something is telling me I should stop spending money on the car for a bit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted April 2, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Hated how cheap the carbon wrap started to feel on my trim, so I gave painting them a go. Really happy with how it turned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avalaugh Posted April 2, 2016 Report Share Posted April 2, 2016 Yeah that does look smart [emoji108] Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted April 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2016 Finished up painting the gear surround and little bit of trim over the LCM. Takes a little longer than wrapping but overall looks much better in my opinion Ruesta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted July 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 So at some point I've managed to scuff up the bottom corners of my bumper which is pretty annoying. You can't actually see it unless you look under the car to be honest, but its just that I know its there... Anyway, could I get away with installing CSL splitters on there to prevent any more damage and potentially cracking the bumper? I like the look of them and I'd much rather replace a busted one of those than fix my bumper, plus they'd hide the scuff marks there already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edges Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 You can, that's the route I'm going down.. But cs splitters aren't cheap either Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted July 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Well, I wanted to keep them black on the silver bumper, and if they're black plastic you shouldn't be able to see any damage to them, right? Only thing is after a bit of reading it seems like I'd need to attach them with screws, and drilling holes into my bumper isn't something I wanted to do. I guess thats the only way to make sure you don't randomly lose one... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R11CH Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 1 minute ago, jamesfoley said: Well, I wanted to keep them black on the silver bumper, and if they're black plastic you shouldn't be able to see any damage to them, right? Only thing is after a bit of reading it seems like I'd need to attach them with screws, and drilling holes into my bumper isn't something I wanted to do. I guess thats the only way to make sure you don't randomly lose one... Mine are attached with double sided tape and 2 screws on each splitter. They screw in underneath so you would never see the holes if you removed them. jamesfoley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennno2005 Posted July 11, 2016 Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 I've got the standard ones and they screw in underneath in three places. I'd stick some double sided tape up top aswell to make sure there aren't any gaps etc. jamesfoley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted July 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2016 Awesome, cheers guys. Once my carbon cube trim arrives and I get round to fitting it I'll pick up a pair of the clubsport splitters. Just had a full service on both the 330ci and WRX, and after buying the carbon trim its left my monthly car funds a little low Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted July 12, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 12, 2016 Finally bit the bullet and bought a carbon cube trim set, the original stuff is so much nicer than a wrapped / painted set. Annoyingly when removing the passenger side door card I caught what simply looks like a cable clip that holds the cable for the wing mirror and part of it snapped off. It still holds the wing mirror wire up, and the part that came off didn't seem to be holding anything anyway, just annoying that it was going so well and then the clip broke Just the rear arm rests to do now at some point, but worth the money in my opinion avalaugh 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted July 13, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 Pretty sure the clip I broke was 61138372289, don't suppose anyone knows where I can get one of these from online? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRyan Posted July 13, 2016 Report Share Posted July 13, 2016 If its a little clip it might just be easiest going to BMW mate! I had the same thing with a little spring for my roof, all I could find online were suppliers from the US, it ended up being a couple of quid from the local dealership with them getting it in that same day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted July 17, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2016 Rear arm rests sorted, huge pain in the arse but may have just been me being frustrated in the heat... Clubsport splitters are also on the way, will post pics when they're on. For some reason I get rear tyre squeal when pulling away from junctions, usually DSC would cut in and prevent rear slip but it seems to happen quite often now. Tread isn't low so I can only assume the tyres on here are sucky or DSC isn't happy, but no lights on the dash so I guess it must be tyres. Another thing I'll have to look in to... Gotta love a clean interior Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennno2005 Posted July 18, 2016 Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 12 hours ago, jamesfoley said: Rear arm rests sorted, huge pain in the arse but may have just been me being frustrated in the heat... Clubsport splitters are also on the way, will post pics when they're on. For some reason I get rear tyre squeal when pulling away from junctions, usually DSC would cut in and prevent rear slip but it seems to happen quite often now. Tread isn't low so I can only assume the tyres on here are sucky or DSC isn't happy, but no lights on the dash so I guess it must be tyres. Another thing I'll have to look in to... Gotta love a clean interior I had a set of ching chongs on mine whilst my split rims were being refurbed. They were doing all sorts of things to the traction control so I'd bet cheap tyres (if thats what you've got on it now) are the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesfoley Posted July 18, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2016 They're Marshal Matracs, but I've used them on my WRX and had no issues, I've just read that the 330 is picky with its rubber. I didn't have much choice at the time as it was either those or no car. When my bank account allows me to I'll change all 4 corners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...