What have you done with or to your M3 today?

Cyberdemon wrote

Polished some scratches out of the IDrive screen and replaced the steering wheel trim.

Pretty sure I also discovered my battery is original (from 2010) and it's given up the ghost. Leaving it on the tender overnight but leaving the car out in the cold with the power draining from getting in and out a bunch gave me a bunch of electrical gremlins including a tamper dot.

Tomorrow off to autozone for a new battery. If it lasted 10+ years god bless it.

What did you use for polishing the Idrive screen?

I bought 305/30/19 Pirelli Asymetrico 2 for the rear to experiment with fitments.
It is going on 10.5" rim with 22 Offset.

The Asymetrico 2 is a very aggressive tire by its shape. The section width is 12.3" and its tread width is 12".

A typical 305 tire is 12.3" and the tread width can be anywhere from 11" to 11.8".

As a reference, A MPSS is the most aggressive tire in the 295/30/19. Its tread width is 11.5" and it is the widest I can find. The section width is 11.9" which makes the MPSS perfect tire as a rear. Very square.

The MPS4S is a much more rounded tire with the same section width of 11.9", but tread width of 11". This is one of the reasons the 4S is more comfortable on the road.

Pic from Tire Rack For reference
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0-60Motorsports wrote

Cyberdemon wrote

Polished some scratches out of the IDrive screen and replaced the steering wheel trim.

Pretty sure I also discovered my battery is original (from 2010) and it's given up the ghost. Leaving it on the tender overnight but leaving the car out in the cold with the power draining from getting in and out a bunch gave me a bunch of electrical gremlins including a tamper dot.

Tomorrow off to autozone for a new battery. If it lasted 10+ years god bless it.

What did you use for polishing the Idrive screen?

CIC Display cleaning

I probably could've spent a bit more time and I noticed that there were actually some deep scratches that the anti glare was masking. I have yet to drive the car to see if the glare is an issue, if it is I'll see if I can find a laptop screen protector and cut it to size. It was easy to get the screen out so I figured I'll do round two if I need. Definitely requires some elbow grease (though I'd be tempted to try a small orbital pad)

rhyary wrote

I bought 305/30/19 Pirelli Asymetrico 2 for the rear to experiment with fitments.
It is going on 10.5" rim with 22 Offset.

The Asymetrico 2 is a very aggressive tire by its shape. The section width is 12.3" and its tread width is 12".

A typical 305 tire is 12.3" and the tread width can be anywhere from 11" to 11.8".

As a reference, A MPSS is the most aggressive tire in the 295/30/19. Its tread width is 11.5" and it is the widest I can find. The section width is 11.9" which makes the MPSS perfect tire as a rear. Very square.

The MPS4S is a much more rounded tire with the same section width of 11.9", but tread width of 11". This is one of the reasons the 4S is more comfortable on the road.

Pic from Tire Rack For reference
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Took it out for a winter drive to try out some GoPro mic settings

DL335D wrote

rhyary wrote

I bought 305/30/19 Pirelli Asymetrico 2 for the rear to experiment with fitments.
It is going on 10.5" rim with 22 Offset.

The Asymetrico 2 is a very aggressive tire by its shape. The section width is 12.3" and its tread width is 12".

A typical 305 tire is 12.3" and the tread width can be anywhere from 11" to 11.8".

As a reference, A MPSS is the most aggressive tire in the 295/30/19. Its tread width is 11.5" and it is the widest I can find. The section width is 11.9" which makes the MPSS perfect tire as a rear. Very square.

The MPS4S is a much more rounded tire with the same section width of 11.9", but tread width of 11". This is one of the reasons the 4S is more comfortable on the road.

Pic from Tire Rack For reference
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Sorry.
I meant to say "I cleaned my windshield"

Ha...had a feeling you missed that part. I've done that a few times.

rhyary wrote

The MPS4S is a much more rounded tire with the same section width of 11.9", but tread width of 11". This is one of the reasons the 4S is more comfortable on the road.
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Why does a rounded shoulder make it more comfortable?

Bartledoo wrote

Why does a rounded shoulder make it more comfortable?

Less rigid, absorbs more

roastbeef wrote

DrFerry wrote

roastbeef wrote

Yea, I'm happy with the results. Plus they are a cool conversation piece. I also finished the hood hinges today. Much easier than the trunk hinges because all of the surfaces are flat.

Would you consider your car to be Holy?

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Are you a member of The Sacred Hinge?

EJT86 wrote

Less rigid, absorbs more

I couldn't find any information implying that.

DrFerry wrote

roastbeef wrote

DrFerry wrote

roastbeef wrote

Yea, I'm happy with the results. Plus they are a cool conversation piece. I also finished the hood hinges today. Much easier than the trunk hinges because all of the surfaces are flat.

Would you consider your car to be Holy?

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Are you a member of The Sacred Hinge?

A member doesn't "drill and tell."

Bartledoo wrote

I couldn't find any information implying that.

It’s physics; If u have something that’s straight it’s at it’s most rigid state and has the least amount of flex when there’s a vertical force. If you have something curved it’s less rigid and will bend more when there’s a vertical force on it

roastbeef wrote

A member doesn't "drill and tell."

They shall be known by their handshakes..

EJT86 wrote

It’s physics; If u have something that’s straight it’s at it’s most rigid state and has the least amount of flex when there’s a vertical force. If you have something curved it’s less rigid and will bend more when there’s a vertical force on it

Sure, if every tire was made of a solid piece of rubber.

Cyberdemon wrote

Polished some scratches out of the IDrive screen and replaced the steering wheel trim.

What did you use to polish the screen?

Bartledoo wrote

Sure, if every tire was made of a solid piece of rubber.

Do you use straight nails or bent nails?

Replaced the battery today and not only broke one of the small connectors but I think I fried my IDrive controller. Apparently a number of people reported this after battery swaps. Haven't had time to diagnose but if that's the case fuck me I should've just taken it to the dealer.

Will fix the connector later this week and check the fuses but seems like a lot of unlucky folks have had this happen after a battery swap.

EJT86 wrote

Do you use straight nails or bent nails?

Nails are made of a single material.

Put some smoked reflectors on. I like them - they go well with the black 359s.

Also did some wood butchery and organizing in the M3's bedroom.

Cheers,

First wash & wax since bearings done

Cyberdemon wrote

Replaced the battery today and not only broke one of the small connectors but I think I fried my IDrive controller. Apparently a number of people reported this after battery swaps. Haven't had time to diagnose but if that's the case fuck me I should've just taken it to the dealer.

Will fix the connector later this week and check the fuses but seems like a lot of unlucky folks have had this happen after a battery swap.

Curious, what makes the iDrive controller to potentially blow when changing battery?