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From what I remember when my car was an...

From what I remember when my car was an automatic, the trans was smooth, I didn't have a problem with that. The issue for me was always the slow response, even in manual mode it takes it about a...

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

02-25-2025, 12:49 PM

Replies: 3

Bmw e90 2006mod CCC unit shutting down

Views: 565

Posted By Leucosticte

Retrofit CIC, very easy to do. I had the same...

Retrofit CIC, very easy to do. I had the same issue with stuttering/crashing CCC.

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

02-25-2025, 09:00 AM

Replies: 26,353

What did you do to your car today?

Views: 3,779,729

Posted By Leucosticte

Yeah, I thought that this was because of your...

Yeah, I thought that this was because of your messed up build date? Might as well have your rear seat belt deployment working just in case. I could be misunderstanding what you're trying to say...

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

02-24-2025, 09:34 AM

Replies: 26,353

What did you do to your car today?

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Posted By Leucosticte

Yeah there should be no issues, doesn't really...

Yeah there should be no issues, doesn't really matter which order you do it in but I was just saying this so you could fix your airbag codes.

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

02-24-2025, 08:48 AM

Replies: 26,353

What did you do to your car today?

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Posted By Leucosticte

No it won't, the build date is only stored in the...

No it won't, the build date is only stored in the FRM and CAS, the CIC doesn't care what it is as it'll work regardless. The reason why you have to change the build date is so it shows up in NCS and...

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

02-24-2025, 08:39 AM

Replies: 14

Upper Radiator Hose - Fit issues with Rein?

Views: 894

Posted By Leucosticte

Both my Rein upper and lower radiator hoses had a...

Both my Rein upper and lower radiator hoses had a bit of sweating at the quick disconnect connections, I had to replace both of them with BMW hoses for it to go away.

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

02-24-2025, 08:37 AM

Replies: 26,353

What did you do to your car today?

Views: 3,779,729

Posted By Leucosticte

From what I remember reading, the bulbs will last...

From what I remember reading, the bulbs will last but will get dimmer as they age. I read that it's best to replace them every 2 years as a result in order to keep perfect light output.

It could...

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

02-24-2025, 08:33 AM

Replies: 26,353

What did you do to your car today?

Views: 3,779,729

Posted By Leucosticte

Keep the original build date in the modules,...

Keep the original build date in the modules, there's no need to write that to them.

When you want to interact with the CIC, go into the VO and put the newer build date in, NCS will then display...

Forum: Suspension / Brakes / Chassis / Spacers

02-02-2025, 06:02 PM

Replies: 0

New E9X M3 Passenger Side Guide Rod

Views: 736

Posted By Leucosticte

New E9X M3 Passenger Side Guide Rod

Part Number: 33322283548

Nothing wrong with the arm itself, I ordered 2 by mistake back in 2023 and never got the chance to return the second one. these retail for $120, willing to do $80 shipped....

Forum: Mechanical Maintenance: Break-in / Oil & Fluids / Servicing / Warranty

02-02-2025, 05:56 PM

Replies: 2

Milky substance on my oil cap

Views: 1,057

Posted By Leucosticte

Has it been sitting for a while/only gone on...

Has it been sitting for a while/only gone on short trips? Mine had this when I was only driving it a mile at a time during covid. As soon as I took it on a long drive it went away.

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-29-2025, 01:30 PM

Replies: 7

Non Turbo manuals should swap differential

Views: 441

Posted By Leucosticte

I've heard the same thing about running xDelete,...

I've heard the same thing about running xDelete, that due to some sort of fluid coupling there's still some torque being transmitted to the front. I think that it's a very marginal amount so you can...

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-29-2025, 10:08 AM

Replies: 22

Whistle/humm noise from 30-60km/h after replacing the centre propshaft bearing - E92

Views: 4,440

Posted By Leucosticte

I haven't driven it enough to know yet.

I haven't driven it enough to know yet.

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-29-2025, 09:38 AM

Replies: 7

Non Turbo manuals should swap differential

Views: 441

Posted By Leucosticte

Might be a bit of a crazy idea, but what if you...

Might be a bit of a crazy idea, but what if you put in diffs from a auto 330xi? The ratio is 3.64 which seems like an ideal middle ground between the 3.91 and 3.38 diffs. I've driven my friends 328xi...

Forum: General BMW News and Cars Discussion

01-25-2025, 11:16 AM

Replies: 13

Disappointing Dealer Services Experiences

Views: 3,869

Posted By Leucosticte

Yeah, they broke some stuff during warranty work...

Yeah, they broke some stuff during warranty work on my parents X3 and then the service advisor said they didn't do anything wrong and will not cover it. I had to end up fixing it for them.

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-24-2025, 10:27 PM

Replies: 12

Front Crank Seal Fun

Views: 726

Posted By Leucosticte

I think there's already a writeup on this that I...

I think there's already a writeup on this that I followed along with the TIS procedure.

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-24-2025, 01:56 PM

Replies: 12

Front Crank Seal Fun

Views: 726

Posted By Leucosticte

The clearance isn't that bad with the radiator...

The clearance isn't that bad with the radiator fan removed, remember that it's behind the crank pulley, so you're going to have lots of extra space once that is removed.

I bought a toolset off...

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-24-2025, 09:44 AM

Replies: 12

Front Crank Seal Fun

Views: 726

Posted By Leucosticte

Yeah, I've also used a lot of their stuff that's...

Yeah, I've also used a lot of their stuff that's *usually* made in Germany and have never had problems. However, I did notice differences even on the things that are made in Germany, such as the oil...

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-23-2025, 10:09 PM

Replies: 8

Mechanic cites me for 4k in fixes

Views: 638

Posted By Leucosticte

Motor and transmission mounts aren't bad, I think...

Motor and transmission mounts aren't bad, I think if you can do all of that other work you can do those too.

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-23-2025, 10:07 PM

Replies: 26,353

What did you do to your car today?

Views: 3,779,729

Posted By Leucosticte

Here you go....

Here you go. (https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256805267600449.html)

Two things to keep in mind:
1. It doesn't have the wiring for the corner LED, since this is a euro spec harness. If for some...

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-23-2025, 09:11 PM

Replies: 12

Front Crank Seal Fun

Views: 726

Posted By Leucosticte

Ok, so here's pics of the two seals that I...

Ok, so here's pics of the two seals that I promised, you can tell that they are very different in construction. The Genuine BMW one seems to be made of a lower friction material, I guess to aid in...

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-23-2025, 09:04 PM

Replies: 12

Front Crank Seal Fun

Views: 726

Posted By Leucosticte

Funnily enough, I did the same thing as you for...

Funnily enough, I did the same thing as you for the rear main seal lol. I went with Genuine BMW because I was worried about doing it again. That install was definitely 100x more sketchy than this one...

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-22-2025, 11:21 PM

Replies: 26,353

What did you do to your car today?

Views: 3,779,729

Posted By Leucosticte

Here's a list of what I did: 1. New AL Lens...

Here's a list of what I did:

1. New AL Lens Covers from bimmerjakes.
2. New wiring harness that goes inside the headlights since my old ones were disintegrating. Bought these from Aliexpress,...

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-22-2025, 10:28 AM

Replies: 12

Front Crank Seal Fun

Views: 726

Posted By Leucosticte

Yeah, I guess I should have been more digilent in...

Yeah, I guess I should have been more digilent in my research but I figured that if it was marked as OE on FCP it would've been fine. I should've learned my lesson when people complained about Mahle...

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-22-2025, 09:58 AM

Replies: 9

E92 but what model bumper?

Views: 483

Posted By Leucosticte

I hope that it's cheap because it's probably...

I hope that it's cheap because it's probably going to be a rabbit hole fixing it up.

Forum: Off-Topic Discussions Board

01-22-2025, 09:33 AM

Replies: 117

Does the job market suck or is it just me?

Views: 42,878

Posted By Leucosticte

From what I can tell, AI is a bubble that's...

From what I can tell, AI is a bubble that's similar to the dot com one, when that pops I think that it's going to be disastrous.

Forum: Suspension | Brakes | Chassis

01-22-2025, 09:10 AM

Replies: 12

Subframe bushing non M

Views: 2,588

Posted By Leucosticte

Is a diff brace only for 335s? Seems like a...

Is a diff brace only for 335s? Seems like a relatively cheap and easy mod.

Forum: General E90 Sedan / E91 Wagon / E92 Coupe / E93 Cabrio

01-22-2025, 09:06 AM

Replies: 26,353

What did you do to your car today?

Views: 3,779,729

Posted By Leucosticte

Didn't do this today per say but I closed up my...

Didn't do this today per say but I closed up my headlights and put them back on the car. They look like a more modern version of the OEM headlights which is what I set out to achieve.

Ignore the...

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