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Hey guys, I've been snooping around these forums for a few months now and figured I'd finally try to contribute. Anyway I bought a CPO'd 08 135i last December after much research and this past Saturday I plasti dipped both my rims and grills. It was my first real project (other than putting in angel eyes) on the car so I was a bit apprehensive. Anyway, here are pictures! Let me know what you think. Also, anyone have recommendations for blacking out my tail lights? Other than spray-on tint... Setup First Layer The Grills Even did the license plate holder cuz there were chrome.. Rims Done Onto the front ones.. Grills Done Final Product

What's up, 1 folks? I'm about 2 years through a 3 year lease on a 2011 335i M-Sport Coupe (manual) and we recently turned in my wife's 2009 328i Sports Wagon for a 2012 (F30) 328i Luxury Line Sedan. It doesn't seem likely that the new 3 Coupe will be out before my lease is up and I strongly prefer coupes. Also, without going into great deal, let me just say I appreciate the F30 for what it is, but it just feels a bit too big, soft, remote and efficiency-focused compare to our E9X 3 Series. I will still test drive an F30 335i Sport Line when the time is right, but I'm starting to think I'd be happier with a 1 Series when my lease is up. Let me say up front that I'd be going into this eyes open: I know that 2013 will be the last year of the E82 and I had a hard time choosing between a 135 and my 335 a couple years back (I drove a 135 twice before making my decision). I'm generally happy with my current coupe, though I now find it slightly big and heavy for my tastes. And I know this might sound like heresy, but the N55 is so powerful that it's almost boring to drive on normal roads. If you really wind it out, you can get yourself into trouble too quickly. The old adage is true: a slow car driven fast is more fun than a fast car driven slow. My car before the 335 was a Z4 Coupe which was hard as nails (not tuned for run flats) but I loved LOVED L-O-V-E-D that 255HP N52 engine like nothing else. It was the perfect combination of smoothness and power with a great engine note (lots of windows down driving in that car). Also, as strange as it might sound, I think I might want to get one of the last NA inline 6s that BMW may ever offer before I don't have that choice. Now I'm looking at an M-Sport 128i or maybe a 135i (definitely manual). I know I'll miss the additional power of the turbocharged engine, but I really miss that steady "climb the mountain" pull of the N52 and, again, I really love the N52 even in detuned form. I know the 230HP variant in the 128i is not as strong as the engine from my Z4, but I think it's plenty to motivate a 3,200-ish lb. car and I really want to focus on getting a lighter, nimbler car that splits the different between the Z4 Coupe and the 335 Coupe. I kind of have old-school car values (and I still miss my E30 M3 from way back in the day). So, lots of preamble, I know, and here are my questions: 1) Has anyone else moved from a 335i Coupe to a 128 or 135i and, if so, can you offer your comparative impressions, both positive and negative? 2) In terms of ride quality, are all E82s with Sports Suspension the same? I ask because BMW revised the sports suspension on the MY2011 3 Series cars and it made a HUGE difference in ride quality (new Sachs dampers and some other changes that really reduced impact harshness even with low profile runflats). Does anyone know if a similar change was made to the recently updated E82s? if you've experienced both, how would you describe/rate ride quality of a Sport/M-Sport 1 Series with 17s or 18s compared to a Sport/M-Sport 3 Series? 3) Specs-wise, the HK Premium stereo upgrade on the 1 Series seems very similar to the HY stereo in the 3 Series, maybe down one speaker (center dash, I think) but it still has the under-seat subs. Can anyone confirm that they are basically the same stereo? I'm very pleased with the HK stereo in my 335 so I'm hoping I won't have to downgrade in that arena. 4) I know the 1 Series is a bit tighter, the rear seats aren't too usable (I only need to put a dog back there, so no worries) and some of the interior materials are a little cheaper than the 3, but none of those things concern me because I car more about how it drives. Anything else you think I should know about the potential switch from an E92 to an E82? Thanks in advance for any info you can offer, simianspeedster

I've driven manual trans for 35 years - I have found the 128i one of the more difficult cars to set in motion - it seems to be an effort to make it smooth. My Z3 and MINI (and my old 320i) were never this way. Occasionally, there will be a shudder or shimmy when starting out. When I say occasionally, I mean maybe 10% of the time. Does the 128i prefer a higher or lower engagement RPM? Not sure what I might be missing with this car, but I've driven everything from Beetles to toyotas and old Fords never had this shimmy crop up. Any thoughts? Thanks

I've had my 08 for a few months now and figured I'd request the service records to see what I should be on the look out before I start doing more things to the car. The car has 20K miles on it and the only things I see done to it are: MP-Low miles oil service at 6124 brake fluid and microfilter at 7846 MP-Low mileage oil service, cold start engine speed, belt tensioner at 10505 1st Eng Oil service-Full maintenance at 18898 N54 Programming HDP, B13 09 10 at 18898 N54 Injector Check, B13 14 10 at 18898 N54 HDP, B13 09 10 at 18898 I don't know what those last 3 are but I don't see anything with HPFP. Should I try to get the dealer to replace this before I start throwing performance parts at it and then take a 3K mile road trip this summer? What else should/could I have them check or to while warranty is still on it.

Hey guys! I guess this is my hey I'm new here thread. I just placed my order for a 2012 135i a week ago. White 6-speed being assembled in Germany as we speak! This is the longest 6-8 weeks of my life. Glad to see there are so many great communities for this car. Best, Mike

Anyone ever had that problem. It makes a squeaky sound whenever the pedal is depressed. It's very slight but it's ilke nails on chalkboard for me. I physically shudder so now I have to turn the radio up to mask the sound. Just want to make sure this isn't normal so I don't feel like a noob bringing it in. Didn't start happening until about 1000 miles in.

Maybe my eyes or my memory are fooling me, but I do not remember ever owning a car with so much orange peel effect in the paint. The roof on my 2011 135i (Alpine White) looks pretty good. Fairly smooth overall. But the hood and the trunk lid appear almost bumpy especially when looking at the reflection of a light source. The rear panel, side panels and doors have an even more pronounced peel effect. Would clay remove this effect? I am worried that I might have to smooth the surface to a point below the layer of clearcoat to eliminate the bumps. I will probably just leave it alone, but was wondering if anyone else sees the same effect on their 1-series. The first picture is reflection of a garage ceiling light on the roof. The second is a reflection off the side panel just below the rear passenger side window. Seems pretty bumpy. Attached Images   

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Although current technology allows us to enjoy good movies from the comfort of home, sometimes we feel like going to the movies, right? With the almost indispensable popcorn and refreshments we get settled in our seat to dive for a couple of hours into a big screen adventure. In the large towns of the Costa del Sol you can enjoy a large selection of Multiplex cinemas in Malaga with the latest releases, of which the majority project also regularly films in English original version. These films in original version are listed as VO (original version) or VOS (original subtitled version). Continue reading →