BMW and M Power Owners

Voxination · 24 Feb 2017 at 20:06

[TW]Fox said:
Sigh. First time ever but I've curbed one of my wheels.

Obviously it had to be one of the pristine unmarked ones and not the one the dealer did a crap refurb on, too.

Who is the absolute best for refurbs now? I want perfect factory finish

Are Lepsons not what they once were?

Lepsons did a fantastic job on my E46, but it only looked fantastic for about 6 months. For some reason they seem to struggle to get a long lasting finish, and that seems to ring true from other people I talk to as well.

Being perfectly honest I don't really know who I would trust to refurbish a wheel. A lot of people have spoke highly of places that do wheels on an exchange basis, but I'm just overly wary that I'm going to be given a wheel that could have been bucked or welded at some point in its life.

mikeh501 · 24 Feb 2017 at 20:08

[TW]Fox said:
It doesn't upgrade iDrive in the way you'd think.

It does very little really.

Just did the update. Worked like a charm. Spotify completely works now!

[TW]Fox · 24 Feb 2017 at 20:09

Voxination said:
Being perfectly honest I don't really know who I would trust to refurbish a wheel. A lot of people have spoke highly of places that do wheels on an exchange basis, but I'm just overly wary that I'm going to be given a wheel that could have been bucked or welded at some point in its life.

Me neither which is why I am so annoyed. The car is only 18 months old too

jamoor · 24 Feb 2017 at 20:43

[TW]Fox said:
Dealer refurbs are crap - one of the wheels was done by the dealer when I bought it (I presume, they never said it had been though) and it's just a generic silver. Kicking myself for not noticing until I first cleaned it.

A bit harsh, surely it depends on teh dealer and who did it?

Dis86 · 25 Feb 2017 at 13:56

Hit some massive iron-work last night in the 640. Ooof did I feel it. Checked the pressures this morning and they're ok so hoping I haven't done any damage.

Uncle_Gravy · 25 Feb 2017 at 14:42

Control arm bushes done on my Z4, What a huge difference it makes, mine were badly worn so happy that's done.

Car is getting there

Simon · 25 Feb 2017 at 15:46

Talking of idrive there is a way to update my e92 to have BMW Apps (6NR)

Does it actually give you anything worth having though ?

[TW]Fox · 25 Feb 2017 at 15:55

Simon said:
Talking of idrive there is a way to update my e92 to have BMW Apps (6NR)

Does it actually give you anything worth having though ?

I have BMW Apps in mine. I never use it.

Simon · 25 Feb 2017 at 15:58

[TW]Fox said:
I have BMW Apps in mine. I never use it.

Can you use your phone to put in destinations. I think the later version is what does texts and stuff ?

Was gonna get map update too then realised that when I do use it, I end up checking with google maps is so much better.

[TW]Fox · 25 Feb 2017 at 16:00

Simon said:
Can you use your phone to put in destinations.

Yes I can but this isn't part of 6NR (My old F10 did this as well and predated 6NR) it is part of the Connected Drive subscription. I use the Smartphone app (or Google Maps Send to Car on PC) and it sends destinations to the iDrive.

Scania · 25 Feb 2017 at 19:47

Invertigo said:
So, my dad has just picked himself up an F10 528i, it currently has a BMW warranty until October and he's sure its a waste of money to keep it after that, anyone care to weigh in their opinions?

The warranty isn't cheap but neither is repairs at BMW, I'd personally prefer the monthly payments and piece of mind of cast iron protection rather than saving the payments per month and hoping if / when something failed it wouldn't cripple my wallet.

Having ran plenty of old BMW's over the years, I wouldn't expect a major failure on a 5 year old one especially that's been looked after in the dealer network however, f10's being as complex as they are, I wouldn't want to have one without a cast iron warranty nor would I want to let a back street garage near it.

Blackhawk47 · 25 Feb 2017 at 21:26

Went to see my friends new car today, it was cloudy and raining so these are the pics from collection.

First time I've ever been near one and it is a really really nice place to be. 66 plate, 3k miles, fully loaded, £54k.

A lot quieter then I expected to be honest, but thats a good thing as it is his new daily and replacing a vw truck. Think I actually prefer the M3 saloon over the M4 coupe now. Photo doesn't do the interior justice at all.

LEUVEN · 25 Feb 2017 at 21:42

Like how mean and aggressive they look, really growing on me. :cool:

Dr House · 25 Feb 2017 at 21:58

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201701091135232

So I put up my M6 for sale, lets see if it moves

Havana_UK · 25 Feb 2017 at 22:11

Looks an awesome colour that M3. Sytner Harold Wood I think? They seem to have a lot of M3s there as AUC, often pre-registered. I went to look at a dark green one there a few months ago but they wouldn't come down to the price I wanted to pay.

I much prefer the M3 over the M4 for looks.

Dr House · 25 Feb 2017 at 22:21

that M3 looks nice, but that sounds very expensive for a used one.

wedrum · 25 Feb 2017 at 22:31

geez at least put some effort in the for sale pics

Blackhawk47 · 25 Feb 2017 at 22:38

Dr House said:
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201701091135232

So I put up my M6 for sale, lets see if it moves

Worst advert ever.

Dr House · 25 Feb 2017 at 22:44

lol yes maybe better pics would help but its a good £3k less than other cars so I thought it would sell

magicoi · 25 Feb 2017 at 23:23

Not had it long have you? What's next Dr House?

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