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Prawn

Prawn

First Fill-Up (of many)
Location
Las Vegas
2008 E90 328i

Picked it up in February, mid-life crisis fully engaged. So far I've had to:
-Recharged the AC
-Replaced the trunk struts
-Replaced the power steering reservoir o-ring
-Replaced the windshield reveal molding
-Replaced the start button cap
-Replaced the trunk light (LED)
-Replaced the halo bulbs (LED)
-Bought new floor mats

To Do:
-New fuel pump (fuel smell in the garage when tank is full)
-Getting the front bumper re-painted (next week)
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Yea.. One of the demo trucks when filled would do the same thing, just seemed more potent of a smell to me on hotter days.. Maybe my nose was just more sensitive but the EVAP canister was on the drivers side inside the engine bay too. Just a thought.
 
Prawn

Prawn

First Fill-Up (of many)
Location
Las Vegas
It's been a while so I suppose I should bang on about the daily lol. I've since gotten the BBS wheels that came on the 335 model. Additionally it was the fuel pump causing the fuel smell upon a full tank. As soon as I popped the access cap off I noticed all the hairline cracks in the top of the pump assembly. Since the new pump went in there's no more fuel smell.

Oh almost forgot, I have the dual stage intake manifold from the 330 installed and the Bilstein B12 Pro Kit suspension sitting on the bench. I'm kicking around the idea of installing headers when I do the suspension install. Then it'll be time for a tune.

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Prawn

Prawn

First Fill-Up (of many)
Location
Las Vegas
I still haven't installed the suspension, and that's because I've been procuring more parts for the job. Mainly upgrading all the control arms to the M3 arms. A lot of those parts are on back order. I'm also now eyeing a full exhaust and a tune. I should see favorable results with the other engine mods I've done.

This will probably make the work a lot easier - https://www.quickjack.com/car-lifts/5000tl/ Anyone have experience with this product?
 
Prawn

Prawn

First Fill-Up (of many)
Location
Las Vegas
Recently my front right door lock actuator failed. Looked up some info on it and was made aware it's a "common issue", however this is a 2008 so how "common" is it really? Yes, the unit I removed was original.
 

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Prawn

Prawn

First Fill-Up (of many)
Location
Las Vegas
Well I got most of the suspension components replaced recently - Bilstein B12 pro kit, M3 control arms front & rear, Dinan rear upper shock mounts, and all new mounting hardware/bushings. The thing handles like a go kart now and made me realize the factory seats are lacking in the side bolster area. Going on next is a set of headers and a tune... after I have to SMOG it in February- just in case I run into issues I'd like to have 12 months to be able to sort it out properly. 1000000900.jpg
 
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