Our new to us 2015 F31 325D M Sport

[d_a_n1979]

OEM BMW Style 405Ms in 18x8 flavour with Goodyear Assym6 F1 tyres (235/45/18 all round) cleaned, Gtechniq C5 treated and fitted today











Just took the car out for a quick spin to make sure the balancing is as it should be and scrub the tyres in a bit; the car drives smoother, quieter and takes the rougher roads much better than the 18" winter RFTs...

Think they look spot on also

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DC.11 said:

They look great, Dan. I much prefer them to the two-tone 19” versions.

Agree; F3x OEM sizes are 20" and 18" FYI, 19s are on the 1 & 2 series IIRC and need spacers due to their offsets...

20s would have been too much; prefer some tyre on my alloys

Was worried if they'd be lost on the car; but their design works well and looks much better in the OEM satin finish

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Winters back on for now



Temps have dropped a lot here, 2ºC here and icy this morning, hasn't got higher than 6.5ºC all day, supposed to be like this all week too

So peace of mind etc

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roadie said:

Car looks great on both!

Agree!

The 405Ms have really grown on me though

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roadie said:

It does look more racecar to me with the black wheels and chunky tyres.

It's much smoother and quieter, that's for sure!

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Just remember I've new OEM brake lines in the garage that I need fitting...

But also the car is due a brake fluid service this year too...

Wondering whether to have the lines & fluid done by my pal; or get the fluid service done at BMW for the iDrive service update & then get my pal to swap the lines over and re-bleed/top up the fluid?!

Any thoughts?

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QuartzDad said:

IMO depends on how many 00000 entries you have on the iDrive already; several and I'd go with your mate, none or one and for the sake of an extra £70(?) I'd get those five magic numbers.

OTOH, could you please get bored of it soon; son #1 is actively looking for a F31 and yours is near perfect spec I'm getting spreadsheet overload.

When I'm made PM it'll be mandatory to show the Pro or Business satnav in the first picture...

There are a good few entries but they ended in 2018; have the paperwork for all the work in between, but as I've taken out warranty with BMW on the car for the 1st year; I think I'd like it up to date for peace of mind etc...

Then I'll get my pal to do the lines and re-bleed/top up etc

Oh, no... We've only just got the car and really enjoying it... Sorry; but this is a keeper

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Got the touring booked into Bowker BMW on 14th to have the brake fluid service done & registered on the iDrive etc

It'll get a full health check too whilst it's there & I'm waiting

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Booked in with Bowker BMW in Preston tomorrow to get the brake fluid service done and iDrive updated; they'll do it whilst I wait, so it'll be a good opportunity to walk the floor and look at cars I can't afford

They're going to do a full free health check too; fingers crossed they don't find anything!

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Visited Bowker BMW in Preston today for a full brake fluid service and full health check....

A walk around the showroom offered these 2 stunning cars

E28 M5 with 4k miles and an M1







The visit also highlighted a few bits that are going to be sorted under warranty (I've got full comprehensive cover on the car for 12 months)

So front shock dust boots are being replaced alongside all bolts that'll need to be removed. The horn is intermittent, so that'll be fixed and the tailgate closing is intermittent also, so they'll investigate that and fix it once they sussed the niggle

It's back there on the 28th

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MDMA . said:

I’ve been told they belong to old man Bowker (Ken).

Yup; part of his collection...

Apparently the M1 gets pushed more than it's driven

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F31 up on axle stands; all 4 winter wheels off, wheel arches snow foamed, scrubbed, rinsed and dried off/plastics treated

Summer Style 405Ms back on

Cars absolutely filthy; but temps have gone from -3ºC overnight and 1.5ºC during the day at the beginning of the week to 12.5ºC today!

It's the right time to move back to the summer wheels

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Its Just Adz said:

Great looking car, you certainly keep it immaculate!

The weather is so weird here at the moment, warmed a bit but forecast for rain all next week.

Thanks pal; trying to keep it as clean as I can

First opportunity I've had to sort the wheel arches & glad I did. The level of crud coming out from the arches was interesting to say the least; least they're all clean now

And yes; it was bloody cold last week; heavy snow Thursday & Friday, cold but drier over the weekend and then heavy snow Monday & Tuesday; and now it's 12.5ºC and cloudy/raining

The winters have done their duty; time to clean them off and store them until I buy another set; make a set of 18x8s out of them and then take them to my pal to be refurbed & fitted with new winter non RFTs

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Full interior detail this morning; it's all about my broken body can take currently

Carpets thoroughly hoovered, plastics and seat based/sides treated with APC solution and a detailing brush; all wiped down again and then carpets Autoglym Interior Shampoo'd and na stiff bristle brush attachment on for the cordless drill did the hard work.

All wiped down again, re-hoovered and then mats hoovered and brushed, makes my OCD very happy

All leather wiped down and treated with Megs Leather Conditioner; interior hard surfaces wiped down with AGs Vinyl & Rubber care as it dries matte and doesn't leave any residue

Edited by d_a_n1979 on Sunday 26th March 13:55

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Its Just Adz said:

Finished product looks good, I just wouldnt have the patience

Haha; I've a lot of patience for stuff like this; helps that I enjoy it #.nerdalert

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cerb4.5lee said:

You've done a great job as always Dan.

You and Sam make me feel like a right lazy git when it comes to looking after/cleaning cars!

It must be very satisfying to get into an interior that lovely and clean.

Cheers pal - and not a lazy git; just everyones different and I also needed to get out of the house. Can't do much currently (desperate to get into the garden); but that'll have to wait!

Yes it is; it's nice to know that you've deep cleaned it and you're not sitting in someone else's dirt & grime The carpets were fairly clean TBH; the car was valeted fairly well before we collected the car; but now I've done that process (albeit with more care and time taken), it gives me peace of mind and all that etc

Once I've got the car back from BMW; my pals going to sort out a few bits at his bodyshop & then the car and get a full exterior detail

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Full exterior wash this morning after yesterdays interior detail

Wheels washed first with BH Touchless and a wheel detailing brush; rinsed, then BH Touchless applied to the car and left to dwell for 7/8mins

Rinsed, washed with Gtechniq Auto W1 car shampoo, rinsed, AGs Polar Seal applied, rinsed & then towel dried inc all door & tailgate shuts

Wheels also towel dried and then Gyeon Q2 tire gel applied

All new Bosch windscreen wipers fitted, front & back

Done

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Cheers

Collected the car from Bowker BMW yesterday; they've sorted the front suspension parts (new bump stops, new dust boots and all new bolts), they've sorted the intermittent horn and they've fixed the tailgate issue with a whole new switch/catch etc

Very happy with that as they've done it all via warranty and I've paid the £250 excess

Now to get it to my pals bodyshop to get the front & rear bumpers resprayed

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Court_S said:

Looks grand Dan.

You had a good outcome with the warranty there.

What did you decide to do re the fluid change and brake lines?

Leaving the lines as they are pal; Bowkers said they look like new, so seems they've been replaced once already

They did the fluid change 2 weeks ago; so that'll be fine for a few years now

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Sim89 said:

Ever thought about doing the LCI rear light conversion?

Did it on mine and it's quite straightforward - there's a BMW loom you can buy, so everything is OEM.

I didn't know it was a thing sorry

Just found the M Performance rear lights on eBay via Lloyds BMW; is that what you mean?