From a broken e91 325i to a Moon Mileage 335d ...

[R3k1355]

2 owner '09 LCI 335d with Adaptive Xenons, Headbeam Assistant, CIC Nav, Split Front Armrest & Electric Folding Mirrors. Oh and:

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1/8th tank of diesel?!?! Score!

I’m going to get myself on this PH thread you keep referring to as seems where most of the dealing seems to be!

It does mean having to go on PH forums tho.

 

[mart.z.s]

It does mean having to go on PH forums tho.

Haha I’ll bear that in mind. Thanks for heads up

 

[Cookson]

233k, nice. My old 320d had 251k on when I sold it

 

[Cookie]

Might be a mental illness at this point

 

[_Tom]

Haha awesome. Still on the original turbos?

 

[GeorgeH]

Is there an e9X variant you haven’t owned yet?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Is there an e9X variant you haven’t owned yet?

He completed it in blue.. now it's onto black ones and he's working his way back through the back catalogue.

Next week, on Dave Buys Blue/Black BMWs, a black 316i convertible, probably in need of a new sat nav and some coding......

 

[Crybert]

Has he had the e93?

 

[cat171]

New one looks great! I liked the one you just sold, but this one looks even better.

 

[Crybert]

New one looks great! I liked the one you just sold, but this one looks even better.

Facelift rear lights make them look a million times better. I’m orobably gonna upgrade mine

 

[mart.z.s]

Facelift rear lights make them look a million times better. I’m orobably gonna upgrade mine

I’ve just put a wrap on mine to get rid of that white bit and looks quite good IMO for £10 I think it was. Thought the actual light upgrade was quite expensive.

 

[Gally]

You're ill. I love it but you're ill.

 

[Crybert]

I’ve just put a wrap on mine to get rid of that white bit and looks quite good IMO for £10 I think it was. Thought the actual light upgrade was quite expensive.

Yeah it’s a new bootlid required. I’ve priced it up and it’s about £150-£200 for the rear conversion. Not terrible

 

[Sir_Dave]

You really, seriously, need help.

I just like the variety ?

That didn’t hang around long at all! And neither did you ? looks smart in black.
I’m going to get myself on this PH thread you keep referring to as seems where most of the dealing seems to be!

It does mean having to go on PH forums tho.

Have fun: https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=72&t=1686320&i=0
Everyone seems to hate the PH forum, but i find its really rather simple format quite refreshing compared to some!!

233k, nice. My old 320d had 251k on when I sold it

That makes me feel like im not the only nutter in the room, thank you!!

Haha awesome. Still on the original turbos?

Yup, its had all new vacuum lines, waterpump, thermostat & glow plugs/controller fairly recently, but the main hardware is all original.

Is there an e9X variant you haven’t owned yet?

Has he had the e93?

Havent had an e93 as above, never would either, absolute turd wagons.
Engines wise, ive had N43 320i (e92 company car), N53 325i (e91), N52 330i (e90), N57 330d (e92), N54 335i (e90), M57 335d (e91) & S65 M3 (e90) and am a firm believer that if its a BMW with less than 6 cylinders, you might as well not bother ☺

Had a better look over the car this morning, is actually in very good condition!! The previous owner was a bit of a detailing geek apparently (it has "Waxstock" stickers on it whatever the f*ck that is) so barring the front bumper/bonnet, the paintwork is lovely. Barely even swirled considering its black!! Sparkly black (its sapphire), but still black.

Also, considering it originally came with the "base" speaker setup (which is frankly awful compared to HIFI/Logic7), its does actually appear to have MB Quart components, underfloor subs & rear speakers fitted, so im assuming it used to have an amp powering the lot - purely as i cant imagine that 500 quid of speakers would normally sound this poor ... luckily i have a Philips DAP6040 amp under the stairs from my teenage years, so will try and work out how to fit that i think! The CIC headunit has also been upgraded with a larger GB storage SSD harddrive, so does definiately run a bit faster than my other one.

Driving wise, the first impressions of the gearbox is exactly how i remember from the 330d, i.e. i really want to flash the gearbox with XHP Stage 2 software ... unsure if thats wise on the mileage, its had an oil change, but still... engine wise, umm, well, its obscenely quick for a diesel ... once rolling its ??? ... although it does smell a bit like a ????

Still have a Bilstein B12 kit in the shed. maybe itll go on a car at some point lol.

 

[_Tom]

Yup, its had all new vacuum lines, waterpump, thermostat & glow plugs/controller fairly recently, but the main hardware is all original.

All standard stuff then which you have to do on E9X's then really. Well other than the vacuum lines which is pretty much standard for the 35d engine.

Goes to show what great motors they are if looked after.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Had a bit more of a poke around with the 335d yesterday, purely as the underfloor subs didnt seem to be working.

After removing the front seats, i was pleasantly surprised to find a set of MB Quart's staring back up at me, along with some wiring to the boot, where, despite the tell tale signs of power and earth leads, there is no longer an amplifier. Removal of the door cards showed that the car actually has an MB Quart QM200.3 setup fitted in the front, with the matching QM100's fitted in the rear doors - always nice when you find £500 of speakers that you didnt know about!

Being that ive had an "BMW Alpine HIFI upgrade" in my e92 330d and have/had Logic 7 in the 335i/325i, i think i'll leave the MB Quarts in and purchase a TechnicPNP 2/4 harness from the US and an Alpine MRV-F300 (or similar) to power them - that should give quite a nice sound from my research on e90post.

 

[Crybert]

Nice surprise. I have logic 7 or whatever it is but I’m not overly impressed with it tbh. Have you looked anymore at the auto box flash software?

 

[Sir_Dave]

Nice surprise. I have logic 7 or whatever it is but I’m not overly impressed with it tbh. Have you looked anymore at the auto box flash software?

Have a look at these settings for the L7, helped my sound no end: https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161120
Also https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42672 and https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44583

Re: XHP, i'll probably start driving the car properly from the 1st July (in order to decide whether to keep this or the 335i longer term), but my initial thought is that if i do decide to do the upgrade, due to the miles on the car, id want the autobox sump/filter/oil changing first. It is a very very good modification though, i would certainly recommend it for yours if its available!!

Also, next time you have a spare 10 minutes, disconnect the battery, remove the airbag & steering trim and swap wires 1 & 3 in this connector block:

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That will then convert your "push for down" "pull for up" gearchange paddles into the correct/M3 style setup:

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I did mine yesterday, the standard setup does my head in

 

[Rojer]

Have a look at these settings for the L7, helped my sound no end: https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161120
Also https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42672 and https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44583

Re: XHP, i'll probably start driving the car properly from the 1st July (in order to decide whether to keep this or the 335i longer term), but my initial thought is that if i do decide to do the upgrade, due to the miles on the car, id want the autobox sump/filter/oil changing first. It is a very very good modification though, i would certainly recommend it for yours if its available!!

Also, next time you have a spare 10 minutes, disconnect the battery, remove the airbag & steering trim and swap wires 1 & 3 in this connector block:
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That will then convert your "push for down" "pull for up" gearchange paddles into the correct/M3 style setup:
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I did mine yesterday, the standard setup does my head in

Wow didn't realise it was that easy to change the paddle function!

 

[Crybert]

Have a look at these settings for the L7, helped my sound no end: https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=161120
Also https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=42672 and https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=44583

Re: XHP, i'll probably start driving the car properly from the 1st July (in order to decide whether to keep this or the 335i longer term), but my initial thought is that if i do decide to do the upgrade, due to the miles on the car, id want the autobox sump/filter/oil changing first. It is a very very good modification though, i would certainly recommend it for yours if its available!!

Also, next time you have a spare 10 minutes, disconnect the battery, remove the airbag & steering trim and swap wires 1 & 3 in this connector block:
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Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr

That will then convert your "push for down" "pull for up" gearchange paddles into the correct/M3 style setup:
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Untitled by Sir_Dave, on Flickr

I did mine yesterday, the standard setup does my head in

A fountain of knowledge! Thanks mate. Yeah I couldn’t understand the paddle function at all initially, made no sense

 

[Sir_Dave]

A fountain of knowledge! Thanks mate. Yeah I couldn’t understand the paddle function at all initially, made no sense

Its very annoying!!
Thankfully, the modification to fix it is really easy, takes longer to get the airbag off
Steeering wheel removal guide is here: https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=11825

 

[Craig]

Lol you've got some serious BMW issues. Can't beat a tourer though. That's some serious mileage. What plans have you got ?

 

[TheEvilGiraffe]

Lol you've got some serious BMW issues. Can't beat a tourer though. That's some serious mileage. What plans have you got ?

Selling it, probably....

 

[Craig]

Selling it, probably....

Lol wouldn't suprise me ?

 

[Sir_Dave]

Standard "ive bought a BMW" essential maintenance post:

Air Filter

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Pollen Filter

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MAF was reading properly either, so bought/fitted a new one:

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Have also purchased a Vibe Powerbox 60.4 to power the MB Quart speakers properly. There is a chap called "Technics" in the US that makes an easy amp retrofit cable but at £100 its a little too rich for me, so will be making up something myself. Another update to follow later on in the week hopefully regarding that.

 

[Short Norman]

you're lucky it had a pollen filter at all.

When I got my 320d years ago there was no pollen filter in there, despite it having full BMW service history.

 

[Sir_Dave]

you're lucky it had a pollen filter at all.
When I got my 320d years ago there was no pollen filter in there, despite it having full BMW service history.

lol! Good old BMW service departments

 

[Christopher]

You're f*cking nuts.

I'm low key glad you have this now though, you'll learn all about it and then I can pilfer you for info when mine breaks. Win/Win.

You NEED XHP, as you mentioned. I had the box serviced first, new sleeve and full fluids too, then flashed the tune with that link you sent me and a cheap tablet. They're insane with a little tweakery, I'm still shocked by mine sometimes with the XHP and Burger box. In gear it's just savage, it doesn't even feel like an engine, more like a turbine.

 

[Rojer]

Everytime @Sir_Dave updates a thread on his vast BMW fleet, my wallet starts twitching. Back on eBay i go...

 

[Krarl]

I bet if you check every E9X logbook in the UK the previous owner is all the same person... A bloke called Dave ? ?

This also doesn't help me either @Rojer , I've wanted a an E90 335d for a while? Time to fire up eBay, AT and *GULP* Facebook Marketplace

 

[Rojer]

I bet if you check every E9X logbook in the UK the previous owner is all the same person... A bloke called Dave ? ?

This also doesn't help me either @Rojer , I've wanted a an E90 335d for a while? Time to fire up eBay, AT and *GULP* Facebook Marketplace

As much as i like the 335D and turbo tuning in general, i don't wanna take the risk and just go NA lol.

 

[Krarl]

As much as i like the 335D and turbo tuning in general, i don't wanna take the risk and just go NA lol.

Turbo or nuffin' ?

 

[Christopher]

As much as i like the 335D and turbo tuning in general, i don't wanna take the risk and just go NA lol.

If you're going to do it then the M57 cars are a good shout. 325/330/335d all had them, just only the early ones. All 335ds are M57 in the E9x.

Epic engines though.

 

[Sir_Dave]

They're insane with a little tweakery, I'm still shocked by mine sometimes with the XHP and Burger box. In gear it's just savage, it doesn't even feel like an engine, more like a turbine.

Funny you should say that ... a friend has had his 335d redone recently (wasnt happy with the smoke from the old tune on cold start). Turns out they hadnt turned off the EGR properly Black line is standard, blue is old file, red is latest BWChiptune version. Needless to say, his is a monster


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Deffo needs to put XHP on it though, whilst its ballistic in gear, it does feel a bit slushy when its doing its torque convertor thing.

Back onto mine ... Vibe amp is now fitted.

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Wiring diagram - this is essentially the same as this: https://technicpnp.com/product/stereo-24-harness/ but for £20, not £100.

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Naturally the headunit doesnt have pre-outs, so you need to take the full range signal from the underseat subs using the following connectors: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-3-SE...SEAT-SUBWOOFER-CABLE-ADAPTER-SUB/362146766206

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At the amplifier end, you merge the left sub level wire into channels 1 & 3, then right into 2 & 4 to power just the front components/underseat subs using all 4 channels - with the rears still being powered by the headunit. By using an amplifier with speaker level input and signal sensing (to turn it on) you avoid having to use convertors/remote wires.

Initial wire up and test:

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Bit more tidying:

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Finished:

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Sound wise, i dont think its quite as good as Logic 7, but probably a bit better than HIFi and on a different planet to the cr4ppy base system

 

[Simon_16v]

Any updates?

 

[Short Norman]

Yeah, he’s put wood in it......

 

[imprezaworks]

Yeah, he’s put wood in it......

BMW people have weird fetishes.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Any updates?

Yeah, he’s put wood in it......

lol, not in this i havent!! The LCI seats have silver stiching, so wood just wouldnt work
No real updates on the car though - done about 2k in it since purchase (is now on 235k), mostly scooting up/down the M3 to Basingstoke to see Sarah's parents. Currently averaging 43mph, which considering the mileage/power available is frankly ridiculous.
Have bought a combox for it, but not fitted as of yet ... plus need to give it an oil change
Oh and i need to clean it, havent done it since i bought it lol.

 

[Sir_Dave]

Just been collected by the new owner - hell of a lot of car for £4.5k!!!
Shame no one on CS bought it really ... was an absolute bargain at that price imho.

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[Crybert]

Jesus Dave! That’s far too cheap