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01-29-2010, 08:06 PM | #1 |
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New 135 owner in the PacNW
Just picked up a 2010 Le Mans Blue 135. Not a big fan of the 1 series styling so decided to order the BMW Performance Aero kit with the carbon splitters, to be installed mid-February.
Looking forward to seeing some other 1 series in the area. My driving region is mainly Woodinville/Kirkland/Redmond/Bellevue. Dane |
01-30-2010, 07:27 AM | #2 |
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Welcome...any pics?
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01-30-2010, 02:24 PM | #4 |
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We could possibly have 10 1's at a meet!
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01-30-2010, 02:43 PM | #5 |
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yes! but most of the 1er owners that i notify about meets DONT SHOW UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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some italian, german, and japanese ones; and on order more of the same
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01-31-2010, 12:54 AM | #6 |
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01-31-2010, 08:18 AM | #7 |
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Nice...really nice. Congrats!
Love those SSRs on the Z4. Too bad they don't make them anymore...and in 1er offsets.
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03-05-2010, 01:45 AM | #8 |
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Dane good to have you here!
I'm having iDrive envy. I moved downtown PDX and my commute to work is 1.4 miles; I could've sprung for iDrive instead of 15K lease miles with my former commute. |
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I'm digging it. You should get a 2011 135. |
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03-19-2010, 04:03 PM | #10 | |
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And congrats on the ride! It's beautiful!
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03-19-2010, 06:09 PM | #11 |
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welcome to the best place on earth to own a 1 series!
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1.) I did not order it with the 2010 iDrive 2.) I also did not get the anthracite headliner as I didn't do any research about the msport package prior to ordering and the 2010 car ordering booklet did not mention it. Beautiful car man. I'm sure you'll love your 1 after some mods. Lowering the car and adding the CF spoiler really sets the car off. |
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06-08-2010, 11:56 PM | #14 |
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WOW!! That is HOTNESS!!
May I ask who did the paint job on the aero pieces? How long did it take? Did you need to leave your car the entire time at the shop? Now you must lower it maybe 1/2 - 3/4 inch to complete the look. Congrats!
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I apparently am the only person in the Seattle area to order the 1 Series BMW Performance aero kit from one of our local dealerships (which I didn't know at the time). The result is that I was a guinea pig for everything, and it took months longer than I expected to get everything done. Missing parts from the BMW kit, installer with no prior experience, paint matching issues and more. I would expect that everyone involved is now experienced and won't repeat the issues I went through. I used Haury's Collision in Lake City for the paint and install work, and purchased the kit through BMW Seattle. Both businesses worked through some sticky issues and were committed to an acceptable resolution. Ideally, it's about 2-3 days for paint and install and you would leave the car at the shop. Optionally, you can have the parts painted at a body shop and returned to the dealership for install, but the timing and transportation logistics can get messy. I prolonged my timeline by including a clear bra on the new peices which required the paint to cure longer (just to be safe). The painted parts sat around for a few weeks at the body shop. I was without the car during the install, then another 2 days while the clear bra was installed. |
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06-14-2010, 06:20 PM | #16 |
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Did they scratch up your paint and leave buffer trails all over your car like they did to mine?
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I had many issues with multiple service shops during the course of the project. I have come to the conclusion that the service industry is a painful reflection of a downward trend in workmanship and consumer expectation that goes into most products and services in the 21st century. Thank you global economics. For those of us who still care, the journey is a frustrating, time consuming effort of micromanagement to get quality service, even when paying a premium. I made the mistake of trusting that I would be taken care of. I now know that is rarely, if ever, the case. |
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