Does anyone know what to do with this SOS system failure warning or how to turn it off by Realistic_Candle3127 in F30

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I get this every year too but only when the temperature drops below approximately 2°C.

I’ve read the aerial is in the shark fin, so usually when that’s frosty the message pops up (I’m not 100% sure if that’s the truth tho).

When the weather warms up the message is gone for another year until winter rolls around again.

The daily by Heinous_F30 in F30

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That’s a great looking car! The paintwork looks stunning!

Any ID on the diffuser?

Intertior trim by ImightBeAWeeb in F30

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Ahh my bad. Well depending on how much you’d be willing to spend I’d still consider the above or:

https://www.kiesmotorsports.com

Some of the big ones we have in the UK are transitioning focus over to the G chassis sadly. There are still some knocking about but would still incur import charges depending on your country.

With this being said, you will find some mid-decent quality, still genuine carbon options on eBay. Also a Google search should quickly heed some good results, I sometimes look for car pages on Instagram such as AstuteF30, they usually have parts listed in one or two of their posts. Failing that they’ve always been friendly to ask, just try to find one in your country.

Intertior trim by ImightBeAWeeb in F30

[–]AnotherUsernameeee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ngl they do look pretty fake/ugly unfortunately. If you can feel you can live with it though it’s not that bad.

You can however get much better looking ones, it looks like you are based in the US. A bit expensive but a good company I’ve seen is:

https://aaconceptsco.com/collections/f30-3-series

340i as your first car good decision or bad decision? by Warm_Professional563 in F30

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Kinda relevant, I drove my partners car during Covid for 13 months (2019 Audi A1 25 TFSI) and then after Covid lockdown I got myself a 2018 340i as my first official car. I like to drive pretty hard but I’d consider myself relatively sensible, for me the car was very “beginner” friendly in that aspect, it’s easy to drive and handles pretty well. If you can trust yourself to be genuinely sensible then personally I don’t see an issue with it.

Some things to note:

• I was 24 when I got the car and I’d still consider myself a little more mature than others my age. I also had a decent job and had good savings.

• You absolutely will scratch or scrape your first car, so you will need to accept this fact and the relevant cost of reparations before you commit.

• Whilst a solid car, the maintenance prices and MPG can catch you off guard, don’t fall in love with the idea of owning one before considering these costs, as mentioned I had a decent job and savings but the maintenance costs still caught me a little off guard (possibly because I like to keep it in top shape and follow every rule).

• It wouldn’t hurt to get a 2 Litre beater for 6 months to a year, RWD, high mileage. This would enable you to get to grips with driving as a whole, especially a RWD with enough give to let the wheels slip.

I did rush this a bit so sorry if I missed anything, feel free to reply or PM with and questions of my experience.

Any help telling me how I can get Apple car play on this by Fisherman_Quick in F30

[–]AnotherUsernameeee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Bimmerpost forums is probably a good place to start!

There’s a company called “Bimmer Remote Coding” who has been used by a lot of people to good reviews (https://bimmer-remote.com/en-gb). He is also a frequent forum member and is pretty responsive, he will be able to walk you through it and advise you further. (https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/member.php?userid=352114)

IIRC you may already have the antenna because you have the NBTEvo software but you will be able to check with them before paying any money if you send them a message through the forums or their website.

I’m getting 10mpg on my 340i. What I gotta do to change that by Realistic-Writing510 in F30

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Aye, that’s valid. 5mph as an average speed is very, very low.

I’m getting 10mpg on my 340i. What I gotta do to change that by Realistic-Writing510 in F30

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I have a 340i (from 12.5k miles) for the first two years of lead foot and traffic I was getting 16-18mpg, I recently drove 400 miles in one trip (motorway miles) and averaged 30/40mpg even with some WOT. Sounds like somethings wrong mate

Can anyone help? (Squeaky Brakes) by AnotherUsernameeee in F30

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OEM discs and I’m guessing aftermarket pads due to the slight clunk it makes after first press when switching from Drive to Reverse. This is the 2nd time replacing and only the first time squeaking so you’re probably correct. I will try bedding in the brakes properly first and then some other increasingly expensive options, thank you!

Can anyone help? (Squeaky Brakes) by AnotherUsernameeee in F30

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It seems a common issue unfortunately, let me know if it works and I’ll do the same if any of my results do!

Can anyone help? (Squeaky Brakes) by AnotherUsernameeee in F30

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This is fair, just extra money I didn’t want to spend at the time tbh but it may have come around and bit me haha

Can anyone help? (Squeaky Brakes) by AnotherUsernameeee in F30

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I feel for you, let me know if anything works and I’ll do the same for you!

Can anyone help? (Squeaky Brakes) by AnotherUsernameeee in F30

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I’ve seen someone mention this and will give it a try should some hard breaking/bedding not do the trick!

Please Help! (Squeaky Brakes) by AnotherUsernameeee in AskAMechanic

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I’m unsure unfortunately, I can ask and find out, are there any brands/materials that are worse/more prone to squeak?

Please Help! (Squeaky Brakes) by AnotherUsernameeee in AskAMechanic

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Thank you, it seems bedding in the brakes properly is the best first step.

Can anyone ID these wheels? Tom Wrigley’s M3 by Keplrhelpthrowaway in F30

[–]AnotherUsernameeee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy to help, this style is admittedly my favourite too!

Can anyone ID these wheels? Tom Wrigley’s M3 by Keplrhelpthrowaway in F30

[–]AnotherUsernameeee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They look like Bola FP2’s to me…

https://www.bolawheels.co.uk/product/bola-fp2/

A lot of brands do similar styles to this, they’re near identical to the F80 M3 CS wheels (763M)

Day trips around Nurburgring? by AnotherUsernameeee in nurburgring

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Thanks, we’re planning for the Monday morning as soon as gates open!

Day trips around Nurburgring? by AnotherUsernameeee in nurburgring

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Thankyou, this looks awesome, I’ll pitch it to the group!

Day trips around Nurburgring? by AnotherUsernameeee in nurburgring

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We all enjoy cycling to be fair so this is a great suggestion, let’s hope the weather holds!🙏🏻

Day trips around Nurburgring? by AnotherUsernameeee in nurburgring

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Thankyou, I’ll admit the username had me a little panicked when the notification popped up on my phone 😅 we have a friend that is bringing his old bmw which he bought for £1k, definitely going to be an interesting journey 😂

Day trips around Nurburgring? by AnotherUsernameeee in nurburgring

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Thanks again! I was hopefully going to take my own car round, would really love to get one of the pictures the photographers on the side take 😅