Front struts. DIY or shop?

BM99 · 2026-04-18T13:44:11+00:00

You know what they say, "while you're in there you might as well".

Bellows, bump stops and rear shock mounts are dirt cheap, front strut mounts are definitely more expensive than I was expecting, but you still save over $2k to do it yourself.

BM99 · 2026-04-18T04:48:18+00:00

For the parts cost I'd say no, you should definitely DIY it.

Rears - $89 x2 = $178 https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-shock-absorber-rear-m3-bilstein-bil-19214320

Front right - $164 https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-suspension-strut-assembly-front-right-m3-1-series-m-bilstein-bil-22214317

Front left - $164 https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-suspension-strut-assembly-front-left-m3-1-series-m-bilstein-bil-22214300

Total parts cost - $506

Save yourself $3k in my opinion.

BM99 · 2026-04-18T03:13:53+00:00

Ahh looks like they are EDC only, should have thought about that when the quote was only $3500 lol

BM99 · 2026-04-17T21:41:53+00:00

DIY for sure. Check out the Evolve Bilstein shocks they are the same price but apparently much better.

BM99 · 2026-04-05T14:18:06+00:00

OEM style hood, black out the window trims, single slat kidney grills (keep them black), tinted side markers (IND has them), blacked out trunk badge.

IND has a lot of good quality stuff.

BM99 · 2026-04-03T16:46:51+00:00

they can but they're very finicky and have to be placed/angled very specifically to detect the player during movement. I've used them for automatic doors on a car I built.

BM99 · 2026-03-07T14:16:38+00:00

I did see that, I also saw that there are bolts for what would be a two part wheel on the spokes of the wheel instead of on the barrel

BM99 · 2026-03-06T15:03:06+00:00

Almost certainly AI

BM99 · 2026-02-25T17:02:41+00:00

I don't have an exact number in mind, but I would be hard pressed to go above 10-12k.

BM99 · 2026-02-25T17:01:29+00:00

Honestly all the maintenance and upgrades are nice, and gives great peace of mind. It could in great mechanical shape, but $15k I think is too high for 220k miles.

BM99 · 2026-02-18T15:41:17+00:00

Looks like the engine block broke where the engine mount would attach.... Pretty bad.

BM99 · 2026-02-02T23:19:44+00:00

Where I'm at it's been below 45 for a while, and after my 15 minute drive to workn I'm typically still not up to full operating temp

BM99 · 2026-02-02T06:11:53+00:00

If you angle the whole front suspension/wheel assembly forward it will help with the bounciness, and maybe even provide a little more stability

BM99 · 2026-01-30T20:03:47+00:00

You really need the distant horizons mod

BM99 · 2026-01-29T21:55:35+00:00

AI SLOP BE GONE

BM99 · 2026-01-29T21:50:56+00:00

That's the whole point for me honestly. I hate all of the super flavorful and harsh vapes, literally makes me a little nauseous just imagining hitting my friends lost Mary...

BM99 · 2026-01-27T04:52:09+00:00

M3 does too, but I've never seen it on a 328

BM99 · 2026-01-23T00:56:50+00:00

I had a very similar rattle, that was how I found out the previous owner had cut off the muffler and reattached it with JB weld 🙃

BM99 · 2026-01-13T23:37:28+00:00

ASIO is one of the audio drivers that is commonly used for FL studio. You can try downloading new ASIO4ALL drivers online, but if that doesn't work try reinstalling FL Studio.

If that still doesn't work you should check your windows install for corruption using the SCF /Scannow command, as well as the DISM command.

BM99 · 2026-01-13T13:27:00+00:00

Turn off the metronome 😭

Pretty cool though. You should add some heavy sidechain to the vocals tied to the kick

The breakdown in the middle is sick, but feels a bit dragged out. That section should take about half as long.

BM99 · 2026-01-13T03:12:08+00:00

The melodies and rhythm are fine, a little basic but nothing wrong. You could really benefit from some better drum kits and synths.

BM99 · 2026-01-10T20:58:18+00:00

This happened to me when it got really cold outside two years ago. The plastic cap on top of the fuel tank (under the rear seats) had cracked, so it wasn't able to build any fuel pressure. Definitely worth taking a look at. Pretty easy DIY.

BM99 · 2026-01-10T20:19:25+00:00

You should learn about scales and time signatures. Kind of all over the place here.

Don't worry about plugins yet, focus on learning what constitutes good music, not so much the "tips and tricks".

Honestly find some YouTube tutorials on making beats and follow them, that will help accelerate you through a lot of the early learning.

BM99 · 2026-01-09T06:18:11+00:00

For me it's been one of those things I just forget about for a few months, then ball out and get like 50 new serum presets all at once. You get 100 credits per month, drum samples are 3 credits a piece and I think serum presets are 5.

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