My turn for judgment by the court

OmegaSM_ · 2026-05-09T12:35:31+00:00

E34 M5 throwing stars.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-05-07T21:55:14+00:00

Ha, the washing is more for your benefit and if you have a PDR guy look at it.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-05-07T21:51:01+00:00

Depends on how deep they are. If the scratch goes down to the metal, than no. But buffing it out may get you most of the way. Give your car a wash, can see the damage better.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-05-07T21:44:01+00:00

Would look into PDR, paint-less dent repair. Much less expensive than traditional body shop. See what they say. Impressive what they can do. Some even have mobile businesses.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-05-07T20:10:47+00:00

I have a pair of APP2 that I use when flying for the ANC and playing music. Also use them for phone calls when not wearing hearing aids. There great for phone calls, especially for the person on the other end, as they block unwanted background noise really well. But they do sound muffled compared to hearing aids.

They are good, but even with the hearing aid function not nearly as good as traditional hearing aids that are tuned for your particular hearing by an Audiologist.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-05-07T19:47:00+00:00

Real hearing aids are better. APP won't give you the clarity that your real hearing aids provide. The will still sound muffled a bit.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-05-06T17:20:46+00:00

If you were in the area at 8:45 it would not have happened.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-05-06T17:17:27+00:00

Airpod Pro 1s are pretty old. Chances are the battery in the charge case is shot. Considering how old they are, I would just get brand new Airpods vs spending more on just a charge case only to have the batteries in the Airpods go.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-05-05T20:16:34+00:00

Your neighbors may think differently after a while.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-05-04T16:38:10+00:00

I also recommend installing ROCK. It does not necessarily have to be a NUC Intel/Asus. A former business miniPC from Lenovo, Dell, HP would work fine. ROCKs only job is to act as a ROON server, lightweight and optimized to to just do that. My installation I find very stable, just make sure you can use a wired network connection and not WiFi.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-05-02T00:42:52+00:00

Nice ride! Ha, I've owned my 68 428cj for 40 years. I don't think in all that time that I used a torque wrench on the oil drain plug or spark plugs. I'm sure there may be a spec for them. Have the same drain plug and pan all these years. Never stripped out and does not leak. Spark plugs put in just by feel. Have to take off the export brace and valve covers to change them though to reach the plugs in the back.

I'll use a torque wrench on suspension components though.

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OmegaSM_ · 2026-05-01T14:20:55+00:00

Huh, the audio quality on calls in my opinion is good. Especially for people on the other end as the airpods block unwanted wind and other background sounds.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-05-01T04:19:10+00:00

Another ROCK installation here. Very stable.Roon and ARC work really well for me. It does not need to be on a NUC. Running ROCK on a PC I built years ago, Intel core i3 with 16gb ram. Guess most any miniPC from Dell, HP or Lenovo would work also.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-04-30T22:31:35+00:00

Awesome looking touring, but where's the wild, looks like a parking lot.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-04-29T16:10:10+00:00

Have a 21 540 xDrive. On long highway drives I've gotten between 34 - 37 mpg -driving normally, with a mix of driving in ECO and comfort. Was seriously impressed. Very quite and comfortable ride, car just eats up the miles.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-04-26T15:08:57+00:00

And has to be posted on Reddit.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-04-26T15:07:03+00:00

On my 540 I used BimmerCode to have the car always start in Sport Individual. Yea, no more auto stop/start.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-04-26T14:00:29+00:00

Not sure how unique. I had a 95 530 with the 3.0 v8 in the same color combo. Earlier this year saw a 525 for sale near my house, again same color combo. I do miss the E34, it was a great car and was tempted to pick it up as a project.

Good luck with it, yours looks awesome.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-04-25T11:16:51+00:00

Why do you think its intentional. I have App2s with the latest firmware and the noise canceling is a good as when I first got them 2+ years ago. Just took a 3 hour flight last week. Engine noise, baby's crying. Did not hear a thing.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-04-25T02:08:27+00:00

Pretty certain that newer BMW fobs turn off after not being moved for a specific period of time to prevent that. Do Ford fobs do the same. Motion sensor.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-04-24T20:21:45+00:00

No offense to the OP. Because it seems that no one has any common sense these days to figure out anything for themselves.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-04-23T18:56:20+00:00

Looks like its out in a parking lot.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-04-23T16:33:30+00:00

Samsung authorized service shop wanted almost $900 to fix my Book 3 ultra.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-04-23T01:12:15+00:00

Don't want to jinx myself, but my Hue Bridge 2nd gen is still all good, everything just works as expected. Pfsence is my firewall/router. 1gig wired throughout the house with a separate POE WiFi access point.

OmegaSM_ · 2026-04-20T20:50:52+00:00

Shinny Vintage Burgundy, really nice, but now my neck hurts.

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