Recent content by Bolle

Oil change through the dipstick and a fluid extractor I had lying around. Got close to 6 ltr out of it and level was low, so probably most of it. Think by parking the car at the right angle you might able to get some more out. But easy way for a quick change on a public parking area in center...

It is a great mount. I use a Belkin Magsafe charger, which I modified by cutting the rear ball-type holder off so you get a flat rear side. That I just double taped to the proclip. I ran a power behind the dash off a switched fuse, using an usb-c charging port.

Installed my first 'Frankenseat' last weekend. E85 seatbacks with the 'side bolster mod' for more lateral support. E46 sport seat bottom. Combination of cheapo cloth E46 sport seats for the cushion and pan, and leather heated covers from E46 convertible sport seats. OEM BMW lumbar support as...

Rear view mirror was just a quick swap on my '03 E85 car. No coding/wiring needed. Just be aware that the remote lock/alarm receiver is in the mirror, so be sure that a) you get a mirror with the receiver, not the similar shaped 1-series one. b) the receiver has the right frequency (in my case...

Mine had the same (on the right hand side). Don't know if it was like that when I bought it or not. Can't seem to 'click' it in again. No biggie, so just leaving it. Don't think the jacking point is connected to the sill trim piece so can't imagine that jacking it up can do anything.

They are indeed the same (and for E83, E53 and more I believe). I think in the UK the L322 ones are priced cheaper, whereas on the continent the BMW ones are better priced. I paid 100 eur for the full set for two seats; bags, pumps, hoses, cables, switches. Just be aware that the 12v feed plug...

Nice idea for lumbar support. Also one of my pet peeves of the E85 seats. I've bought a set of OEM E46 lumbar supports and am in the process of installing them.

Living in the center of a larger city (Amsterdam), I have the same issue... I strore it at my parents garage for the summer, although there I need to figure out a system I can hoist it to the attic area so it is more out of the way.

Today I’ve been fiddling around how to access the top of the ST XA dampers to adjust them. The fronts are easily reached in the engine bay of course. The rears are basically hidden under two pieces of plastic. On top part of the water collection and drain area of the roof. Underneath that the...

Will do, for now it is a bit early days to form a balanced opinion. Also as my old dampers (the original M-sport Sachs from 2003...) were truly shot, it will be a bit hard to make a fair judgement. A lot of how the car drives better is coming just from having new dampers.

Finally got my ST XA set installed last weekend. Was planning to do it myself, but found somebody who specialises in it and offered a very fair rate including alignment, so chickened out and let them do it. For any Dutchies on the forum, I can highly recommend Stroeve Motorsport for suspension...

In progress!

Just measured, the foam that normally sits on the outside is about 2 cm

I'd say about 1.5 - 2 cm

I have also done the side bolster mod as part of my ‘project Frankenseats’. I’m trying to create a ‘budget’ improvement on the SE/standard seats. I am in the process of combining my modded E85 leather heated seatbacks, seat base and pan of some cheap E46 manual cloths sport seats, some old...