My Issues :(

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Ashot12

So, something was loose ? I am glad you got it fixed. The whole community breathed a sigh of releif , seriously.

Yeah, supposedly. I have the paperwork in the car. I'll post it when I get a chance. I appreciate the support from everyone. I checked the alignment sheet they gave me of the car, and it was WAY OFF...pretty scary and makes sense as to why I felt the wobbly hydroplaning feel before.

[Wobbles]

Originally Posted by Ashot12

So, something was loose ? I am glad you got it fixed. The whole community breathed a sigh of releif , seriously.

Hear hear! Actually, I reckon the whole community started BREATHING again, period. We were all holding our breaths & keeping all our fingers (and other appendages) crossed for opasha !

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Wobbles

Hear hear! Actually, I reckon the whole community started BREATHING again, period. We were all holding our breaths & keeping all our fingers (and other appendages) crossed for opasha !

LOL, thank you, my friend . Just a good feeling to be rolling downhill after climbing over the mountain of issues I've had to go through. I know more people want pictures, so I will post an old (not so great) picture I took of the interior the other day.

[opasha]

Here was the alignment sheet:

[wjbender]

Glad to see you got it fixed. It is not surprising to see alignment off after major suspension work. Now for that pesky little start /stop button issue and you are good to go.

[Trojanlaw]

Originally Posted by opasha

LOL, thank you, my friend . Just a good feeling to be rolling downhill after climbing over the mountain of issues I've had to go through. I know more people want pictures, so I will post an old (not so great) picture I took of the interior the other day.

More importantly, I believe it is more than time for you to change you sig pictures!!!

[opasha]

Originally Posted by wjbender

Glad to see you got it fixed. It is not surprising to see alignment off after major suspension work. Now for that pesky little start /stop button issue and you are good to go.

Thank you . Yes, one last hiccup to deal with, lol.

Originally Posted by Trojanlaw

More importantly, I believe it is more than time for you to change you sig pictures!!!

Agreed! However, the pictures need to be quality before I do that, haha. I'll update the pictures, post them and update my sig all after.

[Dash52]

This is becoming serious.....its like waiting for test results. Good luck Opasha!

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Dash52

This is becoming serious.....its like waiting for test results. Good luck Opasha!

Lol, thanks, buddy . I'm going to tackle the RaceChip first in the next hour and wait on Shawn about the 6WB before I remove it.

[quattrospeed]

Best of luck!!

[r33_RGSport]

@opasha, wow, that's some toe movement there. Glad you got it fixed.

[igorsvrub]

Ohhh, pity to hear this Omar!!!
Indeed all of users here want to help you (but actually can't) as you are the one who helped to others!!!
So, hopefully you and Shawn will remove 6WB without any issues and you will be able to visit dealer and fix problem!
As many others said we all keep fingers crossed!
P.S. Keep following thread...

[opasha]

Cancelled my appointment today because of the huge snowstorm. I will have to reschedule for either Saturday or Monday. We got like 6-8 inches already and it's still snowing, lol. I'm gonna drive my car tonight at some point to test in the snow and make a video to see how the 22s handle.

[wjbender]

Me too - good day to test - We got at least 6 inches here in New Jersey and it is still coming down

[opasha]

Originally Posted by wjbender

Me too - good day to test - We got at least 6 inches here in New Jersey and it is still coming down

I wonder if my X5 will be ok in this deep of a snow, lol. Look at how buried the QX56 is:

[wwanthony]

Man. I was reading through this thread early this morning and have been preoccupied with it during the day. How goes it Omar.....did BMW get back to you yet. Good luck....

[Babs]

Originally Posted by opasha

Cancelled my appointment today because of the huge snowstorm. I will have to reschedule for either Saturday or Monday. We got like 6-8 inches already and it's still snowing, lol. I'm gonna drive my car tonight at some point to test in the snow and make a video to see how the 22s handle.

That's great. Looking forward to the video and your review.

[opasha]

Originally Posted by wwanthony

Man. I was reading through this thread early this morning and have been preoccupied with it during the day. How goes it Omar.....did BMW get back to you yet. Good luck....

Thanks Wendell . If you read my latest posts above your post, you'll see that I had gotten in touch with my BMW SA. I also cancelled my appointment this morning because of the big snowstorm as you can see above. I will reschedule it soon. It's a tiny hiccup. The car can still shut down upon one button push followed by key fob lock, so the car is fully functional/drivable thankfully.

[opasha]

So, I just got home from driving in the snow (forgot I took my micro sd card out of the dash cam to check it the other day and didn't put it back in so no video, sorry). As I got into my garage, I realized that the brake likes are constantly on when my engine is on. So, something with the brake light sensor is being triggered with the engine start. So, unless the car is completely shut down (key fob) lock, the brake light remains on even when shut down with one button push.

[Wobbles]

Originally Posted by opasha

So, I just got home from driving in the snow (forgot I took my micro sd card out of the dash cam to check it the other day and didn't put it back in so no video, sorry). As I got into my garage, I realized that the brake likes are constantly on when my engine is on. So, something with the brake light sensor is being triggered with the engine start. So, unless the car is completely shut down (key fob) lock, the brake light remains on even when shut down with one button push.

That sounds dangerous! The car behind you might not be able to discern when you are actually stopping - hope you'll get that fixed ASAP, bro!

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Wobbles

That sounds dangerous! The car behind you might not be able to discern when you are actually stopping - hope you'll get that fixed ASAP, bro!

In my efforts to diagnose it, it seems like it could be the brake light switch that is supposed to be "hit" when the brake pedal comes up. Basically, in order to start the engine, you have to push the brake; as the pedal comes up, the brake light switch or sensor does not know the pedal is going up for lights to be turned off...that could explain it. I'm gonna get my friend to look at it tomorrow and see.

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=627486

http://www.m3forum.net/m3forum/showthread.php?t=388587

http://www.autozone.com/repairguides...00c1528026aae1

[opasha]

Good news and then bad news .

Good news: I was right and I figured out the brake light issue! The brake pedal (for who knows what reason was not fully coming back up all the 100% (I guess it was coming back up like 98-99% - yes that close), and this was causing it not to the touch the sensor that tells the car computer that you are no longer pressing the brakes so it's time to shut off the brake lights. Well, when I used my left foot to pull the brake pedal towards me, bye bye brake light. Now of course this is annoying for me to have to pull the brake toward me EVERY single time I brake - so I think the hydraulic mechanism some how needs more pressure or the sensor itself maybe got pushed in when it needs to stick further out. I'll figure that out today. I know how to take apart the brake pedal area to get access to this sensor, thankfully. Also, my pulling the brake pedal toward me and having the brake lights shut off, I was able to do a two button push to turn off my car completely.

Bad news: For some reason, in EcoPro, I randomly will get a chassis stability error. It happened before I got the alignment during the snow day a few days ago when I took that picture of my F15 in the garage, but went away with the next engine start. Now, again it happened this morning; so, it has nothing to do with the alignment. I wonder what it could be related to. Here I thought I was finally over all the issues....ugh.