2017 Alpine White xDrive35i M-Sport Build

[whoismorggan]

Downpipe is on, MHD stage 2 flashed 😁


Not sure what I'll do about the midpipe connection, it's pretty loose and slides back and forth. Might have a shop weld it up or fit a smaller midpipe.

[whoismorggan]

Had a flat the other day during a leisure ride -- had to ditch the bikes and uber home. Perfect first test of the roof rack setup!

Made it home safely.

[blackoutF15]

Originally Posted by hellyesmorgan

Had a flat the other day during a leisure ride -- had to ditch the bikes and uber home. Perfect first test of the roof rack setup!

Made it home safely.

Clean ride. Are you going to do the add on M sport body kit or leave it alone? I wonder how it would look with body color matched kit. Never seen it before, only the cf or black ones

[whoismorggan]

H&R springs went on today. Looks so much better, and feels a little more planted.

Thursday I had the Vibrant resonators put on, but there is STILL drone.

[whoismorggan]

A little photo dump from the BMW CCA event this past weekend at VIR

[sukhk527]

Originally Posted by hellyesmorgan

A little photo dump from the BMW CCA event this past weekend at VIR

Nice shots dude! Photog here too

[whoismorggan]

Originally Posted by sukhk527

Nice shots dude! Photog here too

Thanks! You on Instagram?

[whoismorggan]

Originally Posted by blackoutF15

Clean ride. Are you going to do the add on M sport body kit or leave it alone? I wonder how it would look with body color matched kit. Never seen it before, only the cf or black ones

Yea I would like to add the kit. Not sure if I wanna do black or CF

[whoismorggan]

My final visit to the exhaust shop was today. I'm done having my cars cut up, hahah.

OEM muffler, no exhaust valve, and catless downpipe has plenty of sound but with zero drone.

I don't want to tally up how much I spent to discover this

In the interim I had them weld the midpipe to the downpipe, later on I will have a v-band clamp added. If anyone is in the market for two Vibrant mufflers and/or a Borla muffler - they are for sale.

[virtualbong]

I'm surprised the H&R lowering springs don't make it seem like you have a drop at all. Did you notice a big difference after installing them? Any major impact to your dynamic handling after installing them?

[jmack123]

I see you have spacers on your list - I have a set of 5mm (front) and 15mm (rear) if you are interested. Bout them a while back and decided not to out them on.

[whoismorggan]

Originally Posted by virtualbong

I'm surprised the H&R lowering springs don't make it seem like you have a drop at all. Did you notice a big difference after installing them? Any major impact to your dynamic handling after installing them?

It looks 100x better! It wasn't a drastic change, but I do notice more stiffness and a little more bumps

[whoismorggan]

Originally Posted by jmack123

I see you have spacers on your list - I have a set of 5mm (front) and 15mm (rear) if you are interested. Bout them a while back and decided not to out them on.

Oooh I'm interested! Why'd you decide against them?

[jmack123]

Originally Posted by hellyesmorgan

Oooh I'm interested! Why'd you decide against them?

Mainly because my suspension is older and want to preserve it as long as possible lol. While I understand that at these offsets, the spacers shouldn't cause much additional stress, just decided to pass on em out of an abundance of caution. No issues with them though. I will say, one set is new (from Ben @ RG Sport) and one used, however I have them in the original packaging which I received them in still unopened.

[virtualbong]

Originally Posted by hellyesmorgan

It looks 100x better! It wasn't a drastic change, but I do notice more stiffness and a little more bumps

And just to confirm. You are still able to change the suspension settings from Sport+, Sport, Comfort and Eco?

[whoismorggan]

Originally Posted by virtualbong

And just to confirm. You are still able to change the suspension settings from Sport+, Sport, Comfort and Eco?

Of course, yea. The OEM shocks are left untouched

[virtualbong]

Originally Posted by hellyesmorgan

Of course, yea. The OEM shocks are left untouched

Awesome, I think I am going to pick up the H&R Sport Springs and get them installed before I put the 22s back on. I was looking like a monster truck last year, haha

[whoismorggan]

M Performance alcantara steering wheel installed today, love the look & feel. Tri-color stitching and 12-o'clock stripe are a nice touch too!

I lose the heating function, but I've never used it much anyway.

[whoismorggan]

Carbon mirror caps came in from China 😁

[FCX5]

Originally Posted by hellyesmorgan

M Performance alcantara steering wheel installed today, love the look & feel. Tri-color stitching and 12-o'clock stripe are a nice touch too!

I lose the heating function, but I've never used it much anyway.

I was hesitant to switch to Alcântara and in the week or so I have had it, I prefer it to the original leather wheel in every way possible. Alcântara doesn't actually need heating IMHO. I keep a pair of leather gloves just in case. My friend has his Alcântara wheel since 2019 and it has held up better than my previous year and half old leather one.

My one has the red stipe and no tri color stitching. Yours looks great!

[whoismorggan]

Originally Posted by FCX5

I was hesitant to switch to Alcântara and in the week or so I have had it, I prefer it to the original leather wheel in every way possible. Alcântara doesn't actually need heating IMHO. I keep a pair of leather gloves just in case. My friend has his Alcântara wheel since 2019 and it has held up better than my previous year and half old leather one.

My one has the red stipe and no tri color stitching. Yours looks great!

Thanks!! I prefer it to leather after having it for about a week now.

[whoismorggan]

Got bored and ordered IND paint-matched rear reflectors. With their pry toolkit it was an easy install