Friday, June 11, 2010

Odometer and front air dam

Finally got off my butt and fixed the odometer a couple of weeks ago. Cost $80 for the new gears. Unfortunately when I got done, the left side instrument cluster bulb went out, probably from moving it around, so I'll have to take it out again later and fix that. But, now I can determine what kind of mileage I'm getting.

Also, today I finally got the brake cooler intakes painted black. Unfortunately BMW no longer makes the clips for these, so I had to steal one from the left side and use double-sided sticky tape on the bottom of each, but they seem to be held in well. Also, I took the bumper off, and with a big cresent wrench, and some small wood blocks, managed to bend the front air dam back up. Apparently it had gone over something pretty big, as the whole thing dipped down and made a pretty noticeable gap below the front bumper. It's not perfect, but it's good enough that I'm not feeling the urge to replace that front section. Here's a shot of the finished product.

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