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Boba's Lime Rock Grey BMW M4 CS
- Thread starter boba fett
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Well all fitted, but I am not as happy as I thought I'd be, mainly the Alcantara around the gear know is black, and the CS's is a Anthracite !
What do you guys think before or after, because its either keep or remove all the carbon just the steering wheel will look odd!
That is a bugger!
100% say the carbon works well, but there's too much alcantara in a CS to have an odd bit.
Sorry mate, just being honest - can you get a different one, or have it retrimmed to match?
Nah, I'm going back to as it was. I tried. I hadn't realised either that the CS steering wheel is not just plastic its leather trimmed, just looks more classy I think!
I told you it's a tough car to mod, already brilliant out of the box!
I know, what a waste of a morning though!
Che
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Pretty sure you can take the carbon surround off with a bit of fiddling and put it onto your original gear surround if you wanted to keep the effect without the black alcantara. Sure I remember someone on cutters doing it.
moonstone
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Keep it. In the last photo you can’t tell the difference. Looks ace.
I think one odd shade throws it.
The first pic below is of the M-Performance armrest, which has 4 different shades of alcantara. Second pic is the knee rests which replace black trim and are coloured in the darkest of the four shades, to reflect the same colour as was there effectively, so I could 'get away' with different shades in the car.
The contrast is obvious on pic to - darkest to lightest.
Boba's CS is all one shade.
moonstone
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Depends on how different it looks in the flesh. I had all of the M performance parts on my M4 and the alcantara from the gear surround was the same as the armrest. Doesn’t look that different in the pics to me. I’d stick with it just to have the carbon surround.
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I think this pictures demonstrates the colour difference more, its also the shape that makes it more prominent and I can't put up with that. So its gone!
I think this pictures demonstrates the colour difference more, its also the shape that makes it more prominent and I can't put up with that. So its gone!
Doesn't work for me either mate. Right choice!
Well, an update!
The M4cs has an engine issue. I noticed a rather loud knocking taping noise when cold for about 3 minutes, then slowly faded away as it reached temperature. It was not right. Ive not used the car, the weather has been shocking and last Saturday which was a nice day thought I would clean and go out in the car. While waiting for the car to warm and standing outside I then noticed this knocking noise. So had the car 10 days and done and just 15 miles in it. I took a video of it and went to BMW. Two techs said thats not at all right. I booked the car in at the BMW dealer to be diagnosed thinking (and it might still be the start of Spun crank hub) but at present and what they would investigate first is the Exhaust Camshaft carrier alignment issues. This is a known problem where the crank does not get torqued up correctly from the factory and then later down the line moves and starts doing damage, if its not that, and that does not cure the problem then its probably a new engine. All this will be covered under warranty.
Now if it was a 320d I would welcome work and a possible new engine, but on a CS I don't think I am warm to the idea. I would like to know your thoughts on this?
Anyway I have thought long and hard if I still want to go through and get this fixed, however given the other issues, I have experienced, at this stage I have decided to formally reject the car!
Bit gutted but I feel its the right thing to do.
The M4cs has an engine issue. I noticed a rather loud knocking taping noise when cold for about 3 minutes, then slowly faded away as it reached temperature. It was not right. Ive not used the car, the weather has been shocking and last Saturday which was a nice day thought I would clean and go out in the car. While waiting for the car to warm and standing outside I then noticed this knocking noise. So had the car 10 days and done and just 15 miles in it. I took a video of it and went to BMW. Two techs said thats not at all right. I booked the car in at the BMW dealer to be diagnosed thinking (and it might still be the start of Spun crank hub) but at present and what they would investigate first is the Exhaust Camshaft carrier alignment issues. This is a known problem where the crank does not get torqued up correctly from the factory and then later down the line moves and starts doing damage, if its not that, and that does not cure the problem then its probably a new engine. All this will be covered under warranty.
Now if it was a 320d I would welcome work and a possible new engine, but on a CS I don't think I am warm to the idea. I would like to know your thoughts on this?
Anyway I have thought long and hard if I still want to go through and get this fixed, however given the other issues, I have experienced, at this stage I have decided to formally reject the car!
Bit gutted but I feel its the right thing to do.
moonstone
Tyre Kicker
Yep. Time to get out whilst you still can without any hassle.
These boys haven’t exactly filled you with confidence from the beginning. The oil issue for example.
You have to be head over heels in love with it thinking you’d never get another to justify keeping it.
These boys haven’t exactly filled you with confidence from the beginning. The oil issue for example.
You have to be head over heels in love with it thinking you’d never get another to justify keeping it.
...and thanks for your shoulder mate!
I'm over the car now, its sat at BMW Ashford, and that's where is will stay until they collect it. Just want it gone and my money back. I have not got the clout of any finance company either, so the longer I keep it the tougher it will get to reject.
Does anyone know, what happens, does the car get returned and then I get my money back, or do they pay me back and then arrange collection, on line seems to suggest both can happen! The reason I ask is because knowing the dealer ship, they are so slow, never call back and probably won't be in any hurry to arrange collection!
Its also cost me money, put my plate on it, bought some things for it, insured it etc..?