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Old Oct 1, 2012 | 09:01 PM
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A bit OT...my E55





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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 05:46 PM
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I haven't driven the car for couple weeks and last week EC flashed my TCU with E55 file instead of SL55.
Car couldn't be started with the TCU connected but I can start the car if I disconnected the TCU!
But of course got some malfuctions running without TCU.
Unfortunatelly I couldn't just swap my TCU from my E55, I thought they're the same.



But EC has been very cooperative and will compensate me with something.
I received the reflashed TCU back today:



Plus some new stuff just arrived

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Old Oct 2, 2012 | 09:15 PM
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That Carbon instrument cluster looks sick, got more pics?
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 10:55 AM
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Originally Posted by AmmarYasirA
That Carbon instrument cluster looks sick, got more pics?
I'll post some pics in a new thread this afternoon.
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Old Oct 4, 2012 | 11:07 AM
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wow man, what's your favorite lense to use?
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 01:14 PM
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wow man, what's your favorite lense to use?
My 85mm prob.
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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 01:15 PM
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MB wheel cap vs Radenergie wheel cap:





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Old Oct 5, 2012 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by RonnieRenaldi
My 85mm prob.
interesting, have not gotten one of those yet......
a fixed lense right? good for the subject and background?


thanx!
might have to look into one.....my fav as of late has been the 10-22mm
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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 10:39 PM
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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 03:21 PM
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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 04:07 PM
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MB wheel cap vs Radenergie wheel cap:





Your car looks gret
I wonder how long lips do you have at those wheels?
Those wheels looks great at the car!!

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Old Oct 16, 2012 | 05:42 PM
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Did you just change out the amp for new nav? How hard is taking off the steering wheels? I'm going to change out mine in a week or so, too.
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Old Oct 19, 2012 | 05:18 PM
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Any sound clips with the headers? Stock mufflers?
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Old Oct 21, 2012 | 01:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Ekselent
Your car looks gret
I wonder how long lips do you have at those wheels?
Those wheels looks great at the car!!

Juha
Not that wide, about 3.5" on the rears.
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 06:13 PM
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Originally Posted by andy_meng1024
Did you just change out the amp for new nav? How hard is taking off the steering wheels? I'm going to change out mine in a week or so, too.
Yes, I'm getting a new amp, a small sub and 2 speakers & tweeters.
I think changing steering wheel is pretty easy.

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Any sound clips with the headers? Stock mufflers?
Will take a quick vid soon.
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 07:57 PM
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Car is coming along nicely. Where did you find the front grill?
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 09:17 PM
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Car is coming along nicely. Where did you find the front grill?
Ebay.
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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 09:18 PM
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Looks like I need to test fit everything before painting parts.

First my mirror covers didn't fit...




Now my red-painted paddes also didn't fit, so had to order brand new ones...







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Old Oct 24, 2012 | 11:18 PM
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Originally Posted by RonnieRenaldi
Ebay.
Can you link me? I've been going crazy looking on ebay and haven't found it.
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Can you link me? I've been going crazy looking on ebay and haven't found it.
It's not always there, just sometime when someone selling a used one on ebay, same as in the classified section.
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 12:58 AM
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i might be interested in the old paddles.
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Old Oct 26, 2012 | 01:07 PM
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i might be interested in the old paddles.
They're for sale, I paid $50 just to have them painted also.
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Looks good Ronnie. When are we gonna do a shoot with my 65?

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Old Nov 2, 2012 | 01:56 PM
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Looks good Ronnie. When are we gonna do a shoot with my 65?

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Maybe next month when I'm pretty much done with the mods
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