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      08-04-2021, 01:21 PM   #45
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KW V3 coilovers are the best mod and nobody will change my mind otherwise. Had them done on both of my M4s and transformed the machine each time.

Worst mod? Eh, I liked everything I did pretty much except for maybe the carbon fiber interior door handles. I had them on my first M4, but didn't bother with them on the 2nd one. I wound up liking the stock pulls with leather and colored stitching better.
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      08-04-2021, 02:32 PM   #46
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KW V3 coilovers are the best mod and nobody will change my mind otherwise. Had them done on both of my M4s and transformed the machine each time.

Worst mod? Eh, I liked everything I did pretty much except for maybe the carbon fiber interior door handles. I had them on my first M4, but didn't bother with them on the 2nd one. I wound up liking the stock pulls with leather and colored stitching better.
It's a mod that has been on my mind but with a front splitter it will make it hard to daily
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      08-04-2021, 03:51 PM   #47
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those are the ones I have and love them. Sounds in Sport + are
have you experienced idle issues as mentioned?
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      08-05-2021, 11:09 AM   #48
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F80 and F82 Platform have been around for almost 8 years now and now that production has finished, would be interesting to hear from the many owners what modifications they ended up finding overrated or underrated!

To start the thread, to me:

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- Alcantara steering wheels. I was drooling after them for many years but never got around buying and installing one for various reasons. To scratch the itch, it was the first mod I bought for my F80 M3 and it was pretty dissapointing. In pictures it looks very comfortable to touch but in real life, unless you're wearing gloves, isn't very smooth or practical for daily driving. If you have sweaty hands its also a cleaning nightmare, and inevitably, the more you will clean it, the sooner it will degrade. At the end of the day, Alcantara is just synthetic plastic, its nowhere near as special as one would think it is.

Underrated

- This is not a specific item, but I feel like a good amount of cheap Chinese carbon fiber replica stuff is actually top notch. Sure, fitment almost never is and never will be OEM perfect but for a fraction of the cost you're really getting 95% of the product. Worst of all, 8/10 aftermarket vendors of CF stuff, pretty much just dropship these Chinese products and when its an EU or US company selling them, people generally don't complain which is pretty ironic.

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Sad about the alcantara steering wheel, I wanted one too. Guess I'll skip! Agree with the underrated chinese replica stuff. The eBay thread is awesome.

Overrated: Burbles.

Underrated: Infotainment + coding, these things make the car more enjoyable and more updated. I did the Alibaba CarPlay and got the car coded by Alex @ Alpine.
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      08-05-2021, 12:43 PM   #49
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Overrated: Catless down pipes on a street driven car. M or CS carbon rear wing (too many other cars have knockoffs of them)

Underrated: Dinan axle back with an AA midpipe 🤤, BMS clutch stop. Oh yeah one more: RW carbon mirror caps. They're a pretty legit operation.
Was considering this too. Been researching so much on this. You do mean equal length AA midpipe right? And any CEL's from this? Hopefully not. I'm stock otherwise.
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      08-05-2021, 01:45 PM   #50
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I've honestly enjoyed all the things i've done to the car. I will say that even the Swift-R springs I used have made the car a lot tougher to live with and daily in a city. They *look* awesome but you have to be careful everywhere.

Overrated: rear bumper reflectors. I might swap back to the oem red tbh. The painted fronts are awesome in comparison, even with the paint not matching well at all.

Underrated: I really considered not getting the windows tinted at all, but after doing it I realized how much a GOOD tint does for keeping heat out of the interior. I did Suntek CXP vs the Carbon, etc and it was noticeably different.

I'll also admit that I had the SSR 4-pin crank hub done and it's done a LOT for peace of mind. Obviously the car doesn't feel any different but it's a load off to not have to worry about that one aspect failing on me.
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I've honestly enjoyed all the things i've done to the car. I will say that even the Swift-R springs I used have made the car a lot tougher to live with and daily in a city. They *look* awesome but you have to be careful everywhere.

Overrated: rear bumper reflectors. I might swap back to the oem red tbh. The painted fronts are awesome in comparison, even with the paint not matching well at all.

Underrated: I really considered not getting the windows tinted at all, but after doing it I realized how much a GOOD tint does for keeping heat out of the interior. I did Suntek CXP vs the Carbon, etc and it was noticeably different.

I'll also admit that I had the SSR 4-pin crank hub done and it's done a LOT for peace of mind. Obviously the car doesn't feel any different but it's a load off to not have to worry about that one aspect failing on me.
There is one level higher for Suntek tint and it's CIR. CXP is nano-carbon not ceramic.
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      08-06-2021, 11:30 AM   #52
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There is one level higher for Suntek tint and it's CIR. CXP is nano-carbon not ceramic.
Ah haha I didn't realize that. The tint shop didn't even carry/offer CIR. I've been super impressed with the CXP too.
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      08-06-2021, 12:00 PM   #53
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Ah haha I didn't realize that. The tint shop didn't even carry/offer CIR. I've been super impressed with the CXP too.
You aren't missing out much. No real/huge difference. For the price, CXP can't be beat.
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      08-06-2021, 07:25 PM   #54
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Overrated: Competition package. Not talking bad about it as I have one, but once you tune it, your essentially just paying extra for the wheels. The comp exhaust doesn't really make a difference over the standard one and if you really want it, you can buy them for like $300 on the forums.

Underrated: Removing the carbon filters in the air boxes and running high flow performance filters in it. Really changes the sound and you can feel the difference in throttle response for sure. After market intakes look cool but they don't really add any power, the stock intakes are very well designed.
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      08-06-2021, 07:39 PM   #55
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Lightweight lip. Overrated cause fitment is trash. Underrated at the same time since it's indestructible.
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      08-06-2021, 08:50 PM   #56
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Adding my 2 cents.

Underrated:
Front windshield tint with Suntek CXP70. I did the front windows right after I got the car, but did the windshield recently and wish I did it earlier. Was thinking CIR but was concern about hazing and stuff. My shop actually has been using the CIR and he needs to order the CXP70 just for me.

MPHAS, makes the ride more stable and looks better without the wheel gap
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underrated...

silver headlight switch trim to match the other trims in the interior...its a $10 mod from a part on amazon and I'm surprised it's not more popular.

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      08-09-2021, 07:19 PM   #58
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This is a very interesting thread. I'm going to have to look into getting my windshield tinted. My state is relatively strict on window tinting but hopefully I can at least get the 85% or something on my windshield. My wife and I always wear polarized sunglasses so just being able to see the HUD better might be worth it.
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This is a very interesting thread. I'm going to have to look into getting my windshield tinted. My state is relatively strict on window tinting but hopefully I can at least get the 85% or something on my windshield. My wife and I always wear polarized sunglasses so just being able to see the HUD better might be worth it.
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This is a very interesting thread. I'm going to have to look into getting my windshield tinted. My state is relatively strict on window tinting but hopefully I can at least get the 85% or something on my windshield. My wife and I always wear polarized sunglasses so just being able to see the HUD better might be worth it.

Agree & think it's a great thread…

For what it's worth, I tint the windshields on all of my cars and wear polarized sunglasses w/o issue. I think it's illegal in most states but don't think 85% will draw any unwanted attention (mine are darker and so far so good).

Underrated - Not sure everyone would consider it a "modification" but I installed the euro sun visors and feel it really cleaned up the interior.

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      08-09-2021, 11:15 PM   #60
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It's a mod that has been on my mind but with a front splitter it will make it hard to daily
You definitely have to be careful, I've gone through 2 performance splitters now on my prior cars. Cracked two real well, but you can find them cheap if you look enough for like $400 so it was worth it to me.
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You definitely have to be careful, I've gone through 2 performance splitters now on my prior cars. Cracked two real well, but you can find them cheap if you look enough for like $400 so it was worth it to me.
Damn! Static drop? I don't think i'd survive Nashville roads like that and i'm super careful.
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Agree & think it's a great thread…

For what it's worth, I tint the windshields on all of my cars and wear polarized sunglasses w/o issue. I think it's illegal in most states but don't think 85% will draw any unwanted attention (mine are darker and so far so good).

Underrated - Not sure everyone would consider it a "modification" but I installed the euro sun visors and feel it really cleaned up the interior.

Be well!
In Iowa, the legal limit for windshield tint is 70%. The first tinting place I contacted actually said most windshields already read about 70% so it's his belief adding anything would knock me below 70%. However, he does have an 80% ceramic based film.
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      08-10-2021, 11:24 AM   #63
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have you experienced idle issues as mentioned?
None yet!
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Overrated: Alcantara M Steering Wheels. Just not visually appealing, especially someone who can have sweaty hands. Bought a CF/Leather wheel from eBay, let's see how this one is in real life once I get it delivered.

Unnderated: some Aliexpress vendors, particularly JC Sportsline. Bought a bunch of CF from them and pleased with the fit/finish for a fraction of the OEM price.
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Overrated: Alcantara M Steering Wheels. Just not visually appealing, especially someone who can have sweaty hands. Bought a CF/Leather wheel from eBay, let's see how this one is in real life once I get it delivered.

Unnderated: some Aliexpress vendors, particularly JC Sportsline. Bought a bunch of CF from them and pleased with the fit/finish for a fraction of the OEM price.

What did you get from them? Any pics?
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What did you get from them? Any pics?
Also curious - I just bookmarked them as a decent source for front lips. I know i'll go through a few of them and would rather not spend heavily in that area
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