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Hi all, Long time lurker but decided to make an account as made the huge decision of purchasing an M140i Shadow Edition a few days ago in Melbourne Red:love:. Insurance cost an arm and a leg but that’s to be expected seeing as I’m only 20. Before the comments come in saying 20 years old +...

Hi all, Hoping for some advice. I picked up this m140i two months ago and hadn’t had any issue till today. I noticed when I took off at the lights it started to squeal. I backed off the accelerator and it was fine. Under normal acceleration it’s fine and braking is fine. Only seems to happen...

hello, i have had my m140i 2018 from new and just had it for its brake fluid service but this was not carried out as they said the front brake nipples have seizued would have to change this or crack the capliers trying to do it. so they gave me a cost £1800 to fit new calpiers and do the...

Hi all. Pretty new to babybmw but I joined as I need help. I noticed my car lacked some power and the AC was running hot (First signs). Drove the car slowly to BMW in limp mode and asked them to check it out. They said that it's a damaged radiator which needs replacing however they quoted me a...

Hi all, looking to purchase an m135i 2015 LCI. The car is specced with everything I want. The issue is that it’s a cat N and it’s priced at 14.5k. I plan on keeping it forever. What do you think? I’ve attached a link of the sale. Any advice is much appreciated. cheers...

Hi everyone, So I have attempted to remove my cat today which I have successfully done, though it did require removing the entire exhaust system and this is where the issue starts. So I went into this expecting it to be somewhat difficult for a novice, however I did not expect this level...

Recently collected a 2019, M140i shadow edition with just over 25k on the clock. Absolutely love the car however, I can’t help but notice the ride is terribly bouncy and the suspension seems awfully soft? My car is pretty much standard/stock but whilst driving in comfort and on occasion...

Hi all! This is my first post on the forum (after having used it a lot over the past few months!). This year marks the year that I’ll be purchasing an M140i Shadow Edition, and the TLDR is that I’d welcome absolutely any advice. I’ll give some info about myself and my situation below - I would...

I Bought my 2018 M140i around a week ago from a private seller on 30600 miles. It’s currently on 31120 miles. When starting the car this morning I realised on ignition the car shows 29094 miles, but as soon as I start the car it returns to its original mileage. it’s only done this today and it...

Hello guys, Basically i have a Maxton Valance and diffuser i took to my local garage and he says the clips on these bmw's are very fragile so he wouldn't recommend doing them myself and it will take him 5 hours to do. Is this true? He did say he will have to take off the entire back bumper to...

Hello, Basically I recently bought an M140I and im doing aesthetic mods only at the moment however I do not have electric side mirrors which doesn't bother me but now I feel like i need them because having to push them in and out is a drag especially when parking on roads with stupid drivers...

Hey guys, two weeks ago I bought a M140i xDrive. I personally do not like the stock wheels and that is why I am looking for new ones. My tyres are 225/40/18 front and 245/35/18 in the back. What are the possible wheel sizes I can fit without fender rolling or pulling? I found a couple of...

Currently have a 2009 e82 123d and I'm interested in changing the steering wheel. Tried to have a look online but couldn't really find anything. Would it be possible to put any other wheel on? Like a m140, 1st gen 4 series or a f30 3 series wheel on. Thanks in advance

Hi All, I am looking at buying an LSD and some handling mods. Can somebody recommend the best springs, shocks etc. i am aware that birds auto do the b6's but also being told from owners of the M140i that the B12 Pro kit is the best one to go for. Any recommendations would be extremely...

Hi All, I'm looking for a bit of advice, currently having an issue with my M140i giving out quite a bit of blue smoke after accelerating past 3k revs and letting off the throttle. The smoke stops as soon as the revs go below 3000 RPM and the car drives fine otherwise and there is no smoke at...

Hi to all. I leaned the rear wheel of the car during the slide. Geometry was thrown around. The deflection of the rear axle has these values after adjustment. it is a problem? thank you for the advice

Complete BMW M3/4 style mirror units in Mineral Grey, 3 piece replacement. Taken off my BMW M140i due to fitting Carbon fibre ones. Fits 1/2/3/4 series. Professionally painted at Mstyle UK been on the car less than 6months, 1 broken clip but doesn't affect the fitment £80 posted

Im posting this for a friend who is selling his 140i. He's just about to move to London, and is gutted to have to sell the car. The good thing is he's had this car from 1 year old, and has basically driven it like a pussy. Never tracked. Only driven in anger the once that he let me drive it to...

Hello everyone, Some days ago I noticed my air conditioning was not only weak but actually almost blowing hot air inside (perfect timing as obviously now it's the season for it)... so I took it in for an inspection to a new BMW repair place here in Berlin (1st time there) and they said the...

Hi All Time for the wife's M140i to go as the new car arrives in a couple of weeks. It was purchased from new from North Oxford BMW in December 2017. It's not long had the big service. The boot has had a full liner in from when new as we have a dog so the boot is like brand new. The spec...