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lkjoe77
post Mar 17 2016, 09:01 PM

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QUOTE(gnoy @ Mar 17 2016, 03:17 PM)
hey guys, i have a few issues and questions on my m3 and would appreciate any advice.

1. Every once in a while, there's a loud cracking sound around my dashboard, it sounded like a stone hitting the windshield. At first i thought there was stone hitting my windshield and i was scared but this kept happening for 5 months since i got my car, now i am sure it is not stone hitting my windshield cause i dont see any stones everytime this happen. I start to suspect the sound came from my dashboard, probably some plastic parts in the dashboard which cause this sound? Anyone of you experience the same thing can tell me where the sound came from?

2. i notice a hissing sound around front passenger seat everytime i go over road that's not very even. the sound is constant like some part is loosen. My friend manage to trace and it seems to be coming from under the passenger seat. There's a black box thingy with wires, but i checked everything is sturdy. Again would like to get some advice is you guys had encounter this? my 10k service is due in 2 months, thought i should find out the problem and tell them to fix it.

3. Passenger seat reclining adjustment lever is very 'tight', need to use a lot of force to pull it only can recline. I'm afraid someday it will break the thing. Does yours pull easily?

4. Not a problem but just want to know whats the average FC you guys considered normal. My FC averagely around 8L/100km, 50% highway 50% city drive. Is this considered ideal? normally full tank i can travel around 500KM only with 2 bars left. I read some can go 600KM+. I tried to sail smooth whenever i can, but also some heavy footed driving when i'm alone and in highway.

5. Had some scratches on my bumper, meteor gray sad.gif is EZY Touch Up Paint any good? or will it come out as ugly patches and better to leave it as is?
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the touch up paint is ugly.....LOL I tried
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post Mar 17 2016, 09:13 PM

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QUOTE(amduser @ Mar 17 2016, 08:35 PM)
if auto high beam feature turned on can still get the blue high beam light on? hmm.gif

mine is forever low beam eventhough turned on auto high beam, it wont automatic switch to high beam when there is no car and surrounding is dark enough
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Auto beam means auto highbeam provided it meet few condition. If you want flash pull the stick to you.

If u wan highbeam manually then don't use auto light. And push stick towards dashboard.
MissHanz
post Mar 17 2016, 11:08 PM

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QUOTE(Revamperz @ Mar 16 2016, 11:16 PM)
is there any way to play video using just usb drive? i mean simple plug n play method? blush.gif
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You can try this All-in-One tweaks here and install the "Speedo-Compass-Video_Tweak_v3.6" by Diginix without the speedometer if you have nav or you don't like it. There is a more stable version out but it hasn't been packed as a USB install yet. All the instructions should be listed there.

Remember to use a 2.0 USB with less than 8GB for optimum results (I use a 3.0 32GB USB and it still reads but only play videos 3 out of 10 times).

This option does not need any wifi. Install it, put your videos in your thumbdrive in MP4 vid format AC3 audio, go to application and there should be a video player button only accessible through touchscreen.

My experience with this app is somewhat lukewarm, when it plays it's great, but once you reverse your car it goes back to your mazda screen but you can still hear the audio. From then on until you kill the engine, everytime you reverse your video appears again, when not only your mazda screen shows. The entire time the audio will be playing. To kill it you need to reboot your system. Also, it only has play and stop, so if you want to pause it too bad, you can't at all, hahaha. The app lists all the movies available, but to scroll down because it is animation heavy it's very laggy.

The new version is integrated as a native app and it's supposed to have a smoother playback and experience in general. Still no pause button though, and when you reverse you kill the app immediately so that your reverse cam works, but after you drive forward your movie needs to be started again FROM THE BEGINNING. This is because the video player is not really a vid player, it's using layers and layers of functions to put them together.

Also, you may experience some lag in your system after this installation. Pros and cons eh? hahaha. Good luck, and most of all remember this is RISKY if you're not familiar with it so try at your own risk!
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post Mar 17 2016, 11:13 PM

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QUOTE(gnoy @ Mar 17 2016, 03:17 PM)
hey guys, i have a few issues and questions on my m3 and would appreciate any advice.

1. Every once in a while, there's a loud cracking sound around my dashboard, it sounded like a stone hitting the windshield. At first i thought there was stone hitting my windshield and i was scared but this kept happening for 5 months since i got my car, now i am sure it is not stone hitting my windshield cause i dont see any stones everytime this happen. I start to suspect the sound came from my dashboard, probably some plastic parts in the dashboard which cause this sound? Anyone of you experience the same thing can tell me where the sound came from?

2. i notice a hissing sound around front passenger seat everytime i go over road that's not very even. the sound is constant like some part is loosen. My friend manage to trace and it seems to be coming from under the passenger seat. There's a black box thingy with wires, but i checked everything is sturdy. Again would like to get some advice is you guys had encounter this? my 10k service is due in 2 months, thought i should find out the problem and tell them to fix it.

3. Passenger seat reclining adjustment lever is very 'tight', need to use a lot of force to pull it only can recline. I'm afraid someday it will break the thing. Does yours pull easily?

4. Not a problem but just want to know whats the average FC you guys considered normal. My FC averagely around 8L/100km, 50% highway 50% city drive. Is this considered ideal? normally full tank i can travel around 500KM only with 2 bars left. I read some can go 600KM+. I tried to sail smooth whenever i can, but also some heavy footed driving when i'm alone and in highway.

5. Had some scratches on my bumper, meteor gray sad.gif is EZY Touch Up Paint any good? or will it come out as ugly patches and better to leave it as is?
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4. I'm one of the rarer high FC M3, probably because I am also heavy footed. I average 2.5krpm and do occasionally rev over 3k to overtake. My FC started from 9.8l/100km and gradually reduced over 1 and a half months. I am getting 7.5l/100km now. I drive 80% highway and coast at 120~130. Per tank max distance I have ever gotten so far is 430km. I need to run some test on constant speed to really see what's going on. Maybe drive up to penang for the heck of it. Will report if I ever do.

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post Mar 17 2016, 11:19 PM

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Did someone ask for meteor grey with black oem bodykit? tongue.gif

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Sorry it's a little dirty. This colour is a dust magnet and is proving to be quite a b*tch to clean.
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post Mar 18 2016, 07:44 AM

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QUOTE(albertemmer @ Mar 17 2016, 04:54 PM)
Gloss black look nice with meteor grey.
Two tone color is look better than all one plain color.
M3 fb group got many members did this two tone color combination biggrin.gif
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Bro can share some pics of gloss black Bodykit with meteor grey? Hehe

Oh just saw miss hanz did it

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QUOTE(MissHanz @ Mar 17 2016, 11:19 PM)
Did someone ask for meteor grey with black oem bodykit?  tongue.gif

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Sorry it's a little dirty. This colour is a dust magnet and is proving to be quite a b*tch to clean.
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Is this your car? Mind letting me know where you did it and how much?
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post Mar 18 2016, 07:51 AM

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QUOTE(MissHanz @ Mar 17 2016, 11:19 PM)
Did someone ask for meteor grey with black oem bodykit?  tongue.gif

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Sorry it's a little dirty. This colour is a dust magnet and is proving to be quite a b*tch to clean.
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wow.....the black look quite hidden, not bad rclxms.gif

if you lazy to clean then just go for coating, dark color car is very hard to keep clean
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post Mar 18 2016, 07:53 AM

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QUOTE(chickenshit36 @ Mar 18 2016, 07:47 AM)
Is this your car? Mind letting me know where you did it and how much?
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She get it for free ~
Direct out from Mazda rclxms.gif
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post Mar 18 2016, 08:30 AM

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QUOTE(aimeh @ Mar 18 2016, 07:53 AM)
She get it for free ~
Direct out from Mazda  rclxms.gif
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Hehe. Gloss black with a red trim. I think will look awesome. But just need a good shop which does good paint job. I saw one. Matte black and soul red trim. Cannot la. Look too ah Beng liao
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post Mar 18 2016, 08:42 AM

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QUOTE(chickenshit36 @ Mar 18 2016, 07:44 AM)
Bro can share some pics of gloss black Bodykit with meteor grey? Hehe

Oh just saw miss hanz did it
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yeah, awesome, isn't? rclxms.gif
someone here also did red trim on his meteor grey + gloss black bodykits.
forgot his name. pic can find in V7 thread

here it is. https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=76192562

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post Mar 18 2016, 08:47 AM

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QUOTE(lkjoe77 @ Mar 17 2016, 09:01 PM)
the touch up paint is ugly.....LOL I tried
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which brand you used?
apply on small or huge surface?
undoubtedly touch up need skill, patience and great workmanship.
at least 3 times i redid the touch up until then only got satisfied flex.gif
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post Mar 18 2016, 09:31 AM

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QUOTE(aimeh @ Mar 17 2016, 04:53 PM)

OMG~ then my gf will complain me using too much time on washing the car dy ! hahaha!

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Ha haa...but gf takes even longer to get ready to go out tongue.gif whistling.gif

But really, it doesn't take much longer than the normal style of washing.....
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post Mar 18 2016, 09:41 AM

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QUOTE(albertemmer @ Mar 18 2016, 08:42 AM)
yeah, awesome, isn't? rclxms.gif
someone here also did red trim on his meteor grey + gloss black bodykits.
forgot his name. pic can find in V7 thread

here it is. https://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopi...post&p=76192562
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omg. damn nice....

that red line really makes it stand out.

i pmed him already haha. hopefully i can take a real look at it before i decide. biggrin.gif
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post Mar 18 2016, 11:50 AM

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QUOTE(amduser @ Mar 18 2016, 07:51 AM)
wow.....the black look quite hidden, not bad  rclxms.gif

if you lazy to clean then just go for coating, dark color car is very hard to keep clean
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I already did the coating, never regretted it. When it rains all the water shoots upwards to my car roof as I speed like some star wars epilogue hahaha. Yeah, it does blend in, but IMO aluminium with black bodykit much nicer brows.gif
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QUOTE(MissHanz @ Mar 18 2016, 11:50 AM)
I already did the coating, never regretted it. When it rains all the water shoots upwards to my car roof as I speed like some star wars epilogue hahaha. Yeah, it does blend in, but IMO aluminium with black bodykit much nicer  brows.gif
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personally i think white and soul red look nice with black bodykit, nevertheless stock m3 is already look good without bodykit regardless of the color wub.gif

i plan to get bodykit that can expose the dual exhaust then put chrome tip on the exhaust cool2.gif
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post Mar 18 2016, 11:57 AM

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QUOTE(chickenshit36 @ Mar 18 2016, 07:47 AM)
Is this your car? Mind letting me know where you did it and how much?
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It was a gift from Mazda, but AFAIK it's worth RM2.5k as told by my SA.
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post Mar 18 2016, 12:20 PM

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Any member here white car with Bodykit?? Can share ur beloved car photo here like MissHanz...
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QUOTE(Tech26 @ Mar 18 2016, 12:20 PM)
Any member here white car with Bodykit?? Can share ur beloved car photo here like MissHanz...
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white with black sure OK rclxms.gif
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Now I'm conflicting in choosing either black Bodykit or OEM White Bodykit.. its hard to see a white car with white Bodykit on the road..


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