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Since I couldn’t find exactly what I wanted, I combined a couple images I found online to make some new lock screen wallpapers for my iPhone 4s. Figured I'd put it out there for others to download as well.
This came in the mail today. Copy reads:
In celebration of your second anniversary, a signature gift from BMW.
Dear Mr. Ken Loh,
It’s two years since you took delivery of your BMW, and we think that’s an event worth celebrating. To mark the occasion, please accept this fine writing instrument. Just as a BMW is not just any vehicle, this is not just any pen. It features a carbon fiber barrel - the same advanced, lightweight material that helps our high-performance vehicles perform their best. May it do the same for you.
Nice touch, BMW.
After a long search for somebody, anybody who makes a halfway-decent quality Carbon Fiber kidney, I decided I would go with the OEM ones from BMW Performance. They’re not CF, but these M3 Edition kidneys are the same ones used on the GTS, so needlesstosay, the quality is far and away superior to any aftermarket parts out there. I made the decision after the nice folks at IND Distribution (thanks, Nate!) were kind enough to be upfront about the fact that even the CF versions they sold weren’t any better quality than any of the other ones that come from the same manufacturer in Asia. Honesty and customer service always win me over, so they got my business (and will continue to do so).
Below are some comparisons between the quality (if you can even call it a comparison). Granted, the aftermarket ones are 2 years old, but you can still see the craftsmanship difference. For comparison sake, here’s a shot of the aftermarket ones when they were new.
One nice little perk from IND, these shipped wrapped in a couple of micro fiber cloths. Been needing to get some more of those, but now I don’t have to. Thank you, IND for the great service.
Didn’t stay as long this year so I don’t have as many pics. I was happy to see a 1M in person. Car looked awesome. Loved Custom Dunny’s painted to match one of the cars. And the white widebody E46 was insane.
Who would have thought a 3Gs iPhone could take pics like this? I certainly didn’t. For comparison, check out the originals. 3 basic filters on Camera+ did the trick on these black and whites:
The Exhaust shot below is cool, but you can see how the filters went too far on the other two shots with the BMW Roundels. I thought the steering wheel was going to turn out better since it's a halfway decent original.
For this color shot, I used:
I had been using Camera+ and their Clarity filter with mixed results for a while, but I’m pretty happy with how these turned out. My one complaint is they should provide a “strength” slider for Clarity, just like they do with some of their other effects so you can control how far it goes.
It felt pretty secure when I stuck it on the nice flat surface behind my rearview mirror, but after driving for a few minutes, gravity and wiggling took it's toll. This was the result. A nice little chunk taken out of my center console when it decided to fall. Grrrrrr.
Finally got a chance to drive out to Blackstar Canyon Road to take some pics. I actually ran into @gstiehl cycling over there while shooting but I didn’t have the foresight to snap a pic of him.
The drive on Silverado Canyon was nice and scenic, but definitely not fast. I also finally used the GoPro I got for Christmas, but the videos are all quite boring.
Back in October these pics were posted to the Closed Room at M-Power.com and I meant to post them up but could never find the time. Pretty amazing-looking car and some nice photos to boot. If I didn’t already have my M3, I’d be all over this. I usually don’t like flashy colors on cars, but I’m lovin’ this Valencia Orange.
The other day, my oil needed topping off so I stopped by BMW of Beverly Hills on my way home from a conference to buy a quart of 10W 60. Since I was there, I asked the sales people when they were going to get a 1M in the showroom. They didn’t even know what I was talking about. Of all the BMW dealers out there, you’d think the guys in Beverly Hills would know all about this car, but they had no idea. Massive fail if you ask me.
I love the aggressive design on the air curtains and wide stance. Here’s some interior and engine shots:
Pretty sweet-looking car. While it makes sense, I wasn’t expecting the front bumper to take design cues from the M3. I thought they would do something a little different, but it still looks unique with the air intakes on the sides.
Some stills from the video can be found on BMW Blog.
Ever since iPods came out I've been obsessed with integrating them into my car. The people in this commercial are my people.
