Active autowerke software installed today...

[Turk]

And I have DSC malfunction and engine malfunction. "Please take vehicle to BMW service center as soon as possible." "Engine malfunction, decreased power" "DSC malfunction: DSC Inop, please drive slow" The car just idles, when I hit the gas nothing happens, it just stays at 800rpm.

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[Bob Kazamakis]

that sounds shitty. is this an aftermarket upgrade? warranty voided?

 

[Turk]

Yeah, sent the computer away to get upgraded.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

so is your carbon roof going to fail in 10 years or does it have the crazy expensive coating on it? or is it for decoration?


how oyu going to explain that one to the dealer?

 

[Shibby50]

Ouch. Did you talk to the place that did it yet?

 

[Turk]

I turned the car off and turned it back on and everything is fine now. =) I was getting pretty scared at first. The tune is not detectable by the dealership, and as for the carbon fiber roof, I'm not sure. Those owning the M6 haven't had any troubles with their's yet.

**EDIT Oh, and the roof is not just for decoration, it serves a purpose and saves weight over the other M3's with the steel roof**

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

just curious because of the whole UV rays from the sun deteriorating exposed carbon fiber. how long has the m6 had a carbon roof for?

 

[Turk]

just curious because of the whole UV rays from the sun deteriorating exposed carbon fiber. how long has the m6 had a carbon roof for?

Since the M6 came out, which I'm not really sure. That's been at least 3 years I think.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

i think its something along 10 years or so being exposed to the elements....though i'm sure its not a linear scale with all the pollution and ozone depleting.

 

[Turk]

i think its something along 10 years or so being exposed to the elements....though i'm sure its not a linear scale with all the pollution and ozone depleting.

Eh, I'm not worried about it. I doubt I'll own the car for 10 years, not to mention that the car sits in the garage for the majority of the time so the carbon fiber is exposted to the sun only minimally.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

just seems silly to me that a company would put that on a car to show it off without protecting it. i guess we live in a throw away society though.

 

[Turk]

just seems silly to me that a company would put that on a car to show it off without protecting it. i guess we live in a throw away society though.

It does seem silly, which is why I believe they took the proper procedures to make sure the roof is protected, I just don't know for certain.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

i recall a gallon bucket of the stuff gm is using on the zr1 was ridiculously expensive. i dont see bmw doing this for the m3. is your trim really carbon fiber or is it the fake plastic stuff?

 

[Turk]

i recall a gallon bucket of the stuff gm is using on the zr1 was ridiculously expensive. i dont see bmw doing this for the m3. is your trim really carbon fiber or is it the fake plastic stuff?

Neither actually. It's actually called carbon fiber leather, but in actuality it's hand woven leather made to look like carbon fiber. It's actually pretty cool, and original. Never seen anything else like it before.

 

[Fish]

I heard it will peel back and resent the rest of the car. Also watch out for unicorns shitting in your filters and poking holes in your exhaust.

 

[Spicy McHaggiz]

so is your carbon roof going to fail in 10 years or does it have the crazy expensive coating on it? or is it for decoration?


how oyu going to explain that one to the dealer?

Whats a c/f roof have to do with the dealer? If he were to submit a warranty claim they wouldn't do shit unless the c/f roof caused the claim. Therefore the roof has jack crap to do with this problem or any true foreseeable problem in the future. :smile:

 

[OffshoreDrilling]

i recall a gallon bucket of the stuff gm is using on the zr1 was ridiculously expensive. i dont see bmw doing this for the m3. is your trim really carbon fiber or is it the fake plastic stuff?

I heard about that too, and believe it is around $2k for a gallon. Im sure that BMW has come up with a decent way to protect the carbon roof though. They have more than likely done some extensive weather testing on it. Its not some aftermarket company that pays a few guys $10 an hour to mold carbon fiber hoods all day and paint them with some crappy clear coat.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Whats a c/f roof have to do with the dealer? If he were to submit a warranty claim they wouldn't do shit unless the c/f roof caused the claim. Therefore the roof has jack crap to do with this problem or any true foreseeable problem in the future. :smile:

my reference to the dealer is about his reflashed pcm; not the roof. generally a few spaces between paragraphs will designate 2 different topics; if it was all about the roof i would have kept it all together.

 

[bluzohh6]

it was actually $60,000 per gallon thats no lie.

 

[Spicy McHaggiz]

my reference to the dealer is about his reflashed pcm; not the roof. generally a few spaces between paragraphs will designate 2 different topics; if it was all about the roof i would have kept it all together.

You might want to read your post. Yes you made a few spaces, but your post was about the c/f roof, not the flash. :smile:

 

[syP]

maybe you'll break 13s now turk?





i keed i keed

 

[Turk]

Probably not, that would require me being able to drive the car right. =)

 

[Fish]

The best car in the world should be able to compensate for lack of driver.

 

[Mook]

the best car in the world is not selfish. sure it could be the best w/o the driver, but it wants the driver to be the best too.....the best team in the world

 

[Turk]

the best car in the world is not selfish. sure it could be the best w/o the driver, but it wants the driver to be the best too.....the best team in the world

Well put sir, well put.