New X1 owner!

[bmwDon2018]

Just picked up my 2013 X1 x28i! Seems like a great car so far!

If anyone has any tips or helpful mods to do I’d love to know! Thanks!

[mcdanielvzw]

First mod, get the 35i ;-)
J/k, congrats and post some pics!

[bmwDon2018]

Originally Posted by mcdanielvzw

First mod, get the 35i ;-)
J/k, congrats and post some pics!

Haha ya right I wish. There weren’t any good ones available in my area. As a previous E92 N54 owner, trust me, I looked lol

[Gamb1t]

Just get a tune. N20 looks to be underrated by BMW on paper and response will to mods. Check out f22/f30 forums for possibilities. Getting power is easy....an advanced tranny with 2 more gears is nigh on impossible.

[bmwDon2018]

Originally Posted by Gamb1t

Just get a tune. N20 looks to be underrated by BMW on paper and response will to mods. Check out f22/f30 forums for possibilities. Getting power is easy....an advanced tranny with 2 more gears is nigh on impossible.

Cool, thanks for the heads up. My E92 had a JB4, I was told those work well on the N20’s. Any other good tuners to look at? Does Cobb have one? And, is BMW oil good or is something else recommend?

Also, mine came without HID lights, any good recommendations to improve the halogen headlights? Do LED lights work well?

[Vidgamer]

Also, mine came without HID lights, any good recommendations to improve the halogen headlights? Do LED lights work well?

Yeah, I've been thinking about my halogens too. It's likely that LED lights won't work well (due to geometry and brightness), but maybe one day we'll get a valid LED solution. (I have yet to see a "street legal" version, although Philips makes something for the fogs...) Retrofitting HIDs is a problem without replacing the entire modules. So, for cheap solutions, I think the answer is to get top-of-the-line halogen bulbs. I have used Philips Xtreme Power (I think the same as Xtreme Vision, now), and they are a bit brighter than typical bulbs and only slightly whiter. If you want a whiter color, Philips and Sylvania make blue-tinted bulbs that won't put out as much light as the Xtreme.

Since I had my headlights replaced (under warranty), I re-adjusted them. They were oddly pointed way too low, and visibility was poor. It's hard to aim them by yourself, but I think I did a good job of ensuring that the beam is below oncoming traffic. I've gotten no flashes.

I think the key to lights is to make sure the bright part of the beam, below the cutoff, is below oncoming traffic (so you don't blind them), and use a good bulb. And next time buy the car with HID already built-in. ;-) Seriously, I would have done so, but I bought used and had to take what I could find; having more options also would have cost a lot more. I'll be buying those Philips bulbs at some point.

It's hard to show in photos, but here's the difference when I did it to my VW:

[hooligan_G01]

Originally Posted by Vidgamer

...So, for cheap solutions, I think the answer is to get top-of-the-line halogen bulbs....

This is the best advice. Running retrofitted HIDs in halogen housings is awful for the other people on the road.

Just get the best halogen bulbs available to you and be happy with it.

[Gamb1t]

Originally Posted by hooligan_clt

This is the best advice. Running retrofitted HIDs in halogen housings is awful for the other people on the road.

Just get the best halogen bulbs available to you and be happy with it.

Ugh. Don't get me started on nimkumpoops putting ill designed HIDs on halogen housings. I wish cops would taser these idiots. Just thinking about it makes my blood pressure rise.

Re: Oil. Mega amount of threads dedicated to engine oil. LL01 is the preferred standard. I think there's an FE variant for "Fuel Economy". If you follow a reduced OCI (as opposed to BMW's) then basically any high quality synthetic would work. Filter, I stick with BMW, MANN or MAHLE.

Re: Tuning. Lots. Again go visit the F22/F30 forums for a richer set of experience/opinions.

Tip: While it might seem like a lot of work, I find it very educational reading back-dated threads on this forum. It gives me an appreciation of owner experiences throughout the years.

[Turbod]

Originally Posted by bmwDon2018

Just picked up my 2013 X1 x28i! Seems like a great car so far!

If anyone has any tips or helpful mods to do I’d love to know! Thanks!

Originally Posted by mcdanielvzw

First mod, get the 35i ;-)

^ if you want more power than just a tune then the 35i is the right choice. The N20's rods are very weak and there have been reports of bent rods on tune only cars.

[bmwDon2018]

so, I've been scouring through old threads on the F30 forums looking for a respectable halogen low beam replacements and it seems there aren't many options. Some say they replaced with LEDs and the light output is equal to halogen, but others say LEDs put out less. Then, some of the replacement halogens I looked up seem to have poor lifespans and/or put out less light than OE halogens.

I did stumble across a thread where someone recommended these. https://store.candlepower.com/osraulhiouh7.html

a 55W halogen.

[bmwDon2018]

also, does anyone know if you can Code the useless MPG gauge to read oil temp?

[hooligan_G01]

Originally Posted by bmwDon2018

also, does anyone know if you can Code the useless MPG gauge to read oil temp?

http://support.mycarly.com/knowledge...t-is-possible/

[bmwDon2018]

Originally Posted by hooligan_clt

http://support.mycarly.com/knowledge...t-is-possible/

I looked and it says it can turn off the gauge but nothing about turning the gauge Into an oil temp gauge.

[bmwDon2018]

Hey guys I’m looking to change my oil soon and I’ve seen that it’s holds 7qt but other say that when they changed it they only had to add 5-5.5qts. Why is there a discrepancy like that?

[LevinBR]

Originally Posted by bmwDon2018

Hey guys I’m looking to change my oil soon and I’ve seen that it’s holds 7qt but other say that when they changed it they only had to add 5-5.5qts. Why is there a discrepancy like that?

7qt for the 35i. 5.8qt for your 28i

[bmwDon2018]

Originally Posted by LevinBR

7qt for the 35i. 5.8qt for your 28i

Ok, now that makes sense! Thanks