r/BMWi3 9h ago

modification Idle hands.....

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.... are the devil's playground. I got a little bored and decided to do a little modification. 2015 Rex with HK, but the bottom end was still lacking. Found a 6.5" sub that fit nicely under the rear seat. Just needed to cut the styrofoam that holds the park assist module and re-secure it. Very easy to do and it's all tucked away under the seat. No loss of trunk space, no exposed wires. It won't win any bass competitions, but it definitely fills the lower frequencies nicely.


r/BMWi3 23h ago

other We had a car meet by coincidence!!!

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r/BMWi3 2h ago

technical/repair help Back from dealer service with a new indication.

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This "warning" now appears on the driver's screen, after a dealer visit for a factory recall service. Anyone have any idea what/why it is? https://imgur.com/a/PmsTVYc


r/BMWi3 3h ago

technical/repair help Question about my 2014 Rex

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Hello so i bought my Rex 5 months ago and everything’s been great so far. Has 120k miles and Ac is working great(no noise). Should I change out the ac compressor to a new/remanufactured one? Do you think for a 12 year old car it has been changed already? I want to avoid the whole metal shavings”Black Death”


r/BMWi3 5h ago

generic advice How crazy is this? Is a 10 year old CarMax i3 be a bad idea

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So, my used BMW Mini S hit it's 10th anniversary since driving it off the CarMax lot. In that time I've put maybe 25K miles on it. Had literally zero issues since CarMax preps it's cars well. Fun car.

But it's now at 63K miles, due for all the 60K maintence stuff it likely needs and I'm a bit nervous about how it's gonna hold up over the next 5 years. Now in my mid-seventies I'm looking at maybe 5-7 years of driving due to neuritis which is supposed to leave my legs numb. Sorry TMI, but I gotta plan for my car future.

I have a second actual sports car, so the next car will likely not see more than 2K miles a year for those 7. Single, living in a commercial/residential area with all grocery stores within 3-4 miles. A replacement car won't leave the parking deck but once or twice a week for short trips in the big city deep south.

Scanning CarMax and they show a few 2016 era i3's with 70k miles or so and a price I can certainly live with. The primary requirement is that it be trouble free the next 7 years. Being 10 years old, I imagine it will be on it's 2nd AC? and CarMax will likely have spotted any brake and steering issues?

So bottom line, considering my low mileage short distance use case would a 10 year old CarMax i3 be a bad idea? Mind is made up on CarMax so any nay-sayers can hold off there. Any and every thoughts welcome and much appreciated. Thx.

EDIT - Welp - no one has made a negative case so far, thanks for the replies!


r/BMWi3 1h ago

generic advice Annoyed!

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How the heck do you guys keep the plastic ISOFIX/child-seat anchor caps on??
They just come off all-the-time!!