theothersawyer's Daily Driver

[theothersawyer]

Figured I would start a thread documenting the progress of the car, while it is still stock.


Copied from my welcome thread:

I've been saving for a daily driver for a while and came across a great deal on a ZHP. I was not looking for BMW's but came across this one. I have always loved the E46's so this was a great find! I've had the car for only a couple of days, but I love it!

Some details on the car:
2004
103,000 miles
Maintenance records since new
All 100,000 mile preventative maintenance done in the last 5-10,000 miles.

Here are some pictures from the for sale ad. I haven't had a chance to get out and take pictures yet.
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/50504AA8-2792-4B59-893C-A2540AAFA167_zps8acwgp84.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/50504AA8-2792-4B59-893C-A2540AAFA167_zps8acwgp84.jpg.html)

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/B0163EC4-53B8-4355-9064-92B8C46E23CA_zpsvxyfjyq4.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/B0163EC4-53B8-4355-9064-92B8C46E23CA_zpsvxyfjyq4.jpg.html)

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/F149A772-AC17-4EB1-88DD-55F8CC805DB8_zpsuxs4cdke.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/F149A772-AC17-4EB1-88DD-55F8CC805DB8_zpsuxs4cdke.jpg.html)
And then this pile of records came with the car!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/D1E616B5-A34C-4E10-B441-F815FD2C6F3D_zps2m1sgnlt.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/D1E616B5-A34C-4E10-B441-F815FD2C6F3D_zps2m1sgnlt.jpg.html)
Original window sticker
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/33B8286F-7AD9-479B-92ED-28CFE0BA1ED1_zpsephyoevn.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/33B8286F-7AD9-479B-92ED-28CFE0BA1ED1_zpsephyoevn.jpg.html)



Today I went over to my frineds house to clean up the BBS'. He is a professional detailer so he had all of the proper tools for the job! We jacked up the car, removed the wheels, cleaned the barrels/faces, and then coated the wheels.

This is what the barrels started off like:
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5616/15662027206_e3b5c09404_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pRZZ2Q)
We then sprayed the cleaner on the wheels and allowed it to sit. As it sat, it changed colors as it loosened and removed some of the dirt.
https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5601/15500542367_22f9b83b93_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pBJkdt)
This stuff was VERY purple and bright!
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3939/15683823341_3289d32744_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pTVGgg)
Didn't get a finished picture of the barrels, but you can see them in this picture! They were metallic black! Who knew!?
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7504/15500348498_aa0cdd19bd_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pBHkzU)
My friend doing his thing!
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7465/15499885319_93a2bdb234_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pBEXU4)
Cleaned and sprayed the inner fenders to clean them up!
https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3941/15683823981_09e64c9366_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pTVGsi)
Debadged the trunk!
https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7480/15066381523_7748b15ce7_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oXn9jF)
And the final result! We noticed that the BMW center caps looked funny. Turns out they were stuck on top of the BBS caps, so we removed them! I wanted BBS caps anyways! Awesome find!
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8682/15687338652_b599e5c44d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pUeHf5)

https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7520/15500940120_4e702d7ca3_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/pBLnsh)

https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5611/15065802054_57001f4166_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/oXjb4Q)

[Pip]

Sweet car man

[Vas]

Love the Imola and the wheels. Just wish they were a size bigger.

Welcome..

[ELCID86]

Nice work.


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[brettbimmer]

Looks great. Excellent taste in colors!

[johnrando]

Nice. What a beauty!

[theothersawyer]

Thanks guys! When we got it back on the ground and we're just looking over the car we were discussing what all needs to be done next. The list is long! Haha tint, lower it, respray the front bumper, splitter, black kidneys, Amber-less tailights, etc. To think I said I wasn't going to modify this car....

[slater]

car looks fantastic! i have been wanting to debadge the trunk, and now that i see it, it looks great!

also, love the RGR's. i have my eye on a set of them in 18", but they are pricey (even used).

peter

[theothersawyer]

car looks fantastic! i have been wanting to debadge the trunk, and now that i see it, it looks great!

also, love the RGR's. i have my eye on a set of them in 18", but they are pricey (even used).

peter

Luckily my car came with these RGR's otherwise I never would have bought them (due to price). I LOVE them though, they are my favorite part of the car, especially after getting them cleaned up!

I think a size bigger would look great, but after a slight drop I think these will look much better. 17's are also lighter and tires are cheaper to buy! :D

[az3579]

I think a drop would definitely make the 17's a bit home at home. :thumbsup

[theothersawyer]

Yeah, I agree! I really want coilovers, but don't want to spend coilover money. Maybe for the time being just get some springs to lower it a bit.

[az3579]

If you get the springs, you have to get shocks to match.

I highly recommend the H&R Cup Kit. It's what I have (though I replaced the shocks with something else). It's what I have and love it.


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[theothersawyer]

At that price point, might as well save up for some coilovers!

[theothersawyer]

So I ordered a few parts for the car to do some maintenance work on it! The first order of business was the cabin filter. It was not doing its job, so it was time to replace it!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/5ABA822B-CE96-4958-9227-2D52E7C54B90_zpsvpl0zt6n.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/5ABA822B-CE96-4958-9227-2D52E7C54B90_zpsvpl0zt6n.jpg.html)
Next up was an oil change! It was time to change it and I was sick of the car yelling at me every time I turned it on "Oil Life: -500 miles!!!!" haha
I reset the oil life and this is WAY more miles than I am comfortable going before the next oil change!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/96787B52-8E30-4364-8CAE-5E7D6436991F_zpsrvcy8yfr.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/96787B52-8E30-4364-8CAE-5E7D6436991F_zpsrvcy8yfr.jpg.html)
I then lowered the car and cleaned up that bay a little. It is still dirty, but then again I'm super anal about this car!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/0F54F5F3-51D0-4DF5-9875-72CA3BB249B0_zpsylqozsgd.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/0F54F5F3-51D0-4DF5-9875-72CA3BB249B0_zpsylqozsgd.jpg.html)

[Vas]

I usually go half that mileage between oil changes.

[BADCLOWN]

ill go probably 4k miles between oil changes with full syn.


i can't believe how dirty those wheels were and how WELL they cleaned up. huge difference

[theothersawyer]

I usually go half that mileage between oil changes.
That is what I was planning on doing!

ill go probably 4k miles between oil changes with full syn.


i can't believe how dirty those wheels were and how WELL they cleaned up. huge difference
Yeah, they where not pretty bad! That was the only part of this car that was not insanely well taken car of, but glad they cleaned up so well!

[danewilson77]

Good work Sawyer

"No flamesuit required"

[BADCLOWN]

yeah, they work really well on the car.


im in the same boat as you, ill be shopping for suspension over winter. if you go coilovers (and suspension in general) you can't go cheap and great coilovers are PRICEY these days.

[theothersawyer]

Yeah, I am in no rush to modify this car! It is great looking as it sits (although it could look better!) So my current plan is to just enjoy the car and sit back and wait for deals on used parts to pop up for sale. I am just going to take it slow!

[johnrando]

Nice werk

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[theothersawyer]

I gave the car a much needed wash/wax today! I then added a few things! My friend switched from the chrome/black kidneys to the all black ones so he gave me a good deal on his old ones!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/2294637A-24BF-47F7-BF38-FD5A4FC2C20A_zpsxo0xvfei.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/2294637A-24BF-47F7-BF38-FD5A4FC2C20A_zpsxo0xvfei.jpg.html)

So my school was forced into a "hostile takeover" with another school. So we will be losing our name soon. It sucks for my small school that has earned a name for itself in the engineering industry to be taken over by a larger school. Saying I have an engineering degree from Kennesaw State University doesn't sound nearly as good as saying I have an engineering degree from Southern Polytechnic State University...anyways...I got an SPSU sticker for my car and a license plate surround.
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/6FFD6B53-6A91-4424-9414-D93C1E1B7EF4_zpsjjyvuwlb.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/6FFD6B53-6A91-4424-9414-D93C1E1B7EF4_zpsjjyvuwlb.jpg.html)
I need to get two more license plate screws before installing the surround though.

[johnrando]

Nice on the grills. Too bad on the school name, I'd never heard of hostile college takeovers.

[theothersawyer]

The president of my school knew nothing about it until the day before it happened. It's sucks for SPSU students but it's great for Kennesaw, since they now get an awesome engineering department.

[danewilson77]

Nice on the grills. Too bad on the school name, I'd never heard of hostile college takeovers.
+1

"No flamesuit required"

[Whammy]

I love imola!

[theothersawyer]

Me too! I always dreamed of having an Imola E46 ///M but I'm definitely happy with this! I love this car!

[Pip]

Those wheels are nice. I would like 18s but I bet with a minor drop they'll look perfect!

[theothersawyer]

I'd prefer 18's as well, but they came with the car so I can't complain! I drop is definitely needed though!

[theothersawyer]

My detailing friend came over again last night to try out a new trim product he just got. This stuff is super expensive, like $120 for 30cc of product. It seems to work really well though! I don't know the name of the product, but apparently you can only get it if you are a professional detailer.

Here are some before and after pictures:
(Sorry for the terrible cell phone pictures should have grabbed the DSLR, but you can still see the poor trim)
Before
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/D10F27C6-5EE1-47BA-B7AB-1D40EAA1DFD2_zpsccqlrnma.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/D10F27C6-5EE1-47BA-B7AB-1D40EAA1DFD2_zpsccqlrnma.jpg.html)
After
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/C8D0B142-46DC-412E-B6D0-69A7F5B645B9_zpsteppy5vv.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/C8D0B142-46DC-412E-B6D0-69A7F5B645B9_zpsteppy5vv.jpg.html)
Before
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/2688C819-1227-4CAA-BD23-E3F6CA4106CE_zpsgd2o6qhn.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/2688C819-1227-4CAA-BD23-E3F6CA4106CE_zpsgd2o6qhn.jpg.html)
After (I think we missed a few spots, but it was getting dark when we were applying the product and this was just a trial of the new product)
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/887B33B6-3425-4873-A066-C483896C2066_zps3a8ksj0u.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/887B33B6-3425-4873-A066-C483896C2066_zps3a8ksj0u.jpg.html)
No before on this picture, but the trim looks brand new after!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/33092D99-0D59-42BC-93DF-F3A7854B9B80_zpsli8hgdfe.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/33092D99-0D59-42BC-93DF-F3A7854B9B80_zpsli8hgdfe.jpg.html)

[Pip]

Real question is how long does it last? Looks great!

[theothersawyer]

Hopefully a long time! I'm super happy with the results! It looks brand new!

[Vas]

You should find out the name. Trim looks great.

[az3579]

You should find out the name. Trim looks great.

At that price, I don't know if it really matters. A $10 can of paint is probably a better solution at that point...

[theothersawyer]

Look, we drive BMW's so we are supposed to spend a lot of money, right? Only kidding, but my friend helped out another detailer and instead of getting paid in cash he got this product. So he only has time invested in the product!

[ZacharyMikel]

Looks amazing! I need to get mine looking nice again... It's just as faded in some spots.


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[ELCID86]

Does look good depending on how long it lasts. I prefer not to paint it and like this product. http://www.amazon.com/Adams-Polishes-Super-VRT-16oz/dp/B001QVG7MC


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[theothersawyer]

You should find out the name. Trim looks great.

The product is Opti-Trim Restore & Protect.
(Terrible photo my friend sent me)

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/C4D8875F-D5E7-401A-AA16-12479D17D72F_zps1z7yp5xc.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/C4D8875F-D5E7-401A-AA16-12479D17D72F_zps1z7yp5xc.jpg.html)

Optimum Opti-Trim Restore & ProtectOpti-Trim Pro Trim Protection
Opti-Trim is a revolutionary two part system, to permanently solve the ongoing issue of faded plastic trim. Unlike other coatings that are limited in their lifespan and ability to prevent oxidation, Opti-Trim contains high levels of UV absorbers to help prevent future fading and provide a long term solution.

Opti-Trim Protect is a clear, hybrid resin coating to help prevent new plastic trim from future fading due to UV exposure. For new cars, choose Opti-Trim Protect to enhance or maintain the factory appearance of your plastic trim.

Opti-Trim Restore is a durable, hybrid resin coating containing special dye additives to restore faded and oxidised trim back to a like new, factory appearance. For older vehicles suffering from damaged trim due to UV exposure, choose Opti-Trim Restore to restore your plastic trim back to its former glory.

[Vas]

Opti coating is great stuff. I have used their products to coat my headlight lenses to prevent fading and yellowing.

[theothersawyer]

Whenever my friends detailing schedule and my schedule line up, he will be opticoating my whole car!

[Vas]

Nice. It's not cheap but soo worth it.

[theothersawyer]

That's why it's nice to have a detailing friend! Slight discount! Only problem is, then my car gets put on the back burner for customers who pay full price! Haha!

[theothersawyer]

I got together with Joe again and this time we decided to clean my leather. I didn't think the leather was even dirty, but really just wanted some sort of protection and conditioner applied. We started of by cleaning the seats with an All-Purpose Cleaner, this is where I found out how wrong I was about the cleanliness of the seats. They were pretty filthy!

I have before/after pictures, but they aren't the greatest because we had do all of this inside the garage with the door closed. I'll need to take after pictures in the sunlight sometime soon. The weather yesterday got pretty crazy! We were coming home from lunch when the skies all of a sudden looked like it was night time (this was at 2:30pm), so I knew we were about to get some interesting weather. I set up my phone in the window of the garage and started to make a time-lapse video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rcsI6HpOfb8

Here are the products we used!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/4B0CEA6E-7990-4109-9FA7-7BD90195A22A_zps64l3nbnu.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/4B0CEA6E-7990-4109-9FA7-7BD90195A22A_zps64l3nbnu.jpg.html)

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/45596636-1604-4FE6-B4B6-DEC90E26C852_zpsdhcgdrq7.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/45596636-1604-4FE6-B4B6-DEC90E26C852_zpsdhcgdrq7.jpg.html)


The leather was originally shiny and dirty, but now it is clean and more natural/matte looking! The leather is also much softer and feels fantastic!

I know this post isn't nearly as exciting as it could be since I don't have nice before/after pictures...

[smokinfastlegend]

I think your detailer is a hack!

:tongueincheek:

I think the next cleaning project should be the engine bay :D

For those who care, i am the Joe that danny speaks of when he comes for detailing lol

[yj4x4]

I think your detailer is a hack!

:tongueincheek:

I think the next cleaning project should be the engine bay :D

For those who care, i am the Joe that danny speaks of when he comes for detailing lol

Next cleaning project should be my car!
Or an evaluation off paint/leather condition...

[theothersawyer]

I think your detailer is a hack!

:tongueincheek:

I think the next cleaning project should be the engine bay :D

For those who care, i am the Joe that danny speaks of when he comes for detailing lol

I really like when you decide to clean my car! :)

[theothersawyer]

My car has had four owners and the first two kept poor records. The third owner kept fantastic records, and then the vehicle was sold to me. I finally had time to sit down and go through it all. I figured I would type it all up to have it all in one place and to document it all in my build thread. This will make it slightly easier to check to see when things were replaced last!
Some of the formatting got messed up from pasting it into this thread, but it is still all here!

After organizing by mileage!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/A44CDC1C-13F7-47C6-995A-E4948ED5AD8F_zpsdaekoxam.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/A44CDC1C-13F7-47C6-995A-E4948ED5AD8F_zpsdaekoxam.jpg.html)

1st Owner Joseph Goldston

07/04/2004 – Vehicle exported from Germany and imported to Charleston, SC
08/13/2004 – Vehicle purchased from Flow BMW in Winston Salem, NC
31 Miles
Vehicle Purchased from Bookie Binkley at Flow BMW
Service advisor: Kenny Starnes
MSRP: $44,745
02/15/2006 - Perform Oil Service and Microfilter replacement
15,843 miles
Owner request to replace wiper blades

2nd Owner Michael Durr
06/19/2007 - Oil service performed
28,167 miles
Hydraulic brake flush performed
Wiper blades replaced
Voluntary emissions recall performed
04/08/2008 – Steering wheel replaced under warranty with another alcantara wheel


3rd Owner Thomas Morgan

Autotrader ad from when Michael Durr sold the car
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/B44C67F5-F798-415D-837A-1B7F53E567A2_zpsvbjsntrj.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/B44C67F5-F798-415D-837A-1B7F53E567A2_zpsvbjsntrj.jpg.html)


09/09/2008 – Clutch is checked for tightness
41,929 miles - Rocker panel is loose referred to body shop
09/12/2008 - Thomas Morgan purchased the vehicle from Michael Durr with 41,500 miles for $23,200
41,500 miles - Pre-Purchase inspection performed with zero issues.
09/18/2008 - Aux input added ($498.42)
42,384 miles - checked DME for hesitation issues. Solved issue
10/28/2008 – Replaced front thrust arm bushing due to wear
45,898 miles - Wheel alignment
Disconnected subwoofer
11/13/2008 – Fuel odor in and around vehicle determined to be a major leak in fuel system from aftermarket subwoofer
46,037 miles - Plastic fuel tank, fuel hose, and two hose clamps replaced
01/12/2009 – Oil service performed
49,972 miles - Replace main drive belt due to cracking
Replace power steering line due to leak
Check tire leak, found nail in tire
Check slow speed rattle. Noise was due to half nail inside of tire, noise may be from nail
08/21/2009 – Mounted and balanced 4 new tires
58,713 miles - Performed oil service
04/30/2010 – Inspection performed replaced:
65,849 miles - Microfilter
Set oil-filter element
Fuel filter
Air Filter
Hose clamp
Spark plugs
Motor oil SAE 5W-30
Windshield washer
Wiper Blade
Wiper blade clamp
Right rear tail light bulb
07/06/2011 – State inspection performed
78,543 miles
09/13/2011 – Performed oil service
81,492 miles - A/C belt
Alternator belt
02/02/2012 - Recall for rear quarter lamp panel performed
85,532 miles
09/18/2012 – Oil service performed
90,819 miles - Replaced Valve cover gasket and cleaned heat shields of oil
12/06/2012 – Vehicle towed 7 miles ($84)
12/07/2012 – Vehicle cranks but does not start smoke comes from exhaust. No issue found
91,662 miles
12/11/2012 – Customer states RPM fluctuation and vehicle shuts off.
91,683 miles - Idle valve is sticking and was replaced ($553.98)
12/27/2012 – 4 tires replaced with Potenza RE970
91,973 miles
01/09/2013 – Rear wheel bearing replaced
92,160 miles - Install rear trailing arm bushings
01/26/2013 - Car is pulling to left. Alignment is fine. New tire is issue.
92,440 miles
02/08/2013 – left front tire replaced due to radial pull from factory
92,625 miles
04/10/2013 – Wiper blades purchased
M3 Legacy T-Shirt purchased
05/13/2013 – brake rotors purchased with Brembo OEM replacement
Hawk ceramic street pads purchased
Front brake pad sensor purchased
Rear brake pad sensor purchased
ATE Super blue purchased
(all work done by Thom)
07/10/2013 – State inspection performed
95,394 miles
03/04/2014 – Oil service performed
99,776 miles - Preventative cooling system maintenance performed
Radiator assembly
Coolant expansion tank
Upper radiator hose
Lower radiator hose
Thermostat Assembly
Water pump
Coolant expansion tank hose
Coolant temperature sensor
05/31/2013 – Free flat tire repair and rebalance
06/27/2014 – State inspection performed
101,279 miles
08/09/2014 – Interior C pillar trim replaced
09/25/2014 – Passenger Takata airbag recall performed
09/25/2014 – Pre-Purchase inspection performed for possible buyer
102,634 miles - Recommended to replace Windshield washer pump (seized or leaking)
Recommended to replace microfilter
Recommended to replace interior A-Pillar trim (sagging trim)
Recommended to replace shift knob (bezel has poor finish)
Recommended to paint shop (scuff on bumper)
Possible buyer who paid for PPI backed out of purchase
10/03/2014 – Thomas Morgan sold vehicle to Daniel Sawyer with 102,800 miles

4th Owner Daniel Sawyer

11/13/2014 – Oil service performed
106,662 miles Cabin filter replaced
03/06/2015 – Oil service performed
115,249 miles
06/03/2015 – two rear tires replaced
119,286 miles
07/15/2015 – Takata Driver side airbag recall notice received (dealer does not have in new airbags)
07/20/2015 – Wheel alignment performed at GTE
120,807 miles


I also believe I have finally named the ZHP: Emma!

[TheFinanceGuy]

Nice job!

[BMWCurves]

Nice. Having a ledger or a spreadsheet is definitely helpful to see what maintenance has been done and when. And something about organizing all that info makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.

[az3579]

Nice. Having a ledger or a spreadsheet is definitely helpful to see what maintenance has been done and when. And something about organizing all that info makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.

Just don't write down the costs because you'll freak out when you look at it one day down the road. lol

[theothersawyer]

Nice. Having a ledger or a spreadsheet is definitely helpful to see what maintenance has been done and when. And something about organizing all that info makes me all warm and fuzzy inside.
It was a lot of fun! It was like taking a history lesson on my car! I enjoyed it!

Just don't write down the costs because you'll freak out when you look at it one day down the road. lol
Some of the prices were crazy! Can't believe the prices dealers charge! A lot of the work could be done yourself for a lot cheaper!

[theothersawyer]

These came in the mail today! :)

Thanks to Blaze439 who bought them from a member and decided against using them! He was super quick to respond and just all around a great seller! :thumbsup

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1621/23880950494_649a98b53b_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Coh7zL)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/Coh7zL) by Danny Sawyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/50481382@N04/), on Flickr

And this happened the other day! I guess it is only right seeing as it is a BMW....
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1593/24400870342_534c8d3e58_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/DbdQD5)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/DbdQD5) by Danny Sawyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/50481382@N04/), on Flickr

Light has been going on and off and checked the code. Cleared all stored codes and waited for the light to come back on. When it came back on we checked them again and this is what it said:

https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1682/24426871281_ea9a22543d_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Ddw6P8)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/Ddw6P8) by Danny Sawyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/50481382@N04/), on Flickr

Any info on the SES would be appreciated!

[BMWCurves]

Nice, I really like RCR tails for the rears. Sorry about the CEL, don't know what that code is.

[Vas]

Maf sensor most likely

[theothersawyer]

Nice, I really like RCR tails for the rears. Sorry about the CEL, don't know what that code is.
Me too! Pretty sure my friend is buying the front markers off of me. I am only interested in the tail lights!

Maf sensor most likely
That is what I was planning on doing first. Hoping a simple cleaning will fix the issue!

[theothersawyer]

I'm on spring break this week, so I decided to spend some time on Emma's paint! I have to start off by thanking Joe (smokinfastlegend) for letting me borrow is rather expensive buffer and for all the advice on products and techniques!

So far, I've just washed the car and clayed it. Spent lots of time prepping and tapping off the trim! I'll spend tomorrow polishing/waxing!
https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1518/26185894552_eb161ac9da_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/FTXy9y)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/FTXy9y) by Danny Sawyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/50481382@N04/), on Flickr

Joe introduced me to a clay towel, and it was the best $25 I've ever spent! Way less hassle than a clay bar and you can do the whole car in like 10 minutes! This is what I got: https://www.eagleone.com/mitt

Excuse the messy garage, and say hello to my dog Enzo!

[ELCID86]

Hi Enzo! Messy garage, hah. Can't wait to see the results. Mine needs it really badly.

[theothersawyer]

I have a few hours into the car and still not done! But so far the results have been great! Unfortunately I didn't take any before pictures of the paint, but so far most of the swirls and fine scratches are gone!!

[fredo]

I need a clay towel, sounds like a GREAT idea ! :thumbup

[theothersawyer]

It'll probably be the greatest money you've ever spent! Claying a car normally sucks and takes a while, but being able to do it in about 10 minutes was amazing!

[ELCID86]

Yeah I got turned on to a nano mitt by a Detailer I used. Much easier than clay!

[theothersawyer]

I was asking my detailing friend why he hadn't told me about them sooner!

[theothersawyer]

Almost done! Doing the finish polish now and then sealant!

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/866E2A85-DE58-47AE-BC75-4E28FE3E0071_zpsvuocgnbo.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/866E2A85-DE58-47AE-BC75-4E28FE3E0071_zpsvuocgnbo.jpg.html)

[danewilson77]

Looks great. Keep going.

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[fredo]

Amazing results ! :applause

On a related note, I plan to clean my shadowline trim with the clay towel. Wish me luck !

[theothersawyer]

Good luck!!

Finally finished, but I am about to do the "Escape the Room" and may not have enough light for "After" pictures!

[theothersawyer]

Finally finished after a ton of work that was totally worth it!

The products in order of use(well except for the buffer and pads):
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/31B15E81-35D1-4013-8FED-06C4D50F7C52_zpsrfwtqsis.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/31B15E81-35D1-4013-8FED-06C4D50F7C52_zpsrfwtqsis.jpg.html)

Started off with a nice wash as usual. Once that was finished I used the clay mitt. Instead of using a Quick Detailer I just used some soapy water. It worked just fine, but I had to rinse the soap residue off at the end. Not a big deal since I didn't have any Detailer and didn't feel like buying any!

Once I dried off the car, it was onto the taping up of the car. This took forever, but it was well worth it! I then polished the whole car with Meguiars 205.

Followed that up with a finishing polish, HD Polish.

Sealed it all up with some BlackFire Wet Diamond. Let that sit for a bit and wiped it off and followed it up with some Eagle One Wax as you Dry!

After pictures! It is a bit hard to tell anything since it is cloudy outside and these are iPhone pictures.
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/8765FF6C-5A8A-40ED-882C-95C4D2785208_zpsjohvycnu.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/8765FF6C-5A8A-40ED-882C-95C4D2785208_zpsjohvycnu.jpg.html)
Shadowline after all of the polish and sealant. This trim is popping off again...I just "fixed" it a few weeks ago!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/2D65B239-602D-4121-ABCA-E48870654636_zps0x64emy1.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/2D65B239-602D-4121-ABCA-E48870654636_zps0x64emy1.jpg.html)

[san]

Awesome work! :thumbsup

My car needs this so bad


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[BMWCurves]

Awesome work! :thumbsup

My car needs this so bad

+1

[theothersawyer]

A box arrived today!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/69462124-AA0C-484F-8D0C-3C0EE0577128_zpshifuiyyl.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/69462124-AA0C-484F-8D0C-3C0EE0577128_zpshifuiyyl.jpg.html)

[ZacharyMikel]

A box arrived today!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/69462124-AA0C-484F-8D0C-3C0EE0577128_zpshifuiyyl.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/69462124-AA0C-484F-8D0C-3C0EE0577128_zpshifuiyyl.jpg.html)

Awh yeah. You're gonna love them.

[theothersawyer]

Now I can finally install my headlight lenses too! I've been waiting to do it all at the same time! Now I can have a nice clean front end again!!

AND!!! The most important part is, I'll be able to see again!

[theothersawyer]

I got cross bars today and installed them! The bike rack should be here next week to fit to the bars!


http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/ADFA1843-BAD8-4E02-A0A0-9436FDB156A6_zpsssweikib.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/ADFA1843-BAD8-4E02-A0A0-9436FDB156A6_zpsssweikib.jpg.html)

I still have a pile of parts to install on this car still! Hoping to do it all over a few days here soon!

[san]

Maybe it's just the way the picture was taken but looks like u need new headlight lens


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[theothersawyer]

Those are in my pile of parts to install!

[theothersawyer]

Bike rack came in! It's all BMW parts!

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/056F4A58-6E1F-4903-BB7E-B98AB1F86D02_zpsjxjuuqrt.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/056F4A58-6E1F-4903-BB7E-B98AB1F86D02_zpsjxjuuqrt.jpg.html)

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/805E4185-20F4-4676-84A1-9B7DB664CD2E_zpslx29lxaa.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/805E4185-20F4-4676-84A1-9B7DB664CD2E_zpslx29lxaa.jpg.html)

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/BDA04E1C-A90F-43A3-AAD7-2076534DD836_zpshs3ew5ii.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/BDA04E1C-A90F-43A3-AAD7-2076534DD836_zpshs3ew5ii.jpg.html)

[theothersawyer]

Next up on the list of things to install today...headlight retrofit!
Old lenses coming off!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/E65B8573-1D2D-41E4-9291-C027C6BD5D47_zpsmkfgnpmy.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/E65B8573-1D2D-41E4-9291-C027C6BD5D47_zpsmkfgnpmy.jpg.html)

[BMWCurves]

Oh my, those old ones are horrendous.

[theothersawyer]

Yeah, they were awful and drove me CRAZY!!!

The reason a retrofit is needed...things got a bit hot in this headlight!

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/711E9847-5D28-47BB-BB99-B80DA79F10F5_zps0ya38dts.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/711E9847-5D28-47BB-BB99-B80DA79F10F5_zps0ya38dts.jpg.html)

How the hell was this not recalled? The projector bowls are fried!

[cakM3]

You will find out that all sedan ZHPs with the ZKW headlights will have similar issues as shown above. I went thru this with my ZHP and ended up replacing my ZKW headlight assemblies with the AL headlight assemblies.


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[theothersawyer]

Oh I am well aware they all have issues, but when you see how bad it is in person it's shocking!

The reason my above post was worded the way it was is because this is cross posted on other non-BMW forums!

[theothersawyer]

It took forever, but it was worth it!
Before and after!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/AAAC8442-9185-4CE3-8675-46C51316286B_zpsxypgkp0k.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/AAAC8442-9185-4CE3-8675-46C51316286B_zpsxypgkp0k.jpg.html)

[Vas]

Nice

[theothersawyer]

Crappy iPhone light comparison! Major difference!

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/BC50DE66-026A-4435-9F7B-4A82263D30DF_zpsnsbbohju.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/BC50DE66-026A-4435-9F7B-4A82263D30DF_zpsnsbbohju.jpg.html)

[san]

Just by changing lens?


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[theothersawyer]

Headlight retrofit from TRS.

https://www.theretrofitsource.com/complete-retrofit-kits/morimoto-retro-quik-system-bmw-e46-zkw-lights-only.html#.V2dqI_krLIU

[cakM3]

Very nice Danny! :thumbsup

[theothersawyer]

It was a pain in the ass to do the retrofit! There is nothing "Quik" about this kit!

[johnrando]

Wow, looks great though

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[theothersawyer]

Went out and took some pictures of how the car currently sits! Decided to put the bike on to make sure it wouldn't fall off! This was the first time driving with the bike up top, it wiggles up there a bit but it didn't fall off so that's a plus!

Also pictured are my new matte black kidney grille's!
https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7300/27709226562_b33b4008a5_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Jdz2Fy)

https://c2.staticflickr.com/8/7098/27199009353_a836b458ee_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Hru2T8)

I love the paint scheme of my bike!
https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7052/27198484084_b9f9a6f623_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HrrkJL)

https://c7.staticflickr.com/8/7429/27532228070_17a779261a_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HWVScq)

https://c1.staticflickr.com/8/7581/27198521024_ea9e83a4fa_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HrrwHE)

https://c4.staticflickr.com/8/7389/27199049603_6415516f86_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HrueR6)

https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7330/27709203922_120c31c4d4_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/JdyUXd)
The new headlights! They now have Xpel protective film on them thanks to my friend that drives the silbergrau 330 above!
https://c3.staticflickr.com/8/7372/27709165522_8fccb1cac6_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/JdyHx9)

https://c5.staticflickr.com/8/7351/27198474044_706d7b3688_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/HrrhKE)

[san]

Looks good :thumbsup


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[smokinfastlegend]

the silbergrau is ugly

[Vas]

Do you have manual sun-shades in the rear windows?

[theothersawyer]

the silbergrau is ugly
For someone who says they never check this forum, you were on here pretty quickly after I posted the pictures! lol!

Do you have manual sun-shades in the rear windows?

Yeah I do! They came with the car, and I haven't tinted the windows yet so they are staying in! They provide a lot of shade and keep the car much cooler, but it does make seeing out of the windows a bit harder!

[BMWCurves]

Looks good :thumbsup


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+1

[RUS_ZHP]

Looking really good. I installed my bike rack system last weekend and very happy with my purchase.

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[ZHP_Brandon]

Headlights look beautiful, I blacked out my housing instead of the OEM chrome, my ZKW's are so burned and discolored that keeping them chrome wouldnt have proved to be any better..... Worst of all, I just found out I had two AL headlights sitting in my house from an M3 that I could have retro fitted into my housing for free [emoji19][emoji19][emoji19]


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[theothersawyer]

I saw that, and you really had me thinking about blacking it out! But I didn't know if I would like it enough so I stayed chrome!

[danewilson77]

Damn fine look.

S7 Edge, out

[theothersawyer]

I hit a tire tread months ago and it blew out my fog light cover. The part is only $6 but shipping was $7! I refused to pay that so when ECS Tuning was doing free shipping I jumped on it. I decided to buy both sides so they would match. I got both parts for less than one would have cost with the insane shipping costs! I also bought new fog lights since the OEM ones were looking old. The new ones were yellow and the non-fluted design. Super easy install, I'm not surprised the cover flew off with how easy it is to remove/replace them.


Here is is the before and after! I think it looks much better!
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/693FEF8C-D6FD-4370-817D-805AF61F7CAB_zpsq2l8mmvq.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/693FEF8C-D6FD-4370-817D-805AF61F7CAB_zpsq2l8mmvq.jpg.html)

[fredo]

Oh, yes. I like the fresh look. :thumbup

[theothersawyer]

Thanks Fredo! So do I! The front end looks a ton better after this last month of changing the fogs and the headlights!

[ZacharyMikel]

Gorgeous Imola, dude. I am digging your bike!!

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[BMWCurves]

Part numbers for the new fogs?

[johnrando]

Def looks good

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[theothersawyer]

Gorgeous Imola, dude. I am digging your bike!!

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Thanks! I love the paint scheme on the bike! The metallic/matte black is awesome!

Part numbers for the new fogs?
I'll have to look at them tomorrow.

Def looks good

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Thank you!

[theothersawyer]

I knew I had an oil leak, but didn't realize it was this bad...
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/3CDA85F6-1C6F-46F7-9E6E-F2F0E4560ACE_zpsic1ydmjx.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/3CDA85F6-1C6F-46F7-9E6E-F2F0E4560ACE_zpsic1ydmjx.jpg.html)

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/A6170508-A817-4FF4-A2C7-6458F6524432_zpsebqrkizu.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/A6170508-A817-4FF4-A2C7-6458F6524432_zpsebqrkizu.jpg.html)

And of course I don't really have the time or the money to be dealing with this right now...it needs to be done though!

[DeathTrap]

Ofhg? Hopefully it's cheap and easy.

Sent using VTEC, yo

[theothersawyer]

I'm assuming it is the oil pan. Last time I took off the undertray and looked, the engine was SPOTLESS. Granted, this was like 1.5 years ago. It is bothering me seeing it so dirty! I'm going to clean everything and keep and eye on it to see where the oil is coming from.

[san]

Yup I think it is oil pan gasket too...


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[slater]

I'm assuming it is the oil pan. Last time I took off the undertray and looked, the engine was SPOTLESS. Granted, this was like 1.5 years ago. It is bothering me seeing it so dirty! I'm going to clean everything and keep and eye on it to see where the oil is coming from.

looks like classic OFHG to me. it leaks down the front corner of the engine like that. it's an easy job... the crappy part is the cleaning!

[theothersawyer]

looks like classic OFHG to me. it leaks down the front corner of the engine like that. it's an easy job... the crappy part is the cleaning!

I am hoping for this! I really don't wanna do the oil pan, but wouldn't mind doing the OFHG! I don't mind cleaning up the oil. I have always tried to keep this car spotless and clean. All this grime is freaking me out. The leak started not that long ago. When I first got the car, the motor was spotless! I will clean the hell out of it and make it spotless once again!

[slater]

I am hoping for this! I really don't wanna do the oil pan, but wouldn't mind doing the OFHG! I don't mind cleaning up the oil. I have always tried to keep this car spotless and clean. All this grime is freaking me out. The leak started not that long ago. When I first got the car, the motor was spotless! I will clean the hell out of it and make it spotless once again!

awesome! :)

[ELCID86]

Yeah, clean her is and see if you can tell. Hoping it's the OFHG #fingerscrossed

[theothersawyer]

I'm really hoping it is. I've been mentally preparing for it to be the oil pan, but fingers crossed!

[theothersawyer]

Yesterday was my two year anniversary with this car!! It has been a wonderful two years! :D

[fredo]

Congrats, Danny ! I will be there in 4.5 months.

[johnrando]

Happy car-a-versary.

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[theothersawyer]

Thanks guys! My mom ended up buying a car on Monday so we share a Car-niversary! We also now have 4 red cars in the driveway now...

[BMWCurves]

What'd she get?

[theothersawyer]

A 2017 Ford Escape in the most beautiful Ruby Red! This picture does not justice for this color.
http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/3E19A5BC-B8F1-4856-8254-E45186709F60_zpsmshzxznw.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/3E19A5BC-B8F1-4856-8254-E45186709F60_zpsmshzxznw.jpg.html)

[theothersawyer]

Today I finally had a day off and decided to install the lowering springs that I bought off of kbcons on here! So glad that I bought them! Car looks so much better now! Doing suspension on this car is incredibly easy! It was so easy to do the rears that I found it comical! Once I did the passenger rear, I decided to time how long it took to do the driverside rear. The wheel was already off and the car was in the air, so I timed it from the moment I cracked the first bolt to the moment I tightened that same bolt with the car still in the air and the wheel off. Total time: 4 minutes and 4 seconds!

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/AC71CC4A-04B3-416D-9BA6-75371AC7CAE6_zpslmgw04n1.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/AC71CC4A-04B3-416D-9BA6-75371AC7CAE6_zpslmgw04n1.jpg.html)

http://i105.photobucket.com/albums/m231/GaAsSlugger22/EDA27BB6-6986-4800-8340-9174BC735645_zpsxqidnc8o.jpg (http://s105.photobucket.com/user/GaAsSlugger22/media/EDA27BB6-6986-4800-8340-9174BC735645_zpsxqidnc8o.jpg.html)

Photos look like crap because I uploaded it to photobucket, because I'm currently trying to upload over 600 photos to flickr from the recent trackday!

[BMWCurves]

Looking good :thumbsup

[theothersawyer]

Car has an oil leak, a differential leak, and now it has a SES light...

[anandoc]

Car has an oil leak, a differential leak, and now it has a SES light...

Sigh. I have a leak from my passenger side axle seal. Join the club

http://i.imgur.com/W2lk05U.jpg

[theothersawyer]

I believe mine is from the gasket joining the two halves of the diff! I'll be cleaning it all up to see where it leaks from, as well as the oil leak!

[theothersawyer]

The joys of owning a BMW...All lights came on within a few miles of eachother except for the washer fluid! lol
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5760/30246663040_3921043f42_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/N5N49m)
Luckily, I popped the hood and immediately saw that intake boot was torn. So there is one on the way already!

[Johnmadd]

How old is your battery? I had a torn boot and it ran weird but only popped a cel.

[theothersawyer]

The other lights are for the wheel speed sensors. They come on occasionally!

[ELCID86]

The other lights are for the wheel speed sensors. They come on occasionally!

Mine did x2 a week or so back. Have not come back on since #fingerscrossed.


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[theothersawyer]

Mine has been doing it more often recently! This car is making me angry lately! Oil leaks, SES, pillars starting to sag, etc. All happened out of knowhere! Ugh!

[ELCID86]

My desk has been on for a while now. The fabric strip on one of the A-pillar Airbag covers came of yesterday :-(


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[theothersawyer]

My desk has been on for a while now. The fabric strip on one of the A-pillar Airbag covers came of yesterday :-(


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The pillars bother the hell out of me, but mechanical issues always come first! I'll put up with some saggy pillars so I can fix some oil leaks!


Speaking of, I fixed the intake boot today!
https://c6.staticflickr.com/6/5679/30674821565_8b56ed7640_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/NJCtKT)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/NJCtKT) by Danny Sawyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/50481382@N04/), on Flickr

Nice big hole! This thing was much harder to change than I thought it would be. Overall, it isn't bad, but the hose clamp from the boot to the throttle body is so hard to get to and hardly any room to get to a tool in there!

Also confirmed that the oil leak is from the OFHG! I am thrilled to find this out! :D
https://c3.staticflickr.com/6/5608/30375140450_5c2354b0a1_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Nh9x17)Untitled (https://flic.kr/p/Nh9x17) by Danny Sawyer (https://www.flickr.com/photos/50481382@N04/), on Flickr

[ELCID86]

Cheap and pretty easy fix!


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[theothersawyer]

I was planning on doing the OFHG over Thanksgiving break, but had so many other things to do that it now has to wait until the semester is over! There is now a new noise that the car is making. I'm guessing that it is from a pulley, but it doesn't happen all of the time! Seems to be only occasionally during idle. So now I have that to look into as well!

Here is a random picture just to make me feel better about this maintenance!
https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5527/31155621912_d5a1b9b205_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Pt7GX3)

And I was going to install the clear tail lights, but the inner trunk lights were so messed up on the inside that they didn't reflect light well and you could see the scuffs through the lenses. So now I need to decide if there is a way to refinish them or just buy new inner lights.

[theothersawyer]

I finally got around to doing to OFHG with the help of a good friend of mine. He had just done his a week ago, so he knew what he was doing! It was leaking pretty badly and there was oil EVERYWHERE! I tried to clean the engine as best as possible, and will get to the rest of the underside later. We were tired and I couldn't spend all day in his garage cleaning everything!

Overall, it isn't a hard job to do it is just time consuming. Most of the time is spent cleaning everything off since oil manages to go into every nook and cranny! Here is a before and after.

https://c7.staticflickr.com/1/746/31728874686_e5a4ff9b83_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QkLM2y)

The undertray and the metal brace were covered! I sadly forgot to take after pictures, but they looked almost brand new in comparison.

https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/311/31728876066_45777c7d58_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QkLMrm)
Cleaning off the underside a bit
https://c3.staticflickr.com/1/690/31620101282_2ecaef79e4_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/Qbahu3)
And we used just a couple of cans of brake cleaner! haha I feel like these cans only last a few seconds! They run out so quickly!
https://c2.staticflickr.com/1/700/31650049161_aaaa09d031_c.jpg (https://flic.kr/p/QdNLWM)

Now I need to finish cleaning off the underside of the car sometime before school starts back up, but I am much happier now that the leak is fixed!

[johnrando]

Good stuff. Agree, not a hard job, but a few steps to get to it. Definitely a good thing to get done.

[theothersawyer]

Thanks! Definitely happy to have it done now!

[theothersawyer]

Haven't updated this in forever! Been really busy lately. Graduated college, started my career, and moved out of on my own. Life got in the way of things.

Over the summer, I had to get new front tires on the car. Discount Tire scratched the hell out of my BBS's. I have a picture somewhere, but can't seem to find them. Had a phone break and lost some pictures so it may be lost. Anyways, I have a really good friend that works there, but he wasn't able to work on my car, and it got damaged. He felt terrible, but I knew he would make it right. So they sent the wheel off for repair and if it didn't look right, they were going to order me a new one. Well, it came back totally the wrong color and the paint was garbage. Dirt in the paint with a ton of orange peel. It was bad! Only picture I can find of it at the moment:
https://farm1.staticflickr.com/973/27068619547_74e5a864d6_c.jpg
The driver side front is was way too silver and not enough nickel/charcoal or Diamond Black as BBS calls it. You can even see it with the Killboy watermark in the way! :D

Ended up getting a new wheel and it was definitely shinier and nicer than the 3 wheels that have probably 120,000 miles on them, but its WAY closer than before. I'm happy with it. The average person would never see it, but I do.

I've had RCR tail lights sitting in the garage for years now. I bought them from a member on here, but the trunk lights were too dirty for my liking and so I cracked them open to clean them. I noticed that the reflective surface had been worn out and it wasn't too my liking. So I got a set of trunk lights and swapped the lenses over.

At the same time I put on some fresh new BMW roundels since the front and rear decided to fail at the same time! Here is a nice before/after on the rear.

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/950/27068696447_c48b824379_c.jpg

https://farm1.staticflickr.com/828/41038689435_c808694767_c.jpg

MUCH BETTER! The car also got a wash, clay, and wax between those photos! Wish I would have done that when I got these years ago! It makes the car look so much newer.

[3ZHP]

Welcome back!


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[theothersawyer]

Yesterday was the 4 year anniversary of owning this car. It is officially all mine now too! Paid off! Woo!

[yj4x4]

Nothing better than title in hand!

[theothersawyer]

Nothing better than title in hand!

Yup! Now I need to fix a few things and it may be going up for sale soon...I’m not 100% sure yet though!

[yj4x4]

Yup! Now I need to fix a few things and it may be going up for sale soon...I’m not 100% sure yet though!

uh oh.... Finally getting that Mustang?

[theothersawyer]

uh oh.... Finally getting that Mustang?

That’s the plan!

[theothersawyer]

Well getting the airbags replaced today, and the windshield replaced tomorrow. Then posting it for sale this weekend. Will be sad to see it go but it’s time!

[fredo]

GLWS. Hope this ZHP goes to a good home. :thumbsup

[theothersawyer]

Thanks! Would love for it to stay in the community!

[johnrando]

GLWS. Hope this ZHP goes to a good home. :thumbsup+1

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