Cadeez's Titanium 2004 ZHP - General Project Thread

[Cadeez]

The day has finally come, I'm officially back in the ZHP game!! I've been on the hunt for another ZHP ever since I sold my last one (BMW Curves can attest to this), and regretted it. I loved my '01 330i sport, but it was pre-facelift and not a real ZHP...no matter how hard I tried to make it look/act like one. Anyhow, I'm super happy with the car I found, I actually flew down to Oakland and bought it from a BMW master tech who works at BMW SF. Car was as advertised, transaction went smoothly, and I had an excellent 10 hour drive home to really feel it out. Cosmetically it needed some love, but overall the car is in excellent shape, and was bone stock when I bought it. This post is half to welcome myself back to the Mafia, and half for keeping up a legit project thread with dates, mileage, pics, etc. which I've never done before. So allow myself to reintroduce...myself :hi

Details below... :roundel

Summary
Year: 2004
Model: 330i Sedan
Exterior Color: Titanium Silver
Interior: Black Leather w/ Alcantara Wheel & Black Cube Trim
Transmission: 6-speed manual
Packages: ZHP Performance
Purchased Date: 2/13/2017
Purchase Price: $9k
Mileage at purchase: 94,1xx miles
VIN: WBAEV53424KM07473

Here's a couple fun pics of my two boys side by side, old and new. Every single person I know thinks I'm crazy, ALL of them say, "but...that's the same car?" To which I just laugh

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Pics of the car after a thorough cleaning, as purchased, no mods/changes at this point

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It even came with OEM BMW racks, which I may sell
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The engine bay and underside are obscenely dry, and free of any leaks whatsoever
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[Cadeez]

And now, here begins the actual project thread, I'll update with pics when I get some time. As you can see some of the items down the list are forward looking, which I've either got appt's set up for or have items in the mail and know when they'll be arriving and when I'll be doing the work. Basically I just don't want to forget anything, and I can always edit it later

1/21/17 - Maint performed by the PO
OEM clutch & TOB
OEM Intake boot
OEM spark plugs
OEM expansion tank
Upper & lower hoses
OEM BMW AGM battery
Radiator cap
Air filter
Oil change with 0W 30
Cabin filter
BMW wipers
Wahler thermostat
Brake flush
Fuel injection clean

2/13/17
Purchased 2004 330i ZHP in Hayward, CA for $9k w/ 94.1k miles

2/14/17
AUX input
Interior detail

2/15/17
Paintless dent removal around the entire car

2/19/17
LED license plate kit
ZHP bumper (from 2001 330i sport) w/ yellow fogs (all rock chips touched up)
H&R 27mm sway bar
Removed rust from, and painted calipers & hubs
ESR SR05 18x8.5 (BBS LM reps) w/ 235/40 R18 Continental DWS06 (from 2001 330i sport)

2/20/17
DISA cleaned w/ new gasket
ICV cleaned
Chevron 65740 Techron Concentrate Plus Fuel System Cleaner - 20 oz.
BMW Performance Intake
///M3 strut bar
///M stitch perforated leather steering wheel (DCT Motorsports)
ZHP shift knob
TMS underdrive pulleys

2/25/17
Mann fuel filter
330i Shadow badge
Coby ///M stitch alcantara shift boot
Gloss black kidneys w/ Bimmian ///M stripes
OEM center console, cup holder & change tray
Clear Euro corners, side markers & RCR tails w/ chrome/amber 1156 bulbs

2/27/17
Window tint 25% @ Highline Customs

3/2/17
Car registered w/ DMV

4/1/17
Khoalty Headlight lenses w/ URO gaskets
6000k headlight bulbs
Orion V2 Angel Eyes
Aluminum ///M pedals
M Steering wheel lower trim

4/8/17
6000k Fog light bulbs (ECS)

5/7/17
Clay bar, polish and wax
///M Door sills

6/17/17
98,700 mi
Transmission flush w/ Redline MT/90 (2 quarts)
CDV delete & clutch bled w/ ATE fluid
Roof spoiler fitted and adhered w/ 3m tape and windshield adhesive
Chevron 65740 Techron Concentrate Plus Fuel System Cleaner - 20 oz.
Tire pressure @ 35 lbs F/R

8/5/17
Turned 100k miles :(

10/28/17
///M3 mirror install

11/5/17
Oil change w/ Castrol Edge 5W20 full synthetic @ 102,300k

1/31/18
Purchased Xtrons PB7646BAP head unit off Amazon for $290 and mounting bracket (part# 51167001410) from ECS Tuning - 104k miles

2/10/18
Installed Xtrons PB7646BAP head unit and bracket

3/17/18
104,860k
Cleaned MAF
Cleaned & installed GruppeM Intake
Spark plugs - NGK BKR6EQUP 3199
Chevron 65740 Techron Concentrate Plus Fuel System Cleaner - 20 oz.

On the list...
Lemforder control arms, CAB, F & R shock tower mounts
Beisan Systems VANOS rebuild kit
Windshield rock chip @ Collision Auto Glass
Natural Brown interior...??

[danewilson77]

Verrrrrry nice

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[edwin.colo]

Sedan FTW... looks great.


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[Lorenzo]

Welcome back! I too sold my last ZHP ('05 silver gray coupe) last summer and picked up a new one two weeks ago ('04 imola Sedan). So I know the feeling. And the second time, I feel like a know more... or will come to know more over time as I get more confident for DIY projects. Like a 2nd child...you know the 2nd time around :)

Yours looks great. I love the silver with black trim. A classic. Enjoy!


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[BMWCurves]

Yeah, buddy! Seems you got a lot of the things done that you wanted to tackle this weekend. How'd the paintless dent removal go?

In for details, pics, etc!

[fredo]

Congrats ! Happy to hear about your recent purchase. Are you selling the '01 ?

[holyc0w]

Nice choice in color, it looks like a pretty clean car.

[ETAction]

Very nice

and yes, more on the paintless dent removal

[johnrando]

+1

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[Vas]

Everyone that sells the first one always ends up buying another zhp eventually.

Welcome back

[BMWCurves]

You need to change your sig

[Cadeez]

Verrrrrry nice

Thanks DW


Sedan FTW... looks great.

Thanks!


Welcome back! I too sold my last ZHP ('05 silver gray coupe) last summer and picked up a new one two weeks ago ('04 imola Sedan). So I know the feeling. And the second time, I feel like a know more... or will come to know more over time as I get more confident for DIY projects. Like a 2nd child...you know the 2nd time around :)

Yours looks great. I love the silver with black trim. A classic. Enjoy!

Thank you sir, and congrats to you as well! Feels great right?


Yeah, buddy! Seems you got a lot of the things done that you wanted to tackle this weekend. How'd the paintless dent removal go?

In for details, pics, etc!

I sure did, heck of a whirlwind weekend! Dent removal went excellent, I'll post pics soon, I'm slammed at work and don't have much free time


Congrats ! Happy to hear about your recent purchase. Are you selling the '01 ?

Thanks! Yes I am, I'll post the craigslist link up on here this week


Very nice

and yes, more on the paintless dent removal

Dent removal pics to come

[Cadeez]

Everyone that sells the first one always ends up buying another zhp eventually.

Welcome back

Sure seems like it, and we all know why. My first ZHP was a straight unicorn, I didn't know what I had. When I sold it I wanted to get out of the payment and get an SUV, if only I had known. Thank you


You need to change your sig

Haha I know!! I think about that every time I post, but I don't have a good pic of the new whip yet. Too rainy and dirty up here right now, I'll get one up soon

[Lorenzo]

Everyone that sells the first one always ends up buying another zhp eventually.

Welcome back

:thumbsup

[Cadeez]

Is there any better sight when you get home from a hard days work that this??? I think not. Especially when the tracking for some of these items was suspect at best, guess that's what you get for ordering little things off eBay from China though. Can you say, another busy weekend?!

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To add to that, I was going through the glove box today while waiting at the DEQ, and I came across the original window sticker! And in pristine condition. Pretty cool, except I feel as if I may have the lowest optioned ZHP ever built...

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[Cadeez]

Here are some pics from my HUGE project weekend. Unfortunately most of it was spent cannibalizing parts from my 2001 to either sell or transfer over to my ZHP, which was quite the labor intensive job. I pulled every aftermarket item off except for the K&N CAI, since I've now got a nice shiny BMW Perf intake :) I was finally able to get to the ZHP projects late Sunday night, and all day Monday. I also had to replace the belt tensioner and a cooling sensor on my gf's E90 328i. So yeah, busy weekend, my hands and back are still feeling it...

2/19/17
LED license plate kit
ZHP bumper (from 2001 330i sport) w/ yellow fogs (all rock chips touched up), license plate delete
H&R 27mm sway bar
Removed rust from, and painted calipers & hubs
BBS LM reps w/ Continental DWS06 tires (from 2001 330i sport)

2/20/17
Disa cleaned w/ new gasket
ICV cleaned
BMW Performance Intake
///M3 strut bar
///M stitch perforated leather steering wheel (DCT Motorsports)
ZHP shift knob
TMS underdrive pulleys

Bumper swapped over from my 2001, license plate delete
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AUX cable installed in the cubby hole above the ashtray, hides the cable nicely
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My gorgeous, newly wrapped, ///M stitched, perforated leather steering wheel. Bought the core from a Mafia member (actually an M3 wheel), then sent it away to have it beautified. Thanks to Curves for the recommendation, I completely pinched his design! And this company's work is excellent, very happy with it
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New ZHP shift knob, because as you can see, the OEM one was pretty icky
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H&R 27mm sway bar w/ Meyle HD end links
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TMS underdrive pulley set, minus the alternator pulley, as the one on my 2001 was for the Valeo alternator. Not a huge deal though, the alternator pulley was the least drastic change of the 3
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DISA & ICV maint, along with the new upper boot. Gasket on the DISA was nearly nonexistent
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///M3 strut brace and BMW Performance intake installed, both purchased from Mafia members. Well, sorda, the brace was an eBay link posted by a member, but not actually sold by him.
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Brake calipers & hubs were wire brushed, shot with brake cleaner, then painted a metallic charcoal. I prefer my brakes to disappear behind the wheels, so I went with a really nice, but subtle color (pics are actually from when I did my 2001 330i, because I forgot to take pics of the ZHP process. The start to finish was exactly the same though, except the ZHP brakes looked even worse, lots of rust)
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[Cadeez]

Also, this... I posted this on my Instagram on Valentine's Day, and my gf went absolutely nuts

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[holyc0w]

Also, this... I posted this on my Instagram on Valentine's Day, and my gf went absolutely nuts


:rofl :roundel

[Ridgey]

Dude that Insta post is hilarious. I love the champagne too hahahaha. Trolling the girlfriend. And us PNW guys gotta stick together.

[slater]

congrats, man! good work so far. and yes, i don't doubt that your friends and family think you're nuts - been there, done that...... MANY times. ;)

what other mods are you transferring from the '01? very convenient that it's the same color, for the front bumper swap - sweet!

[Lorenzo]

Also, this... I posted this on my Instagram on Valentine's Day, and my gf went absolutely nuts

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Love it- so funny!
:thumbup


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[BMWCurves]

You really went to work! What did you do for the DISA, the GAS rebuild kit?

[Cadeez]

Dude that Insta post is hilarious. I love the champagne too hahahaha. Trolling the girlfriend. And us PNW guys gotta stick together.

You said it man, PNW FTW


congrats, man! good work so far. and yes, i don't doubt that your friends and family think you're nuts - been there, done that...... MANY times. ;)

what other mods are you transferring from the '01? very convenient that it's the same color, for the front bumper swap - sweet!

Yeah, they don't get it, and I don't expect them to, it's cool. I actually planned the purchase of my ZHP around the color combo, just so I could swap body parts and such. That and I love TS. I swapped over the front bumper w/ yellow fogs, H&R sway bar, TMS pulleys, wheels/tires and I'll be pulling off the roof spoiler this weekend and putting in on the ZHP.


You really went to work! What did you do for the DISA, the GAS rebuild kit?

Man, I really did, so much fun though. I miss this stuff! Now I remember why I used to get a "new" car every year. No GAS rebuilt kit, car only has barely 94k on it. I just sprayed it down with some CRC throttle body cleaner, wiped it clean, checked it's function by spinning the flap and plugging the hole, the releasing. And the new gasket of course. It and the ICV both were in great condition, way better than my 2001 or my last ZHP with 83k on it.

[Cadeez]

I've had a couple things hanging around my garage for a couple weeks now that I'm debating putting on, haven't decided yet...

I picked up these M3 mirrors from a guy on the ZHP fb page, was planning to tackle that daunting DIY when I get time. Couple things though, does anyone know if when I install these, will the mirrors still have all the OEM functions of my current ZHP mirrors? Meaning tilt down in reverse and defrost?

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Also, I bought an ugly set of wood trim from a Mafia member and I wrapped it in a pretty sweet brushed satin black wrap. it actually came out really good, first time ever wrapping anything. I love my black cube trim, but... Thoughts?

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[holyc0w]

Also, I bought an ugly set of wood trim from a Mafia member and I wrapped it in a pretty sweet brushed satin black wrap. it actually came out really good, first time ever wrapping anything. I love my black cube trim, but... Thoughts?


Looks pretty nice, but I like the cube trim as well.

[danewilson77]

Love it- so funny!
[emoji106]


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[johnrando]

Nice werk in here

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[cakM3]

I picked up these M3 mirrors from a guy on the ZHP fb page, was planning to tackle that daunting DIY when I get time. Couple things though, does anyone know if when I install these, will the mirrors still have all the OEM functions of my current ZHP mirrors? Meaning tilt down in reverse and defrost?

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Congrats on getting the OEM M3 side mirrors. To keep all the OE functionality of the side mirrors, you will have to transfer the OE mirror motors from your OE side mirrors to your new OEM M3 side mirrors. There is a DIY on this forum [emoji1419][emoji1360]


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[Cadeez]

That's what I thought, just wanted to be sure :happyspidey

And yes I've looked over the DIY a few times, I hope to have some time to do it in the coming months

[Cadeez]

I was able to get all the projects done that I had scheduled for the weekend, which is great. Car looks fantastic, it's really starting to come together. I don't have any great pics of the car as a whole, because it's been very cold and wet up here, but I'll get some up soon

2/25/17
Mann fuel filter WK532/1
Chevron 65740 Techron Concentrate Plus Fuel System Cleaner
330i Shadow badge
Aluminum ///M pedals
Coby ///M stitch alcantara shift boot
ECS Gloss black kidneys w/ Bimmian ///M stripes
OEM Center console, cup holder & change tray
Clear Euro corners, side markers & RCR tails, all with chrome/amber 1156 bulbs (Umnitza)
Swapped over Bimmian roof spoiler

ECS sent me the wrong one, so I had to go to my local parts store and buy one for $87! Yikes
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Oddly Bimmiam stopped making the 330i badge, so I had to get this one off eBay. Seems about the same though
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That gas pedal is always a stickler...
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Pretty easy install for the boot, hit the old boot with a heat gun and it pulled right off the plastic trim. I didn't get this one lined up exactly how I wanted, it's slightly off, but I'm sure none of my passengers will notice (I also cleaned up that front corner once it was dry, there's a tiny bit of glue in the pic)
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LOVE the gloss black, matches the shadowline trim perfectly. I've always had matte black kidneys before, but gloss is the way to go
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I thought this job was going to be more difficult, but in standard E46 fashion it was very straightforward. I was done in about 20 mins. Side note, this car is SUPER clean. With every new thing I take apart, there's no surprises underneath. Pretty cool
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Finished product looks pretty sweet
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Lights from Umnitza arrived on Sat just in time! This is one of my favorite mods, changes the entire look of the car
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Bimmian roof spoiler installed
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[Cadeez]

I also happened to sell my 2001 330i this weekend! Amazingly quick sale, only had it posted for 3 days, sold it to the first caller. I had it up for $6500, which I knew was a bit cheeky, but hey...don't ask don't get! I ended up taking $5700, which I'm totally happy with, and is probably what that car is worth. My absolute bottom line was $5k, so I'm all good, damn good weekend.

Funny thing was, the guy and his uncle pulled up in a Titanium Silver 2004 ZHP...literally identical to my new ZHP, and nearly identical to my '01 330i. So there were 3 silver 330i's out in front of my house, my neighbors surely think I'm nuts. His was TSS supercharged though, pretty nice rig

Here's a few pics of her last hours in my possession. Slightly bittersweet, but then I got into my ZHP...

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[Cadeez]

Got my windows tinted today at Highline Customs, 25% tint all around. Legal tint in OR is 35%, but it's barely even worth it to tint that little. Results are excellent, price was very fair ($225), plus they have wifi and a TV tuned to Velocity in their waiting room. Just wish I didn't have to wait a week to roll them down

Here are a couple pics with the new tint job, as if no one has ever seen tinted windows before :) Pics also show the car as it sits today with all of the mods I've been doing over the past couple weeks. This is taken during a quick sunbreak, please excuse the dirty car (and Cali plates), it's been pouring rain nonstop for days.
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Hit 95k on the clock today. Also, it's cold outside

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[Lorenzo]

Nice work on all your weekend projects!

:thumbup


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[edwin.colo]

Man, car is looking good (what bits you posted)... I'm kinda in love with that grill you got, with the M colors and all. Going to have to work some overtime soon. Lol.
Good work.


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[Cadeez]

Nice work on all your weekend projects!

:thumbup

Thanks! You as well, looks like we both did new console bits :thumbup


Man, car is looking good (what bits you posted)... I'm kinda in love with that grill you got, with the M colors and all. Going to have to work some overtime soon. Lol.
Good work.

Thank you! I love the look of it, so clean! I got it from ECS Tuning, it was only $60, link below. Then I carefully applied the ///M stripe stickers myself, tedious work, but well worth the final product

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-parts/blackout-grille-set-gloss-black/bm01-4602-bk/

[edwin.colo]

Thanks! You as well, looks like we both did new console bits :thumbup



Thank you! I love the look of it, so clean! I got it from ECS Tuning, it was only $60, link below. Then I carefully applied the ///M stripe stickers myself, tedious work, but well worth the final product

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-parts/blackout-grille-set-gloss-black/bm01-4602-bk/

Thanks for the link...


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[BMWCurves]

Good stuff as always! I'm impressed you sold your old 330i so quick. At least it's going to another BMW owner!

You'll definitely have to post some more pics once the weather gets better (I heard it snowed again). Post some of the rear window spoiler, I want to see what that looks like. Front grille looks good as well, you have the same ///M sticker placement.

Highline Customs are who did my tinting as well, they did good work. I went 35% (actually higher I think, 38% so it works out to 35% with the window glass itself) but I never want it that dark.

:thumbsup

[SWO Daddy]

great work you've done. my first BMW was a titanium 323i so a lot of appreciation of your efforts.

[Cadeez]

Good stuff as always! I'm impressed you sold your old 330i so quick. At least it's going to another BMW owner!

You'll definitely have to post some more pics once the weather gets better (I heard it snowed again). Post some of the rear window spoiler, I want to see what that looks like. Front grille looks good as well, you have the same ///M sticker placement.

Highline Customs are who did my tinting as well, they did good work. I went 35% (actually higher I think, 38% so it works out to 35% with the window glass itself) but I never want it that dark.

:thumbsup

Man me too! I wish every car transaction went that smoothly. And you know I'll be posting a ton more pics once I get a chance to take some good ones, but from the looks of the forecast, it's gonna be a while. Right now the roof spoiler is kinda hanging on for dear life, I reused the same 3M adhesive as was originally on my old car. At first I just set it on my ZHP for fun, then realized there's actually a good bit of stickum left, so I hit it with a heat gun and stuck it on. I need to get some new tape and do it up right though, passenger side corner is not fully attached, then pics.

I had the front windows in my Jeep done at 35%, and it was almost not even noticeable. I figure if I'm paying for it, I'm going to make it functional and go a bit darker. Right now it's the same shade as my 2001, which is perfect, and I can see at night just fine.


great work you've done. my first BMW was a titanium 323i so a lot of appreciation of your efforts.

Thank you sir!

[Cadeez]

Some of you had expressed interest in the paintless dent removal pics, so here they are! There were 4 areas I had the guy tackle, outlined below in the pics. With the exception of the scratches that went along with 2 of the dents, you'd never know they were there

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All gone now
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[BMWCurves]

Damn, the guy did good work!

[Sockethead]

It's amazing what these guys can do... they removed a huge acorn ding in my hood. There was no way to get underneath it.... friggin magic!

[fredo]

Amazing results ! Was that a mobile guy or a shop ? I'm tempted to contact a mobile PDR guy for my convenience.

[derbo]

Who did you buy this from? I used to work at BMW SF. :)


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[johnrando]

Looks grt!

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[BMWM3186]

I've got some small dents that are so shallow you can't even feel them with your hand or pick it up on camera, it drives me nuts looking at them.

[Ridgey]

PDR is so satisfying. I had a guy take out about 20 baby dents on my E39 and it looked like new afterwards.

[Cadeez]

Damn, the guy did good work!

Yeah, he was pretty good, and he was done in under an hour! Amazing. Pretty sure I saw him using a blow torch too, which I guess makes sense


Amazing results ! Was that a mobile guy or a shop ? I'm tempted to contact a mobile PDR guy for my convenience.

He was mobile, came to my house in 10 mins (he happened to live down the street), pulled up in a normal car, did his work and left. It's worth it, I'm much happier.


Who did you buy this from? I used to work at BMW SF. :)

Guys name was Daniel Hans, cool guy, probably early 30's with a bald head. Were you a tech?

[Cadeez]

Only crappy part was, he had to drill holes in my door jams to do it. Back when PDR was in it's infancy (~20 years ago), I worked at a local dealership as a lot attendant, and I saw a guy do it. And I swear he went in through the tail light for a dent on the rear quarter, which is how I assumed this would work. Maybe this guy took the easy route? Hard to say, he told me this is how it's done for the dents I had. He put some little caps over the holes, and gave me a couple extras, so it doesn't look terrible. I'm sure no one would ever even know that what they are, but I do. I'm going to paint and clear a few caps and stick them on, they should be nearly invisible then

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[san]

The one thing I hate about PDR. If not taken care of those could could be a starting point for rust.


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[edwin.colo]

I here ya... mine had these when I bought it. Which at the time I was like WTH is this. But pointed me to PDR.

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[Sockethead]

My car has a few of those too... Still better than dents :)

[roadbiker_2]

Just out of curiosity, I have had a few dents done, but never multiple dents at one time. The last dent I had done was $240 with cash and was located just at the rear fender lip and rear bumper from where my son backed into a car. He couldn't put a rod through anywhere so he used the suction cup method and adhesive with a dent puller type device. The used a small hammer and a Teflon type device to take down any high points. How much did these multiple dent repairs run as my son has several in his car we need taken out.


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[Cadeez]

The one thing I hate about PDR. If not taken care of those could could be a starting point for rust.

Good point, I should put some sealant on them.


I here ya... mine had these when I bought it. Which at the time I was like WTH is this. But pointed me to PDR.

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Yikes! That's a lot of pretty big holes, must've been a heck of a dent. At least your car is black though


My car has a few of those too... Still better than dents :)

Agreed!


Just out of curiosity, I have had a few dents done, but never multiple dents at one time. The last dent I had done was $240 with cash and was located just at the rear fender lip and rear bumper from where my son backed into a car. He couldn't put a rod through anywhere so he used the suction cup method and adhesive with a dent puller type device. The used a small hammer and a Teflon type device to take down any high points. How much did these multiple dent repairs run as my son has several in his car we need taken out.

I paid $375 for all 4 dents, guy came to my house and was done in an hour.

[Cadeez]

Wanna hear a funny story? Excellent. I'm now on my second Titanium Silver 330i, and I just now found out what TiAg meant... I thought/knew it somehow meant Titanium Silver, but didn't know how/why. The explanation is oddly basic, guess I should know my periodic table a little better

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1822

[roadbiker_2]

Good point, I should put some sealant on them.



Yikes! That's a lot of pretty big holes, must've been a heck of a dent. At least your car is black though



Agreed!



I paid $375 for all 4 dents, guy came to my house and was done in an hour.

Was that a cash payment [emoji6]


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[Cadeez]

Was that a cash payment [emoji6]

Hahaha...always! :innocent

[Cadeez]

Finally made it to the DMV today, wait wasn't too bad of a wait. However this hobo-ish looking lady who was hacking her nasty ass off sat RIGHT next to me, smelling of piss, weed and cigs...seriously gross. Cost me $194 for title transfer and all that stuff, now I can finally get rid of that Cali plate!

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[fredo]

Congrats on the paperwork. Does the $194 includes the tax ? On a side note, I went to my DMV yesterday to register my Dad's car. Arrived around 8:30 am. Got number #30 and they were servicing #20. I was out in no time.

[holyc0w]

In Illinois, I filed the transfer and got my plates at the currency exchange. Surprisingly they gave me permanent plates right away. Though the state did send me a notice about the tax due on the transfer, even though it was paid through the currency exchange. :rolleyes

[BMWCurves]

Did you go with standard OR tags? I'm considering getting Pacific Wonderland plates. Or a vanity plate, but I'm not huge on the $100 every two years.

[Cadeez]

Congrats on the paperwork. Does the $194 includes the tax ? On a side note, I went to my DMV yesterday to register my Dad's car. Arrived around 8:30 am. Got number #30 and they were servicing #20. I was out in no time.

No tax here in OR. $21 for DEQ/emissions and VIN inspection, then $194 for title transfer and registration...boom. I was number 119 and they were on 80 when I walked in, not great


Did you go with standard OR tags? I'm considering getting Pacific Wonderland plates. Or a vanity plate, but I'm not huge on the $100 every two years.

I did, stuck with the good ol' tree. I too wanted the Pacific Wonderland plate, just not willing to cough up $100 for it. I mean, I only use the rear plate anyhow, so $100 for one plate? Nope. Posted a pic in my earlier post

[BMWCurves]

I feels ya. But at least the Pacific Wonderland plate is a one-time expense, rather than a recurring fee like a vanity plate. That, and the $100 goes toward's Oregon Historical Society which I'm all for.

At any rate, can't go wrong with the ol' Doug Fir

[Sockethead]

Here in South Cackalacky, we pay a yearly property tax on anything with a registration. It's not that bad on our older cars... I think we paid around $550 for the e46 the 135 and the Prelude... It can get quite expensive for new cars and boats. Interestingly, they charge property tax on the boat and motor if it's an outboard.

[Cadeez]

I feels ya. But at least the Pacific Wonderland plate is a one-time expense, rather than a recurring fee like a vanity plate. That, and the $100 goes toward's Oregon Historical Society which I'm all for.

At any rate, can't go wrong with the ol' Doug Fir

It was more of me not wanting to drop another hundo really, $200 sounded much better than $300 at the time. I can always go back and get them if I really want them. Not a big deal to me. Plus I like the standard tree/mountain plates. I added up all of my car receipts last night, and it's almost sickening how much I've spent, and I've only owned the car for 3 weeks! And that amount doesn't even include my plane ticket or gas/food on the way home...


Here in South Cackalacky, we pay a yearly property tax on anything with a registration. It's not that bad on our older cars... I think we paid around $550 for the e46 the 135 and the Prelude... It can get quite expensive for new cars and boats. Interestingly, they charge property tax on the boat and motor if it's an outboard.

Yikes, sounds like you guys get broke off! I feel like most of the country is like that though, lot's of taxes, OR is pretty chill with tax, unless you own a home in Multnomah County, then you have huge taxes. I know in WA the tax is based on the cost and type of vehicle, my dad pays crazy money to register his cars. And I think they have to do it every year as well, it's every two years down here.

[Sockethead]

I came from Jersey... the highest property taxes in the nation. SC taxes are like 1/8th of what I was paying

[BMWCurves]

It was more of me not wanting to drop another hundo really, $200 sounded much better than $300 at the time. I can always go back and get them if I really want them. Not a big deal to me. Plus I like the standard tree/mountain plates. I added up all of my car receipts last night, and it's almost sickening how much I've spent, and I've only owned the car for 3 weeks! And that amount doesn't even include my plane ticket or gas/food on the way home...



Yikes, sounds like you guys get broke off! I feel like most of the country is like that though, lot's of taxes, OR is pretty chill with tax, unless you own a home in Multnomah County, then you have huge taxes. I know in WA the tax is based on the cost and type of vehicle, my dad pays crazy money to register his cars. And I think they have to do it every year as well, it's every two years down here.

I choose not to look at the receipts. My wallet cries tears of pennies, since that's all it has left.

[Cadeez]

I choose not to look at the receipts. My wallet cries tears of pennies, since that's all it has left.

I usually never look either, but I was curious this time as someone asked me how much I already spent on parts and such. Next time I'll just let them receipts sleep... What's crazy is, I even avoided costs on most of the standard maint items I do when I buy a car, since the PO had already done them. Filters, fluids, plugs, bushings, cooling system, etc. I bought a fuel filter, that's a bout it for standard maint cost. Which is a good thing

[Cadeez]

Pretty sure I've decided on a new paint scheme...

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[ELCID86]

Lol. I saw that the other day. Epic.

[BMWCurves]

Pretty sure I've decided on a new paint scheme...

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Did he retrofit GM halogen headlights? :rofl

[Cadeez]

Lol. I saw that the other day. Epic.

Right??


Did he retrofit GM halogen headlights? :rofl

Looks like black tape cut into squares to me. Did you see the hood pins?? Haha so good

[slowCoupe]

Nice work on your ZHP. The stitched steering wheel looks awesome, I bet it feels great when driving, too.

[Cadeez]

Nice work on your ZHP. The stitched steering wheel looks awesome, I bet it feels great when driving, too.

Thank you. Yes it feels amazing! I've never owned a brand new car, but this is what I imagine it feels like. I'm just so worried about the stitching getting discolored from usage, that I try not to touch it while driving haha. And I always wash my hands before going anywhere

[Cadeez]

Quick update just to keep on the timeline aspect of things. I've been a busy man, driving my ass off for parts that I'm not sure I'll even use at this point haha. Oh well, thrill of the hunt I guess...

3/11/17 - Quick trip to Seattle to see my dad and pick up a set of silver cube trim, from what turned out to be some shady Russian fella. Trim was not as advertised, not surprisingly. I also purchased a couple trim pcs off eBay as well, in anticipation of said condition assumption. The part I'm so upset about is that I thought the dinged up trim pcs were the front doors, which is what I bought off eBay along with the stereo trim piece, however they were actually the rears. So yeah, that sucks... Now I've got 4 good front trims, 2 bad rears, and a stereo trim where the spike and plastic clip on the left side is completely gone, and there is a piece of sticky Velcro in it's place. Can't make this stuff up. Anyone have two rear door trim pcs for sale/trade for fronts? :facepalm

3/16/17 - Received M3 dead pedal purchased off eBay, waiting to install

3/18/17 - Backordered Umnitza Orion V2 angel eyes arrived, will wait to install these until I do the burnt bowls retrofit. At which time I'll also be installing new lenses w/ gaskets & 6k bulbs, all parts waiting in my garage

3/18/17 - Departed on a 7 hour journey to Idaho to buy a complete NB interior, which I am now the "proud" owner of. The drive was loooong, transaction was super shady for multiple reasons, and the condition wasn't quite as advertised here as well. I'll take my time cleaning it very thoroughly (seat rails, plastics, leather), then conditioning the leather a couple times. I'll see how it turns out and go from there. Current black int in my car is near mint, so as much as I've wanted NB interior, end result condition will determine if I install it or not.

3/21/17 - Purchased a mint set of E46 ///M door sills off eBay, paid too much, should be here in a couple weeks

Making a 5 hour trip up to Bellingham, WA this weekend for my grandfather's funeral, so yet another weekend full of driving where I will not get to relax, or work on my car.

I'm out of breath, energy, and my wallet hurts...toodles for now

[BMWCurves]

So all in all:

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[Cadeez]

Hahahaha!! Ahh that's hilarious, I actually laughed out loud a bit. And yes, I couldn't have illustrated it better in any sort of verbal format. Thanks for the chuckle, buddy

[BMWCurves]

Hahahaha!! Ahh that's hilarious, I actually laughed out loud a bit. And yes, I couldn't have illustrated it better in any sort of verbal format. Thanks for the chuckle, buddy

I do my best to not use mah words, since I no grammer good.

[johnrando]

Good update

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[fredo]

Interested why you consider the NB set transaction shady. Pls share details. :dunno

[Cadeez]

Interested why you consider the NB set transaction shady. Pls share details. :dunno

Sorry in advance for the long story, but let me just start from the very beginning. The below thread is where this entire meal was cooked up…

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?19805-Members-near-Fruitland-Idaho

A fellow member from MN was looking to buy the rear folding seat from this guy in Ontario, OR, and was looking for a “local” party to do the deal. I thought, shoot I could score a NB interior at a decent price out of this deal, you’ve got my attention. Keep in mind Fruitland, ID/Ontario, OR (border towns ~hour west of Boise) are ~375 miles from me, a boring 7 hour drive I’d never made, through baron farm lands and a snowy mountain pass. At the time the idea was pretty farfetched and unrealistic; all I have is my ZHP, how would I transport the interior pieces, when would I have time, etc.? But somehow I was able to put everything together and now it was a reality.

The seller was relatively responsive to my texts, he sent me all of the pics I asked for, interior appeared to be in decent shape, not great, but decent enough. KTS317 had already told me the price the guy was asking, so when the seller and I talked price and he threw out a huge number I was like, F this guy. I let him know I knew the price he had already offered up on facebook to “anyone willing to come get it”. Didn’t hear back from him till the next day. At which point he then even lowered that price, which I probably would’ve paid, but out of general principle, condition of the int and cost for me to go get it I went even lower and told him that was my final offer, take it or leave it. Didn’t hear back for another day. He then responds, f*ck it, it’s a deal. I believe that was on Monday. So I made all of my arrangements final, I secured an SUV and a place to stay for that coming weekend, everything was lining up perfectly. Texted him on Thursday to make sure that we were still all good and that he’d have everything ready for me when I got there. He replied saying that he wouldn’t have time to pull the interior out, but I could do it myself when I got there, which was NOT the deal. Naturally I was pissed, we went back and forth, and then he told me if I wanted to come the following weekend that he would remove it, and he’d do it “nicely”. Oh? WTF does that mean?! I began to worry that now he was just going to rip everything out and it would be ruined, then he stopped responding. Texted him a few times on Friday, he finally responded, said he’d found some help and it would be done by the time I got there on Sat. I was a bit uneasy, but the wheels were in motion and I was going regardless at this point.

Got up early on Sat and my buddy & I made the drive, which was pretty boring and shitty due to pouring rain nearly the entire drive. Seller keeps asking when I’m going to arrive, I keep telling him between 5-6pm. We finally get into town about 6:15, I text him and he says he left because I was late and he had stuff to do. I’m sorry…WHAT?!? I just drove 7+ hours and you F’n left?! Now, undenounced to me we had actually gone through a time zone and it was actually an hour later than I thought, so my bad there, but my phone hadn’t updated I’m assuming since we were in the mountains. Regardless, no call, he just leaves. I tell him we are 3 miles out from his house and he says he’ll come back, cool. As we get closer to the pickup address, the area is progressively getting much “different” the further we drive. Now, we’re in the straight country ghetto. We finally get to the destination (hoping we’re at the wrong place), and it is the most disgusting trailer park I’ve ever seen in my life. I’m talking, bad, I was legitimately nervous. We roll through, two clean cut white boys in a newer Land Rover, we felt like a parade float. Potholed dirt road, folks coming out of their trailers, dogs barking, half naked kids running & screaming across the road, broken down shit everywhere, etc, really not great. We find trailer 41, and I see the car under a tarp off to the side, my buddy says…welp, this must be the place! We get out and start folding down the seats and getting things ready, all the while we are clearly the center of attention. Dude finally shows up like 15 mins later, blows around the bend in a brand new black lifted 4 Runner, big wheels/tires, bumpin music, dealer plates still on it. I’m thinking, this doesn’t really fit the profile, but okay. So him and his boys pour out, he tells me the interior is stuffed in the cab of this busted ass primered S-10 pickup parked behind the BMW, front seats are still sitting in the BMW, awesome. Go to grab the front seats and I quickly realize it’s a 330xi, not a ZHP, excellent. We pull everything out, I inspect all pieces as thoroughly as I can with him telling me it’s all there and good. I notice a few issues not disclosed prior; broken tabs, a big stain, couple other little things. To which he says, oh it was like that when we pulled it out. Of course it was. For a few mins I debated walking away, I really did. I handed him the chedda, we shook hands and my buddy & I packed up everything while they just watched us, then we went directly to the local watering hole…which is another story all together :) So with gas, food & drink for the both of us, I’m in it for his original facebook post asking price. More than I wanted to pay, but I should still be in the green if I end up selling it. We’ll see how it looks after I clean it up, I’m hoping for magic.

Story told on paper may or may not sound all that bad to you guys, but let me tell you to experience this all from beginning to end was unlike any other transaction I’ve ever had. Learned a few valuable lessons, and will never travel for car parts again, especially to an uber suspect trailer park in the ghetto of the farmlands…

[PdZHP]

Crazy story to read this morning lol, glad it worked out. I'm pretty active on Craigslist, but the first thing I do when I have the address is Google maps/street view. I've backed out of one or two deals after looking that info up, not worth the discount.

[BMWCurves]

Ugh. I would want no part of that, and I'd like to think my threshold for weird and shady shit is decent.

[Cadeez]

It was surely an experience that I won't soon forget... The drive home was pretty nice though, we had great weather and the miles seemed to just click off. We stopped in Hood River for a late lunch, which then turned into brewery hopping and eventually an even later dinner haha.

For those not familiar, heading east on Hwy 84, the Columbia Gorge is a beautiful drive complete with tons of waterfalls, rolling hills and the Columbia River by your side. Until you hit the Tri-Cities area, which was almost our halfway point, after that it's farmland nothingness for a couple hundred miles. But the pouring rain ruined our drive out, we were lucky for the nice weather on our return trip.

[fredo]

Man, what an adventure. Glad you enjoyed the trip back home.

[nextelbuddy]

amazing story and experience lol. I can totally relate to it, been there and done that. not fun..

[Cadeez]

I guess it makes for a pretty funny story now, but at the time...I was not amused :eeps

[Cadeez]

Finally had some time this weekend to tinker in the garage a little bit, got a few things knocked off my list.

I bought an M3 dead pedal off eBay and tried to install it over the weekend, however to my surprise it did not fit. I swear I've seen these in sedans before?? At any rate, guess I now have a M3 dead pedal for sale :(

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I recently picked up a new lower trim piece for the steering wheel from a member, mine had some scratches on it that bothered me, and it just didn't go with my new wheel. Oddly the trim didn't have the same mounting setup as the one on the car, to mount it to the upper piece with the buttons, so I had to do a light modification but it all worked out perfectly. Old one on top, new one on bottom

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I also took a Mr Clean sponge to the top trim piece to flatten it out a bit, looks much better and almost all uniform
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I finally got all of my lighting straightened out, installed my Orion V2 angel eyes from Umnitza, new headlight lenses w/ gaskets and some 6k bulbs. It's amazing what a set of new lenses will do to the car, they make such a noticeable difference, very happy with the way things turned out. The 6k bulbs look nice even with my severely burnt bowls, which I will be tackling soon.

Angel eye install went super smooth. I did have to Dremmel off one of the non functional tabs on the black plastic inner headlight housing, as it was pressed firmly up against the high beam angel eye ring and could be an issue with the auto leveling.
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New lenses vs old lenses
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Outcome...perfection
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[Lorenzo]

Looks terrific. Where did you purchase the headlight lenses? Cost?


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[BMWCurves]

Looking really good :cheers

[Cadeez]

Looks terrific. Where did you purchase the headlight lenses? Cost?

Thanks! I was feeling a bit naked without my angel eyes, I just love how they look

I got the lenses from Khoalty for $80, link below. The fittiment isn't perfect, but it's good enough to the naked eye. The face isn't 100% flush with the turn signal indicator, but it's very close, not off by much.

http://www.khoalty.com/headlight-lens-replacement.html


Looking really good :cheers

Thank you sir :roundel

[ZHPizza]

Headlights look good!

The M3 dead pedal will definitely fit in the sedan -- it just takes some convincing. Not sure why you would do it with the matching dead pedal there, though?

[Vas]

The dead pedal from the M3 will only fit the coupes. For sedan fitment, there is a specific pedal https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw-parts/m-aluminum-dead-pedal-black/51437902389/

[ZHPizza]

The dead pedal from the M3 will only fit the coupes. For sedan fitment, there is a specific pedal https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw-parts/m-aluminum-dead-pedal-black/51437902389/

Oi.

The previous owner of my ZHP sedan had tried to install an M3 dead pedal and it was all jacked up. I went back and got it to fit right, so I guess it was this part and not actually from an M3. Good spot!

[Vas]

Oi.

The previous owner of my ZHP sedan had tried to install an M3 dead pedal and it was all jacked up. I went back and got it to fit right, so I guess it was this part and not actually from an M3. Good spot!

Only reason I know this is because I bought an M3 pedal from ebay for dirt cheap. It didn't fit and i was not wanting to modify it. Found the correct part and it fit like a glove.

Still absurd amount of money for some plastic. But I guess cause of ///M tax

[Cadeez]

Headlights look good!

The M3 dead pedal will definitely fit in the sedan -- it just takes some convincing. Not sure why you would do it with the matching dead pedal there, though?

I just like to look of the M3 dead pedal, plus it's the entire trim piece unit. I think the contrast of the M pedals to the M3 dead pedal would look good, but I could be wrong


The dead pedal from the M3 will only fit the coupes. For sedan fitment, there is a specific pedal https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw-parts/m-aluminum-dead-pedal-black/51437902389/

Well shoot, I didn't pay that much less for my used one off eBay! Thanks for the tip Vas, i'll chew on it and see if I want to still go this route or not.

[Vas]

I just like to look of the M3 dead pedal, plus it's the entire trim piece unit. I think the contrast of the M pedals to the M3 dead pedal would look good, but I could be wrong



Well shoot, I didn't pay that much less for my used one off eBay! Thanks for the tip Vas, i'll chew on it and see if I want to still go this route or not.

BMW of Fairfax online has them for $72 btw

[Cadeez]

The rain stopped for the first time in 3 months so I gave her a nice little int/ext bath as well. Man it looks good when it's clean...

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[Cadeez]

BMW of Fairfax online has them for $72 btw

Do you have a link for them?

[Lorenzo]

Thanks! I was feeling a bit naked without my angel eyes, I just love how they look

I got the lenses from Khoalty for $80, link below. The fittiment isn't perfect, but it's good enough to the naked eye. The face isn't 100% flush with the turn signal indicator, but it's very close, not off by much.

http://www.khoalty.com/headlight-lens-replacement.html



Thanks that is a good deal. Why did you go with a different brand for the angel eyes versus the Khoalty?



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[Vas]

Do you have a link for them?

http://www.bmwoffairfax.com/order-parts-online.htm

Part number 51437902389

[Vas]

http://www.bmwoffairfax.com/order-parts-online.htm

Part number 51437902389

Also I am not satisfied with the Khoalty headlight lenses. Even though they are cheap, fitment for me was decent. However even with new OE headlight gaskets, I still get moisture inside the lens.

Spend a bit more and get a better product IMO

[Cadeez]

Thanks that is a good deal. Why did you go with a different brand for the angel eyes versus the Khoalty?

I've always gotten all of my lighting through Umnitza, they're angel eyes are the best/brightest on the market IMO. I'm not a big fan of Khoalty personally, but decided that lenses were lenses and they had the best price.


http://www.bmwoffairfax.com/order-parts-online.htm

Part number 51437902389

Sweet thanks. With shipping it's $87.54 so ECS is cheaper by a couple bucks because of free shipping


Also I am not satisfied with the Khoalty headlight lenses. Even though they are cheap, fitment for me was decent. However even with new OE headlight gaskets, I still get moisture inside the lens.

Spend a bit more and get a better product IMO

That's my main concern, the condensation inside. It's going to start raining again tomorrow so we'll see how it goes. The lenses seemed to snap into place way too easily, leaving me to wonder how well they are sealed. Usually I've got to really push the OEM ones back on, and even with the old gasket.

[nextelbuddy]

I have khoalty angel eyes, They seem bright enough to me. Quality was really good.

[BMWCurves]

If you hold on to that coupe-specific ///M dead pedal long enough I might come around to wanting it...

sigh.

[Cadeez]

If you hold on to that coupe-specific ///M dead pedal long enough I might come around to wanting it...

sigh.

It's yours if you want it William, just let me know and I'll set it aside for ya. I added it to my craigslist "misc parts" post but no bites yet. I even cleaned it up all nice and perrty like

[BMWCurves]

I'll let you know, but certainly don't hold it on my account! I already have so much to do for my car when I return (and apparently I'm helping my father with his car as well), not to mention outlays that I'm doing my best to cut myself off from car-related purchases for a while.

[Cadeez]

I'll let you know, I'm doing my best to cut myself off from car-related purchases for a while.

Best of luck with that! Haha :)

[Cadeez]

FINALLY got my grubby little hands on the NB interior that I bought & picked up in Idaho like 1.5 months ago. It's been living in my buddy's Land Rover ever since we got back. He doesn't live super close, plus he's a bit flakey, so it's taken some time... I looked over it pretty good when I picked it up, but I was really able to go over it with a fine toothed comb in my garage with some decent lighting. It's not mint, and a couple areas could use some love, but overall it's solid. It was pretty dirty, I was at it with a few wet rags and a Mr Clean magic eraser for quite a while. Got it cleaned up pretty good though, and it looks decent now. Even though there was no heat or sunlight available, I decided to hit it with some Leatherique to start the healing process. Can't hurt it I figured. Here's a few pics from the afternoon

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For the drivers seat (actually probably both front seats) I thought I might just dye the entire thing, it's probably not going to come back to life enough for how I want it to look. The bolster is a bit worn as you can see from the pics. Although it's much darker and pronounced with the Leatherique on it, doesn't look that bad when dry. I found this place that sells true color matched NB dye, price seems reasonable to give it a shot.

http://www.leatherworldtech.com/default.asp

[fredo]

Good find, man ! :thumbsup

[BMWCurves]

Not bad at all!

[Cadeez]

Sun came out for a day this past weekend so I decided to lather up my seats and put them outside to marinate & incubate in the sun.

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That night I hit them with the Pristine Clean and a coarse bristled brush that came with the kit, and the results were amazing. The amount of dirt and grime that came off was unreal, I was really surprised. Surprised not due to thinking the seats weren't that dirty, because they definitely were, but because that cleaner worked so good! Wiped them down with a damp microfiber towel afterwards and the results speak for themselves. The pics don't really do them justice, they look awesome in person. Please excuse the inconsistent fluorescent garage lighting :)

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[BMWCurves]

Nice. How long did you let them bake/cure?

[anandoc]

Nicely done!!

[RUS_ZHP]

That is very nice find- NB with lumbar. You reconditioning results look very good. Silver with NB interior is going to be hot!

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[Sreten]

They look very nice! Great job.

[Ridgey]

Awesome work man. That natural brown is in awesome shape. Also, are you still on stock springs? The wheels look awesome with the rubber.

[Cadeez]

Nice. How long did you let them bake/cure?

I had them out all day, at least 10 hours, set it and forget it! Didn't bring them in until it was dark. And that corner of my patio really cooks.


Nicely done!!


That is very nice find- NB with lumbar. You reconditioning results look very good. Silver with NB interior is going to be hot!


They look very nice! Great job.

Thanks guys! I'm getting excited, I just have so little free time I haven't gotten a chance to do the swap yet. Plus, I'm still waiting on the non folding rear seat back, which I fear could be a while :( I think I'm going to swap out the door panels this weekend for starters, see how it looks, pretty quick job.


Awesome work man. That natural brown is in awesome shape. Also, are you still on stock springs? The wheels look awesome with the rubber.

Gracias senor! Yessir stock suspension all around (as far as I know, should be factory OEM). Car was completely unmolested when I bought it in Feb, but surprisingly it still rides great for stock shocks. Debating putting some H&R Sport springs on the front, it still sits just a hair too high for me, but it's not an eyesore.

[ELCID86]

Sun came out for a day this past weekend so I decided to lather up my seats and put them outside to marinate & incubate in the sun.



That night I hit them with the Pristine Clean and a coarse bristled brush that came with the kit, and the results were amazing. The amount of dirt and grime that came off was unreal, I was really surprised. Surprised not due to thinking the seats weren't that dirty, because they definitely were, but because that cleaner worked so good! Wiped them down with a damp microfiber towel afterwards and the results speak for themselves. The pics don't really do them justice, they look awesome in person. Please excuse the inconsistent fluorescent garage lighting :)



Nice. I love that stuff. Just ordered some more today as we need to do my son's GTI and wife's TSX.

And clean NB leather is amazing!

[ZHPbeast]

I've read the whole thread. Everything looks great! Are going to be selling the black interior you pull out? If so, I might be interested. I'm in Washington.


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[Cadeez]

Thanks! I haven't decided what my interior plans are just yet. I've wanted NB interior ever since I sold my last ZHP with it, and now I finally have a complete NB interior...but it's not mint. It's in good shape, and looks much better after the love I just gave it, but I'm a bit of a perfectionist and it's not perfect. My current black int is near mint, so it's going to be tough for me to swap out a mint black interior for the NB. Plus I'm still waiting on the non folding rear seat back, can't do much until I have that figured out. But when/if I do decide to sell the black, or the NB, I'll let you know

[nextelbuddy]

i felt the same way with my m3 seats, they were mint and the NB interior was not. Find yourself a good upholstery person that can refinish the seats wit ha nice waterbased dye that color matches on the fly. will make them good as new. my guy filled in light cracks and they look good as new.

[Cadeez]

I looked into having an upholstery shop refinish the seats, the drivers seat at the very least, and it's not cheap. They wanted around what I paid for the entire interior to refinish the driver's seat alone. So I found a place online where I can get true color matched NB dye, and then do it myself. My dad has an airbrush so I'm thinking I might go that route. I mean, for $25 a bottle it's a steal.

http://www.leatherworldtech.com/BMW-Leather-Dye-Colors-s/1846.htm

[johnrando]

Cool. Hope that works out.

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[nextelbuddy]

it definitely seems like a good deal if you are handy with an airbrush. almost a no brainer. Im saving that site in case I need it lol

[az3579]

Reupholster, if you can help it. Most of the dye jobs I've seen people attempt do not last.

[Cadeez]

Cool. Hope that works out.

You and I both Johnny :)


it definitely seems like a good deal if you are handy with an airbrush. almost a no brainer. Im saving that site in case I need it lol

I've never used one before, but I'm sure I can pick it up pretty quick. If not, my old man is a pro


Reupholster, if you can help it. Most of the dye jobs I've seen people attempt do not last.

You're right, usually they don't last forever, but at this price point it just makes sense to try it out. Plus, it's all in the prep work, if you prep the material correctly and take your time with the dye job, that usually = results. I'm not going to spend $800-$1000 to get 2 newly upholstered front seats, I can buy an entire mint NB interior for that money. I went ahead and got the larger 16oz bottle size of the dye, it'll be here in a week. So I'll do both fronts, and have some left over for touch ups when/if I need it. I can't keep frivolously hemorrhaging $$ on this dang car, so for me, $45 is a better deal than $1k. Even if I have to do some touch up work a few years down the road, gives me a project :)

[ZHPbeast]

Thanks! I haven't decided what my interior plans are just yet. I've wanted NB interior ever since I sold my last ZHP with it, and now I finally have a complete NB interior...but it's not mint. It's in good shape, and looks much better after the love I just gave it, but I'm a bit of a perfectionist and it's not perfect. My current black int is near mint, so it's going to be tough for me to swap out a mint black interior for the NB. Plus I'm still waiting on the non folding rear seat back, can't do much until I have that figured out. But when/if I do decide to sell the black, or the NB, I'll let you know

No worries. Sounds good. I'm interested in either set you want to sell.


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[Cadeez]

We actually had some sun this weekend, so I had a little spa day yesterday. Gave her a wash, clay bar and wax, detailed the engine compartment a little, and installed a few new goodies.

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I received my ///M door sills on Sat so I put them on yesterday, super easy and I love the new look. No one will ever notice, but I will
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Also received the NB dye I ordered, but didn't get around to trying it out yet. Hope to test it out in the next couple weeks
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On Saturday there was a BMW CCA drive through the Willamette Valley wine country that was really fun. Quite a few pretty nice cars and some great scenery, pretty awesome day all in all. I'll have a complete write up with all the pics over in the NW regional section, but here's a couple goodies. Link here (http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?20054-BMW-CCA-Annual-Wine-Country-Tour-5-6&p=530342#post530342)

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[BMWCurves]

Those sills look great

[anandoc]

I too installed the ///M door sills this weekend. Its quite an awesome upgrade over the stock ones, dont you think?

Also curious, where did you buy your yellow fog assemblies from? I am thinking of getting those myself...

[johnrando]

Nice!

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[BMWCurves]

I too installed the ///M door sills this weekend. Its quite an awesome upgrade over the stock ones, dont you think?

Also curious, where did you buy your yellow fog assemblies from? I am thinking of getting those myself...

If I remember correctly, Jeff's are clear lenses, probably E46 M3 ones, with 3M yellow film over them.

I bought a used set of yellow fog light assemblies from 704sw that I plan to install when I get home. I believe they are these: https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ziza-parts/yellow-fog-light-set/010290ziz01a~ziz/

[Cadeez]

I too installed the ///M door sills this weekend. Its quite an awesome upgrade over the stock ones, dont you think?

Also curious, where did you buy your yellow fog assemblies from? I am thinking of getting those myself...

Oh nice! I concur, I love them. It's funny because I never really noticed how chrome the stock ones were until I pulled them off.

Curves is correct, they are actually the OEM clear fogs from my '01 sport that I just sold, with yellow 3M film over them. The bumper that came on my current ZHP was pretty trashed, and since the ZHP bumper I had on my '01 Sport was in great shape, I just swapped the entire bumper assembly over to my current ZHP, fog lights & all. But if I was going to get some, I'd get these https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ziza-parts/yellow-fog-light-set/010290ziz01a~ziz/ (same ones as William has below)


If I remember correctly, Jeff's are clear lenses, probably E46 M3 ones, with 3M yellow film over them.

I bought a used set of yellow fog light assemblies from 704sw that I plan to install when I get home. I believe they are these: https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ziza-parts/yellow-fog-light-set/010290ziz01a~ziz/

Good memory! :thumbsup

[Cadeez]

For Father's Day weekend I decided to shoot up to Seattle to visit my dad, and put him to work! Below is the small list of things we completed

98,700 mi
Transmission flush w/ Redline MT/90 (2 quarts)
CDV delete & clutch bled w/ ATE fluid
Roof spoiler fitted and adhered
Tire pressure @ 35 lbs F/R
NB interior dye test
Chevron 65740 Techron Concentrate Plus Fuel System Cleaner - 20 oz.

First up was the tranny flush. I've had some friction getting into 1st & 2nd recently, so I was hoping this would help. I drained the fluid and got just over a quart of some nasty black stuff out, no chunks of anything, but it definitely needed to be flushed. I pumped in just under 2 quarts of Redline MT/90 fluid and sealed her back up. I didn't get new drain plugs or gaskets, no leaks. I can definitely tell the difference after the fluid flush, shifts are much smoother and quieter.

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CDV delete was next...good god this was awful. Everything I've ever read or heard said this was the easiest mod ever, and in essence it should be, but it fought me the whole way. I was COVERED in brake/clutch fluid after this. I didn't pinch any lines because I felt like it would crush them. I got it off easy enough, but it took me forever to get them screwed back together after I removed the CDV, draining out all of the fluid. After which we bled the slave cylinder, which was easy enough but since so much fluid had drained out it took us quite a while before we even got any pedal feel back. Now the pedal feel is completely different, it engaged right off the floor and felt a bit lazy and sloppy, whereas before there was resistance from top to bottom. By the time I got home from Seattle (~185 miles) it actually felt pretty good, and the release point had relaxed as well. I didn't put the little clip back on, because I was having so much trouble getting it back together. Plus it really doesn't do much of anything

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I've had the roof spoiler on the car for a while now, but it's never fit perfect, the contour is slightly off that of the window/roof line. So we pulled it off and removed all 3 layers of 3M tape. Then I used a heat gun and tried to bend it over my knee to make it fit perfect, and it actually worked! I went a little too far the first time and kinked it a little bit, but fixed that and now the radius matches the window perfectly. I used some 3M tape in the outer channel, and windshield adhesive in the main center channel. After it was tacky we stuck it in place carefully and taped it down to sit overnight. Now...that thing is on there! And it looks perfect, very happy

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I've had a NB interior sitting in my garage for months now so I decided to finally get on the ball. I bought some dye from LeatherWorld so we decided to give it a try on a small section of the rear seat. We tried an airbrush, that looked terrible. So we moved to a standard kitchen sponge and then a rag, but both were a bit swirly. We finally ended up using a very fine detail sponge and blotted it on then hit it with a heat gun, that worked excellent. Very tedious and time consuming, but it had the best results far and away. We did about 3-4 coats, this piece had a pretty nasty watermark & stain on it which covered up way better than expected. Can you tell where the stain was?? Next up is the two fronts, pretty excited for how they'll look!

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Checked my tire pressure and they were ~31 lbs all around, which I thought was low. I've got an 18x8.5 squared setup with Conti DWS06, I set the pressure to 35 lbs all around. We'll see how they wear. Also tossed another bottle of fuel injector cleaner in the tank, the last one I did seemed to help. I went with Chevron Techron Concentrate Plus Fuel System Cleaner, it was easy to find and in the top 5 cleaners on all the reviews I looked at. Since this car had been sitting so long before I bought it I feel like the fuel system is still a bit gunked up. I probably should pull the fuel pump and injectors and clean/test them, but that seems like a big job which I don't feel like doing

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[Cadeez]

A couple days late on the post, but the old girl turned 100k miles over the weekend :( And after weeks of watching the odometer so closely, I just barely missed it!! I pulled into my garage, looked down and was like, F!!!! My gf looked at me like, what the hell is wrong with you?! She doesn't understand that pics of ones ZHP turning 100k are a once in a lifetime event, like a full solar eclipse.

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Earlier that day, local member William (BMWcurves) and I finally met up for the first time, which was really cool. We talked about and drove each others cars, then had a nice little photoshoot in a big ass cemetery, pretty standard really. His car is pristine. With ~45k less miles than mine and that M3 interior he's got, it was a pretty nice drive. Here's a few pics I snapped, because pics.

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[Sockethead]

Excellent! Nothing like BSing with a fellow member over ZHPs! ;)

[BMWCurves]

It was great getting to meet Jeff in person.

His car is sitting pretty right now, especially for 100k miles. Driving his car, everything was tight, felt every bit as quick as mine, and certainly looked good (we share similar tastes apparently with yellow fogs, ///M stripe on the grille, same steering wheel, etc.). He's thinking of swapping out his interior for his Natural Brown interior that he's put together, but I had the same reservation he did when I put in my M3 interior: he'd be swapping out a practically flawless interior. It looks practically as good as my stock interior, really impressive.

BTW, met up with that guy that had the accident yesterday to sell him my sister's 330Xi parts. Nice guy, picked up on my car being a ZHP really quick. I had to run so I couldn't talk much but he seems to love the E46 platform.

EDIT: I'm just noticing you are running around without a front plate. Had any issues with that? I got enough tickets driving my father's Miata without a front plate that I just decided to keep mine on when I got it. Contemplating getting a tow hook license plate bracket though...

[Cadeez]

It was great getting to meet Jeff in person.

His car is sitting pretty right now, especially for 100k miles. Driving his car, everything was tight, felt every bit as quick as mine, and certainly looked good (we share similar tastes apparently with yellow fogs, ///M stripe on the grille, same steering wheel, etc.). He's thinking of swapping out his interior for his Natural Brown interior that he's put together, but I had the same reservation he did when I put in my M3 interior: he'd be swapping out a practically flawless interior. It looks practically as good as my stock interior, really impressive.

We definitely share the same tastes, including stock ride heights haha. Watch out for when I get a set of concave 18" Arc8's! I forgot to mention your TSE3 exhaust, man that thing sounds good! Made me actually get online just to see what was out there and the costs...I then quickly shut my laptop. Also, I need that UUC SSK, the throw was so short and crisp! Luckily my birthday is coming up...


BTW, met up with that guy that had the accident yesterday to sell him my sister's 330Xi parts. Nice guy, picked up on my car being a ZHP really quick. I had to run so I couldn't talk much but he seems to love the E46 platform.

No way! Did you mention that we had a degrees of Kevin Bacon thing going on with him?


EDIT: I'm just noticing you are running around without a front plate. Had any issues with that? I got enough tickets driving my father's Miata without a front plate that I just decided to keep mine on when I got it. Contemplating getting a tow hook license plate bracket though...

I can't stand front plates, and I've never run one. I've run no front plate on all 4 of my BMW's and my last 3 Grand Cherokees. Never had an issue or ticket for it...actually one time I did. I got a parking ticket in NW and along with that was a front plate ticket. But that's pretty ticky tacky, and more of a "while I'm here" kind of citation. Surprised he didn't get me for my tint while he was at it. I honestly think it depends on the car, cops cut breaks for nicer cars. At least that's my opinion.

[slater]

finally, some pictures of william's car. dang that took a long time - thanks jeff! we knew william was never going to do it... ;)

[BMWCurves]

We definitely share the same tastes, including stock ride heights haha. Watch out for when I get a set of concave 18" Arc8's! I forgot to mention your TSE3 exhaust, man that thing sounds good! Made me actually get online just to see what was out there and the costs...I then quickly shut my laptop. Also, I need that UUC SSK, the throw was so short and crisp! Luckily my birthday is coming up...

Definitely. Like you, I would love for my ARC8s had more concave to them, but I wanted to have nothing to do with rolling fenders and other work associated with it. And yeah, forget buying an exhaust new, the performance-gain-to-cost ratio is slightly below lighting the cash equivalent on fire.

For sure look into an SSK. I justified it by the knowledge that I shift hundreds of times a day, why not make one of the most tactile parts of the car feel just how I want it?


No way! Did you mention that we had a degrees of Kevin Bacon thing going on with him?

Yeah, he was very nice. I think he's still interested in your front sway bar haha.


I can't stand front plates, and I've never run one. I've run no front plate on all 4 of my BMW's and my last 3 Grand Cherokees. Never had an issue or ticket for it...actually one time I did. I got a parking ticket in NW and along with that was a front plate ticket. But that's pretty ticky tacky, and more of a "while I'm here" kind of citation. Surprised he didn't get me for my tint while he was at it. I honestly think it depends on the car, cops cut breaks for nicer cars. At least that's my opinion.

Portland proper is really bad about front plate and parking violations. I got dinged twice for lack of a front plate, and their parking people are little tyrants with what power they do have. I just wish my front license plate bracket weren't drilled into the bumper :facepalm


finally, some pictures of william's car. dang that took a long time - thanks jeff! we knew william was never going to do it... ;)

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[Sockethead]

I love my UUC SSK and DSSR... so short and precise. I've had it in my car for about 8 yrs now and it's still just as good as the day I installed it.

I was really happy when I moved down here to SC and found out there is no front plate. I was lucky in that my car came with the OEM front license plate holder and it's a sedan...no screw holes in the front!

[johnrando]

Excellent! Nothing like BSing with a fellow member over ZHPs! ;)+1

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[Cadeez]

I FINALLY installed the M3 mirrors I bought like a year ago, after sending them to Shawn to do the motor conversion like 6 months ago :) The passenger side install was a bit tricky, as it was the first one I did. Realized that I really didn't need to cut as much of the foam insert out, and the holes weren't drilled exact the first time, but I tossed on some bigger washers and ended up making it fit really nice. Driver's side went much smoother, until I realized that one of the mirror holes was either stripped or not threaded enough, so I had to tap it out and find a larger bolt, but it worked out great in the end. I also picked up some new glass from Khoalty which are the blind spot mirrors. At first I was a little suspect, but after driving it for a while they're actually really cool. The only thing is the magnification isn't like stock, so everything looks really far away. But they have a nice bluish tint and I did notice they also cut down on headlight glare. All in all I couldn't be happier, personally the car looks completely different to me, I love it.

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[BMWCurves]

Nice! M3 mirrors look great on our cars, wish they came that way in the first place.

[704sw]

Those look awesome! I’ve been sitting on mine for way too long.

[BMWCurves]

Those look awesome! I’ve been sitting on mine for way too long.

Are they direct plug and play for coupes, or is modification involved?

[704sw]

Are they direct plug and play for coupes, or is modification involved?

My understanding is we have the same type of motor plate fabrication as sedan guys, but for coupes the housings are a direct fitment. I bought some lexan to fab up the motors, I was just dragging ass ordering clear vinyl to wrap the mirrors (I painted mine myself—they look quite good, but I’m wrapping because I’m not so sure about the durability of rattle can paint).

[Sockethead]

My understanding is we have the same type of motor plate fabrication as sedan guys, but for coupes the housings are a direct fitment. I bought some lexan to fab up the motors,

yep! that's correct ;) You can also use aluminum sheet too... you don't the base plate too thick....

[nextelbuddy]

looks so good man. about time!

[johnrando]

Looks great!

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[Cadeez]

I finally did it...I pulled the trigger on a new Bluetooth/NAV/touchscreen head unit! I went with the Xtrons PB7646BAP as it seems to have gotten the best reviews here on the forum, and on Amazon. Pretty excited, it's been a while since I've given the old girl any love. Along with the head unit I of course had to buy the mounting bracket ($150) and the 90 degree antenna cable for correct fitment. So I'm all in for just under $450, which was more then I wanted to spend, but whatev. If that damn bracket was cheaper that would've helped out a bit. Details to come on the install and functionality. I won't be writing any detailed write-ups or technical analysis, because frankly I know nothing about electronics, but I can at least provide a thumbs up or down. Stay tuned...

Xtrons PB7646BAP
https://www.amazon.com/XTRONS-Octa-Core-Capacitive-Mirroring-Monitoring/dp/B01MY9YHIB

Universal Antenna Extension Cable
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007WTELW/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Radio Mounting Bracket
https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw-parts/radio-mounting-bracket/51167001410/

[BMWCurves]

I have all of those items still sitting waiting for me to put them in. You'll probably beat me to it :facepalm

[nextelbuddy]

sweet, you are going to love it. clean simple and just works.

[Sockethead]

I haven't paid much attention to any nav installs because I never thought I wanted one but now I'm rethinking that...
So you're replacing the standard radio with a Nav unit and those couple of parts and that's all you need?

[johnrando]

Congrats. Interested to hear how you like it.

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[Cadeez]

I have all of those items still sitting waiting for me to put them in. You'll probably beat me to it :facepalm

That's my plan! Best get on it William! I'll be your test mule :) Everything should be here on Friday, so that gives me all weekend to install and play with it. I'm actually pretty stoked!!


sweet, you are going to love it. clean simple and just works.

Exactly what I'm hoping for! I'll definitely post some pics and feedback once I get it installed. Do you have this one as well Shawn?


I haven't paid much attention to any nav installs because I never thought I wanted one but now I'm rethinking that...
So you're replacing the standard radio with a Nav unit and those couple of parts and that's all you need?

Yessir, that's it. The head unit comes with all of the wiring and connectors needed to be plug & play. The bracket is the killer though, $150 for a dang bracket?! I bet you can go to a wrecking yard and pull one out of an M3 to ZHP w/ Nav though for much cheaper. link below with a full writeup and info on this particular unit. Good stuff

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?20927-Review-Xtrons-PB7646BAP-Android-6-0-Head-Unit-Pic-Heavy&p=548113#post548113

[Sockethead]

Ok, great! thanks!

[Cadeez]

Xtrons PB7646BAP install
All in all the install went super smooth, and I couldn't be happier with the results! The unit functions great and the fitment is excellent. One thing I will say is make sure you connect the CANBUS box to the correct wiring harness!! The kit comes with two main harnesses, then a bunch of small RCA/USB connections for god knows what. It's clear that only one of the main harnesses will plug into your car, and on mine the CANBUS box was plugged into the other harness, so I assumed it was part of that one. Until I got everything installed and my steering wheel controls didn't work, and the buttons on the unit didn't illuminate. I went back and read BP's review and realized the error, and realized the CANBUS box plugs into either harness. So I pulled it all back out, plugged in the controller box and boom...it works perfect! The one difficult part of the install was where to hide all of the wires/harnesses, you'll have to get creative. And you must have the 90 degree antenna connector, it's crucial!

In BP's write-up he had two complaints, the buttons feeling mushy and the screen glare. I can attest to the screen glare, it's absurd, the unit is pretty hard to see in the daylight. All you see is the rear window reflection off the screen face. Great at night though. And they must've fixed the mushy button issue, because mine are great, nice solid click feeling when you press them. Feels great to me. Unit was packaged nicely, overall quality seems to be very good, I was pleasantly surprised.

I haven't had much time to play around with it as I've only driven the car a couple times since the install, but I'll toy with it in the coming weeks and report back. I need to play with the settings because I don't have a reverse camera, but the unit thinks I do, so every time I put it in reverse the music cuts out & the screen goes black. Gotta be a setting for that. Also, the "user manual"...is pure crap. It tells you nothing, so don't expect to get any direction from it.

If anyone knows where to get an anti glare screen please let me know!

Link to the full write-up: http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?21167-Xtrons-PB7646BAP-Android-6-0-Head-Unit

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[Vas]

Looks good

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[RUS_ZHP]

Looking very good!

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[johnrando]

+1

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[Cadeez]

Previous post updated!

[Yelkos]

Very nice, I like it.

try an I-pad anti glare screen protector. i would think you can trim it to fit pretty easily.

[Cadeez]

Met up with William (BMWcurves) on Sunday and he was nice enough to lend me his GruppeM intake for the week to see how I like it. Debating picking one up, but I just can't justify the $$, so I wanted to see what the hubbub was about. I have the BMW Performance intake currenlty, which really offers no extra amount of "fun noise" over the stock intake. However that GruppeM, boy...it's intoxicating above 4k rpm! Not sure if it's really worth the money for the sound alone, but man it sounds good

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[Cadeez]

Very nice, I like it.

try an I-pad anti glare screen protector. i would think you can trim it to fit pretty easily.

Oooh good call, I'll look into that!

[johnrando]

Thx for the review. Also, nice of him to loan you the intake.

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[Cadeez]

Turns out I couldn't live without a GruppeM intake after all, so I bought one :) Shortly after I installed it however, my MAF was covered in oil and my car was running like crap. I pulled the intake off, took it completely apart...it was drenched in oil by the PO. there was also what appeared to be some sand mixed in with all the oil, pretty nasty really. So I cleaned it up and put it back together, good as new. I made sure to arrange all the hose clamps so the screws were all at the bottom for a nice clean look. I sprayed the MAF 3 separate times with MAF cleaner, drenched that thing until it was dripping out, letting it dry completely in between sprays. Put everything back together and the car runs as smooth as silk.

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While I was in there I decided to toss in a new set of plugs (NGK BKR6EQUP 3199) as well, which turned out to be a great idea. The old ones were supposedly only a year old, put in by the PO right before I bought the car. But as you can see, they were done... Car is noticeably smoother at idle and throughout, also more responsive.

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[johnrando]

Good stuff

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[Cadeez]

It's with a (still) heavy heart that I decided to close out this project thread... A month ago today my poor ZHP met it's match, at my hands, on a windy road in the forest. To quote Ferris Bueller, "I killed the car". Car is a total loss, which as you can see from the pics isn't any surprise to anyone. Needless to say it's been a rough month for me. I'm still dealing with my insurance, my personal recovery and other things surrounding the accident. But I'm ready to put it all behind me. The only silver lining is since my insurance company is basically refusing to value the $7k+ in aftermarket parts on 35 pages of receipts I've sent them, they've agreed to let me take off whatever I want as long as I replace it with the stock stuff. However everything in the engine bay is garbage, including the GruppeM intake I'd installed only 24 hours prior...

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Adios amigo :cheers

[Vas]

Dang....


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[Newjack]

Oh man I'm so sorry to see this Jeff. Breaking my heart! :crying

[joeybananaz18]

oh my god. Just looking at those pics i hope you're ok. Thank god it didn't roll.

[ZHPizza]

Damn dude. Sorry to hear about this. Glad you're [assumed] ok.

At the end of the day it's just a mix of metals, rubbers, and plastics. It can be replaced a lot easier than you, my friend.

[fredo]

Wow, sorry to hear the sad news. Best wishes for a speedy recovery.

[johnrando]

Oh no! Glad you are ok. Sorry this happened. No need to be a stranger.

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[Sockethead]

My god dude! That sucks! Glad you're ok. "This too shall pass" You'll get through it my friend!

[mikebmooney]

Sorry for here for your loss buddy......I know the guy I sold your old silver grey/ natural brown interior is looking to sell the car. Pm if you want his number.

[Sreten]

Damn man. So sorry to see this.

Like everyone said, most important is that you are okay, the hunk of metal is easily replaced.

[nextelbuddy]

omg damn. hope you are ok, that is so disheartening to see :/

[SaltyNC]

So sorry about the accident. Thank goodness that deadfall tree was there to keep you from rolling to the bottom of that ravine.

[Cadeez]

Thanks for all the love and concern guys, much appreciated!! And yes, I'm fine, I walked away almost as if nothing happened...then I woke up the next morning and was nearly paralyzed haha. Adrenaline is some amazing stuff! I'm still dealing with a decent amount of shoulder & upper neck/back soreness. So I sucked it up and decided to go to PT, and so far it's helped a lot. I usually live in the gym, which I haven't been to in over a month now, so that's killing me more than anything, I've lost nearly 12 lbs from muscle atrophy in that time :( I'll be going to the wrecking yard on Monday to say my final goodbyes, and strip her naked of all her goodies. Keep an eye out my new project thread in the next few days, or don't haha! It's not a ZHP, but it's a decent replacement, stay tuned...

[BMWCurves]

I was devastated when you sent me those photos, but glad to hear you made it out only a little worse for wear, physically. Definitely a tough loss after all that work you put into it, but like everyone else have already said, it's just a car.

Looking forward to whatever it is you've replaced it with.

[ZHPizza]

Glad to hear you walked away man. I cannot stress enough the value of PT and eating enough for your recovery. Don't worry about gaining weight. If you've already lost 12lbs then you haven't been eating enough for your body to rebuild the damage. PT, plenty of food, and a loooot of sleep will go a long way to a quick and, more importantly, permanent recovery.

Take care of your body -- treat it like the only car you get for life!

[holyc0w]

That's rough.

Best of luck in moving forwards

[Cadeez]

Sorry for here for your loss buddy......I know the guy I sold your old silver grey/ natural brown interior is looking to sell the car. Pm if you want his number.

Hmmm, really..? That's rather enticing actually. Where is the car located now? And in what condition?


omg damn. hope you are ok, that is so disheartening to see :/

You said it man. Maybe you should just give me one of your many M3 sedan/wagon projects :)


I was devastated when you sent me those photos, but glad to hear you made it out only a little worse for wear, physically. Definitely a tough loss after all that work you put into it, but like everyone else have already said, it's just a car.

Looking forward to whatever it is you've replaced it with.

It still breaks my heart, every day. Soooo much work into that car, and the overall condition it was in, just makes me mad that I was so careless. But, oh well, nothing I can do about it now. I should have the new project thread up sometime this weekend :)

[Cadeez]

Glad to hear you walked away man. I cannot stress enough the value of PT and eating enough for your recovery. Don't worry about gaining weight. If you've already lost 12lbs then you haven't been eating enough for your body to rebuild the damage. PT, plenty of food, and a loooot of sleep will go a long way to a quick and, more importantly, permanent recovery.

Take care of your body -- treat it like the only car you get for life!

Actually I haven't changed my eating habits at all, which is why it's so odd that I've lost so much weight. I still eat 5-6 meals and average 225-250 grams of protein per day. Sleep however is still lacking, maybe 6 hours a night. Regardless, I'm on the train back to good health and getting better every day. Made it to the gym today for a lovely light workout, which was great yet sad at the same time haha. Thanks for your thoughts though!

[mikebmooney]

It’s located outside Los Angeles and he has just put new suspension parts on it and refinished the wheels and some other stuff. He is only selling because he has too many cars. I asked for first dibs on it, but with me on diaylsis and going to college, I don’t have time for a second car.

[johnrando]

Wow, I hope you heal up fast!

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[Cadeez]

New project thread found here: http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?21378-Cadeez’s-2009-BMW-550i-M-Sport-Project-Thread&p=559536#post559536

[johnrando]

:LIKE

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[Cadeez]

:LIKE

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[JPMo]

Wow thats tough to see. Glad you're ok.

[danewilson77]

Damn. Glad you're OK. Good to see you moving forward.

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[Vas]

Saw the car on the iaai auction block

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