What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

[midlandtech]

Well, technically I'm a day late as I did this yesterday, but I was too whooped last night to get online... So, yesterday brought a few local buddies together for a little hangout at my house, centered around a diff swap in my car.

Swapped to the 3.46 that I picked up locally for $100. :) Its been raining cats and dogs ever since, but man, the car feels SO lively now, I'm really happy with it. Of course, I was responsible and replaced all the diff seals as well when we swapped the flanges, and I put in fresh Redline 75W90 as well, even though the "old redline" was only about 4K miles old... :facepalm

Pics? Sorry no pics taken.. Imagine white ZHP in the garage, Imola ZHP sedan, silver ZHP sedan, and E90 M3 sedan all in the driveway... Oh and a Jeep... :biggrin
Nice. Mine has been sitting on my work bench since winter. No time to install and need to rally up some help before I tackle it solo.

[Hermes]

was testing out timing adjustments, thought I should take a video of the wheels since I haven't yet...


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atP4Jrsb17M

[az3579]

This is probably my plan for the summer. Let's see how much more petro it uses. And turn off the Auto on winter.



You should leave it in auto... It doesn't use the AC much during the winter but it does cycle it from time to time to keep things working properly.

Also, 2-4mpg isn't that accurate; it's more like 1. I tested this with a particular route that involves back roads and highway late at night and found it doesn't make more than a 1mpg difference, if that. It depends on your speed. Even rolling with the windows down on the highway versus using AC is a negligible difference.

[das boots]

You should leave it in auto... It doesn't use the AC much during the winter but it does cycle it from time to time to keep things working properly.

Also, 2-4mpg isn't that accurate; it's more like 1. I tested this with a particular route that involves back roads and highway late at night and found it doesn't make more than a 1mpg difference, if that. It depends on your speed. Even rolling with the windows down on the highway versus using AC is a negligible difference.

It would be cold outside. So, temp need to be raised inside. Leaving on Auto would as if leave the A/C on. Kinda defeats the purpose of heating the cabin. Just thinking this through....

[az3579]

It would be cold outside. So, temp need to be raised inside. Leaving on Auto would as if leave the A/C on. Kinda defeats the purpose of heating the cabin. Just thinking this through....

Not true. Auto will blow whatever air it needs to so it keeps it at the temperature you set. If it's 0 degrees out, it most definitely isn't blowing ice cold air at you even in Auto.

Auto is meant for year round use. In the summer it'll keep the car cool. In the winter it'll keep it warm.

To maintain air temperature inside the cabin, different vents will blow varying temperature air so it reaches the temperature you specify. If you turn auto off, chances are it will be either too cold or too warm in the car, ensuring you having to fiddle with settings to make it right. Auto prevents the need to constantly press buttons; all you need to do in auto is adjust the temperature slider on the vents, that's it.

[das boots]

Not true. Auto will blow whatever air it needs to so it keeps it at the temperature you set. If it's 0 degrees out, it most definitely isn't blowing ice cold air at you even in Auto.

Auto is meant for year round use. In the summer it'll keep the car cool. In the winter it'll keep it warm.

To maintain air temperature inside the cabin, different vents will blow varying temperature air so it reaches the temperature you specify. If you turn auto off, chances are it will be either too cold or too warm in the car, ensuring you having to fiddle with settings to make it right. Auto prevents the need to constantly press buttons; all you need to do in auto is adjust the temperature slider on the vents, that's it.

Aha moment. That's the purpose of the vent sliders. I run at 72 deg. on summer. Do we have to reset the Auto temp during cold weather?

[az3579]

Aha moment. That's the purpose of the vent sliders. I run at 72 deg. on summer. Do we have to reset the Auto temp during cold weather?

Nope. If 72 is your favorite temp then leave it on 72 Auto year round. If you want it a little color or warmer, just adjust the slider.

[az3579]

Nope. If 72 is your favorite temp then leave it on 72 Auto year round. If you want it a little color or warmer, just adjust the slider.

I probably haven't touched my temperature adjustment (in an attempt to make it the temperature I want) for the better part of a couple of years. 72 all day, baby.

[das boots]

I probably haven't touched my temperature adjustment (in an attempt to make it the temperature I want) for the better part of a couple of years. 72 all day, baby.

Ok Thanks for the clarification.

[JupiterBMW]

At the dealer getting the first oil service done for the 328d... X5 M-Sport sitting outside the window... Hmmm :eeps

[328ioc]

At the dealer getting the first oil service done for the 328d... X5 M-Sport sitting outside the window... Hmmm :eeps

Buy now.....buy now....buy now.....

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[johnrando]

lol. Don't think you have to tempt him. :)

[JupiterBMW]

Actually guys, I didn't take the time to look into it, it wasn't a CPO vehicle, not even used and FS, so I didn't ask too much... I did manage to call on another X5 that I've had some interest in... Went down and did a test drive, have to talk to them tomorrow and discuss options for trade, finance, and just what sort of deal they're willing to make. Here's a quick pic of the vehicle... :eeps

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[328ioc]

Actually guys, I didn't take the time to look into it, it wasn't a CPO vehicle, not even used and FS, so I didn't ask too much... I did manage to call on another X5 that I've had some interest in... Went down and did a test drive, have to talk to them tomorrow and discuss options for trade, finance, and just what sort of deal they're willing to make. Here's a quick pic of the vehicle... :eeps

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Drooolllll.....must drive when you buy.....

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[mbeckel]

Actually guys, I didn't take the time to look into it, it wasn't a CPO vehicle, not even used and FS, so I didn't ask too much... I did manage to call on another X5 that I've had some interest in... Went down and did a test drive, have to talk to them tomorrow and discuss options for trade, finance, and just what sort of deal they're willing to make. Here's a quick pic of the vehicle... :eeps

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That is sickkkk!

[JupiterBMW]

Heh, thanks guys... Its truly a stupid vehicle to buy for my wife to shuttle our two kids around in. But, I drove it with the mindset that it will be her car and she will drive it 90% of the time. That being said, I didn't get all wild with the throttle. I just took it for a 5-10 mile city drive with the guy, and to be honest, I was very impressed with how mild mannered it is. I didn't engage MDM at all while driving and I only gave it considerable throttle once or twice. During normal easy driving, it is very easy to drive, pretty quiet (with the exception of the run flats), and comfortable. You can definitely tell it has ///M suspension and a sport inspired transmission as both are more sporty/aggressive/responsive than standard equivalents. I did do a few paddle shifts, but even then, they were just mildly spirited, not full throttle runs or anything.

As for this vehicle, the Silverstone Metallic is absolutely gorgeous, and this from a guy that hates silver cars. Its actually a very very light blue, beautiful against the black leather. Black isn't my first choice, but better than the god awful red. The vehicle is mildly optioned, but has enough of them to keep me entertained... Piano black trim is nice too, although a bit boring. Perhaps I can locate some carbon leather or even real carbon fiber.

So far, the only major downside I noticed... Avg speed logged on the vehicle was 25mph... Average economy, 12.3mpg... :facepalm

We shall see. :biggrin

[ELCID86]

Not good mpg as I assume most of her driving is city. I sent you an email on a white estate.

[JupiterBMW]

Yeah exactly Shawn... I can't even plan on "combined" mileage... The city figure is what we'll get... And even less when I drive it... :shifty

Also, got your email on the touring... Thanks... She didn't smack it down instantly like she has in the past with tourings... Perhaps I will do a search...

[SoCalZman]

woah, are we all done with the 3 series diesel??? This X5 is kind of the polar opposite of that in a number of ways (MPG for one!)

[Vas]

wagon > suv imo

[Hermes]

Jon, you need a sleeper like this

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[JupiterBMW]

Antone- Yes man, its too small for the family with any sort of gear hauling... At the very least, we'd need a touring...

Vas- Eh, perhaps for sportiness, but this is for my wife. She'd prefer an SUV...

JP- You and your antiques... You should know that I won't go for anything before iDrive Version 2 at the absolute earliest... :biggrin

[az3579]

JP- You and your antiques... You should know that I won't go for anything before iDrive Version 2 at the absolute earliest... :biggrin

:rofl
I was actually thinking the same EXACT thing! Perhaps I know your preferences a little too well. Lol

That X5 is going to kill you in fuel costs. I'd skip it... Touring is the way to go.

[JupiterBMW]

Yeah, BP, that's my biggest concern with this vehicle, fuel costs... I'll be doing some estimation and figuring, and have to see what I expect for fuel costs...

[stephenkirsh]

Wouldn't a non M x5 improve the fuel situation?

[Rovert]

Yes! X5d!!!!

http://www.autotrader.com/cars-for-sale/BMW/X5/Jupiter+FL-33477?endYear=2015&makeCode1=BMW&mmt=%5BBMW%5BX5%5BX5%7CxDrive35d%5D%5D%5B%5D%5D&modelCode1=X5&searchRadius=0&showcaseListingId=376217853&showcaseOwnerId=1032927&sortBy=derivedpriceASC&startYear=1981&trim1=X5%7CxDrive35d&Log=0

[JupiterBMW]

Over the current vehicle, nothing will improve the fuel situation, but that's not the issue. We want an X5 for the space. We haven't been looking for an ///M at all, but we didn't rule it out because of fuel, we're just trying to not spend $50k+. The ///M just isn't the most economical version. But still, ///M.

[Hermes]

JP- You and your antiques... You should know that I won't go for anything before iDrive Version 2 at the absolute earliest... :biggrin

>7000rpm, LSD, 6MT

That should be enough to keep you busy

[Sockethead]

Heh, thanks guys... Its truly a stupid vehicle to buy for my wife to shuttle our two kids around in.
We shall see. :biggrin
haha you sound like Kpro and I. Our 4.8is was the same but we are not "normal" people are we.... We really miss our X5. The MDX just isn't cutting it even though it does everything the X5 did including towing our boat.

[sillieidiot]

worked on a friends car today. he has an e66 750li. replaced the guibo, centering sleeve (not the center mount bearing), SS brake lines, flush. took forever, damn such a bitch to do stuff on the 7.

[cakM3]

I purchased Joop's 10mm spacers for my ///M today :)

[EricZHP]

Installed Stoptech Street Performance pads and Stainless steel brake lines and new fluid yesterday, took a little longer than expected but was satisfying to wrench on the car for a little bit.

[sillieidiot]

threw my car on the lift and took my wheels off lol didn't do anything else. i had to do something else so now it's just sitting on the lift. but tomorrow i'll be installing turner sways and turner camber arms. maybe i'll do my skidplates if i'm not lazy.

[wrigleybm3]

C:\Users\dci\Desktop\IMG_3841.JPG
Installed Simota Replica Carbon Intake :)

[johnrando]

Pic link not working, would love to see a pic of it.

[cakM3]

Not really today but this week....

I was able to source a UUC EVO3 SSK for both my ///M and ZHP, got a billet aluminum dip stick for the ///M and a new one piece carbon fiber CSL lip spoiler in 1x1 weave for the ///M.

Not bad for one week's sourcing if you ask me... ;)

[Hermes]

Finally found a few parts for my large tool kit. To all of those who that complain about missing a few pieces of the E46 tool kit (all of which is still available), I dare you to find a red screwdriver.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/jhermes/320i/1119E66C-F57B-4855-A585-BF48AA05D700.jpg

It's supposed to look like this:

http://i875.photobucket.com/albums/ab311/hawaiisharks/IMG_5109.jpg

[Imola.ZHP]

Over the weekend, X5 LED fogs were swapped over to my stock housings. Special thanks to Stuart - your knowledge and skills were invaluable to getting this done! Now if I could only get used to using power tools. lol

Me next, me next, me next!!!

Please!!!

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Just caught up on 5 pages of this thread, lol. I've been MIA again, life has been very hectic, its kind of starting to become the "norm."

Vacuumed and "purged" the car the other night at work, by "purge" I mean I gathered everything (a car load of crap) into the front passenger seat and when I got home from work I brought it all in. Some of it has been put away, some of it is sitting next to me here on the dining room table :dunno

[ELCID86]

Installed two front window regulators, NB door cards, and sound dampening. Fixin to out the belly shield back on that I took of to trouble shoot a possible coolant leak.

[cakM3]

After sleeping in due to consumption of Gin and tonic last night at my friend's beach house....I got the ///M washed, wheels cleaned and waxed, and the entire car waxed with Pinnacle Souveran wax. Been a long time since I have detailed the entire car in one day...:) Lots of good work being done today....then I topped off the day by grilling Rib Eye steak for dinner :thumbsup


Life is good :biggrin

[Vas]

Just got back from a 560 mile roadtrip with the zhp.

[330i ZHP]

installed new speedo cable in the 02

[E_Rak]

Got a little taste of the NHMS road course following the day's SCCA action!

[SoCalZman]

Now have a complete tool kit and a homelink module. Installation was pretty easy. Little things. :-)

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/12/u3ysu6at.jpg
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/12/a3asene9.jpg

[Hermes]

installed new speedo cable in the 02

Was you speedo jumpy?

[johnrando]

Good stuff Norcalz.

[wrigleybm3]

Installed my Simota GruppeM replica intake I just picked up from a fellow ZHP Mafia member:) and 3.38 Diff, Wow what a nice change of pace for the car, I feel like the car just wants to keep going in every gear, even 6th, and ohh the sound is so wonderful! HAPPY BDAY to me!!

[johnrando]

Nice. And, happy bday!

[NorCal-Dimitri]

Went a little lower today. A little too low, to be honest.

http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y508/dimitri1337/Mobile%20Uploads/20140811_114406_zpsmj9f5grx.jpg

http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y508/dimitri1337/Mobile%20Uploads/20140811_114402_zpshrdo7pyw.jpg

Can't even fit in a pinky, and I don't have large hands.

http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y508/dimitri1337/Mobile%20Uploads/20140811_114425_zpsqdkz9g14.jpg

[Sockethead]

The front still looks pretty high.

[Vas]

Way too much of reverse rake imo

[NorCal-Dimitri]

The front still looks pretty high.

The 225s don't help. My next set of tires will be 255 square. I'm five threads from the bottom of my coilovers.


Way too much of reverse rake imo

I'll be getting an alignment soon. It will be taken care of.

[kowww]

Installed it a few days ago but haven't got around to posting

AFE stage 2 CAI

So far the sound is intoxicating and not sure if something was wrong with my stock airbox but I swear I can feel a difference at high rpm's

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/11/a9a636e6a10a213ce7f0fe0c7ce85e9f.jpg

[TWong1200]

Got my homelink installed. Glad to get rid of the controller clipped to my visor.

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[rguti153]

Sweet

[jakksfor20]

Rather than waste money getting them repainted, I wrapped the roof "gutter covers." I also installed and programmed an oem alarm($80) on the wife's car. She's wanted one since we bought the car. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/13/nysedu3y.jpg

[ELCID86]

Rather than waste money getting them repainted, I wrapped the roof "gutter covers." I also installed and programmed an oem alarm($80) on the wife's car. She's wanted one since we bought the car.

Looks good. Shadowline vinyl?

[jakksfor20]

Yeah, some of the stuff I had laying around when I wrapped the wagon windowtrim probably 6 years ago. Hardest part yesterday was pulling the rubber seals out and putting them back in.

[jakksfor20]

Almost forgot....I also pressure washed the underside of my car. Hopefully enough that I can see what is actually leaking. Think it's the rear main seal. It's a dirty job doing it on jackstands....

[Vas]

Where did you get the vinyl from?

[jakksfor20]

I bought it from a local sign making company that is no longer in business.

[Hermes]

Post cat O2s and oil change.

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/jhermes/ECBD2578-926F-4AAA-BF42-352731FB132D.jpg

[danewilson77]

I bought it from a local sign making company that is no longer in business.
Not the 3xpected answ3r.

The friendliest forum on the planet!

[jakksfor20]

Not the 3xpected answ3r.

The friendliest forum on the planet!

What was your expected response from me? eBay?..... Or the guy on e46f that posts up deals on vinyl?

;) maybe I'm missing something...

[danewilson77]

We typically don't get vinyl wrap from a sign business that went under. What am I missing?

The friendliest forum on the planet!

[jakksfor20]

Well it was cheaper than online. Maybe that's why they went under. Think I paid like $25 for a 20' roll.

[JupiterBMW]

Finally got the garage cleaned up to get both cars back in the garage... For a few days now, my wife's 328d has been sitting outside, so today I pulled both the ZHP and her 328d into the garage just minutes before an insane thunderstorm beat us up...

[ZHPasta]

Installed new Coby Wheel. Went from old leather to Black Alcantara with Tri-Stitch. The Alcantara armrest cover goes on tomorrow. Also found out I had a leaky taillight

[OtterEffect]

Spent a good 6 hours washing her. Gave her a bit of a buffing/polishing too. Then installed my new Ultragauge! (The instal will be in my maintenance/mod logger... Coming soon)
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/14/y9udebut.jpg

[Avetiso]

Spent a good 6 hours washing her. Gave her a bit of a buffing/polishing too. Then installed my new Ultragauge! (The instal will be in my maintenance/mod logger... Coming soon)
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/14/y9udebut.jpg
Nice mod! Can't wait to see pics. God knows that car needs a polish bad.

[OtterEffect]

Nice mod! Can't wait to see pics. God knows that car needs a polish bad.

Yea, nice to finally start making it mine :) It definitely needed it, I managed to get it smooth to the touch but still a ton of swirling it was my first time so heh :dunno

[OtterEffect]

Cleaned out the engine bay a bit... Not that it was dirty or anything :shift
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/15/emy2yjyg.jpg

[Johnmadd]

Cleaned out the engine bay a bit... Not that it was dirty or anything :shift
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/15/emy2yjyg.jpg

:drool

[TWong1200]

Cleaned out the engine bay a bit... Not that it was dirty or anything :shift
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/15/emy2yjyg.jpg
Nice. I need to do that!

[OtterEffect]

Nice. I need to do that!

I used some Black Magic Engine shine. Lifted the hood, liberally covered all the electronics with plastic bags, foamed her up, and lightly rinsed her off, done!

[gmurphy]

I use Trim Shine. Cleans up good! http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/15/3e8aju4a.jpg

[gmurphy]

Cleaned out the engine bay a bit... Not that it was dirty or anything :shift
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/15/emy2yjyg.jpg

Beautiful.

[OtterEffect]

I use Trim Shine. Cleans up good! http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/15/3e8aju4a.jpg

I had some black magic trim restore sitting there next to me, I contemplated using it but in the end I decided not to just because I wasn't sure how it would react to the heat of the engine

looks absolutely fantastic though!

[gmurphy]

I had some black magic trim restore sitting there next to me, I contemplated using it but in the end I decided not to just because I wasn't sure how it would react to the heat of the engine

looks absolutely fantastic though!

Good and cheap.
http://www.moreshine.com/Products/trimshine

[johnrando]

Engine Bay looks great!

[ELCID86]

Found a project car in New England. On the way home with her today. I'm open to suggestions on new wheels (PO sold them and put these on due to bad roads). I'll probably turn these into snow tires (thanks to all of the suggestions on Daniel's thread). -IR/Alc./MT

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/15/nu4u2ese.jpg

Thanks to Charlie for allowing me to RON in RI. What a great host.

[jakksfor20]

Helped a friend with some LED lighting photos and he ended up taking this last night. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/15/yrymugu7.jpg

[NoVAphotog]

Found a project car in New England. On the way home with her today. I'm open to suggestions on new wheels (PO sold them and put these on due to bad roads). I'll probably turn these into snow tires (thanks to all of the suggestions on Daniel's thread). -IR/Alc./MT

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/15/nu4u2ese.jpg

Thanks to Charlie for allowing me to RON in RI. What a great host.

Oh yeah. Joining the Imola/6mt crew! Looks great for the mileage, definitely excited to see her in person soon! Congrats and safe travels today!

Also, you gotta get the 135s back on there...I mean...they are part of what makes a ZHP a ZHP (despite being heavy).

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[alexandre]

Congrats Shawn! Best color combo! :thumbsup

[slater]

Found a project car in New England. On the way home with her today. I'm open to suggestions on new wheels (PO sold them and put these on due to bad roads). I'll probably turn these into snow tires (thanks to all of the suggestions on Daniel's thread). -IR/Alc./MT

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/15/nu4u2ese.jpg

Thanks to Charlie for allowing me to RON in RI. What a great host.

awesome shawn, and congrats!! what all does it need? (you did say 'project car' :) )



Also, you gotta get the 135s back on there...I mean...they are part of what makes a ZHP a ZHP (despite being heavy).

you know, i can agree with that to some point - enough that i bothered to spend the money to find a set with good tires to put on my sedan. they do look great on there (especially with the spacers i just put on), but they are really heavy. i'm considering a set of lightweight 18" wheels, perhaps even 17" - i can only imagine how much better the car would be with 7-10lbs less unsprung, rotating weight per corner.

peter

[NoVAphotog]

you know, i can agree with that to some point - enough that i bothered to spend the money to find a set with good tires to put on my sedan. they do look great on there (especially with the spacers i just put on), but they are really heavy. i'm considering a set of lightweight 18" wheels, perhaps even 17" - i can only imagine how much better the car would be with 7-10lbs less unsprung, rotating weight per corner.


Yeah, another aspect of my tire and wheel research has been thinking about that. ZHP's (BP's...Eric's) I drove at Bimmerfest felt so much "lighter" than mine. It's a hard thing to describe, but I guess it really is lightness just in a different form than say, removing the seats. Shawn and I's cars would be good candidates for back to back comparison considering the PO did exactly what you are describing and opted for the 17's. Although I still think a big factor in the way mine feels are the damn tires...I drove my friends Dad's stock ZHP coupe with PSS's on the 135's and it felt so much more alive.

[Vas]

Found a project car in New England. On the way home with her today. I'm open to suggestions on new wheels (PO sold them and put these on due to bad roads). I'll probably turn these into snow tires (thanks to all of the suggestions on Daniel's thread). -IR/Alc./MT

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/15/nu4u2ese.jpg

Thanks to Charlie for allowing me to RON in RI. What a great host.

And another one joins the Imola club. I approve especially since its a manual.

[Vas]

Yeah, another aspect of my tire and wheel research has been thinking about that. ZHP's (BP's...Eric's) I drove at Bimmerfest felt so much "lighter" than mine. It's a hard thing to describe, but I guess it really is lightness just in a different form than say, removing the seats. Shawn and I's cars would be good candidates for back to back comparison considering the PO did exactly what you are describing and opted for the 17's. Although I still think a big factor in the way mine feels are the damn tires...I drove my friends Dad's stock ZHP coupe with PSS's on the 135's and it felt so much more alive.

Daniel,

Run flats are super heavy tires. Ditch them as soon as you can. Plus they are noise I bet.

[NoVAphotog]

Daniel,

Run flats are super heavy tires. Ditch them as soon as you can. Plus they are noise I bet.

Oh Vas...the noise...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VKcAYMb5uk4

[Vas]

^lol

[slater]

Yeah, another aspect of my tire and wheel research has been thinking about that. ZHP's (BP's...Eric's) I drove at Bimmerfest felt so much "lighter" than mine. It's a hard thing to describe, but I guess it really is lightness just in a different form than say, removing the seats. Shawn and I's cars would be good candidates for back to back comparison considering the PO did exactly what you are describing and opted for the 17's. Although I still think a big factor in the way mine feels are the damn tires...I drove my friends Dad's stock ZHP coupe with PSS's on the 135's and it felt so much more alive.

yep, tires make a big difference. PSS are also very light tires - they really are the perfect tire! :)

[Vas]

PSS are 22lbs for a front tire and 25lbs for a rear tire in factory zhp sizing. However Conti DWS are 21lbs for a front tire and 23lbs for a rear tire.

[NoVAphotog]

PSS are 22lbs for a front tire and 25lbs for a rear tire in factory zhp sizing. However Conti DWS are 21lbs for a front tire and 23lbs for a rear tire.

Looked up my run-flats...

26lbs for the fronts, 28 lbs for the rears...

:jawdrop

[slater]

Looked up my run-flats...

26lbs for the fronts, 28 lbs for the rears...

:jawdrop

that's actually pretty light for a RF.

peter

[slater]

PSS are 22lbs for a front tire and 25lbs for a rear tire in factory zhp sizing. However Conti DWS are 21lbs for a front tire and 23lbs for a rear tire.

yeah, but that's not a fair tire comparison. :)

[NoVAphotog]

that's actually pretty light for a RF.

peter

...I mean...they are "nice" run-flats. Bridgestone Potenza RE050A all-seasons, definitely not cheapo's. Excellent grip in the rain and above 35mph there is hardly any noise, it's only around town (20-30mph) where I notice noise, but the alignment I got lessened it a bit. They have 5-6/32nds left so I'm going to keep driving on them for a bit longer.

[az3579]

PSS are 22lbs for a front tire and 25lbs for a rear tire in factory zhp sizing. However Conti DWS are 21lbs for a front tire and 23lbs for a rear tire.


yeah, but that's not a fair tire comparison. :)

Yeah, apples to oranges. The difference in grip is always what matters; a pound or two per corner is absolutely trivial and makes no real performance difference having a lighter weight tire versus one with a LOT more grip!

[TigerTater]

Crammed a tile saw in my trunk! Miss my truck sometimes http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/16/qazazuma.jpg


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[johnrando]

Great shot Jakks. Nice Shawn!

[Vas]

Yeah, apples to oranges. The difference in grip is always what matters; a pound or two per corner is absolutely trivial and makes no real performance difference having a lighter weight tire versus one with a LOT more grip!

Oh I was not trying to compare the two tires together. Just giving out specs since those are the two most popular tires to run for zhp owners.

[OtterEffect]

Helped a friend with some LED lighting photos and he ended up taking this last night. http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/15/yrymugu7.jpg

Gorgeous shot!

[Pip]

Good looking shot!

[az3579]

Oh I was not trying to compare the two tires together. Just giving out specs since those are the two most popular tires to run for zhp owners.

Gotcha. Thanks

[Hornung418]

Found out that the my car doesn't need to be converted to MS43 to run SpecE46 software!! Money saved. :)

Sent from my GS3.

[NorCal-Dimitri]

Finally got the ride height figured out. For a while, the rear left was consistently a quarter of an inch
lower than the right..
Also bottomed out the front coilovers.

http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y508/dimitri1337/20140815_163239_zpsrvp33arp.jpg

http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y508/dimitri1337/IMG_20140814_141246_zps0iuxhgog.jpg

http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y508/dimitri1337/IMG_20140814_141009_zpsupwqi9qw.jpg


Found out that the my car doesn't need to be converted to MS43 to run SpecE46 software!! Money saved. :)

Sent from my GS3.

Win!

[OtterEffect]

Finally got the ride height figured out. For a while, the rear left was consistently a quarter of an inch
lower than the right..
Also bottomed out the front coilovers.

http://i1278.photobucket.com/albums/y508/dimitri1337/IMG_20140814_141246_zps0iuxhgog.jpg

Win!

Looks Great Dimiti! That's not Lake Tahoe is it?

[Sockethead]

looks much better!

[Imola.ZHP]

Found a project car in New England. On the way home with her today. I'm open to suggestions on new wheels (PO sold them and put these on due to bad roads). I'll probably turn these into snow tires (thanks to all of the suggestions on Daniel's thread). -IR/Alc./MT

Thanks to Charlie for allowing me to RON in RI. What a great host.

Congrats!

I really need to get my 135's out of the attic and into someone else's hands. LMK if your interested. Its nice having a full set of directional spares, lol, but I've got another wheel up there that just needs a tire mounted for a full size spare.

[NorCal-Dimitri]

Looks Great Dimiti! That's not Lake Tahoe is it?

It's actually Almanor. :) I prefer it to Tahoe in every way, except for the lack of ski hills.

[johnrando]

Looks great Dimitri!

[3ZHP]

Finally fixed my sunroof shade sliders. First time it's worked correctly in years. :)

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/17/2a2yma9u.jpg

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[cakM3]

I took off my front bumper on the ///M so I could take off the old lip spoiler in preparation for my new one, and adjust for an even gap when reinstalling the front bumper. I noticed a few styrofoam pieces missing so I managed to get new ones to reapply onto my kevlar bumper support. Once everything was secured, I reinstalled my bumper for a perfect fit. :)

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/18/8emy2upy.jpg

Interesting that "facelift" ///Ms have the kevlar bumper support....

[ELCID86]

Finally fixed my sunroof shade sliders. First time it's worked correctly in years. :)


Nice job. Wes... ;-)

[TWong1200]

Began restoring a lip on one of my Kinesis K28's. Turned out really well. Fingers are killing me though!

Before
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/16/a723c7fa2b8dc85f14b824d32cf6a24a.jpg

320 grit
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/16/364624294f783225e27f74513c018bd0.jpg
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/16/cb18e2cdbe54ad78730b53150e8357ac.jpg

400 grit
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/16/974e5ef59a5ee47582f5b8a51d9422f4.jpg
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/16/3d149fdd85c349ac591ba33ac7523baa.jpg

600 grit
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/16/a455675f26292b00f4258e99d91bbb5e.jpg
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/16/8083b84bf9c3643d27677b8860cb0f11.jpg

Fingers hurt too much to take photos of the other steps so here are the final after polishing

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/16/5fcb89c68e7139faa4e4e8911ebbb560.jpg
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[330i ZHP]

That came out nice for hand work. To get great shine you would do best with machine for speed and consistency.

[330i ZHP]

Installed new (proper length) speedo cable and new (also proper length) parking brake cables.

Bought sheet metal to cover all the previous holes in rear parcel shelf from years of different speaker install's - plan to weld in tomorrow and run a thick line of body seam sealer

Trying to stop exhaust fumes from getting into the cabin

and installed the BBS RSs

https://fbcdn-sphotos-b-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/t1.0-9/10616409_10153039851090278_2933056381635059543_n.j pg

https://fbcdn-sphotos-h-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xpf1/t1.0-9/10556467_10153041578020278_3446196920811942423_n.j pg

test fitting the RSs on Anna's MINI - too much tire

https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xaf1/t31.0-8/10604488_10153042457485278_7256863386840588499_o.j pg
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[BCS_ZHP]

I'm thinking Anna's car looks badassery like that...

[az3579]

Those RS' look amazing on the '02, Stuart. The Mini... not so period correct. :)

So are you busting out your welding skills again? Hopefully you pick it right up again.

[ELCID86]

That came out nice for hand work.

+1

[az3579]

Ripped off the sagging material from my A-pillar on the passenger side. Already did this on the rears, just three pillars left (driver's A-pillar and both B-pillars). I will do these when they completely detach like the others did...

Honestly, you can't really tell that much that the material is off. From the outside it looks the same as the factory material (just not sagging) and on the inside, so far nobody has noticed.

[TWong1200]

That came out nice for hand work. To get great shine you would do best with machine for speed and consistency.
Ya, I am going to try that next. It'll save my hands too!

[cakM3]

Honestly, you can't really tell that much that the material is off. From the outside it looks the same as the factory material (just not sagging) and on the inside, so far nobody has noticed.

I noticed......

[fredo]

I took the Mini for state inspection. It passed with flying colors. I could hear the inspector telling another employee: I like to drive the Mini Coopers ! ... That put a smile on my face. :biggrin

[3ZHP]

I took the Mini for state inspection. It passed with flying colors. I could hear the inspector telling another employee: I like to drive the Mini Coopers ! ... That put a smile on my face. :biggrin

Haven't had to do one of those since the mid 80s in NY state. I see +'s and -'a having been a certified inspector then moving to states that don't require them.


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[3ZHP]

Doing the intake boots today, 1st step complete.

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/17/d3fccebcdfb5c1f738e2281047f85d30.jpg

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/17/165f64cfd64b5886e7d064a7888a3e99.jpg


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[ELCID86]

Ripped off the sagging material from my A-pillar on the passenger side. Already did this on the rears, just three pillars left (driver's A-pillar and both B-pillars). I will do these when they completely detach like the others did...

Honestly, you can't really tell that much that the material is off. From the outside it looks the same as the factory material (just not sagging) and on the inside, so far nobody has noticed.

Not a bad idea. I'm sure it looks better than having them flapping in the wind like Colin's are.

[ELCID86]

Doing the intake boots today, 1st step complete.






On my list for the new red car.

[cakM3]

I used ONR on my ZHP this afternoon and will be vacuuming the interior and applying a quick coat of Meguiar's Finishing wax for tomorrow :)

Car is lookin' sweet! :thumbsup

[3ZHP]

Love that Meguiar's


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[cakM3]

Love that Meguiar's


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It's a great product when I want a quick detail that produces awesome results :thumbsup

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/18/nuduqugu.jpg

Getting a really good coat of wax while grilling steaks ;)

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/18/uga5y8a6.jpg

Awesome day to be outside working on my babies :biggrin

[NorCal-Dimitri]

It's a great product when I want a quick detail that produces awesome results :thumbsup

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/18/nuduqugu.jpg

Getting a really good coat of wax while grilling steaks ;)

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/18/uga5y8a6.jpg

Awesome day to be outside working on my babies :biggrin

That is a perfect day!

[cakM3]

:biggrin

[gmurphy]

Debadged...
http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/17/f0881b698ed1abd96d37f01fdb7cb6ed.jpg


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[WOLFN8TR]

New VMR 710's! Four 18x8.5 ET35's, see my sig below!

[cakM3]

Looks awesome on your ZHP Gary! Congrats! :thumbsup

[WOLFN8TR]

Looks awesome on your ZHP Gary! Congrats! :thumbsup

Thanks Charlie! Loving the new look and ride!!!

[cakM3]

Gary, the wheels give your car a totally awesome look. Enjoy for many years to come :)

[330i ZHP]

doing a DIY alignment on the 02 - it was \ / going down the road...major toe out

I will get a real alignment once I am done with the suspension changes

[az3579]

Took out the seats to finally vacuum under there. Found all sorts of remnants from the two previous owners including Avery old Hershey Kiss... Still wrapped thankfully.

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/17/afcddcef710b20a6a8d81ba96287100b.jpg


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[cakM3]

yep! diiiiirrrrtttyyyyy

[ZHP Dave]

I still need to pull the seats out of mine and vacuum. My S2000 was NASTY when I bought it! So much so that when I mentioned it to the salesman he looked, and they agreed to take 1k off the price.

Anyways, no pics, but I changed the oil for the first time, and it runs a lot better. Scares me to think what the Dodge dealer I bought the car from put in there! Also bought the euro lights all around and BMW Performance grilles from the classifieds here last week. Still waiting on those though.

[330i ZHP]

All on the 02

Modified the trunk latch so the trunk would fit even tighter - you could move it up and down on the seal and latch. I am trying to rid the car from exhaust getting into the cabin

did a string alignment - DAMN IT WAS OFF - major toe out

Had to trim some material off the left caliper on one corner to clear the wheel - so weird that only the left hit - I even swapped the two front wheels (for curiosity sake)

installed new front bearing dust caps

swapped the full height (1 inch) BBS hex nuts for 1/4 height...

[NorCal-Dimitri]

New VMR 710's! Four 18x8.5 ET35's, see my sig below!

How much rubbing are you getting in the back?

[az3579]

yep! diiiiirrrrtttyyyyy

That's actually pretty clean... The picture was taken after just a vacuum. The white stuff is some kind of weird dried residue. There were a couple of small stains that I ended up removing (not pictured). There were no stains when I was done.

[cakM3]

That's actually pretty clean... The picture was taken after just a vacuum. The white stuff is some kind of weird dried residue. There were a couple of small stains that I ended up removing (not pictured). There were no stains when I was done.

I hope you used rubber gloves when removing that dried white residue.....you never know where that residue had originated from! ;)

[az3579]

I hope you used rubber gloves when removing that dried white residue.....you never know where that residue had originated from! ;)

:facepalm

[das boots]

I hope you used rubber gloves when removing that dried white residue.....you never know where that residue had originated from! ;)

Get a DNA sample.

[cakM3]

:facepalm

Just sayin' Botond....you can never be too careful......;)

[ELCID86]

First bath. The tires did come clean!

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/18/99ce8a9208a646cc56658de76f57629f.jpg


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[az3579]

Nice! Glad the brake dust wasn't baked on permanently!

[cakM3]

Wheels look much better Shawn!

[ELCID86]

Nice! Glad the brake dust wasn't baked on permanently!
I thought some of it was! The barrels will take several washings...


Wheels look much better Shawn!
Thanks, I agree.

[E_Rak]

Nice! Glad the brake dust wasn't baked on permanently!

I've found with most high quality wheels, even the bakiest of baked on dust can usually come out with enough elbow grease!

[jwalther]

Big couple of days for my car. Last night, 5:30 (yeah, I know I need to do some detail work in there):

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s216/jeffw63/332C6BD6-809C-438E-BD2B-CED96CF59BEF_zpspzzmbk2b.jpg (http://s153.photobucket.com/user/jeffw63/media/332C6BD6-809C-438E-BD2B-CED96CF59BEF_zpspzzmbk2b.jpg.html)

5:50:

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s216/jeffw63/77FD1181-5C8D-4B41-B393-CC7A463CDF2F_zpsk0fucb5a.jpg (http://s153.photobucket.com/user/jeffw63/media/77FD1181-5C8D-4B41-B393-CC7A463CDF2F_zpsk0fucb5a.jpg.html)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s216/jeffw63/EF1F07E8-7B96-4E38-A026-4735E3D0F55B_zps9j79cxaa.jpg (http://s153.photobucket.com/user/jeffw63/media/EF1F07E8-7B96-4E38-A026-4735E3D0F55B_zps9j79cxaa.jpg.html)


Dropped the car off this morning at my favorite shop, and picked it up at the end of the day with some new bits:

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s216/jeffw63/0E30EAF9-0D7B-471E-A39F-3B34993D850F_zpsqpphno42.jpg (http://s153.photobucket.com/user/jeffw63/media/0E30EAF9-0D7B-471E-A39F-3B34993D850F_zpsqpphno42.jpg.html)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s216/jeffw63/E08E8B2D-568A-4CC0-98AF-297242CBAC43_zpsfjgwrele.jpg (http://s153.photobucket.com/user/jeffw63/media/E08E8B2D-568A-4CC0-98AF-297242CBAC43_zpsfjgwrele.jpg.html)

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s216/jeffw63/9149DB79-D8F0-414F-A788-7EE94CF12FE6_zpsvpk3fhjv.jpg (http://s153.photobucket.com/user/jeffw63/media/9149DB79-D8F0-414F-A788-7EE94CF12FE6_zpsvpk3fhjv.jpg.html)

[ELCID86]

nice bling!

[johnrando]

For sure.

[stephenkirsh]

What hankooks did you get, and why? (I'm in the market for tires)

[mbeckel]

What hankooks did you get, and why? (I'm in the market for tires)
Those look like ventus of some kind, I have Ventus V12 on mine, 265/35/18 rear, 245/40/18 front

[das boots]

Not ZHP related. But maybe you would like to see the i8 for Blade Runner 2....maybe. Check out the vid.

https://www.bmwcca.org/news/will-bmw-i8-star-blade-runner-2

[jwalther]

What hankooks did you get, and why? (I'm in the market for tires)

V12 EVOs. I didn't pick them, so much as they picked me. My car had mismatched tires on the stock 135s when I bought it. Fronts were the Hankooks with about 10k miles on them, still in good shape. I replaced the 135s with a set of 71s shod with ten year old, but low mileage Dunlop SP9000s. Those tires were crap when new, and were unbearable now with a deafening roar and rough ride. Rather than toss the Hankooks, I bought a matching pair for the rear, and had the fronts moved to my new wheels. They should wear out at about the same rate. Bonus points, the Hankooks are decent tires and good value for money.

[mbeckel]

V12 EVOs. I didn't pick them, so much as they picked me. My car had mismatched tires on the stock 135s when I bought it. Fronts were the Hankooks with about 10k miles on them, still in good shape. I replaced the 135s with a set of 71s shod with ten year old, but low mileage Dunlop SP9000s. Those tires were crap when new, and were unbearable now with a deafening roar and rough ride. Rather than toss the Hankooks, I bought a matching pair for the rear, and had the fronts moved to my new wheels. They should wear out at about the same rate. Bonus points, the Hankooks are decent tires and good value for money.
Nice write up. That they are, I really like my Hankook's as well. I'm on my second pair on the rear, when I got the first set, I bought all 4. This time I went wider on the rear.

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/20/51b44baa2078e5cf18816fe06fe8a363.jpg

[alexandre]

Finally got around to swapping in my new-to-me driver-side mirror motor (mine had shorted itself). Feels nice to have functioning mirrors again!

[dlucas589]

Installed new wiper motor and windshield cowling with new Bosch icons. The old linkage plastic pivot piece on the passenger side completely broke off (when PO owned it) and was never fixed. This caused the passenger wiper to essentially be pivoting on the cowling alone, making a ton of noise and stopping 4-5 inches above normal resting position.

Took me forever to get the installation piece and nut unscrewed as everything was extremely rusted and leaking into the air filter box and down the firewall. Got it all cleaned up- works as new!

Also,
Installed new side mirrors
Replaced cabin air filter
Installed Eagle Eye taillight LEDs
OEM AUX add thru glovebox with bimmian iphone mount installed

[sillieidiot]

did do anything to my car. but i have 2 totaled e46s sitting at my house that i took everything off of to part out on one of them already. it's going to the junk yard today.

[jwalther]

Nice write up. That they are, I really like my Hankook's as well. I'm on my second pair on the rear, when I got the first set, I bought all 4. This time I went wider on the rear.

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/20/51b44baa2078e5cf18816fe06fe8a363.jpg

Thanks. Car and Driver rated them positively: http://www.caranddriver.com/comparisons/tire-test-nine-affordable-summer-tires-take-on-the-michelin-ps2-comparison-tests

[jakksfor20]

Picked up a 3.46 diff for the upcoming swap if it's determined the 3.64 is too much after driving it some. 3.64 6 speed would be cruising at 3300 just as a 3.07 does in a 5 speed. If the wife is ok with it, I may put the 3.46 in my 323ci


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[cakM3]

Finally got around to swapping in my new-to-me driver-side mirror motor (mine had shorted itself). Feels nice to have functioning mirrors again!

Very nice Alex! :thumbsup

[JupiterBMW]

Well, as it would happen, my right rear window regulator crapped out on me yesterday afternoon. Luckily, my wife was near the dealer and picked up a replacement for me. Then, while speaking to the new owner and keeping him up to speed with the car, he mentions doing the left rear regulator as well, because it is clicking... So, I went back to the dealer and purchased another regulator.. I told him I would pay for the one that broke, but he was footing the bill for the other one.

Then this afternoon I replaced both regulators, reinitialized both windows...

Perfect......... Or so I thought...

Of course, when the bad regulator puked its guts all over the door, it dragged along the tint, so I had to run the car over to the tint shop today and have a window redone... Such a headache, and its eating into my sales money! Ah well...

Took her for a nice drive this evening, was nice to enjoy the summer weather and the windows down.

[3ZHP]

Your going to miss her Joop. :)


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[ELCID86]

Your going to miss her Joop. :)


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+1 and I hope having the windows down didn't cause c-pillar-sag! Park it or get it gone!!

[az3579]

+1 and I hope having the windows down didn't cause c-pillar-sag! Park it or get it gone!!

I have a hard time believing the sag being caused by driving with the windows down. What is the science behind it? I'd think baking in the hot sun to be a lot bigger contributor, if not the only contributor, to this issue. Could you please explain?


Thanks...


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[slater]

Installed new wiper motor and windshield cowling with new Bosch icons. The old linkage plastic pivot piece on the passenger side completely broke off (when PO owned it) and was never fixed. This caused the passenger wiper to essentially be pivoting on the cowling alone, making a ton of noise and stopping 4-5 inches above normal resting position.


WOW, that exact same thing happened to my imola sedan - the same part was broken when i bought the car. i got a clean replacement linkage (thanks dario :) ) and all is well again.

peter

[danewilson77]

I have a hard time believing the sag being caused by driving with the windows down. What is the science behind it? I'd think baking in the hot sun to be a lot bigger contributor, if not the only contributor, to this issue. Could you please explain?


Thanks...


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Exact science = humidity (Disclaimer - imho)

[328ioc]

Then this afternoon I replaced both regulators, reinitialized both windows...


You had to do what?


Exact science = humidity (Disclaimer - imho)

Humidity yes..and wind catching the edge......not that hard to imagine BP.....

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[JupiterBMW]

Agree with devlin. It's the humidity that kills the glue and the wind will peel the fabric back...

As for my windows, yeah replaced both rear regulators last night.

[328ioc]

Agree with devlin. It's the humidity that kills the glue and the wind will peel the fabric back...

As for my windows, yeah replaced both rear regulators last night.

Yeah but what do you mean reinitializing?

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[JupiterBMW]

Reinitialize the windows so they function correctly and open/close perfectly after swapping the regulators.

Google, or read the owners manual... :biggrin

[328ioc]

Reinitialize the windows so they function correctly and open/close perfectly after swapping the regulators.

Google, or read the owners manual... :biggrin

Hmmmm never done it and never had an issue and I've done four of them.....you are way to ocd. Lol

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[JupiterBMW]

Maybe so... But considering it's nothing more than playing with the window switch, it doesn't bother me.

[328ioc]

Fair. I actually think I did it to my sunroof once when I adjusted the height.

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[ZHP Dave]

My C pillars are horrible. Houston humidity probably doesn't help. Is it better to spray some adhesive down and re-lay the cover, or buy new ones and wait for it to happen again?

[Vas]

Rear pillars are not that expensive IIRC. Might be better off to buy new ones.

[johnrando]

Hmmmm never done it and never had an issue and I've done four of them.....you are way to ocd. Lol

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Nah, I have to re-initalized my windows seemingly every 2-3 months for some reason. It's very nice having the one-touch up/down for them. Bummer you had to put more money into it Joop but glad it's fixed and ready to go.

[az3579]

Exact science = humidity (Disclaimer - imho)

Humidity makes sense...


Agree with devlin. It's the humidity that kills the glue and the wind will peel the fabric back...



Yes, heat and/or humidity being the root cause... not the wind. If the glue doesn't fail then the wind has no effect whatsoever.
So, in that case, they should start peeling regardless of whether you drive with the windows down, because when you park the car and it's humid outside, it becomes humid inside as well. There's pretty much no way to prevent it from happening...

It's like a hard drive. 100% failure rate; it's not if it'll fail, it's [/I]when[/I] it will fail.

[ELCID86]

I have a hard time believing the sag being caused by driving with the windows down. What is the science behind it? I'd think baking in the hot sun to be a lot bigger contributor, if not the only contributor, to this issue. Could you please explain?


Thanks...


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My thoughts are it's the wind turbulence in the back window area of the car. The glues gets old due to the heat, humidity, age, etc. and the fabric begins to sag. The wind them grabs and tugs at the loose bits and the worse it gets the worse it gets. :dunno


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[ELCID86]

Rear pillars are not that expensive IIRC. Might be better off to buy new ones.

Yeah. I think they are @$45 and the fronts @$78 at ECS.


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[Vas]

I need to replace the drivers side b-pillar on the wifes car since her pillars are flapping in the wind.. Your theory makes sense though.

[TWong1200]

Moved my iPod connector from right under the hand brake to the glove box. Not sure why the original owner elected for under the hand brake.

I also did some recoding with PA Soft. :)

[ELCID86]

New GoMiniGo bracket and tags.

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[cakM3]

New GoMiniGo bracket and tags.

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Very nice Shawn! It looks great!! :thumbsup

[Rovert]

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/22/20987088ae4e7d37d9a99cf2c11b2a1a.jpg

Just picked up non curbed OEM 18's with 95% rear winter Blizzak 255 LM60's and 80% Pirelli 225 Wintersports in the front on Craigslist. Mismatched front/back but for $850 it was like getting free wheels or free tires. There is some imperfections in the paint which I can fix if I really want to. We even test fit and I drove on them for 30 mins to make sure everything felt smooth at high speed, braking hard, WOT, and corners.

The LM60's did a good job at sticking their traction at full throttle from a stop without DSC activating in summer temps. On gear shifts with anything other than fully straight the tires want to wiggle a bit but not enough to engage DSC.

The ///M is ready for winter now!!!

[cakM3]

Ouch!

[Pip]

I drove her today for the first time in 2 weeks. Started up like a champ and felt wonderful to get back in the driver seat.

[ELCID86]

Thanks Charlie and for the recommendation on the bracket.

Today I wasted 2+hours driving and trying to negotiate for AL headlights that were in way worse condition than advertised. I passed on them as he was set on $400.

Came home and changed the upper and lower intake boots (hard but not cracked), cleaned the throttle body (thanks for the recommendation Bruce), ICV (thanks for that recommendation Gary, it was stuck), and cleaned/inspected the DISA (very dirty, but functions well).


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[cakM3]

At least you made positive progress on your ZHP Shawn :thumbsup

I took my ///M out on a 5 hour road trip today, ran my gas down until my yellow dot warning light came on and then stopped at the nearest Shell gas station from my home to gas up with VPower 93 octane fuel :) My ///M ran real gooooood today ;)

[Hermes]

I think I'm gonna go singles on the 320, sent the guy a message

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[ELCID86]

At least you made positive progress on your ZHP Shawn :thumbsup

I took my ///M out on a 5 hour road trip today, ran my gas down until my yellow dot warning light came on and then stopped at the nearest Shell gas station from my home to gas up with VPower 93 octane fuel :) My ///M ran real gooooood today ;)

What'd you pay??

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[mbeckel]

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/23/792a05ddeba410003e8eb54c4d1b33eb.jpg

Installed the euro tail lights

[ELCID86]

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/23/792a05ddeba410003e8eb54c4d1b33eb.jpg

Installed the euro tail lights

Like the look? Will you "go dark" on the front corners too?

[ELCID86]

Rainy day and car is in the garage so I also installed aspherical mirrors and eurotray (they were supposed to be for Colin--shh!).

[Rovert]

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/23/398aa91f084973009497656b49fc6ca1.jpg

Cleaned and blow dried the new to me, winter wheels and rubber!

[cakM3]

What'd you pay??

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I'm a little higher up here in Rhody Shawn...

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/24/yjudyna5.jpg

[Pip]

Cheap stuff guys lol. CA prices are pretty high.

[cakM3]

Cheap stuff guys lol. CA prices are pretty high.

I wouldn't be surprised Sean......

[stephenkirsh]

Cheap stuff guys lol. CA prices are pretty high.

And that's for 91 out here, not 93. :(

[Imola.ZHP]

I just paid $2.79 for 93 the other day in Memphis. Thanks to Kroger for the $0.70 off per gallon!

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Drove mine to work, I need to see if my washer nozzles are clogged up or if the pump has gone out again ("again" meaning it went out like 5 years ago, haha). I needed it the other day and it was spraying so weak, nothing hardly out of the drivers side, just a little on the passenger side which got wiped over to drivers side and eventually did the trick, but I still didn't like it. Poor car just doesn't get driven enough anymore. Distance wise anyway, she gets driven nearly every day, but just a few miles to and from work typically.

[cakM3]

For the first time this summer I did a thorough detailing on my ZHP. Inside and out after helping a friend detail his Interlagos Blue ///M. :)

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/macdctr/ZHP/uqemu8ag_zps5a2569d4.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/macdctr/ZHP/uvepajuq_zps2b3cfeed.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/macdctr/ZHP/sesymupe_zps3ef43e9a.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/macdctr/ZHP/9u6uby3a_zps0fce9a14.jpg

My trusty daily driver is now ready for another weeks worth of usage. As shiny as she is, I wouldn't be surprised if I get pulled over by a statie because of my window tint :) I'm ready if he does ;)

[jakksfor20]

^ Pump went out. Buy one from Amazon for under $10 and call it a day.


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[mbeckel]

For the first time this summer I did a thorough detailing on my ZHP. Inside and out after helping a friend detail his Interlagos Blue ///M. :)

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/25/uqemu8ag.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/25/uvepajuq.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/25/sesymupe.jpg

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/25/9u6uby3a.jpg

My trusty daily driver is now ready for another weeks worth of usage. As shiny as she is, I wouldn't be surprised if I get pulled over by a statie because of my window tint :) I'm ready if he does ;)
I love the way your zhp looks. Minus the wheels, mine is going to look similar to that. :thumbsup

[OtterEffect]

For the first time this summer I did a thorough detailing on my ZHP. Inside and out after helping a friend detail his Interlagos Blue ///M. :)

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/macdctr/ZHP/uqemu8ag_zps5a2569d4.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/macdctr/ZHP/uvepajuq_zps2b3cfeed.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/macdctr/ZHP/sesymupe_zps3ef43e9a.jpg

http://i395.photobucket.com/albums/pp37/macdctr/ZHP/9u6uby3a_zps0fce9a14.jpg

My trusty daily driver is now ready for another weeks worth of usage. As shiny as she is, I wouldn't be surprised if I get pulled over by a statie because of my window tint :) I'm ready if he does ;)

oh my :drool :drool ... love the ///M lurking in the background too :thumbsup

edit: Might you have an interior shot to add to the epicness?

[ELCID86]

I love the shot of the exhaust Charlie! And your tint is not dark at all. RI must be real anal about that. I'm thinking of going 35% all around on mine. (50% fronts/35% rear is legal here in VA)

[cakM3]

oh my :drool :drool ... love the ///M lurking in the background too :thumbsup

edit: Might you have an interior shot to add to the epicness?

Thanks Otter! I will get a few pics now and post the interior :)

I will post additional pics taken today in my ZHP project thread :thumbsup

[cakM3]

I love the shot of the exhaust Charlie! And your tint is not dark at all. RI must be real anal about that. I'm thinking of going 35% all around on mine. (50% fronts/35% rear is legal here in VA)

Yeah Shawn, RI is a little too anal about window tint but that's the way it is. I have a medical slip due to light sensitivity issues so I should be okay :thumbsup Thanks for the complements on the work I put into my ZHP today :biggrin

I think if you go 35% fronts/rear then you should be okay in my opinion. :) That's what I have on both cars :thumbsup

[328ioc]

I love the shot of the exhaust Charlie! And your tint is not dark at all. RI must be real anal about that. I'm thinking of going 35% all around on mine. (50% fronts/35% rear is legal here in VA)

I've got 35 all around Shawn. Here is a pic.

http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/25/adurapu6.jpg

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[ELCID86]

^thanks. I like it. Colin has 35% too. I had 50% on my fronts on the OB car and didn't like the shade difference between front and back.


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[328ioc]

^thanks. I like it. Colin has 35% too. I had 50% on my fronts on the OB car and didn't like the shade difference between front and back.


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No problem. I thought Colin's car had 35 but since you are rocking IR now I figured the pic wouldn't hurt.

[cakM3]

No problem. I thought Colin's car had 35 but since you are rocking IR now I figured the pic wouldn't hurt.

Yeah, Shawn has come over to the "right" side.....the Imola crowd ;)

[WOLFN8TR]

Minor as it is but I installed a On/Off switch for my Angel Eyes. Connected it to trigger #1 that is for the accessories key position 2. The other interior trigger still works even if the switch is Off.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oin-yWsciYg&feature=youtu.be

[oclvframe]

Not today but yesterday I parked my zhp in the yard while I worked on my Jeep in the garage.:rockon

[cakM3]

Nice! The ZHP is sunbathing! :)

[oclvframe]

Nice! The ZHP is sunbathing! :)

Yeah...I don't like parking it under those trees....unfortunately, the wagon did...but I washed them all up yesterday afternoon so all is good!

Love the oil changes on the jeep....no ramps, no jack...just a 17mm and an oil catching sump!

-r

[alexandre]

I installed my new-to-me Gruppe M intake today. The sound is intoxicating. I need to stop flogging the car :shifty

[az3579]

I installed my new-to-me Gruppe M intake today. The sound is intoxicating. I need to stop flogging the car :shifty

This x1000000.

I wasn't to blame for that was I? :biggrin

[Rovert]

When Alex gets low on American freedom fuel he'll go easy on the flogging real quick since Canada premium fuel is like $5.60USD/gallon.

[TWong1200]

Replaced my ZKWs with ALs. Wow! I can finally see again! http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/25/277136be00c84df46d94fb22507c4df3.jpg

[johnrando]

Was way lower on gas than I thought this weekend. The remaining miles indicator showed dashes, not miles. I put over 16 gallons in.


Also, dropped off Heiu's roller to Gary in Vegas.

http://tapatalk.imageshack.com/v2/14/08/25/171967ff79511f5ebb9c175a32e491ce.jpg

[NorCal-Dimitri]

Interlagos OMFG. What a boxer-dropper.

[az3579]

When Alex gets low on American freedom fuel he'll go easy on the flogging real quick since Canada premium fuel is like $5.60USD/gallon.

I calculated it to actually be in the high 4's per gallon in USD currency... remember to do the currency conversion!

[Hornung418]

I calculated it to actually be in the high 4's per gallon in USD currency... remember to do the currency conversion!

$5.60 USD/Gal...

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[Imola.ZHP]

Interlagos OMFG. What a boxer-dropper.

"boxer-dropper"

:rofl :rofl

[az3579]

$5.60 USD/Gal...

Sent from my GS3.

It was about $1.35 per liter in CAD currency when I was there.
$1.35 per liter x ~3.79 = ~$5.12 CAD = $4.67 USD...

[alexandre]

It was about $1.35 per liter in CAD currency when I was there.
$1.35 per liter x ~3.79 = ~$5.12 CAD = $4.67 USD...

Currently C$1.63 at the Shell near my house. :shifty

91 octane very rarely goes under $1.44 these days and that's only in the dead of the winter when people are afraid to drive lol.

[slater]

It was about $1.35 per liter in CAD currency when I was there.
$1.35 per liter x ~3.79 = ~$5.12 CAD = $4.67 USD...

currently it's ~$1.47/L for 91 octane in ontario where i live (it's more expensive where alex lives!). $1.47 x 3.79 = $5.55CAD/gal

$5.55CAD = $5.06USD at today's exchange rate.

doesn't matter much; it sucks either way! :)

peter

[slater]

Currently C$1.63 at the Shell near my house. :shifty

91 octane very rarely goes under $1.44 these days and that's only in the dead of the winter when people are afraid to drive lol.

sorry man - that's $10/tank more than i pay in ontario! we're headed to PEI in 9 days - i think i'll fill up in cornwall and hope that gas is cheaper on the other side of quebec! :)

peter

[alexandre]

sorry man - that's $10/tank more than i pay in ontario! we're headed to PEI in 9 days - i think i'll fill up in cornwall and hope that gas is cheaper on the other side of quebec! :)

peter

There's an additional tax in the greater Montreal area to subsidize public transport. Still never less than $1.40ish though.

[Stewbie]

Same in Vancouver. TransLink has its hands in your pockets in several different ways, gas tax being one of them.

[Sockethead]

I can't believe I'm doing this again. The CF shell has surface defects in it. So far Turner has been great, even sending another set to swap out so I don't have to wait for the replacement with my door in pieces.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/27/ru4a7u6y.jpg

[328ioc]

I still have to take mine apart one last time too. :-(

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[cakM3]

I can't believe I'm doing this again. The CF shell has surface defects in it. So far Turner has been great, even sending another set to swap out so I don't have to wait for the replacement with my door in pieces.
http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/08/27/ru4a7u6y.jpg

I don't know if I want these now......

[Pip]

Ugh. Every time you take them apart it is another chance to break the ribbon. I broke one and increased the cost of the project by $200 because of a slip of my hand.

[cakM3]

Ugh. Every time you take them apart it is another chance to break the ribbon. I broke one and increased the cost of the project by $200 because of a slip of my hand.

That's the main reason I'm not too keen on taking my mirrors completely apart to swap out mirror housings.... it would be just my luck tearing a ribbon cable and then having to purchase a new motor just to reroute the ribbon connector. I would love to meet the engineer who came up with this solution so I can tell him what I think about his design (thumbsdown)....

[Vas]

^^^ Tell us how you really feel...

[Imola.ZHP]

I like my OEM rectangles, only wish they would fold in.

[Sockethead]

I don't know if I want these now......

Nothing is perfect and paint can have defects too but yea it sucks to have take them apart again. Just make sure you get them from a good source like Turner. I'm sure if I got these from eBay, I wouldn't be getting a new pair 9 months later.

[Rovert]

Rob your continuing fetish for CF...LOL Do you have a baby stroller or baby seat made out of that stuff yet??

[cakM3]

I like my OEM rectangles, only wish they would fold in.

Take a look at this thread Steve (SNA77) did :thumbsup

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?7026-Retrofitting-sedan-power-autofold-mirrors-DIY-(although-stuck-on-programming)&highlight=sna77 (http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?7026-Retrofitting-sedan-power-autofold-mirrors-DIY-(although-stuck-on-programming)&highlight=sna77)

[fredo]

Nothing, zero, nada ... done for my Mini or e90 today. My wife and I have been carpooling since Aug-14 (when our kid started kinder). So, both cars have been resting in the garage for some days already. We are driving her Saab.

[Sockethead]

Rob your continuing fetish for CF...LOL Do you have a baby stroller or baby seat made out of that stuff yet??

Lol no not yet and Charlie's the one with the fetish...
Hey my wife is just as bad as I am. She got a Maclaren BMW diaper bag so I could look manly when changing diapers She's also getting Recaro car seats for the kids... If they come in CF, she will get them...

[Rovert]

Lol no not yet and Charlie's the one with the fetish...
Hey my wife is just as bad as I am. She got a Maclaren BMW diaper bag so I could look manly when changing diapers She's also getting Recaro car seats for the kids... If they come in CF, she will get them...

http://www.carbonfibergear.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/1-carbon-fiber-babyseat.jpg

http://www.carbonfibergear.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/3-carbon-fiber-babyseat.jpg

http://www.carbonfibergear.com/carbon-fiber-childrens-car-seat-prototype-by-rory-craig/

On the thread topic note....I took pics of my car under the star light last night at 1AM.....I'll have to process them and see if anything turned out!

[Sockethead]

http://www.carbonfibergear.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/1-carbon-fiber-babyseat.jpg

http://www.carbonfibergear.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/3-carbon-fiber-babyseat.jpg

http://www.carbonfibergear.com/carbon-fiber-childrens-car-seat-prototype-by-rory-craig/


Damn you! Lol
Well, thankfully she's rarely on here anymore... :)