'06 ZHPCi happenings...

[JFern]

Some of you may recall my introduction to this forum:

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?12351-New-Member-06-330Ci-ZHP

I'm going to start using this thread as a catch-all for my ZHP, here goes...

A couple of weeks ago, I had the car detailed to the correct the mess the "detailers" at the BMW dealer left behind when I bought it last year.

Bad holograms...

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9163JJJ_zps771de8e6-resized_zpsb147136e.jpg

A two step correction was done, and a CQuartz Finest coating was applied. I couldn't be more happy with the results. The gloss from the coating is off the charts, and it always looks wet!

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9234JJJ_zpse7639ed3-resized_zpsc19816a6.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9235JJJ_zps0302f868-resized_zps170c3905.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9236JJJ_zps18852b87-resized_zpsbfdaa607.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9237JJJ_zps00948170-resized_zps6802a064.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9238JJJ_zps26e85bdd-resized_zpse4664325.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9239JJJ_zps539ea40f-resized_zpsedf85dbf.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9240JJJ_zps8a8eece2-resized_zps9312e374.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9241JJJ_zps8b5d29dd-resized_zps972774c0.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9242JJJ_zps9298fa42-resized_zps9f228fa5.jpg

More to come...

[Avetiso]

:drool Looks fantastic. JR will approve.

[Pip]

I really like it!! The M3 is starting to change how I feel about coupes. I still love the sedan but don't dislike the coupe anymore. Anyways looking forward to seeing your progress.

[Vas]

Love how it looks.

[danewilson77]

Beautiful

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[KevinC]

http://i.imgur.com/iYSiK.gif

[ChrisCSL#25]

It looks great from any angle!

[johnrando]

For sure looks great!

[ELCID86]

Beauty!


Thumbs, iPhone, Tapatalk.

[JFern]

Minor change in here coming soon...

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9604-resized_zps38db551e.jpg

[yura]

Yum yum! Car looks gorgeous in and out!

[ELCID86]

Minor change in here coming soon...


Do tell. I like your wheel!

[JFern]

Gotta represent!

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9620-resized_zpse69fb4ea.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9624-resized_zps31815f9a.jpg

[Aamerh90]

Your paint looks amazing!

[JFern]

I could not stand the armrest in the car. It forced me to reach for the shifter in an awkward way. I felt it was silly to drive around with it constantly in the upright position, so I did the armrest delete with the "short" console. Well worth it.

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9625-resized_zps32e9fdc9.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9626-resized_zps0e77c5d2.jpg

[Hermes]

I approve of this. I love not having an armrest in the way

[BCS_ZHP]

JP, have you done arm rest delete on your mystic beauty?

[Hermes]

JP, have you done arm rest delete on your mystic beauty?

Yup :)

http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c288/jhermes/330Ci%20Mysticblau/GOPR1243.jpg

[Hornung418]

Me too. Arm rests were never a good design in the 3ers.

Sent from my GS3.

[Pip]

What do you rest your arm on??!! :)

[JFern]

What do you rest your arm on??!! :)

The car's not a daily, so whenever it's out I'm having fun! No need to rest your arm then... :cheers

[Hermes]

What do you rest your arm on??!! :)

Honestly, I find it more comfortable than the armrest. I think the armrest is positioned too high

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[JFern]

Some pics from the weekend...

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9717_zps59190355.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9718_zps480ddcfe.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9719_zps22b1b1c2.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9723_zps9598772c.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9724_zpsfd9d8baa.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9725_zps1b1776fa.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9726_zps0c376a76.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9728_zps8f1dd977.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9729_zps28a327f0.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9730_zps75b7bc5a.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9731_zpsaca6df26.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9732_zps2de6afe1.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9733_zpsd203ebb2.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9734_zps9f34a907.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9735_zps2c4a6071.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9736_zps62e80711.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9737_zps236075cb.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9738_zpsd493df26.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9739_zps81fdfa04.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9741_zps1c4026d1.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9742_zps7a24664d.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9743_zps58470e24.jpg

[danewilson77]

:drool

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[johnrando]

Car looks good. What color again?

[OtterEffect]

:drool who needs mirror with paint like that!

[JFern]

Car looks good. What color again?

Thanks! It's jet black / schwarz 2.


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[JFern]

In the spirit of old school maintenance (and a need to tinker), I replaced the spark plugs this weekend...

Microfilter housing out

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9747_zps0dcbb92b.jpg

Coil cover comes off

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9749_zps3a34088e.jpg

Unplug the coils and remove, out comes the first plug

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9752_zpse9c61e78.jpg

Replaced by new Genuine BMW NGK BKR6EQUP

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9755_zpscbd5990a.jpg

With a little anti-seize...

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9753_zpsd093e76d.jpg

Rinse and repeat

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9756_zps36ef3cf8.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9761_zpsb0250c05.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9760_zpsd5226a43.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9762_zps6ecba0e0.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_9763_zps3a3e9b82.jpg

The plugs that came out looked in good shape, with a light brown shade on the insulator. No surprise given they only had 47K miles on 'em. Regardless, happy to see the engine appears healthy.

[webster]

Almost time for cooling system and vcg! Looks great btw. And black is my last favorite color.

[JFern]

Almost time for cooling system and vcg! Looks great btw. And black is my last favorite color.

Nothing looks better than a black car... when it's clean.


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[danewilson77]

Well done Ferny.

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[johnrando]

Nothing looks better than a black car... when it's clean.


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+1.

[JFern]

Driving season is over, and the car is in hibernation mode...

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_1538-resized_zps6aea3a0e.jpg



Picked up a new daily to replace my winter beater, should be enough to hold me over through the winter months until the ZHP can come out and play again.

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_1534-resized_zpsad41f4ce.jpg

http://i1025.photobucket.com/albums/y316/jfern17/IMG_1533-resized_zpsdf0e7138.jpg

[danewilson77]

I think driving season just started. ANYONE can drive when conditions are perfect :)

"No flamesuit required"

[cakM3]

I really like it!! The M3 is starting to change how I feel about coupes. I still love the sedan but don't dislike the coupe anymore.

Sean, the E46 ///M does that to people ;)


I think driving season just started. ANYONE can drive when conditions are perfect :)

"No flamesuit required"

+1

Looking forward to driving my ZHP in the snow ;)


....and Fern, I have to say your ZHP is a beaut!!! :thumbsup

[JFern]

Looking forward to driving my ZHP in the snow ;)

Enjoy! A RWD car is lots of fun in the snow.


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[JFern]

Took care of a few things this past weekend. My rear view mirror decided to vomit its caustic guts a few weeks ago so off it went to Sybesma's for refurbishing.

Before:

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160930/10065b532de342d8538e16ced9d2c8f4.jpg

After:

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160930/0fca3c91d955ccf64f293fe20ba3d63a.jpg

Also my C-pillar trim was looking pretty shabby...

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160930/6edc7d0aaa7d327f5e7562e5e642ecb0.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160930/6c042ed386e178098c4dc014925300e2.jpg

Out with the old, in with the new

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160930/484deea0392cfad2bc3ac6920a7dbedf.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160930/9129b08a43cad27b54380bcca8da8dc2.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160930/3ee9ff70e420836e88b2c6f793793494.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160930/49bbccf68344fd251d2f77436a352a05.jpg

http://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20160930/df59cecc534f99f3097ad93e132e1d86.jpg


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[johnrando]

Nice

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[Vas]

New pillars are great

[danewilson77]

Win

S7 Edge, out

[JFern]

I was very excited to receive my BlueBus recently, and got to installing it this past weekend. My car came with the SiriusXM retrofit module and antenna, which was using the factory pre-wiring for the CD changer. Since the BlueBus plugs into the car using the CD change pre-wiring, the first step was to remove the SiriusXM module and antenna:

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Since I was planning to continue to use the factory Bluetooth calling functionality, the spot that that BlueBus was designed to be installed to was still going to be occupied by the factory TCU. So I decided to install mine in one of the little cubbies that are available in the trunk. I uninstalled the cubby, drilled a hole in the back for the CD changer wiring, and installed a rubber grommet to protect the wiring harness.

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Then I drilled two holes in the floor of the cubby to bolt the BlueBus down, and got to installing the BlueBus.

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Now the BlueBus is still hidden in the trunk behind the cubby door, but still easily accessible if I need to update the firmware.

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[t.er]

Wow, a 4 year update. Also, nice work! Very clean install

[johnrando]

:biggrin

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[JFern]

Wow, a 4 year update. Also, nice work! Very clean install

Wow, has it been that long?!? Life got in the way I suppose. Glad to be back, and thanks!

[Will]

Your car looks great! Nice install of the BlueBus. It's my favorite mod by far.

[dannyzabolotny]

I dig that Bluebus install location, I might borrow that for my 330ci ;)