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New headlight, new side marker lights, new hood insulation.

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My son installed a new alternator in my ZHP, his first "major" fix, and then he dressed (ballast, ignitor, Xenon bulb) and installed a new right-side headlight (left was replaced with a new one last...

Not sure I wanna try launch mode, but nice to know it's there.

The 535 is a great complement to the ZHP. Super comfortable cruiser, with enough power to move effortlessly, but not enough to get me...

Thanks! So far I love it. 2015 CPO 535i (no xDrive), Space Gray/black. Drives like a dream!

Got the ZHP a companion, 10 years younger:

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Holy cow, YES that's reasonable!!

Could be my imagination, but the respray really makes the black cube pop. Here are the bits I did a year or so ago. They still look great.

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No clear coat. The stuff I did previously has held up well, particularly the shifter surround, which sees the most action. I don't have ANY chips/scratches--it still looks as good as the day I did...

Thanks! I did the same on my dash trim and shifter surround a year or two back, and it's held up really well. Technique is just 4 light coats, waiting a couple of minutes between coats. I was afraid...

Restored the passenger door pull. 15 minutes to carefully mask the door, a little Krylon black satin paint, and a new switch plug. Great result:

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Doing the driver...

I got lucky, as I didn't have any scratches. I just wiped it down with a damp cloth, then painted a couple of coats of Krylon black satin. Great result.

It's a brand new OEM wheel, which includes the trim. Got the airbag replaced under recall recently.

A while back I also replaced the ashtray and cubbie with OEM pieces, and restored the Black...

Put on this sexy beast:

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Even after cleaning up the Alcantara, it wasn't doing it for me. So it'll be safely stored away while I enjoy new leather.

Repaired the stupid broken headlight wiring AGAIN, expoxied the broken bumper brackets back on and re-set bumper, and painted the lower grill a nice satin black. Having a neighborhood lift sure is...

Replaced a failing xenon ballast, put my cleaned-up alcantara steering wheel back on.

Thanks Shawn. I ended up with $25 for 6 months, and it seems like a yearly renegotiation with my main account. Gotta keep on top of these folks, else they'll take you for all your're worth!

After a couple of false starts where my CD53 radio wouldn't recognize the Sirius module, I finally got it working. I looked up the Radio Service Mode Settings, and it turns out my radio was coded for...

Cheaper ones were available that look the same for 1/4 the cost, but I went genuine BMW from FCP Euro. I'm just particular that way.

I like it. It's a pump bottle, and it comes out as a foam so it's easy to control and it more or less stays where you put it. Plus it smells good--kind of a mild fruity smell, definitely not a strong...

New center caps:

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And a little alcantara wheel refresh. Brushy brushy:

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That's the next project, along with re-mounting the front bumper.

A few recent updates:

- Gloss black Performance grills
- M stripes
- New hood badge

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digging the Fury in the background...

My hood sealing gasket was perfect at 113k.

I did this today. What a difference!