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Got my ZHP back from the Indy shop yesterday. It got a new starter. They dropped suspension components to access starter bolts fro
below. Starter was $328 and took a while to arrive. Parts prices...

Local indy did the following:
New coolant tank. (Was showing coolant code periodically. Turns out the coolant tank had broken on the inside, and while not leaking, the piece was blocking the flow....

I cannot answer your question regarding DISA and vacuum holding aspect. No vacuum testing, only an assumption it would be a good idea to replace intake boot components and rebuild the DISA at the...

Have had the G.A.S. DISA parts and new intake boots for a while and yesterday my local independent shop rebuilt the DISA with a G.A.S. kit and also installed new intake boots.

Wow!

My ZHP had...

Crosswind steering input explanation:


https://engineering.stackexchange.com/questions/16573/why-does-a-vehicle-under-crosswind-need-corrective-steering


Assuming I read the article...

Replaced the headliner in the removable hardtop. It was replaced two years ago by a shop that has since gone out of business. Apparently they used the wrong contact adhesive and it started coming...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Drop-In-The-Bucket-Mouse-Trap-Multiple-Catch-Sm-Rodent-Trap-Single-Trap/124324200841?hash=item1cf24cc189:g:3WIAAOSwDJZfUR7Q

I recently bought this type of trap for use in...

Baby came home today from the body shop with a new face (New bumper, fog lights, grill). Yes, it does not have the bumper side marker reflectors as coupe and convertibles bumpers have. The original...

Got the car out of the shop this afternoon. The Z4 FCABs and new steering guibo have made a significant difference. Wow! Tight steering and a better all around driving experience.

Put ZHP in local Indy shop for steering guibo replacement and Z4 FCABs. Picking up tomorrow. Indy says he drove it and it now has a more aggressive action to steering wheel movements. I am looking...

Put hardtop on today.
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Two new rear tires last week. Continental DWS. The Continental DWS replaced had 13K miles and 5/32" tread remaining. It had recently passed inspection. I replaced them because of hydroplaning a...

My ZHP vert got a new fuel pump, new alternator, new belts, new pulleys and new tensioners. The charging system went kaput and while it was in the shop I also had them change the fuel pump. I like...

Took my ZHP to alignment shop and the guy showed my how the left rear needed a eccentric bolt as he could not pull the camber in to meet specs. Ordered eccentric bolt, special eccentric washer and...

Driver side headlight went out two days ago. Today replaced the xenon bulb and is working fine. The passenger side was replaced three months ago. Interestingly, I took the stock air box out for...

Am going to look into the insurance coverage. We have high deductibles so the additional $$ from the insurance company may not be all that beneficial with my wanting to have some additional areas...

Repairs coming out of my pocket. Going to have the body shop fix some other spots at the same time.

What did I do for my ZHP today (actually yesterday)? I damaged it by running over a rubber bungee cord. It made a hell of a racket. The tire went flat when the bungee cord's s-hook was pulled out...

Took the removable hardtop to an auto upholstery shop and had the headliner replaced. Instead of using the black-gray color fabric of the original, we opted for a black headliner fabric with full...

Ordered G.A.S. DISA rebuild kit and 1.2 bar coolant cap

I fixed my xenon passenger light last weekend. It required a new ballast. Afterwards got the dreaded blinking green light on the lighting dial. Took it to the BMW dealer and got it cleared as well...

Thanks to Anandoc and PhZHP for your suggestions. It turned out to be a bad ballast. The wiring feeding the ignitor was in poor shape. One wire completely broken apart 1" from the ignitor plug and...

Passenger side Xenon is out on my 2004 convertible. Pulled out light assembly and found a broken wire and two exposed wires feeding the ignitor assembly. Soldered the two broken wires and used...

Had the convertible headliner replaced. Driver side batwing had broken and ripped the headliner. Replaced with black headliner from same vintage (2004) M3 convertible. Original headliner was gray....

Got my Alpine Sirius module working today with the Intravee set-up and got the first 6 months for $50 deal. Am gradually learning how to operate Intravee and getting better at moving through the...