Sorry about being late to introduce myself but here I am now...my wagon is a wannabe ZHP in the works. This is my 4th BMW, 6th between the wifey and I. Anyways, I love the ZHP and I love the tourings as I have had 2 before this as well as a B5 avant, woops. So I figure I would give it a shot to combine the two as others have done before. I searched and searched to find a AW wagon with natural brown like my previous xi but was unsuccessful so I settled on the beige interior. It was in fantastic shape when I received the vehicle last summer. This touring started as an '02 with 91k miles. The vehicle came with every option (I believe) except for NAV and PDC, which I was okay with although I loved having PDC in my last wagon. I tried to keep it real and use all OEM BMW parts during the transformation, except for the stereo/headrest monitors/backup camera and springs/struts. Here is a list of what I have done so far and what I plan to do soon. If anyone else has any ideas of what I should do next, feel free to throw ideas out here. And yes, my touring is automatic (although I am looking to acquire a 6-speed tranny to do a swap one day)....I have two kids and the wife needs to be able to drive it.
Done:
ZHP engine swap from an '05 with 70k (replaced all belts, tensioners, and seals in the process)
Custom Active Autowerke tune
OEM Touring M Tech II body kit
BMW Performance strut bar
BMW Performance intake
BMW Performance exhaust
OEM Style 135 wheels
Coby wheel
H&R Sport Cup kit
50% tint all around
OEM rear shade screens (for my kids)
Eonon D5150 head unit
Eonon headrest monitors
Back-up Camera
OEM Roof carrier bars
OEM surf board rack (the ocean is my gym)
fan delete
on the radar or about to be done:
ZHP needles and gauge cluster face to show higher RPM limit(see pic)
330 brakes
Shadowline window trim (not sure whether to paint, plastidip, wrap, or get matte black from an '00 touring)
SMG wheel to be able to paddle shift so the auto isn't so boring (I already have the clock spring, just need a wheel in good shape for a decent price, lol)
3.64 diff
ZHP cube trim (leaning towards black instead of silver, but I wish I natural brown interior first)
wheel spacers (what brand? and what size, 12mm?)
Any other ideas?????
Here are the pics I took today, all I have is an old iPhone, sorry
Cheers!
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in fact, that dang Avant is really messing with me, and i am torn on which car to keep since i love the Avant utility and AWD. if i had the time and money to build a 'ZHP Touring', i would!
