Materials to Maintain Your ZHP IIIII Hand Protection IIIII Tools to Maintain Your ZHP
Page 9 of 10 FirstFirst ... 78910 LastLast
Results 81 to 90 of 91
  1. #81
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Liberty Township, OH
    Posts
    37,935
    Quote Originally Posted by Oli77 View Post
    Hi Jeff, please feel free to make an introduction thread and show us pics of your car!
    +1
    Quote Originally Posted by johnrando View Post
    +1 Welcome Jeff. We have a new members section.
    Quote Originally Posted by fantinno View Post
    Welcome Jeff :-)

    It's probably worth mentioning that there's always the chance that the bar was just straight up defective from manufacture. It's not a "flight critical" part, so to speak. I doubt they non-destructive test every single bar for voids and defects. We NDT everything we make at my company, and even still, sometimes (rarely) things just break for unanticipated reasons.

    No flame suit required!
    Call Me Dane l 2/2004 330i ZHP l 18x8 ET45 BBS CK's wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ @ 245-40-18 l KW V1 Coilovers in front l KW V1 springs w/ Bilstein B8 dampeners in rear l BMW Performance Rotors l UUC StrutBarbarian l Racing Dynamics Rear Strut Bar l Jim Conforti Shark Injector l Light Birch Interior Trim l Bimmian Celly Mount l M3 Trunk Mat l l e90 Performance E-Brake & Shift Knob l M3 Tri-Stitched Boots l AL Headlight Retrofit with ZKW Lenses l CobyWheel Wrap w/M3 Stitching l LCM sw 4.5 triple blink and rear fogs l Maple Interior Trim

  2. #82
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Branford, CT
    Posts
    16,055
    Even if cost was a consideration, this bar is insanely expensive as it is. If cost was a consideration, perhaps the price of the bar is far too high to begin with compared to what level of "performance" can be expected. If it was $300 direct from BMW then I'd understand, shrug it off, and move on, but it isn't... this is over a $1,000 part. There are no excuses for something like this; it simply does not compute.

    Ultimately, if this bar wasn't meant to "perform", then perhaps they shouldn't have misadvertised it as a "performance" part.

    This makes me wonder if they have learned anything when they made the stock strut bar for the F8x M3/M3, or the CFRP driveshaft...
    BP
    2005 330i ZHP / 6MT
    Imolarot / Naturbraun
    2003 330iT / 6MT
    Orientblau / Naturbraun




    It's not the car you drive, it's how you drive it.

  3. #83
    Join Date
    Jan 2014
    Location
    Overland Park, Kansas
    Posts
    519
    I has one


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
    "Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you.”
    - Jeremy Clarkson



    [B] '04 TiAg Coupe Auto----->6MT swap||Angel Eyes||COBY WHEEL||Carbon diffuser, splitters||Hamann fog covers

  4. #84
    Join Date
    Nov 2016
    Location
    Atlanta GA
    Posts
    1,279
    Do you still have your old bar cracked are you willing to sell it?
    2003 ZHP 332i | S54 6 speed
    2002 ZHP Touring | M54 6 Speed

  5. #85
    Join Date
    Aug 2020
    Location
    Cedar Park, TX
    Posts
    27
    Bumping this up. Has anyone else experienced this since?

  6. #86
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Southern California
    Posts
    18,064
    Quote Originally Posted by Mpower04 View Post
    Bumping this up. Has anyone else experienced this since?
    I have heard of 1 or 2 cracking, but (knock on wood), mine has not.
    Randeaux/Rando/John/jr - '06 Cic ZHP; Southern California
    "ZHP or not, I still like you"


    ZHP Performance Package, Cold Weather Package, Leather, Jet Black/Black/BlackCube, NAV, Anthracite Black "my individual" interior trim
    ESS Stage 1 Twin Screw Supercharger, Sprint Booster, BMW Perf Intake, Magnaflow Exhaust, Dinan TB & STEP S/W, UCC Sway Bars, Apex EC-7 18x8.5 ET38
    Suspension: AST 44100 dampers, Bimmerworld front adjustable end links, Swift springs (8K front, 10K rear), Vorshlag camber plates
    Dynavin D99+, Hardwire V1 (w/V1 Connection), BSW Stage 1 Speakers, Kicker Amp/Subwoofer
    BMW Performance Strut Brace, Orion V2 Angel Eyes, No-holes License Plate, SMG Paddle Shift Mod, Besian VANOS, Gold DISA, Fan Delete, M3 Side Mirrors
    Note: Actual car no longer resembles signature picture

  7. #87
    Join Date
    May 2020
    Location
    SF Bay, CA
    Posts
    1,266
    That would really suck, these are worth a pretty penny nowadays
    2004 BMW 330CI ZHP (well, technically ZAM)


  8. #88
    Join Date
    Aug 2011
    Location
    Las Vegas, NV
    Posts
    5,877
    The BMW CF Strut bar is hollow inside and not worth the price these are going for. Don’t get me wrong, these are a very nice piece but are more bling than performance. Unfortunately these are selling for $1000 to $1500 now. Beings these are prone to cracking those that paid that much are going to be upset when a solid version is released in the near future that will be both “Bling and Performance”.




    BAV Stage 1 - BlueBus - UltraGauge - V1 - Orion V4's - ARC-8's - Brembo 996
    TTFS Engine/SMG Tune/CSL 255 - SGT Headers/Sect 1/SCZA - Evolve Eventuri
    VIS XTS CF Hood - CF Lip/Console/Diffuser - OE CSL Trunk - BWS 500S 9k/11k

  9. #89
    Join Date
    Aug 2020
    Location
    Cedar Park, TX
    Posts
    27
    BMW is releasing one or a replica? Also, does this fit the M3 as well if the PN I have is for non M? I would just go try it but I have my M3 up on stands currently.

  10. #90
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    Branford, CT
    Posts
    16,055
    This thread ticks me off every time I see it.

    I am curious what you mean by this though, Gary:

    Beings these are prone to cracking those that paid that much are going to be upset when a solid version is released in the near future that will be both “Bling and Performance”.
    BP
    2005 330i ZHP / 6MT
    Imolarot / Naturbraun
    2003 330iT / 6MT
    Orientblau / Naturbraun




    It's not the car you drive, it's how you drive it.

Page 9 of 10 FirstFirst ... 78910 LastLast

Similar Threads

  1. WTT - Dixis titanium strut bar for BMW Performance CF strut bar
    By jiggz in forum ZHP-Related Parts & Accessories (no vehicle sales)
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 09-18-2017, 09:18 PM
  2. BMW Performance CF Strut Bar- $588
    By WOLFN8TR in forum ZHP-Related Parts & Accessories (no vehicle sales)
    Replies: 80
    Last Post: 06-17-2014, 07:24 PM
  3. BMW Performance Strut Bar
    By PirateZHP in forum ZHP-Related Parts & Accessories (no vehicle sales)
    Replies: 18
    Last Post: 11-11-2013, 03:02 PM
  4. For Sale: OEM BMW Performance Aluminum Performance Strut Brace (bar)
    By WilC in forum ZHP-Related Parts & Accessories (no vehicle sales)
    Replies: 6
    Last Post: 08-11-2012, 09:41 AM
  5. Performance BMW strut bar?
    By 09mageec in forum General -- ZHP Related
    Replies: 33
    Last Post: 04-19-2011, 11:21 AM

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •