William's 330Ci ZHP Maintenance and Project Thread

[johnrando]

Car first, studies later. lol

[BMWCurves]

Car first, studies later. lol

I wish!

I got my stainless steel brake lines from Tuner Motorsport along with a final stage unit for my father's E39 540i which I swapped out earlier today. I am seriously considering doing the clutch/brake bleed myself so that I can swap out the brake lines, clutch line, and perform the CDV delete all in one go while also possibly getting a chance to paint the OEM calipers black. If I do, that whole project will probably be put on hold until June. I think I'd purchase this brake bleeder kit from ECS if I did: http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E46-330...uid/ES2765516/ (used and suggested by Shawn AKA Ssparrow here).

Other things coming up/I'm waiting on:

• Waiting on my BMW Performance brake rotors to arrive that I purchased from Tippey764 last week. I don't think I'll swap out the rotors until I get new pads, which I also need to look into.
• I have an appointment to get my car tinted next week. They use SunTek films which worked well on my previous car. I don't want to get it too dark, maybe 40 or 45%.
• I need to make an appointment to have an alignment done, have my windshield washers inspected as they currently do not work, and get the power steering fluid flushed.
• Waiting to hear back from Bimmian if their color-matched painted reflectors (linked) will fit the ZHP coupe bumper.

[BMWCurves]

Received my BMW Performance brake rotors in the mail today. Those suckers are heavy. No pics, I did a quick inspection to make sure it was all in order and then put them in storage for the time being.

[Vas]

Think they are worth it ? Was thinking of getting a pair

[BMWCurves]

Only time will tell to see if they were worth it. I figure I'd give them a shot since they'll last me a while. Some things I considered when purchasing them:

• They are BMW and I like to use as many BMW parts as possible.
• Supposedly shed about 3 lbs per wheel in the front. They're still plenty heavy though and give me an appreciation of carbon ceramic brakes.
• They were discounted through Tippey and were $550 before shipping, as compared to ~$720 elsewhere (about 24% off). Cheaper than anywhere else I've looked, but definitely more expensive than stock rotors and other drilled rotor sets I've seen.
• They don't have any sort of plating on them so the drilled holes will get rusty. I think I saw Charlie's M3 with Performance rotors and they had rust on them. Not a big deal, just something to consider.
• I read up on the basic differences between types of rotors and found that these should have a slightly higher bite, wet performance, and lower weight in the front due to the floating design. Seemed like good reasons, link to material here: http://www.zeckhausen.com/How_to_sel...ake_rotors.htm

[Vas]

Wonder how long they will last.

[johnrando]

Plus they look good.

[BMWCurves]

Wonder how long they will last.

I don't plan to track the car so they'll only see street use. I imagine they could make it through two sets of pads with a resurfacing when replacing the pads. Maybe I'm just being hopeful

Plus they look good.

Part of why I picked them up! In the long run I hope to get some Apex ARC-8's and so the rotors will be easier to see behind those wheels.

[BMWCurves]

Gave her a bath today, she's coming up on her 50k birthday. Those wheels are a pain in the ass to clean, looking forward to getting a set of Arc-8's soon. Still need to vacuum the interior tomorrow. The car gets tinted on Wednesday!

[danewilson77]

Gave her a bath today, she's coming up on her 50k birthday. Those wheels are a pain in the ass to clean, looking forward to getting a set of Arc-8's soon. Still need to vacuum the interior tomorrow. The car gets tinted on Wednesday!