That’s a pretty nice covered parking area for an apartment/condo. The ones down here are usually single row, so with even a slight breeze the front and back of your car gets zero protection.
That’s a pretty nice covered parking area for an apartment/condo. The ones down here are usually single row, so with even a slight breeze the front and back of your car gets zero protection.
Emma - 2005 BMW 330ci ZHP 6MT Estorilblau Individual
Sportline 8s 18x8.5F - 18x9.5R | APEX ARC-8 18x8.5 Square | aFe Intake | 135i Brembo F/R Calipers | 26mm Front/20mm Rear Sway Bars | Z4 Mirror
M3 Dead Pedal | Lexus ES300 Yellow Fog Light Retrofit | Koni Yellows/H&R Springs | Llumar CTX 40% | Coby Tri-Stitch Wheel & Boots
Awaiting Install: M3 Wing Mirrors
Yup, the space is quite generous but this being the end spot, it does get hit with quite a lot of snow. But il take snow over risk of door dings anyday. Also I park closer to the other side than I would usually cause our neighbor lives alone and the passenger side door never opens...
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2006 Coupe | Black Sapphire Metallic | Natural Brown | Gruppe M Intake | Corsa TSE3 | Michelin PSS on Apex ARC-8 | Koni Yellows |
Def good avoiding the chance of door dings, highky preferred.
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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
March 18th, 2019 - 173998 miles
Took the zhp out of storage.
Changed oil and filter.
Swapped wheels back to Arc8 wheels with Michelin PSS.
Took the car to a touch less car wash.
The car was very unhappy when I started it up but seems to be running well now. SES light is still on and I feel like there will be more codes now after the rough start...
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2006 Coupe | Black Sapphire Metallic | Natural Brown | Gruppe M Intake | Corsa TSE3 | Michelin PSS on Apex ARC-8 | Koni Yellows |
Glad you got her out of the closet! Fuel stabilizer next time maybe?
I did add it but I didn’t run the engine after. I was thinking about this then other day and I think the engine ran like crap because the fuel in the fuel lines that didn’t have the fuel stabilizer dissolved because it ran fine after a min or two.
Last year I did run the engine for a few min/miles after adding the fuel stabilizer the it started without any issues.
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2006 Coupe | Black Sapphire Metallic | Natural Brown | Gruppe M Intake | Corsa TSE3 | Michelin PSS on Apex ARC-8 | Koni Yellows |
Note to self ...(for next year) ;-)
After almost exactly 80k miles and 4.5 years under my ownership, my zhp decided to tell me that she wants new brakes. The yellow/amber brake light lit up on my way to work today. The set of brakes on the zhp right now have at least ~120k miles on them if not more as neither me nor the PO replaced the brakes. Either the first owner replaced them in the first 60k ish miles or they have never been replaced. Either way I think they have lasted quite well.
I am planning to attend a track day sometime in September/October time frame and will probably attend one or two track day events per year (hopefully). So, I am hoping to get rotors and pads that are for street use predominantly but can also be good enough for a track day beginner.
With that in mind, I thought I would get Zimmerman Drilled Rotors F/R
Rear - https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...ed-34201166073
Front - https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...-34101166071zd
Thoughts?
Also, what would you folks recommend for pads? In no particular order, I am looking at -
- Hawk HP+
- EBC Yellow Stuff
- PFC Street
Next, I am planning to upgrade to stainless steel brake lines. I saw quite a few options on ECSTuning and not so many on FCP, any particular brand you folks recommend?
Thanks!
2006 Coupe | Black Sapphire Metallic | Natural Brown | Gruppe M Intake | Corsa TSE3 | Michelin PSS on Apex ARC-8 | Koni Yellows |
my heavyweight beast 745i ran on Akebono ceramics for most of the 200K miles I put on it, and I love em. They last forever..... and I never noticed any difference in breaking or pedal feel. I immediately put them on my ZHP when I got it with the same experience, and now my E92 is getting them very soon (since I'm not washing these wheels every weekend).
Can't speak for cars that see the track....
Pete
My usage and goals are the same as yours and I have Zimmerman drilled rotors and PFC z rated pads ready to go on with endless rf650 fluid. I can let you know how it holds up on the track in like a month, but I did a ton of research and I'm pretty excited for the combo. I did one track night in America on OE fluid and akenbono pads and it was scary how quickly they faded and never recovered. I don't ever want to feel that again: like I need to start braking during the straight because I don't know if I'll have brakes for the turn.
I got stainless lines just because my OE lines were cracked, but I kind of wish I had just gotten a fresh set of OE. There's really no performance or durability advantage with the braided steel being on the outside or under a thick rubber casing. If anything the rubber does a better job of protecting them from abrasion.