Wow, that's a lot of stuff. You'll have to let us know how it all feels long term. Nice work, I envy the lift!
A lot of things have been happening the last couple of months. The most important being that I have a baby boy. Our first child. While the wife is at home, I took the time to clean up the car.
The body panels were removed to make the polishing process easier.
I didn't go too aggressive on the paint. I used Menzerna FG400 and then finished off with Sonax Perfect Finish. After that, a coat of wax and two coats of Menzerna Sealer.
Before and after of the new lenses and corner markers.
Got rid of the damaged from US license plate frame in favor of the European bracket. I wanted to install just a filler strip but the bumper is damaged underneath. Also, a new bumper grille replaced the old faded one.
Final touch on the exterior. Wash the wheel housing areas. For some reason I obsess over it even though I know they will get dirty again.
Before/After:
With the interior I had to fix a few small issues. First, I had to pull the headliner out to get to the sunroof. The sunroof shade had a broken slider thanks to a buddy of mine who tried to force it open. Next, I switched the skins on the seats not to wear out just the one bolster. The passenger side needed a good wash because it had a stain that didn't look good. Finally, I used some 3M to fix the A-Pillars from sagging.
Almost forgot, I swapped out the alcantara pieces for all leather trim.
Out for a drive on the finished refresh. Fresh oil and filter as well.
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Garage:
2002 BMW M3- His
2004 BMW 330i ZHP- Hers
1997 BMW M3/4/5- His
2004 VW R32- Project
2005 VW Touareg- Winter Car
Congrats on the baby. Amazing results on the zhp.
2005 IR / black / 6MT157,000 miles
Nice job
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His - 2004 Imola Red / Alcantara 330i | 6MT | ZHP |
Her's - 2005 Black Sapphire Metallic / Black Leather 330i | 6MT | ZHP |
+1111111!
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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
+1
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2006 Coupe | Black Sapphire Metallic | Natural Brown | Gruppe M Intake | Corsa TSE3 | Michelin PSS on Apex ARC-8 | Koni Yellows |
Looks amazing. Love TiAg
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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
Great job! I feel a bit more motivated now.
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-Corey
2003 Blue ZHP Sedan @ 210k
Dead due to damaged valve. Parts are being transferred to a wagon:
2003 325iT Japanrot 6MT @ 230k
Congrats on your child! Zhp looks amazing.
--Wes--
04 330i ZHP Oxford Green/Natural Brown
04 330Ci ZHP Silvergrey/Alcantara (RIP)
Brother
2004 Titansilber Metallic BMW 330i ZHP