Beautiful!!!
Beautiful!!!
-Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.
ZHP Pre-Ride Briefing
2005 ZHP, Alcantara, Silver Cube, Nav, Sharked, BMW Perf Intake, BMW Perf CF Strut Brace, CF Valve/Fuel Rail Covers,
Shadowline Grills, CF Splitters, Fog Light Inserts, Euro-mirrors, CDV Delete, Beisan vanos, GAS DISA, BP Coded
Your paint looks amazing. Well done!!!
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Thanks guys
--Wes--
04 330i ZHP Oxford Green/Natural Brown
04 330Ci ZHP Silvergrey/Alcantara (RIP)
Amazing results. Yeah. I also regret not replacing the bracket when the new bumper grille was installed.
2005 IR / black / 6MT157,000 miles
its gorgeous!!!! love that color.
2003 ZHP 332i | S54 6 speed
2002 ZHP Touring | M54 6 Speed
I wish my bumper looked like that. Im giving the DR color chip a try to take car of some of my rock chips. its going to be a process for sure but it does work on OG. My neighbor can get OEM paint so I'm considering having him give my hood and front bumper a respray next summer. Great to see the progress!
small update:
recently replaced the windshield cowl. took longer than expected to get the 13 year old wiper arms off but i finally did it. new part looks much better.
also am troubleshooting a CCV/vacuum pressure issue which is causing consumption of oil. see my post in the G.A.S CCV thread on the general forum page. replaced the dipstick tube with the updated cold weather version and it improved vacuum pressure slightly but not that much. i believe the G.A.S. CCV solution would be a good fix.
current mileage is just a couple short of 170,000.
--Wes--
04 330i ZHP Oxford Green/Natural Brown
04 330Ci ZHP Silvergrey/Alcantara (RIP)
update: 2/18/18
mileage: 171,235
replaced the hydraulic tensioner and pulley, idler pulley, and A/C tensioner and pulley. was getting a squealing from one of pulleys in cold temps. job took 3 hours and required the help of my wife to get the serp belt back on. ordered INA kits from FCP Euro for lifetime warranty. pretty amazed that all the parts were original at this mileage.
only went for a quick spin but the car seems to be driving a bit smoother, and no more squeal.
next thing i do for the car will be tires. thinking the Conti ExtremeContact Sports for performance/value sweet spot. should be a nice upgrade from the cheapo Chinese shoes the car was on when i bought it.
also would like wheels (really like the Sportline CSL reps) but that's not really in my budget right now.
the car is still consuming oil at an alarming rate. i switched to a higher thickness oil (10w-40) and it hasn't seemed to make much of a difference. i'm talking 1-2 quarts every 1000 miles or so. i fear the culprit is the piston rings/seals and a top-end rebuild is the only fix. it's got a relatively brand new CCV and updated cold weather dipstick tube. for now i'm just topping it up with oil when the yellow light comes on. oh well. don't buy high mileage cars i guess.
--Wes--
04 330i ZHP Oxford Green/Natural Brown
04 330Ci ZHP Silvergrey/Alcantara (RIP)
love reading your thread. you're doing an awesome job preserving your OG! Wish I had a space to work on mine. Maybe i should update my thread lol
Nice updates.
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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