Originally Posted by
eimkeith
So it sounds like I'm looking at handing over both clusters and the LCM to someone for the coding work, to have a replacement ZHP cluster for resale and to have a functioning M3 cluster to use in the car for the oil temp feature, yes?
for sure on the clusters, yes. you should be able to handle the LCM stuff yourself if you have a laptop and the proper cable + software (it would be a good idea to have this stuff anyway for diag work and other coding stuff), but if the cluster virginizer can handle the LCM stuff, you might as well send all 3.
Originally Posted by
eimkeith
I'll check the LCM today; it's in the '04 parts car. - any issues with having it paired to 2 clusters?
nope, i can't see it being an issue... since the clusters will be coded the same.... but i hope someone else chimes in here!
Originally Posted by
eimkeith
and I haven't reached out to TerraPhantm yet, as I'm still educating myself on what's possible and what I'm after - don't want to waste his time until I'm sorted - any idea if he still does this kind of thing for hire?
not sure. i'm pretty sure he's in med school, so perhaps in may he'll be more available. you can search for his username here and PM him.
Originally Posted by
eimkeith
Is the M3 rear swap the cost-effective route to gears and LSD? - same WMS-WMS width from what I can tell..
yep, it's the same width. to do it, you'd need the entire M3 rear end - brake to brake - and the driveshaft.
however, personally - i had a full M3 rear end sitting in my garage and i still elected to not use it. given the propensity for M3 diffs to need rebuilds around 80-100K miles, and the cost to do so, i just bought an aftermarket non-M LSD (i still dropped the entire rear end and replaced all bushings). it was way cheaper in the end; i went with an MFactory 3.46 helical LSD - i liked the operating parameters of the helical LSD over a clutch-type for my use anyway.
peter
2004 330i ZHP
2005 330iT ZHP
2010 328iT M Sport