2004 BMW 330i ZHP Sedan Dinan 6-Speed on BaT 80K Miles

[t.er]

There was one that recently sold on e46 fanatics that literally had everything a zhp had, even the red needles, but the RPMs were only 6500 and it wasn’t a Zhp.

Hmmm, maybe someone retrofitted M-Tech II, cube trim, all the ZHP extras. Possibly even painted the needles red, which is not an uncommon mod. It's really hard to say whether it's a ZHP or not. But you can get a 100% definite answer by just decoding the VIN

[BMWCurves]

Yeah, the Canadian cars are a bit different. But if it has S767A option when the VIN is decoded, it is a ZAM (Canadian ZHP)

It has S767, but no A.

[t.er]

It has S767, but no A.

Oh that's weird, but could just be a minute difference in the option code or something with the VIN decoder... I think as long as it has the S767 it should be fine. I have a PDF of mine and it has the A.

Oh and fun fact, if it's truly a Canadian car it should have "L838A" which is noted as "NATIONAL VERSION CANADA"

[Galapolis]

M Sport is 338, so 767 is definitely a Performance Package car.

[BMWCurves]

Oh that's weird, but could just be a minute difference in the option code or something with the VIN decoder... I think as long as it has the S767 it should be fine. I have a PDF of mine and it has the A.

Oh and fun fact, if it's truly a Canadian car it should have "L838A" which is noted as "NATIONAL VERSION CANADA"

Not found. I'm using https://www.mdecoder.com/

[t.er]

Not found. I'm using https://www.mdecoder.com/

Hmm odd, I think there's some variation with different VIN decoders. I tried the one you had and it didn't show up, but this one does:

First and last line item in this screenshot show it being a Canadian ZHP:



EDIT: Oh wait... it is there on mdecoder but labeled "S838". I think given these inconsistencies in option codes it's more reliable to just compare the 3-digit number and forget the lettering prefix or suffix. Here's the one from my car: