Derbo's ZHP

[derbo]

Fun fact:

194 bulbs are not all the same.

Turns out the W5W bulb in the BMWs are 12V 6W instead of the conventional 5W common ones. They are xenon-filled 12V 6W size W5W bulbs.


BMW Part No: 63217160908

RMeuro is the cheapest I found it. They sell the OSRAM version (OEM) and it's at $0.97 vs the $4.xx at the dealership.



Passenger side is the 85 lumens 6W, and the driver side is the 50 lumens 5W. It isn't noticable in the pictures, but it is brighter in person.





On another note, I pulled the 194 map lights in my civic and they are 12V 8W....

[az3579]

It's amazing what a difference that 1W makes in the city lights, eh? I'm still blown away by how much brighter it is in person.

[derbo]

It's amazing what a difference that 1W makes in the city lights, eh? I'm still blown away by how much brighter it is in person.

I'm sure, you are glad I found it and told you. LOL

[downshift]

Derbo,

I'm looking for some new seats for the ZHP, likely similar to yours (SPG fiberglass?)

Any recommendations in that price range and some slightly cheaper options?

Thanks

[derbo]

Derbo,

I'm looking for some new seats for the ZHP, likely similar to yours (SPG fiberglass?)

Any recommendations in that price range and some slightly cheaper options?

Thanks

I'm a Recaro guy and Recaro aren't good ontp the wallet. The entry level seat is the pole position (PP) It's a little wider than the SPG and a bit more forgiving getting in and out of the seat. I actually wanted to switch my seat to PP but it didn't make financial sense.

You can always look for used seats if you aren't planning to race in competitions requiring up to date certifications.


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[derbo]

Nothing much to report.

I stopped dailying the car in late March and I haven't started the car till yesterday. Battery was shot. I threw on the Cytek MUS 4.3 charger and set it to recondition. 4 hours later, the car started right up. I did a few laps of the car and washed it, and parked it back in the garage. A sad life it has right now.

I had some 750 lumen 194 CANBUS LED bulbs laying around (They were too bright for my Civic's interior dome lights) so I threw them into the ZHP as DRLs.






I can't say I like the look but I'll give it a go for a little while.



Few items to Buy/Do:

• Cooling System Refresh
• Oil leak from somewhere (I suspect Oil Pan?)
• Vibration coming from the Front
• New Track Pads

Time will tell when I decide to do these. I've been a bit busy with life and since the car lives at my grandparents garage, I don't really get to drive it as often as I like. It involves a fair amount of pre-meditation to get that going.

I'm getting to the point where I just want to throw it at a shop and left them figure it out. The horror!

[rkneeshaw]

[johnrando]

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[derbo]

We have a thing for black cars?

Not pictured:

Black E30
Black E90
Black Sub Impreza

[Vas]

Nice...