What did you do for your ZHP/ BMW / MINI today? #2

[John in VA]

Hm, it should work if you already have an auto-dimming mirror. All EXX series BMW's use the same mirror connections I think. I didn't have an auto-dimming mirror so I had to wire in pins 3 (12V) and 10 (Ground) to get the auto-dimming and compass functions to work. If you have a voltmeter I'd check out those pins on your connector.

Did the mirror's security light blink at least? If you fail to re-wire and need it, the clown nose should still blink (pins 8 and 9 are on all mirrors and BMWs) but the compass and auto-dimming won't work.

If you have an SOS equipped car and don't do the re-wiring, it will brick the mirror - so if you had that feature on your old mirror, that could well have been the cause.

Thanks for your response!
The 2002 325xi had an auto-dim mirror & no SOS, compass or alarm - the compass & auto-dim features worked with no changes.
The 2006 330ci ZHP has manual dim & no SOS - neither the compass nor auto-dim features worked upon installation. I've read about having to remove a pin on SOS car to avoid frying the mirror, but don't know if I need to move pins in the existing connector or add pins &/or a different connector to the car. I figured if the 2002 model was wired ready for the "upgrade" surely the 2006 would be wired - apparently not!

[das boots]

Not a ZHP. But my wife's E39 '03 530i.

Replaced front and rear Struts & Shocks with necessary associated kit (FCP Euro) with Bilsteins B4 (ECS Tuning). Alignment.

Replaced spark plugs with NGK and Mahle Fuel Filter due to jerking when shifting gears like fuel starvation. Solved the jerking.

Replaced Transmission and Differential fluids with Red Line.

[BavarianZHP]

Nabbed an original LCM SW 4.5 off of ebay for $50. I saw there's also a 4.0 version for the same price.

Looks like I will be playing around with LCM coding in the future.

[AM1GO]

PPF wrap on the entire front end and 35% (legal in my state window tint. Snapped a few pics before it gets dusty again


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[Will]

That looks fantastic! I like that 35% tint, too.

[AM1GO]

That looks fantastic! I like that 35% tint, too.

Tnx Will, so far I am happy how it turned out


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[3ZHPGUY]

Chasing the sunset, for a semi quick wash.

The days are getting short.







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[Vas]

Replaced the hood and trunk support struts with Stabilus brand. Same as the genuine bmw made in Germany. These were fairly cheap from fcpeuro

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[BavarianZHP]

I got manual adjusting/heated BMW E85 M seats for the ZHP. I'll dig into them more tomorrow to make sure they are also plug and play like my current powered / heated E85 M seats. I'm thinking the connections and plugs should all be the same (albeit with empty pins), but I'm not 100% sure. If any of you have done powered to manual seat conversions let me know. Looks like I'll be posting one of the pairs of seats for sale too. I have waaay too many things to get rid of now.

Today also coded in the 4.5 LCM with LED tail lights, so I retain the BOW's functionality for them - always bothered me that I couldn't have cold/hot checks for the LEDs, so now I can sleep and drive with more peace of mind. Still have to figure out triple blink and such. I also took out both mirror motors (ribbon cables) and will be transplanting them over to M-style mirrors in the future.

[az3579]

If you figured out cold/warm monitoring (assuming you used NCS), then you can easily do multi-blink. It's option "CYCL_TI_BLK" in the LSZ module. I don't remember if PA Soft has the option as I rarely use it.

The module can perform up to 7 blinks per tap, though to get anything outside of 1, 2, or 3, you'll have to add the parameters to the module so they become selectable. That's a little bit more involved but might be able to whip up some instructions if needed.

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