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

[midlandtech]

I plastidipped mine. It had one air bubbled, that in the last two years popped and is now starting to peel. May just buy a black cup holder insert. The rest of the console I've painted, duplicolor rattle can, and it's held up excellently.

Acetone will smooth out the plastidip and allow you to blend it a bit.... I've done this to touch up my wheels

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[alexandre]

Does that include the spot below the radio, but above the DSC button piece? Mine is pretty beat up there, and it's a rubberized coating I would love replaced.

Here you go

Console - 51168218305 - $50.78
Cupholders - 51168217953 - $29.90
Oddments/coin tray - 51168217957 - $27.47
Radio mounting bracket - 51168268892 - $74.87

Prices are from ebmwparts. All these parts are in black - run the numbers on RealOEM to get the other colors in the parts lists.

The last part is the bracket you're talking about. A little ridiculous. A lot of people have been refinishing them with plastidip - might be something to consider if you don't want to blow $75 on this. Other option is to call your local recycler and see if they have them! They're also on classifieds/eBay all the time because of people installing navi - it requires a different bracket.

[Johal E32]

Attachment 7532

Best pic I have. Its kinda hard to tell when comparing to an E46, but it did drop a good 3" lol. Bad 4x4 status before


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Looks great!

You should throw some euro-spec Hella smiley headlights on the E32. It will compliment the clears and euro plate very nicely

Like this


OR (an E34, practically the same car LOL)

[niart906]

Washed it, and took it for a drive through the country. We really have some awesome roads around here in NEPA. I took my DSLR with me with the intention of taking a lot of pics, but I only managed to take one good one...

[BavarianZHP]

Took the car to Affordable Tire and Brake, Seattle, WA and they repaired my tire for free. Awesome dudes. They unmounted, applied the liner, replaced the stem, pumped it back to operating pressure, and remounted it for me.

[Stu]

Bought my silver gray metallic side moulding, FINALLY. Should arrive by Friday.

Looks like it has a minor scuff mark. The scuff mark looks black in the picture, so I am hoping it can be fixed with some polishing compound.



Other than that, looks to be in excellent shape. Hey, better than a snapped-in-half one :X

Lesson learned: Get non-marring trim removal tools for pieces like this. They're freaking $8 at Harbor Freight.

[BavarianZHP]

Lesson learned: Get non-marring trim removal tools for pieces like this. They're freaking $8 at Harbor Freight.

+1000 I had to learn that lesson the hard way as well.

[gr330zhp]

Looks great!

You should throw some euro-spec Hella smiley headlights on the E32. It will compliment the clears and euro plate very nicely

Like this


OR (an E34, practically the same car LOL)

I know! The smileys look great, he replaced the headlights a couple years ago with brand new OE units just because of pitting. He's kinda kicking himself now for not doing the smileys haha


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[Ryans323i]

Acetone will smooth out the plastidip and allow you to blend it a bit.... I've done this to touch up my wheels

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May have to try that, thanks!

[nike001]

I washed mine yesterday for the first time in 3+ weeks. Minus winter time with salt.. it was probably the dirtiest I've let it get. Mud everywhere, brake dust and other stuff all over my wheels and such. I had to use degreaser to get it all off.

My pup helped too. He kept drinking out of the soap/water bucket & my dirty brake dust water bucket.. as well as chasing sudds down the driveway. He likes to bite at the streams of water coming out of the hose too. Needless to say.. he was a bit wet when we were done.