Tony's ZHP Project

[Tnhl1989]

I see you past 215,610 miles now. Not bad! My Mysticblau passed 258,387 miles and is still running strong. Good solid maintenance at this mileage is key . . .

Nice to see your ZHP still running and in your hands

Yep, I drove back cross country to Boston. So looking to stay here for a bit. I haven't really spent too much time maintaining it like I would've like but getting back into it now. There is just so much to do now. Plus I do have the E36 M3 which is a complete project as well.

Don't think it's your eyes, compared to Tony's pictures my coupe also seems less defined

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With the coupe the lenses aren't replaceable which means you can buff them out and put UV coating on them. That's about the best you can do with those I believe.

[cakM3]

Yep, I drove back cross country to Boston. So looking to stay here for a bit. I haven't really spent too much time maintaining it like I would've like but getting back into it now. There is just so much to do now. Plus I do have the E36 M3 which is a complete project as well.

You will have your hands full for awhile. Looking forward to seeing how your M3 project comes along

With the coupe the lenses aren't replaceable which means you can buff them out and put UV coating on them. That's about the best you can do with those I believe.

For the coupe you can remove the headlight lens (not sure if you can source new ones though) and work on them without having to deal with the entire headlight assembly but you need to heat the butul tape which helps seal the lens to the headlight assembly. It is a real PITA process but can be done. At this point if you are able to source new lens it is better just to replace them then reheat the butul tape and replace the lens and push them in solidly until you hear them snap back in place.

[John in VA]

BimmerJake was the only coupe lens source for awhile, but hasn't had them for several years. Found this on Aliexpress:
https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesa...ight-lens.html

There's some for $48.99 when you click on the $82 ones.

[t.er]

Yep, I drove back cross country to Boston.

With the coupe the lenses aren't replaceable which means you can buff them out and put UV coating on them. That's about the best you can do with those I believe.

Man... Isn't having the Westfalia hitch great? Pretty appreciative of the pics you posted which I referenced when I installed mine.

And FWIW my coupe lenses are basically mint, so still not sure why the cutoff is not as defined. Could just be inherent in the projector design

BimmerJake was the only coupe lens source for awhile, but hasn't had them for several years. Found this on Aliexpress:
https://www.aliexpress.com/w/wholesa...ight-lens.html

There's some for $48.99 when you click on the $82 ones.

Link seems dead but wow good to know! Bimmerjakes is way too pricey, I picked up a set a few years ago and long story short ended up making money after swapping lenses and refurbing them with 2K clear. If mine ever get a bit swirled I can always polish them just like paint because... It is paint

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[Tnhl1989]

Man... Isn't having the Westfalia hitch great? Pretty appreciative of the pics you posted which I referenced when I installed mine.

And FWIW my coupe lenses are basically mint, so still not sure why the cutoff is not as defined. Could just be inherent in the projector design




Link seems dead but wow good to know! Bimmerjakes is way too pricey, I picked up a set a few years ago and long story short ended up making money after swapping lenses and refurbing them with 2K clear. If mine ever get a bit swirled I can always polish them just like paint because... It is paint

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Yep it's pretty convenient with towing the trailer cross country. I think my hitch is slightly loose as in the socket or attachment has some play left to right but I can't confirm which part due to the trailer swinging out from black ice and hitting my quarter panels. I still have to address them in the future when I have some time to work on them.

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[John in VA]

Link seems dead but wow good to know!

Aliexpress link works for me, but from there you can search for "bmw e46 coupe 03-06 headlight lens" to find them.