New Member From NY

[05Imola]

Hey guys I bought a 2005 Imola ZHP. Bought her with 126,200 so she has high miles but drives like new. Previous cars include 3 GTI's, Saab 9-2x (saabaru), Mach 1, and recently a mk6 TDI Golf. My mechanic inspected it and it has zero leaks and the undercarriage looks really clean. Previous owner did clear corners and red tails and unfortunately did a muffler and resonator delete. I'm guessing the car was mostly highway driven since the paint is almost sandblasted between the hood and fenders and has plenty of rock chips :biggrin:I guess I will use this thread as a way to keep track of the maintenance and mods done to the car.
So far I ordered
OEM Plate Holder
Gloss Black Kidney Grilles
New Oem Bmw roundels
Cobywheel steering wheel, zhp knob, shift boot, Ebrake boot and armrest
BMW Performance axle back exhaust

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[Vas]

Welcome.

126k is not really high miles. Plenty more of them to enjoy.

[fredo]

Welcome. I also got a 2005 IR sedan recently. 139,000 miles on the clock.

[3ZHP]

Welcome from an old Buffalonian!


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[BMWCurves]

Looks good! :thumbsup

[JB3]

Nice, love Imola over alacantara.

Where did you order gloss black kidneys? I can't find them on khoalty.

[Oli77]

Welcome!
OEM front plate bracket is usually a delete mod. People have a way to position it off-center using the tow hook I think.

[JB3]

Yup there is a bracket that screws into the tow hook. Pretty slick.

[05Imola]

Nice, love Imola over alacantara.

Where did you order gloss black kidneys? I can't find them on khoalty.
I could not find any on the regular websites so I bit the bullet and ordered a set from am-autoparts on Ebay. If the fitment is bad, Ill just return them

[05Imola]

Thanks for the welcome guys! And I've had bad experience with the tow hook plate mod. I had it done on my GTI but I park in NYC a few months out of the year and it always got bent from inattentive parkers. It might not look as good, but I'll be fine with the oem location until I move away from the city.

[danewilson77]

Welcome.

[johnrando]

Welcome. Car looks good. Both gominigo and (drawing a blank on the other name, will remember) have good quality tow hook license plate kits when you are ready.

[danewilson77]

Welcome. Car looks good. Both gominigo and (drawing a blank on the other name, will remember) have good quality tow hook license plate kits when you are ready.
US Mill Works is what I have. I may also pick this guy up as an affiliate. Then we'll have a third option.

Best no hole center option I've seen.

https://youtu.be/uQo2jXoy5oQ

https://youtu.be/3yjUp8awFaA

[05Imola]

I really like those brackets! Im just worried the plastic will snap when someone bumps into you while parking. Main reason I'm going with he oem rubstrip location.