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09-28-2014, 06:29 PM
Silber92

Whew, glad I'm not quite ready for the state hospital quite yet! Not sure what it means but the main facility in MO is about five minutes from my house.

Was going to wax them, but then realized I would need to rub them out with the 5000 grit pads first, do some touch up, and probably replace the emblems, so walked away for now.

Better just to wait for those Style 71s from BP, eh?
09-28-2014, 11:08 PM
Aamerh90

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Originally Posted by Fenrir

Washed the car today now that the rain here has finally stopped and decided to tighten up my front bumper. The passenger side clip seems to be broken as I can't get the sag out of that side.

Do you have any tips or a diy for this? My edges are just ever so slightly off from the fenders and the ocd side of me is killing me.
09-28-2014, 11:12 PM
Fenrir

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Originally Posted by Aamerh90

Do you have any tips or a diy for this? My edges are just ever so slightly off from the fenders and the ocd side of me is killing me.

Here is a writeup written by Smilez a few years ago. It gives you a complete breakdown of the E46 bumper removal.
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...bumper-removal

Another writeup written by Jupe for removing the ZHP specific front bumper.
http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showt...ourself+bumper

Aaaaand here is a lil thread on an epoxy quic fix for broken clips
http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showt...en-Brackets%29
09-28-2014, 11:14 PM
Aamerh90

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fenrir

Here is a writeup written by Smilez a few years ago. It gives you a complete breakdown of bumper removal.
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...bumper-removal

Aaaaand here is a lil thread on an epoxy quic fix for broken clips
http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showt...en-Brackets%29

Thanks!
09-28-2014, 11:15 PM
Fenrir

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aamerh90

Thanks!

Np :), I edited the post and added Jupe's DIY for the ZHP specific bumper.
09-28-2014, 11:50 PM
Lanister

Installed the AVIN Avant-2 android deck. Happy as a clam. Details in the project thread :)
09-29-2014, 12:40 AM
Fenrir

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Originally Posted by Lanister

Installed the AVIN Avant-2 android deck. Happy as a clam. Details in the project thread :)

I... REALLY.. want that deck. Nice job, it looks great :thumbsup
09-29-2014, 06:30 AM
mLuMaN83

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:( It's only money right? I had to replace a lot of this stuff because the movers stole all my stuff for my maintenance.

Just dropped 1k on suspension refresh and now this. Gotta pay to play.

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09-29-2014, 06:55 AM
das boots

Speaking of grills...is there a DIY on proper removal of the grills? I was trying to remove the grills. I began snapping locking tabs. So I had to stop before I do more damage.
09-29-2014, 07:20 AM
alexandre

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Originally Posted by mLuMaN83

:( It's only money right? I had to replace a lot of this stuff because the movers stole all my stuff for my maintenance.

Just dropped 1k on suspension refresh and now this. Gotta pay to play.

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Always worth it though. We're driving $50k cars!

BTW, you could do much cheaper on the oil if you got the filter only and took M1 0W40 ($23 at walmart for 5qt). RMEuropean has the calipers for $125 each, same core charge... Oil filter kit $5... 36mm socket is $8 at Sears or Lowes. Pretty sure all the Genuine BMW stuff would be cheaper at huskerparts.com or thebmwminipartstore.com as well... ECS has a very nice catalog but you do pay a premium because of that.