MINI today? #2

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04-09-2016, 10:31 AM
ELCID86

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Originally Posted by BMWCurves

Nice. What do you think of the sound difference?

Improvement but not phenomenal. Need to listen some more and maybe do a side-by-side (dunno why we didn't do it before his car got gone).
04-09-2016, 11:50 AM
cakM3

Installed X5 LED fogs on my M3 today
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04-09-2016, 11:54 AM
Rovert

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

Oooo can you show us how you did it in another thread and what the beam looks like against a wall compared to headlights?
04-09-2016, 12:32 PM
cakM3

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Originally Posted by Rovert

Oooo can you show us how you did it in another thread and what the beam looks like against a wall compared to headlights?

Trevor, I will update evening shots tonight. They will be preliminary shots so I will have an idea what adjustments I will need to make but I'm expecting to have a decent beam pattern with these LED fogs...

Look at my project thread for updates [emoji1360][emoji41]
04-09-2016, 12:50 PM
ChristopherL

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Originally Posted by ChristopherL

I also discovered the tire shop the previous owner used to have the new Continental tires installed just before I purchased the car did not pay attention to the staggered wheels - so the 225's are mounted on the 8.5" width wheels, and the 255's are on the 8" wheels... I'll have one of my techs swap those next week. Then the car will get a complete detail, and by then the roads should be clean enough to actually register and start driving it.

Tires have been swapped
Got an error for lean running on both banks - remove MAF, found small debris in the screen, cleaned it out.
Also replaced intake elbow, cleared faults, and have not returned.
Installed the Soundplicity III unit
Replaced A-pillars with new OE covers
Installed new ZHP shift knob
Aligned headlights
Replaced "Xenon" colored fog lights with standard bulbs
Removed cowl assembly and removed wiper motor/linkage assembly to install new OE assembly

Waiting on replacement ZKW bowls from Clemsone46 when they become available.
Then maybe it will get an Epic Motorsports ECU Flash

I've put about 1200 miles on it now, and enjoying it very much!

-Chris
04-09-2016, 02:03 PM
fw_fw

Replaced the rear C-Pillars with some brand new ones, apparently my glue job wasn't good enough that I did a month ago......
04-09-2016, 02:09 PM
BMWCurves

Replaced spark plugs, wiper blades, cabin air filter, and three missing jack pads on my sister's 330Xi.

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Originally Posted by fw_fw

Replaced the rear C-Pillars with some brand new ones, apparently my glue job wasn't good enough that I did a month ago......

That's unfortunate your DIY didn't work, but the new ones will be good for years!
04-09-2016, 02:10 PM
fw_fw

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Originally Posted by BMWCurves

That's unfortunate your DIY didn't work, but the new ones will be good for years!

Yeah, but the good news is I can now swap them out in 4 minutes flat.....practice makes perfect!!
04-09-2016, 02:37 PM
Rovert

If you were to DIY those pillars again, what would you have done differently?
04-09-2016, 03:14 PM
fw_fw

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Originally Posted by Rovert

If you were to DIY those pillars again, what would you have done differently?

Two things that may have contributed to them coming loose again, but not 100% sure:

1) Not enough glue. I used that Aleene's Tacky Spray and may not have used enough. Saw some others used it in bottle form and spread that with a wooden popsicle stick or use the 3m #77 adhesive

2) After I had the fabric reglued the fabric was not uniformly black. I spray painted the fabric with some SEM Black Trim paint and it looked great. However the solvents in that paint may have loosened the tacky glue.

If I were to do it again: new fabric and the 3M spray glue. 99.9% of the stuff 3M makes is the awesome....I was going to go that route, but FCP Euro had a special on the rear pillars that made buying new a no-brainer: $45.11 each