That dude LOVES to slather his engine bay in engine dress up. Holy shit
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That dude LOVES to slather his engine bay in engine dress up. Holy shit
Lmao [emoji23] I literally LOL’d, looks like buttaaaaaQuote:
Originally Posted by BADCLOWN
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dude needs to wipe.Quote:
Originally Posted by BADCLOWN
Anybody know how I can get some ZHPMafia stickers? If not I’ll be making some of my own, just tempted to buy before DIY’ing it lol
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Check post 188 here.
http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showt...Sticker-Thread
Lol, Picture was taken while waiting the 20 mins after applying until wipe down, per the directions. Trust it looks much less shinny now.Quote:
Originally Posted by BADCLOWN
Does anybody know the wiring diagram for the power rear sunshade to the button panel?
From what I understand it should be plug and play as long as I have the proper center console button switch, but do I have to tap into the fuse box at all? Or do I just run the white+yellow wire from the sunshade to the button panel & insert the two wires into the proper pinouts behind the switch panel wiring loom?
A little bit of a wiring noob but I’m going to retrofit this & PDC (Maybe) lol
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Any chance there’s a way to replace the light bulb clips for the fog lights? Not talking about the pesky trim piece, but due to just giving up on those my wiring and end clip found there way to drag on the road beneath my car and got eaten up pretty bad.
While I’m on the topic, are there any reliable trim pieces out there for fogs? Been through 3 from ECS
Are you talking about the connectors themselves? If so, then yeah you can buy the connectors and some wiring to replace them from BMW. It'll requiring you to solder/crimp the connections though. You can also just buy an aftermarket 9006 connector as well if you wanted to.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prestovie
Anybody know if Power folding M3 mirror motors are interchangeable between the M5 & sedan?
Want to do the power fold mod on my sedan mirrors
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@nextelbuddy knows the answer I believeQuote:
Originally Posted by ZHP_Brandon
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Originally Posted by ZHP_Brandon
You just run both wires to the 2 pin s in the switch panel. There are diy posts for this on e46fanatics. #search [emoji23]
It's just a positive and negative wire..the switch panel just changed the polarity and handles all the power and fuseable link portion. That's what makes that switch panel expensive it has extra capacitors to handle the load and amperage from the sunshade motor.
Doesn't matter which wire goes where.. the only difference it makes is when the switch center logs errors for the sunshade. If you get the polarity reversed then it means at worse the switch panel will think it's up when it's down and vice versa but only for error logging when it jams.
M3 and m5 share same power fold motor and foot. Non m folding motors are the same except for the mounting foot and the bottom cap that the food attached too so they are not the same because of that small difference and no one sells the power fold motor bottom cap separately for M mirror motors. You can only find the non M caps in the repair kits on eBay and Amazon..Quote:
Originally Posted by 704sw
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Oh right on, thanks so much!Quote:
Originally Posted by sillieidiot
Does the E85/E83 diff bolt into our ZHPs? Looking for a 3.64 diff for a good (read: cheap) price. I found an auto ZHP diff for $250 but I know I can do better.
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Thanks so much shawn! A lot of valuable information here lol & I did try looking on Bimmerforums/E46F, all the photos are dead linked now the info is there but pics always help.Quote:
Originally Posted by nextelbuddy
Just ordered the button panel for really cheap from TMS for the sunshade.
So I’m better off using M3/m5 mirrors since it’s plug and play no? That’s one mod that I really wanna do lol love the way it looks with the M3 mirrors over non-m sedan folding mirrors.
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I am looking for advice and members opinion on interior. I have a dilemma and not sure, if I should swap interior on my touring.
My current set up is following: black leather with front M3 seats that are heated and have lumbar.
Swap: peanut butter (or whatever it is properly called) interior with front sports seats that are heating and have lumbar.
I do not like boring black leather. But having M3 front seats is great. The trade-off for me will be more interesting interior color, I know it is not M3 cinnamon, and regular sport seats.
Car color is Japan red.
Please let me know which way would you go and why.
Thanks in advance.
My vote goes for natural brown. I believe it's a good combo with red.
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Originally Posted by RUS_ZHP
You already know what I'm going to say. Both my cars have the same interior color, Natural Brown.
Personally I feel M3 seats are nice, but I'd take an interesting color over the M3 seats. The stock sport seats are plenty comfortable and it's not like you drive the touring on the track (unless I'm mistaken), so you shouldn't need the minimal extra bolstering the M3 seats provide.
I would argue that the M3 seats' bolstering is heavily dependent on your body shape. That extra bolstering my M3 seats is fantastic (my side bolsters are adjustable too). I'm a fairly skinny guy, so whenever I happen to be in to my father's car with normal sport seats and do any sort of spirited driving, I slide around like nobody's business. I want a Natural Brown interior so badly, but I won't go back to standard sport seats.Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
Rus, my recommendation is dependent on the type of driving you do on average. If you don't hoon your car very often, then I'd say swap for Natural Brown. If you're like me, and are skinny and drive like a yobbo more often than not, I'd say keep the M3 seats despite the black color.
Y'all M3 bolster fanboys don't know grip like the rugged fabric on the Alcantara sport seats
And the awesome breathability
And the lack of surface temperature
And the holes worn slam through the bolster
Fo shizzle
Get some aftermarket buckets, call it a day
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Why stop there? We all know the only logical choice is to import some OE CSL seats.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeathTrap
Its kinda depressing that ours cars are worth about the price of OE CSL Seats or maybe even less lolQuote:
Originally Posted by 704sw
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Jesus christ a used set sold for 7k in a heartbeat :/Quote:
Originally Posted by san
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I honestly can’t believe nobody ever made replica CSL seats. They make replicas of every other unique CSL part.Quote:
Originally Posted by ComradeNick
The cobra nogaro ones come very close though. Are OE CSL seats Recaros?Quote:
Originally Posted by 704sw
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Can you take out a separate insurance policy on the seats?
Yep, closest I’ve seen...still mad at myself for not doing that group buy.Quote:
Originally Posted by san
And yea, the OE CSLs are based on the Recaro Pole Positions, but modified heavily to make them much more daily’able.
Brand new OE CSL seats will run you at least $10k if you can source them. This is something I may possibly do for my M3 after getting the carbon fiber roof panel installed... I have a line on a set of brand new never mounted OE CSL seats as well as OE CSL airbox for my M3...
Thanks FredoQuote:
Originally Posted by fredo
Of course 98% of my driving is not street at reasonable pace. I did 3 autocross this summer and liked m3 seats. But I have no comparison with sports seats.Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
I think natural brown will look amazing.For sure man, bolstering is great. I have an adjustable bolstering and it is cool feature.Quote:
Originally Posted by BMWCurves
Decisions...If there would be a 3rd option of getting Alcantara for touring, I would get them without thinking. I know Shawn sourced rear fabric from Europe, but it's too much hassle.Quote:
Originally Posted by ZHPizza
I sold my sedan with Alcantara interior and I loved it. I am not a leather fan in general. That is why I am swapping interior on my wife's car.I think it's a bit too much for everyday use. But I never driver a car with buckets.Quote:
Originally Posted by DeathTrap
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I like boring black leather, but nat brown w red would look great.
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Been meaning to post this question for a while. A while back, I bought some new window liner from ecs to replace the rotten ones I had when I bought the car. I guess I either botched the job, or the adhesive was bad on this on. A portion did not adhere properly, so now I have this bubble sticking up the in middle (see pic).
For the sake of aesthetics, and water-proofing this area, could anyone recommend a good adhesive to use here, to get the trim to stick permanently. Thanks!
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Fortunately this seal has absolutely nothing to do with water proofing. It’s just for wind noise and looks; the gasket on the inside of the window is what keeps water out (and a fully functioning motor lol).Quote:
Originally Posted by papa_g
I’m afraid I don’t have a recommendation on adhesive.
Ok, I actually think I’ve read this somewhere but thanks for confirming.Quote:
Originally Posted by 704sw
...in that case, looking adhesive recommendations to reduce wind noise and make my car less ugly thx
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A little heat and butyl tape should work wonders here bossQuote:
Originally Posted by papa_g
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So curious - is anyone as anal as I am when it comes to this?
When I want to park my touring (automatic transmission), I put it in neutral, pull the parking brake, let off the foot brake, then put it in park. I found it doesn't feel like it's forcing it out of park this way when you go to drive again. I don't think I've ever seen anyone do this before...
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Not anal. Just protecting your transmission. I do this every time, even on newer cars.
I follow the same steps when I park on an incline. If it's flat, then I don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
Edit: nevermind