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

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Originally Posted by nextelbuddy

i need a new key as well. how did this process go?and how much was it?

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Just brought in my registration and ID. Key was $200 + CA sales tax at the dealership. I then sync'd it to the car.

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Originally Posted by Prestovie

Just got back from the dealership where I bought a set of new rotors. Probably would have been cheaper online but they're real bad right now, changing this weekend would be a huge plus. Ended up costing a little over $500 for a full set of OEM, currently have drilled but I've heard mixed things about them. Some say that if you're going performance then get slotted not drilled. Others say that the plain ones are the exact same thing. Opinions?


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$500 for rotors!!!! That makes me wanna cry haha.

I just got Zimmerman blanks at FCP Euro.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...46-34101166071

Got another SES light :-( ugh. Need to pull the codes.


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous E46 fanatic

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Originally Posted by melonz

Just brought in my registration and ID. Key was $200 + CA sales tax at the dealership. I then sync'd it to the car.

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I remember paying $190 at my Indy. When the key arrived, they asked me to take the car and all old car keys. They synch'd all of them for me.

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Originally Posted by Ridgey

$500 for rotors!!!! That makes me wanna cry haha.

I just got Zimmerman blanks at FCP Euro.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw...46-34101166071

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Oh boy seeing those makes me wanna cry now [emoji30] knew I'd be paying the premium if I didn't order online but damn


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Originally Posted by Prestovie

...currently have drilled but I've heard mixed things about them. Some say that if you're going performance then get slotted not drilled. Others say that the plain ones are the exact same thing. Opinions?

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FWIW I have been really surprised at the difference between wet and dry braking on my car in the year since I got it. I had years on Zimmerman drilled rotors with my previous car and didn't see such a falloff in wet braking. Certainly plan to switch over to drilled or slotted when the time comes.

Flushed brake fluid and clutch cylinder and added new juice.


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Bath and put in M3 transmission mounts (part of "operation replace everything rubber in this car") because why not?

Side note: if any of you guys/gals in the DMV area see an obnoxious blue thing up there this weekend, honk twice!

My Zimmerman rotors warped quickly. But that was many years ago. Maybe the process is better now for production so they're stronger. I also saw hairline fracturing around the holes on my rotors. I have used the car in a way where the rotors were glowing but that was over a long period of aggressive driving to turn them red. Once I knew that I gave them a cool down by driving at speed for 10-15 mins. Maybe they cooled too fast but my Stoptech Street Performance pads totally took the punishment. They passed with flying colors.

Bunch of minor stuff...

1. Lubricated the chirping blower fan motor with Triflow. It's nice and quiet, all speeds. PITA to get to.
2. Clean charcoal cabin filter and filter housing.
3. Installed a set of LED interior lights. The set was about $20; nice white light.
4. R+R battery to install vent elbow.
5. Clean out trunk and check/reinflate spare (low).
6. Lubrimoly engine flush and oil + filter change.