Its lighter than xenon :)
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Its lighter than xenon :)
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I'm confused, are you saying your car has halogens?
FYI, halogen was standard on a ZHP and HID was the option but most people ordered it with the option lights
Yes, that's what I mean. And I'm surprised that the options xenons weren't included on the zhp. Lay out an extra $4k for the performance package but not a few hundred for better lights? Just seems weird. Even my "lowly" 325 with just ZPP had xenons.
The xenon option is separate from the packages.
BMW CSL doesn't have xenon's if I recall correctly. JP?
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My first ZHP was a halogen car and I hated it. Looking back, I kind of miss it. Light output was fine with upgraded bulbs and I thought the front looked a little cleaner without the projector. Having burnt ZKWs stinks.
http://www.bmwblog.com/wp-content/up...13701_1024.jpg
Halo-Thens lol. Get with the present and LEDs and Lasers :)
That's a great pic.
It was actually a $700 option. It's not easy to deal with coupe lights so don't retrofit, just try to find a wrecked facelift coupe and swap the assembly complete.
Sorry, I've been busy at work today and didn't see this until now... but you already figured it out ;)
Does the halogens have auto-leveling sensors on the control arms?
I don't think so, but my car has xenons so I'm not sure
Halogens do not have the auto leveling.
I didn't want to do a retrofit because I heard there's computer issues with the DME thinking there's problems.
I'm going to do what MiniD said and get better bulbs and clean lenses. That should help a lot.
Buy these
http://www.powerbulbs.com/uploads/im...CK_460_460.jpg
Dane, can you link something to the amazon store so the forum gets credit?
Reprogramming the car to have Xenons will be good. Just have to make sure you either put in the auto-leveling or disable it in the coding too.
Does anyone know the part number for the plastic cover that is inside the door that covers access to the screw that allows you to remove the outer door lock?
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Is this it?http://www.ecstuning.com/ES89474/
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Can anyone link me to an igniter replacement DIY? Derek?
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A lot of times you hear about people bore and stroking their engines to gain power. Why is this never the case on an M54? I don't think I've heard anybody doing that much.
I don't know much about engine internals :(
Probably $$? I'm not sure of the exact costs, but it seems once you get through the cost of machining and new parts, may as well have done the s54 swap and open a whole new door of potential power for the same coin.
Another thing is high rev is severely limited with hydraulic lifters. M54 can't rev that high but we don't need to do valve adjustments constantly.
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Yeah, it's just not cost effective. It's simply smarter to drop in a better engine.
I'd love to drop in a Yamaha 3.0 or 3.2 that was used in the older Ford SHO's. Those things can be built to rev to 10k reliably. It would be beautiful.
Makes sense. I guess it's probably the same answer for bore/stroking an S54?
Some of my childhood memories revolve around those engines. My "ex" step-dad used to be the team manager for the Firestone Firehawk series that ran those cars (ran 4 of them decked out in TMNT paint scheme for one year) for several years along with the Ford Probes.
Little different story with the s54 I think. $8k though.
http://store.vacmotorsports.com/vac-...-kit-p757.aspx
Man that's a lot of money lol
Oh yeah. But the sound a stroked s54 makes is probably amazing lol.
How is the positive terminal connected to the alternator ? is it VR > Terminal > bolt or is there a washer between the terminal and the VR ?
Need to buy some ATF fluid to top up the power steering reservoir.
Is this sufficient?
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Also, they have a DISA valve for $245. Seems oddly low… think that's correct for an OEM part?
Just get some fluid locally... doesn't have to be BMW brand.
Was it OEM, though? I know they say everything's OEM, but the next lowest price I could find for this part was ~$40 more.
Ok will do. People freak out about non-BMW coolant, so I didn't know if there were other "must haves" for BMW fluids.
Coolant is the only fluid with that exception, however, I know plenty of people who run green fluids in their cooling with no issues at all. It's not as big a deal as everyone makes it out to be.
I went with Valvoline Dex-6 ATF from Reilly. Paid $17 for two quarts, and flushed both of them through the system.
This a stock M3 wheel? My nephew is picking this one up for me today.
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/pen/pts/4321360555.html
Yes. Next time this probably could be in the random question thread. :)
Done. :)
Thanks JR :D
Im installing an aux right now and I can't seem to get the damn climate control to pop out. Any suggestions?