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

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Originally Posted by das boots

Got a reply from Kevin. They do not carry the Mystic Blue Metallic on their color code. So, I will have to do the painting of the wrap around. Do the Matte or Piano Grills come separate from the slats when you guys ordered them?

And was also inquiring if the slats are in matte or piano black.

I would take it that it is easier to paint over the matte black than over a piano black. Please confirm. Thanks.

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Yes they still come separate

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Originally Posted by jgt_zhp

http://www.khoalty.com/bmw-e46-paint...ney-grill.html

Link to painted grilles. All the grilles are two piece. The outer frame is separate from the slats. Khoalty sends the frames out for custom paint. They look like this when you get them:

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So tempting, looks fantastic on your coupe!

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Originally Posted by danewilson77

I can confirm this. I've had mine out for 60k miles (at least) and no issues.

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Mine has been sagging for sometime now, time for it to go! Thanks for the info!

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Originally Posted by ELCID86

Thanks Ryan. He earned a 4-year academic scholarship for college so I figured I got off cheap!

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Congrats to both you and him, that is OUTSTANDING!

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I got my ZHP back this morning!

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OEM windshield installed (pre-tinted with 35% tint). It looks FANTASTIC!

Car looks great, Marcus. You planning on getting splitters or painting your bumper anytime soon?

Updated my project thread. New brakes all the way around over last weekend. Also put the splitters on, but they need some work so I'll post pics up once I shore up some spots.

Jealous of the windshield tint, can't do it in MN.

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Originally Posted by Avetiso

Car looks great, Marcus. You planning on getting splitters or painting your bumper anytime soon?

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Thank you!

I consider splitters to be a "wear item" I plan to order my 4th pair soon! Those lower lips were a little banged up when I bought the car (7 years ago) and she does usually have a pair on her to cover that rash up.

The bigger plan/picture, however, is yes, to get the entire front of the car re-sprayed. The 90k I've put on her has been a lot of highway miles and the entire front of the car (and the previous windshield) is pitted really badly. It doesn't show up in pictures though, thank goodness! I don't like non-OEM paint though (stays soft for so long), so step one to getting the car re-painted (basically a new front bumper, and new paint back to the B-pillars) is to buy another beater car. That way after she is painted she can sit in my hot garage all summer and the paint can cure. Hopefully that will happen next year.

Yes, I'm a bit OCD/crazy about my non-special car.

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Originally Posted by ///Maniak

Jealous of the windshield tint, can't do it in MN.

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Its illegal here too, and on other cars I've only done 50%, we'll see how this goes. I've done some reading online about getting a doctors note, that might be an option if I start getting cop attention.

Just finished a full detail on the X3.... Waaaaay overdue.

This of course was following a full brake cleanup/paint and detail on my brothers S2000.

Tomorrow we'll do a quick wash of the ZHP and then maybe another photoshoot. :)

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Originally Posted by JupiterBMW

Just finished a full detail on the X3.... Waaaaay overdue.

This of course was following a full brake cleanup/paint and detail on my brothers S2000.

Tomorrow we'll do a quick wash of the ZHP and then maybe another photoshoot. :)

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Pics of both cars, please. You know the rules.

^ with that guy, love your x3 M-Sport. It's on the "short list" for replacing our Honda CR-V.

Received 3 of my 4 new tires today. Fedex lost one of them in transit. :jawdrop

So I just opened a claim, now I guess I just wait and hope it turns up. Damn FedEx.