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

Looks amazing.

HTC DNA ON TT4 BETA, WILLIAMSBURG, VA

Two days ago Evan and I traded off buffing the main surfaces of my car: the boot lid, bonnet, and roof. Equipment: Porter Cable 7424 DA polisher, harbor freight buffer pads (believe it or not they work pretty well!) and Meguiar's 105. Down the road when I get the chance I'll do the other panels and maybe re-do the three panels that I've already buffed and literally spend all day doing it to make it poifect.

Before:

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/...ps63ba7f2f.jpg

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/...ps9bf42d71.jpg

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/...ps1178bf26.jpg

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/...psecd6e643.jpg

After:

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/...pse09db3fe.jpg

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/...ps8c548b86.jpg

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/...ps38d64491.jpg

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/...ps97aa6dd7.jpg

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/...ps5a265792.jpg

FLEX FOR THE LADIES

http://i1360.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0af11125.jpg

Looking sexy Nic ;)

.... The car I mean.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Avetiso

Those headlights look awesome! I have ALs as well. What's involved in doing that?

---

You'll need the ZKW lenses from theretrofitsource.com, $40. And some time, here is the video I used to aid in the process.

http://youtu.be/2Lcup1PYTC0

It might seem a little overwhelming at first, but it was actually pretty straight forward and not very difficult. Just a little time consuming, I had a bad ignitor so I had to get in there to change it anyway and figured I'd swap the lenses while I was at. Some people have said they get a better cut-off line by shimming between the lens housing and the bulb bowl, but mine were ridiculously sharp (IMO) without shimming so I just put her back together and called it good.

Here is a pic from 45'. Its not that crisp here, but still pretty good for 45', also notice the line on the CR-V to the left. I'll try to get one from 25' (the distance they say you should use to aim your headlights) tonight or soon.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.n...64414548_n.jpg

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by midlandtech

Love the look of those head lights what did you use to black them out

---

It was a grill paint actually, kind of a flat'ish finish.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by cakM3

Tony will be posting a DIY on this in the future, hopefully with pics so anyone can do this retrofit. :thumbsup

What puzzles me is that on "other" forums, members have done this retrofit but never divulged how they actually went about doing this. One of many things I have found frustrating.

Good part about this forum is that members are more willing to help each other out to get mods/retrofits completed on their cars. I find its better to "share" information and help others rather than not share it. If not for other forum members here... I wouldn't have gotten the following:

Getting back on topic, you will have all the required info on how to retrofit TPMS. I can tell you it's really not too difficult to do, that's the best part! :thumbsup

BTW, your light bowls look awesome! :thumbsup

Sent from my DROID RAZR MAXX HD using Tapatalk 2

---

Awesome! I look forward to the DIY, I have killed two or three Pilot Super Sports in the past not quite two years. All from a slow leak that lead to a low tire, and then failure.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by E_Rak

Looking sexy Nic ;)

.... The car I mean.

---

X2!

What a difference Stig. :thumbsup

Thanks Randeaux. I've resorted to nicknaming the previous owner of my car the "Cinnamon-Chewing Paint Sadist" because the armrest compartment smells quite potently like cinnamon gum (now my wallet smells like it from keeping it in there) and because of the awful, awful way he treated that paint. I've Never seen swirlier paint.

Looks perfect Stig.

Got my homelink installed last night. Just need to program it when I get home from work today.

Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 4 Beta

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by 328ioc

Got my homelink installed last night. Just need to program it when I get home from work today.

Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk 4 Beta

---

I'm looking to do this as well. Well done.

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by E_Rak

That sounds delicious...

---

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by danewilson77

Looks amazing.

HTC DNA ON TT4 BETA, WILLIAMSBURG, VA

---

Thanks guys, not too hard when the paint is basically new

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by Stigissimo

Two days ago Evan and I traded off buffing the main surfaces of my car: the boot lid, bonnet, and roof. Equipment: Porter Cable 7424 DA polisher, harbor freight buffer pads (believe it or not they work pretty well!) and Meguiar's 105. Down the road when I get the chance I'll do the other panels and maybe re-do the three panels that I've already buffed and literally spend all day doing it to make it poifect.

---

Looks amazing. Well done

Sent from my XT907 using Tapatalk 2