Gary's ZHP Maint & Project Thread

"FOR SALE"
http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?14705-2005-BMW-330CI-ZHP-SGM-135K-13-000-(Las-Vegas)


WOLFN8TR'S ZHP MAINT

Purchased 7/6/2011
#PL15947
Mileage- 96,362

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8/6/11
97,800
New Belts
New ECS Aluminum Water Pump Pulley
New Idler Pulley for Water Pump
Replaced the Oil Filter Housing Gasket

8/21/11
98,000
New Hood Struts
Tinted Front Windshield- 75%
New Fog Bulbs- 4000K
LED Interior Lights

9/1/11
99,000
New Hood Cowl
New Cabin Filter
New Lower Window Trim Pieces

10/11/11
100,000
Oil Change- Mobile One, 0-40w Synthetic
New Smoke LED Side Markers
New Smoke Reflectors

1/1/11
102,171
New VCG
Rebuilt VANOS- Beisan Anti Rattle Kit
New NGK Platinum Plugs
Painted Brake Calipers & Hubs

6/10/12
107,000
New Air Filter
LaminX Tinted Headlight Film
Rebuilt DISA Valve with the G.A.S kit

8/1/12
108,800
New Mann Fuel Filter
#13327512019

8/6/12
109,000
Change Rear Diff Oil
Redline 75w-90

10/4/12
111,060
Cleaned MAF

10/17/12
111,600
Thanks to William!
Sprint Booster II with Sport Button Mod- SBBM0002S

10/19/12
111,665
New Oil Pan Door
Oil Change- Mobile One, 0-40w Synthetic

11/1/12
112,000
Transmission Oil Change, Filter & Gasket
7 Quarts of Redline Synthetic

1/28/13
114,545
New Duralast Gold 94R-DLG Battery
(Original BMW Battery Still in Car!)

6/15/13
115,000
Carbon Fiber Splitters
Carbon Fiber Kidney Grilles
New Bimmian No Blind Spot Mirrors
New Leather Tri Stitch ///M Steering Wheel
3M Dinoc'd Lower Steering Wheel Trim Piece

1/15/14
115,500
New Eonon GM5150 Navigation Touchscreen

4/4/14
116,900
UltraGauge OBII Gauges
Mechanical Fan Delete
BEHR Electric Fan
(25.1mpg before, 25.5mpg after)

6/4/13
118,000
AFE Air Filter
Replaced Entire Cooling System (except radiator)
- G.A.S 1.4 Bar Billet Radiator Cap
- Stewart Water Pump
- Thermostat- BEHR
- Exspansion Tank- BMW
- Tranny Tsat- BEHR
- BMW Rad Fluid
- Water Wetter
- Hoses- BEHR
- Sensors
- AC Pulley
- AC Belt

7/27/13
119,589
Oil Change- Mobile One, 0-40w Synthetic.
Power Steering Flush & Refill- Mobil 1 ATF

8/25/13
120,000
Cleaned ICV
New BMW Intake Boots

2/18/14
126,000
Cleaned MAF Sensor

4/12/14
127,283
Oil Change- Mobile One, 0-40w Synthetic
KW V1's, New Strut Mounts, Reinforcement Plates
Status Gruppe Adjustable End Links
BMW Performance Carbon Fiber Strut Bar

5/4/12
128,000
New Rear Shocks- Koni 1271Sport
New RSM and Reinforcement Plates

8/10/14
130,000
Khoalty 6000K LED Angel Eyes

8/17/14
131,000
4- VMR 710's, 18x8.5" ET35
4- Yokohama 235/40/18's
10mm H&R Spacers on the Rear

8/24/14
Angel Eyes On/Off Switch

12/20/14
134,500
Oil Change- Mobile One, 0-40w Synthetic
Replaced Oil Filter Housing Gasket and Fan Belts

The day I bought my ZHP.

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Seems just like yesterday everyone was giving me crap for the ///M Badge!

Beisan VANOS

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G.A.S DISA & 1.2 Bar Rad Cap

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Mechanical Fan Delete

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UltraGauge

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Cooling System Overhaul

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Awesome log! I can't wait to start my own. How do you like the euro mirrors?

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Awesome log! I can't wait to start my own. How do you like the euro mirrors?

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Thanks!

The mirrors are awesome. Makes changing lanes much safer, my wife noticed that right away. Plus my old mirrors had hard water spots on them. The new ones look sooo much better!

Bimmian No Blind Spot Mirrors

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Installed Khoalty 6000K LED Angel Eyes.

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Very nice

Well done sir! Some quality upgrades and maintenance!

Thanks guys...:thumbup

Does look good. How did the opening and resealing of the headlights go?

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Does look good. How did the opening and resealing of the headlights go?

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That wasnt all that bad, I ended up using a heat gun. Resealing was easy, just heated both sides up and pushed them together. The worst part was having the wires break off two of the Angel Eyes. Soldering them back on wasnt easy at all. Not sure if all Angel Eyes are made like these are but where the wires attaches to them is very delicate. They should epoxy over the wires to hold them securely in place. Doesnt help the wire is cheap 20 gauge.

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That wasnt all that bad, I ended up using a heat gun. Resealing was easy, just heated both sides up and pushed them together. The worst part was having the wires break off two of the Angel Eyes. Soldering them back on wasnt easy at all. Not sure if all Angel Eyes are made like these are but where the wires attaches to them is very delicate. They should epoxy over the wires to hold them securely in place. Doesnt help the wire is cheap 20 gauge.

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Good to know. That does seem like a cheapo design.

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Good to know. That does seem like a cheapo design.

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I'm happy with the look of the Khoalty Angel Eyes but that was an issue. Here is the DIY I used. BTW I would highly recommend Not tinting the lenses as shown in this DIY, I almost ruined the reflector lens.

http://www.e46zone.com/forum/topic/4...acelift-03-05/

Nice Gary! Brave of you to use a heat gun. Glad that worked out.

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Nice Gary! Brave of you to use a heat gun. Glad that worked out.

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I was very very careful to say the least. I've been wanting to do this for awhile now and it really turned out nice. :thumbsup

Bought some new VMR 710's! 18x8.5" ET35, running Yokohama 235/40/18's all the way around! Love the new look!!!



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Nice Gary.

The friendliest forum on the planet!

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Nice Gary.

The friendliest forum on the planet!

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+1

And you like the decision on the 4x235/40? I'm trying to decide what to do.

:drool Looks so good Gary, congrats!

Shawn, I went 245/35 and am very happy. I don't know that it's a huge difference... look at that tire size web page to see. IIRC, one is every so slightly wider, one is ever so slightly taller.

Thanks John. Just a little bit of rubber here and there... 235/40 are $10-15 cheaper than 245/35 it appears.
/highjack


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And you like the decision on the 4x235/40? I'm trying to decide what to do.

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Thanks John. Just a little bit of rubber here and there... 235/40 are $10-15 cheaper than 245/35 it appears.

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Well it started with countless searches on rim sizes, offsets, spacers etc. Looking at what seemed like thousands of photos of rim/tire setups and ride height. I already had a brand new front set of Yokohama 235/40/18's and then I seen Jon/Joop's sig photo of his car running all 235/40/18's with rim offset of +35 and I made my decision. I really wanted the option of being able to rotate my tires. Once I get the rear fenders rolled I will be installing the 10mm spacers I got from John. That should get the rear wheels out just slightly further than the fronts. As it sits now the fronts stick out approx 5mm more than the rears do. So it should look perfect.

And the 235's are cheaper as stated.

Minor as it is but I installed a On/Off switch for my Angel Eyes. Connected it to trigger #1 that is for the accessories key position 2. The other interior trigger still works even if the switch is Off.

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^ pretty cool Gary.

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Minor as it is but I installed a On/Off switch for my Angel Eyes. Connected it to trigger #1 that is for the accessories key position 2. The other interior trigger still works even if the switch is Off.

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I'd be interested in seeing how you hooked up the trigger to do this with my car. I was thinking about removing my angel eyes, but if installing a trigger is simple enough I think that'd be easier and allow me to have them when wanted.

My Angel Eye relay has 2 trigger wires, White and Yellow. White goes to the accessory wire in the ECU box, Yellow goes to the interior lights. I removed the White wire from the ECU and pulled it back thru the braided harness to the relay. Then I ran a new White wire from the accessory tap to the On/Off switch, then back from the switch to that White wire I just pulled back to the relay. The White wire that was connected to the ECU accessory tap kept the lights On anytime the key was in position 2 or the car was running.

Here is a link to the switch I purchased.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/291191591959...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Nice!

Been awhile since I posted anything in here. The only mod will be a "For Sale" sign. Yep my beloved ZHP is up for sale. I was planning on keeping it a looooong time but daddy just found his dream car so she's got to go. :eyetwitch

BTW my new car is a 2005 BMW M3!! :rockon

damn everybody moving up to a m3

:thumbsup

Damn. Congrats and hope you enjoy the m3. Another sweet ZHP on the market.

GLWS Gary!


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Damn. Congrats and hope you enjoy the m3. Another sweet ZHP on the market.

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GLWS Gary!

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Thanks...[emoji106]

Too bad you can't keep both cars like me Gary…….

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Too bad you can't keep both cars like me Gary…….

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I would love too! It will be hard letting my reliable ZHP go!

"FOR SALE"
http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?14705-2005-BMW-330CI-ZHP-SGM-135K-13-000-(Las-Vegas)