Jet Black ZHP Mod-A-Palooza

I decided to chronicle my various minor modifications here, since they are starting to add up. Everything I've done is reversible and I've kept the original parts. Since there are quite a few I'll post them in separate posts but grouped together.

First off, electronics:

Parrot Bluetooth with Connects2 for steering wheel controls.
Dice for IPOD
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Valentine One hardwired with StealthOne unit which shows V1 alerts through Nav.
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Next up was some interior goodies:

Aluminum Pedals
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BMW Euro First Aid Kit that fits under passenger seat
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And new standard BMW OEM floor mats (no pic needed for that) :)

Good stuff John.

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Next are the engine bay goodies posted earlier, but it never hurts to see them again. :)

First up, AA tune, not pictured of course.

OEM Performance Strut Brace and OEM Performance Intake:
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"Custom" oil cap.
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No-holes license plate:
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Front amber markers were replaced with Jet Black. (EDIT: notice that pic was taken before the no-holes plate kit).
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Aspherical "euro" mirrors, for wide angle viewing. Really helps with the huge B pillars when the few times the top is up.
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And, re-badging:
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Finally, I put a carbon fiber diffuser on that really doesn't fit. I'm going to look for an OEM one. Once I get that, I've already got Gloss Black OEM kidney grills, C/F roundels (inside and out), and Nacho is wrapping an OEM trunk lid spoiler for me as I type. And of course, the "mini-antenna" mod has a little c/f in it too, hopefully that will be just the right touch. I'm hoping Umnitza comes out with opaque Angel Eyes for my car and those will be next.

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And don't forget the Mafia Stickers!
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Dang, John, you've been busy! Looking good.

Thanks DW, Marcus!

John, here is the tape.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000BO9L00?...Q83T26PTRA077&

Free shipping.

Replaced windshield cowl as (a) it kinda needed it and (b) it was somewhat dinged up when SafeLight replaced my cracked windshield (from a rock hit on the freeway). Not a great cell phone pic, but it's so much better!

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Car is dank John.

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DW, that's funny. I had to look up dank because I know the real definition of it. I figured there must be some slang meaning for it. Sure enough. It means cool (slang).

Good call.

I'm lolling because I didn't exactly know what the "slang" dank meant.

On a side note, I should probably update the mechanical fixes while I'm at it. Beyond standard maintenance, nothing major, but new CABs, battery, and expansion tank. I would guess at some point Vanos would need to be done, and I did get pulleys. Between that, the AA tune, and the Perf. Intake, thinking it will pull just a little harder overall. Future wish would be H&R Race Kit, and future for that is the ever elusive new wheels (preferably BBS).

Big winning when you get the BBS wheels, Johnny.

Nice work John! Love the progression. In for moar.

Looking great John.

nice set of mods...

Thanks Bill, Gary, Jay-Jay!

:drool love it, i wish i had a vert.

Thanks! Next up is c/f diffuser. Found a couple for sale finally, so gonna just eat the cost of the one that doesn't fit and hopefully have a new one soon.

Let us know which cf diffuser you use ... there are a bunch of us who are interested

John, how did that 3M tape fare?

Marcus, the tape didn't hold. Just bought a C/F diffuser from Eurospec. On sale, $200 out the door. I'll let you know how it fits. Looks like bimmian is getting theirs in stock again for $349, but after sinking $200 in one that didn't fit from an individual, I needed to get an inexpensive one that I can return if it doesn't work out. The fit looks pretty good at a glance though.

And that 3M tape was strong, too. Must have just been a really bad fit.

Good luck with the next one.

Got my new Carbon Fiber Diffuser installed. More "mini-mods" to come this weekend.

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That looks really good!!!! Nicely done

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That looks really good!!!! Nicely done

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+1

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John, looking good.

Looks good! Hopefully this one fit a lot better and didn't break when you tried to install it?

William.

Nice mods, John. They are all really smooth and tasteful. Keep up the good work.

Thanks all! That really means a lot. Yes, this one fit MUCH better... only a minor tweak to get it to fit just right.

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Got my new Carbon Fiber Diffuser installed. More "mini-mods" to come this weekend.

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That looks sweet!
I like the "ZHP" lettering, where did you get them?

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Originally Posted by WOLFN8TR

That looks sweet!
I like the "ZHP" lettering, where did you get them?

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Bimmian?

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Originally Posted by WOLFN8TR

That looks sweet!
I like the "ZHP" lettering, where did you get them?

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Thanks! Yes, Bimmian. The original idea was to de-badge the 330 on the right, but I actually don't mind it there. Got used to both being on.

Cool Thanks. My ZHP has a M3 badge where the 330CI use to be. I like the ZHP badge, looks good. Gonna put that there instead.

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Cool Thanks. My ZHP has a M3 badge where the 330CI use to be. I like the ZHP badge, looks good. Gonna put that there instead.

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Much better w/o an M3 badge IMO. BTW, they sell letters and numbers individually so you really could put anything you want back there.

Just checked out Bimmian. Went with the custom painted license plate frame with small 'ZHP' lettering for it. Thinking of either just "330" emblem at the oem location or nothing at all. Thanks for the info, they have some cool stuff on there.

Sounds good, looking forward to pics.

Another small step, C/F roundels. Better pictures later, just snapped these with the phone in the garage, no room for a wide shot. Eventually going to switch out blue license plate for something more neutral to go with the black/cf.

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OEM Gloss Black Grills

Again, poor cell phone pics in garage, but wanted to get these posted. One more step in reversible mods to give my car a slightly unique and slightly more aggressive look.

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