What did you do for your ZHP/BMW today?

[nike001]

Steve,

For everyone's info:

3000K indicates a yellow light sometimes used for fog light applications.

4300K is a white light with a slight yellow tint. This is usually OE xenon lighting based on high performance output lighting.

5000k is a white light which provides fairly good light output which is almost as good as 4300k. (This is the lighting I am considering going to)

6000k is a white light with a slight blue tint. Still considered high performing HID output but is less than 4300k.

8000k provides a pale blue light offering even less light output than 6000k

10000k is a deep blue light with severely diminished light output.

This also depends on the ballast. With my 55w ballasts from my e39, I'd say this chart is true. When I ran 6k 55w in that, your 6k description seems about right. A few months ago I tried 5k's with my OE 35w ballasts in my ZHP and it had about as much blue as my 6ks, but MUCH dimmer... so the blue stood out more. I remember constantly trying to figure out if my 55w 6k bulbs in my e39 were white or blue. They were just so intensely white, that blue slightly started to show.

So, for 35w set-ups, I'd say the following:
4300k: a warm colored white
5000k: white with a slight blue tint
6000k: pale blue
8000k: deep blue

Let's be reminded that 55w's make bulbs burn about 1k lower in the color scale as I mentioned above. So, a 35w 5k bulb will have a similar tint as a 55w 6k bulb. But 55w ballasts will obviously provide greatly improved light output.

[acontzhp]

Did vanos,anti rattle and vcg today. The weather was perfect here in chicago land to work on my car. only downside was that i almost lost a finger when i was cutting out the old seals form the vanos.

[danewilson77]

Installed reinforcement plates and new windshield cowl

HTC Thunderbolt+TT

[cakM3]

This also depends on the ballast. With my 55w ballasts from my e39, I'd say this chart is true. When I ran 6k 55w in that, your 6k description seems about right. A few months ago I tried 5k's with my OE 35w ballasts in my ZHP and it had about as much blue as my 6ks, but MUCH dimmer... so the blue stood out more. I remember constantly trying to figure out if my 55w 6k bulbs in my e39 were white or blue. They were just so intensely white, that blue slightly started to show.

So, for 35w set-ups, I'd say the following:
4300k: a warm colored white
5000k: white with a slight blue tint
6000k: pale blue
8000k: deep blue

Let's be reminded that 55w's make bulbs burn about 1k lower in the color scale as I mentioned above. So, a 35w 5k bulb will have a similar tint as a 55w 6k bulb. But 55w ballasts will obviously provide greatly improved light output.

That is correct but I'm running 35w OEM ballast in the ZHP. Perhaps when I "upgrade" to the FX-R's I might have Cesar add the 55W ballast instead

@ acontzhp - OUCH!

[Nomar06]

Are the mid-section easy to remove? Any clips that need to be purchased?

The mid section I mentioned was for the front bumper one. Are you talking about the door trim? If so, I would recommend having a few clips on hand. I broke 2 but one of the 2 I broke clipped back in. I removed the door trim with a screwdriver wrapped in MF towel. Pulled an edge I could grab then stuck the screwdriver and pulled on the screwdriver, to pull the trim off.

I just bought some of that stuff. Have been meaning to do this for a little while now. Looking good Nomar!

Thanks....I would advise to only use a little of the cleaning solution. The bottle says to dilute the 4oz bottle in a gallon of water but you will only need 1/4 of that. Also, once you apply the black dye follow it up with a quick light wipe of a cloth. First coat it applied the dye and let it dry but it looked runny. 2nd coat I wiped after the dye and it looked nice and smooth.

[nike001]

That is correct but I'm running 35w OEM ballast in the ZHP. Perhaps when I "upgrade" to the FX-R's I might have Cesar add the 55W ballast instead

I've thought about the same thing, but many people have said that having that extra light from a 55w ballast is too much. It's almost like when you're driving in daylight and go into a tunnel.. your vision is temporarily lost until your eyes re-adjust to the darkness. With the FX-R's, I think that this would be amplified even more.

I noticed tonight that my CBI bulbs are pretty much broken in. I'm more than happy with my current light output ATM.

[Ryans323i]

Drove the car 403 miles 3 days ago from Raleigh, NC to Clinton, TN and back today... (total of 800-900 miles)
each (one way) trip was done with exactly 3/4 of a tank ....the 'to' trip got me about 30-31 MPG!
...pretty good, esp. considering all the mountains in Asheville, NC...that was fun, as always.

BTW, the Conti DWS rock in rainy weather and windy roads at brisk speeds...got the car up to 95 one time (passing) and they felt rock solid, despite pretty wet conditions.

After the return trip, stopping to pick up the mail from the post office....

You didn't call. Just messing with you. Doing a long trip like that in one day is work! Glad is was a safe trip, I know the weather was pretty yucky.

[johnrando]

Thanks, I can't wait to have them both on and back from paint. As a side note, I'm making a template for the mirror mod to mount the ribbon mirror inside the m3 mirror, i will probably make 6-12 of the adapters when I make mine, so they should be available for others that don't want to make the adapter themselves within the next few weeks. I'm just trying to get my car pretty enough to show off at the reunion!


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I might take you up on a set of those adapters.

[johnrando]

Drove her. Starting to feel the differences between stock & my H&R sport cup kit...



Especially for 35w

pics pics pics!

[nike001]

pics pics pics!

Okay, tomorrow I promise I'll do it. Right now it's entirely too windy and my car is filthy. This damn cold front that's coming through now is terrible.. along with this wind.