Post your daily ZHP/BMW/MINI pics!

[nike001]

Sorry to break it to ya man, but that VANOS swap isn't going to help as the rattle is going to come back. Most of the time it comes back within a few days or weeks. This is what you want to fix the issue:

Double VANOS Rattle Repair Kit
http://beisansystems.com/products.html

Quoted for truth.

[Rovert]

Meric....it's not 10 & 2 anymore. New driver booklets are being revised now to 3 and 9 because too many people are smacking their faces at 10 & 2 from airbag deployment and the gov't is finally starting to realize that after how long...2 decades?? LOL.

[Token]

Sorry to break it to ya man, but that VANOS swap isn't going to help as the rattle is going to come back. Most of the time it comes back within a few days or weeks. This is what you want to fix the issue:

Double VANOS Rattle Repair Kit
http://beisansystems.com/products.html

ya no worries i know that the noise will probably come back soon and I'll have to do the rattle repair kit. I read through most of the VANOS threads on here. but since the dealer was doing it for free, why not give it a shot? it seemed like there's a chance the oem unit would do the trick for a while. plus, anytime the dealer will cover some sort of repair, i'm thrilled. just time and money I can put off spending.

[LeontiyZHP]

beautiful, beautiful car. and i love those wheels. seriously considering them for my next set. i have a question though, i see they weigh quite a bit less. can you feel any difference in terms of responsiveness between the 71s and the 135s? i'm looking for a lightweight set and obviously would love to stay with an OE BMW rim if i like it enough...

Thank you very much!

To be honest I have no idea about the wheel weights and it was not of my concern when I picked up these wheels. Also, I have not had the 135's on the car in about two years. I had ESM LM reps before, and when I switched them out from 135's the steering wheel felt more sensitive to the road, but I'm not sure if it was due to the higher offsets on the wheels, weight difference, or switching out the old worn tires (Michelin PS) with the new ones (Hankook Ventus v12). It's still a mistery for me.

Before switching to the Style 71's, I put in BC BR coilovers, UUC sways, and 12mm spacers so the steering feels very sensitive to the road, and I find myself holding the steering wheel a lot more than I used originally. I cant comment on the reason for the change since I have never had any prior experiences with any of the mods and don't know if that is the how the car responded to the mods or if I somehow screwed up at some point. But it could be due to terrible roads that I drive on, since the car feels great on flat/newer surface streets.

Sorry that I couldn't really answer the question. But your car looks great in the sig! Makes me glad that I haven't sold the 135's. I just need some new rubber to put on them and keep switching them out with the 71's for variety.

[Rovert]

Summers just mounted! Got an alignment, oil change, power flex FCABs installed, and oil level sender replaced today!

[LeontiyZHP]

Summers just mounted! Got an alignment, oil change, power flex FCABs installed, and oil level sender replaced today!



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That is nice! Are your fenders rolled?

[Rovert]

Rears are rolled aggressively and bumper clips shaved.

[Gordo_GT]

I had ESM LM reps before, and when I switched them out from 135's the steering wheel felt more sensitive to the road...

Before switching to the Style 71's, I put in BC BR coilovers, UUC sways, and 12mm spacers so the steering feels very sensitive to the road, and I find myself holding the steering wheel a lot more than I used originally. I cant comment on the reason for the change since I have never had any prior experiences with any of the mods and don't know if that is the how the car responded to the mods or if I somehow screwed up at some point. But it could be due to terrible roads that I drive on, since the car feels great on flat/newer surface streets.

I had something similar happen to me as well. Is the sensitivity to the road feel like tramlining?

I replaced my rear Michelin PS, changed the FCAB's, and did a 4 wheel alignment and I noticed extra sensitivity as well. At first the car felt like shit and I thought the alignment was bad so I took it back to the shop and they re-aligned it and said everything was ok; it still felt like shit.

I found out my car drove perfect on great roads; the ones recently refinished, and like shit on crappy roads. I have changed my habits and have learned to scan the road; as if I'm driving a bike, in order to avoid tramlining. In roads where the transport trucks generally travel, I've seen indentations on the road and there has been more than one occasion where it literally seems Casper grabs my wheel and aggressively turns it almost crashing into the median divider.

I also noticed that when turning a bit aggressively, my DSC would kick in. I played around with the tire pressures an adjusted it to 34/36 and that issue was fixed.

I might get a different experience when I replace the front tires.

On the back of my mind: I have received many compliments on my car and I was always asked if I have a drop on it. My answer is no, unless PO did one and my alignment is for stock height; negating old custom alignment. I assume the alignment shop should have seen the modifications if they exist.

[Meric]

Really nice pictures Rovert. They are 19's right?

[Rovert]

Oui oui monsieur! C'est le dix neuf