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

[Avetiso]

Damn. Doesn't even look that bad, either. Sorry to hear the police are being unreasonable. I could imagine it would be hard as shit to see a grey car w/out lights in the rain.

[E_Rak]

Wow that's a terrible situation, glad you're alright. Dario, buy the car and put it back on the road!

[das boots]

Thanks for the kind words.

Everyone is fine; I was the only one in my car. Shared fault though the police recorded it as being all mine. In a nut shell- four way intersection with only two stop signs. Older lady had the right of way, but it was raining and she was in a gray Ford Focus and didn't have her lights on. I didn't see her and got t-boned at ~20-30mph.

Unfortunately, if I had been more insistent with police (as to putting the light aspect in the report) I believe this would have been recorded as shared fault, because in NJ (where the accident was) lights are required by law in rain.

They talked to her most of the time and didn't write down what I told them.

So I take the fact that I'm okay and learned some lessons.

What sucks is that I was about 5 minutes from NJMP and was about to participate in my first HPDE.



Thanks. So am I.

Only picture I have:



A pillar crushed is the main reason for it being totaled. Will post up the number so y'all have an idea of the going rate once I get the settlement figure.

RIP to (probably) the only no sunroof ZHP coupe in existence. I will miss it.

Better salvage everything that can be used or sold before the insurance company comes and take it away.......

[Avetiso]

Wow that's a terrible situation, glad you're alright. Dario, buy the car and put it back on the road!

Shipping is a lot from NJ. I'd have to sell my car first. Somebody local would be able to bid much higher than me because they wouldn't have to eat as much shipping as I would.

Plus, last time I said something along the lines of buying someones salvaged ZHP, they got really upset, so if I would ever consider such a thing, it would most likely be a private discussion. Although, the damage isn't much.

[Newjack]

My ZHP was declared a total loss today.

Really sucks man. This has been a bad month for a lot of people on the forum it seems. Just glad you're OK.

[johnrando]

So sorry to hear that.

[Imola.ZHP]

Sorry for your loss, that is one beautiful ZHP.

I would be pretty distraught if my car got damaged, but at the same time, I wouldn't want a "fixed" car either. I've had other cars in the past "fixed" from hail damage, minor accidents, etc and IMO they are never quite the same. Perhaps mine were all just fixed at crappy body shops, but with this car, if something happens to her I want it to be bad enough that she gets taken away. What would I get? Another one just like her!

Have you thought about what you will be replacing her with? Another ZHP?!

Glad no one was seriously injured, in this sue-happy world we live in, injuries (real or fake) can be an even bigger source of headache for someone found at fault. If you were ticketed, I would attempt to go to court and plead your case that she did not have her headlights on. TN has the same law, if your windshield wipers are on, your headlights are to be on.

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As for me and my ZHP, I drove it for the first time in a week today/night to work! With only one headlight, I'm probably going to have time (at work) to swap bulbs shortly to verify the bulb is fine and its just a ballast.

What is the best course of action to replace a ballast (assuming it is the culprit, not the bulb)?

[Imola.ZHP]

Ok, so I swapped bulbs (twice just to be sure), bulbs are fine! So I swapped ballasts, no problem, so the ballasts are fine!

According to ECS's website the only thing I did try was swapping ignightor's. I didn't really see a way to do it and I ran out of time anyway. Can someone chime in that has either had to replace an ignightor or that is just familiar with the disassembly of KW headlights point me to a video or a DIY that might include removal and/or replacement of an ignightor?

I see some ignightor's on eBay, I didn't see if they were OEM or not, any words of caution? Or any other source of a new or used ignightor?

Thanks!

EDIT:

Found this link... http://www.bigpatsfans.com/hl/headlight.htm

Pretty good instructions, looks like this is going to be a PITA though. Didn't someone on here have a YouTube video for ZKW lense swap into AL's? And since I'm goin in, I might as well do that swap too, right? Where is a good place to get ZKW lenses? Thanks!!

[danewilson77]

Joop did a swap video. I also have a pretty simple DIY.

You can get zkw lenses at retrofitlightsource

[webster]

My ZHP was declared a total loss today.

wow, so sorry to hear about this. your car was a one of a kind beauty

GL in finding a replacement.