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

[Vas]

Logic would dictate that it's less accurate on a car that doesn't have the individual wheel sensors, like our cars.

Jon,
Personally, I can't fathom not feeling a flat. I feel the slightest variations in tire pressure on my car just from driving it. Maybe it's just the autocross experience talking, who knows.

I guess I'll leave this pet peeve of mine (alongside "you NEED AWD in the northeast") here and leave it at "agree to disagree".

Perhaps I'm old school, and am right up there with "don't need traction control, don't need ABS, don't need........".

I can actually see what you mean and agree with it.

The awd thing gets me everytime lol

[E_Rak]

Jon,
Personally, I can't fathom not feeling a flat. I feel the slightest variations in tire pressure on my car just from driving it. Maybe it's just the autocross experience talking, who knows.

At speeds > 40 or so, yes absolutely. But around town you are much less likely to notice, imo.

[coby1]

new knob and boots to go with new wheel

[Avetiso]

Tri-Stitch Overload.

If I ever switch back to ZHP knob, you'd have a customer in me for a perforated ZHP knob and handbrake combo!

[niart906]

That custom ZHP knob is pretty cool. Idk about the blue, but a perforated knob sounds sweet.

[Tnhl1989]

That looks pure amazing Mike. How much would something like that be?

Also I had a question from a friend. He is getting a new 4 series and would like a blue stitching in the seats. I know that is a lot of work but he is looking to get an estimate and time frame of how long something like that would be.

[JupiterBMW]

Well, kind of a funny story, but this is what I did with my ZHP today...

So, as some of you know, I completed the TPMS retrofit (DIY coming tonight) and I wanted to test it out. So, about a mile from my local dealer, I let air out of my right rear tire, down to 20 pounds. I started driving and within about a half mile, the low tire pressure light popped up! Perfect I thought! I continued to my dealer and pulled up to the service lane so that I could have them top it up (I have the nitrogen package and get free service for a year). Well, how foolish did I feel when I found out that service was closed on Sunday! DOH! So, off to the gas station to top it up. Of course, they don't hand out tokens anymore, now they charge $1 for air. Of course, now my tire has a mix of air and pure nitrogen, so I have to go BACK to the dealer to get the tire evacuated and filled with pure nitrogen...

The good news, my TPMS retrofit functions completely, and the reset button also works flawlessly.

[wsmeyer]

That's pretty funny. Glad it works though.

[SoCalZman]

Ugh. Some box was flying around the freeway and unfortunately my car was one of the cara unable to avoid it. Scraped up the lower part of the front bumper pretty bad. It is mostly on the bottom where no one will notice...but I'll know. So a front bumper respray is probably in my future.
Also, I noticed it scrapped off a bit of that chalky black stuff on the underside of the car. Should I be worried about that?
It was mostly a good day though. Went up to wine country and filled the trunk up with wine and clothes.

[QC_ZHP]

Unfortunately, I somehow caught a nail in the front left tire this weekend. Fitted 2 new Bridgestone s04s up front this morning. Kind of a bummer at the time, but I don't mind the fresh rubber. Now I have an excuse to turn off the DSC and wear down the Michelins on the rear