Rogue 330i ZHP - Californication

[MrMaico]

Damn....how did I miss this thread? After all, I was the one who originally posted the for sale ad here.

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showt...-Red-Rogue-ZHP

Congrats on the score Terry! Nice to see it went to someone who will take good care of it.

I had to go and check my wheel after seeing this....it's obvious just looking in the door that it's angled quite a ways. Can't believe I/we have never noticed that before!

My guess would be that it has to do with the position that the steering column needed to be at to clear the left front suspension/strut assembly.

Barry

[Terry]

Kevin, very interesting regarding the Toyota reference.

Barry, thanks for posting the link way back when (January I think). I originally was directed to the for sale ad at 'm3forums' by a good friend of mine that has always known that I love the ZHP cars. So from there I started doing research and obviously came across the ZHPmafia website and browsed the various posts without becoming a member until the deal was sealed.

Now I'm just dealing with all that great stuff that new (and of course anal) ZHP owners must go through when buying a ZHP second (or in my case fourth!) hand.

-Terry

[Terry]

Chatted with a friend of mine who has worked in the Motorsport industry, including a handful of factory-backed teams, since the early 80s. He has worked on some 'spec' tube-framed vehicles that also experienced this steering wheel angle and it was clearly for the steering shaft to clear the suspension. Therefore he certainly agrees with Barry's theory. He also mentioned that the angle might be there due to crash testing data which led BMW to potentially angle the wheel away from the driver? I suppose at the end of the day we're only able to take guesses on this. If I ever go to Munich I will have to accost one of the engineers and get to the bottom of this. From what I can tell this is the first mention of this unique steering wheel 'attribute'. Correct me if I'm wrong, but ZHPmafia FTW? Glad my buyer's remorse-induced paranoia brought this to light.

Back to the project...

Removed the front bumper cover and took it over to my friend who told me that if I wanted it 100% perfect, 'like new', I would have to get a new cover. So off to the dealership I went (still have the old bumper here on my balcony up for sale should anybody be interested). Friend painted the bumper and the eyelids that sit under the headlamps. I cleaned the center mesh grill and took some Rustoleum Plastic 'Deep Black' spray paint to it to deepen the black. Came out great.

Now I think I need to stone-guard the bumper since it looks all pretty. Any recommendations, suggestions, tips, experiences, etc? I was told by a friend to let a pro do this... Not even sure what brands are out there. 3M, stone-guard?, Lamin-X?

Remaining items on the TO DO list:
-Stone-Guard or similar front bumper
-Apex ARC-8 wheels non-staggered, probably Anthracite 18x9s with new 245/40 rubber
-slightly longer and less notchy shifter
-thoroughly clean (and maybe pressure wash) the underside of the car and polish the full exhaust.
-even out the clear coat imperfects on the right side (rear quarter, A pillar, & hood).

Botond, this is for you..:

[danewilson77]

Looks great Terry

[mimalmo]

Wish I could pop my hood and see that.

[Terry]

.Well, Eli.. you already have some of the items necessary for the transformation.

DO IT! . . If you think about it...the couch really isn't that bad of a place to sleep

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Looking great, Terry.

[mimalmo]

.Well, Eli.. you already have some of the items necessary for the transformation.

DO IT! . . If you think about it...the couch really isn't that bad of a place to sleep

Haha! I'll keep my eyes peeled for a cheap, crashed M3.

[az3579]

I just made a mess in my pants. Again.

Thanks for that, Terry...

[M0nk3y]

Terry,

When looking for front bumper applications to prevent stonechips, please look into VentureShield.

In my opinion, it's the best film on the market. It's better in many ways:
1. It doesn't contain massive orange peel
2. It doesn't discolor easily

I've worked with it apply it on cars, and is much better than 3M. We have a couple BMWs come in and have use rip off their 3M Film to replace it with VentureShield