The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

[NYRhockey]

It shouldn't matter that much. I got an alignment over the summer and then put on the winter tires. I would just tell them to align the car using the VIn and the 18in option/sport option and drive. Shouldn't be an issue and then you are ready to go in the spring.

Good idea, i'll do that. Thx!

[NYRhockey]

Update on the side mirror: Ended up buying the mirror on ebay because the seller said it was the right color but really wasn't, so before fighting it with my credit card company / ebay i called the dealer and they referred me to their body shop. They said they could repaint it to match my color so brought it in for an estimate and they quoted me $70 to repaint.

Brought it in today for installation and told them the side mirrors were not working so they looked into it and changed the blown fuse for free and they also buffed out a couple of smudges i had from trying to use dr. colorchip and forgetting to clean it off, free of charge as well. Happy to see shops do little extras for the customer so overall a good experience and definitely a place i'd go back to again.

[az3579]

It shouldn't matter that much. I got an alignment over the summer and then put on the winter tires. I would just tell them to align the car using the VIn and the 18in option/sport option and drive. Shouldn't be an issue and then you are ready to go in the spring.

You shouldn't have to worry about this. They already do this by default; they go by VIN.

[bosszhp]

What can I get to fix the broken rubber hose on the F connecter from my intake boot? When I had my E39 my old indy gave me some black rubber tubing that just slipped over both ends to reconnect them, anyone know where I can get it or what it's actually called?

[ZHP_Brandon]

Having the same problem as BossZHP, that lower hose is cracked almost to where it would be severed in his photo, Got a quote from my local dealership.

It would be 120$ for the F Connector & Two hoses or about 34$ per hose, I know the estimate is in my trunk

Ive heard of people just buying the same gauge tubing from "autopart stores" but idk what to even ask for lol


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[UWISHU1]

Traction Control Q:
I couldn't begin to remember all the burnouts and donuts I did in my muscle car days, so now that I'm back to RWD for the first time in forever, I decided to test the waters by doing a quick wheel spin in the rain. I don't care for first gear "burnouts" because they're over so quickly and I can't help speed shifting second and doing it through another taller gear anyway.

So it was raining and I wanted get a second gear spin going. I don't know what my speeds were, but I went about halfway up the powerband in first, put the clutch in, shifted to second and revved it pretty good, then dropped the clutch pretty quick keeping on the gas pretty hard. It was jerky and a terrible experience I don't care to try again. I felt really bad for the car and immediately apologized for what I had done.
After realizing the DSC (that's what we're calling it, right?) was on, I pushed the button and the yellow symbol came up on the cluster. So I went for it again, but it wasn't much better than the first time. Very jerky and it felt like what I imagine it's like to ride a horse through deep water.

Are the 255's hard to get going? This is the widest tire I've ever run. It was raining that day, but the road was fairly clean and traction was actually mostly good as it turned out. I just wanted to use the wetness to test wheel spin without abusing the car too much and it didn't go very well, so before I decide to rev higher and drop the clutch harder and really abuse the car, some quick questions...

I've heard some BMW's with traction control have a button that turns yellow when you press it to deactivate, but if you continue to hold the button it turns red to completely disable it. I tried holding the DSC button and it just blanked out for a minute where it wouldn't do anything, then came back to normal after I left it alone for about 20/30 seconds.

My question is- when I push the button and the disable symbol illuminates on the cluster, I'm completely disengaged from traction control?

If not, how do I completely disengage it for happy fun time? Do I just need to get after it more? I just figured I'd check with you fellas before I do something stupid.

Thx in advance,
-U

[ZacharyMikel]

Traction Control Q:

If not, how do I completely disengage it for happy fun time? Do I just need to get after it more? I just figured I'd check with you fellas before I do something stupid.

Thx in advance,
-U

When you press the DSC button the first time and the light illuminates, you're in "half traction control" mode. It lets you be a little more aggressive, but will "reign" you in if things get too crazy. For complete unmoderated burnout fun, you must hold the DSC button for ten seconds and the brake light will come on, only yellow (instead of red). Then the DSC system is completely disabled.


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[UWISHU1]

Ahhhh...I knew I had to be missing something. Awesome. Thx man!

Does the brake light stay on the whole time DSC is off? And is the DSC-disable symbol on at the same time as the brake light?

[ZacharyMikel]

Does the brake light stay on the whole time DSC is off? And is the DSC-disable symbol on at the same time as the brake light?

No worries! Don't go too crazy on that drivetrain

Both lights will stay illuminated until you press the DSC button again to re-enable the DSC system.



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[UWISHU1]

Perfect. It's only a once in a while kinda thing...there's nothing I hate more than paying a bunch of money just to get a car back to the way it already was. I much prefer to spend my money on gofastbits.