Coopah

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Thanks, Corey. I got these on Amazon for $9.99: BRISHINE 300LM Extremely Bright Canbus Error Free 194 168 2825 192 W5W T10 LED Bulbs Amber Yellow 9-SMD 2835 LED Chipsets for Side Marker Turn Signal Blinker Map Door Parking Lights (Pack of 4) I noticed today that I do get a short "Parking Light Malfunction" at start-up, but it quickly goes away.

Replaced the boring halogen parking lamps with amber LEDs. No codes.

Thanks! I just finished blacking everything out with OEM parts, including the belt line. Waiting for the pollen to subside so I can detail the car and take some pics.

Thanks. Did you actually replace the door handles or wrap/cover them? If you replaced them, is it as easy as it looks in various videos? I'm probably ordering my handles soon and will attempt to replace them myself. Looks like the toughest part is making sure the retaining screw does not fall into the door panel.

Lol. Thanks.

The wheels were the stock silver color. They removed the tires and sensors, did a complete chemical strip followed by a sandblast, bringing the whole rim to bare metal, repaired some minor curb rash (no extra charge), powder-coated (not paint) the entire rim (barrel and all), and remounted and rebalanced all 4 tires. Total cost with tax was right about $700. The powder coat is flawless. I dropped the car off on a Monday and it was ready before noon on Wednesday. I’m totally pleased with the job, the cost, and with NV Coatings.

Here's Coopah on Day 1 (April 2019)and today. Lots of simple mods.

Got Coopah's stock 17" Tentacle rims powder-coated at NV Coatings in Chantilly (great service, great price; highly recommended). I also added the red center caps to break up the black. Next up: gloss black door handles and OEM gloss black belt-line trim. A couple of additional pics...

At some point, I’m going to order the black door handles. They go for about $180. I’d also like to get the complete OEM gloss black belt line (as opposed to the tape/vinyl), but that goes for about $500. A little steep. My wheels are getting powder coated gloss black in January. Good luck with your project. Post pics as it progresses.

I bought some 3M gloss black vinyl and did the headlight and taillight trim in about 30 minutes for less than $30. A hair dryer and an Exacto knife are all you need. For the grill surround, I went to "outmotoring" and ordered the gloss black stick-on plastic trim for about $100. Goes right over the existing trim surround. Very happy with it. Looks original.

This story actually got me a little choked up.

Got my dash cam set up. I bought a Thinkware Q800 and hardwired it using their available OBD II adaptor. The video is amazing. Has night vision, parking mode to monitor the car while it is parked, lane departure warning, etc. Great camera. Easy set-up. See attached video. REC_2020_06_27_17_02_36_F.MP4

I actually decided to buy the Thinkware OBD II adaptor. It plugs directly into the port while still keeping a second port open for regular diagnostics and what not. Thanks for the response though.

Has anyone hardwired a Dashcam to an F56? I just bought a Thinkware Q800 and have it plugged in, but would like to hardwire it so I can use motion detection while it is parked. Looks pretty simple to do, but I have no idea what fuses to connect to. Apparently, one wire goes to an ACC fuse, while the other goes to a constant power fuse. Does anyone know which specific fuses I should connect to? Thanks. Mike

Don't tell my wife. I may use a similar tactic to get my black rims.

I used D&V Auto Body in Sterling with a previous car and was happy. I think they have two shops in Sterling now. Very professional, family-owned / family-run shop.

I think the latch is so sensitive that if you are holding it as you close the hatch, you actually open it as it latches...if that makes sense.

Happens to me all the time. I'll close the hatch and get in to drive away and get the warning that it is open.

Coopah got a GoBadges license plate bar.

I cracked my hood scoop when I took it off to add my bonnet stripe, so I picked up a black, notched scoop from Out Motoring and put it on last weekend.

Picked up the gloss black grille cover from Out Motoring. Perfect fit. Five-minute install. No chrome showing at all.

Thanks. The vinyl wrap was about $30 (which was 2' x 5', enough to do 2 sets of headlight trim). I think the replacement pieces are close to $150 for the set. They're probably nicer, but I figured I'd try the less expensive option first and I think they actually came out pretty good. We'll see how the vinyl holds up. It's supposed to be good for 7+ years on a vehicle.

Wrapped my headlight trim last night. 3M 1080 gloss black vinyl wrap. Took less than an hour. Next up is the grille surround. Not sure if I want to try to wrap it, replace it, or get the stick-on cover.