Beauty is in the details... (56k beware)

[ck_taft325is]

Ha! Tell me about it... I should have worked the one that was mounted originally on my car into the deal with the previous owner. Specially for what I ended up paying for it. Live and learn!

[Replicam3cabrio]

Now all you need is a MTechI spoiles for the rear, I still have one for sale

[ck_taft325is]

Steering wheel looks great, nice job.

All thanks to you, sir! :D My wife was thrilled by it even though she was a bit on the fence originally. Here's it finished right before install:




Bit of detail on it.

[Replicam3cabrio]

Steering wheel looks great, nice job.

[ck_taft325is]

Thanks, Keith ;)

[richardkeith97]

looks awesome. i wish i went with white instead of black.....

[ck_taft325is]

Looking back on those pictures and I realize I probably should have given it a clean... tsk tsk.

[ck_taft325is]

E28s are evil evil machines.

Exactly. Was mostly taking a look at the potential for a swap engine after I beat the body into the ground with "beater duties". But despite the fact that the car failed to start and died 4 times the seller was adamant that his car was worth every penny to the tune of $1,450. It had obviously been in an accident and had the frame "repaired" and the welds were splitting.

Ah well. The hunt and slow saving for a 4 door continues

[StereoInstaller1]

That was me. I was up there looking at a '86 535i. Heh, when I got there the battery was dead and the car died 4 times on the test drive. I walked away from that one ;)

E28s are evil evil machines.

[ck_taft325is]

Which brand paint did you use? Follow it up wth a brush or just paint and let it dry? I want to make sure it feels like stock still when I'm done(this is my spring project :))

I used Dupli Color Vinyle/Fabric Paint. After each coat and subsequent dry time (around 20-30 minutes) I took a stiff brush (Home Depot deck scrubber or something similar) and brushed in nearly every direction. Then I vacuumed the carpet. Re-coat after all that and repeat. After I got the coverage I wanted, I spent (credit to the DIY article here on r3v for this tip) around 20 minutes just walked on it in my socks. Really "plushed" up the carpet and the color fastness rocks. Even under the floor mats I have it's still not showing the charcoal through. I'll give you a report on black painted tan carpet that I'm doing for a buddy out of my parts car. Let you know how it wears once installed.

Would this have been the car rolling on 66th ave, in Lacey, in front of the golf course last week?

If so, you passed my house.

That was me. I was up there looking at a '86 535i. Heh, when I got there the battery was dead and the car died 4 times on the test drive. I walked away from that one ;)

Damn dude, looking good. Looks like good progress!

looks good man. good work all around.

Thanks :up: It's a lot of small crap that adds up a bit.

[kid325e]

Damn dude, looking good. Looks like good progress!

[Will_318i]

looks good man. good work all around.

[StereoInstaller1]

Would this have been the car rolling on 66th ave, in Lacey, in front of the golf course last week?

If so, you passed my house.

[cramer]

Ha, I wish I had sourced some true OEM black carpet! I picked the carpet up (Charcoal grey) from a local e30 M3 owner. It was very nearly black to begin with. I hit it with the carpet/vinyl paint (4 cans). I can't tell much difference in the way it felt before and after.

Which brand paint did you use? Follow it up wth a brush or just paint and let it dry? I want to make sure it feels like stock still when I'm done(this is my spring project :))

[ck_taft325is]

Where did you get the Tech 2 steering wheel from?

A forum member here. I believe it was $225.00 shipped. My wife got all awesome and we stitched the new leather wrap kit on ourselves. Turned out VERY nice for a first time thing. There's a few "flaws" but for her first and my attempt at helping, I couldn't be happier. Looks and feels great.

Any shots of the car from a greater distance?

I'll try and snap some soon here. My Nikon D75 is about 400 miles away right now and all I've got is this shitty Nikon "Coolpix". Hopefully the sun comes out to play again and I can actually wash it before pictures ;)


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