My First e30 Project-- 88 325i Vert

[AlexMac]

Here is pic I took. There were a lot of extra bolts after Alex finished....

... We had one bolt left over and im pretty sure it was from the AC assembly that we removed. And dont be jacking my thread with your shitty 318! :ohsnap:

[AlexMac]

Great work so far. What type of paint did you use to spray all of the interior bits?

I used the Duplicolor Vinyl and Fabric Spray. A word of advice is to spray the covers in this but then do the handles and plastic map pockets in a paint for plastics. Either way it all turned out better than I had hoped.

i have joms, and they are the best bang for your buck. especially at $320 for all of it!

unbeatable

Good Im glad to hear positive reviews! I just hope my luggage doesnt go over the weight limit

[AlexMac]

Step Three: Body Work
So, the body work has begun.. I have never played with body filler before but I think it came out OK. I know my technique was probably shit but in the end I think it will be just fine. There were a few door dings as well as a bunch of pitting on the hood and front bumper.The next step was vinyl. I use 3M scotchprint for all my wrap jobs because its what im used to. Today I did the hood, a front fender, a little bit of the front bumper and the trunk. The color im using is a matte dark grey. I like how its turning out.

[!AjHoWzA!]

Sweet project! Can't wait to see how it turns out!

[AlexMac]

thanks... Hopefully by the end of the weekend I will Have it fully vinyled.

[Vivek]

How hard is it to do the vinyl? Is it expensive? I wouldn't mind doing this to my car for like a summer. One of my first mods once I buy myself a decent laptop is going to be spraying my interior like yours.

[AlexMac]

vinyl isnt the easiest thing to get into. When I wrapped my first car it took me about 30-40 hours. The best thing to do is learn with a friend who is good with his/her hands. it took me and my buddy about 1-1.5 hours to do my hood, trunk and front fender. Thats from beginning to end including cutting and tucking. He was heating and pulling while I was positioning and squeegying. I wouldnt say dont do it, but realize its like any other skill that you do with your hands, it takes a lot of practice and some people just arent cut out for the meticulousness. Its usually about 300$- $500for 10 yards

[fixedsix]

Here are a few pics I took with the iphone.

[drutt23]

Always wanted to see somebody wrap an E30.....and now I get to. I've debated getting it done. Would love to learn one day too. Looks like a great start man. I'm sub'd for this one.

[LuckyHenriksen]

Awesome project! I love the wrap, I have wanted to do this on something for a while, but couldn't figure out how to do tricky parts like the front valence. Good job!

[AlexMac]

Front bumper Tucked.. a little bit more vinyling done and some paint on the side skirts and front bumper!.. here are some pictures. Im determined to finish tomorrow!!!!

[drutt23]

Wow dude. That looks awesome! Can't wait to see the end result!!

[AlexMac]

Thanks man. I don't see too many Vinyled e30's... I actually have seen any so hopefully this is the first one. Either way its a neat color and I can't wait to have it completed. If i finish tonight I will take cell pics and then some good pictures next week.

[rares]

wow, that is awesome... cant wait to see the pics... good luck

[AlexMac]

Thanks guys! I was determined to finish tonight and so I did. Here is the car finished. The wrap is done and for some reason the pictures come out a little more blue than the real color. By next weekend I'm hoping to have my coil overs in and then I just need to wait for my wheels and tires.