My First e30 Project-- 88 325i Vert

[AlexMac]

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[AlexMac]

She's all done! Next step, vinyl all the door jams and in between the hood and the body/ trunk and body, so that you don't see red anymore. Will update and take pictures of coil over install

[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.

[rares]

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

[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.

[drutt23]

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

[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!!!!

[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!

[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.

[fixedsix]

Here are a few pics I took with the iphone.

[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

[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]

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

[!AjHoWzA!]

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

[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.