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Sometimes you gotta do a mod that is just for decoration.. Which brings me to tonights project: french my headlights. Having lived in france and taken many "french" ellipsoids apart I know that the yellow is only a coating on the inside of the lens (often removed by frenchines, actually).
step 1:
Remove ellips from car
step 2:
remove lenses from ellips (usually you have to bake them in the oven, but mine popped right off)
step 3:
paint the inside of the lense with this stuff
step 4:
Reassemble lenses back to ellips using a new silicone-like sealer
step 5:
fire the missiles
step 6:
reinstall them in the middle of the night and get weird looks from your neighbors
cheers
gonna do fogs soon.
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Originally posted by xphiledan View PostLooks good Julien! Did you keep the handbrake at the rear?
.. Small update
Last rack was bad (dead spot in the middle), so the seller swapped me out:
Also installed these from turner:
You insert them on both sides of the rack and it limits the travel to stop your wheels from hitting your wheel well (if you have that issue.. i did)
:mrgreen:
Overall the late (get '03+) model 330i rack feels freaking amazing, highly recommended. You will more than likely steer into something when you first install it because of how quick of a rack it is :)
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Did some interior work this last weekend.
Swapped carpet: I was super happy with the shape of the floor boards (suck it Northerners ;) )
Installed a Kirk Bar
(proof that it doesn't make the back seat useless!)
Sold my mint sport seats, so I had to build a new set for my car out of a bunch of broken ones. Ended up modifying the driver's side sport seat so I could fit in the car with the kirk bar. I cut the foam in half for under my butt and replaced the foam for behind my back with a piece of automotive carpet (all this is under the factory vinyl). This seat came out of a 318ic, which i've heard are lower than coupe counterparts. Anyways, the result is that I can sit comfortably in an e30 with a kirk bar now, something i've never been able to do! (I'm 6'6" btw)
I can almost fit with a helmet with my new sport seat. The helmet was a bit tight, maybe a larger one will sit lower on my head and give me that 1/2" I need.
Tonight I completed a ZHP rack swap (will give an in-depth review after an alignment):
kids remember, safety first.
Last edited by Julien; 11-04-2014, 09:11 PM.
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wheels are big but still look nice - bet they hold the road pretty good too.
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My big brakes bring all the boys to the yard, dam right they're bigger than y'alls
I picked up a rear adapter from max399 and some used 330i brakes:
There are no instructions with the kit, but it's pretty self explanatory:
remove all the e-brake hardware and cut backing plate accordingly:
Leave calipers off for bleeding (since the bleed screw faces down).
Personally I do an initial pressure bleed, then I put a 2x4 in between the pads, mash the brake pedal a few times and re-pressure bleed them. works every time.
other updates include thule rack, curt hitch and a new sticker.
btw brake bias feels pretty good with the e36m3 fronts. the piston ratio (front to back) is the same as a 330i & e46 m3
:pimp:
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