update: so I talked to John the other day, told me there's a way to use my old pan. Super nice guy, I totally recommend http://hikfabrication.com/ for your skid plate needs!!!
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Not sure why I spent so much time priming/sanding and rattle canning this thing only to last minute decided to wrap it in gold foil.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-xVLSbtp/0/621af0a4/L/i-xVLSbtp-L.jpg)
Got bored and shaved down a 1/8 hose connector for the power steering cap for both my e36 m3 and my e30. Figured I'd better do that before I forget. I'm also waiting for a stock e36 ps reservoir mount. I'm not super happy with its current location currently.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-3DPwH8k/0/1484f277/L/i-3DPwH8k-L.jpg)
I was going through boxes and I stumbled across this vert rear view mirror I picked up a few months ago. Decided to wire it up/install it, but had a helluva time with the removal of my old mirror.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-sLDnqpq/0/c51aeae2/L/i-sLDnqpq-L.jpg)
A few things happened when I ended up pulling off the mirror. The rotating ball cup ended up breaking, -old mirror is now useless, and instead of it popping out of the mount, the mount came off with it. 2/3 of the pop rivet or had broken off, and deformed the mounting holes up top. I test fitted some speed clips and found some that fit perfect. Drilled out the 2 broken tabs and used sheet metal screws for mounting. I'm not a huge fan after all that of the map light mirror. It seems very focused and dim. I guess a little light is better than none.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-MqBnNBs/0/2ded6579/L/i-MqBnNBs-L.jpg)
my check panel surround is pretty much non existent, and I already know the check panel is going to fall out during spirited driving. I guess I'll be replacing the front part of the headliner when I find one in good condition. :ugh: Also, I ordered the missing cap for the sunroof crank (in reflection)
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-rCtGDsL/0/6a089101/L/i-rCtGDsL-L.jpg)
I started to finish up the wiring inside the car (fan over-ride switch, digital volt meter, and the oil temp, oil psi, and water temp gauges). I also took this time to rewire my stereo correctly. The damn gauge panel that I used 3M 77 self spray adhesive basically came apart while being stored in the trunk of the car (you can kind of see it in the photo above).
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-tfPjxwr/0/00ebf37e/L/i-tfPjxwr-L.jpg)
I got as much wiring done as I could before running out of wires and connectors and I decided it was time to do a parts & hardware store run. At this point the electric fan "manual override" switch worked, and the digital volt meter worked (I threw a battery tender on after this).
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-6h2vc9f/0/5c63e785/L/i-6h2vc9f-L.jpg)
Longer bolts for the rear skid plate mount. Picked up some of this contact adhesive that sounded like it'd do the job.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Nrqnncs/0/df5d4b50/L/i-Nrqnncs-L.jpg)
Applied later and letting set overnight. If there are further issues I'm thinking of just running it bare metal.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-h3PhPHR/0/fff7e14a/L/i-h3PhPHR-L.jpg)
Ran the sensor wires through the firewall. this looked like a cluster f**k so i used some heat shrink
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-xqVCQT4/0/6be4c94e/L/i-xqVCQT4-L.jpg)
While running the sensor wires I tried to tidy up the harness to see if I can mount the cover soon. I'm going to trim the cover and testfit it soon. Almost there!
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zqh9gZB/0/d800117e/L/i-zqh9gZB-L.jpg)
Not bad for a day and a half of progress!!
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Not sure why I spent so much time priming/sanding and rattle canning this thing only to last minute decided to wrap it in gold foil.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-xVLSbtp/0/621af0a4/L/i-xVLSbtp-L.jpg)
Got bored and shaved down a 1/8 hose connector for the power steering cap for both my e36 m3 and my e30. Figured I'd better do that before I forget. I'm also waiting for a stock e36 ps reservoir mount. I'm not super happy with its current location currently.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-3DPwH8k/0/1484f277/L/i-3DPwH8k-L.jpg)
I was going through boxes and I stumbled across this vert rear view mirror I picked up a few months ago. Decided to wire it up/install it, but had a helluva time with the removal of my old mirror.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-sLDnqpq/0/c51aeae2/L/i-sLDnqpq-L.jpg)
A few things happened when I ended up pulling off the mirror. The rotating ball cup ended up breaking, -old mirror is now useless, and instead of it popping out of the mount, the mount came off with it. 2/3 of the pop rivet or had broken off, and deformed the mounting holes up top. I test fitted some speed clips and found some that fit perfect. Drilled out the 2 broken tabs and used sheet metal screws for mounting. I'm not a huge fan after all that of the map light mirror. It seems very focused and dim. I guess a little light is better than none.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-MqBnNBs/0/2ded6579/L/i-MqBnNBs-L.jpg)
my check panel surround is pretty much non existent, and I already know the check panel is going to fall out during spirited driving. I guess I'll be replacing the front part of the headliner when I find one in good condition. :ugh: Also, I ordered the missing cap for the sunroof crank (in reflection)
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-rCtGDsL/0/6a089101/L/i-rCtGDsL-L.jpg)
I started to finish up the wiring inside the car (fan over-ride switch, digital volt meter, and the oil temp, oil psi, and water temp gauges). I also took this time to rewire my stereo correctly. The damn gauge panel that I used 3M 77 self spray adhesive basically came apart while being stored in the trunk of the car (you can kind of see it in the photo above).
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-tfPjxwr/0/00ebf37e/L/i-tfPjxwr-L.jpg)
I got as much wiring done as I could before running out of wires and connectors and I decided it was time to do a parts & hardware store run. At this point the electric fan "manual override" switch worked, and the digital volt meter worked (I threw a battery tender on after this).
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-6h2vc9f/0/5c63e785/L/i-6h2vc9f-L.jpg)
Longer bolts for the rear skid plate mount. Picked up some of this contact adhesive that sounded like it'd do the job.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-Nrqnncs/0/df5d4b50/L/i-Nrqnncs-L.jpg)
Applied later and letting set overnight. If there are further issues I'm thinking of just running it bare metal.
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-h3PhPHR/0/fff7e14a/L/i-h3PhPHR-L.jpg)
Ran the sensor wires through the firewall. this looked like a cluster f**k so i used some heat shrink
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-xqVCQT4/0/6be4c94e/L/i-xqVCQT4-L.jpg)
While running the sensor wires I tried to tidy up the harness to see if I can mount the cover soon. I'm going to trim the cover and testfit it soon. Almost there!
![](https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zqh9gZB/0/d800117e/L/i-zqh9gZB-L.jpg)
Not bad for a day and a half of progress!!
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