Hello! White late model coupe from the bay

[CubbyChowder]

You cleaned this up really nicely

[Toodaloo]

As she sits today!

Little update:

Front Euro trim, clear oem zkw blinker's, buffed out the bumper and made the paint look nice and fresh! (as fresh as a daily driven bumper can be, at least).

I sold the wheels last week in hopes to go another direction. Totally hating myself for it, but I'd really like a 16" wheel to fill the wheel wells more.

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Car looks great, man. Perfect e30 for daily use IMO

[Toodaloo]

Nice to see that you're taking care of her. Great work!

Thanks Kyle!

Recently I haven't really had to do much mechanically. Oil change about a month ago, and tranny oil change soon. I'm planning on doing a full tune up in the beginning of the summer!

[SteadyAim.]

Nice to see that you're taking care of her. Great work!

[Toodaloo]

Hello! White late model coupe from the bay

Sneak peak to my next wheel setup!

[Toodaloo]

Renooowwwwnnnn. Scott I'll send you some proper pics once my houndstooth shift boots get here!

[Toodaloo]

Great work! Your car is very clean :D

Thank you, sir!

Trying to fix her old saggy b...


Tried on my buddy David's car bra! I actually like the way it looks. Hmm...

[matiasz]

Great work! Your car is very clean :D

[Toodaloo]

Hello! White late model coupe from the bay

Little update guys. Finished with all audio and my trunk! Looked pretty gross before...



Over a 5 month period, it went through a full cleaning, removing all dirt, grime, dust, and anything loose or nasty looking.
Purchased new trunk carpet for the passenger side. Apparently it was for a vert without any battery negative cable cutout so I made the necessary changes and cuts. Also bought a battery cover from a member.



Then, I started on my new flooring!
My girlfriend had some leftover flooring from a home renovation and passed it on to me. Laid it over the 3 ply cutout I made a few weeks back and used wood glue to secure it in place. Roll on subfloor, roll on flooring, adhere, repeat. (Don't worry I made sure to go out of my way to make everything as perfect and straight as possible. Never settle for a cheap job! Do it right the first time, I always say. I was actually bothered by how it didn't fully adhere in certain places near the deep end of the trunk, so I added some glue later on and placed weight on top of it.



The next morning I cutout the flooring and started test fitting! I had to make some modifications but now it fits almost perfectly! If it were to be any tighter, it would be impossible to remove or install. In fact, I already have trouble getting it in and out with the amp in the back.





I'll eventually refinish the battery cover, but that's for a later date. My amp is mounted to the back side of the rear seat in the trunk, and to secure the sub, I used grip tape and a strap to keep it from sliding all over the trunk.

Then, I installed my "old" kenwood head unit I purchased for my wrx to replace the Sony model. Not only was the Sony hard to use, difficult to navigate menus, and missing USB ports and fetures, it was just plain ugly. Finding wiring diagrams online was nearly impossible considering the many different types of audio available in our cars so I used some common sense and some of my own expertise.
Now I have a color matched unit that looks good on and off, a little too glossy, but oh well :).

Ignore the missing kick panels and ugly shift knob (was trying a friends, I like the throw but gosh it's ugly, back to stock for now)



Then I went ahead and installed tweeters I purchased off of a Facebook group member! I was missing the connects for the positive terminals, well they were the wrong size... A quick radio shack run fixed that! Sad to see they're going bankrupt... It's handy having a small store that has a big selection on wiring and diy electronics parts locally.
Crimped on the right connectors and boom, finally can jam out to a complete (nice) audio setup! The system sounds so nice now! And within a relatively inexpensive budget!
(I'll post photos of those soon)

Happy Friday!

[Toodaloo]

I like where this is going!

You'll like my next project ;)

looks good! needs a chrome grille IMO but looks great regardless. :up:

My car has never had a chrome grill! So once I get a new one I'll try it out!

I can't believe someone asked you to remove your DIY because it would hurt their business....that is just silly and not even legal.

Where did you get the new rubber plug for the antenna delete? Again from Ace? I am thinking of doing the same for the black lower trim on my alpine white....

Yeah, no big deal though. His market is one where his customer wants a clean product, one and done no headaches. My DIY is guided to those who are willing to take on a fun weekend project!
The antenna delete plug is from ace! It's s 7/8th soft plastic plug. I don't remember the actual name but it's the one with the 45 degree angles!

[BMWManiac]

I can't believe someone asked you to remove your DIY because it would hurt their business....that is just silly and not even legal.

Where did you get the new rubber plug for the antenna delete? Again from Ace? I am thinking of doing the same for the black lower trim on my alpine white....

[MPLFoster]

looks good! needs a chrome grille IMO but looks great regardless. :up:

[YAN-3]

I like where this is going!

[Toodaloo]

Your car is very clean, good work!
Not a huge fan of the banner or grill, but who cares.

Thank you! I appreciate your kind words. As for the banner, it's sort of a little experiment. I wanted to try it out and see how I like it. So far, I like the added sun protection and I'm swayed on the looks.

The kidney grill was just a quick fix. I intend to eventually get a new one to replace this one since it's cracked and the bottom tabs are broken, so I just resprayed it black since the old black paint was chipping. I'm sort of digging the black though, we'll see how things go. :)