This thread is dedicated to Mariano.

[Wh33lhop]

but in all seriousness, those rims look like the honda 14" grappling hook special, especially in black. there are plenty of well-styled lightweight rims, these do not fall in that category.

I didn't like them at first either, but after watching them in motion (videos) they grew on me a lot.

Personally though, I'd prefer something wider.

[TexasTerp]

I think it's an absolutely gorgeous car!

[straight6pwr]

Agreed! Braking is really helped by having such a light wheel. [IMG]http://ziplink.net

but in all seriousness, those rims look like the honda 14" grappling hook special, especially in black. there are plenty of well-styled lightweight rims, these do not fall in that category.

[C-T]

They were definitely a bit crooked back then. The hood needed adjustment as well, along with a few other things.

[Aus E30]

Probably air pushed it...I hear the air moves pretty fast at WARP SPEED 9!

[tg318is]

kidneys look crooked

[Aus E30]

Me too. Up until the beginning of the year, I was an E36 guy.

Hopefully someone can correct me if I am wrong, but from what I understand the skirts, spoiler, and front lip are all "IS" aesthetic treatments, but I honestly cannot tell you what years they were available. I know the front lip can be had just about anywhere, and the rear spoiler comes up for sale all the time in the classifieds here, but I have yet to see the sideskirts for sale. Maybe they're rare? Either way, it's probably only a matter of time before a set comes up for sale somewhere.

Sorry I couldn't be more help. :/

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Hey, up to the beginning of the year I was toyota Hilux 4X4 guy!
E30 my first bmw =D
My mission in life is to be in posession of those 3 items, skirt/lip/spoiler.
After my "find an auto transmission cos mine blew up" mission.
Thanks for the info!

[C-T]

If I wanted to find those skirts/spoiler/lip (if they would even fit on a 4 door) what would I have to look for in terms of car Model/year/info in order to find those OEM?
(If I were to describe for wreckers/online/dealers)

I'm new to this crazy E30 world

Me too. Up until the beginning of the year, I was an E36 guy.

Hopefully someone can correct me if I am wrong, but from what I understand the skirts, spoiler, and front lip are all "IS" aesthetic treatments, but I honestly cannot tell you what years they were available. I know the front lip can be had just about anywhere, and the rear spoiler comes up for sale all the time in the classifieds here, but I have yet to see the sideskirts for sale. Maybe they're rare? Either way, it's probably only a matter of time before a set comes up for sale somewhere.

Sorry I couldn't be more help. :/

[chadthestampede]

I came.

[Aus E30]

Everything is OEM.

edit -

And thanks for the compliment!




Sorry, what I should have asked was,
If I wanted to find those skirts/spoiler/lip (if they would even fit on a 4 door) what would I have to look for in terms of car Model/year/info in order to find those OEM?
(If I were to describe for wreckers/online/dealers)

I'm new to this crazy E30 world

[C-T]

Thanks turboeta!

What Spoiler/Skirts/Lip are those?
Just secretly copy and pasting your car into my (omgIwishmycarwasasawesomeasthese) folder...
*cutpaste*

Everything is OEM.

edit -

And thanks for the compliment!

wheels are holding the car back. so much.

Agreed! Braking is really helped by having such a light wheel.

[straight6pwr]

wheels are holding the car back. so much.

[Aus E30]

What Spoiler/Skirts/Lip are those?
Just secretly copy and pasting your car into my (omgIwishmycarwasasawesomeasthese) folder...
*cutpaste*

[turboeta]

Sweeeet

[C-T]

Your interior is looking really good as well! Someone here a few years ago recommended a product called Doc Bailey's that really worked wonders on the leather as I see you have a little bit of color loss on the driver's bolster, etc. FWIW check it out!

Man, I am bumping this thread to tell you how much you rock with the amazing product referral. I recently used Doc Bailey's with very satisfying results.

A while ago, I made this thread on my home forum:

https://www.leatherclear.com/cgi-bin/store/pid_01.htm



So far, so good. One slow, thorough application took about 15 minutes per seat, as I wanted to make sure that the entire seat was evenly covered with the same amount of product. The end result was a much better looking seat.

One thing I learned using Leather Black today was to apply it thin, as it is very easy to waste product by over-applying. In the end, the extra just gets respread over the entire seat in order to make it uniform over the leather and to look properly, so the smart way to apply this stuff is an even cover that is fully allowed to dry, which takes about and hour, with the residual buffed off with a microfiber once it has fully set. Then, once it has had a chance to bond, more coats can be applied by following the same procedure. I plan on revisiting the front seats in a few days when I am sure that there is no more residual product to remove, which should hopefully yield even better results.

Even now I am happy with the way things turned out.

I used the flash for these pics to really show the kind of condition my seats were in. They really weren't too terrible for being 17 years old, but they definitely needed some work.

Before:

















After:
















This is an accurate representation of what the seats currently look like. I think a few more applications will make a difference.

It's now been a month after the second application of Leather Black to my seats, and I am happy to report that they still look the same as (actually a good bit better than) the above "After" pics, and there was no discoloration of clothing, etc after the application. I was very thorough with revisiting the seats with a clean microfiber to make sure that all of the residual product was removed, and I honestly couldn't be more satisfied with the result.

Amazing stuff. I recommend this product to anyone with a black interior!