Bought a POS, this is R3Vs fault

[2mAn]

What kind of clear did you use?
Sucks that it threw off the colourmatch.

Yea it sucks, I used Duplicolor 1K Gloss in a can... lame

[Panici]

What kind of clear did you use?
Sucks that it threw off the colourmatch.

[2mAn]

One of the annoying items on the car was a sunroof panel that was rusting from within. Some larger bumps would shower me with lovely rust dust... so luckily the car included a replacement rust-free sunroof panel and some alpine white paint. After painting it, the color was a great match however it didn't have a glossy finish. Adding a few coats of clearcoat somehow added a yellow-ish tint ... sigh...

Regardless I had been sitting on this part waiting for the motivation and finally found it. Got the old panel off, but with a slight issue. The retaining nut was turning inside the housing so I tried to cut the head of the bolt off since I had a spare... but the heat actually melted the plastic that was holding the nut


And Now its out, and in the trash


Installed a brand new sunroof seal


I guess this is better

[JasonWilson48]

Same pic?

Feel like this comment deserved the full meme, and I was bored

[Northern]

Same pic?

[2mAn]

You can see my bait on the trunklid... and also a few other things

[prisonerofdoom83]

My friend Andy was parked right next to you . I was so mad I couldn’t make it blue touring with the style 5s

[McGyver]

That's pretty cool to see an internet personality in real life. The closest I've got lately is seeing a random dude wearing a Tony Angelo sweatshirt the other day.

[2mAn]

I explored splitting it, but figured I would end up with a broken grille VS a PITA masking job doing a 'good enough' refresh on the grille... chose the latter

[roguetoaster]

Just saw this thread!
Looking good so far. Makes me miss driving my E30, need to get it out next summer.

Too late now, but I could have sworn the grille splits apart. I don't remember masking off the chrome when I painted mine.

The grill does come apart, if you drill out the plastic sort of spot welds.

[Panici]

Just saw this thread!
Looking good so far. Makes me miss driving my E30, need to get it out next summer.

Too late now, but I could have sworn the grille splits apart. I don't remember masking off the chrome when I painted mine.

[2mAn]

SoCal Vintage was great as usual, but sadly I was there for only about 100 minutes. This pic at the entrance is a good snap shot of the variety you see. My POS, a Baur & a RHD Touring.



I spent more time chatting with friends than actually looking at BMWs... oh well, at least I remembered to take a pic of my car.



On my way home, I saw Mr Speeeeeeeeed Co himself James Pumphrey. He was also at the show and departed early. Bad pic, because Im not a photographer... and was driving.

[McGyver]

Seeing the difference between the painted and non-painted sections of your grill makes me think I should probably paint my grill.

Your car is coming along nice!

[2mAn]

good on you for posting more than one photo of your car every two years

The real shocker is if I can keep a car for more than 2 years!

Which reminds me, MrBurgundy today marks 2 months of ownership and its still here. You owe me a coke

[kronus]

good on you for posting more than one photo of your car every two years