91 318is Never ending project(s) journal

[monty23psk]

While waiting for other parts and while making a trip to Home Depot for a project on the house, I decided to get liners for cabinets as they are padded and have a grip for the inside of my trunk storage tray. I then cut it to the inside shape of all the different sections and now I can have something in there not moving around. Also, it covers up the hole in the middle and they are washable in case something spills. This will protect the tray a little more. I got the black color, but due to texture and flash it looks more gray then it actually is. I might also add it under the tray in between it and the battery tray. Extra protection! I need to see how it handles the heat inside the trunk in the upcoming summer in South Florida.

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[kitsune]

simply amazing restore.

Mike

[monty23psk]

Treated the storage tray with SEM soap and a few coats for Trim Black. Here is the final result. Key was making sure can and exterior temp was close to 70 degrees. I am now awaiting for the new battery tray cover from Blunt to finish it off. I will post pics of that when the parts get in.

[monty23psk]

Hey Gerta, do you have a picture of the hold down nut or a part number? Looking around for this. Thanks

[Gerta]

I have one too! Very nice addition to the trunk. I just wish the hold down nut was more stable on mine.

[monty23psk]

I took the trunk storage tray to prep it for some SEM treatment. Here are some pictures of the before. I have already applied the SEM soap and tomorrow I should give it a few coats of the trim black. I ordered a new battery tray cover as mine was missing a piece of plastic. I hope to have it here by the end of the week. The tray is not on any ETKs even though it has the BMW logo and a part number. The outer wall was pretty warped, which seems normal from looking at most of the pics on the internet for this item. I applied some heat from a heat gun and molded it back to better position. The longest partition on one end had the outer wall coming in so much, I was only able to fit something an inch wide before it started to push the outer wall out. Now it is much better.

[monty23psk]

Thanks!!

[Gerta]

Congratulations Alex on your daughter's birth !

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[MikeLenoch5]

Fact: red seatbelts are cooler.

[monty23psk]

Today I swapped out my FPR due to invalid fuel pressures. Here is pic of old one installed and then the old and new one(blue rings) next to each other. I will clear out the ECU codes and just run it 1 tank full to to see if there are any differences in MPG and running rich issues.



Not best pic as P&S camera not the best.

[monty23psk]

I am rebuilding the font bases to install them. I need to remove them from my office to take pics. I have some stuff in front as I moved to a new home.

[freeride53]

Any photos of the seats completed? they look like money!

[monty23psk]

Thanks. Had no idea. What you have looks good.

[ForcedFirebird]

Congratulations! You do know that's not my original car, right? Just after finishing the coupeit got totaled :(

[monty23psk]

Thanks . I saw your car, huge transformation. Looks great. Wasn't sure where lots of people were. It was a good size meet. I left early due wife being close to giving birth. Actually at hospital, she gave birth yesterday to healthy baby girl.