sweet! whens the colour going down? Mines going in on Monday to get the colour on. The Race is on!
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Originally posted by E30 Wagen View PostGreat work on the IHKS. I'm not looking forward to taking mine apart, but seeing what one looks like all cleaned up is quite motivating, and refreshing to see in a build thread.
Did you shave the airbag accelerometer sensor bracket things in the engine bay?
Yes, I shaved them, the coil pack bracket, the air cleaner bracket, and a few other odds and ends.
Originally posted by bangn View Postsweet! whens the colour going down? Mines going in on Monday to get the colour on. The Race is on!Tenured Automotive Service Professional - Avid BMW Enthusiast
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Originally posted by Jordan View PostWork happened to bring me by Imperial Collision this morning so I got a chance to check out progress with my own eyes. The car is nearly ready for primer and its looking great. I'm looking at getting it back maybe the first week of November.
This afternoon I also picked up some parts from BMW of Houston North I'd been waiting on. New OE foam for the IHKS, and the OE BMW fabric loom wrap. The foam that seals the IHKS to the bulkhead is absolutely critical. If it fails to seal you will get rain water into the cabin. The foam seal to the IHKS output to the dash is less critical but a leak here generally just means reduced air flow and a potential for noise.
This pair of foam seals will set you back about $80. The wire loom tape comes in rolls of 75ft and runs about $28.
I LOVE this OE loom tape, its a wonderful icing on the cake touch for the rebuild of this unit.Originally posted by bangn View Postyou know the tape is TESA 51026, the stuff your using looks almost vinyl. I buy it by the stack off ebay ex germany, heaps cheaper than from BMW.
Edit: Quick search shows it is Coroplast brand tape. Can be had on eBay for cheap:
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The inner cardboard tube of the OE BMW tape does indeed say Coroplast on it.Tenured Automotive Service Professional - Avid BMW Enthusiast
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This is going to be good...
I ordered 4 or 5 rolls of the Tesa tape off Amazon prime and was pretty happy with it. Makes an audio install look much more OEM that's for sure."A good memory for quotes combined with a poor memory for attribution can lead to a false sense of originality."
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91 318is Turbo Sold
87 325 Daily driver Sold
06 4.8is X5
06 Mtec X3
05 4.4i X5 Sold
92 325ic Sold & Re-purchased
90 325i Sold
97 328is Sold
01 323ci Sold
92 325i Sold
83 528e Totaled
98 328i Sold
93 325i Sold
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I believe the first year Imolarot II was available was 1999. Imolarot was available from 94/95 IIRC.Tenured Automotive Service Professional - Avid BMW Enthusiast
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Ha, yes I actually already sent a near identical photo and had them pop them out and throw those away. I bought new ones.Tenured Automotive Service Professional - Avid BMW Enthusiast
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Visited my friends over at Imperial Collision this afternoon to check on progress on the e30's paint work. As always beautiful work. I'm loving the color and how Imolarot II flips dark/light depending on the ambient lighting, and seeing parts in color now... WOW. I love love love it.
I'll have to swing back mid week to collect all the loose body parts with the wagon and take them home to get them out of the way.
Chassis shell will be going into the booth this coming week.
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