Undying Dreams

iTrader: (3)

Awesome! I bought myself some track time in a 458 and Gallardo. Going to do that in April.

Sweet Lambo though.

Yumcha

I hate you.

ttribe

Late to post these, but some shots from this year's BMW Roadrunner Concourse Show.

My neighbor's E93 M3...she just added Brembo BBKs and HREs.




E60 550i w/NOS




Lineup






Vintage Alpina


Vintage M5


Supercharged E92 M3




A VERY nice E46 M3




A couple of Lambos waiting for some work at GoodSpeed.


Other pics.

Yumcha

Wow...some classic beauties like the 2002.

No one showed up with a 6-Series Gran Coupe?

ttribe

I'll take mine next year...after I win the lottery and buy one.

Yumcha

Cool. After I make it tunneling to Fort Knox, will you let me show up in my Poopdick McFartington or would you German BMW jerks/a-holes drive me away?

Yumcha

And P.S. that vintage Alpina and M5 are tits.

ttribe

The Ferrari could stay, you would have to leave, though.

Yumcha

I'm merging this thread with Brockowned's thread.

ttribe

oonowindoo

You have been exploding too much lately.

Time to go easy on the broccoli.

Yumcha

I'd say it's the sauerkraut from these German-l33t meets.



Gives him gas, y'know.

ttribe

Majofo

broccoli is a good source of fiber and protein.

ttribe

Since I'm playing some catch up on here...this set is from December.

Some of you who have followed this thread for a while know how I tried to cut a couple of costs a while back with an imitation Aero lip and with hand-painting my lower grilles myself. Well, you may also recall that the imitation Aero lip didn't exactly come painted very well. I had it re-painted, but we didn't re-do the prep; we left the underlying coat as a base. That didn't work too well. You may also recall I wasn't particularly happy with how it fit, but I was willing to live with it.

So, in the interest of admitting my mistakes, and again reaffirming the modding maxim - Do it right, or don't do it at all. - I present, my fixing of the errors.

As you can see below, the poor underlying prep on the imitation lip's finish left it pretty prone to chipping and peeling (also note the size of the gaps in how it fit).







You may also notice in the pics above that my paint on the lower grilles was also chipping and that the driver's side grille had been destroyed by a rock.

So, to fix all of this, I did the following - 1) purchased a GENUINE BMW Aero lip from a BMW dealer; 2) had the lip painted to match by the dealer; 3) purchased GENUINE BMW lower grilles in black for the 335i (standard are silver, but you can get black from the parts department); and 4) applying a 3M clear bra in a can to the new lip before installation.

Here's how all that went:

Lip off and lower grilles out.


New lower grilles.


Installing the lip (grilles installed).


Completed. Much better fit. Much better look, all around. Should have done all of it this way from the beginning.

oonowindoo

i don't wanna be that guy but i can't resist.

Don't be ghetto, do it right the first time!

335i deserves a REAL front lip.

ttribe

I deserve it. I was stupid.

1StGenCL

That looks awesome and we all do shit like that...once maybe twice

Yumcha

Well, you were trying to be fiscally responsible instead of a slave to your wants.

I can admire someone for that.

crazyasiantl

iTrader: (7)

I saw this thread was bumped and expected another Hyundai

kidding. New lip looks great

ttribe

And I'm not even .

Yumcha

How much was the initial paint job? $34.50?

oonowindoo

lesson learned, Indians and Chinese can't do business...

RPhilMan1

Final result looks great!

Thanks for catching up.

SuperTrooper169

iTrader: (2)

Looks much, much better Tim. Nice work!

Aman

Looks much better! Nice work.


How was your experience with the clear bra in a can? Never heard of such a thing before, it sounds cool.

ttribe

I thought it turned out pretty well. I ordered it off Amazon, read the directions, watched a 5min. YouTube video and then went out to my garage and sprayed it on the lip. I let it sit overnight, and then put it in the sun to cure the next day. Within 48 hours it was on my car and you couldn't tell it was on there. So far it's done it's protecting job pretty nicely.

Here's a product link: http://3mauto.com/products/paint-def...32e6csKJ2WeiDz

oonowindoo

on a related note, do you think that clear bra in a can will prevent the headlights from "yellowing" ?

ttribe

That I don't know. I'm not sure about the impact of the direct heat from the lights and the interaction with the plastic lenses.

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

great update, man...your car is absolutely gorgeous.

charliemike

I honestly think it's the UV from the sun. If the 3M product protects against UV that may help. I had the guy put film on them. I ain't know.

rockstar143

iTrader: (6)

headlight yellowing is a formidable foe...have yet to find a permanent solution but in the meantime i use blue magic headlight protectant every time I put on the tire shine.

oonowindoo

Have you guys ever wondered why the taillights stay the same color (even the clear part)?

I would assume the exposure and material are pretty much the same as headlights.

ttribe

$34.75...I got ripped off.

When I made the comment I did, I was speaking more to whether the film could endure the heat from the lights and whether it would bond (permanently) to the plastic of the lens. But, I could be totally wrong in that supposition.

Might have to look into that product.

You raise an interesting point...and I have no idea what the answer is.

oonowindoo

i didn't really get what you said either. You could have just said melted

ttribe

Well, ummm, yeah. But, I was feeling verbose.

Costco

It's just the exposure to the elements. Road grime accumulates, and just being constantly weathered by gravel, dirt, and so on just builds up.

If you ever have the chance to pop the hood one of the older Mustangs (94-04) you'll notice the headlight housing extends up behind the hood. If the exposed part is foggy and opaque looking, I guarantee you if you pop the hood, the covered part will be clear as day.

Costco

Anyways, yeah polishing out headlights sucks. But the Blue Magic headlight protectant rockstar189764957862 mentioned is a great preventative measure. Use it after polishing though.

oonowindoo

from my understanding it is mainly from the sun but somehow the taillights do not seem to have the same effect.

i can see why the covered part is not yellowing because it is covered.

based on what i have seen and used, all headlight restoration including sand paper only last a few months. So i don't think it is from debris but sunlight.

Aman

I think it's years of debris attacking your plastic headlights for years, which is what kills the UV protection and exposes the lights to further damage from the sun. The rear end doesn't see any rock chips, so the protection stays intact.

People have also been known to spray clear coat their headlights after clearing them up. A little intense IMO, but it seems to work.