Just another alpine e36 slow progress

[JE BMW]

Put them back together
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[JE BMW]

And put them infront of the car to get an idea what theyd look like

swapping tires this week and these will be on.

[suspenceful]

Awesome build so far. I also have an Alpine White E36. I'd love to see some shots of the plastidipped bumper, I'm looking into spraying my whole car in it after I do some bodywork.

I like the Style 5's, those would look good.

[DakarDario]

looking good so far, honestly sell both sets and get something wider. Keep up the good work

[JE BMW]

Awesome build so far. I also have an Alpine White E36. I'd love to see some shots of the plastidipped bumper, I'm looking into spraying my whole car in it after I do some bodywork.

I like the Style 5's, those would look good.

m3 bumper is plastidipped. cant barely notice..lol
and yea. still have to do the style 5 bolts.

[JE BMW]

looking good so far, honestly sell both sets and get something wider. Keep up the good work

Thanks.. and yea. just had to rock the style 19s for a bit. Imma sell them when the style 5s are done. then i wanna get either some 18x9.5 apex or see if i can find any acs type 1s in 17x9s,
what do you have on yours??

[JE BMW]

style 32s are gone. installed the style 19s, but think imma have to go with a 10mm spacer in the back. looks good though i think..

[DakarDario]

Thanks.. and yea. just had to rock the style 19s for a bit. Imma sell them when the style 5s are done. then i wanna get either some 18x9.5 apex or see if i can find any acs type 1s in 17x9s,
what do you have on yours??

I use to have style 5s, i love the way they look, but in the end of the day will always be 8s . Currently i have 17x8.5 fronts and 9.5 rears, but have new lips in the mail. Will be going 9.5 fronts and 10.5 rears. Keep up the good work, rome wasn't built in a day.

[JE BMW]

Yea. was used to my style 32s. i already miss them..lol but needed somtn different.
wish there was a cheaper way to make the style 5s into a 3 piece with a bigger lip.
yours 3 piece?

[DakarDario]

Yea. was used to my style 32s. i already miss them..lol but needed somtn different.
wish there was a cheaper way to make the style 5s into a 3 piece with a bigger lip.
yours 3 piece?

Call memory fab, tehy just released a 3pc kit for style 5s.

[JE BMW]

Call memory fab, tehy just released a 3pc kit for style 5s.

oh really? weekend now. do u have an idea about how much?
so im guessin itcomes with inner barrel and lip? theyre gonna sell quite a few if the price is right.

[R-U-Up2-iT]

Man,the Style 19's look sweet on your ride!! I am looking into a set of them right now actually. I have to ask,what did you use to polish the lips? It will be my first set of 2 piece wheels that I am going to tackle and do myself. I love the style 5's but it seems they are everywhere and 19's are in my opinion just more unique and have that little more "edgy" style,with a touch of race quality to them not to mention much easier to clean lol! Thanks for posting!

[JE BMW]

Man,the Style 19's look sweet on your ride!! I am looking into a set of them right now actually. I have to ask,what did you use to polish the lips? It will be my first set of 2 piece wheels that I am going to tackle and do myself. I love the style 5's but it seems they are everywhere and 19's are in my opinion just more unique and have that little more "edgy" style,with a touch of race quality to them not to mention much easier to clean lol! Thanks for posting!

Thanks. theyre growing on me.
copied and pasted this from another forum im in..


I had a lil experience with the style 5s by hand..lol Almost 12 hrs. just in sanding.
style 19s and 5s have machined grooves i guess bmw made them that way so the clear coat can stick.
i just brushed on the aircraft stripper like 3 times, and wiped it off.
then i bought 10 bolts and nuts at lowes that had about the same diameter as the original bolts and but the centers in the barrels with 5 bolts on each rim. jacked up the car,put the rims on the back and put it in gear, then started sanding away.. my buddy one side while i did the other
Started with 600 gritt-800 to smooth out the grooves.
then 1000-1500-2000 wet.
Then i read somewhere, about using a rubbing compound to get the scratches out, i just got some cheap turtle wax one.
And didnt buy the mothers ball ( was like 30 bucks), instead i got a foam pad that connects to the drill for 5 bucks and a set of 3 lil cloth pads that go over foam pad for another 5.bucks.. these are washable. can get some at harbor freight for cheaper.
took the rims apart. I didnt sand the inside of the lip where the bolts go was gonna do it by hand, but got kinda lazy. lol

This is how we did it, only took 1 pic.


I rubbed in the rubbing compound with a rag and then worked it for a bit with the drill/pad.
Then cleaned that with a clean rag by hand.

Then did the same with the polish. rubbed it on with a towel, and buffed it a lil wet with the drill / and different, clean pad.
let it dry a lil and then buffed that by hand with another clean towel. this step with mothers polish 2 more times, no need to change to a clean pad.

[JE BMW]

And some new pics..
**** taking pics of the drivers sid. drivers door all the way back, paint is so faded. looking to see if i can vinyl wrap a different color.

[BrysonB]

Good work on the style 5's..i went through the same nightmare of sanding on mine..worth the work though! Some moar lows in the front and we got a ball game here!