hakhawks cosmos e36 coupe

[hakhawk]

yeh, did pretty good actually. the hardest one was the sunroof panel on the curved corners, but a couple of slices in the fabric and pulled it through, and it came out nice.

this is a faux suede, i cheaped out :p worst case i pull it all off and do it again down the track.

[hakhawk]

so i gave the car an awfully crap wash today, then got some pics of the new front lip











more pics here




and one shot of the new door trims i got a few weeks back

[G535]

Door trims are looking nice and fresh !
Now what are you gonna do with the rear arches?

[hakhawk]

ill get to them oneday, cbf doing panel work atm. id like to bring the rhs one back in a bit, and make the lhs match. but as soon as i start on the lhs, i gotta rip the whole quarter back to suss out the cracking paint where its been repaired

[G535]

You can sand the whole rear quarter 800grit wet (sanding only the clear where the paint is still good), apply base coat the damaged spot and then clear coat the whole quarter. You'll see no difference between new and old base paint Had this done to my car like 3 months ago and it came out perfectly!

[hakhawk]

the problem is i dont know what im gonna find under there. the rear quarter has been replaced, i know there bog, i know theres weld, just dont know how much. other car isnt in a driveable state, need the car for work.

[hakhawk]

new mirrors turned up today, AC Schnitzer copies. took me forever to decide what mirrors to go, m44lees 36 finished the decision i think :p

theyre a fibreglass mirror with aluminum mount, they look pretty thick, the fibreglass is hollow, but feels solid.



have to rip apart my old mirrors to steal the motors



comes with heated glass(mine doesnt have that feature), and the bases are seperate, so only i can stuff up the positioning :p



now i just need to get em painted and on the car!

[m44lee]

glad i could inspire you! the acs mirrors do look good on! i look forward to seeing your pics when they're on!

[hakhawk]

glad i could inspire you! the acs mirrors do look good on! i look forward to seeing your pics when they're on!

cheers, gonna start painting them today!

i wish i couldve found some genuine ones, but im an impatient bastard :p theres been some genuines on ebay, but theyre the shorter design, donotlike :p

[hakhawk]

so on my way to work to collect some supplies to paint my mirrors, i got a sms from my boss telling me my wheels were at the shop.

more wheels you say?

the amount of potholes is increasing down my way, and i keep worrying im gonna smash the simmons oneday. so id rather keep the for shows and cruises, and will be able to keep them shiny

so i picked up some bmw style 121 copies in 18x8.5 et18 for cheap. ill clean em up, fill the rash and give them a lick of paint. throw some tyres on em and use them until i find some nicer 17"s.



threw some paint on the mirrors, now theyre chilling inside with me, coz its damn cold in the shed. depending on weather tomorrow, i might get some clear on them

[Mexican]

I was after some style 121s. Lol.

They'll look real good I think.

[hakhawk]

yeh, when i saw the 19s on that red touring, i decided they look great. shame the rears arent wider/lower offset.

havent decided if ill just throw some wide tyres on or spacers, or a bit of both yet.

[hakhawk]

did a test fit this morning





shot without caps(accidentally stood on one, so gotta try and fix it unless real bmw ones fit)



front is just out from flush, its only 3mm less than other wheels



rear needs either a spacer or less camber :p that or i just rock as much tyre as possible



might give me incentive to try and lessen the flare on the drivers side, or not

[hakhawk]

hey look, mirrors



more shots when the cars cleaner

[BreakMyWallet]

looks great!