And does anyone know of the top of their head what else I need for the rear PDC retrofit? I'm assuming there's more.
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My buddy picked up a Touring earlier in the week so I went over today to have a look and fix some bits and bobs. Grabbed a quick comparison pic before I left haha
And does anyone know of the top of their head what else I need for the rear PDC retrofit? I'm assuming there's more.
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Thanks man!Originally posted by 19birel View Post
Thanks dude *Screams "It's actually called a Touring" inside head"Originally posted by georgeMK1 View Post
Cheers for the kind words man.Originally posted by fackinsteve View Post
My new work hours means I get a little bit more time to tinker on this.
I lost a bit of the underneath of my bumper on the motorway a few weeks a go. I managed to get one cheap enough from BMW so I went ahead and ordered it. But, because I'm an idiot, I ordered the wrong side
But I fitted it anyway with new hardware (everyone loves BMW nuts and bolts.)
I also finally fitted my R/H brake duct that I've been missing for the last 3 years. Front bumper is now entirely as it should be, bar that missing bit of trim.
The panel gaps have always bugged me around the headlight/front panel area so that will be getting sorted hopefully once the car is off the road again. I think I'll need to spend a few hours taking everything out and fiddling with it.
For those of you that have me on FB/Instagram, you'll probably already know the script with my red touring (daily). Some lassie reversed into it at work, bursting the front panel. I managed to source another, just in a different colour - which isn't too much of a worry as my buddy is painting the bonnet for me at the end of the month!
I'm actually in the process of cleaning the red Touring up. I've bought a mates leather interior and I'm in the process of swapping everything over, i've currently only got the rear stuff fitted. It comes with the all important door cards too!
Yes, I know. The stickers are already off
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Love it mate, also like how you've stuck with the standard mirrors and haven't went down the M3 route, I've done the same
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Really want the car a touch lower, not too much, but just a bit. It'll rub if I lower it though, so hopefully I'll be ordering some stiffer springs and some caster adjustment top mounts to sort the front out.
Lost a bit of bumper trim on the motorway the other night, so I'll order that from BMW when I get paid. Finally ordered a RH brake duct too, bumper should be complete after that.
I'll be collecting a bunch of parts over the next few months to replace the majority of the steering components, new rack, inner and outer track rods, UJ with solid steering bush - all of which will hopefully get rid of my "vague" and "notchy" steering.
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Really digging the painted front lip, I don't see that piece painted very often on e36s. Good wheel choice and the "classic" stance without over the top lows or camber is really fitting of the clean car. Good work!Leave a comment:
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Thanks very much for the photo dude, appreciated!
Great to meet you as well, hopefully bump into you at some other shows
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Yeah, the venue was something pretty special.Originally posted by lamsv View Post
Another really good day on the car, only done a few jobs, but I'm feeling quite accomplished
First job was to replace my rear light gaskets - I noticed some water getting into the boot floor when I was washing it once, only £12 for genuine replacements from BMW. The boot seal will be up next, but it's quite pricey at around £55 from BMW, so I thought I'd start here first.
Once the lights were out, I could see the gaskets themselves were a little bit worn and past their best.
Took the oppurtinity to clean behind the lights as well. Noticed I'd left loads of guide coat on it from where I once made my repairs, however that's all off now and it looks nice and shiny!
New gasket on and then same for the other side
Next up was to fit my new, custom side molding badges. I've wanted a set of the "BMW Individual" or "Motorsport International" badges ever since I saw them, but I also wanted to do something unique, since it was a Touring after all, I came up with this -
Needless to say, I'm very, very happy! The quality of them is great, very OEM, however the backing plates they have came on are a bit bigger than they need to be and a little bit scruffy. So i'm getting the insert pieces separate and will be retrofitting them into OEM backing plates, that way you will have to try very hard to figure out if they're genuine or not
And finally, my last job was coding my OEM key fob to the car. Took a lot of head scratching and a lot of questions to my mate, Alex, but I got it done. We once tried years a go to get it programmed, but I had a fake key fob then, so we left the alarm unplugged, but I forgot we had! Once I'd plugged it back in, it didn't take long.
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European car shows have the absolute BEST venues. Period.
Wagon looks fantastic! I'm sure it was well received at the show.Leave a comment:
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Had a great time at RollHard: The Show at Cressing Temple barns in Essex. For out first show the turnout was unbelievable. So many good cars and a lot of foreign presence with dudes from Belguim, Germany and France joining us.
Thanks to those who I met on Sunday, great to meet you all.
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