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Thanks dude. Definitely gonna be going more places this summer. **** how its taken me to this age to realize how much beauty I have around me to go visit.Originally posted by Robitussin View Post
Well my wheels havent had center caps ever and I always tossed around the idea of making them but bmw caps are too small for the center of these wheels considering the smallest section of the center is about 3 inches. So I finally decided to make some. I wasnt a fan of what riken had as a cap with it sticking out 2 inches or so. Just doesnt look great to me. Flat caps are something I really like so I was really able to accomplish that look doing it myself. Went to lowes and picked up some plastic 3 inch test caps.
These worked great. Hard plastic, thin, and two lips gave me the opportunity to have 2, very tight, points of contact inside the center since there are two different diameters due to the small step lip. First thing was to make the larger section fit tightly. I trimmed off a bunch of the outside and then hand filed the edges to be smooth.
Next was to sit there and file away. After multiple test fits, I got each one to where I wanted.
Next was to file the raised center section. Same step as the last. file away until it fit super tight.
After all 4 were filed, cut, and fit tightly on both surfaces, I painted them black and threw them on the car.
This is a rough idea of what they will look like when I get stickers/emblems for them. BMW has a common 68mm emblem. 70mm is what I will be getting. The extra 2mm helps fill out the center better. This is one I have laying around that I taped on to get an idea.
Emblems should be ordered next week sometime.
two randoms for good measure.
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agreed haha. Thanks dude.Originally posted by kaclaytor View Post
I got some more for youOriginally posted by fackinsteve View Post
The driver seat has beginning tears along the seams but nothing crazy. Just gonna take care of them while I can. Thanks manOriginally posted by epearce View Post
Girl and I took a trip to toketee falls. A good 2 hour drive but well worth the drive. Bumper got some new chips but what are you gonna do. Paint isnt good anyway
Some pics we got of the falls and the pipeline when you arrive. This thing was so cool. All wood, maybe 10-15 ft tall, held together with metal bands, and leaking all over haha.
And since this isnt a scenery forum, one of the car.
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Is that mirror plug and play or? Cause I was thinking about getting them, so much better than the stock ones.Leave a comment:
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Originally posted by fackinsteve View PostOriginally posted by d0wse View PostThank you guys!Originally posted by epearce View Post
Hey another update. I guess not taking 3-6 month breaks is nice. Anyway, the GF and I made a good 2-3 hour trip to Albany the other day to pick up some long overdue interior pieces for the e28. My old seat was destroyed and this guy had commented months ago how he had a full interior for sale. Well, in my search STILL, I contacted him and he still had it in the car. We made arrangements that were pretty fast and I headed there a day after. We made a stop on the way and snapped some photos. I love the scenery Oregon provides. Wish we had taken the real camera though
And the main reason we went there...
Her and I spent a good amount of time cleaning it up and wiping down everything else inside but it was well worth it. The trip back was a mess of the driver seat adjuster not wanting to stick making the seat tilt back and forth (which I have now figured out) and ripping a good hole into my old rear seat with the new ones mounts. Oh well, they were coming out anyway. Also scratched my quarter panel at his place putting the seat in the back as well as scratching the tint on the rear (all adding to existing ones anyway so whatever). The trip back was good besides that. I cant express how nice it is to look at my interior and not see a gaping hole in the driver seat. Plus, I now have armrests.
They could use a little more cleaning but so can everything else I suppose.
Also wired in my city lights finally and got some pics taken by alex "magenta" willis lulz.
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Man where do I start? Its been a while but a lot seems to have happened in that time. Winter took a toll on the car, new parts were installed, things were painted, good stuff. First off, I FINALLY got the correct harness and ecu in my car. It had the factory 007 eta ecu still installed after the engine was SETA swapped so I think that gave me a lot of my previous issues with fuel and so on. It also gave me a bigger headache when the temp sensor went out because the car would just die and after replacing it, the car idled high when warmed up. Was a major pain in the ass but I found a super eta harness, 154 ecu, and a guy with the correct AFM, idle control valve, 02 sensor, and crank postion sensor since the standard eta doesnt use one. Now the shity part about the harness was that I found one but it ended up being the wrong harness. It was pictured correctly on the ad but the guy sent me the wrong one. SO that was a massive bummer. luckily, I got a good seller, he returned it, and sent me the correct one. I got a score on the other parts which was awesome. Also, I was so sick of not having heat that I ripped the guts out of the heater control valve which gave me full time heat. For people thinking that is a dumb idea since the car has AC, the AC doesnt work lol. Plus I have windows for the summer so it works out. ALSO finally got my quarter panel painted!! I waited and waited and waited for the first painter but he had other things to take care of and I didnt wanna wait any longer. He was super cool with my decision to have someone else do it so we didnt cancel on bad terms. The other painter got the car in after 3 weeks of our first convo and had it back to me in two days. Besides some minor body work flaws caused by some body work mistakes that had to be fixed again before paint, it came out great. Also picked up an e12 mirror finally and some euro lights. Man the light output is so much better. Also wired them in to run all 4 lights while in highbeam position like the car had with the US lights. Decided over winter to change the wheel color as well. The gold just isnt something I was into before and it was time to ditch it finally since the car was raised for winter. I wanted a much more subtle look. I went with a local powdercoating company called NW wheel repair. We decided on a factory BMW silver color and it came out perfect, Metallicy in the light and they fixed all nicks and dings. They looked brand new when i got them back. Ditched the federal 595s too since they run wide and I **** the design so much. Went with a cheaper ironman brand tire. They are made by cooper I believe and have a non directional design. They have been great so far. Also repainted my bumper again since it got chipped to hell this winter. Went with black primer as a base this time because with white, you could see every single chip. other than that, im eyeing a new interior (just seats) since my driver is torn. Anyway, here are some pics.
Pics before painted panel:
got the wheels back first.
And after painted quarter:
The color isnt exact but I expected it to be off anyway. It came out closer than I hoped though.
Cut and buffed and ready for pickup.
Back home and together
Had my neighbor buff the panel one more time since the painter missed a spot.
Also replaced the front struts after 2 years of numerous heights and abuse. Also, my old tophats were the culprit of some steering issues so two birds with one stone.
Girlfriends e36 got a lot of love over the last few months too. New headlights, nose panel, m3 bumper, fan clutch with blade, which if you dont have the tool for is a major pain in the ass, aux fan, and rear rotors and pads.
I deleted a lot of photos recently so sorry for lack of more photos. Thats where im at doe. probably wont post for another few months lulz.Leave a comment:
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