1986 BMW 528e

[SnazzyQ]

Hurry up and finish ur wheels feg

[Grime]

Nice build thread man, cool vibes and nice car. Keep up the good work

[Robitussin]

A pile of rubber arrived at my house today.





And your first reaction is probably "Oooh yay get em mounted get em mounted"








Buuuuut these are still sitting in my messy room waiting to be painted.



Yeah i really need to get my room cleaned. Oops.

[Robitussin]

Have a look at 205/40/17 Neo Gens. They run narrow and have a nice mild stretch on Style 5s.

Yeah i have considered those several times since they have reinforcement for camber wear and all that. Thanks for the suggestion!

[Oh Damn, it's Sam]

Have a look at 205/40/17 Neo Gens. They run narrow and have a nice mild stretch on Style 5s.

[AtlantisTouring]

Style 5's on this are perfect

[Robitussin]

Hey everyone, another question before my next real update... I am going to be ready to buy tires pretty soon and i am wanting to buy 195/40/r17 tires, but the only tire that comes in that size is yokohama S drives. The thing that concerns me about them is the reviews show complaints about fast wear and i'm sure it's not gonna get any better with the toe and camber when i lower it. Do i have any other options that are a similar size? I looked on tyre stretch and i feel like a 195/40r17 is a bit too small for what i'm going for. If you want a reference this is the fitment i am going for



I might go a little lower now that i have a second car but i'll see when I have coilovers. Big thanks to anyone willing to help my nooby ass.

[Robitussin]

Timing belt, water pump, polish, throttle cable, and wheel bolts have been ordered. It's finally time to get this show on the road. I just need to find a little time as school just started and i only have a few days off next week.

[SnazzyQ]

Just lower it and deal with the wear. do the weld in adjusters or find an m5 rear subframe. The off center bushings are shitty

yes

[12vsex]

Sup guys, i bought some paint



And i also have a question for anyone with a lowered e28 on stanceworks, I am buying coils sometime within the next couple months and i am unsure if i need to buy eccentric bolts for camber and toe adjustment to keep my car from eating tires. I probably have the means to get it done but i don't want to start another huge project for my car right after i am finally able to drive it. Thanks to anyone willing to help.

Just lower it and deal with the wear. do the weld in adjusters or find an m5 rear subframe. The off center bushings are shitty

[Robitussin]

Sup guys, i bought some paint



And i also have a question for anyone with a lowered e28 on stanceworks, I am buying coils sometime within the next couple months and i am unsure if i need to buy eccentric bolts for camber and toe adjustment to keep my car from eating tires. I probably have the means to get it done but i don't want to start another huge project for my car right after i am finally able to drive it. Thanks to anyone willing to help.

[Robitussin]

Theres an attachment made for the end of a drill thats made to "polish" pinstripes off.

An eraser wheel will do wonders on tape stripes - it'll typically take the vinyl and the adhesive in one fell swoop. Sometimes they'll even take paint stripes off.

On the paint stripes, the likelihood is that they're above the clearcoat, which means they can be polished off with something like rubbing compound or a mild abrasive polish. Just be careful and don't burn your clearcoat.

Thanks guys, i'll try those things and see how it works out.

[Oh Damn, it's Sam]

An eraser wheel will do wonders on tape stripes - it'll typically take the vinyl and the adhesive in one fell swoop. Sometimes they'll even take paint stripes off.

On the paint stripes, the likelihood is that they're above the clearcoat, which means they can be polished off with something like rubbing compound or a mild abrasive polish. Just be careful and don't burn your clearcoat.

[TheTynosaur]

ALSO, does anyone know how to remove pinstripes? I've been wanting to get rid of them but it seems as though half of them are paint and half are tape, really confusing.

missed this earlier, but if they're tape pinstripes, take a razor blade and just slide it under the stripe. It's scary, but not hard. Then use goo gone on the glue that's left.



If it's paint then I don't know. I had both types of pinstripe on my car and I have to figure out the paint one

[TheTynosaur]

I will, been busy lately. Same goes for you.

I will eventually but sanding doesn't sound so appealing to me right now. So I'm doing other things. I don't have money for tires anyway