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New bootlid from Ebay as old one has rust on the edges....

Fitted the spoiler

looking good!

Carnt belive how small the boot looked in the car,looks good now getting there

yerrrr nice one

Less is more mate, I think.

I'm not sure the spoiler suits.

Oh, and Ste, the numberplate adds nothing to it. You don't want to be reminding people that this classic shares anything in common with a run-of-the-mill Z4

It doesn`t but the holes are in a different place on the other one or i`d put the original BMW one back on.

Right, started on the E30 by staying behind after work (or it will never get done).

Yesterday i decided to buff the whole car using G3 compound and surprisingly it came up quite well, very well infact....



Apart from the bonnet which has no paint left so decided against buffing that and being a bit of a cock had a play....



Today i got the window wiper motor out (with the help of andy ) and needless to say it`s goosed!....
New one needed.



Rubbed the bonnet down and got it in primer, 1 coat of plastic primer (gives a better grip) then one coat of normal primer. I will give it more coats when i get more primer ....






Removed rear light cluster as it contained water in the indicator (it was full) only to find the seal has deteriorated and has been letting a slight amount of water into the car, also found one of the brackets which hold the light cluster on had rotted to the point of coming off. Not good, will repair, for now light removed and hole covered up so job gets done quicker....



More tomorrow

I told you to do it in white

Nice one Ste looking great should of said I would of called up...

Okay, so heres some better photos from the other night after the buffing session. (Currently getting new electrics installed so had no real lighting the other night).

Not too bad, i know the boots a different shade probably due to being from a 1993 last of the line E30 but that can be sorted at a later date.....







Right, so i decided to do the bonnet white until the new compressor arrives, i just want this on the road as soon as possible as my SAAB runs out of MOT soon and my Astra GSi is WAY too loud to drive around in all the time!



At this point i ran out of white paint (Bare in mind i`m using spray cans here), so i decided to go with satin black on the other 2 sides of the bonnet.....



The bonnet i sprayed on Saturday night, it took a few hours but i got it done, i did it in satin black as a basecoat and the a fewmore coats using gloss black.
I left the paint to harden for 24 hours and had a go at rubbing it down by hand on the front.
These are the results using 1000 and G3 (no wax yet), i will do the rest via machine when i get the chance.....










Another thing to note is that this colour is a temporary thing, it will be painted to it`s original red once i get a compressor, it`s amazing what you can do with rattle cans though when you put your mind and time to it eh?

Keep up the good work Ste!

I can see this car becoming all black, it'll be easier to move on.

If you could make sure there's a good load of overspray in my direction it'll save me a coat or two

Well done

lmao ye mad head