The Holy Grail (well probably not).

[alanpina]

Whilst browsing on here about a year ago (I've been away a while...Heater broke on my old cab...missus said children with blue lips unacceptable), I remember one member had a weird (yet strangely cool) rear light conversion (pic was on their signature thingy)...They were round, In the traditional Pininfarina stylee...I'm sure they annoyed many-a-purist...

Anyway, as the sun's coming back out, I'm back in the market for another cab (I was holding out for an M3, but 11-14k for a good one..not a chance), I can't afford 'The Holy Grail' (just mentioned), so I would like to buy a good 325 and do something to it that will make it stand out a bit...Now, I'm not into adding loads of plastic to what is already a superb looking car, but I didn't think that light conversion looked bad at all...Bottom line is I can't find any reference to them anywhere..Net, Mag's...you name i've tried...Pointers gratefully received.

[Jesus325iTouring]

then you need to give "Moofles" a PM,i reckon he had the lights your talking about

[E30Mark]

I remember it, was it red?

Moffles???

[alanpina]

Yes, that's the fella.

[alanpina]

I've had so little luck in finding this conversion, I was starting to think that he might just have been a Photoshop whizz!!

[johnono]

yea, sadly it died.. but iԚ´ll let him tell u

[Jesus325iTouring]

MOOFLES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Where are you??

[Dom]

can't find a pic, haven't looked... but:

http://www.autofashion.co.uk/3_seies_e30.htm

[alanpina]

Moofles...Sacred protector of the words: Icky Icky Ptang rrrooom twin light conversion!

[johnono]

yup, our very own buiscit head

[alanpina]

Thanks for that link, however, I have persued it before, even to the extent where they sent me some photo's of the 'pre-production mould'. It appears to be (and forgive me saying this) a poor 'insert' kind of attachment, I remember the one that was on here seemed perfectly smooooth...Very gratefull none the less.

[alanpina]

Unless it was a relly good 'bog-job', which is probably the case, it could have been a replacement rear end...***ked if I know.

[Moofles]

hello all!

cheers for the heads up johnono

it was real, it was those autofashion lights, and it was plenty of hard work by moi to blend them in! here's a pic...

[alanpina]

PPPrrraaaaize Jayzuzz...You're here. Superb job...So, I buy the bits and, er, make the bodyshop rich...job's a good un. Thank you all very much for your help, I just hope that when this does happen, the 'filler boys' can do as good a job as Moofles!

[Moofles]

yup it's something along those lines, unfortunately! doing it yourself is obv more work, but more satisfying and cheaper - and you know exactly how it's been built

prep is key, and solid base before using the touch up filler to give the proper finish!

actually i think i am tempted to do this again to an e30 too, not for a while though. i remember one of my (non-car oriented) friends looking in confusion and saying "how did you fit round lights in the square hole?!" hahaha

[johnono]

tricks and mystery

[alanpina]

"prep is key, and solid base before using the touch up filler to give the proper finish!".....Er...Love cars...Luuurve e30's.....wooooooosh (sound of Moofles' wise words whizzing over my head)...wouldn't know where to start mate, if the BMW e29 and a half doesn't exist, it would by the time I'd attempted any of that

[Moofles]

tricks and mystery

lol if only i'd thought to say "it's just magic, accept it"

alanpina don't worry about it, i probably wasn't saying it in the right way anyway, basically to put them in the shop wants to use:
a) the highest psi bonder they can find to bond the lights to the car (after prepping each surface for maximum "bondness" )
b) some fibreglass (i used fibreglass paste, which is almost like premixed fibreglass in that it isn't "cloth and liquid") to fill the majority of the crack between car/light
c) some easy sand filler to fill in little spots and give a good finish

it takes a while but you get a good finish

[alanpina]

Er...I'm pretty good at gardening.

[johnono]

[Moofles]

[Karan]

the wrongness levels are high on this thread...

[johnono]

moofle level 8,1

[6potWil6pot]

Really cant imagine Moofles in that old car of his..., maybe if he wore a Burberry baseball cap or something

[johnono]

was a kermit suit if i remember correctly

[Moofles]

haha! i like it...obviously. but only when stuff is nicely done, like they looked gay and chav and out of place when they weren't blended in, but to me they are completely different if they are done like that as part of the bodywork

so ner!

[pacerpete]

Moofles is a man of many parts (ooh err missus !) the red e30 was his 'council phase' ,the Z3 was his 'gay phase', we wait with baited breath for his next phase !

[Kedge]

I was wondering who used to own that, was knocking around near me a while back, apparently it got put up for sale after i last saw it.

[Davenotouring]

Moofles is a man of many parts (ooh err missus !) the red e30 was his 'council phase' ,the Z3 was his 'gay phase', we wait with baited breath for his next phase !

I've heard on the grapevine, it's 'Silly Power' phase.

[M3RAGS]

LMFAO

[Steve]

Yeah well I have the same kit fitted to mine, except the lights

FLAME ME and I will BAN your arse

[Moofles]

yeah so don't you lot start!

lol @ silly power phase

you know the cerbera has twin headlight conversion