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Fukin rust! (the boot)

Have your bbs got a polished rim or are they just really clean Looks good

looks really clean i gues the rims are polished

cheers

i polished them peeps. it took me hours and hours so im very glad you noticed!

Looks great, I really like it - has a great spec if I remember correctly? If I could find a clean sport like that I would have it in a flash.

BTW - 15" BBS are soooo much better than Alpina rep tat!

Not so much the front ones, but the rears definately stand out by a mile.

Nice looking motor mate, hope to have one a bit like this soon

i think the front wheels look less shiny cos theyre facing thr camera head on so not as much reflection.

Theo325-"BTW - 15" BBS are soooo much better than Alpina rep tat!" it drives alot better on them aswell. the tyres are at least 5 years old now(but clearly alot older) so the car is fooking lethal at the moment but the ride is soooooo much smoother.
Theo325-"has a great spec if I remember correctly?" has no luxuries really- manual everything. but it does go like a BLEEP. I can stick with my mates e46M3 when hes got a couple off passengers up to 120mph

Looks clean, apart from the boot of course. Bet there is some roar of it!

Oakey, thats a clean tech1 there, It looks much better with those BBS rims than the Aplina's .

It really sets the old skool look off..

a word of warning keeping those rim Lips clean, they can be a nightmare in these winter months,

(but a good cleaning tip would be spray WD40 on the lip part after cleaning and wipe off, this way it put a clear film of oil on the wheels and then nothing with dry on or go hard like road salts or brake dust, and by the time you clean them again the dirt will just wash off with soap and water)

The tech 1's live on
Keep it real, keep it BMW

Jay-T

Jay-T wrote:Oakey, thats a clean tech1 there, It looks much better with those BBS rims than the Aplina's .

It really sets the old skool look off..

a word of warning keeping those rim Lips clean, they can be a nightmare in these winter months,

(but a good cleaning tip would be spray WD40 on the lip part after cleaning and wipe off, this way it put a clear film of oil on the wheels and then nothing with dry on or go hard like road salts or brake dust, and by the time you clean them again the dirt will just wash off with soap and water)

The tech 1's live on
Keep it real, keep it BMW

Jay-T

mine were diamond cut/polished and left bare!!!2 days of salt started pitting ...so everytime i used after that i cleaned them...wd40 wont stop it either....try polishing with BELGOM ALU....works a treat..

ive polished them almost every other day(sad bstard) they go dull after a day.
thanks for the WD40 advice ill giv that a go.

lookin good..

Get the proper Tech 1 spoiler on there

ah, thanks for the wd-40 tip!
CLEAN and stunning ride

Jhonno wrote:Get the proper Tech 1 spoiler on there

the whole boot is getting replaced with a carbon or fibreglass one. i think im gonna go for no spoiler. not sure yet.

look sgreat apart from the boot spoiler... dont mean to offend, but i think it would look so much better with no spoiler!

other than that, she's a beauty!!

luks nice mate, luvin the wheels!

wd will wash off, use duck oil- my uncles use it on there crossers

yep i agree with stuart, if shes a tech one get the spoiler of it!

is the original tech1 spoiler painted or is it a rubber thingy?

Looks sweet fella

Guess i am not the only 2.7 tech1 in the village

Thats how Tech1s should look nice example

IMO I would agree tech 1 rear spoiler really sets the car off.

oakey wrote:is the original tech1 spoiler painted or is it a rubber thingy?

half painted, half rubbery type stuff!!!

they look better than the tech2 spoilers, but IMO, i wouldn't have a spoiler at all...

i think im gonna go for no spoiler. i dont particularly want to put one of those rubber thingies on it

good lad!!

Looks spot on mate, i wouldant change a thing!

very nice moter mate shame bout that boot

Today i was bored so decided to spray my front grill black to see if i liked it or not. i think i do prefer it. looks a bit more mean and also alot newer. what do you lot think?

should i keep it black or go back to chrome?

black

good man!

was it a lot off aggro spraying it black?

Black.

not really. i enjoy that sort of thing though. the previous owner had sprayed it before so it required alot of sanding down.
give all the pieces a good clean,
sand it down with roughish sandpaper- i used 200 wet and dry
then sprayed with a few coats of primer
sand back to a smooth surface with 600 wet and dry
then spray a few coats of matt black paint
and finally some clear lacquer.
took about and hour excluding drying time

im sad i know. just had a bit of time to spare..