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johnono
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A1BMW325iSport
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Mon Jul 11, 2005 11:57 pm
looking sweet,
i`m after a dremmel where did you get yours mate?
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johnono
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:02 am
at the local b n q type place. got it for a score with a few little bits and bobs. but thet are absolutly brill!!!

so many things i can do now without any stress at all, just need to find some things to do. (like i dont have a list 5 meters long!

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Cloggy Saint
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 6:27 am
Looking very tasty mate
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:10 am
very very very nice mate
it's dark grey right?
all I can say is they look da bomb
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:14 am
Looks like Anthracite. Done a good job there mate

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320Touring
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:26 am
Nice one bruvs-means you can get rid of the 'pina wrongness
looking cool there mate!!!
think i'll get a set after all and do them like that
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Toby_Unna
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 12:25 pm
they look a bit nice
was going to do mine that colour, anthracite looks lovely with a silver rim
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johnono
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:22 pm
cheers lads
i havnt a clue what colour it is

i just looked for one that seemed right if u know what i mean

, and yeah, i took the pics in the basement at 11 o clock at night so it was a bit dark down there
just to do the caps up ant then ill show Ԛ´em off nicely

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Kedge
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:39 pm
Have you just sprayed the rim silver?
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:44 pm
Very smart
Wonder if you can get the wheel paint from BMW for the Motorsport wheel centres, seeing as you can get silver paint.......anyone know?

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johnono
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 10:46 pm
nah mate

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two toned Ԛ´em, and clear lacqured them after
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Quaser
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:33 pm
So what did you use for the rest of the rim (as in - how did you get out the kerbing?)
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johnono
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Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:41 pm
i was lucky fella

, no serious dinks, just a light breathing of a kerb here and there. used a dremmel to polish it all out. now they are spanky

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Tue Jul 12, 2005 11:53 pm
The BMW motorsport rims are normally painted nogaro (sp?) silver on the inner bits like johnono has done. Your local $tealer should be able to relieve you of your hard earned $. Or get Halfrauds or the like to mix some up for you.
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Fri Jul 15, 2005 12:17 am
nice one mate they look sweet , great job my man!! post some pic's if you can with em fitted to your motor , you got me thinkin now im having my e30 restored and refubing wheels , i just wanna see how they look on the car as i might do the same, cheers matey!!

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johnono
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Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:10 pm
got them on while i get the Bks clad with some new gummiԚ´s
thats the old set in te back and the alpinas in the boot.. cant wait
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E30BeemerLad
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Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:18 pm
look sweet as on the car mate, really really good!
Are those Mim 1900's on Toby's 335 slaag?
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Tue Jul 26, 2005 8:13 pm
Very tasty indeed!
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johnono
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Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:01 pm
cheers peeps!
have anuvver!

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Tue Jul 26, 2005 9:59 pm
I can see a little johnono foot
They look lush mate.
Was thinking about spraying my wheels grey.
How good do you reckon i could get the kurbing out with a dremmel?
Adam

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johnono
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Tue Jul 26, 2005 10:33 pm
they dont look too bad fella, only a little worse than mine were, just get in there with a barrel sander (the little tube type sander rolls) and smooth it out all the way round.
i spent a good few hours going over and over and over them again, until they were minty again

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Wed Jul 27, 2005 8:01 am
johnono,
Looks very nice that mate!.
Motorsport Touring!.
Your a fraud!.
Cheers Gareth
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 9:13 am
very nice work lad, what a stunning touring, looks fab with fresh paint on wheels, how did you do the job so neat, thinking of doing mine now, please tell me!!
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johnono
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:06 pm
nice one geeza!
tbh, it looks good because the lips are scrape free. if they were dinked up then it might not look as good. i did the rim lips with a dremmel (top bit of kit!!) then sanded with paper all the outer facets, masked up the rim, wiped the rim down with spirt, primed with the red primer so i could see what id done.
i silvered the whole wheel. then when dry masked the rim so it was nicely covered and then did the centers in the grey. when i peeled off the mask i had a beautiful line all round. so i caked it with clear lacquer to seal it.
jobsa goodun

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Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:12 pm
Looks absolute mint mate, really suits!
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Wed Jul 27, 2005 5:41 pm
stock 15in BBS all the way!!!! they rule!! the only wheel for the e30 in my opinion!!!

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Thu Jul 28, 2005 12:24 pm
Karan wrote:stock 15in BBS all the way!!!! they rule!! the only wheel for the e30 in my opinion!!!

I 2nd that Karan, i am waiting for some cash to come my way and i will be looking at getting mine done and have the rim polished with the black face

and slap some Koni's on for good measure (e30 drift car is born)
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Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:15 pm
can you take a pic of the dremel bits you used mate? cheers
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Thu Jul 28, 2005 5:39 pm
They looks awesome... you wanna come do my 16's the same?!

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Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:19 pm
funnily enough mine are in now for refurb........went for gold spokes with diamond cut/polished rim.....was gonna get em done in a chrome typr finish but well see what they look like

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johnono
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Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:22 pm
bob s, no probs fella, sort it tomoz
jhonno fella, would if i could geez

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Thu Jul 28, 2005 11:30 pm
Look spot on mate,but i would really recomend having them rebalanced with stick on weights on the inside,for one looks so much better and also when the weights are knocked on they tend to break the paint and will eventually cause water to get in there and start to bubble the paint.Other than that great job!