protecting paint under door pods?

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:26 pm

I've read plenty of horror stories on here about the messes people have found lurking under their tech 2 kits and was wondering if there is anything that could be done to the paintwork before fitting the kit that would help stop it rusting?

Obviously the bits behind the kit won't be seen so they don't have to look pretty... would a thick coat of wax be of any use?

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:31 pm

stuff it full of wax oyl.

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:31 pm

some ones gona say dont fit it in the first place

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:37 pm

I did think of waxoyl but I don't think that would be very reversible if I decided i wanted to change it back...

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:38 pm

Alyman wrote:I did think of waxoyl but I don't think that would be very reversible if I decided i wanted to change it back...

is this the prelift kit onto the 320i?

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:40 pm

It's the drilled holes that kill them (yes, amongst other things) - waxoyl will never stop it, you need to prime and paint the drilled holes. So many were not, especially dealer fit...

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:41 pm

320Touring wrote:
Alyman wrote:I did think of waxoyl but I don't think that would be very reversible if I decided i wanted to change it back...
is this the prelift kit onto the 320i?

I know it's criminal but I'm thinking of fitting the ACS kit bar the sideskirts... and using the Zender skirts with the pods and arches...

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:48 pm

Alyman wrote:
320Touring wrote:
Alyman wrote:I did think of waxoyl but I don't think that would be very reversible if I decided i wanted to change it back...
is this the prelift kit onto the 320i?
I know it's criminal but I'm thinking of fitting the ACS kit bar the sideskirts... and using the Zender skirts with the pods and arches...

did you get a taste for wapping front bumpers/valences on sat?

reckon some twotone funk may be a plan.

As Chris says, protect any holes properly. about the only area without rust on my 320i was the sills...and they had SE ideskirts fitted

u got a photoshop of kit?

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:02 pm

320Touring wrote:
u got a photoshop of kit?

Give me a few mins...

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:02 pm

Er... I got a bit carried away with the chop... it shows roughly what the car wold look like though - ACS kit with Zender skirts and pods..

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:04 pm

lookin good!!!

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:04 pm

chrome arches, cliffy will be pleased!!!

Do you need a shadow line kit?

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:09 pm

Evening Alyman. I simply washed down any previous muck and grease under the kit and applied a coat of waxoil to the panlels. Loving the photo by the way!

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:09 pm

Sanchez wrote:chrome arches, cliffy will be pleased!!!

Do you need a shadow line kit?

There would be no chrome arches - the zender skirts actually have subtle arch extensions, I just couldn't be bothered photoshopping them on too

Thanks for the offer, but I've got a full shadowline kit lying around somewhere...

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:11 pm

dont believe all the horror stories about behind tech2 kits. i recently removed mine and found nothing but dirty white paint that buffed up lovely under all bits with some slight surface rust that was rubbed back and coated with waxoil under the cill covers.

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:19 pm

Chris-W wrote:It's the drilled holes that kill them (yes, amongst other things) - waxoyl will never stop it, you need to prime and paint the drilled holes. So many were not, especially dealer fit...

I was hoping to avoid drilling holes if at all possible - people say that some skirts can be bonded on, but I need to look into that a bit further. I also need to examine the door pods to see how they attach - obviously the top row of clips just fit into the holes for the factory bump strips, but i'm not sure how they attach at the bottom of the door..

If I do have to do some drilling i'll make sure I prime and paint the holes. Would fitting plastic/rubber grommets in the holes be a good idea?

Post Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:23 pm

hubble wrote:Evening Alyman. I simply washed down any previous muck and grease under the kit and applied a coat of waxoil to the panlels. Loving the photo by the way!

Evening Gino

I'm leaning towards a coat of waxoyl on the hidden panels, even though I reckon it'll be a pain to get off if I ever want to swap the Zender skirts for the ACS ones.