should i ? should'nt i?

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:38 am

oh no johnono i have run marks from the lacquer

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:40 am

johnono wrote:BARGIN! mate

so if this works, which i can see it will, you will have brand new mirrors for under 15 quid

v.v.

you jinxed me :lol:

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 1:01 pm

oh mate, you got caried away eh?

let it dry and weÃƒ”šÃ‚´ll go through the sanding of the lack and then re lacking it

by the end of this youÃƒ”šÃ‚´ll be a pro

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 1:11 pm

yeah i think i just held the can a little too close to the mirrors ive had to put them back on the car cause i need it and they dont look too bad except for the run marks i will post some pics

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 1:30 pm

heres the first pic

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 1:34 pm

got a few more to come

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:00 pm

here you go johnono this oneis just for you :lol:

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:02 pm

thats it what do u think??

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 2:54 pm

A - f***in' - mazing!

Fella, you've inspired me to do my plain mirrors i got (from Scott325SE) which will replace my broken/flaked away colour coded mirrors I've got now.

Well done!

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 3:06 pm

AlpineCab wrote:A - f***in' - mazing!

Fella, you've inspired me to do my plain mirrors i got (from Scott325SE) which will replace my broken/flaked away colour coded mirrors I've got now.

Well done!

thanks mate there not quite finished yet. but the best thing to do is reread this thread and follow the advise given and as i have said at the start i have never sprayed any thing before and i think the look good even with the runs they have at the moment the guys have given fantastic advise and it only cost me Ãƒ”šÃ‚£12

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:57 pm

sweeeet!!

looks good! cant see any runs

where did it drip?

you can always take that off with 1000 grit and lacquer it again and youll never know

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:09 pm

looking good mate

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:09 pm

right on the top mate colour is a little missmached

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:11 pm

cheers daz

wheels next

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:18 pm

That looks great Wayne

Do the bumpers next, piece of piss in comparison

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:26 pm

bumpers. paint them??

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:36 pm

Yeah like the Lux/Se bumpers - check out the pic of my car on the previous page.......I reckon it makes a huge difference, maybe it's not so obvious to everyone else

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 6:42 pm

looks like that could be the next job after i get some alloy wheels

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 7:47 pm

Looks a lot better doesn't it (not saying that in a "my car's better than yours, ner ner ner ner ner

" kinda way

) - hardest bit will be deciding whether to just do the top and bottom or the whole bumper body-coloured

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:05 pm

mmm i think if you do the whole bumper you would have to do the door bumpre strips aswell

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:09 pm

dont worry mate your car is better mines a piece of poo

as you have an engine that runs fine :lol:

have you got a pic of the front of your car mate

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:09 pm

aaahhh but if you do the bumper strips surely you would then have to do the side strips on the car as well??????

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:11 pm

dazleeds wrote:aaahhh but if you do the bumper strips surely you would then have to do the side strips on the car as well??????

yep just endless spraying i dont fancy that

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:12 pm

and dnt forget to dechrome while ya at it

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 8:23 pm

now good point decroming(spell) do u just pull it off and thats it or do you have to replace it with somthing???

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:05 pm

You need a dechroming kit for that.

Not sure about the engine that runs fine, it doesn't put any power down above 4,500rpm.

However it's a 316i and isn't ever going to be fast so I just potter about getting 40+ mpg

I've posted a pic up of the front (with whole bumper painted) before, I'll find it

dazleeds wrote:aaahhh but if you do the bumper strips surely you would then have to do the side strips on the car as well??????

Aren't the door bumper strips the same as the side strips?

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:19 pm

Here's a pic of the front with the eyebrows on and bumper painted:

Was just after some fukcer drove into it while it was parked - doesn't look like much damage but I was a "little" pissed off as it was a perfectly straight car before

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:40 pm

that is nice mate

i like the look

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:42 pm

got to ask whats up with the passenger side wing mirror mate ????

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:42 pm

I can tell you nobody pulls out in front of me or hesitates in getting out of the way on the motorway since I've done those little mods

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:43 pm

Oh and I'll tell you now if you're planning on eyebrows, stick them on with "Marvin Medium". Superb stuff

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:44 pm

wayneE30 wrote:got to ask whats up with the passenger side wing mirror mate ????

Nothing, it's just behind the bush?

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:48 pm

wayneE30 wrote:bumpers. paint them??

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:49 pm

Zayyan wrote:
wayneE30 wrote:got to ask whats up with the passenger side wing mirror mate ????
Nothing, it's just behind the bush?

sorry

ive got

k eyesight :lol:

Post Sat Jul 30, 2005 11:50 pm

Zayyan wrote:I can tell you nobody pulls out in front of me or hesitates in getting out of the way on the motorway since I've done those little mods

I NO ME !!!!!!!!! lol :p @ zayyan xx