Henna Red 323i

Post Fri Aug 07, 2009 6:32 pm

Hi mate, I have that Shdowline kit for your car now if your still interested.
Front and back windows,front door trims, but the rear glass ones are attached to the pop out windows i have too.
Let me know.

Post Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:20 pm

Rav335uk wrote:Hi mate, I have that Shdowline kit for your car now if your still interested.
Front and back windows,front door trims, but the rear glass ones are attached to the pop out windows i have too.
Let me know.

Need everything except the rear windows - managed to source those a while back! Drop me a PM and we can get it sorted

Post Fri Aug 07, 2009 9:23 pm

PM sent

Post Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:17 pm

awsome write up i enjoyed reading through this, great work what a transformation

look forward to seing the final outcome

Post Tue Aug 11, 2009 7:38 pm

MillwallSE14 wrote:awsome write up i enjoyed reading through this, great work what a transformation

look forward to seing the final outcome

Cheers - although it looks alot worse at the moment than it did to start with

Should start to really come together in a few weeks. Everything is coming out for the respray, so the finish should be top notch.

Post Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:51 pm

Wow, I never saw the bit about the seats! They came up ace eh? Very impressive and I'm sure there's many more on here that kit could do wonders for!

Really nice thread. Enjoying this one!

Post Wed Aug 12, 2009 1:36 am

You've done a fantastic job - well done!!

Post Wed Aug 19, 2009 4:18 pm

A few more updates from the workshop

Post Thu Aug 20, 2009 8:48 pm

Glad this was caught at this stage - one of the bodyshops who quoted for the job said there was absolutely no need for the screens to come out!!

Post Thu Aug 20, 2009 9:27 pm

Early E30s were prone to the scuttle going underneath the rubber. Whereas the later cars seem to rot in the corners below screen level.

Nice work so far. can't wait to see the finished machine. Keep it std

Post Fri Aug 21, 2009 12:36 pm

hennabm wrote:Early E30s were prone to the scuttle going underneath the rubber. Whereas the later cars seem to rot in the corners below screen level.

Nice work so far. can't wait to see the finished machine. Keep it std

You learn somethign new every day! Didn't realise that - very happy to have gone with the glass out respray option now, hasn't added too much onto the cost of the restoration in real terms either. Am collecting brand new screen rubbers tomorrow too, so they will hopefully help keep it rot free for a few years to come!

Its not going to be standard I'm afraid - I know that'll upset a few purists! Tec 1 kit and a dechrome is underway.

Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 7:52 pm

Got a few updates today from the bodyshop - the car is ready for paint

Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:00 pm

Great work!

Bet your really excited for your next visit to the body shop!

Is it too late to convince you to go back to chrome bumpers?

Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 8:14 pm

this is looking awsome, a proper resto

Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:24 pm

Very nice work. Interesting thread mate keep the info coming. A rear beast saved

Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:32 pm

Ollie_bwoii wrote:Is it too late to convince you to go back to chrome bumpers?

Definately - think they're awful to be honest!

Post Mon Aug 24, 2009 9:36 pm

Same as if it was my car, I would have wanted too keep it original!

Post Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:33 pm

Quick update - am waiting for better quality photos

Post Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:16 pm

Keep the pics coming, this thread is wonderful.
That leather came up perfectly!

Post Sun Sep 27, 2009 1:32 pm

Just found this thread for the first time!
Good work, regardless of whether it's getting modified, it IS getting saved and that's what counts. i expect an unloving owner could have run it into the ground within a few years and another early rare car would have been lost.

keep us updated

Post Sun Sep 27, 2009 6:55 pm

Get some more pics up mate. The one on the ramp is just not enough

Post Mon Sep 28, 2009 6:28 pm

A few more photos off the camera phone - still waiting for better photos!!

Post Mon Sep 28, 2009 7:15 pm

Looks really nice in the pics. Would love to see it close up. Proper colour that.

Post Tue Sep 29, 2009 7:42 pm

Some good quality photos - the glass is going back in now.

Post Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:20 pm

A few more updates - all the parts for the car are painted now, so its just a case of reassembly!

Post Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:29 pm

If you don't mind me asking, what did you have to pay for the rear number plate surround? And what is involved in attaching it to the car?

The car is looking awesome by the way! Just an awesome paint job! Have you decided on a wheel choice yet?

Post Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:41 pm

My first E30 was Henna Red with a tech-1 spoiler. Love it.

Post Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:53 pm

Ollie_bwoii wrote:If you don't mind me asking, what did you have to pay for the rear number plate surround? And what is involved in attaching it to the car?

The car is looking awesome by the way! Just an awesome paint job! Have you decided on a wheel choice yet?

Cheers.

The rear surround was very cheap - think it was about â‚¬30 from the dealers. Its held on with doublesided sticky pads!

Haven't decided on wheel choice yet - I have it narrowed down to 15inch BBS or 16 inch Alpinas if I stick with the 4 stud setup, or E30 M3 16 inch BBS or 16 inch E38 BBS wheels if I go 5 stud.

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 3:21 pm

Looks like the work is coming to a conclusion - probably my favourite photo so far, even though the quality isn't great.

Also won a few polishing goodies in this months Total BMW for the cars in progress section

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 4:58 pm

starting to look the part now

where abouts in IRL are u? im up north, bit away but not as bad as ni to england. gimme a shout if u have any bits and peices ur lookin rid of as i might be interested or maybe id have something ur after

Post Tue Oct 20, 2009 5:34 pm

DmcL wrote:starting to look the part now

where abouts in IRL are u? im up north, bit away but not as bad as ni to england. gimme a shout if u have any bits and peices ur lookin rid of as i might be interested or maybe id have something ur after

Am in Dublin. You don't happen to have the trim pieces for the top of the doors by any chance? In black?

Post Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:47 pm

Looking good mate, cant wait to see it all finished

Post Mon Nov 23, 2009 7:01 pm

I've just read through the whole thread - excellent resto!

Post Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:09 pm

A few more up to date photos - I'll be popping over tomorrow morning with some extra trim bits so they can finish up. Quite excited about it now - my new wheels will be going on soon, will be coming off for a refurb at some stage though.

Post Mon Nov 30, 2009 7:13 pm

Looks tops mate