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BenE30
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Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:02 pm
is this someones off here i want to find out what paint was used!! any help wpuld be appriciated!"!
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Tue Oct 11, 2005 5:34 pm
alright mate, I think halfords sell hi temp red paint, caliper paint would do the same job.
I can polish up the lines on the top for a small amount
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Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:24 pm
Bob_S wrote:alright mate, I think halfords sell hi temp red paint, caliper paint would do the same job.
I can polish up the lines on the top for a small amount
could the whole inlet manifold and rocker cover be polished mate??
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Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:49 pm
Is that Karan's old 318iS? if so then i had the rocker cover powder coated for him in red.
I had mine done in silver at the same time...
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 5:28 am
it looks so sweet really think that i will be doing something along them lines!!
how much is it generally to get something like that powder coated??
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 6:08 am
Cheers rich i will take a look mate!!
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E30Mark
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:00 am
BenE30 wrote:it looks so sweet really think that i will be doing something along them lines!!
how much is it generally to get something like that powder coated??
From memory it was about Ԛ£25, grit blasted and then powder coated. I've got a spare rocker cover if you need one...
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:57 am
E30Mark wrote:BenE30 wrote:it looks so sweet really think that i will be doing something along them lines!!
how much is it generally to get something like that powder coated??
From memory it was about Ԛ£25, grit blasted and then powder coated. I've got a spare rocker cover if you need one...
What company did that for you mate that price sounds really reasonable would be worth getting my inlet manifold and rocker cover done!!
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Dan318-is
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:02 am
if u email the guy now hel sell it 2 u
hes a good seller
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:12 am
Would still like the info on where to get parts powder coated...My M3 cam cover needs doing...
1987 Henna Rot M3 (was 195bhp CAT..now more and no cat)
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:50 am
i am watching it mate!! think i will be making a bid on it but don't you think Ԛ£15 P&P is a little steep!!
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:50 am
Fushion_Julz wrote:Would still like the info on where to get parts powder coated...My M3 cam cover needs doing...
me too i still want a few bits doing!!
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 11:54 am
15 quid aint that steep
i posted a small mk2 brake servo weight 1.8 kilos that cost 11 quid
its quite heavny, needs protection to stop paint getting chipped and needs to be packagaed
royal mail pricess are silly im afraid dude!
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 3:05 pm
Might be tempted when i get home to have a bid on it!! think it would look pretty cool under the bonnet i think i would need the lines polished though!
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 4:39 pm
We do engine enamel at work..its about Ԛ£7 a can
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 8:37 pm
won that rocker cover only 19.99 so thats not bad to have a spare aswell!!
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Wed Oct 12, 2005 10:10 pm
Ummm, that red cover looks 100% like the one i did for Karan... i know his car got sold onto a chap called lee who wrote it off in no time at all, can't remember who had the engine from it...
If anyone is interested, i do not recommend the company who did the powder coating on my rocker cover, the job is great, but they took 7 weeks! had every excuse in the book for not having it done, what they didn't know is that i knew someone who worked there i knew the truth behind there lousy company... i was in no hurry anyway as luckily i had a spare cover.
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Thu Oct 13, 2005 5:07 am
want to find one around the North Wales area that i could either send my inley manifold off too or take myself want that one done now aswell!!
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Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:09 am
E30Mark wrote:Ummm, that red cover looks 100% like the one i did for Karan... i know his car got sold onto a chap called lee who wrote it off in no time at all, can't remember who had the engine from it...
If anyone is interested, i do not recommend the company who did the powder coating on my rocker cover, the job is great, but they took 7 weeks! had every excuse in the book for not having it done, what they didn't know is that i knew someone who worked there i knew the truth behind there lousy company... i was in no hurry anyway as luckily i had a spare cover.
wasn't Karans the one in the picture at the top of the thread? cause the raised lines are polished on that!!
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Thu Oct 13, 2005 8:12 am
iv got a spare Is Manifold you can have
youl need to sort the throttle body studs out, but its already been attacked with various grits just to clean it up so will be less work for you
demlotcrew sold me one for 40 quid the other week, you can have this for 25 + p'n'p if ur interested
let me no mate
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Thu Oct 13, 2005 2:11 pm
318-is wrote:iv got a spare Is Manifold you can have
youl need to sort the throttle body studs out, but its already been attacked with various grits just to clean it up so will be less work for you
demlotcrew sold me one for 40 quid the other week, you can have this for 25 + p'n'p if ur interested
let me no mate
whats the matter with the TB studs mate??
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Thu Oct 13, 2005 6:35 pm
Ben if you know Danny's scrapyard in ruabon he has a black is in his other compound I believe the engine is still in there
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Fri Oct 14, 2005 5:14 am
Bob_S wrote:Ben if you know Danny's scrapyard in ruabon he has a black is in his other compound I believe the engine is still in there
Yeah i know that one mate! i think i will be popping around there later this weekend with my tool set should be worth a look!! cheers mate!