318i Lux

[choppa7]

FInally got round to getting some pics after giving it a wash, need a bit of love, but getting the mechanics sorted before the aesthetics

































Now the not so good bits, discolouration and rusty bits to be sorted





















Interior





This is why I was after an older style HU


Thats how she stands today

[bigredbmw]

a good machine polish will bring that up m8

[Ollie_bwoii]

That is a very strange colour combination with the blue (ish) cloth and red exterior.

[bigredbmw]

CHOPPA we should get the 2 cars together and get some piccies m8

[choppa7]

Holy thread revival!

Small updates....
Managed to source a set of 15" BBS wheels with decent tyres, no centre caps though, although I probably would'nt be too keen on using them daily anyway


Then after finding a part of my rear spring on the pavement recently I though it was a good excuse/time to hit it with the lowering stick

Offending spring


Rear comparison


Front comparison


Some dodgy pics after fitting and a quick wash








Its a 60/40 drop.

Just need the arches sorting out next month now and I'll start to be happy with the outside

[Duke137]

Starting to take shape, I have the same pink problem on my red E30 mate.....

Nice car

[MurphyE30]

Coming along nicely

looks alot better with the bbs

[tonybtonyb]

Looks like a 2.5

[choppa7]

Wow, nothing for a year, then 2 updates in 2 months

Gave the car to a lad at work for a weekend as he volunteered to take care of the rear arches for me, check the first post for the 'before pics' then add a years worth of road shite and a bad winter for a guess at how they'd gotten..

Anyway


Nice pair from Hadrian via a local supplier

...then I got a phone call asking if I knew what had happened to the drivers side? I didnt have a clue whatg he was on about until he sent me this through




Since he's a canny chap and optimistic, he plodded on for me and fabricated some inner arches (no pics I'm afriad) then went nuts with waxoyl to try and keep it from going again.

Ready for paint


On with the painting


Weight saving FTL



After 2 weeks, back out in daylight (and rain boooo) you can see the paint difference in person, although its not a bad match considering the 20 odd years of fading which the rest of the car has had - certainly not bad for a Halfords rattle can





Got some skirts, lip spoiler and eyebrows to get on in the next few weeks - cooking on gas now

[Jim320i]

Not bad at all mate. The thing is with paint work, its only really you that notices it unless someone is inspecting your car... When your driving it around, no one can tell any different.

Get some centre caps on them wheels.

[MurphyE30]

coming along nicely dude get the skirts and lip on i would go for black on the eyebrows (i have been meaning to paint mine for ages lol)

[tonybtonyb]

Will be looking nicer soon

[RustyRuss]

LOVE this lux ill always have a soft spot for Brilliant Red Lux's as that was my first E30!

[choppa7]

And moar!

Reet, picked up a f00ked 'is lip spoiler got it sanded back, filler removed and got it plastic welded to repair the rip. Then lashed some filler over it sanded it back and brought it into work and hid it so I could spray it up during lunch/before/after etc.

First time spraying anything so it was a lesson, and a messy one at that Hardly ideal conditions with minimal light and dust galore, but we got there in the end - thanks again for the advice given on here!

Filled, plastic primed, filler primed



Where it was ripped



I also got some SE side skirts too which I thought I'd spray at the same time, they just needed priming and spraying



I hadnt intended to actually spray them here, just prime them, but hey-ho



The NS wing was starting to rust at the bottom and I think it was a copy panel as it didnt line up properly when I held the skirts up. I found a replacement wing fairly cheap on the zone (thanks Fender) and once it arrived I just needed some motivation to do this since I've never removed a body panel before
Then next thing you know, just before The Apprentice starts, I got carried away





Colours right, just the door isnt and the rest needs restoring

Done


While I was on, it was about time I fitted the replacement Fogs I bought aaaaages ago.

Before, smashed on the left, cloudy on the right.



After




I also removed the oil cooler cover, which was red, and sprayed it black to break up the red when the lip spoiler went on, a la




Since that was fitted, I needed me some Tiger Seal and a dry couple of days, Wed, Thursday this week, to clag these bad lads on,

Test Fit



Clipped, Tiger Sealed, Taped, Wedged



Other side lined up better, so just clips, tape and Tiger Sealed.



Left it until this morning to go off properly and brought it into work, coupld of quick pics - needs a proper wash and polish, and the rear of the skirt is a bit loose, so will got some more TS on there this weekend

[bigredbmw]

looking good m8 is that the is lip ya got off me

[fender182]

Looking good mate, especically that NS wing! just get a good buffer over the car on a not so hot day (should be easy) then a good wax on that to seal it. and dont underestimate a good clay for preperation!

[MurphyE30]

Looking good mate, the skirts and iS lip transform it

whats next on the cards?

[bigredbmw]

Looking good mate, especically that NS wing! just get a good buffer over the car on a not so hot day (should be easy) then a good wax on that to seal it. and dont underestimate a good clay for preperation!

or let me loose with my machine polishing skills ...........

[RustyRuss]

This is coming along tremendously well, im loving it!!!

[Alpina99]

Looking great,
This is going to be a very nice car when it's finished,

[choppa7]

Cheers folks, yeah Paul, thats the one, Gumtree Bargain

Still far from perfect, a mate of mine is getting into detailling so I'll let him loose with his polisher ciome what may