@boxclever - i would never order a spoiler on one but i don't mind it now, i think it gives it a more defined wedged look by raising the rear profile
@dmw - looks good, what are the vaders like ?
@ harry p , hopefully they will go up - anything that ugly can't have that much aesthetic value yet- is that £50 for a brand new one?
have done some work on the car too, mainly a rust hunt in the arches - sadly some dusch has fitted crappy anschler rear shocks at the back will change as soon as i can afford to, some pictures next
this was the problem area - the lower wings flat base was completely gone and rust had set in to the lower edges- glass blasted all the rust form the car and fitted a section of lower wing from my old e36 i scrapped, high zinced then polyurethaned then some paint - blasted the screws and bit of zinc to slow the rust all waxoyled afterward
rust areas addressed - note the towers very crusty
down the body few tiny rust patches along a seam , the usual belly scuff patched up and also those rear floor pan caps that always rust - blasted etc
wasn't planning on painting any external areas but treated some rust on the wing lip and then painted with rattle cans - the colour was fine but the clear went on to thick and didn't blend well, even with soft masking.
So luckily i had a small touch up stick off paint i got free from halfords because the machine that transfers the mixed paint into the can was broken. Diluted with good thinners and there was just enough paint to do a free hand coat and descent 1k clear on top - picture is not polished out but i am very pleased with final results and a good match from halfords! you can see the dry clear overspray after the arches raised section
the rear arches - both had a small section of rust by the bung to the right of the picture There was a small amount of corrosion behind the filler pipe and also the pipes leading to the tank. I did the best i could with the expansion tubes but it will be a tank out job to do properly - will wait till i have to do the rear brake lines as they look inaccessible
bungs rusting again with some extra rust on the inner edge and a section not photoed where the body joins the bumper at the rear all blasted and treated
also swapped the bonnet release spring with a spare unit, it had less corrosion but i blasted it and zinc sprayed and then covered lubed with lithium for protection
next is a alloys when i find a set am looking to buy a few 041 which are spares and use the bolts and centres to make a clean set with out too much respraying/bolt cleaning
does anyone know if the rc041 centres are the same size as rc042's ?