The evolution of ‘Errol’ the 325i Cabriolet

[bexwoods]

More bumper bits collected from beemer today.

Guna get to work on the stereo/aerial bits this weekend or possibly the bumpers so watch this space for a weekend update

[Tzantushka]

Coming along nicely.
Having the front bumper re-chromed was one of the best things on my car.

[TurtleDesignTech]

Good to see another E30 getting the good treatment with lots of attention to detail.

[bexwoods]

Coming along nicely.
Having the front bumper re-chromed was one of the best things on my car.

Thanks for the advice! I need to focus my funds on things that are going to get it on the road first. But I will bear that in mind for sure!
The rear bumper will be brand new. All the chrome, brackets, rubbers and fittings are new and waiting to go on.

[bexwoods]

Good to see another E30 getting the good treatment with lots of attention to detail.

Thanks very much! I love these cars, and have done since my dad had a 325i Coupe when I was a kid.....
We have 3 in the family now

[bexwoods]

Had an absolute mare trying to replace the windscreen locking strip today.... took us about two hours to get it in for it to be too short!
Note: measure before fitting! don’t assume bmw will send you a length that needs trimming!!
Will try again today after soaking it in hot water to make it more mailable!

I did manage to replace the clips on the side trims and get them refitting after adding some spray wax for protection.
And introduce my dog to his new ride

[Brianmoooore]

Had an absolute mare trying to replace the windscreen locking strip today....

There's a not too expensive special tool for that. Well worth buying, since one slip the wrong way, when doing it the hard way, will easily result in a deep gouge in the paintwork.
Interesting that your locking strip was too short. Any possibility you had a rear screen strip? They have to be compressed all the time while you're fitting them, otherwise they'll slowly creep back over time, leaving a gap at the join.

[bexwoods]

More successful day today
Windscreen in (just waiting on joining strip from beemer!)
New aerial fitted and fuel filler gator replaced too!

Out with the old!!

In with the new!

[bexwoods]

Had an absolute mare trying to replace the windscreen locking strip today....

There's a not too expensive special tool for that. Well worth buying, since one slip the wrong way, when doing it the hard way, will easily result in a deep gouge in the paintwork.
Interesting that your locking strip was too short. Any possibility you had a rear screen strip? They have to be compressed all the time while you're fitting them, otherwise they'll slowly creep back over time, leaving a gap at the join.

My brother had the tools as he’d done his before!!
Still an arse of a job!!
Defo the right part number. Apparently you’re supposed to soak them in hot water before fitting. All sorted now

[bexwoods]

Bumper progress and interior panels cleaned up ready for new speakers and re-fitting soon

[bexwoods]

3 days of work for me and my bro and a crazy amount of parts and every single part of the rear bumper has been replaced!
He looks so pretty!!

[martauto]

Looking very cool, do you have a real time pic please ??

Mart.

[bexwoods]

Looking very cool, do you have a real time pic please ??

Mart.

Thanks Not sure what you mean by ‘real time pic’?

[martauto]

The colour looks a bit strange thats all.

Mart.

[bexwoods]

Look at the shiny shiny 🥰

[ah]

That is one mint cab and a great colour,but one small thing and it’s small,those tail pipes need some attention but I’m being seriously fuzzy.Your car is an absolute peach.

[bexwoods]

The colour looks a bit strange thats all.

Mart.

It’s the lighting in the shed! Most recent pics are outside so should be better

[bexwoods]

That is one mint cab and a great colour,but on small thing and it’s small,those tail pipes need some attention but I’m being seriously fuzzy.Your car is an absolute peach.

New exhaust will be going on before the MOT don’t worry it’s actually a 318 exhaust with the 325i tailpipes welded on
Other external bits are new arch liners and mud flaps

[Tzantushka]

That is awesome!
Very very nice .
You've motivated me to get my rear bumper fixed.

With the mudflaps - where did you get those?
Having difficulty finding a set of convertible mudflaps myself.

[chatstar123]

Very smart looking car. Any pics with the top down?

[ocde30]

Great car - looks brilliant and well worth the hard work you guys have put into this project. Thanks for sharing.

[bexwoods]

Thanks all!

Not had the hardtop off since it got home, but here’s a pic of the day I picked him up

[bigade]

Looks great

[bexwoods]

Had a few weeks off because of bad weather, but I’m guna get back on it today. Hopefully look at installing the new speakers and the sqr46

My brother also sorted the pinstripes for me recently
Not the best pics, but it looks epic! So pleased!

[bexwoods]

Not quite what I planned to get done this weekend thanks to a VERY complicated loom (which I know think suggests my car left the factory with a fader, that it no longer has!?)
but good progress none the less....

Failing horse shoe gas struts replaced.

Sill trims and rear quarters cleaned up and refitted. With the new rear speakers installed and tested.

I also removed the instrument cluster to replace the back up battery later this week. not a bad day!

[coopman]

I need to replace my gas struts too. What struts did you go with?

[bexwoods]

I need to replace my gas struts too. What struts did you go with?

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They were a bit tough to manhandle into place but a plastic mallet and patience and they work perfectly!

[bexwoods]

Only a small update but managed to get the glue off the rear window today

Before:

After:

[bexwoods]

Instrument cluster returned today after having the back up battery replaced and a full service.
Excellent service from autotronics in Leicester.

[Ian325i]

Hi,how much did the company charge for the battery replacement,and did they do any repairs to the cluster,thanks,Ian.

[bexwoods]

Battery gave up on me.... thought I’d been a super geek buying a white one but it’s silver

Still at least it’s not black, and a good quality battery I can rely on aye?!

[bexwoods]

Hi,how much did the company charge for the battery replacement,and did they do any repairs to the cluster,thanks,Ian.

£220 and they changed the battery, resoldered everything and changed a couple of small components that had rusted up in the circuit board.
I sent it to them as the Rev counter wasn’t working and I’d diagnosed that as the battery giving up.

[bexwoods]

Missing my baby
Can’t wait for this ‘lockdown’ to be lifted so I can get back to the shed to work on him!
He’s in good company though with the family daily’s.... my Dads m235i and my bro’s e46 325ci

[ah]

Nice line up, but I’d still have the one in the middle.

[bexwoods]

My brother has been an absolute star and fitted the new battery, cleaned up the clamps and fitted my now fully working instrument cluster for this weekend!!