My pride and joy - been into the bodyshop

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Sun Nov 30, 2008 5:04 pm

Hids were taken off cos they didnt seem to burn right. i posted on the forum and never got to the bottom of it, so i sold the kit at a profit winkeye

i will be spraying the brows matt black, but as the grilles were painted matt black a few weeks ago, they look much fresher at the mo compared to the brows.
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no2lurch wrote:Hids were taken off cos they didnt seem to burn right. i posted on the forum and never got to the bottom of it, so i sold the kit at a profit winkeye

i will be spraying the brows matt black, but as the grilles were painted matt black a few weeks ago, they look much fresher at the mo compared to the brows.
you sold a broken kit for more than a new one :? :nono:
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Sun Nov 30, 2008 6:19 pm

Alex wrote: you sold a broken kit for more than a new one :? :nono:
errrr no. the kit was fine. i fitted it to my wifes car to test and all was well. it just didnt work right on my car even though it was wired in the exact same way.
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Tue Dec 02, 2008 11:16 am

Looking good mate, seems to be a really good example. Did you find the Hella kit easy enough to fit.
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Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:08 am

went to tyhe breakfast club on the 6th dec at RAF Cosford...

after being told off for parking too close to the hanger, i got some cool pics. best i have taken so far. they have come up real good considering it was -2 degrees and all i had was a shammy to clean it after the muck picked up on the salty roads on the way in.

what do you think? (i know i need a rear number plate!)

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Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:41 am

Nice car and nice pics :cool:
I prefer a chrome grill and no eyebrows but it still looks tasty
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Mon Dec 08, 2008 9:43 am

i have a mint chrome grille still, so i might put that back on... but keep the brows...
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Mon Dec 08, 2008 10:01 am

Damn that's a nice touring! :D keep it up mate,

Paint the brows, and hold it like this! :D

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Mon Dec 08, 2008 3:38 pm

Congratulations! THAT's a lovely car mate! :D
Beautiful pictures of it as well ;)

It also looks like a mint object :)

Cheers, Howie :)
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Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:23 pm

love it mate. wish i never sold my 325i tourer.... was diamond black with lots of nice extra's...making do with a 1.8i now, but still on the hunt for a low miler 325....
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Awesome pictures, car looks very nice :cool:
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Tue Dec 09, 2008 9:49 pm

nice tourer good colour
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Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:26 pm

I fitted my body coloured strut brace and thought i'd share with you all. I am now using HIDs again and I added a few zone stickers. and of course, my new plates are now fitted - pressed they are!

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Wed Mar 25, 2009 5:41 pm

Looks better with the chrome grilles and without the brows. New plates look :cool: as well.

Nice car fella 8)
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Thu Mar 26, 2009 9:14 pm

Looks a like great Tourer, front seat look like they came from a 2 door though? (levers on the side for tilt)

If I got that for £1.5k I would have left an 11 on the tarmac getting away as well - a right steal. Well done fella.
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Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:09 pm

yes better with out brows :!:
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Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:37 pm

The car looks great.

What strut brace is that, it looks like a decent one?
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Thu Mar 26, 2009 10:54 pm

no idea of the make of the brace. i think its the same as the one in the group buy section though - Ultra Racing that Zaust is selling.

thanks for the kind words.
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Sun Mar 29, 2009 9:59 pm

We went for a drive yesterday with some friends...

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Did you pick up the car from north wales by any chance, the plate rings a bell it looks like a nice tidy motor
Bollocks to this 24v scrap!
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Mon Mar 30, 2009 12:17 am

this is a damn fine touring you going to the show a western park easter weekend i will be walking round looking still not got my turd back on the road
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the car was bought from Colwyn Bay.

I will be at the Weston show yeah. not sure which day i'm going on yet though. will your car be ready for the 26th April - RAF cosford show?
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Had some rust (the only body rust) sorted...

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Mon Jul 27, 2009 5:11 pm

Looks much better. Did you do it yourself?
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i got a local bodyshop to it. i thought by the time i'd got paint, and the other stuff needed plus my time and patience, id rather hand over the 70 quid to the bodyshop man.

i bought some clear protective film for over the area too to stop anything being caught on the area as things are lifted into the boot.
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Mon Dec 14, 2009 11:35 am

so where in the country would i find this beast?
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Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:12 pm

no2lurch wrote:i picked this up at the weekend. 1500 quid was handed over and i left a very happy chappy. its a 325i.

its got -40mm kw suspension.

what do you lot think?

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The touring is looking great fella, defo keep the chrome grill on and throw the eyebrows in the bin... Good choice keeping them off as they are bloody vile things :twisted:
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Mon Dec 14, 2009 12:44 pm

Love this car - looks tons better with normal grille and no eyebrows.

Sort that silver stereo out and the inside will look perfect too.
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Wed Feb 17, 2010 8:17 pm

Thought this could use a little update, AF5387 took this on in a deal with no2lurch and as from 31st jan this then became mine in another car deal. My 320ise went to AF5387 and this sexy touring came home with me :D .

Car looks much the same except for a different steering wheel and no strut brace, will be refitting a strut brace at some point, taking of the £160 after market wheel and putting a smaller tec 2 wheel back on.

Has been de-wipered at some point in this change over time but i like it and will stay like it, will also get the right tec 2 boot spoiler at some point also as time and funds allow. :)
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Sun Feb 28, 2010 4:50 pm

Nice touring, I really love the subtle touches you have added.
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Sun Feb 28, 2010 6:01 pm

Can't take any real credit for the car but is a real pleasure to own and drive :D
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