My uk Arctic Silver E36 323I Coupe

[uksilver323i]

Old Gear gaitor out

New stitched one in.

Graphite grey coloured centres on the wheels and bolts painted black

 

[ETTIENNE]

Nice.....:thumbsup:

 

[uksilver323i]

So heres a few bits ive done already, the cubby tray was a bastard cos its rubber it doesnt stick to it properly i may have to take it off get some glue on it and leave it overnight.

I also did a little tester my steering wheel is missing the leather off the surround, so im thinking about doing the same with the carbon wrap.

 

[uksilver323i]

Hope you all like, damaged the badge though but it was worn anyway, gone a little wrong where ive cut too much like millimetres so i will re adjust it at some point.

 

[uksilver323i]

A few pics, also wheel colour changed again, silver wheels on silver car so boring so graphite grey spokes deffo the right thing to do, the finish is ok but not concerned about this as they are only reps with caps missing, i will get new wheels at some point.

 

[uksilver323i]

Had a little carbon leftover so did the handbrake handle, hope you like folks.

 

[Prev]

like the new colour of the wheels......looking very good :thumbsup:

 

[ebrahim.achmat]

Makes me soo angry that I let mine go !!

 

[uksilver323i]

Well still wasn't happy with the wheels, i really do hate the alpinas so i felt i had to do something a little different so I did the centres silver together with painting the bolts gloss black, while i had the wheels off touched up the calipers in gloss black painted the lip of the discs and the bell housing got some paint on the friction area but this will come off through braking so no big deal for me.

Hope you like and also i took some random shots and unglossed the srs badge hate shiny stuff gloss stuff in the interior.

 

[Jandre]

I like the latest colour combo on the wheels.

 

[uksilver323i]

Some more shots of the wheels.

 

[WyKiD]

Like the latest wheel colour combo, nice mods....:thumb:

 

[Taffs]

Car is looking sleek man.....The colour of the wheels blend in so nicely with the car!
Awesome work!!! :thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[uksilver323i]

thanks i was thinking of redoing the spokes gloss black

 

[uksilver323i]

Heres a few more updates.

The armrest console was looking a little worse for wear as you can see from the pics

So a little prime and paint, good as new.

A Bit more carbon.

Steering wheel airbag redone alot better.

And a pic of it all refitted.

And only one little bit i want to cover in carbon is the oil cap.

 

[Guetzer]

looks good man! :thumb:

 

[Laigo]

:drool:

 

[uksilver323i]

Sanded all lights and they came out really well especially the rears 1000 grit sanded with fairy liquid water.

Also started redoing the silver bits of the wheels heres the first one.

And just a shot, im happy with the wheels really suit the car rather than boring silver or all black etc.

 

[uksilver323i]

I got sick of the nose cone it was pitted with stone chips and rust at one end so i took it off and gave it a repaint with a premixed bmw arctic silver can not a great match but not too much of a mismatch either looks great and also i sorted that horrible dint out the front that was on the top of it.

Just need to let the laquer sit and then i can colour sand 1000 grit and then wax.

 

[uksilver323i]

Spent today changing from 15w 40 to the correct 5w 40 and i still was'nt happy with the bonnet alignment so took my time making the gaps between the wings an equal amount as one side had a big gap and the other didnt have a gap.

and now also see the curviture of the bonnet into the wing its pretty much there now well close as i can get it heres the passenger side almost perfect

and the drivers perfect.

and a front shot

Going to take her for a spin in a little while see if the oil change made a difference to performance etc.