» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 330,330 Views | | | | | | | 10-19-2009, 03:28 AM | #1 | Z3 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Usa Posts: 660 | Griot's Success here's looking @ 6 hours of polishing.... ________ free drupal themes Last edited by Bozola; 01-31-2011 at 04:31 PM. | | | 10-19-2009, 03:34 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach area Posts: 1,189 | Looks good! You used a PC to polish? __________________ 97 Jet Black 318ti Sport. Not so stock anymore!.... Now Featuring:318ti.org sticker Now featuring: Hartge exhaust|Blacked out Grilles|Front Clear Corners or Ambers depending on how I feel|325is vented front brakes|Bilstein Sports|H&R Sports|E46 RSMs w/ Z3 reinforcment plates|16" Style 45s|17" E46 M68 rims|18" Authentic Hartge Classics C|OEM M135 ZHP wheels and 99 Titan Silver 323is Dinan S1+few more mods Coming sometime in the future:...SCed 2.1...new (to me) car mod maybe?...all in one car | | | 10-19-2009, 03:43 AM | #3 | Z3 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Usa Posts: 660 | Last edited by Bozola; 01-31-2011 at 04:32 PM. | | | 10-19-2009, 03:44 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach area Posts: 1,189 | haha should've figured from reading the title haha... Can I ask, what products did you use? and any more pictures? __________________ 97 Jet Black 318ti Sport. Not so stock anymore!.... Now Featuring:318ti.org sticker Now featuring: Hartge exhaust|Blacked out Grilles|Front Clear Corners or Ambers depending on how I feel|325is vented front brakes|Bilstein Sports|H&R Sports|E46 RSMs w/ Z3 reinforcment plates|16" Style 45s|17" E46 M68 rims|18" Authentic Hartge Classics C|OEM M135 ZHP wheels and 99 Titan Silver 323is Dinan S1+few more mods Coming sometime in the future:...SCed 2.1...new (to me) car mod maybe?...all in one car | | | 10-19-2009, 03:58 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | looks great, but 6 hours!? I admire your dedication but I question your sanity | | | 10-19-2009, 04:07 AM | #6 | Z3 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Usa Posts: 660 | Last edited by Bozola; 01-31-2011 at 04:32 PM. | | | 10-19-2009, 04:08 AM | #7 | Z3 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Usa Posts: 660 | Last edited by Bozola; 01-31-2011 at 04:32 PM. | | | 10-19-2009, 04:09 AM | #8 | Z3 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Usa Posts: 660 | I used the following: Clay Polish 2 Polish 3 Carnauba Wax Each step taking about an hour.. plus a lot of futsin' around... ________ R 51/3 Last edited by Bozola; 01-31-2011 at 04:33 PM. | | | 10-19-2009, 04:17 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 | Looks fantastic and makes me realize that my ti needs a good waxing... __________________ ~Dave~ 98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop 11 128i space gray slicktop 13 JGC WK2 Deep Cherry Search | RealOEM | | | 10-19-2009, 04:55 AM | #10 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Long Beach area Posts: 1,189 | Quote: Originally Posted by tiFreak looks great, but 6 hours!? I admire your dedication but I question your sanity | Dude, 6 hours is like, minimum... I used to spend 8+ hours on my ti easily...Last month I did my cousin's 350Z and it took me over 9 hours. Bozola, the car looks good! Thanks for posting up more pics! __________________ 97 Jet Black 318ti Sport. Not so stock anymore!.... Now Featuring:318ti.org sticker Now featuring: Hartge exhaust|Blacked out Grilles|Front Clear Corners or Ambers depending on how I feel|325is vented front brakes|Bilstein Sports|H&R Sports|E46 RSMs w/ Z3 reinforcment plates|16" Style 45s|17" E46 M68 rims|18" Authentic Hartge Classics C|OEM M135 ZHP wheels and 99 Titan Silver 323is Dinan S1+few more mods Coming sometime in the future:...SCed 2.1...new (to me) car mod maybe?...all in one car | | | 10-19-2009, 01:54 PM | #11 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Greenville, SC Posts: 9,356 | Damn, that looks like a BMW press photo. 6 hours sounds about right. I washed, clayed and polished my car in just under 8. But that was after years of neglect. __________________ ...steven BMW CCA #146825 1996 BMW 328ti • 2003 MINI Cooper S • 2016 M235i www.bmwcca.org | | | 10-19-2009, 04:44 PM | #12 | Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Austin Tx. Posts: 92 | Quote: Originally Posted by spidertri Looks fantastic and makes me realize that my ti needs a good waxing... | +1 | | | 10-20-2009, 06:36 AM | #13 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Memphis, Tn Posts: 1,299 | Looks great. Well I guess this means I will be washing and waxing my car tomorrow. __________________ custom dual exhaust,M3 front and rear bumper, 10.4 inch roof mount drop screen, Viper alarm system, DSII's rims, M3 Vader Seats, M3 Mirrors, Carbon Fiber CAI, Smoked Corners, Side Markers, Leatherz armrests, black grilles 225k miles and still the Ti goes on | | | 10-20-2009, 07:19 AM | #14 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 | Quote: Originally Posted by 1996 328ti Damn, that looks like a BMW press photo. | my first thought was that if BMW used those images, the 1-series sales would double... Nice Job! __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | 10-20-2009, 03:03 PM | #15 | Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Globally Posts: 1,162 | Too new of a car, how poorly could it have looked like before? Not like it looked like a ratty 23 odd year old E30 or E34 correct. Their products are nice but imo are overpriced in some circumstances. Nice 1 series you have there, in comparison to an E46 how do you like it? They weigh and are sized very much alike. | | | | | Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | | Posting Rules | You may not post new threads You may not post replies You may not post attachments You may not edit your posts HTML code is Off | | | Similar Threads | Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post | Ahh sweet success. HELLO! | ti3 | Personal bios and Introductions | 8 | 06-13-2009 02:34 AM | |