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try Platanos as well |  |  | | 12-15-2011, 10:09 PM | #662 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 483 |
coojess76, I thought your car was complete and one of the nicest engines I've seen. Whats missing from your swap? __________________  | | | | | 12-15-2011, 10:45 PM | #663 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 | 
Quote: Originally Posted by 3.2TI  coojess76, I thought your car was complete and one of the nicest engines I've seen. Whats missing from your swap? | I'm getting dicked around by a plating company down in Bell Gardens. I dropped off two sets of style 5 wheel bolts(272 bolts) three weeks before Thanksgiving in hopes to have them nickel then gold plated. My car is currently on jackstands in my garage because both sets of wheels are disassembled for refinishing. The bolts were supposed to be done a week before Thanksgiving, then they said after Thanksgiving, then they said their was still clearcoat on them(which is BS because I stripped them with paint stripper, then vinegar, then hand polished each individual bolt with steel wool on my milling machine). So now they're saying they've stripped and repolished them and it's going to cost more than the original $250 quote they gave me when I dropped them off. I talked to the lady yesterday and she said they'll be done Monday at the latest. I made a mistake by telling them that I'm not in a rush, I'd rather they take their time to do it right and to have them done by the date promised so I don't have to call them every week asking wtf. I'm so pissed because this is exactly what I went through when I had the wheels powder coated. Seems like the whole world is full of liars and broken promises. To top it off, I have to get two of my black style 5 barrels stripped and re-powder coated because the shop did a crappy job and the powder coat bubbled around the bolt holes. Needless to say, I have to find another powder coating shop because I'm not taking my wheels back to those idiots. As for the plating shop, I had to drive about 2 hours down to Bell Gardens because apparently plating is illegal here in Ventura due to emissions. So I'm looking at 300-350 for my bolts to be gold plated, 150-200 for my barrels to be re-powder coated, 280 for two sets of red BBS caps(ridiculous), and probably another 150 to have the tires mounted and balanced, not to mention all the time, gas and hassles. Sorry for the rant. Long story short, my car is in the air and I need wheels and tires to put it on the ground so I can drop the motor in. | | | | | 12-15-2011, 10:51 PM | #664 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Miami, Florida Posts: 483 |
Damn Jesss, I thought you had your ride more than broken in by now, I guess I am the type that would have gotten impatient by now and told everyone to go f themselves. If I would have known you were spending so much on the bolts I could have had them shipped to your house directly from my buddys shop in Switzerland. I bought the whole set for $280 shipped and original rc09 bolts not regular bbs bs bolts.
I would love to see pics of your ride when you get it going, I am sure you are going for show stopper status...
As far as liars and broken promises, isn't this the US, lol... __________________ | | | | | 12-15-2011, 10:53 PM | #665 | | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 |
you can't source some bucket 16s off a junker? | | | | | 12-15-2011, 11:14 PM | #666 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Quote: Originally Posted by 3.2TI Damn Jesss, I thought you had your ride more than broken in by now, I guess I am the type that would have gotten impatient by now and told everyone to go f themselves. If I would have known you were spending so much on the bolts I could have had them shipped to your house directly from my buddys shop in Switzerland. I bought the whole set for $280 shipped and original rc09 bolts not regular bbs bs bolts.
I would love to see pics of your ride when you get it going, I am sure you are going for show stopper status...
As far as liars and broken promises, isn't this the US, lol... | Yeah the regular BBS bolts were garbage and didn't fit correctly anyway. The bolts that are getting plated are the original RC090 bolts. $280 seems about right for factory finish or chrome bolts, but mine are being done in nickel and 24k gold. Believe me, I want to go back and burn down all of the shops that have jerked me around, but when they have my parts and already started the work, well you get more bees with honey... Quote: Originally Posted by BMW_Hatchback you can't source some bucket 16s off a junker? | Yeah but at this point I'm just gonna wait it out. If I would've knew 6 months ago that it was going to be such a pain, I probably would've just picked up some junk wheels  | | | | | 12-15-2011, 11:14 PM | #667 | | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 |
I know you're in no rush.
but we are :-D | | | | | 04-18-2012, 12:59 AM | #668 | | Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: SoCal318ti Posts: 1,574 |
Just wondering if this built will make it to Bimmerfest 2012??  | | | | | 04-18-2012, 02:21 AM | #669 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 593 |
Sorry to hear the delays. If you were local I'd lend you my spare rims. | | | | | 04-18-2012, 03:47 AM | #670 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Rims are done, just finishing up some other projects around the house and doing a bunch of side jobs to keep my dog from starving. Savings account took a big hit a few months ago, still trying to recover. I'm not planning on being done by Bimmerfest, but who knows. | | | | | 03-29-2013, 05:34 AM | #671 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Eugene Oregon Posts: 6,182 |
hey jesse this thing done yet??? lol __________________
-Josh
Sold-1995 318ti, Club Sport, Hellrot
Sold-1996 318ti, Active Model, Boston Green
Current- 1995 318ti, sport model, schwartz
| | | | | 03-29-2013, 05:36 AM | #672 | | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 |
Yeah he finished it then sold it to me
/mydreams | | | | | 04-05-2013, 05:33 PM | #673 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 2,019 |
Since I've know jesse, he has had ups and downs with this car. Jesse is being pushed by us (socal318ti) guys to finish this beast. __________________ V2 in progress. Volkswagen MK6 GTI | | | | | 04-05-2013, 06:10 PM | #674 | | Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 3,220 |
Jess is family to all of us, and we are definitely here for anything you need buddy! You've done the same for me many times before. Keep your head up bud! | | | | | |
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