 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | 1999 M3 Swap 09-07-2023 10:10 PM 05-02-2024 08:18 PM 6 Replies, 394,814 Views | |  |  |  |  08-19-2009, 03:20 AM | #1 | | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Battle Ground, WA Posts: 27 |  Hatch privacy cover
Mine did not come with one so I made My own.   |  |  | | 08-19-2009, 03:36 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New Orleans Posts: 970 |
wow not bad, whatd you use to make it and hows it mounted? think itd be possible to make it open with the hatch like the factory one? __________________ 
^being rebuilt^
until then:
daily car:
96' Blue DASC'd ti with koni coilovers
slowly progressing...
weekend car:
85 1/2' 944 Porsche
no a/c, p/s, gutted cat, loud as hell exhaust, loud as hell sound system | | | | | 08-19-2009, 03:37 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
nice job, are those braces going across the top? might look better with them on the bottom | | | | | 08-19-2009, 03:52 AM | #4 | | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Battle Ground, WA Posts: 27 |
I will have it working like the stock one by this weekend, just a few more parts to manufacture.
As for the braces I put them on top (Polished aluminum Western Star grill material) for looks, the stock piece has a few indentations there to help keep anything placed on it in place so even though I do not put stuff on the rear tray (unsafe under braking) I thought it would look good. | | | | | 08-19-2009, 03:52 AM | #5 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Looks great, nice work! | | | | | 08-19-2009, 05:25 AM | #6 | | Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Wellington-New Zealand Posts: 78 |
Yeah. Looks real cool. __________________  | | | | | 08-19-2009, 05:27 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Charlotte / Thomasville NC Posts: 240 |
Wow, great job! | | | | | 08-19-2009, 06:17 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: LA, Bellflower, CA Posts: 3,613 |
whoa. that is some good manufacturing there buddy. GOOD WORK.  you should be proud b/c that looks amazing for a DIYer. you should look into buying the side strings to hook it on the hatch when you open it up so it raises the shelf too.  __________________ 
-Theta Chi-
Float like a cadilac, sting like a BIMMER
.... my socket is just too thick and won't fit in the hole! damnit!
Marv's 332ti is in the werks. Stay tuned ya'll  ...
Check list: S52 swap, manual transmission swap, 3.25 LSD with M Coupe diff cover, SuperSprint muffler, M3 style mirrors, AFE intake, ASC delete, M50 Manifold swap, UUC strut bar, ZHP lighted knob, Vaders, M-tech interior, OEM armrest, AC Schintzer front lip, AC Schnitzer rear spoiler, Roof spoiler, 18'' rims, M3 front drilled brakes, LED interior lights, 3 spoke Euro style steering wheel, OEM roof spoiler and bike holder, Thule fairing, Euro tail lights, oil pressure guage, carbon fiber hood painted to original paint (still showing CF weaving), what's next to do...? | | | | | 02-24-2012, 09:43 PM | #9 | | Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: browns mills nj Posts: 30 |
i am interested in what you used. i need one of these. | | | | | 02-24-2012, 11:19 PM | #10 | | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Battle Ground, WA Posts: 27 |
I used 1/4 inch fiber board, made cardboard cutouts to make the sides with the right curves in them, measured side to side and cut it out with a saber saw. Covered it with the same style carpet you would use on a speaker box and added the aluminum strips to give it some rigidity.
Good luck, post picks when you get yours done. | | | | | 02-25-2012, 07:16 AM | #11 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SW Florida Posts: 4,275 |
i know this is an old thread...but,
i have a friend here in Denver who made one a few years back...like his, yours is awesome! __________________ 
Sean
1995 Active | | | | | 02-25-2012, 11:13 AM | #12 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 172 |
Sweet...I think I like the flat look better than the factory molded one... | | | | |
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