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Did rear rotors and caliper bushings. Centric blanks on rockauto for $20 each. __________________ ~Dave~
98 328ti Morea Grun slicktop
11 128i space gray slicktop
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Search | RealOEM |  | | | 04-30-2012, 02:19 AM | #2282 | | Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Grayslake, IL Posts: 78 |
Took the sunroof cassette out, put a new liner on it, put it back, put in the recovered headliner, gave the parcel tray a shot of fabric paint (otherwise, I'll recover it). Sorry about the crappy cellphone photo...Just have the sunroof trim piece to put back - started to rain before I got it all wrapped up and looks like I may need some velcro for the little sunroof panel. I think the hardest part was finding the screw holes. At least it feels like a complete car again.  | | | | | 04-30-2012, 04:35 AM | #2283 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
took my 96 to an autocross and finally got the subwoofers in the 95 working | | | | | 04-30-2012, 06:57 AM | #2284 | | Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 2,451 |
Made a trip to one of the local Pick and Pull and picked up a bunch of parts for the 95 & 97 sports from a E36 in great shape. Also found parts for my E30 Vert and a friend's E30 coupe. We traded keys, then zipped hard around a few back roads... Until I saw the engine check light and saw a coolant warning light up on the panel close to home. His water pump gave out and emplied coolant out of the system. I may be a Jinx. Second coolant system to blow on me in 8 days.  We'll swap it out and take care of his timing belt while we're in there. M20. He ended the day with positive words for the 97 ti. He had previously did not have a good opinion of them. He actually likes them now. I let him choose a loaner car among a E28 533i, E30 Vert and the 95 ti Sport. He zipped out in the 533i with a big grin. I suspect he'll have fun. All in all, a good day of BMW fun.  __________________ 
1998 318ti Sport - "Cali" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, Cali top
1998 318ti Sport - "Max" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior, S52
1997 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Schwartz II/Schwartz sport interior
1995 318ti Active - "Blanca" Alpineweib III/Schwartz leather interior
Other Current Bimmers: 2006 530i / 2000 2.3L Z3 / 1997 1.9L Z3 / 1999 540it
1997 318ti Sport - "Huera" - RIP
1995 318ti Active - RIP
1995 318ti Sport - "Tiny" Sold
1994 325i Sedan - "Jade" - Sold
1991 318ic - "Bert" - Sold
1985 635csi sold
1984 533i "Max" Sold
1984 318i sold
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Slapped on some OEM Euro taillights today, amazing what something so subtle can do for the look of a car! (Ignore the slight dirtiness, it's been raining pollen like mad!)   __________________ 1997 318ti 5-speed Moreagrün
1996 318ti auto Hellrot (retired)
 | | | | | 05-01-2012, 03:50 AM | #2286 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 |
Got up to speed on a small touch up spray gun I bought from Harbor Freight. I'm just about ready to shoot the bottom portion of my front bumper that got messed up when I hit a dog who came out of nowhere (very sad). While I'm at it, I'm playing around fabricating a mesh grill insert to replace the plastic slats on my base model. Can't tell if I like the look yet or not. | | | | | 05-01-2012, 01:01 PM | #2287 | | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Coyoteh  | I'm kinda diggin' those clear Euro tail lights (may have to think about that now); however not keen on the lack of b-pillar blackout. I see why the factory did it- it looks a bit disconnected with it missing... Since my car is the same color, it is a good model to look at!  | | | | | 05-01-2012, 01:20 PM | #2288 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 407 |
Quote: Originally Posted by J!m I'm kinda diggin' those clear Euro tail lights (may have to think about that now); however not keen on the lack of b-pillar blackout. I see why the factory did it- it looks a bit disconnected with it missing... Since my car is the same color, it is a good model to look at! | I never really gave it any thought before, but I see what you mean about the B-pillars. I'll have to look into that.  __________________ 1997 318ti 5-speed Moreagrün
1996 318ti auto Hellrot (retired)
| | | | | 05-01-2012, 02:05 PM | #2289 | | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 |
A lot of guys with peeling stickers have opted for paint...
Use a semi-gloss black (not flat, which will look gray) if you decide to paint them.
You can stick on some black electrical tape to get a 'feel' for how it will look before you commit...
(knock on wood, my stickers have not come off yet....) | | | | | 05-02-2012, 03:03 AM | #2290 | | Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 33 |
Replaced old antenna grommet with new one. Polished headlights to get rid of the haze, lights are surprisingly brighter now. | | | | | 05-02-2012, 12:28 PM | #2291 | | Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Bouncing off the rev limiter in CT! Posts: 3,156 |
I have an antenna gromet on the way myself! Mine has turned to dust!  | | | | | 05-03-2012, 12:33 AM | #2292 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Broomfield,Colorado Posts: 664 |
Replaced my fender and scored it for a deal love a little connection Fender avus blue, inner fender, and brake ducts for 60  And all done boy it was easy to replace  Sent from a blue ti | | | | | 05-03-2012, 04:30 AM | #2293 | | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Wichita Falls, Texas Posts: 1,364 |
Still working on my front bumper...I now understand why body work takes so long and is so expensive. | | | | | 05-03-2012, 06:31 AM | #2294 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
started getting my style 98s ready for paint, lot more work than I was expecting | | | | | 05-03-2012, 05:41 PM | #2295 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Rodeo, CA Posts: 226 |
Quote: Originally Posted by jca Still working on my front bumper...I now understand why body work takes so long and is so expensive. | Make sure u use a flexable primer if you are painting the bumper yourself. It helps with stopping peeling later on, sticks to plastic better than the paint will. __________________ Love ALL Bimmers. Have to, or they would not be cost effective. | | | | | |
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