» Site Navigation | | » Recent Threads | | | | | | | 05-24-2011, 05:22 PM | #301 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Wakefield Posts: 24 | Quote: Originally Posted by gazmo im onto that 3 for 2 also Shiny | I think I've decided on a pair of clear (but smoked) front indicators, what dya think for mine? | | | 05-24-2011, 05:45 PM | #302 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: England Posts: 20 | Quote: Originally Posted by neilgwhite No, a tube of abrasive cream with the colour in it. No good for deep scratches, your wax stick is probably a better bet. I'm in two minds whether to attack mine with 3 stick paint chip sets as it can make more of a mess than an honest scratch and I can't imagine how much a local body shop would charge. | How deep/bad are the scratches? | | | 05-24-2011, 05:47 PM | #303 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: England Posts: 20 | Quote: Originally Posted by neilgwhite I think I've decided on a pair of clear (but smoked) front indicators, what dya think for mine? | Deffo, Im going to get a set of the smoked myself, I think the set now are too bright. | | | 05-24-2011, 08:11 PM | #304 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Wakefield Posts: 24 | Quote: Originally Posted by gazmo How deep/bad are the scratches? | too deep to cut / compound out, too shallow to have gone to primer. | | | 05-24-2011, 08:27 PM | #305 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: England Posts: 20 | Quote: Originally Posted by neilgwhite too deep to cut / compound out, too shallow to have gone to primer. | Eugh what a pain, how did u get them? Does your pain colour have a clear coat? | | | 05-24-2011, 09:45 PM | #306 | Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Wakefield Posts: 24 | Quote: Originally Posted by gazmo Eugh what a pain, how did u get them? Does your pain colour have a clear coat? | They were on when I got it, the whole car is 99% perfect, so just a few light scratches and chips mainly on the bonnet and boot. It's metallic, so will have a clear coat. Been using Meguiar's ultimate compound which is top coat friendly | | | 06-14-2011, 08:06 PM | #307 | Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Scotland. Posts: 17 | Evening | | | 06-14-2011, 11:12 PM | #308 | Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Cornwall,United Kingdom Posts: 26 | For stone chips and scratched i used this guide Hope it helps! not that hard to do i got various compounds (polishing,rubbing,super fine) and a tiny brush,car had done alot of motorway miles :'( As for the indicators....I'd go for the projector "look" ones,they look sick in my opinion better than smoked something like this __________________ She now has new boots! | | | 06-15-2011, 05:15 AM | #309 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 | Quote: Originally Posted by 318ti_Bonesy As for the indicators....I'd go for the projector "look" ones,they look sick in my opinion better than smoked something like this | I actually used to have a set like that, once I started getting water leaking into water of them I just went with the stock style smoked corners and I think they look much better, just my opinion | | | 06-04-2012, 09:54 AM | #310 | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: bristol Posts: 5 | | | | 06-08-2012, 02:32 PM | #311 | Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 36 | Just thought i would check in. Chris from Manchester/Bolton Bmw 318ti sport individual. Had loads of Bmw in the past and must say the little 318ti is a great car. Just needs more power, maybe a turbo will do the job somewhere down the line, Customary piccys. Hope you like the car. Cheers | | | 06-08-2012, 03:41 PM | #312 | Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Southwest England Posts: 379 | great colour Tricky if you ever need to replace any panels, though, no? | | | 06-08-2012, 04:40 PM | #313 | Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Manchester UK Posts: 36 | Quote: Originally Posted by vsonix great colour Tricky if you ever need to replace any panels, though, no? | Thanks Yip the pictures do not do the car justice its a great colour, Special Edition "aegaeischblau met." As Schl.Nr. 336 . Not seen another one quite like it. | | | 06-13-2012, 10:50 PM | #314 | Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: York Posts: 1 | 1998 318ti compact Hi all! Just bought a 318ti am in york uk, desperately need a owners manual as never owned a BMW before!. Also is out classed as a E36 or E46? Thanks in adv ance! | | | 06-13-2012, 11:25 PM | #315 | Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Beebe, Arkansas Posts: 52 | Hello Swifty07 What age of compact ? If it looks like ones above its a E36 but the E36 is really a E30/E36 mix Triangle light on rear and 2000 + good chance its a e46 Plenty of .pdf manuals on ebay This is a e46 __________________ And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And Mpower was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, Last edited by ScottishTI; 06-13-2012 at 11:40 PM. | | | | | 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 | | | |