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Green Tiefgruen Coupe - New Interior
- Griffo46
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Wow, amazing. Someone give Street a cigar! They look great!
2007 3.0si Roadster Stratus Grey/ Red Leather
2016 520d F10 M Sport Space Grey
2016 520d F10 M Sport Space Grey
- Mr Tidy
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I'm not normally a fan of brown seats, but they've come out really well and should look great in a Tiefgruen car!
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
- paddy wright
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Looking good.
Z4 2.2 sterling grey,Msport seats,retrofit cupholders,cruise,footwell lights,sound gen and mfsw,18"ellipsoids,xenons+light washers,ZHPknob,folding mirrors,3"stubby,update wheel caps,gateway300 ipod, wind deflector to keep the wife happy!
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Commendable work!
Having done the job myself, it's not exactly straightforward in the living room!!
Think I prefer the original champagne? colour though. Each to their own.
Atb and thanks for your posts.
Having done the job myself, it's not exactly straightforward in the living room!!
Think I prefer the original champagne? colour though. Each to their own.
Atb and thanks for your posts.
- hopz121
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Street wrote: ↑Sat Oct 15, 2022 6:09 pm I can’t help myself. I’ve taken the masking off prematurely and need to spray the finish coat that’ll remove the shine and give a mid satin finish.
Love it 100% they look epic
But here they are. Door cards and dash trim to follow.
Marmite colour.. love it or hate it?
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2007 Porsche Cayman 2.7 - Manual - Arctic Silver
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2008 BMW E90 330i SE - Gone
2017 BMW F31 318d M-Sport - Auto - Glacier Silver
2007 Porsche Cayman 2.7 - Manual - Arctic Silver
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- Barty
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Stunning results, nice! Should look great in a green coupe
Four Alfa's and a Ducati later, I've turned to the dark side...
"Drive German, wear Italian, kiss French"
Z4: Tiefgrüen Metallic E86 3.0Si / Insta @bartsbuilds
"Drive German, wear Italian, kiss French"
Z4: Tiefgrüen Metallic E86 3.0Si / Insta @bartsbuilds
- Street
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It’s been a while since I updated. The cold is winning at the moment and Tiefgruen 2.0 has been floating in the air on the ramp awaiting some new Bilsteins for over a month.
However I’ve kept warm and took the chance to overhaul the callipers. I’ve gone with a controversial red. Could be another marmite moment and can’t wait to see it all back together.
Biggest learning was the high temp paint choice. After grinding the calliper surfaces smooth and etch priming, I left it all to harden for 3 days. I don’t know if that delay hurt the adhesion of the high temp red paint but it’s not the strongest. I’ve ended up having to add a high temp top coat that needed curing to add strength.
Will see over time how resistant they are to stone chips.
I’m happy with the finish for now.
However I’ve kept warm and took the chance to overhaul the callipers. I’ve gone with a controversial red. Could be another marmite moment and can’t wait to see it all back together.
Biggest learning was the high temp paint choice. After grinding the calliper surfaces smooth and etch priming, I left it all to harden for 3 days. I don’t know if that delay hurt the adhesion of the high temp red paint but it’s not the strongest. I’ve ended up having to add a high temp top coat that needed curing to add strength.
Will see over time how resistant they are to stone chips.
I’m happy with the finish for now.
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3.0si Coupe Sapphire Black Target 300k miles
3.0si Coupe Sapphire Black Why have 1 when you could have 2!!
Serial Zed tinkerer. Always looking for the next Zed project
3.0si Coupe Sapphire Black Why have 1 when you could have 2!!
Serial Zed tinkerer. Always looking for the next Zed project
- jock156
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Great job so far!
- Mr Tidy
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You're a brave man putting your calipers in the oven.
But they've turned out well, although I'm not quite sure how the red will look against Tiefgruen.
But they've turned out well, although I'm not quite sure how the red will look against Tiefgruen.
Coupes because stunning!
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
Current - Silver Grey MC, Imola Red heated Nappa & carbon trim. Aeros, H & R Coil-overs, 224s, OE Strut brace, Nav, cup-holders, DSP Hi-Fi, pdc, cruise, MFSW, no CDV! E90 330i daily
Gone - Montego Blue
Gone - Ruby Black
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Green Tiefgruen Coupe - Rebuild
It's a tray brake.
- TOMGREEN413
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Lovely colour, but needs some nice CSL or similar wheels. A rare beast......enjoy
White e89 Red leather interior (But that's the wife's and don't I know it :/ )
Montego Blue Coupe manual si sport (Faster than the above....much faster
Montego Blue Coupe manual si sport (Faster than the above....much faster
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Just realised I missed the last 4 pages of this thread!!! This coupe is looking absolutely awesome, great job Sir
White e89 Red leather interior (But that's the wife's and don't I know it :/ )
Montego Blue Coupe manual si sport (Faster than the above....much faster
Montego Blue Coupe manual si sport (Faster than the above....much faster
- Street
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Thanks TomGreen
Today I test fitted the M bonnet and front bumper. It’s been done a few times on the forum but I struggled to find some pics of how the standard central and side undertray is different to the M so I took some pics for reference.
Im torn on whether to fabricate a solution from what’s there or wait till I can find some second hand M parts so I can reverse it all. The undertray and corners new are circa £500!
I finally got all the components together today ready for the suspension to go back together. I’m scratching my head on the seeming lack of need for bump stops with Bilstein B12’s. Can anyone confirm if that’s right or wrong?
Today I test fitted the M bonnet and front bumper. It’s been done a few times on the forum but I struggled to find some pics of how the standard central and side undertray is different to the M so I took some pics for reference.
Im torn on whether to fabricate a solution from what’s there or wait till I can find some second hand M parts so I can reverse it all. The undertray and corners new are circa £500!
I finally got all the components together today ready for the suspension to go back together. I’m scratching my head on the seeming lack of need for bump stops with Bilstein B12’s. Can anyone confirm if that’s right or wrong?
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3.0si Coupe Sapphire Black Target 300k miles
3.0si Coupe Sapphire Black Why have 1 when you could have 2!!
Serial Zed tinkerer. Always looking for the next Zed project
3.0si Coupe Sapphire Black Why have 1 when you could have 2!!
Serial Zed tinkerer. Always looking for the next Zed project
- Barty
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Very nice! Original M-bonnet or one of the Skyer reps? Should look absolutely stunning, and you’ll have a LHD brother in the spring
Four Alfa's and a Ducati later, I've turned to the dark side...
"Drive German, wear Italian, kiss French"
Z4: Tiefgrüen Metallic E86 3.0Si / Insta @bartsbuilds
"Drive German, wear Italian, kiss French"
Z4: Tiefgrüen Metallic E86 3.0Si / Insta @bartsbuilds
- Street
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Original //M Barty. Side Aeros are genuine as well. It’s going to need one hell of a paint job! Also resigned to the fact I’ll have to get the wheels redone. I think they came out darker than expected.
I’m looking forward to just driving it again to be honest!
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3.0si Coupe Sapphire Black Target 300k miles
3.0si Coupe Sapphire Black Why have 1 when you could have 2!!
Serial Zed tinkerer. Always looking for the next Zed project
3.0si Coupe Sapphire Black Why have 1 when you could have 2!!
Serial Zed tinkerer. Always looking for the next Zed project