What have you done to your car today?
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I have revived the old thread I started - hope it's useful to you.bg1 said:
Finally got around to wrapping the centre console after doing the dash absolutely ages ago.
Also decided to respray the anthracite grey trim pieces in the centre console and then decided to go ahead and respray all the pieces in the car black. Also resprayed the steering wheel trim as they were worn (again sprayed black)
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On the outside I'm currently working through respraying the black plastic too. Got the bits beside the wing mirrors done at the weekend.
Quite happy so far with it. Plastidip is my new favourite thing!
Also decided to respray the anthracite grey trim pieces in the centre console and then decided to go ahead and respray all the pieces in the car black. Also resprayed the steering wheel trim as they were worn (again sprayed black)
.On the outside I'm currently working through respraying the black plastic too. Got the bits beside the wing mirrors done at the weekend.
Quite happy so far with it. Plastidip is my new favourite thing!
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Took the wipers apart and cleaned the motor out, so they now function. Then drove ~100 miles across the midlands for work tomorrow, with the top down the whole way of course. Well worth the time spent on the wipers, they don't sit in my view of the road now!
GTwice said:
Interesting read.
This link shows the in-depth insertion of the flex mat:
https://www.zroadster.com/forum/thr...lordosenstuetze-einbauen.135394/#post-2864022
It looks like a heck of a job
jamie_z4 said:idej_z4 said:Looking at the lights is that a 4pot? Nice wheels!!!jamie_z4 said:bought another one
Yeah it's got the 2exite headlights fitted, they arent really my cup of tea usually but I can't be arsed faffing changing them
Cheers they are m4 reps I belive
Like them wheels as well, excellent choice on gettin a 4 pot as well mate.
Simon 3.2M
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Change from silver to black headlights and have her a good clean!
Managed with a superhuman effort to move my roof motor to the boot I'd watched the videos, read countless threads on how difficult it is to do ..... and you know what it was far more difficult than I anticipated, a real PITA 
A great sense of achievement as I contemplate over a beer, but I would never ever undertake to do it again.... too many cuts and bruises 
Go to one of the guys on the forum, it's a bargain for what they charge
Couple of thoughts that might help others. I had a mate helping me and we uses a cheap boroscope (Amazon £39) linked to my phone. Absolutely brilliant for locating those cable ties on the 'sharksfin' of the plastic outer container - we literally used it to guide a small pair of clippers onto them to cut them. Most difficult part was getting the lid off the container. After several hours we had only got half the tape off and stuggled to get anything in to prize the lid off. Ended up making a 'tool' out of a small 'U' shaped metal bracket, tied to a loop of cord - see photo. We hooked it into a small gap between container and lid and by pulling hard on the cord with a piece of wood slipped through the loop we managed to widen the gap and break more tape away. Finally just kept trying to twist the lide until it broke away.
Thought that was the end of the battle, but there wasn't enough slack in the hydraulic lines to pull the pump/motor out of the container. We had cut the retaining cable tie which holds the lines at the bottom of the 'sharksfin', but BMW in their wisdom had also taped the lines to the bottom of the container. More cuts and bruises, the air was blue, got there after about 6 hours in total 
My motor hadn't actually stopped working, the car has supposedly always been garaged and only done 39,000 miles, despite being 18 years old. I was somehwat horrified by the rust, but so pleased it's now moved and tucked neatly away behind the boot carpet where I can always get to it.
Time for another beer
I'd watched the videos, read countless threads on how difficult it is to do ..... and you know what it was far more difficult than I anticipated, a real PITA A great sense of achievement as I contemplate over a beer, but I would never ever undertake to do it again.... too many cuts and bruises Go to one of the guys on the forum, it's a bargain for what they charge Couple of thoughts that might help others. I had a mate helping me and we uses a cheap boroscope (Amazon £39) linked to my phone. Absolutely brilliant for locating those cable ties on the 'sharksfin' of the plastic outer container - we literally used it to guide a small pair of clippers onto them to cut them. Most difficult part was getting the lid off the container. After several hours we had only got half the tape off and stuggled to get anything in to prize the lid off. Ended up making a 'tool' out of a small 'U' shaped metal bracket, tied to a loop of cord - see photo. We hooked it into a small gap between container and lid and by pulling hard on the cord with a piece of wood slipped through the loop we managed to widen the gap and break more tape away. Finally just kept trying to twist the lide until it broke away.
Thought that was the end of the battle, but there wasn't enough slack in the hydraulic lines to pull the pump/motor out of the container. We had cut the retaining cable tie which holds the lines at the bottom of the 'sharksfin', but BMW in their wisdom had also taped the lines to the bottom of the container. More cuts and bruises, the air was blue, got there after about 6 hours in total
My motor hadn't actually stopped working, the car has supposedly always been garaged and only done 39,000 miles, despite being 18 years old. I was somehwat horrified by the rust, but so pleased it's now moved and tucked neatly away behind the boot carpet where I can always get to it.
Time for another beer
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Wasnt sure i would like the carbon effect on the dash etc,but TBH it looks the dogsDr. Zed said:Finally got around to wrapping the centre console after doing the dash absolutely ages ago.
Also decided to respray the anthracite grey trim pieces in the centre console and then decided to go ahead and respray all the pieces in the car black. Also resprayed the steering wheel trim as they were worn (again sprayed black)
On the outside I'm currently working through respraying the black plastic too. Got the bits beside the wing mirrors done at the weekend.
Quite happy so far with it. Plastidip is my new favourite thing!
How did you find out how to remove the trims without breaking the holding tabs
Mark
Mini-mod today. Had a bit of leftover gloss black wrap on the bench at the detailing studio, so figured to give it a try on my gear knob (auto box).
Must say I like the look. Ties in well with the gloss black centre console trim. The finish isn’t brilliant, but then it was a quick 5-minute try out jobbie. I’ll be reupholstering the shifter and boot sometime this winter, and this has helped me decide to spray the central trim piece gloss black while I’m at it.
Must say I like the look. Ties in well with the gloss black centre console trim. The finish isn’t brilliant, but then it was a quick 5-minute try out jobbie. I’ll be reupholstering the shifter and boot sometime this winter, and this has helped me decide to spray the central trim piece gloss black while I’m at it.