What have you done to your car today?

Silverzedtom · Post by **Silverzedtom** » Mon May 29, 2017 2:54 pm

At last I have 4 painted calipers. Got the wheels back on having painted the fronts. Spring clips are back on too plus a couple of coats of silver.

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Newbers · Post by **Newbers** » Mon May 29, 2017 7:03 pm

Aero side skirts fitted. They've only been sitting in my garage for a year and a half

Zed Five · Post by **Zed Five** » Mon May 29, 2017 7:17 pm

Left my Zed in the garage this weekend. 365 quick miles done in my S1000rr.

Fullenglish · Post by **Fullenglish** » Mon May 29, 2017 7:57 pm

Full wash & polish today and caliper & drums painted yesterday.

bz4kev · Post by **bz4kev** » Mon May 29, 2017 8:21 pm

Newbers wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2017 7:03 pm Aero side skirts fitted. They've only been sitting in my garage for a year and a half

pics please

bz4kev · Post by **bz4kev** » Mon May 29, 2017 8:23 pm

Fullenglish wrote: ↑Mon May 29, 2017 7:57 pm Full wash & polish today and caliper & drums painted yesterday.

looking fresh

Kap'nZ4 · Post by **Kap'nZ4** » Tue May 30, 2017 2:21 am

Prep work for NEW SHOES

Late last year I had new rotors and pads put on. Sadly I did not specify that thay should be coated and have been living with this eye sore x4
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Time to get busy so I purchased a low profile jack and stands and began to go to work on said eye sores. I had to locate my dremel for the inside bits......but back down to bare metal.
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Time to mask the pad area off and the car, so no floating bits of spray land and stick to the paint. Total coverage except my work area.
Bolt holes coverd, its time to start spraying.
One coat of primer and 3 coats of silver. Never over spay unless you like runs.
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While waiting in-between coats, it seamed like a good time to give those inner wells a good cleaning. Trust me, they were pretty black from brake dust and road grime. The hardest part of the wheel to keep clean.
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Wheels reinstalled....we go from this......
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To this.......
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Other than the callipers, I'm ready to put my new rims on when they get here this week. I'll be all about

LordOxygen · Post by **LordOxygen** » Tue May 30, 2017 4:00 pm

Nice work on the discs, they look very smart. At some point id like to do the same to mine.

Which brand of paint did you use?

kis · Post by **kis** » Tue May 30, 2017 7:31 pm

LordOxygen wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2017 4:00 pm Nice work on the discs, they look very smart. At some point id like to do the same to mine.

Which brand of paint did you use?

I like the colour. Be interested to know too! Is it heat resistant?

LordOxygen · Post by **LordOxygen** » Tue May 30, 2017 7:35 pm

Just installed a new Gaptech remote hood module that arrived today.

Hardest part was removing the 14yr old insulation that had partially bonded to the cables. I used screw type conector blocks rather than the crimp ones supplied. Memories of wiring up headunits into ropey old mk3 Escorts came flooding back.

20 minutes of fiddling about and I now have a remote hood and one touch operation. Works a treat, very pleased.

Kap'nZ4 · Post by **Kap'nZ4** » Tue May 30, 2017 8:21 pm

LordOxygen wrote: ↑Tue May 30, 2017 4:00 pm Nice work on the discs, they look very smart. At some point id like to do the same to mine.

Which brand of paint did you use?

Rustl-oleum Primer and Bright Coat Metallic Finish (silver)
Both cans say not to exceed 200F(93c) and since I only did the Hat areas they should never get that hot since I don't run my car on tracks.

Kap'nZ4 · Post by **Kap'nZ4** » Fri Jun 02, 2017 2:34 am

New rims came in today. Of coarse I spent no time getting them fitted.

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bz4kev · Post by **bz4kev** » Fri Jun 02, 2017 5:03 am

Kap'nZ4 wrote: ↑Fri Jun 02, 2017 2:34 am New rims came in today. Of coarse I spent no time getting them fitted.

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wow they are very bling

look really new lol

dhobbs · Post by **dhobbs** » Fri Jun 02, 2017 9:36 am

I repaired my hazard light/central locking switch.
Over time the central locking switch was getting more difficult to select, so I pulled the gear gaitor off and then pushed the switch unit out from below.
It seems a common fault on the e46 where the clips at the base break so the switches don't make contact.
I held it in place and taped it up using air conditioning tape (silver tape). All working again.
A nice cheap fix.

Steve84N · Post by **Steve84N** » Fri Jun 02, 2017 10:14 am

Those wheels are absolutely hideous, look like plastic Hot Wheels.

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