Official BMW Thread v8.0

bluepurplered · 02-03-2013, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Alan777

How's chatter? When does it make noise?

seemed to just make some noise at idle, i'll tell you more when i drive it more. i had music playing the whole ride home because i was trying to keep myself awake and it was all highway anyway.

MrSickNasty · 02-05-2013, 05:03 PM

v8.1??

Alan777 · 02-05-2013, 05:09 PM

wut

talked to the shop today, and gave them the RTAB limiters I ordered. They're taking care of everything. So glad I didn't have to fight with them.

courter_man_08 · 02-10-2013, 04:13 PM

dead thread.

Alan777 · 02-10-2013, 08:50 PM

Don't have my car :/

Ordered some new door molding clips so my trim isn't falling off anymore, some new hood struts and other misc stuff.

bluepurplered · 02-10-2013, 08:59 PM

you just reminded me to order new gaskets for my door handles

Alan777 · 02-10-2013, 09:11 PM

I need new gaskets and handles but I don't want to change out my motorsports handles :/

bluepurplered · 02-10-2013, 09:18 PM

what's wrong with your handles?

Alan777 · 02-10-2013, 09:22 PM

They're hard to open, especially with the windows up. The driver door handle feels brittle, and stopped working one day, so I have a feelin it's going to break soon

courter_man_08 · 02-10-2013, 09:26 PM

my driver's door sticks pretty bad. it's either in the latch mechanism or the striker. i'm not sure which is the culprit, but i'm waiting until it warms up to mess with it again.

HLG Apocalyptic · 02-10-2013, 11:52 PM

I need new wheels :/

ladd_17 · 02-11-2013, 09:56 AM

Some of you might remember me posting about a certain junkyard that sent me black sport seats instead of grey...

I got such a good deal that I decided to just make a project out of it and re-dye them to match my interior rather than hassle with sending them back. I contacted the guys at leatherique and ordered a kit.

After I got the supplies, it was time to start setting up.

Yes, I made a spray booth in my bedroom.

First step was to apply the rejuvantor oil and let it soak in.

Why is there a mess in the paint booth already?

After the rejuvantor soak and a quick cleaning, I started stripping the old dye by wetsanding prep agent and 800 grit sandpaper.

After the first coat...

I was very impressed with how well the light color covered the old black after only 2 coats.

The grain is still very prominent, which was my biggest concern since this system is more or less a "painting" technique.

After 3 coats, the seats are looking good. I'm going to let the dye cure for a couple days, then wetsand with 2000 grit and apply one last coat. I'm hoping to have them installed by the weekend.

Featherlite 07 · 02-11-2013, 09:58 AM

wow that came out excellent, nice job.

bluepurplered · 02-11-2013, 10:19 AM

i bet it smells so good in that room right now

Watermelondrea · 02-11-2013, 10:22 AM

Why wouldn't you leave them black? White is too hard to keep clean.

Featherlite 07 · 02-11-2013, 10:24 AM

my light colored seats have held up ok, but there is a blue mark on them from jeans. I asked the detailer to try to get it out last time, but it is still there. Will have to try myself, but not now its too cold.

ladd_17 · 02-11-2013, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Featherlite 07

wow that came out excellent, nice job.

Thank you, sir.

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Originally Posted by bluepurplered

i bet it smells so good in that room right now

Hahaha, yeah, I had to make a point of quitting by a certain time every night so it had time to air out and I could actually sleep in my room.

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Originally Posted by Watermelondrea

Why wouldn't you leave them black? White is too hard to keep clean.

I have a grey interior, I'm trying to match them to what I already have.

bluepurplered · 02-11-2013, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by ladd_17

Hahaha, yeah, I had to make a point of quitting by a certain time every night so it had time to air out and I could actually sleep in my room.

should have built your 'booth' around that window and put a fan there blowing air out

ladd_17 · 02-11-2013, 10:52 AM

Eh, it'd have been a fair bit of extra work to move my desk/bookshelf/dresser to make that happen. I already had that corner basically cleared out (all that normally sits there is my tv/tv stand) so I just moved the tv for the time being, draped plastic over my tv stand and used that as a work surface while I was in the booth.

ridebmx211 · 02-11-2013, 11:03 AM

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Originally Posted by ladd_17

pictures were here

LoL you have the exact same furniture set in your room as i do. IKEA FTW. mine has lasted 6 years though. but after 5 or 6 moves the bed has auxillary 2x4s holding it together. gonna replace it this year

ladd_17 · 02-11-2013, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by ridebmx211

LoL you have the exact same furniture set in your room as i do. IKEA FTW. mine has lasted 6 years though. but after 5 or 6 moves the bed has auxillary 2x4s holding it together. gonna replace it this year

It's wonderful college furniture. I've had mine for 5 years and ~10 moves, it's certainly starting to show it's wear though. I don't think I'll be able to disassemble/reassemble the bed frame anymore, it's pretty well shot. I'll have to get something new when I finally move into a house.