Non-BMW Stuff on a BMW Forum
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I wish these pictures showed the hours of sanding I've spent on it. I did 220 and 320 on it last night and have 400 left. I had found a write up on how to finish primers for paint on Eastwoods website and they said to finish the polyester primer for paint to use 80 grit to knock it down, and then continue with 180, 220, 320, 400, and then DA with 400. I mean, I don't know if that was a really old article, but how much primer do they think is on the car? I followed that and not only did the 80 grit remove all of the primer in a couple spots but left huge gouges (which, of course it did, it's 80 grit). So I had to respray the passenger side of the car, hood, and trunk lid to cover the scratches and to put more primer on the spots where it took it all off. This time around I started with 220 and it was more than enough to get the primer knocked down and start smoothing it out.
With that said, I'm back on track. The car is almost done being sanded. The hood, trunk, and front bumper are done.
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I'm surprised to see the front lip still attached, and what appears like an un-taped sunroof seal!
I look forward to seeing it with fresh paint though!
I was just discussing with my roommate how I miss painting stuff, prep work is somehow very enjoyable! -
I'm surprised to see the front lip still attached, and what appears like an un-taped sunroof seal!
I look forward to seeing it with fresh paint though!
I was just discussing with my roommate how I miss painting stuff, prep work is somehow very enjoyable!I'm ditching the black along the bottom of the car and will have the door and bumper trims be the main "accent".
The sunroof doesn't work right now. The lever is off the car and it needs to be adjusted. I was planning on removing the sunroof panel when this is done to do a new seal and to adjust the panel - you can see it's not sitting flush on the roof.
Sanding hasn't been terrible. Using the long durablocks has been very annoying since there are a lot of horizontal breaks in the car panels to get some good motions. I've been doing the vast majority of it by hand. That I find enjoyable. I like being able to feel the car as I sand it.
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I like being able to feel the car as I sand it
Dan
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Some questions about my sunroof:
The car came with the handle removed and I never really looked into it. So I’m trying to figure out where I’m at with it.
Here’s what I have:
I tried putting what pieces I have back together into the crank assembly but all of the gears where very loose. Is there supposed to be a gear on both sides of the crank assembly? And looking at this picture, it looks like there’s a gear I’m missing. Like there’s a smaller gear inside the hollow gear that I have.
Not knowing much about these: do I just get the crank and install that or do I buy the whole thing with the cables and everything as one large assembly.
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To remove this assembly, apparently called a cassette, you have to remove the front headliner panel, and in order to remove the front headliner panel, you have to open the sunroof. So that’s fun. Apparently there’s an emergency crank for sunroofs, but I can’t find any info on it or how to do it.
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To remove this assembly, apparently called a cassette, you have to remove the front headliner panel, and in order to remove the front headliner panel, you have to open the sunroof. So that’s fun. Apparently there’s an emergency crank for sunroofs, but I can’t find any info on it or how to do it.
on second thought you have a manual sunroof so this might be different. Sorry
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Here’s a video on removing the cassette
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That is for a power sunroof. So the emergency key isn’t for manual sunroofs. I found that what I’m missing is this little gear here:
As you turn the handle, the little tooth on there catches the tooth on the inside of the gear that drives the gear to open and close the sunroof. So I need to source one of those. I am assuming that the handle broke - as appears to be very common - and the PO removed the handle and this stuff fell apart. I’m crossing my fingers the whole mechanism still works once I get the crank back together. -
oh, berty30. he said he's going to get 'race status' door panels
Dan
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That is for a power sunroof. So the emergency key isn’t for manual sunroofs. I found that what I’m missing is this little gear
Tried to edit, you were too fast
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oh, berty30. he said he's going to get 'race status' door panels
I haven’t watched his content, just came up in search. Guessing by your comment I don’t need to watch lol
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I haven’t watched his content, just came up in search. Guessing by your comment I don’t need to watch lol
nah, just another youtuber learning as he goes. some things to learn, with sprinklings of dumb.
also heard in that video: "if this in the video then i did it, if its not in the video, then I didnt even do it, so you wont even see this"
brilliant.
Dan
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Not knowing much about these: do I just get the crank and install that or do I buy the whole thing with the cables and everything as one large assembly.
Ebay prices are ridiculous, do people actually pay that much for those?? I have an entire manual sunroof mechanism that worked perfectly when pulled that I have absolutely zero use for since neither of my cars have a sunroof. I'll PM you.
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Sanding is 99% done! I did some touch up with 320, then 400 everything, and then a quick once-over with 600. After cleaning everything up I found a couple spots that need a little attention, but all in all it's done. I cleaned up the garage, blew it out, took down all the plastic and started taking off some of the masking. Next up is to put up new plastic and masking. I plan to paint everything not on the car first and then paint the car a different night to keep paint dust from collecting on parts to a minimum.
And @m42b32 to the rescue! I'll be able to at least use this to see if my sunroof still works, and if it doesn't, I can swap in this working mechanism. Saved me a ton of money so it is very greatly appreciated.
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nah, just another youtuber learning as he goes. some things to learn, with sprinklings of dumb.
also heard in that video: "if this in the video then i did it, if its not in the video, then I didnt even do it, so you wont even see this"
brilliant.
He’s like the only one that does E30 content, unless I haven’t come across them. All the other videos are from like 8 years ago recorded on a microwave.
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