Hayden's Stock 325i Build Thread

[Jdesign]

That exhaust looks really nice!

[B C]

yep, looks good

I even wonder if painting the inside black would look better or worse

[m42b32]

Snap said:

yep, looks good

I even wonder if painting the inside black would look better or worse

A month of driving and they'll be black anyway, job done!

[basedspider]

Hey all! Well I got a lot done today last night. Forgot to take a lot of photos, but I got a few little pics.

I fixed my windshield wiper stalk!! Whole new assembly in there, and its working great.

There is the new thermostat housing, and there's a new thermostat in there. It is running great now and up to temp, perfect for winter drifts.

[basedspider]

Hey all! It has been a little bit since I have posted on here, but I actually picked up some Raceland Ultimos from @stealthbimmer and threw the coils on my car. I did the full coilover in front and just replaced the springs in the back, left the bilstein shocks on.

Snapchat-1942518083.mp4

Here is the car after getting the coils on. 

And also im a fucking dumbass and fucked up my fender. Only do that once...

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[patsbimmer1]

How the hell did you do that to the body panel!?

[B C]

The third image showing the rear looks real nice

[basedspider]

patsbimmer1 said:

How the hell did you do that to the body panel!?

put the jack too close to the fender and my hand slipped on the jack, stand slipped under the fender when it was coming down

[basedspider]

Snap said:

The third image showing the rear looks real nice

agreed, fits reeeeal nice in the back

[patsbimmer1]

basedspider said:

put the jack too close to the fender and my hand slipped on the jack, stand slipped under the fender when it was coming down

Well that sucks. Sorry for your loss.

[basedspider]

patsbimmer1 said:

Well that sucks. Sorry for your loss. 

very much appreciated. im gonna take that to a body shop and have that straightened out in no time. if not im gonna find a new fender and paint it.

[Rekpoint]

@Snap You'll like this

[YoungCR]

Ouch! Does your car still have the jack pads on the rockers?

[patsbimmer1]

Those fog lights will be toast in a matter of days lol.

[m42b32]

basedspider said:

very much appreciated. im gonna take that to a body shop and have that straightened out in no time. if not im gonna find a new fender and paint it.

I almost guarantee a body shop will just want to replace it. A brand new OEM fender is probably under $300 from the dealer, plus another $150 to have it painted. It'll cost way more than that in labor to work it back to straight unless they use a ton of bondo. If you can find a nice used fender at a yard and have it painted (or better yet in the right color), then swap them out on your own, that's definitely the way to go.

[KaiserRolls]

m42b32 said:

basedspider said:

very much appreciated. im gonna take that to a body shop and have that straightened out in no time. if not im gonna find a new fender and paint it.

I almost guarantee a body shop will just want to replace it. A brand new OEM fender is probably under $300 from the dealer, plus another $150 to have it painted. It'll cost way more than that in labor to work it back to straight unless they use a ton of bondo. If you can find a nice used fender at a yard and have it painted (or better yet in the right color), then swap them out on your own, that's definitely the way to go. 

+1

Also joe,

Don’t bring up getting fenders painted

[basedspider]

YoungCR said:

Ouch! Does your car still have the jack pads on the rockers? 

nope
 

m42b32 said:

I almost guarantee a body shop will just want to replace it. A brand new OEM fender is probably under $300 from the dealer, plus another $150 to have it painted. It'll cost way more than that in labor to work it back to straight unless they use a ton of bondo. If you can find a nice used fender at a yard and have it painted (or better yet in the right color), then swap them out on your own, that's definitely the way to go. 

If they want to replace it im just gonna say no. i can get a primered one online for about 50$. then ill just paint it myself, theres a local place that mixes paint and @Rekpoint and i will go in together on a paint gun.

[Earl]

Put jack pads in immediately. If you run a winter without them you can kiss your rockers goodbye

[stealthbimmer]

Glad it worked out with the bilsteins. The raceland shocks were pretty bad

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[jc43089]

I have a decent condition sedan fender that is black.  You can have it if you want.  I will have to check if it is the side marker style though.  I live on I35 by the IA / MN border.