Alpine White Zender Kit E24 633CSI

[Jdesign]

YoungCR said:

Those gotta be the most expensive interior piece to replace, glad they turned out!

Really? Why is that? And yes I as glad they held together. Adhesives that would work with such an odd combinations are very slim and I was worried about any chemical type of bond could have melted the foam..  Glad I didn't have to find out.

[YoungCR]

I remember looking for used ones 8 years ago and it wouldve been around $3-400 for a good pair. They all split over time and probably haven't been available through the dealer forever.

[Jdesign]

YoungCR said:

I remember looking for used ones 8 years ago and it wouldve been around $3-400 for a good pair. They all split over time and probably haven't been available through the dealer forever.

Sounds right on par with everything else on this damn car. 

[Jdesign]

So I spent more time last night removing tint adhesive. I have two windows left now. Im trying to do it little by little for a few reasons. 1. Its a lot of rubbing, scrubbing, and wiping and its exhausting. 2. the fumes from both the window tint glue and the lacquer thinner that it takes to remove it is overpowering even with a nice quality mask.

I also installed the rear covers on their hinges and took some interior shots (sorry they are so dark) to share with you guys because @P_Roloff Said I didn't share any.

My favorite and one of the most oddly obnoxious things on this car is the stainless door sills...

And some temping before and after pictures of RS's in 16's and what they look like stepped to 18's

[m42b32]

That interior is AWESOME!! And looks to be in great shape too.

[Jdesign]

m42b32 said:

That interior is AWESOME!! And looks to be in great shape too.

Thanks!! Yeah Its in good shape. theres a few things that I need to address yet but its getting there. It sucks all the drivers seats tear like that.

[straight6pwr]

those stepped RS look great, but at $2500 for just the lip/barrels, ouch.

[Jdesign]

straight6pwr said:

those stepped RS look great, but at $2500 for just the lip/barrels, ouch.

I can get Lips and barrels for $1200 shipped right now.... thus why im considering it.

[P_Roloff]

I love the interior, those sills are pretty different!

And I really like those RS’s stepped, I’d say go for it. I’d imagine that they’d sell for a lot more if you ever got rid of them if they were stepped and cleaned up a bit.

[m42b32]

I actually really like the 16's, with the right stance and some meaty tires they could look awesome

[YoungCR]

Agreed on the 16"s

[jc43089]

16" is the way to go.  Too big doesn't look quite right on old cars in my opinion.

[Earl]

I don't mind 18's on e24's but 17's are the perfect size to me. 16's just always look a hair small and oddly they look smaller when you lower the car. 

17's for comparison to above=)

[Earl]

The massive slant lips don't help make the 18's look any smaller. These Kinesis are 18's but don't quite look as large.

[Earl]

Might as well throw in a picture of how small 16's look too. Ignore the miles of wheel gap lol

[straight6pwr]

so i'm thinking m70 twin turbo would fit nicely under the hood.

[Jdesign]

Those tires are soooo small on the 16's @Earl LOLOLOL

Im picking up the set of 17 style 5's tonight so I will be right in between.

straight6pwr said:

so i'm thinking m70 twin turbo would fit nicely under the hood.

You stop that. 

But I like your idea......

https://bmwconceptsarchive.wordpress.com/2015/01/11/bmw-6-series-v12-mule-e24-1987/

But for consistency sake, I would probably put something non-BMW in there.

[Daggerty]

That steering wheel looks oddly similar to an 80s bikini bottom.

[Jdesign]

Daggerty said:

That steering wheel looks oddly similar to an 80s bikini bottom. 

I mean, thats not a bad place to look for inspiration is it?

[Jdesign]

Picked up the Style 5's this weekend and test fit them. The tires are way too small and completely destroyed. I plan on refinishing them while the RS's stay on the car. Then once they are refinished I will swap them out and refinish the RS's

I also ordered the last of the front suspension parts last week from FCP and went to install them this weekend.

I got everything apart, go the new control arms in, but noticed the Tie rods were slightly different.... Yup totally an inch too long on either side. I assume its e12 stuff and I will be contacting FCP today to get that situated. Ughhh SO close

I also ordered exhaust piping for replacing the muffler that was rotted out, that has yet to show up so I haven't been able to cross that off quite yet. 

Parts to order / find

• Tie rods   (DAMMITTT)
• Steering Arm
• Trailing Arms
• Suspension Control Arm and Ball Joint 
• Ball joints
• Front valanc
• Shift Bushing
• Muffler/ rear exhaust
• Front springs
• Speakers (4 minimum)
• Wipers
• Tail light surrounds (might need to make my own)
• Interior dash blanks      @YoungCR  -might have these?
• fog lights   
• Door light switch
• Right rear window switch (in the rear of the car)     @YoungCR  -and might have this?
• Battery tie down     @YoungCR  -and might have one of these? I broke the one I got from @m42b32  

Labor

• Remove tint
• Muffler/ rear exhaust
• Install v belts
• Adjust steering box
• Extreme interior detail/ buffing session
• New brake pads / Rebuild caliper
• Turn signal Relay needs to be cleaned or replaced