e34 Touring
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i have to report that my sealing/venting job worked much better this time. no water in the headlights with them off and went through an automated carwash...awesome...only a little fogging inside while running the lights in some wet snow/light rain, which cleared up quickly after the lights were turned off. hopefully the seal will last.
also, i ordered some early model e34 side mirrors (they look like the e30 mirrors) to replace the ugly giant square mirrors that came on the later cars.
Dan
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did my shadowline today with plati-dip:
rear plate filler, all red tails with lamin-x and debadged:
Dan
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we will see how long it lasts. i scuffed lightly with a scotch brite, yes. i did in on my early e30 way back when, but only had it for a year (no problems in a year though). out of the 3 choices i liked plastidip the best because real trim paint or tape are much harder to fix in the event that they go bad or get damaged. with plastidip you can just respray right over the old stuff or peel it off fast, no prep needed.
Dan
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How many coats did you do ? and did you razor blade the edge so you didn't tear the plasti-dip when removing the tape ?
I am doing this soon...
5 coats, and yes you have to razor blade in areas where the tape comes close to the trim or you will peel it all away. its not like regular paint where you just tear the tape of in joy/aggression, you have to take your time. its easy to rub off after you first do it, but now that its cured i tried rubbing it and it was solid.
Dan
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replaced front thrust and control arms yesterday. pretty straight forward except i dont know how people fit the 22mm box wrench on the nut near the front crossmember. i refused to modify my snap on 22mm so i cut up an old generic 7/8 to make it fit, and it worked like a charm.
i was in a hurry so i kept forgetting to take pictures. heres the modified wrench:
and heres the steering plate. for the e34, its bolted to the bottom of the front strut assembly, then the control arms/tie rods are bolted to it. easiest procedure is remove tie rod, remove control arms from car, then remove steering plate. bring the plate to your bench vise and hammer the ball joints out with your fork and reassemble.
Dan
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did a full detail today (wash, clay bar, polish, wax, trim restore) and was able to take some shots. wish i had finished my style 5s for this, but the stock wheels are clean, at least.
Dan
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thanks guys. will do alex, during the summer i get down there often enough.
Dan
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lookin' good
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Looks awesome. Good work, Dan.
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thanks guys. finally got around to finishing the style 5s. (5 months later)
they're not perfect, but they are going to be daily driven so that would be a pointless endeavor in the end.
will hopefully get them mounted this week.
Dan
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thanks. i decided to not use any fancy products on the lips, just waxed them and they kept the same shine.
Dan
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