Steelblue E36 Build Thread

[Jdesign]

Damn thats one hell of a wreck, glad you are doing better. I have also owned a numerous amount of miatas.

[Rekpoint]

Jdesign said:

Damn thats one hell of a wreck, glad you are doing better. I have also owned a numerous amount of miatas.

He actually just bought an ND Miata

[KaiserRolls]

Rekpoint said:

I bought it at Auto Value. But I'm sure any auto paint store will have it.

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How the hell does he fit???

[basedspider]

KaiserRolls said:

How the hell does he fit???

i actually fit pretty well. even had to put the seat up a little to be comfortable.

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[KaiserRolls]

basedspider said:

i actually fit pretty well. even had to put the seat up a little to be comfortable.

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I don’t believe it

Nice club though

[Rekpoint]

Slight update. Bumper is at my buddy shop for paint. Wheels are getting Re-Powdercoated Kingsport Grey. Also by the end of next weekend Ill have a 95 m3 parts car for some goodies unless he flakes on me stuff will be forsale.

[Rekpoint]

Excited to say that my bumper is done. ^.^ can't wait to put it on!

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[ChrisO]

Rekpoint said:

Slight update. Bumper is at my buddy shop for paint. Wheels are getting Re-Powdercoated Kingsport Grey. Also by the end of next weekend Ill have a 95 m3 parts car for some goodies unless he flakes on me stuff will be forsale.

If you are buying that avus blue one in Minneapolis I'm interested in the aftermarket exhaust

[Rekpoint]

Did a thing.... I need to claybar and wax everything but the bumper [emoji14] Gonna be ordering the lip hardware so I can get that mounted next week.

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[wasnt m3]

Looking good!

[Rekpoint]

Got my last package of Glass European headlights today! I ordered 2 sets. and A ZKW pair came and a Bosch set came. I decided to run the ZKWs because they will be better for HIDs and I gave my dad the Boschs for his 318ti.

Anyone have any recommendations for hid kits? 

[B C]

I always used VVME.com and bought multiple sets to have as spares. I got 4 years out of the first set before they started going bad. There are probably some better sources. DDM Tuning seems to be popular but not necessarily because they are good/the best deal

[ChrisO]

I have DDM Tuning HID's and they are pretty nice. The ballasts are black and pretty compact so they don't look disgusting in the engine bay. 5 minute install.

[jc43089]

This might be a dumb question but are the bulb sockets all the same on the glass lights?  I have Depo ones that came on my car, they have HIDs but can I just get a halogen bulb?  I think they are maybe an H1?  I'm clueless when it comes to lighting options.

[Rekpoint]

jc43089 said:

This might be a dumb question but are the bulb sockets all the same on the glass lights?  I have Depo ones that came on my car, they have HIDs but can I just get a halogen bulb?  I think they are maybe an H1?  I'm clueless when it comes to lighting options.

Yeah you should just be able to pull the hids out and put halogen bulbs in. Unless the PO did something janky.

[jc43089]

Rekpoint said:

Yeah you should just be able to pull the hids out and put halogen bulbs in. Unless the PO did something janky.

Good to know, is H1 the right kind of bulb?  It looks like its a bundle of plugs, it doesn't look like wiring is cut, looks like adapters that came with the HID kit or something.

[Rekpoint]

jc43089 said:

Good to know, is H1 the right kind of bulb?  It looks like its a bundle of plugs, it doesn't look like wiring is cut, looks like adapters that came with the HID kit or something.

Yeah H1s are your best bet

[Rekpoint]

WoooHoo my hood is stuck closed!!!!!. This is going to make youtube gold. On the bright-side I can install my lip and m3 brake vents. In reality there is no bright-side.

[jc43089]

Don't cut anything.  It's not that hard to get open.  Are both latches stuck, cable broke?  I have gotten e36 hoods open by pulling out a kidney grill and working on the latches through the hole.

[Rekpoint]

jc43089 said:

Don't cut anything.  It's not that hard to get open.  Are both latches stuck, cable broke?  I have gotten e36 hoods open by pulling out a kidney grill and working on the latches through the hole.

Sadly I have done that. I have the kidney out bumper off hole cut in shroud. I have jiggled, pulled  & WD40d almost everything. I even tried to unscrew the latch from the underside. Note it's only the passenger side that's stuck and It releases alittle but but not all the way.