Hayden's Stock 325i Build Thread
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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.
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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.
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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How the hell did you do that to the body panel!?
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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
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The third image showing the rear looks real nice
agreed, fits reeeeal nice in the back
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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.
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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.
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Those fog lights will be toast in a matter of days lol.
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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.
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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
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Ouch! Does your car still have the jack pads on the rockers?
nope
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.
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Glad it worked out with the bilsteins. The raceland shocks were pretty bad
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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.
Sounds good! That might be too far of a drive for me, but ill lyk. I found an add for a primered sedan fender with the same side marker style as mine iwht free shipping for 50$. But if it is not there when I go to order it ill pm you
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My old coilovers live on, lol. They didn't ride very good when I installed them (new), I'm curious how they ride now that they have a lot of miles and with the different rear struts.
Sorry to see the fender carnage.
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