Stage 1??

Mark, looking at your earlier pictures, i dont want to take of my bumpers now, for fear of what i might find, trying to convince myself all is well under there.

reddersM3 wrote: Mark, looking at your earlier pictures, i dont want to take of my bumpers now, for fear of what i might find, trying to convince myself all is well under there.

Just look at my Sig. pic, look's good then you start removing thing's

Daft question, or not, where can I get a new carpet???
Going to ring the stealers but has anyone got one going, on the cheep!!! Bearing in mind it's rhd so any E30 rug will do..... In grey

Mark,

That's some project you have taken on there. I take my hat off to you

I had a similar amout of work done on my Sport earlier this year. Don't fancy doing it myself though. It's a lovely feeling knowing that there's no rust lurking under the bodykit etc.

Here's a few pics I took recently

Ian, your car look.s fantastic, just hope I get the same result
Simon, got to go for the smoked rears, they look brillinat You still got them fitted???
Well today, got a full day on the car, but did'nt take any photo's, again some clot did't take the camera must put it in the glove box every day
Will get today's photo's down loaded in the morning, honest
Going in, in the morning to fit the dash.....Yes the scuttle is in,back panel is in party time (for me anyway) And a big thank you to Paul,and Sher (photo's will follow, Paul and Sher allowing)Paul is our work shop manager and Sher is one of our sales guy's with alot of welding back ground.
Although I am doing this myself, the one thing I cant do is the welding, (thought a mig was a plain!!!!)
So back panel in scuttle in, just the sill's to go.

Just love the fact they keep giving me the grinder

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Mark, yes I still got mine fitted, they look real good on a white car.

As for the carpet, seeing as you're going the whole way, I'd honestly get a new carpet from BMW, it would finish the car off a treat, I think you're looking at about �250-300

Rhys wrote: Mark, keep a journal (as you are doing on here) with plenty of description, and add to the how to section - I'm sure this is being a great source of inspiration to many. btw, looking fanstastic so far

Rhys, good idea but other people have gone alot further,just have a look at what Rob (neo 1) has done and been through. I break out in a sweat just looking at the photo's . Worth thinking about, whats the view's of everone else????

surely it should be sunday by the time you get back

that is assuming, not be a very good party other wise

Went into work this morning and the aim was to put the dash back in. made myself a cup of tea and had a look, then made myself another cup of tea and had a fag, thinking to myself sh@t got to put this back together.
Anyone looking at the earlyer shot's or who has done this will know what I mean.Anyway "It's in....
Must have lifted the dash 5/6 times and would it fit.If I had not taken it out myself i would have said "It's" to big must be out of a 5, thenon the last "jiggle" WAM it was in

All that is left to do is put the wheel back on and the trim under the column.
Two bit's on this that did my head in,A. the glove box,the 3 screws at the back, putting them back in I did sexual position's Nicola would have been proud of and
B. the main dash, (Pod"s) dont push the bottom in to far, did this and had to take it back out twice to get it right


Well I think it's a snug fit, dont think you could get much closer


End result
Me, well chuffed it"s back in.....

looking good