bmw m52 engine conversion

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Cheers mark rear windows still left to to once i get the feeling back in my thumbs all coming together nicely still looking for someone to do me a swap on my bbs wheels for some alpinas.


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How did you get it off? Hot water or hot air?
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Peeled the black tint off then used nail polish remover and normal window cleaner with a stanley blade.
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Gonna make a start dechroming i think as buying new chrome work will cost a fortune pics to follow
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Paint or vinyl?
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Im going to use shadowline trim tape which i bought from the states
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Well using this shadowline tape to black out my chrome is being a bit more difficult than i thought :(
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Another mod i thought id crack on with is the fitting of an e30 interior mirror with the map reading lights which is now fitted & working pics to follow
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Yep.. just mask and plastidip it lol.
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Might just do that but ive got a mate who does vinyl covering for a living he said he will do it for me when hes back off his holiday might just let him do it for me
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cmon then lets see your effort - could do with a laugh.
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Ive took it all off as it had loads of bubbles in it
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use plastidip its awesome stuff and you can peel it off if you want a change. ive murdered out(handles, grilles etc) a few rangerovers with the stuff and never had a problem.
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A few pictures of my e30 mirror installed and working
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:protest hahahaha
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