What did you do to / for your E53 today??

[SMOKEY53]

Nice job!!

I bought a second set of 168s.....considering running a square setup :-x or powder coating one set black

[mam4.6]

Originally Posted by SMOKEY53

Nice job!!

I bought a second set of 168s.....considering running a square setup :-x or powder coating one set black

GO SQUARE! I plan on doing the same with 87's as soon as i find a set, and use the 9.5s as dedicated winters.

[stackz]

welp. on saturday I replaced the front passenger window regulator/motor with a dorman unit (lifetime warranty and upgraded guides blah blah) works even better than the factory units I must say.

was all proud of myself for FINALLY doing that so I dropped the car off at firestone and got a 4 wheel alignment (badly needed for the rear tires).

firestone called to tell me the work was done but that my driver side window wouldnt roll up. I already had the clips for it since I knew what the rattle meant. didnt realize I'd be forced to do it sooner than later though lol.

opened up the door yesterday and the clips had completely rotted and separated from the window haha.

hour later and all was fixed and well.

but man I wanted to watch football instead of doing that.

[Ricky Bobby]

Great job Garrett, now vaccuum those leaves from the X5 windshield cowl lol!

[jsoto]

Dropped off the X to get the sunroof casette replaced

[puddinboo]

got rid of the ugly orange side marker lights on the front fenders and put the smoked LED` ones in . didn`t realize how ugly the orange ones were until I put the smoked lights in wow there awsome.

[Jack_James]

right? lol I replaced mine about 2 weeks ago and I love it. Blends with the trim perfectly.

[Bouchedag84]

Originally Posted by garrett.fell

Sanded polished and sealed the headlights . Worked so well on my beater CRV I gave the X the same treatment. Sealer was made with 50/50 minwax helmsman spar urethane and mineral spirits.


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could you do a writeup or PM how to do this. my lights look like balls too

[garrett.fell]

Sure thing. It was pretty simple actually:

I used a spray bottle of water and a little dish soap as a lubricant. I kept the area very saturated during my sanding activities.

Make sure you tape up the perimeter of the headlight with painters tape to protect the finish on the car.

Sanded with 500,1000,1500 and 2000

Finished it up with my old variable speed makita buffer at maybe 1500 rpm and an old beat-up foam pad.

For polish I was using some strata cutting cream that I've had for about 11 years now. It's all dried-up mostly but throw a little water in there, shake it up and it'll do the job. The buffer and cutting cream are left-overs from when I painted my VW back in 2003. Pretty sure you can find something suitable at an auto parts store.

As a finishing polish I picked up some meguires "plastic-x" or something like that from harbor freight. It's much more fine than the cutting cream I mentioned above.

I found buffing with the lights on was helpful. After you are done buffing clean the lens really well with rubbing alcohol before you seal it.

Mix-up 50/50 (like a couple tablespoons each) minwax helmsman spar urethane and mineral spirits. Fold up a paper towel into roughly a 1x2 rectangle and dip in the solution.

Wipe around the entire perimeter of the lens then wipe horizontally across the lens to cover with a very thin layer of the urethane mixture.

It looks like a new lens. It seriously exceeded my expectations!!!


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[bcredliner]

Or, you can purchase a 3M kit and you will most of what you need in one package to restore the lens.