What did you do to / for your E53 today?? - Page 928

wpoll · #**9271** 05-29-2018, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by fishhouse4

I suspect that account is spam...

That was my first thought too but nope - it's a legit query.

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FRod1981 · #**9272** 05-29-2018, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by fishhouse4

Wrapped my cracking interior wood grain trim pieces with 3M 1080 Scotchprint Matte Gray Aluminum Vinyl Wrap. A few before and after pics below.

holy smokes man thats beautiful. better than my matte black for sure... how'd you do the center console. I still haven't got the nerve to take the whole damn thing out.

you left the shift knob unwrapped... did you not want a black eye? lol

bcredliner · #**9273** 05-29-2018, 08:03 PM

Trim looks good!

xbimma · #**9274** 05-29-2018, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by fishhouse4

Wrapped my cracking interior wood grain trim pieces with 3M 1080 Scotchprint Matte Gray Aluminum Vinyl Wrap. A few before and after pics below.

Nice job!

landapart · #**9275** 05-30-2018, 12:02 AM

Replaced the hood latches and cables. This is a 2002, new to me. I’m surprised how much disassembly was necessary, but impressed with the fit and tolerances of the vehicle. I learned a lot with this first fix. It’s certainly not a Jeep...

andrewwynn · #**9276** 05-30-2018, 02:57 AM

I'd you are willing to cut through the plastic arround the radiator you can reduce the labor 90% and it takes 30 minutes.

bcredliner · #**9277** 05-30-2018, 05:28 PM

I got our 4.6 an X5M to play with.

FRod1981 · #**9278** 05-30-2018, 05:53 PM

That red 😍😍

fishhouse4 · #**9279** 05-30-2018, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by rwilson

6 layers of Klasse Sealant Glaze for the season and still looks pretty good from 20 feet away

Geez I love those wheels...

fishhouse4 · #**9280** 05-30-2018, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by FRod1981

holy smokes man thats beautiful. better than my matte black for sure... how'd you do the center console. I still haven't got the nerve to take the whole damn thing out.

you left the shift knob unwrapped... did you not want a black eye? lol

Thanks man! Appreciate the idea and pointing me in the right direction for the wrap.

The center consule was a PITA. All the other trim pieces popped right off and wrapping them was a breeze.

Yep, you have to remove the WHOLE center console and unplug a bunch of stuff to get to that trim piece - since it unscrews from the underside. Nothing hard - just time...that took probably twice as long as the rest of the job all together. Found a couple of YouTube videos that walked through it.

I did use the opportunity with it dissected to remove the rest of the textured overlay that has been pealing up from the cup holders and ash tray. So that looks a ton better now.

Oh dang...I didn't even notice the shift knob LOL. Ok, guess I'm not done.

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