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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby (Post 932522)

3M 1080 Scotchprint?

No, some no name Chinese film :nanana:

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Originally Posted by tmv (Post 932561)

No, some no name Chinese film :nanana:

looks pretty good for generic stuff, I got a few samples of 1080 and its good quality stuff. I'd def wrap my trim if the center console piece didn't intimidate the hell out of me lol!

That gloss black looks pretty good. My only beef with using solid colors on the interiors is that they usually don't end up with dripping wet gloss like paint and that subtle orange peel. I prefer using a vinyl with texture or flake on the interior so you don't run into that problem. Nice job though, best part is you can always peel it when you are looking to change it up.

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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby (Post 932564)

looks pretty good for generic stuff, I got a few samples of 1080 and its good quality stuff. I'd def wrap my trim if the center console piece didn't intimidate the hell out of me lol!

Take them off and send it with the film my way :D I'll charge you minimum wage LOL

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Originally Posted by davintosh (Post 932469)

My son gave me a scare a couple of days ago... we were on a trip, and he was home, using the X5 (better traction than his e36 in the slushy, snowy, crappy weather we missed!) He drove it home & parked it outside, and the next morning the clutch pedal was hanging mid-stroke, and the engine wouldn't start. When we returned last night though, the clutch was fine, and the battery was too low to turn over the engine; nothing a battery charger couldn't fix. I'm guessing that the clutch was maybe caused by some icy buildup around the slave cylinder that thawed out in the interim. Just thankful that my wife has a working vehicle!

Well, what do I know? Turned out the battery was shot. After charging all night, it started up fine, and my wife drove off with it this morning. She called for help a couple hours later; wouldn't start. After some testing, I determined the battery was dead, so tracked down a new one from Batteries Plus for ~$150. Shouldn't have to worry about that for a few years.

I had heard of some issues people have had when changing batteries, so was a little nervous about all that. I ended up just hooking up the battery charger to the posts under the hood to maintain power on the system while I swapped out the battery in the back. Smooth as butter. :D

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Originally Posted by tmv (Post 932588)

Take them off and send it with the film my way :D I'll charge you minimum wage LOL

I just may take you up on it haha! I have plenty of other repairs to take care of though before the fun stuff!

Oh I didn't do anything for her, but she did do something to me...

Let the diagnosing begin, famous "Trifecta":

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Radiator, pump, hoses, tensioners, pulley's, belts, intake boot, hoses, oil change, rear suspension air bags, rear hatch lock... Radiator much easier than the beetle but I have to thank VW and Porsche for my wrenching abilities. Best tool in the box is the torque wrench. :popcorn: