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BigBlack48is 06-24-2013 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by TerminatorX5 (Post 942887)
there is a red button in INPA - do not... i repeat, do NOT... DO NOT!!! NOOO!!! DON"T!!!! OH, NOOO!!! OH MY GOD!!!!

:explode:

oh well... :drunk:

I click on that red button twice!!

So HA!?

civdiv99 06-24-2013 07:46 PM

Did you apply a replacement UV coating?

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Originally Posted by AquilaBMW (Post 942767)
Thanks man! I haven't had a chance to drive it at night after the restoration, but I agree it should be much better.


AquilaBMW 06-24-2013 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Tymatk (Post 942846)
Beside from cleaning the plastic surface of the headlight, to really increase the Light output, you will need to dis-assembly the headlight itself, have the projector's bowl re-chrome again because over the time, small spots of rust developed.

Anyway, just a thought.

Nice thought. I did that when I restored a set of E39 headlight assemblies. With these guys, I'd have to bake them open. I might try that when I add Halos down the line.

AquilaBMW 06-24-2013 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby (Post 942948)
phenomenal job on the headlights, are yours able to be baked open? maybe second DIY is adding angel eyes to newly restored lights ?

Thanks! I will be adding Halos sometime in the future.

(Any reason I am unable to do multiple quote responses?) :dunno:

AquilaBMW 06-24-2013 10:46 PM

I have to reply to everyone as ONE response. Thanks for all the thumbs up. I agree on the ///M-Sport wheel and finally got around to it today - what a PITA in my case!

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/w...arts1331-1.jpg

Also, here are better pics of the front of the car with the restored headlights.

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/w...arts1333-1.jpg

http://i717.photobucket.com/albums/w...arts1332-1.jpg

Roadkill 06-24-2013 11:12 PM

Nice Aquila. I see the rain drops on the hood. I just got back from taking someone to CPMC California Campus. Quite a bit of precip over there. She's looking good. I'm still on the fence about the all black kidneys against the black paint. I may just have to try it and see.

AquilaBMW 06-24-2013 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Roadkill (Post 943053)
Nice Aquila. I see the rain drops on the hood. I just got back from taking someone to CPMC California Campus. Quite a bit of precip over there. She's looking good. I'm still on the fence about the all black kidneys against the black paint. I may just have to try it and see.

Thanks! It's been wet pretty much all day between the City and the Peninsula. The Black grills are growing on me. If the grills were as big as the Face Lift ones, I would prefer them to be chrome probably. However, the car's theme is all Black or Black / Carbon Fibre, so I can play along :D

e30cabrio 06-25-2013 02:07 PM

Very nice work. I need to do mine.

tmv 06-25-2013 03:31 PM

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Originally Posted by AquilaBMW (Post 943051)

The steering wheel fits right in. :thumbup:

bcredliner 06-25-2013 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by AquilaBMW (Post 943054)
Thanks! It's been wet pretty much all day between the City and the Peninsula. The Black grills are growing on me. If the grills were as big as the Face Lift ones, I would prefer them to be chrome probably. However, the car's theme is all Black or Black / Carbon Fibre, so I can play along :D

:iagree: Some colors don't look so good but black, silver and gray look the best, comments have been that it looks more aggressive but not radical.


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