Hi all my nephew and i took into the X today as planned , painted all the black plastic satin black as it was nearer grey , e70 wiper arms n blades front and rear ( cut an inch of the passenger side ! ) dpbayly spec , bonnet vents sprayed as they were near bleached white , LED door projector BMW lights , set of 4 ispeed wind deflectors .
more planned next weekend .
Colin ...
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05 , 30d Le Mans Blue Sport
Re: refreshing the X
[quote="Colin"]
Hi all my nephew and i took into the X today as planned , painted all the black plastic satin black as it was nearer grey , e70 wiper arms n blades front and rear ( cut an inch of the passenger side ! ) dpbayly spec , bonnet vents sprayed as they were near bleached white , LED door projector BMW lights , set of 4 ispeed wind deflectors .
more planned next weekend .
Colin ...
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That's the sort of things I do, but unfortunately I then sell or part exchange them shortly after
Hi all my nephew and i took into the X today as planned , painted all the black plastic satin black as it was nearer grey , e70 wiper arms n blades front and rear ( cut an inch of the passenger side ! ) dpbayly spec , bonnet vents sprayed as they were near bleached white , LED door projector BMW lights , set of 4 ispeed wind deflectors .
more planned next weekend .
Colin ...
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That's the sort of things I do, but unfortunately I then sell or part exchange them shortly after
2011 Kia Sorento KX3 2.2D 60 Plate Auto in black ( mine )
BMW E83 X3. 3.0d M Sport, 2008 in black ( now gone )
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Now Sold 55 plate, X5, 3.0 D Sport. Silv
BMW E83 X3. 3.0d M Sport, 2008 in black ( now gone )
BMW E93 330i Convertible Msport 2007. ( Now sold )
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Now Sold 55 plate, X5, 3.0 D Sport. Silv
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Re: refreshing the X
I did the best ever refresh of any of my cars 10 years ago....
keeps them in great condition, no dents, no spilled coffee & sticky sweets on the seats, no more destroyed clutches... no me agro at all...
Simples ..... I got divorced & have had motoring GLORY ever since.
keeps them in great condition, no dents, no spilled coffee & sticky sweets on the seats, no more destroyed clutches... no me agro at all...
Simples ..... I got divorced & have had motoring GLORY ever since.
Re: refreshing the X
Colin, what did painting the plastic turn out like and did you do any pre treatment. A pic would be good, how long do you expect it to last??
E53 X5 4.6is, Carbon Black, LPG, Paddle Shift, Dynavin N6, Lowered, 22"Wheels, Side Bars. Perfusion Exhaust
E30 M3 Black, S50B32 Engine, 6 Speed Box, Ireland Engineering ARBs & Big Brake Conversion, Lowered, 18"LMs, CF CAI, CF Splitter & Barge Board, ZM3 Quad Exhaust.
VW R32 Gone
E30 M3 Black, S50B32 Engine, 6 Speed Box, Ireland Engineering ARBs & Big Brake Conversion, Lowered, 18"LMs, CF CAI, CF Splitter & Barge Board, ZM3 Quad Exhaust.
VW R32 Gone
Re: refreshing the X
The painting was the easy bit , i spent weeks prior to this cleaning and scrubbing the plastic to get any trace of gel wax tar or anything that was going to react with the paint , a good rub with pre wipe then on with plastic primer then 3 coats of satin black , i have to say for two complete novice's it looks 1st class we were well pleased, time will tell how long it lasts what with stone chips and road filth might have to fashion a set of stone deflectors
05 , 30d Le Mans Blue Sport
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E53 X5 4.6is, Carbon Black, LPG, Paddle Shift, Dynavin N6, Lowered, 22"Wheels, Side Bars. Perfusion Exhaust
E30 M3 Black, S50B32 Engine, 6 Speed Box, Ireland Engineering ARBs & Big Brake Conversion, Lowered, 18"LMs, CF CAI, CF Splitter & Barge Board, ZM3 Quad Exhaust.
VW R32 Gone
E30 M3 Black, S50B32 Engine, 6 Speed Box, Ireland Engineering ARBs & Big Brake Conversion, Lowered, 18"LMs, CF CAI, CF Splitter & Barge Board, ZM3 Quad Exhaust.
VW R32 Gone
Re: refreshing the X
been trying to upload photo with Tinypic with no luck yet !
05 , 30d Le Mans Blue Sport
Re: refreshing the X
Don't know whether to believe you or not Colin, after all, where in gods name do you live in NI to get enough sun to turn the plastic grey 
E53 X5 4.6is, Carbon Black, LPG, Paddle Shift, Dynavin N6, Lowered, 22"Wheels, Side Bars. Perfusion Exhaust
E30 M3 Black, S50B32 Engine, 6 Speed Box, Ireland Engineering ARBs & Big Brake Conversion, Lowered, 18"LMs, CF CAI, CF Splitter & Barge Board, ZM3 Quad Exhaust.
VW R32 Gone
E30 M3 Black, S50B32 Engine, 6 Speed Box, Ireland Engineering ARBs & Big Brake Conversion, Lowered, 18"LMs, CF CAI, CF Splitter & Barge Board, ZM3 Quad Exhaust.
VW R32 Gone
Re: refreshing the X
lol we have been known to get sunshine on a few days today was a beautiful day
05 , 30d Le Mans Blue Sport
Re: refreshing the X
Hi Colin
Sounds like you and your nephew have been busy on on a spring clean of the the X.
I look forward to the pics of all the hard work esp how the the satin black comes out on the arches.
Graeme
Sounds like you and your nephew have been busy on on a spring clean of the the X.
I look forward to the pics of all the hard work esp how the the satin black comes out on the arches.
Graeme
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Re: refreshing the X
i think i sorted the tinypics if anyone wants to try if having trouble
upload the image but in the resize box use web size or smaller. when uploaded the address of the tiny pic photo is highlighted in the box
copy and paste this into your post and the photo should appear took me ages to find that out
Hope it works for you
upload the image but in the resize box use web size or smaller. when uploaded the address of the tiny pic photo is highlighted in the box
copy and paste this into your post and the photo should appear took me ages to find that out
Hope it works for you
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To be honest most of the time I want to put a pic up I use the app "tapatalk" on the iPhone it's just so easy.
E53 X5 4.6is, Carbon Black, LPG, Paddle Shift, Dynavin N6, Lowered, 22"Wheels, Side Bars. Perfusion Exhaust
E30 M3 Black, S50B32 Engine, 6 Speed Box, Ireland Engineering ARBs & Big Brake Conversion, Lowered, 18"LMs, CF CAI, CF Splitter & Barge Board, ZM3 Quad Exhaust.
VW R32 Gone
E30 M3 Black, S50B32 Engine, 6 Speed Box, Ireland Engineering ARBs & Big Brake Conversion, Lowered, 18"LMs, CF CAI, CF Splitter & Barge Board, ZM3 Quad Exhaust.
VW R32 Gone
Re: refreshing the X
it worked ... will put more photos up when it stops raining
05 , 30d Le Mans Blue Sport
Re: refreshing the X
E70 wiper arm and blade mod , bonnet vents satin black with a light coat of lacquer , sorry about the rain it hasn't stopped all day
Will have to wash the X before i photo the rest of the black work
Will have to wash the X before i photo the rest of the black work
05 , 30d Le Mans Blue Sport