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More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 7:38 pm
by dpbayly
Couple of little jobs done,
Blacked out the front bonnet grills:
along with the rear X5 badge
Today my super cheap OEM 4.6 IS front lower valance turned up so gave it a test fit and cut all the holes in my bumper to make it fit:
after the test fit I filled the scratches and imperfections and then primed it ready for painting tomorrow, cant wait to get it fitted......
Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:02 pm
by Mick.H
Im liking the black grills. I just bought a 4.4 in the same colour and want to do the same. Did you buy some off ebay? If so what was the fit like and do you have a linky.
Cheers
Mick
Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:33 pm
by shadrack
your a busy man you!
Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:37 pm
by dpbayly
[quote="Mick.H"]
Im liking the black grills. I just bought a 4.4 in the same colour and want to do the same. Did you buy some off ebay? If so what was the fit like and do you have a linky.
Cheers
Mick
[/quote]
Thanks,
It's the original grill, I Keyed all the surfaces then primed them and then sprayed them satin black,
I did it the same way to my last E39 540 and they still looked as good as the day I painted them 5 months later when I sold the motor
Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:42 pm
by dpbayly
[quote="shadrack"]
your a busy man you!
[/quote]
I know I cant stop myself......
Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 8:46 pm
by Raj
Nice touches.
Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 9:25 pm
by dpbayly
Thanks,
Need to source a rear valance now....
Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Mon May 13, 2013 9:31 pm
by Sanj
[quote="Raj"]
Nice touches.
[/quote]
You never said that about mine! :cry1:
Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 7:28 am
by Greydog
Hells teeth this man doesn't sleep!!! He's done more to that car in a couple of weeks than I ever have to any car in 50+ years of car ownership, hats off to you DP.
There really will be queue outside your house when your done to save you getting bored.
Keep up the good work great to see
Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 9:05 am
by dpbayly
[quote="Greydog"]
Hells teeth this man doesn't sleep!!! He's done more to that car in a couple of weeks than I ever have to any car in 50+ years of car ownership, hats off to you DP.
There really will be queue outside your house when your done to save you getting bored.
Keep up the good work great to see
[/quote]
Thanks very much,
Im up for giving anyone on the forum a hand with things just drop me a PM, It's handy having a garage workshop and spray shop that I have access to anytime I want outside working hours

Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 4:48 pm
by MSPORTBMW
Right ive made my mind up dpbayly,
I'll be dropping off my car at yours and i will pick it up in about 3 days time

Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 4:54 pm
by Greydog
Is that for the full respray, new wheels and lights jobby?? Must be if it takes DP 3 days!!
Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 6:07 pm
by dpbayly
3 Days............. that'll give me 1 day breathing space on that amount of work

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Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 6:20 pm
by dpbayly
Valance is all painted did it today at work only down side was there wasn't enough time for me to bake it fully in the oven so I flashed it off and got it home and stuck it in front of the heater in the dinning/junk room, so the paint wont be fully hard till maybe tomorrow but I'll probably leave it to be sure till Thursday before fitting.....

Re: More bits done and being done, happy days....
Posted: Tue May 14, 2013 7:37 pm
by shadrack
do you sleep? lol, whens the back bumper splitter coming?