The BMW is getting new paint..new pics on pg2
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The BMW is getting new paint..new pics on pg2
I have owned this car for about 6 years and am the third owner, it has done a genuine 41k miles from new and has zero rust. When i bought it the paint was a liitle flat but came up after i mopped it but after a few weeks the shine dulled 
So new paint is in order but first i needed to find out what the problem was with the old paint... After a couple of test sandings we found that the car had been repainted once but the basecoat and laquer paint finish were exceptionaly thin, the primer however was not! Cure? Remove all the repaint and the thick primer coat and go again 
When I bought it..
With Dull paint..
Should be in primer this week and painted soon after
Same guys that did the Escort, Rover and Dougs Sapphire... Oh and Rainbows car about 5 times!
So new paint is in order but first i needed to find out what the problem was with the old paint... After a couple of test sandings we found that the car had been repainted once but the basecoat and laquer paint finish were exceptionaly thin, the primer however was not! Cure? Remove all the repaint and the thick primer coat and go again When I bought it..
With Dull paint..
Should be in primer this week and painted soon after
Same guys that did the Escort, Rover and Dougs Sapphire... Oh and Rainbows car about 5 times!
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Originally Posted by pauldowts
WHAT A BEAST 
Air con,
Cruise control,
Electric memory seats (even headrests),
Switchable sports box,
white leather seats (pimp machine!),
leather dash, headlining and door trims,
trip computer,
LSD,
bulb failure and service interval display etc etc
Only about 220hp but it does go very well for an old bus
It's a smooth as a very smooth thing to drive
Will post some updates as it makes progress ..
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Originally Posted by Charlie Chalk
Just out of interest, how many cars do you own...
Escos, Rover and this.. + ?
Escos, Rover and this.. + ?
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
too many cars. 
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That looks the tits!
Pimp!!
Do you use it often then? If so.. when? When you fancy a drive or what?
I always wonder when people who have more than 2 cars say, what makes them drive them all, when the suns out or what?
I'd love to have more cars than to know what to do with...
Pimp!!
Do you use it often then? If so.. when? When you fancy a drive or what?
I always wonder when people who have more than 2 cars say, what makes them drive them all, when the suns out or what?
I'd love to have more cars than to know what to do with...
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Originally Posted by YoungDan
That looks the tits!
Pimp!!
Do you use it often then? If so.. when? When you fancy a drive or what?
I always wonder when people who have more than 2 cars say, what makes them drive them all, when the suns out or what?
I'd love to have more cars than to know what to do with...
Pimp!!
Do you use it often then? If so.. when? When you fancy a drive or what?
I always wonder when people who have more than 2 cars say, what makes them drive them all, when the suns out or what?
I'd love to have more cars than to know what to do with...
Originally Posted by martin-reyland
Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
too many cars.
ALL......
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Originally Posted by martin-reyland
Originally Posted by YoungDan
That looks the tits!
Pimp!!
Do you use it often then? If so.. when? When you fancy a drive or what?
I always wonder when people who have more than 2 cars say, what makes them drive them all, when the suns out or what?
I'd love to have more cars than to know what to do with...
Pimp!!
Do you use it often then? If so.. when? When you fancy a drive or what?
I always wonder when people who have more than 2 cars say, what makes them drive them all, when the suns out or what?
I'd love to have more cars than to know what to do with...
That's a shit load of weddings...
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Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
Originally Posted by martin-reyland
Originally Posted by dave cos4x4
too many cars.
ALL......
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Originally Posted by YoungDan
Originally Posted by martin-reyland
Originally Posted by YoungDan
That looks the tits!
Pimp!!
Do you use it often then? If so.. when? When you fancy a drive or what?
I always wonder when people who have more than 2 cars say, what makes them drive them all, when the suns out or what?
I'd love to have more cars than to know what to do with...
Pimp!!
Do you use it often then? If so.. when? When you fancy a drive or what?
I always wonder when people who have more than 2 cars say, what makes them drive them all, when the suns out or what?
I'd love to have more cars than to know what to do with...
That's a shit load of weddings...
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Originally Posted by martin-reyland
Originally Posted by YoungDan
Originally Posted by martin-reyland
Originally Posted by YoungDan
That looks the tits!
Pimp!!
Do you use it often then? If so.. when? When you fancy a drive or what?
I always wonder when people who have more than 2 cars say, what makes them drive them all, when the suns out or what?
I'd love to have more cars than to know what to do with...
Pimp!!
Do you use it often then? If so.. when? When you fancy a drive or what?
I always wonder when people who have more than 2 cars say, what makes them drive them all, when the suns out or what?
I'd love to have more cars than to know what to do with...
That's a shit load of weddings...
Didn't work,
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Originally Posted by Paul Eggleton
I love the 'maybe' owning an RS500 4x4
Oh and Martin, where are these guys based? Somewhere in Brum?
Oh and Martin, where are these guys based? Somewhere in Brum?
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Originally Posted by jr
Love 635's, martin are they the standard wheels ? as they look slightly diffrent, i know alot have people have changed them because of the metric tyre issue
