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BeemerBen
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Topic: Hi-res pics, detarred and waxed 5 Posted: 14-March-2005 at 11:19 |
Spent a few hours Saturday getting rid of all the tar and then on Sunday I spent a few hours waxing her body .... put some on the car while I was as it
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Richie
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Posted: 14-March-2005 at 11:33 |
Very Nice!!! Love the piped leather interior.
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Fey!
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Posted: 14-March-2005 at 11:37 |
Stunning! Looks even better than your original pics!
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MIKE 318IS
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Posted: 14-March-2005 at 12:09 |
looks great
what wax did you use
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dreamerbeemer
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Posted: 14-March-2005 at 14:52 |
looks brilliant! love the piping leather
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skull
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Posted: 14-March-2005 at 16:01 |
very nice indeed . ime not a 5 fan but yours is very nice ,i like it , looks new.
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just a little crazy.
My drive
E46 M3 COUPE [MAN]CARBON BLACK GREY LEATHER H/K 19"s LED REARS S/B.
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Oisin
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Posted: 14-March-2005 at 16:21 |
Looking very good love the wheels!! and the skirting!!
Chrom interior would finish the interior beautifully,,,,,,,I think!
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2006 VW Passat 1.9tdi
1995 E34 520i(M5)Sold.New classic required
Previous: 2004 Santa fee commercial - 2001 Saab 9-5 3.0,Tid - 1997 E39 525tds
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Robbie Bradford
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Posted: 14-March-2005 at 19:28 |
Sweet machine Ben, some window tints and its fit for any bank job
I'd be happy to ride shotgun
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318is-joe
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Posted: 15-March-2005 at 04:21 |
What ya use to de-tar?
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AHEALY
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Posted: 15-March-2005 at 04:39 |
Yeah, looks great. I really like the body kit and wheels. Only thing i'd change is the interior wood trim to either black or chrome. How much did she set you back, and what mileage have you on her now ?. I'd love a leather interior like that on mine but alas, i've decking and stone paving to be done in my garden this year.
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Ado
'97 523i & 95 M3
97 Subaru Impreza WRX Sport Wagon (sold)
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BeemerBen
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Posted: 15-March-2005 at 08:27 |
Thanks guys for the nice comments, to answer some questions, I used Holts De-Tar spray, really good and not as expensive as the other more 'max-power-labelled' versions and wax was just a reqular non coloured metallic wax. So who is going to swap me a brushed aluminium interior then for my wood !!
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Robbie Bradford
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Posted: 15-March-2005 at 09:46 |
I'm not the biggest fan of the 5 or of wood interiors, but i think your car looks great as it is, the cabin looks very classy and inviting. The wood looks good against the black interior IMO
If you really have to change it, then carbon fibre is the only way to go......again IMO
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BeemerBen
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Posted: 18-March-2005 at 10:05 |
My wife just came back in the car from a few days in Dublin and it now looks like I never waxed it, let alone washed it !! However I'm NOT one of these 'dont let the wife drive it' types, she's a better driver than I am !! Mind you this is one of the few cars I've had that she likes, had a coupe of Cossies that she drove only once and never drove them again!
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kbannon
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Posted: 18-March-2005 at 10:33 |
I gave min the Meguiars treatment on wednesday and by now it is manky!
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Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual
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tierneyj
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Posted: 13-May-2005 at 10:21 |
I can only guess that you dont have 3 kids scrambling around the back of that car. Did you ever have to treat the leather, I notice that you back seats have seems up the middle of the seat and you front ones do not. Mine unfortunately have the seems and at the edges the grey colour has worn off the seats. Can't think what I should do to fix same, any ideas?
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Toxic
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Posted: 13-May-2005 at 10:39 |
BeemerBen wrote:
Thanks So who is going to swap me a brushed aluminium interior then for my wood !!
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get in line Ben...
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Tom
E39 1997 523i
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BeemerBen
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Posted: 13-May-2005 at 12:13 |
tierneyj wrote:
I can only guess that you dont have 3 kids scrambling around the back of that car. |
Actually I do have 3 kids and they do scramble around the back, and the front when they can
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Fey!
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Posted: 13-May-2005 at 13:50 |
Car looks fab. One quick suggestion; try some of Richies silver /amber bulbs on your indicators; I put them in my angels and they make a HUGE difference under the clear lenses. He does them for the side repeaters, too. Also, I can't make out what kind of headlights you have; are they standard or angel? The angels made a far better looking car out of my 5.
Then you could always try Richies interior halogens; he has a set ordered for mine. Judging by the pic of his car, they should look well shining down on the your black leather.
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Toxic
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Posted: 13-May-2005 at 14:40 |
kbannon wrote:
I gave min the Meguiars treatment on wednesday and by now it is manky! |
You must have been driving it through fields....I gave mine the first Meguiars treatment on Sunday (in fact it was the first time I have ever waxed the car since I bought it a year and a half ago) and it still looks good. The weather has been good to us this week. I was skeptical of this stuff with ye boys raving on about it, but now I'm convinced.
I have to say Ben, the car looks great though. I wouldn't have put the spoiler on you have but that's just my personal choice. Angels & rear celis and clear side repeators will finish it off. The leather is in top condition, but I think leather stands up well to kids. My wifes Alfa has dark grey Momo leather and is 5yrs old and with a little Autoglym leather cleaner and cream every now and again it comes up like new. The kids jump up & down on them all the time and every now and again when I pull out the baby seats, there is a biology experiment in behind them Where as my cloth seats are wrecked.
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Tom
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Posted: 13-May-2005 at 14:53 |
Looks great - Personally I do like the E39, reckon its an elegant car
in whatever guise its in and as for the inviting interior, they are
definitely one of the most comfortable / pleasant mile muchers that I
have driven.
I can only imagine how comfortable the seven is - and before anyone says it you can't see the outside when you're in it.
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Martin
In BMW exile at the moment (Shame on me for lurking!!!)
Previous Models
2001 E39 520i Auto
1996 E36 M3 Evo Individual
1996 E36 328i Coupe
1997 E36 318i Conv
1992 E36 316i Sln
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