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Instead of replacing my black plastic finisher rods with the silver ones, I decided to paint them body colour. I just bought some primer and colour matched aerosol spray paint from my local car store. No laquer/clear coat required for Jet Black – must be mixed with the paint already?!?!
First, remove the finisher rods from [...]
Fog Light Bulb Replacement
Before you do this:
1. Do it at your OWN risk.
2. MAKE SURE TO USE JACK-STANDS when you lift up your car.
I didn’t use it this time because I already did this before and
it took me few minutes to complete. I did use extra support jacks
when I did it the first time.
3. DO NOT touch the [...]
Painting Your Calipers
Here’s a rough guide to painting your calipers.
Of course you can buy special caliper paint, but over 5 cars I’ve used Japlac High Gloss Laquer, Colour – Jet Black (of course) and never had any problems with heat. Another good paint would be a gloss enamel, but I have the Japlac, so…
For those of you [...]
OEM Sedan Front Carbon Fiber Lip Install
Very easy to install, all you need is a 8mm socket.
1st = Use the 3m tape that is provided to mount on the Carbon fiber
2nd = remove 2bolts under the front bumper
3rd – lined it up to the bumper and install and follow by installing the 2 bolts back on.
Here is some pics of the [...]
Aluminum Pedal Install (Official)
DESCRIPTION
Install aluminum BMW pedals in manual transmission 330i.
PARTS NEEDED
1 – Aluminum BMW Pedal Kit
(CHAPMAN BMW $60 part #35 00 0 006 949)
TOOLS NEEDED
Safety Glasses
Power Drill
5/32″ Drill Bit
#15 Torx driver
7mm Nut Driver or Wrench
Needle Nose Pliers
INSTALLATION
This modifcation seems pretty straight forward, but was really a pain in the ass. Also, since this kit was originally for [...]
Replacing Ashtray With Sunglasses Holder
I installed the sunglasses holder ( part #51-16-7-132-376 about $20) last night and it took about 20 minutes including taking the pictures. Steps might be a little different for cars with an automatic transmission.
1) Remove the shift boot using your hand and carefully pulling up on the edge of the boot.
2) Move the gear shift into 2nd [...]
Body Colour Finisher Rods
Posted by admin on May 13th, 2010