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Faheem

Faheem

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British Zeds
The M44 Massive
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Leicester
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1.9 M44
The car looks great mate. Funny how much difference it makes 'detangoing' the rear of the car.
 
TWO

TWO

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Dec 5, 2011
Points
94
Location
Chelmsford
Model of Z
Z Sport Roadster 2.2
Mnbrennan said:
Hi TWO

The DAS6 is a dual action polisher, meaning that it has 2 planes of motion. This makes it much safer than a rotary...especially over panel edges. The most damage you can do really is to drop the machine on the car. It's what I first started out with

Its a perfectly adequate machine, it will just take longer to cut into the paint. The rotary creates more heat and as a result it can correct paint quicker. The downside is it's much easier to burn the paint.

My reference to not enough cut was in reference to the level of correction (swirls/scratches ) . Always start on the least level of cut possible and work your way up until you're happy. In my case that was a finishing pad plus medium Polish. Then to the finishing pad and medium Polish. The next level would have been a light cutting pad plus finishing polish. Then medium Polish etc.

Megs 101 and 102 polishes are what I first used. Always be conscious (in lieu of a paint thickness gauge) of the thickness of the paint. Generally a DA (like the DAS) will be safe on paint.

Oh and be sure to thoroughly clean and the clay the paint first. I forgot to mention I did that!

I'm by no means a pro, just an enthusiast by the way!
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Cheers Martin........the confidence has now increased :)
 
EnthuZiaZT

EnthuZiaZT

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British Zeds
East Anglian Crew
Joined
Dec 6, 2011
Points
193
Location
Heacham Norfolk
Model of Z
Z4 28i Msport
Now then Martin, when will you start fitting the anti roll cage and stripping out the passenger seat and carpets. No good making it look good, after a few laps of the track it will be dirty again anyway!

Mike
 
Mnbrennan

Mnbrennan

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British Zeds
M Power
#ZedShed
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153
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Aylesbury
Model of Z
BMW M Coupe / 2.8 roadster
I wish Jim

Today I started out by painstakingly filling the hundreds of stone chips on the front bumper. I'll get it resprayed at some point.

Some cake modelling tools from tesco were the perfect... Tools...

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Heres the before and after
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Not perfect but fine for now!

I spent most of the rest of the day polishing the remainder of the car, sorry no pictures as I ended up with Polish dust everywhere. I'll take some pics once I've cleaned it!

I also replaced the number plates with some pressed metal ones

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Finally I test fitted a spare Simota cone filter, which I never thought I'd get use of. Sounds great but needs a bracket!
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Antm72

Antm72

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South Yorkshire
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2.8
Your engine bay is a right mix of M52 and M52tu its must be right on the turn nearly everything looks M52 apart from the engine.
Bmw had a strange parts bin.!
 
5harp3y

5harp3y

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British Zeds
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Points
168
Location
Basingstoke
Model of Z
2.8
Antm72 said:
Your engine bay is a right mix of M52 and M52tu its must be right on the turn nearly everything looks M52 apart from the engine.
Bmw had a strange parts bin.!
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looks identical to mine and thats a s reg m52

cars looking ace Martin, metal plates are a must for a cleaner look.
 
Antm72

Antm72

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Mines a T Reg .Inlet throttle body rad washer bottle rad expansion etc all different.
If the car has the M52tu engine with the M52 manifold i wonder how it fairs with an M50 manifold conversion being Dual vanos.
The inlet being the restrictive bit on the M52 ?
 
5harp3y

5harp3y

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British Zeds
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Basingstoke
Model of Z
2.8
Martins engine is just a standard M52 by the looks of it

just like mine

 
Antm72

Antm72

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Have relooked and my bad just seen the lump for the single vanos :bag:
:whistle: Slowly steps away =))=))
 
Mnbrennan

Mnbrennan

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British Zeds
M Power
#ZedShed
Joined
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Points
153
Location
Aylesbury
Model of Z
BMW M Coupe / 2.8 roadster
Today I cooked the headlights.... To attempt to install angles eyes and take the Amber lense out

Before

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During

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After

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Unfortunately only the outer ring is working on both headlights :banghead:
 
Mint

Mint

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Stafford
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Mint

Mint

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g8jka

g8jka

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Telford, Shropshire
Model of Z
Z3 - 2000 2.8 Roadster
They are not Z3 specific ones are they? It looks like the inner ring has been bent slightly when its been pushed in, which could have broke the CCFL tube. They are very fragile and break easy, I know from experience :whistle:

I have 2 new CCFL spares for the inner rings which are made for Z3 headlight's if you want them? They may not be as bright I can't remember what they are like and I don't think I have any inverters to test them, but if you want them give me a shout. Or try some LED ones, they need cutting down but are very bright and will last a lot longer than the CCFL ones.
 
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