New hoops and a little polish !

[Woody100]

After managing to acquire of a set of ACS roll hoops from Dave P on here I thought its time to get them fitted and take a few snaps !



Took a while to get them in as they are a really really snug fit but got there eventually with a little help from a wooden mallet !!



Also ('_')Z3 from the .net site kindly gave me a tinted wind deflector to fit the ACS hoops which fits perfectly


Once they were fitted spent 4hrs cleaning !!!


Now some driving around required me thinks !!

 

[zedonist]

Looking really nice, reminds me of Yaldens Z3, that was nice too!

 

[GazHyde]

Ooh, you little magpie

 

[Woody100]

I guess so Gaz anything shiny and I'm in !!!

 

[zedonist]

What wax you using Woody?

 

[Woody100]

Well it's a little bit of a process really !!
Meguiars ultimate compound
Meguiars swirl remover
Poorboys black hole polish
Then I get the Zymol carbon out the fridge and wax it !!
All applied with a Festool Rotex machine,
The wife thinks I'm nuts !!

 

[zedonist]

Well credit to you, the flake really pops, you should give Collinite 845 a go as final treatment though

 

[Woody100]

Does that go over the wax ?

 

[zedonist]

It is a final carnauba wax, it is the liquid form of Collinite 476s, have a look at my Frank Martin media

 

[vintage42]

After managing to acquire of a set of ACS roll hoops... Took a while to get them in as they are a really really snug fit but got there eventually with a little help from a wooden mallet !!...

Are these the structural type that mount to the floor, or the decorative type that are held by the upper console?

 

[Woody100]

Not 100% sure any are actually structural but these are close to OEM and made by AC Schnitzer

 

[Brian H]

Looking great Woody.

Are these the structural type that mount to the floor, or the decorative type that are held by the upper console?

AFAIAA The AC Schnitzer hoops were the only aftermarket hoops that were also TUV approved for safety so as good as the original.

 

[vintage42]

I asked because it sounded like you may not have had hoops before, and a mallet helped tap your new hoops into the console.
Whereas the OE structural hoops mount to the floor with more difficulty:
http://mz3.net/retrofitting-bmw-roll-hoops.html
http://www.waycoolinc.com/z3/essentials/fixit/rollhoops/72301.html.htm

 

[Brian H]

I asked because it sounded like you may not have had hoops before, and a mallet helped tap your new hoops into the console.
Whereas the OE structural hoops mount to the floor with more difficulty:
http://mz3.net/retrofitting-bmw-roll-hoops.html
http://www.waycoolinc.com/z3/essentials/fixit/rollhoops/72301.html.htm

The AC Schnitzer hoops use the same mounting point as the OEM hoops so no worries there.

 

[Woody100]

Yea that's right Brian, the AC hoops bolted in the same way as the OEM ones just needed a mallet to tap them home