Ahmed's E90 LCI 330d/F31 320d/TBC M Sport Build - UPDATED 13.09.16

ahmedb · 02-11-2016, 03:10 AM

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Originally Posted by shej

That looks awesome mate. Love blue water and the 313's really set it off. One of the nicest e90 I've seen!

Thanks, what are you driving these days since the C63 went? I remember you were on the hunt for a 530d/535d?

shej · 02-11-2016, 11:47 AM

Hi yes have an F10 M5 now but looking for a F30 335d x drive as a daily! Hope you're well. Give me a shout if you down Birmingham.

Number86 · 02-11-2016, 05:42 PM

That looks nice (apart from that wood trim!)

Does anyone know how I get full post code search on the nav? Is it a simple usb software update?

ahmedb · 02-12-2016, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by shej

Hi yes have an F10 M5 now but looking for a F30 335d x drive as a daily! Hope you're well. Give me a shout if you down Birmingham.

Awesome! my father in law has his X5 for sale on Autotrader and he wants an M5 so when you get bored of that, let me know (as long as it doesn't have black leather).

My brother in law had, and sold, his C63 and now he's back in an E92 comp pack M3.

We were at Star City last weekend and there was a huge fire at a recycling plant, not sure if you heard

ahmedb · 03-03-2016, 07:12 AM

An update on my thread, I decided it was time to get my car detailed properly as I no longer have the time to keep on top of my car. If I am lucky, she gets a wash every 2 weeks but recently averaging once a month...shocking I know!

I Google'd some places and tried calling around but most places seemed busy or didn't respond. Eventually, I came across JC80 detailing in Cannock/Walsall. I had a chat with John and he was extremely helpful and clearly had knowledge of his work. He uses products like Swissvax Crystal Rock, Swissvax Shield, Gtechniq EXO hybrid and Zymol Royale to name a few.

The price he quoted me was amazing so I didn't want to turn down the opportunity. I booked my car in for Wednesday 2nd March and I will collect this Saturday morning. John has been sending me picture updates as a teaser.

The interior was becoming quite dirty, the wheels needed some more protection and the bodywork itself needed some general upkeep (clean, clay, machine polish, wax protection). Here's what I have so far.

Mats were looking very tired and dirty:

to this...

My wheels had some feint marks and kerbing to them as well as milking to the centres. John has done an awesome job on these (my total detail price is probably half the price of a full diamond cut refurb). Sorry RajB, looks like I will be sticking with these

60/40 of the back of the wheel

Clay bar removed this from the bonnet alone

And who doesn't love polished exhausts...

More update pics to come soon and this thread might become very pic heavy. I simply cannot wait to collect on Saturday.

John is also throwing in some Gtechniq Quick Detailer at no extra charge and he will come out after the job is done to my house for a courtesy clean F.O.C. I love those words, free of charge!

I also have a hire car from Tuesday night (when I dropped off) to Saturday morning. An Insignia which is ridiculously good on fuel.

Check out his website, his Land Rover was wrapped by Yiannimize in satin red

ahmedb · 03-03-2016, 07:34 AM

Another shot of how great the wheels have come out. I am really surprised that the milking/corrosion to the centres came out

Brake calipers have also been cleaned and waxed

richk84 · 03-03-2016, 07:39 AM

Was your milking bad around the centre caps? Has he taken them back to the metal?

ahmedb · 03-03-2016, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by richk84

Was your milking bad around the centre caps? Has he taken them back to the metal?

I wish I had taken some before pics of the wheels, can't seem to find any.

They were quite bad in my opinion, not light milking (spider web effect) but more like corrosion around the centre.

If you google image search "19 313 alloy corrosion", the 5th wheel across from the top is similar to how bad they were.

As far as I know, he has a small toothbrush type sander which is very light. He applied some wax with it which has worked wonders.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=19...wD2Ij4oazMM%3A

JM85 · 03-03-2016, 08:27 AM

I thought the corrosion usually happened under the clear coat? I am interested to hear what he did to get rid of the milking

Also looking forward to more pics!!

ahmedb · 03-03-2016, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by JM85

I thought the corrosion usually happened under the clear coat? I am interested to hear what he did to get rid of the milking

Also looking forward to more pics!!

I will ask questions on Saturday

Deadlock · 03-07-2016, 11:26 AM

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Originally Posted by ahmedb

I will ask questions on Saturday

I'm waiting for your pics and your thoughts on this as I have the same colour as you

and I am not too far away for me to get this company to work on my car!

ahmedb · 03-07-2016, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Deadlock

I'm waiting for your pics and your thoughts on this as I have the same colour as you

and I am not too far away for me to get this company to work on my car!

I was hoping to get some pics up by now but my car had a bit of an oil leak so as soon as I picked it up, it went straight to BMW. Looks like it's the oil filter gasket and o-ring. Relatively simple to change and parts are only £20. Thankfully it won't cost me an arm and a leg to fix. Will most probably be weekend now before I get some decent pics up. I was very pleased with the detail.

Deadlock · 03-08-2016, 06:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ahmedb

I was hoping to get some pics up by now but my car had a bit of an oil leak so as soon as I picked it up, it went straight to BMW. Looks like it's the oil filter gasket and o-ring. Relatively simple to change and parts are only £20. Thankfully it won't cost me an arm and a leg to fix. Will most probably be weekend now before I get some decent pics up. I was very pleased with the detail.

cheers!

ahmedb · 03-09-2016, 06:53 AM

So, I'm not going to pretend these photos are any good...in fact they are quite shocking. I am far from mastering the manual settings on my Samsung Galaxy camera but these will have to suffice for now. When John pops over to see me (next week most likely) for a courtesy clean, I hope to capture some sunshine and take better pics. John is also providing me with a USB with pics taken from a proper SLR camera.

I regret not having the single stage machine polish done (it was my fault for assuming this was going to be involved in the package, I knew it sounded too cheap) so perhaps this is something I can tackle in the summer. There are some light swirl marks in my paint but the majority have been cleared up. It's mostly stone chips and deeper marks that show up.

My 313's will also require a refurb to get them glistening but they will suffice for now. There is still some corrosion around the centre but a lot of it was taken out with just wax. Can't remember the name of the wax used but it was left to set for 3 hours before being removed.

I also love the Swissvax crystal, the car practically cleaned itself on the drive home yesterday.

Look who I bumped into over the weekend, MAN15H!

Deadlock · 03-10-2016, 06:31 AM

great work! looks good and good attention to detail ahmedb, how long did you have to live without the car?

ahmedb · 03-10-2016, 09:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Deadlock

great work! looks good and good attention to detail ahmedb, how long did you have to live without the car?

The car was needed for 3 days but I dropped it off on a Tuesday, got my courtesy car, and collected my car on Saturday.

Iverson · 03-15-2016, 02:26 PM

Looking good ahmed that is stunning the rims cleaned up nicely too, the whole car looks fantastic ...love it

ahmedb · 03-16-2016, 03:03 AM

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Originally Posted by Iverson

Looking good ahmed that is stunning the rims cleaned up nicely too, the whole car looks fantastic ...love it

Thanks, I think a single stage machine polish in the summer will finish it off nicely. We need a catch up man, been so busy lately. Yesterday I was at work 7:25am - 10pm, hectic!

Iverson · 03-16-2016, 07:05 AM

Whatttttt til 10pm damn i guess it pays lol yes need to have a car detailing day well your car looks pristine my black car now looks gray

ahmedb · 03-16-2016, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Iverson

Whatttttt til 10pm damn i guess it pays lol yes need to have a car detailing day well your car looks pristine my black car now looks gray

Yeah but I bet the white one looks white. The beast is your car

Iverson · 03-16-2016, 02:26 PM

Lol the white one looks beige

Shorty1608 · 03-19-2016, 04:21 AM

Looking very fresh after the full detail!

Did you decide against the carbon splitters in the end mate?

02-11-2016, 11:47 AM	#46
shej Private First Class 21 Rep 177 Posts Drives: bmw 330d Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: midlands iTrader: (1)	Hi yes have an F10 M5 now but looking for a F30 335d x drive as a daily! Hope you're well. Give me a shout if you down Birmingham.
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02-11-2016, 05:42 PM	#47
Number86 Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: e92 LCI 330d Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Berks iTrader: (0)	That looks nice (apart from that wood trim!) Does anyone know how I get full post code search on the nav? Is it a simple usb software update?
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03-03-2016, 07:12 AM	#49
ahmedb Colonel 368 Rep 2,020 Posts Drives: F80 Silverstone M3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Warwickshire iTrader: (1)	An update on my thread, I decided it was time to get my car detailed properly as I no longer have the time to keep on top of my car. If I am lucky, she gets a wash every 2 weeks but recently averaging once a month...shocking I know! I Google'd some places and tried calling around but most places seemed busy or didn't respond. Eventually, I came across JC80 detailing in Cannock/Walsall. I had a chat with John and he was extremely helpful and clearly had knowledge of his work. He uses products like Swissvax Crystal Rock, Swissvax Shield, Gtechniq EXO hybrid and Zymol Royale to name a few. The price he quoted me was amazing so I didn't want to turn down the opportunity. I booked my car in for Wednesday 2nd March and I will collect this Saturday morning. John has been sending me picture updates as a teaser. The interior was becoming quite dirty, the wheels needed some more protection and the bodywork itself needed some general upkeep (clean, clay, machine polish, wax protection). Here's what I have so far. Mats were looking very tired and dirty: to this... My wheels had some feint marks and kerbing to them as well as milking to the centres. John has done an awesome job on these (my total detail price is probably half the price of a full diamond cut refurb). Sorry RajB, looks like I will be sticking with these 60/40 of the back of the wheel Clay bar removed this from the bonnet alone And who doesn't love polished exhausts... More update pics to come soon and this thread might become very pic heavy. I simply cannot wait to collect on Saturday. John is also throwing in some Gtechniq Quick Detailer at no extra charge and he will come out after the job is done to my house for a courtesy clean F.O.C. I love those words, free of charge! I also have a hire car from Tuesday night (when I dropped off) to Saturday morning. An Insignia which is ridiculously good on fuel. Check out his website, his Land Rover was wrapped by Yiannimize in satin red
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ahmedb Colonel 368 Rep 2,020 Posts Drives: F80 Silverstone M3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Warwickshire iTrader: (1)	Another shot of how great the wheels have come out. I am really surprised that the milking/corrosion to the centres came out Brake calipers have also been cleaned and waxed
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03-03-2016, 07:39 AM	#51
richk84 Lieutenant Colonel 130 Rep 1,534 Posts Drives: e93 330i Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: All over iTrader: (0)	Was your milking bad around the centre caps? Has he taken them back to the metal?
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03-03-2016, 08:27 AM	#53
JM85 Captain 104 Rep 842 Posts Drives: EBII F30 + AW E90 Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Durham iTrader: (0)	I thought the corrosion usually happened under the clear coat? I am interested to hear what he did to get rid of the milking Also looking forward to more pics!!
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03-09-2016, 06:53 AM	#58
ahmedb Colonel 368 Rep 2,020 Posts Drives: F80 Silverstone M3 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Warwickshire iTrader: (1)	So, I'm not going to pretend these photos are any good...in fact they are quite shocking. I am far from mastering the manual settings on my Samsung Galaxy camera but these will have to suffice for now. When John pops over to see me (next week most likely) for a courtesy clean, I hope to capture some sunshine and take better pics. John is also providing me with a USB with pics taken from a proper SLR camera. I regret not having the single stage machine polish done (it was my fault for assuming this was going to be involved in the package, I knew it sounded too cheap) so perhaps this is something I can tackle in the summer. There are some light swirl marks in my paint but the majority have been cleared up. It's mostly stone chips and deeper marks that show up. My 313's will also require a refurb to get them glistening but they will suffice for now. There is still some corrosion around the centre but a lot of it was taken out with just wax. Can't remember the name of the wax used but it was left to set for 3 hours before being removed. I also love the Swissvax crystal, the car practically cleaned itself on the drive home yesterday. Look who I bumped into over the weekend, MAN15H!
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03-10-2016, 06:31 AM	#59
Deadlock Private First Class 15 Rep 105 Posts Drives: 330d F31 Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Gloucestershire iTrader: (0)	great work! looks good and good attention to detail ahmedb, how long did you have to live without the car?
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03-15-2016, 02:26 PM	#61
Iverson New Member 0 Rep 15 Posts Drives: C63 amg Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Mid iTrader: (0)	Looking good ahmed that is stunning the rims cleaned up nicely too, the whole car looks fantastic ...love it
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Iverson New Member 0 Rep 15 Posts Drives: C63 amg Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Mid iTrader: (0)	Whatttttt til 10pm damn i guess it pays lol yes need to have a car detailing day well your car looks pristine my black car now looks gray
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Iverson New Member 0 Rep 15 Posts Drives: C63 amg Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Mid iTrader: (0)	Lol the white one looks beige
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03-19-2016, 04:21 AM	#66
Shorty1608 First Lieutenant 28 Rep 306 Posts Drives: RB F15 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Blackpool UK iTrader: (1)	Looking very fresh after the full detail! Did you decide against the carbon splitters in the end mate?
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