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      02-24-2021, 11:49 AM   #1
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YeahBuddy's Progress Thread

Welcome to my little build thread, I'll update this regularly as I do bits and bobs to the car.

Today I spent the best part of 5 hours on my E90 today Also fitted some LED Darklines made by Depo. So I thought I'd share some photos. I used Meguiars Ultimate Compound, Meguiars Polish and finally Bilt Hamber double speed wax by hand. Also did the plastic trim, tyres, rain-x, polished headlight lenses and a few little touch ups.

I changed the front halogen bulbs out for LED's - dipped and main beams. Also changed the tatty old start/stop button, little things
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      02-24-2021, 01:17 PM   #2
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Stunning E90!
Whenever I see pre LCI M Sport, can’t help to think it might be the best E90 version.
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Looks clean...well worth the effort. Have you considered doing something about that exhaust tip though?
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Whenever I see pre LCI M Sport, can’t help to think it might be the best E90 version.
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Looks clean...well worth the effort. Have you considered doing something about that exhaust tip though?
Thanks mate, aching now though! Yes definitely been looking into exhaust options. I will be getting some 19's and sorting the exhaust next
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Looks crackin'! I have to agree with Bimmer_Engineer though, that exhaust tip is draggin' it down a little. A quick and cheap tip (pun intended ) is to give it a good rub with some fine sandpaper to clean it up (give it the brushed stainless look) until you get around to changing the tip.
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Looks crackin'! I have to agree with Bimmer_Engineer though, that exhaust tip is draggin' it down a little. A quick and cheap tip (pun intended ) is to give it a good rub with some fine sandpaper to clean it up (give it the brushed stainless look) until you get around to changing the tip.
Thanks bud! Haha yeah the exhaust looks pretty awful doesn't it . Not sure I'll bother polishing it up it's all corroded at the tip, ouch!

I've been quoted £150 (about $180) for the old back box chopped off and the new twin pipe exhaust tip welded on, does that sound about right?
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Sorry I was trying to think of some exhaust puns but they backfired.
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Thanks bud! Haha yeah the exhaust looks pretty awful doesn't it . Not sure I'll bother polishing it up it's all corroded at the tip, ouch!

I've been quoted £150 (about $180) for the old back box chopped off and the new twin pipe exhaust tip welded on, does that sound about right?
My suggestion to clean it up with sandpaper was intended as a temporary fix, like putting some make-up on a black eye, until you get around to a proper upgrade.
As for the quote you got, I'm not at all familiar with diesel exhaust systems so I really can't give you any advise on that. Check with a couple of shops and see if they are comparable is always a wise bet. I'm not sure how it works in UK but most shops around here give free estimates with no obligation to get the work done.
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My suggestion to clean it up with sandpaper was intended as a temporary fix, like putting some make-up on a black eye, until you get around to a proper upgrade.
As for the quote you got, I'm not at all familiar with diesel exhaust systems so I really can't give you any advise on that. Check with a couple of shops and see if they are comparable is always a wise bet. I'm not sure how it works in UK but most shops around here give free estimates with no obligation to get the work done.
Yeah it's worth a shot I guess. Good shout, I'll phone a couple of places see what they quote me :-).

I'll have to wait till tomorrow as it's quite late here in the UK and I'm.. exhausted (sorry lol).
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After waiting 3 weeks, finally got my boot spoiler. Ordered from a company in Tawain on eBay, they paint whatever colour you want, I have to say the paint job is amazing.
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Picked up some dimpled and grooved discs to go on at the weekend along with some new pads. Think I'm going to paint the calipers gloss black while I'm there.
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Bonnet and boot badge or hood and trunk if you're that way inclined
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Smoked repeaters as the old ones were looking a bit worse for wear. Also coded all the LED lights in so no more errors there!
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Got the boot spoiler on, loving that! Also got the front black BMW badge on, unfortunately I totally messed the back one up so will have to order another one of those
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Thanks bud! although I think I will be repositioning the spoiler down about 10mm, tried to pull it off but it's absolutely solid!! Heatgun and dental floss here we come
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Managed to peel the spoiler off and get it lined up a bit better. Not sure if it suits my car, may sell!
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Thanks mate, can't wait to get the wheels on, still trying to decide what to go for.
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Love the color. The progress is great!
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So today I set about changing the front discs and pads, quite a straight forward job you would think. Well the drivers side went smooth sailing took about 20 minutes.

The passenger side.. absolute hell lol. The 6mm hex bolt holding the disc to the hub rounded out, I drilled it, I chisled it, I tried to drill the head off, I tried to drill straight through it, I sang a love song to it, but no luck.

What I ended up doing was taking a 4lb club hammer to the back side of the disc which saw the rotor flying off the car YES! However, bolt still stuck in hub, all in all the passenger side took 4 HOURS!!

Think I'll let the local garage do the rears.

Anyway, got it done
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