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DISCUSSION => Exterior => Topic started by: sha1234 on December 12, 2006, 10:01:18 AM

Title: And so it begins
Post by: sha1234 on December 12, 2006, 10:01:18 AM
well a couple of days ago i managed to sell my subs and amp
for a pretty damn sweet mark up
i payed 400... i got 600:D
so now i finally had the money to start all those little projects i have been putting off and putting off
so i went to a local shop and spent a little money
what i got
3 stage cleaner/polish/wax for the exterior
leather cleaner and a leather conditioner
all of that stuff is by mothers
a buffer
some 1500 and 2000 grit wet sand
a big as bottle of that stain remover stuff
and so now i have some things to do
yesterday i got to test out the leather cleaner and conditioner
and well Im sure that i cant be the only one out there with that horrible grim and grease on their steering wheel shifter and e brake
well i figured what better test subjects than those
it took some serious elbow grease but i managed to get it all out!
the steering wheel looks like its new from the factory
the shifter and e brake look amazing
so i went onto the dash and used some plastic treater i had laying around
and that too worked great everything has that sorta.... wet look to it...
and its been there for the night so it aint going away too fast
this is the start
i will be taking pictures today of the interior
and such
the paint is gunna be a big undertaking but im stoked
Title: And so it begins
Post by: AL GReeNeRy on December 13, 2006, 01:58:03 AM
dude. you gotta post pics!!! and try writing in complete sentences lol.  what other mods do you got in mind?
Title: And so it begins
Post by: sha1234 on December 17, 2006, 05:11:11 PM
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/sha1234/Picture210.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/sha1234/Picture211.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/sha1234/Picture212.jpg)
sorry my camera died... they use up so many god damn batteries... its the bane of me... I'll put up the rest later, these photos are taken 5 days after the application, nothing has changed its amazing how great this stuff works
Title: And so it begins
Post by: Variance on December 24, 2006, 11:25:12 AM
Are those cloth vaders I see? If so, I envy you... greatly.
Title: And so it begins
Post by: jajou318 on December 26, 2006, 11:41:52 AM
Quote from: Variance;16146
Are those cloth vaders I see? If so, I envy you... greatly.


You're not the only one :D
Title: And so it begins
Post by: sha1234 on December 26, 2006, 06:10:58 PM
:D  why yes yes they are
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/sha1234/Picture189.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/sha1234/Picture186.jpg)
here you can see what the wheel used to look like and same with the consol an dash... really rough shape
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/sha1234/Picture023.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/sha1234/Picture022.jpg)
(http://i100.photobucket.com/albums/m24/sha1234/Picture184.jpg)
Title: And so it begins
Post by: asubimmer on December 26, 2006, 06:17:38 PM
looks great!!  you should put some of that $ into performance too ;)
Title: And so it begins
Post by: Variance on December 26, 2006, 06:29:45 PM
Interesting; I didn't realize that the E30's had a motorsport interior as well. I saw the bolsters and cloth and instantly assumed that they were vaders from an E36 M3.
Title: And so it begins
Post by: sha1234 on December 26, 2006, 06:56:50 PM
ya my car along with a few others that i know of in BC came with the M interior... apparently it was only offered in BC canada... i thought that was weird
and yes ausi money is going into performance
im ordering my chip as we speak
im also prob gunna go for the COD and the AFM thing... so that should help
and im saving for all the shit i need for the turbo build up