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Yah, Jon is still continuously surprising me with all his help. As is Randy Forbes, et al.
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Original sale listing pictures
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For those of you too lazy to click on the links to the original sale thread, here are the pictures the seller took.
*continued on next post*
Last edited by BenFenner; 03-11-2013 at 11:38 AM.
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*continued from previous post*
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Issues start here.
The spats actually cover this dent, so you can't see it normally driving around. Still need to get it fixed though.
Car phone madness.
What looks like clear-coat damage on the hood. The seller said they were scratches. I've never actually been able to find them on the car yet.
The scratch on the hatch.
Aging rear spoiler.
Scratch on roof. More noticeable in person than in this pic.
Delaminated auto-dimming rear view mirror. This is likely to get fixed within days.
Some rubbing on the steering wheel that I couldn't care less about.
Last edited by BenFenner; 03-11-2013 at 11:38 AM.
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LOL at the license plate. All in all, not bad for 120K miles. Most of the body issues you've shown there can be taken care of. The wheels are in surprisingly good shape (so I guess the lady driving this car doesn't smash her wheels into curbs like other women I've seen).
On the rear hatch spolier, you could try hitting it a few times with some mothers back-to-black and then polish. Or, you could try sanding it down and painting it to match.
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Yah I've got a really great (I mean truly amazing) detail guy who can clue me in on the best way to restore the rear spoiler and see what I can do about the rest.
Last edited by BenFenner; 12-15-2012 at 01:31 PM.
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OP has pretty hands.
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Originally Posted by Amuro Ray
"Original sale listing pictures" combined with the plate "M Chick". The pretty hands are the Original Owners, not the Original Posters.
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I missed that one completely.
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I probably would have too, but I had a hard time believing that Ben Fenner had painted fingernails.
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I was going to let it slide.
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"Taking delivery"
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Stopped at a Panera Bread for lunch before heading out of ATL. Broccoli cheddar soup with bread bowl on the side and half of a smokehouse turkey sandwich (no tomato-ale mustard) with kettle cooked chips. Katie got the Asian salad bowl of poop?
Next we stopped at the Lenox mall in ATL to check out the giant Anthropologie store. Katie tells me they have everything from the website in this store, which she tells me is rare. All I know is that they have chairs where I can sit and nap.
Apparently the napping started even before Anthropologie.
I guess I was rocking the SR20 convention shirt that day.
Gots to match the shoes and shirt.
We are now stopping for some really awful Hardee's on the side of the freeway about 2/3 of the way back to Columbia.
And Katie thought the Beetle was small.
At home safe and sound.
At work, waiting patiently to take me home again.
Money shot back at home. Nothing to see here. I think Miles is looking to see if the gills are function.:
(Sorry for the huge pictures, that's just how things are going to have to be from now on.)
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Ive enjoyed this thread so far. Keep it up
Was "M CHICK" a cutie or what?
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You know she's a member here, right?
I'm trying to keep my manners. She was very nice to deal with. Her fiancé was just as nice.
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I was not aware she was a member here. Nor did you answer the questionYou know she's a member here, right?
I'm trying to keep my manners. She was very nice to deal with. Her fiancé was just as nice.
Going into my TENTH YEAR of providing high quality reproduction BMW fabrics!
PRICE CUT on ALL FABRICS
Offering the best prices on the best quality reproduction fabrics!
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Katie driving and other pics
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One of these days I'll have to take some pictures with a proper camera and lighting and such. Went to the gym to visit my brother who works there. Took a couple shots.
It took some convincing but I finally got Katie to drive the car. Off she goes for an errand.
Last edited by BenFenner; 03-11-2013 at 01:02 PM.
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I'm a bit biased, but to answer your question... yes.Ive enjoyed this thread so far. Keep it up
Was "M CHICK" a cutie or what?
Glad to see you're enjoying her, Ben!Her fiancé was just as nice.
It'll be great to see your progress here.
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Hey M3forJTB, nice to see you in here!
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OP Has pretty hands too... for a hobbit.
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Random pics
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Since it is a daily driver for me, it is seeing a lot less work/modification than my other stuff. I guess there will be less mod updates and more random picture updates like this one.
(I do have some rear suspension stuff happening, so watch for that stuff soonish.)
Last edited by BenFenner; 02-07-2013 at 03:33 PM.
Yeah, that just happened.
Good lord. Enough pictures already.
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If you ever want to go full black leather interior, let me know. I would swap you my interior for yours.
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1988 E30 M3: (STOLEN)Zinnabarot/Tan
1991 850Ci (SOLD): Euro spec, Black/Black, Wokke Chips, Remus Exhaust, ACS Body Kit, 3.91 LSD
1999 M Coupe (SOLD): (Euro S50B32), Estoril/Estoril/black, RE SSK, RK6A, RAID Steering wheel, R.Forbes sub-frame kit, ACS splitters/roof wing, Hi-perf. chip, Vibrant exhaust rear diffuser, ACS Type II Race wheels
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I'm quit happy with the grey now that I've seen it in person. Thanks for the offer though.
Last edited by BenFenner; 08-15-2012 at 10:56 AM. Reason: Screw you auto-merge.
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Rear view mirror replacement (due to de-laminated LCD)
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Well, the first fix has come and gone. Thanks to Jon and Sybesma's Electronics for hooking me up with the info and fix respectively. Jon's info: http://www.mcoupebuyersguide.com/ind...imming-mirror/
Last edited by BenFenner; 02-07-2013 at 03:43 PM.
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Posting this for my own records. I'll need to fix my spinning door lock some time soonish. It started happening very shortly after I bought the car.
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum...d.php?t=749241
Edit: Another link I'd like to keep track of for when I decide to delete the clutch delay valve.
http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1256552
Last edited by BenFenner; 08-16-2012 at 09:46 AM.
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Replace rear Konis with proper height dampers, and install Ground Control rear shock mounts.
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Here's the entire saga: http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum....php?t=1871421
A couple pics for you:
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