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    I had a guy do the same with mine. Sanded and re-cleared the tail lights. Good as new!

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    Oh sorry, I didnt explain. I removed, cleaned , wet sanded with 400grit, then 800, then 1000 and final wet sand with 2000. I then rotary polished them with a Polish ball attached to my cordless drill with the stuff below from Fiber Glast. A 2 step grit polish.

    I think you can skip that step and go straight to an automotive clear coat. I decided to remove the Polish with soap and water because I didnt feel I was glossy enough and cleared them with a gloss clearcoat from Automotive Touch up. Great stuff!


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    Found an older better shot of the Touring with tint. Still waiting for a sunny day for a photo shoot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by schatzy62 View Post
    So what did you do to the lights to get them looking so good. I need to do the same, and while the hatch has all its interior parts taken off it would be a great time to do this. I tried a headlight kit and it really did not do much for mine, but them maybe mine are also beyond help.
    Wet sanding and using a good clear to seal is the key. See my post above.


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    Quote Originally Posted by shaunmlavery View Post
    Haha. That got a laugh out of me. I thought I was asking an easy question for someone.

    Maybe Dennis Cooper will show up with his diesel touring. If I remember correctly, his was a former police car or something to that extent. Surely it had that option?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Rossagge View Post
    Wet sanding and using a good clear to seal is the key. See my post above.
    Clearcoats are a easy way to make headlight/taillight lenses glossy but they won't offer any UV protection and consequently the same issues will arise down the road. Something like Opti Lens or one of the nano coatings would offer protection from UV. All of these, c-coat, Opti, and Cermic are not particularly resistant to impact and abrasion but that isn't as critical for tails like it is for headlights, that being said a modern PPF like Suntek Ultra would offer comprehensive protection; throw some ceramic coating on top of it for the ultimate setup.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ucsbwsr View Post
    Clearcoats are a easy way to make headlight/taillight lenses glossy but they won't offer any UV protection
    This is categorically untrue.

    First of all I have a can of dupli-color headlight clearcoat that explicitly specifies UV protection, and, other companies offer similar products. The duplicolor product has worked on my car perfectly for years and it doesn't get garaged much at all so most of the time out in the sun, often in direct sunlight. Its super evident if it doesnt work because a headlight that's been polished (and had the factory clearcoat polished off of it) will fog out and possibly also yellow very quickly.

    Second, while duplicolor and SEM and various other paint mixufacturers sell "UV" clearcoats, I've been told with pretty good authority that virtually all modern automotive grade clearcoats have UV blockers in them. Whether that's less then the "UV" products, or, if the "UV" products are just marketing hype who knows... I could believe either way... but I know lotsa other guys have used 'off the shelf' clearcoat without problems as well.

    There is no way I'd suggest to somebody to just use one of those wearing nano coatings without a proper clearcoat under it. Now if you want both for belt and suspenders, fine, but clearcoat works 100% fine for UV for polished headlights. Zero question about it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CGinev View Post
    A gorgeous night for a nice long cruise home.
    Love that car!. Is this the same car that was on "Bring a trailer" with an LS in it?
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    Quote Originally Posted by jayster0966 View Post
    Love that car!. Is this the same car that was on "Bring a trailer" with an LS in it?
    That's the one.

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    Quote Originally Posted by CGinev View Post
    A gorgeous night for a nice long cruise home.

    Love Love Love it.

    Are those 19's? I want to switch up mine and swap the Mpars for RC090's or RS's, this is exactly how i had hoped it would look! Gahhhhh the want is real!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thrifty S50 View Post
    Love Love Love it.

    Are those 19's? I want to switch up mine and swap the Mpars for RC090's or RS's, this is exactly how i had hoped it would look! Gahhhhh the want is real!
    Yes sir. 19x9 and 19x10 BBS Super RS.
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    The rear driver side air suspension of my E39 wagon goes down when I get home but it does not do it all the time. There are days when it stays up like it should and there are times when it just sinks. At first I though it would be a leaking bag but since it does not happen all the time then I wondering if this has a leveling sensor issue. During the times when it's down, the car starts rising when I start the car. Then when I get to my destination it stays up. It has happened before that when I get to my destination that it goes down. But normally it happens at home. The floor of my garage is level by the way. Recently, I left the house in a hurry so I did not wait for it to completely go up and left. Within a minute out of my garage I noticed that the back never came up so I was wondering if i made it worse after not waiting for the bag to fully inflate. Did anybody have the same problem in the past and what do you think is the issue?

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    Quote Originally Posted by fernfive View Post
    The rear driver side air suspension of my E39 wagon goes down when I get home but it does not do it all the time. There are days when it stays up like it should and there are times when it just sinks. At first I though it would be a leaking bag but since it does not happen all the time then I wondering if this has a leveling sensor issue. During the times when it's down, the car starts rising when I start the car. Then when I get to my destination it stays up. It has happened before that when I get to my destination that it goes down. But normally it happens at home. The floor of my garage is level by the way. Recently, I left the house in a hurry so I did not wait for it to completely go up and left. Within a minute out of my garage I noticed that the back never came up so I was wondering if i made it worse after not waiting for the bag to fully inflate. Did anybody have the same problem in the past and what do you think is the issue?
    Start a proper thread for this w same text and be happy to reply. These aggregate threads aren’t here for answering individual detailed problems...
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    where did you get your armrest from to fit your cell?

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    23755517_10155791138766678_8336887418437809163_n by andrewt92, on Flickr

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    The UNOFFICIAL E39 Touring Thread!

    Quote Originally Posted by carlova789 View Post
    Pretty happy with the new mtech bumper
    23755517_10155791138766678_8336887418437809163_n by andrewt92, on Flickr
    Nice nice!

    I finally sprung for one and opened my pocketbook up for the OE one. I should have mine by the end of the week, painted. I’m happier than I should be about a piece of plastic. Haha.


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    Quote Originally Posted by shaunmlavery View Post
    Nice nice!

    I finally sprung for one and opened my pocketbook up for the OE one. I should have mine by the end of the week, painted. I’m happier than I should be about a piece of plastic. Haha.


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    Yeah, I've gone the OEM route and the materials are really fragile. The aftermarket ones have been real sturdy.

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    Quote Originally Posted by carlova789 View Post
    Pretty happy with the new mtech bumper
    23755517_10155791138766678_8336887418437809163_n by andrewt92, on Flickr
    Are these the 20zzzzz off the 7? Looks Great. What are the Deets on your lighting setup (headlights).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Thrifty S50 View Post
    Are these the 20zzzzz off the 7? Looks Great. What are the Deets on your lighting setup (headlights).
    Style 95 19s. Stock headlights with generic cree angel eye bulbs.

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    Quote Originally Posted by carlova789 View Post
    Style 95 19s. Stock headlights with generic cree angel eye bulbs.
    Nice, They Look great. I Love my pre-facelift xenon's but the look of yours has me thinking...

    Anyways, snapped this yesterday. Changing out Subframe Bushing this weekend, Im stoked.


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