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Goffy

Anyone keen to go in as a group to get their car detailed and ceramic coating done? 

We could get a good deal if we start a group. 

Wondering if there's anyone local that sells these?

I'm in Auckland.

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Wash car, leave wet, spray it on, hose it off, dry car. Definitely leaves a slick surface like a wax but is quite quick to do, when drying it with a damp microfibre its actually kind of buffing it off as can see the film high spots getting removed (bottle says no buffing..but.. symantecs).

Kinda pricey, but the results pretty decent and it is fast to apply, will see how long it beads for. Black sapphire metallic paint shows up bad waxes pretty well and its passed that test.

Looking to get my e82 done before summer starts to hit hard.

Thought I might Chuck a timeline up of it as I go

The quantity of brake dust is outstanding, trying to capture as much of it as I can because there's at least 50g of it

I have two cars (an E46 race car and an E30 road car) that I am wanting to get painted in the next few months. 
Both cars will be stripped down (E46 is just a shell and E30 will have all lights, trim, bumpers, glass, interior etc... removed) and both cars will be getting a complete colour change and have very straight bodys. The plan at this stage is to paint the E46 Alpine White 2 and the E30 Lime Rock Grey. I'm looking for recommendations and rough costs for car painters in the Auckland region - Happy to do some of the prep work my self to save costs but I understand some body shops don't like this. 

Thanks in advance. 

I backed my 3 series into a telephone pole, and am going to get the boot lid fixed. If it costs too much, I'm going to just buy a new one.

Does anyone have any idea where the best place to get a 2001 E46 boot lid would be?

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Wondering what others use to glean the window pillars with. They are not painted in a gloss paint more a full Matt same as the triangular frame the wing mirrors are attached to.

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I've been looking at a few options regarding led bulbs but wanting to know if anyone here has done it already and if so what results did you get as would love it to look white and crisp but  have heard led is not really worth it so be good to hear others ideas

I've purchased an aftermarket front lip for my F30 and was wondering if anyone in Auckland has had it installed by anyone? I'm sure I could do it myself but it seems like a bit of a hassle so wouldn't mind going to a shop that'd do it well. 

Here's a link of the product for reference: https://www.aliexpress.com/item/For-12-13-14-15-BMW-F30-3-Series-M-Style-Front-Bumper-Lip-Unpainted-PP/32608493323.html

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Not a BMW though,  however i did get some BMW floor mats for it

Body was in rough shape - scratches everywhere, scuffs and dings, photos hide it well - paint ok, but not black enough for my liking

Interior horrible 

Stripped it out, went to town with the rug doctor, dyed carpet a darker colour

Chucked it back together - got some BMW floor mats

Popped the headgasket somehow, lol

Completely rebuilt head

The sanding begins for full-respray

Begun painting - didn't bother masking the wheels up since i'm sanding them all back later and going gunmetal

Found a another #$#$# ding lol

Now for some real HP improvements - painting the engine, metallic red with silver raised lettering

Total budget including the car, rebuilding the head, and complete respray under $3500

Also thought I'd show off my sparkling clean engine with her new turbo coolant hoses. 

Think its heaps better than before and only cost like $30 for a can of tint spray.

Anyone interested in a set of Kamei side skirts (similar to picture) / Interested in swapping for something like the Skirt picture?

After a quick search on Google I used the following to restore the windscreen: Meguiar's SkratchX 2.0 and some steel wool. 

Now, it's difficult to show just how bloody effective it is but believe me, the windscreen looks good as new. Firm circular motions all across the windscreen and a good clean afterwards and finish off with a layer of RainX. 

Off topic: Moving inside the house I figured it might work on shower glass too and yup, it does. Shower glass is good as new now after several unsuccessful attempts with shower witch and other chemical cleaners. 

What are peoples' experiences with PPF, Ceramic Coat, etc etc in NZ?

It's not cheap - do those who have had it done recommend it / still feel in hindsight it's worth it?

Thinking about getting it done but a full PPF and ceramic treat is probably gonna run me $3.5-4.5k depending on options...