martyyn

If anyone is serious about this car then I have photos and info you may be interested in....but I mean serious....not just curious.

Nice, lots of buttons to press there

Hair dryer.Warm it up a little, peel it off. If some is a little more stubburn use dental floss

Jim.....wtf ?

Hmmm not all 540's have chrome slats and its not a base spec as it has toys such as angel eyes, pdc and comfort seats. Yes no phone but that doesnt mean much in the overall scheme of things. 2001 obviously because it has the jewel rears but they are not clear.....and youve already said the year Im sticking with the 540 because of the toys and the wheels. Those dont usually end up on 520's, especially the comfort seats. Im sure there was more but I cant remember the photos now !

Just get yourself the foamy type stuff and you'll be laughing.Seriously, mine has been on for nearly three years on the 7and they are impossible to pull off. Make sure both surfaces are clean to start with and dont spare the tape. Dont end up with nasty screws messing up your plate Em Is everyone ordering from Gernanplates at the moment ? I ordered two sets before christmas, months before in fact and one set has never turned up. To his credit though Chris has made and sent another set so I have my fingers crossed that they will arrive.

Or just put vaseline over the bits you dont want to paint

You can complain to trademe if you think the auction breaches their rules.....which this statement clearly does.

Hey Cain, Ive just reread my last post and realise that it can be read in a nasty way that I didnt intend it to. What I was trying to say to Rog was that there are many people who run down the V12 with little or no experience of the engine and that many people give them a hard time by just regurgitating what theyve heard elsewhere. Yes there are two of everything but your equation is interesting in that it states 'unique components'. Yes there are two AFM's, for example, but the unique count of them is one, they are both the same afterall (although you cant swap them !) I will say to everyone that you have to own a V12 at least once in your life. They are no more scary than anything else and a well looked after one is just a joy. But then isnt anything that has been looked after ?

Cain, please explain how we are talking about different things. Does realiable not mean that it doesnt fail ? Statistics can be made to say anything you like. Having more components does not mean its more likely to fail either. Im pretty sure I could maintain a V12 and you could run your V8 into the ground and I know which will last longer. Everytime this debate comes up you slate the V12 with no apparant experience of them and I think your an excellent example to Rog of why people have this opinion that the V12 is to be steered clear of. All talk and no experience. I know lots of people who have owned and worked on both the V8's and V12's and all of them would prefer the V12. Lets not forget that the V12 is simply two M30 engines bolted together and thats widely considered to be the most simple 'mechanically' and the most durable of BMW engines. Find a good v12 and look after it and you wont have any trouble. They are simple bulletproof.

Id have to disagree with this Cain. The V12 is a much more 'simple' engine than the V8 and in the age range we are talking about (e31's) the V12 was supremely reliable.When you do your power and torque sums make sure you are matching the v8 m60 with the v12 m70 and the v8 m62 with the v12 m72

Im not a fan of stickers on my car but Im seriously interested in the windscreen one ! Come on Andy, pics are needed.

Today sucks. I went to the doctor this arvo and got told to go straight home to bed for a week as I have pneumonia ! Im not even allowed to work on the 325

There is a place in Auckland that does this. Ive had mine done and its brilliant. I'll try and find out who did it

Im pretty sure all e31's fail the frontal impact regulations so you wont be able to import one. [edit] although checking here maybe it is possible.

I can get for 50 notes on ebay so I hope he's willing to come down !

Me too.

Dont get me started !

Thats comedy gold

Nah mate, the paint/dye was for the rear shelf, on those I used meguiars gold class trim detailer....its fantastic on anything black.My rear spoiler was white it was so badly damaged but after a couple of treatments with this stuff its black than black now and getting its 'sponginess' back Well worth the money as it does all your trim

Scuttleboard then.....applicator pad and cotton buds on the car, easy to do but if you really want to get them off there are three clips on the bottom that you need to lever out. There are little indentations on them from memory that tell you where they are.That part is called a scuttleboard isnt it ?

Hahahahaha........M badges

Nah thats not tired, you look fine mate.Lets have another photo in 6 weeks ! 3 days is tough, I hope everything was ok.

It probably would but I personally wouldnt use it on seats. It does say you can use it on fabric but for me it wasnt the best solution for dyeing something. I was happy to put it on the rear shelf simply because you arent going to be touching it all that often.The thing to remember is that it is a paint (ie you spray it on) and not really a dye.