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Haha thanks - It's a PITA but it'll all be worthwhile soon when I mount it up

Glorious carbon fiber has arrived I'm so glad I chose to save a bit longer so I could afford matching front & rear armrests. This'll complete my interior conversion to cf. 20160317_182233_HDR by Christian Taylor, on Flickr The car is currently in many bits in our showroom. I hope to get an hour or two over the next few days to start fitting it up. I've taken the opportunity to strip the leather coating from the seats & plastic coating from the panels and give them both a deep clean. 20160317_171139_HDR by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

Have a look under the wheel treatments here mate http://www.ocdetailing.co.nz/ceramic-coatings.html

Very nice car, and a rare find in such good condition. Best of luck with sale!!

Oh yeah, looking forward to seeing what they look like on the car!

Yep, goneburger - it seemed to be well priced and immaculate (30,000kms from memory). Future fast-appreciating classic right there. Hope it stays in NZ - so many of these rare vehicles are being shipped offshore. Can't say I blame the owners/sellers, given what people in other countries will pay compared to here.

Updates! I've ordered carbon fiber replacements for the interior door handles (front & rear). This is the last of the oem trim I have yet to replace with carbon fiber, so I'm pretty excited to see what it'll look like. Pics once the parts arrive & I fit them up. I also ordered a carbon fiber ashtray cover - can't find any pics online but it's this bit here: Ashtray by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

Bit late to the party, but I've been running Invos for a while now & have no complaints. For a road tyre they grip well & are reasonably quiet. Wear seems ok too, I've done a track day, a skid pad event, two rallies and a few late night drives & still have some tread left. Plus, they don't produce any harmonics on the e46 m3 chassis (like they do with some other cars). For the price they're well worth it. Plus, that tread pattern

Not many updates for a while as I haven't driven this car much recently. Went to the skidpad a few weeks ago tho - it was heaps of fun! MTOYSkidPad7 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr MTOYSkidPad5 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr MTOYSkidPad6 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

Thank you for coming to us! Here's the front lip: 323i5 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

I'm also a fan of VS-XX on the e46, although if you go that way I'd recommend a size smaller than I had on MTOY - pic for reference to compare to the much better sizing on Charl's car above: Full2 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

Wow awesome car Amber! Look forward to seeing what direction you're going to take on this! If you're after carbon fiber parts, I can't recommend Andrey at BG enough, his 2x2 weave is amazing and they're perfect fitment. http://carbonized-bg.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=3&Itemid=5

Awesome!

Wheels look amazing!

Farewell race boot & decals..! IMG_2548 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr IMG_2579 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr IMG_2587 by Christian Taylor, on Flickr

^^ Tried PM'ing you mate but it seems your inbox is full? Wing is on loan from a friend - sorry I can't help any further. Thanks for the offer on the BMW font - will see what the next Gumboot Rally brings..!!

Good to see you guys are getting some good results! Any questions you have fire them my way - I am one of the owners of United Car Care

We have a couple of different grades of clay bar available. See www.unitedcarcare.co.nz for more info. Only use blue grade if you're polishing afterwards, it's too heavy otherwise. If you just use water with clay you'll more often than not end up with a whole lot of residue. Best use a dedicated clay lube.

Haha it was great fun! On the stand at Automania today in this getup then Ill remove the theme over the next few weeks

Race car theme for the latest Gumboot Rally Edit: there's a subtle decal on top too haha

Cheers guys. Detailing cars is what I do for a full-time job now by the way Here's a vid I took in-car at Taupo race track on Friday. Had a bit of fun dodging the drifters. The new livery IMG_9944 by cse.taylor, on Flickr

Full machine polish, for the first time....! MTOY Detail by cse.taylor, on Flickr

Has branded plates, is officially a show car. Pics from the Euro Car Club meet in Auckland a couple of weeks ago.

I think it's great. I love how wraps are completely removable, and protect the original paint. Because they're printed, you're only limited by your imagination in the design - why not go for something polarising that people will remember, especially on such an exotic car.

Plus it can be transferred quite well to my business branding (the Zombie logos are round, conveniently similar to the Clean & Capture logo..!)