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E34 540i Restoration

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Keen to see more details on your muffler mod.  Perhaps a video of how it sounds!?

 

Also loving the attention to detail here.  Gives me motivation to continue the tiding up on mine! 

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1 hour ago, Michael. said:

I used a castile style soap, soft nail brush, and soft tooth brush, plus time. Lots of rags and spray on water to wipe the soap off. Then went over them again with Autoglym leather cleaner followed up by a conditioner. The time devoted is key to a good result.

Thanks Michael. Looking great.

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I can recommend Pears soap (the orange translucent bar) for leather, you can get it at New World.

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@Michael. Those seats look amazing in the full res shots, no bolster wear or anything? Very impressive

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37 minutes ago, Sammo said:

@Michael. Those seats look amazing in the full res shots, no bolster wear or anything? Very impressive

Agreed, the leather actually still look supple. Almost unheard of for 80s/90s BMW leather.

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5 hours ago, Sammo said:

@Michael. Those seats look amazing in the full res shots, no bolster wear or anything? Very impressive

Only superficial, naturally there is some, mostly on the upper bolster, not the lower one. The low kms the car has done and being garage has definitely helped. 

Probably one of the reasons I knew I had to buy this car in a heart beat, I saw the potential with how it could come up with a process of TLC. 

 

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5 hours ago, KwS said:

Agreed, the leather actually still look supple. Almost unheard of for 80s/90s BMW leather.

Yeah it definitely still is! 

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That looks amazing and well done on your perseverance, mint!

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Wow that is stunning! Awesome effort!

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1 hour ago, BozzaFC said:

That looks like a brand new car. Great work

Looks better than a lot of new cars, BMWs included! Those seats look so bloody plush.

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59 minutes ago, KwS said:

Looks better than a lot of new cars, BMWs included! Those seats look so bloody plush.

They'd make a great lounge if you converted them :p 

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100% want to sit on those seats 🤣

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any loose bolts on the oil pump ?

or rattling around in the pan?

 

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On 6/18/2021 at 4:38 PM, Michael. said:

I used a castile style soap, soft nail brush, and soft tooth brush, plus time. Lots of rags and spray on water to wipe the soap off. Then went over them again with Autoglym leather cleaner followed up by a conditioner. The time devoted is key to a good result. 

Absolutely will post more about that. Excited to hear how it sounds. Yet to start some engine work so will be a while away yet before it's ready. 

I figure these are one of the greatest BMWs of all time, worth the time and attention to detail! 

 

Great to hear you are using Autoglym!!

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3 hours ago, BM WORLD said:

any loose bolts on the oil pump ?

or rattling around in the pan?

 

Nothing at all, just clean oil. 

Removing the original bolts and putting in new thread seal / retorquing them of course.

2 hours ago, Autoglym said:

Great to hear you are using Autoglym!!

Absolutely, used it since 2010! 

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