My Once In A Lifetime Projek - E32 Alpina Wannabe

[Eggie86]

i'm most eager myself eggie, but looks like the car will only go in the paintshop sometime mid-december

Ahh well. Guess after all the time you'd spent waiting, what's another couple of months huh? Slowly but surely!

Would be nice to see another ride with Alpina boot decals too. Been seeing far too many ///Ms and AC boot badges... Those Alpinas are damn elusive!

But funny how quite a number of E30s cropped up on Sunday sporting those Alpina rims... :wink:

 

[mizhan]

not elusive la... just place your credit card next to your computer when online :biggrin:

 

[Eggie86]

not elusive la... just place your credit card next to your computer when online :biggrin:

Hahaha. That will be a very expensive hobby then. :4: Still waiting patiently for Mr. Postman to come bearing the parcel containing my new BMW emblems...

 

[Eggie86]

Oh joy, look what turned up today!

New pair of emblems finally arrived from the UK. :love:

Gotta fit them up by the weekend and keep the other as a spare.

PS: I still have a spare Taiwanese replica Alpina emblem lying somewhere. Hahaha... Oh well. :wink:

 

[mizhan]

next for you will be the front and boot spoilers

 

[Eggie86]

next for you will be the front and boot spoilers

Haha, front lip I am aware of, but I never knew that E32 Alpinas had boot spoilers?

 

[Eggie86]

Finally had time to replace the replica Alpina badge which has been adorning my bonnet for almost half a year already, and it's fading really fast. Haha... Oh well.

BEFORE

Tools I need - Just a small flat head screwdriver and some cloth to protect the paintwork surrounding the badge will suffice.

Tada, just a few mins of prodding, and the emblem is finally out.

New one just pops in effortlessly.

Out with the old & in with the new. :love:

 

[Eggie86]

Anyways side note:

Car paintwork is deteriorating really badly... As you can see from the pics above, lots of those zits on the bonnet, and it practically litters the whole car.

And now, my boot has some epic paint crack... Aiyoyo...

Cracks's getting longer each time I look at it.

Big ouch man...

 

[mizhan]

don't put on the new emblems yet eggie.. send her for a RM6k paintjob first :biggrin:

 

[Eggie86]

don't put on the new emblems yet eggie.. send her for a RM6k paintjob first :biggrin:

Hahaha. RM6K will probably be a very thorough and everlasting paintjob man... Almost the price of the car itself... :24:

 

[mizhan]

6k will get you a thorough rub-down (not bare metal tho), ceramic clearcoat, and a finish that is mirror smooth and ripple free. not many people give a crap about such things tho, which is too bad..

 

[Eggie86]

6k will get you a thorough rub-down (not bare metal tho), ceramic clearcoat, and a finish that is mirror smooth and ripple free. not many people give a crap about such things tho, which is too bad..

Yeah, my dad probably isn't keen on such a thorough resto paintjob too. Seems like most of the people would rather cut costs and save time and keep rushing the painters for work to be done quickly. This would probably be a bad thing in the long run. Can see paint peeling or bubbling on the other cars at home, mainly cos they're 24/7 exposed to the elements...

Anyways, for such a paintjob to be carried out, I'd need to save up for like many more years! Hahaha. Need to save up for the ultimate priorities for now - house and marriage... :wink:

 

[ICEMAN 68]

eggie ...if you want to visit lian heng for a paintshop tour let me know ....

 

[Eggie86]

eggie ...if you want to visit lian heng for a paintshop tour let me know ....

Thanks for the offer bro! That's the place you sprayed your E36 to perfection right? :top:

 

[ICEMAN 68]

Thanks for the offer bro! That's the place you sprayed your E36 to perfection right? :top:

yehh that's the place ...but looking into your current paintwork defect ...IMHO you may need to left and right fender replaced ....too much of cements on it ....

 

[Eggie86]

yehh that's the place ...but looking into your current paintwork defect ...IMHO you may need to left and right fender replaced ....too much of cements on it ....

Yeah highly likely. The fenders are in very bad shape...

 

[-fm-]

Oh joy, look what turned up today!

New pair of emblems finally arrived from the UK. :love:

Gotta fit them up by the weekend and keep the other as a spare.

PS: I still have a spare Taiwanese replica Alpina emblem lying somewhere. Hahaha... Oh well. :wink:

eggie, just wondering...is it cheaper to buy from overseas? have you checked the price locally?

 

[Eggie86]

eggie, just wondering...is it cheaper to buy from overseas? have you checked the price locally?

Hey bro, I once checked with Bavarian Auto in Subang a few months ago whether they had stock for the emblems for my E32, but they ran out. Plus, it would've cost me about > RM100 just for a piece actually.

 

[Eggie86]

10.10.11

Reached a very significant milestone today.

Car has covered 255,000 miles as of 8:30pm. That's = 410,295 KMs covered.

Ooh la la. And the car shows no sign of letting up. :adore:

 

[JFT63]

The car still looks young eggie..your TLC will keep him healthy for many2 years to come. Doesnt matter with the high mileage, it's how it performs right?