My Once In A Lifetime Projek - E32 Alpina Wannabe

[ck318ci]

Actually I prefer the current look
Classy...

Bro... your car is begging you for a drop la!

 

[Eggie86]

Sharing a few more shots taken during the 7s TT last Sunday:

 

[wobbles]

Bro Eggie... Help please. Whose 7er is that? The blue one, with the front apron spoiler? I'm wiping the drool off my face - it looks so sleek!

 

[andrewk]

Bro Eggie... Help please. Whose 7er is that? The blue one, with the front apron spoiler? I'm wiping the drool off my face - it looks so sleek!

That's Serjit's (Ssmann) car.

 

[Eggie86]

Bro Eggie... Help please. Whose 7er is that? The blue one, with the front apron spoiler? I'm wiping the drool off my face - it looks so sleek!

That's Serjit's (Ssmann) car.

Wobbles, his ride is superb huh?

Go check out his thread. It's an awesome one. :top:

 

[Eggie86]

Look what came in the post today:

:love:

 

[gizmoz82]

eggie show me when done stick the deco stripe.i'm gonna order new set from that guy u bought for..hehe

 

[Eggie86]

eggie show me when done stick the deco stripe.i'm gonna order new set from that guy u bought for..hehe

Sure thing bro. Am gonna get the stripes placed once the car is waxed and polished. Hopefully by CNY la since need to let the paint cure.

 

[gizmoz82]

Sure thing bro. Am gonna get the stripes placed once the car is waxed and polished. Hopefully by CNY la since need to let the paint cure.

how much that guy quoted to you? 90pound rite?

 

[wobbles]

Bro Eggie, looks like Christmas came early for you this year.... TIME TO PUT ON THOSE GO-FASTER ALPINA STRIPES BRO! (as soon as the paint fully cures, of course, hahaha)!

 

[Eggie86]

how much that guy quoted to you? 90pound rite?

All in, inclusive of postage, 145 GBP.

 

[Eggie86]

Bro Eggie, looks like Christmas came early for you this year.... TIME TO PUT ON THOSE GO-FASTER ALPINA STRIPES BRO! (as soon as the paint fully cures, of course, hahaha)!

Yes indeed! Thanks bro! :top:

 

[V-Man]

Its like opening x'mas presents when I receive parcels from abroad for my car...hehe

 

[Eggie86]

Its like opening x'mas presents when I receive parcels from abroad for my car...hehe

Definitely bro! Nothing beats the feeling of waiting for postman/courierman to arrive bearing parcels or envelopes for me, especially when I just got off ebay! :biggrin:

 

[Eggie86]

Visited Optimum on Tuesday noon, trying to get my bonnet aligned. Was told by Ah Fai that the bonnet cannot be aligned cos one of the screws underneath the bonnet is out, hence it cannot be slammed shut completely.

Dang la, means each time after I drive, I would need to push the bonnet edges slightly to make the gap look smaller instead of popping out so abruptly. Need to get that rectified soon.

 

[JFT63]

hmmmmm..no worries eggie....the car still rocks with the Alpinaas....nize shot there:wink::top:

 

[Eggie86]

hmmmmm..no worries eggie....the car still rocks with the Alpinaas....nize shot there:wink::top:

Haha. Thanks bro! Yep, those rims make all the difference. :biggrin:

Now looks even greater after washing the rims and applying a fresh coat of Meg's Endurance Shine. :love:

 

[wobbles]

Visited Optimum on Tuesday noon, trying to get my bonnet aligned. Was told by Ah Fai that the bonnet cannot be aligned cos one of the screws underneath the bonnet is out, hence it cannot be slammed shut completely.

Dang la, means each time after I drive, I would need to push the bonnet edges slightly to make the gap look smaller instead of popping out so abruptly. Need to get that rectified soon.

Nice pic, bro - sorry, but what did Ah Fai mean that the screw on the bonnet came 'out'? Cannot screw it back in? Lucky you can still push the bonnet down flush

 

[Eggie86]

Nice pic, bro - sorry, but what did Ah Fai mean that the screw on the bonnet came 'out'? Cannot screw it back in? Lucky you can still push the bonnet down flush

He showed me that there's another portion towards the middle of the bonnet, he said I need to get a replacement screw either from welder/body shop/half-cut and get them to screw it back it, then only can the bonnet close flush completely.

Right now it pops up a bit towards both left and right edges, so each time after I drive it, I need to get out and manually push down the bonnet a little bit so that it's not so obvious... Aiyoyo...

Will take some shots and show how it looks like now. It doesn't close perfectly along the lines of the fenders. :biggrin:

 

[Eggie86]

Haven't updated in awhile. Been quite tied up with workload for the past week or so. Managed to attend one of KC and Seech's detailing workshop last weekend during a rare day off from work, and I came back feeling really enlightened about the world of detailing. So much so that I even went ahead and bought Power Clean and Optiseal that day itself!

Believe me, this stuff really works! Works well as a paint cleaner, or can be used for various other applications. Have tried it one some of the family cars, especially those which are rarely washed and have black stains, and using PowerClean, the stains were removed effortlessly! :adore: Haven't had time to take some pics of the end results, but will definitely do so in the future.

So much so that I was even itching to try it out on the E36 engine bay. All the shots are only the before one, before I used PowerClean on one half. Will probably update again once I manage to use OptiSeal on it.

Big brother with younger sibling side by side.

Some water beading shots after it rained heavily in Cyberjaya yesterday:

2 more months to go before the car can be detailed! Can't wait!