the z3 chrome bling is here and im excited,tips on fitting

321bhp · Post by **321bhp** » Tue 01 Mar, 2011 17:16

got the door handles and new exhaust trim and they are bling bling any tips on fitting either cheers terry

audiovideodisco · Post by **audiovideodisco** » Tue 01 Mar, 2011 17:23

You have four doors??

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Tue 01 Mar, 2011 17:36

legend wrote: bling bling any tips on fitting either cheers terry

Yes

Drive up north and fit the chrome tips on Dot's car

audiovideodisco wrote:You have four doors??

No - I guess it's an E36 kit

321bhp · Post by **321bhp** » Tue 01 Mar, 2011 17:44

the smaller set for 2 doors looked cheap and nasty,so ive already pledged the other 2 to someone on here

pete59 · Post by **pete59** » Tue 01 Mar, 2011 18:01

i have just got mine,looks like good preps the trick, get any traces of polish off the handels on the car and i am rubbing them down with surgical spirt,then use the primer with the covers if yours are the same
e.doing mine at weekend,where did you get the tail pipes from if you dont mind me asking.pete

321bhp · Post by **321bhp** » Tue 01 Mar, 2011 18:07

tail pipes from bmw

OXO · Post by **OXO** » Tue 01 Mar, 2011 19:49

legend wrote:the smaller set for 2 doors looked cheap and nasty,so ive already pledged the other 2 to someone on here

me

TitanTim · Post by **TitanTim** » Tue 01 Mar, 2011 20:04

If the handle covers are backed with 3M tape then give the door handles and good rubbing with some meths and do them a few times until the black plastic goes dull.

I remember I fitted the surround part first, important bit is to test fit first and lift the handle part to ensure it clears the surrounding part OK. Test fit a few more times so you know exactly where its to be positioned as once it sticks it will be a rugger to remove. Then fit the handle cover and again ensure it will clear the surround OK and not catch as they can do

Tim.

321bhp · Post by **321bhp** » Tue 01 Mar, 2011 21:13

OXO wrote:
legend wrote:the smaller set for 2 doors looked cheap and nasty,so ive already pledged the other 2 to someone on here
me

yes you my friend,postage about £500000000

Titan · Post by **Titan** » Tue 01 Mar, 2011 22:26

legend wrote:yes you my friend, postage about £.50p

Stuff the postage

When are you coming to fit the the tail pipes ?

Z3cade · Post by **Z3cade** » Wed 02 Mar, 2011 08:53

legend wrote:the smaller set for 2 doors looked cheap and nasty,so ive already pledged the other 2 to someone on here

hang about.... surely you can only get one set out of the four you have bought as the key lock hole will be on the wrong side on one set????

OXO · Post by **OXO** » Wed 02 Mar, 2011 09:34

Z3cade wrote:
legend wrote:the smaller set for 2 doors looked cheap and nasty,so ive already pledged the other 2 to someone on here
hang about.... surely you can only get one set out of the four you have bought as the key lock hole will be on the wrong side on one set????

Guess what...

I have a LHD

well, I say "have" .. It's being registered this week .. then I will have it.

maccers · Post by **maccers** » Wed 02 Mar, 2011 09:43

Are those tail pipes chrome? I cant make them out from the picture. I am after a black set, took mine off and painted with matt black hammertite, the stuff thats heat resistant, but it marks really easily.

Z3cade · Post by **Z3cade** » Wed 02 Mar, 2011 10:13

OXO wrote:
Z3cade wrote:
legend wrote:the smaller set for 2 doors looked cheap and nasty,so ive already pledged the other 2 to someone on here
hang about.... surely you can only get one set out of the four you have bought as the key lock hole will be on the wrong side on one set????
Guess what...

I have a LHD

well, I say "have" .. It's being registered this week .. then I will have it.

How did i miss that......

Its still on the wrong side

TaffZee · Post by **TaffZee** » Wed 02 Mar, 2011 10:35

Just fitted new tailpipe trims to mine £16 each from BMW.

Ended up grinding the old ones of (very easy), used wire brush on drill to clean up the tailpipes, The screw to secure them was removed as they are a really tight fit and the small square nut on the inside of the trim jam on the tailpipe, Used a light coating of copper grease on the tail pipes and inside the new trims, Very gently tapped on using a piece of softwood as a protector, dont hit them tap them gently or you will bend the trim,s, make sure they go all the way on this will give a slightly staggered look to the pipes. Job Done

Mouldy · Post by **Mouldy** » Wed 02 Mar, 2011 10:41

maccers wrote:Are those tail pipes chrome?

I think the clue is in the title of the thread!!

maccers · Post by **maccers** » Wed 02 Mar, 2011 10:59

Just noticed that - my eyes were drawn directly to the pipes!

seasurfer · Post by **seasurfer** » Wed 02 Mar, 2011 14:54

Maccers, i bought some black tips from BMW, and they look very good and a very tight fit without the screw underneath and needed pursuading to go on - £6 for both, delivered

if you want to see a photo pm me. The quality is very good.

Gill

pedro20001 · Post by **pedro20001** » Sat 05 Mar, 2011 14:13

Taffzee, what engine do you have? I was quoted £22.50 each from BMW for the chrome tips for my 2.2 £16 sounds a bit more reasonable !

Jonttt · Post by **Jonttt** » Sat 05 Mar, 2011 15:44

Z3cade wrote:
legend wrote:the smaller set for 2 doors looked cheap and nasty,so ive already pledged the other 2 to someone on here
hang about.... surely you can only get one set out of the four you have bought as the key lock hole will be on the wrong side on one set????

Or you could just fit the ones without the holes which looks neater

OXO · Post by **OXO** » Sat 05 Mar, 2011 15:47

Hey don't tell him that..

I will be stuck with holes on both sides then

321bhp · Post by **321bhp** » Sat 05 Mar, 2011 17:05

ok oxo dont worry ihad a friend who did that,then his alarm played up and he could not get in the car so had to pull the drivers door one off,

forward thinking z3 man

anyway i plan to put them on this weekend oxo,so message me your full name and address to post them,ill message you back the total cost for the handles and postage ok

Malcolm E Zed · Post by **Malcolm E Zed** » Sat 05 Mar, 2011 17:38

Jonttt wrote:
Z3cade wrote:
legend wrote:the smaller set for 2 doors looked cheap and nasty,so ive already pledged the other 2 to someone on here
hang about.... surely you can only get one set out of the four you have bought as the key lock hole will be on the wrong side on one set????
Or you could just fit the ones without the holes which looks neater

Which is what I did. It does look very neat.

Post by **Robert T** » Sat 05 Mar, 2011 18:58

Malcolm E Zed wrote:Which is what I did. It does look very neat.

Right up to the point where the remote central locking failed to operate....

Cheers R.

t-tony · Post by **t-tony** » Sat 05 Mar, 2011 21:57

Here's a tip,don't fit these and use your car whilst there is salt on the roads because I did and it has ruined them. They have come out in spots,which polish away but not completely. Had no choice but to use her in the snow because my wife wrote off her VW Eos and we need 2 cars. Now have 60 plate Eos and Z off the road.

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the z3 chrome bling is here and im excited,tips on fitting

the z3 chrome bling is here and im excited,tips on fitting

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