Any excuse............E30 Touring - United Bimmer Community

**GreenTourer** · 10-18-2007, 01:59 PM

After many months of washing and polishing the touring, while trying to ignore ugly rust bubbles appearing along the sills and near the mud flaps, I finally bit the bullet, and nearly a week ago now, began rubbing the sills to the bare metal before hammering out the rust, rust treating, sanding some more, priming, and finally treating them to a nice new coat of satin black.

When the paint hardens I'll polish them up. Next job is to match the rear valance, so hope the weather holds!

**elsabor67** · 10-18-2007, 02:14 PM

Simple, yet very eye catching

witeshark · 10-18-2007, 02:14 PM

I'd love to see a pic with the hatch open

**GreenTourer** · 10-18-2007, 03:15 PM

Thanks guys.

I wanted something subtle, yet appealing, and think I've nearly achieved it.........

witeshark, what do you mean the hatch open? What we call the boot, or what you call the trunk?

witeshark · 10-18-2007, 04:25 PM

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Thanks guys.

I wanted something subtle, yet appealing, and think I've nearly achieved it.........

witeshark, what do you mean the hatch open? What we call the boot, or what you call the trunk?

Yeah, with the boot open

**Numark318i** · 10-18-2007, 05:23 PM

i want to see ur arse. the cars taht is.

**GreenTourer** · 10-18-2007, 05:27 PM

I'll get another shot tomorrow. You want to see inside the trunk? Just open, or a rear shot (of the car). Or maybe hood and trunk open!

witeshark · 10-18-2007, 06:25 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenTourer

You want to see inside the trunk? Just open, or a rear shot (of the car). Or maybe hood and trunk open!

Any of these would be cool

nick_318is · 10-18-2007, 08:15 PM

Damn you I want that car so much, let me save some money, if you can find me one and let me drive it there and then ship it back for me and clear all the red tape I would pay good money.

**m3flyer** · 10-21-2007, 04:43 PM

...the color green look great!

witeshark · 10-23-2007, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenTourer

I'll get another shot tomorrow. You want to see inside the trunk? Just open, or a rear shot (of the car). Or maybe hood and trunk open!

Looking forward to see this. I saw the one touring being worked on in your blog

**stevo** · 10-23-2007, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by GreenTourer

After many months of washing and polishing the touring, while trying to ignore ugly rust bubbles appearing along the sills and near the mud flaps, I finally bit the bullet, and nearly a week ago now, began rubbing the sills to the bare metal before hammering out the rust, rust treating, sanding some more, priming, and finally treating them to a nice new coat of satin black.

When the paint hardens I'll polish them up. Next job is to match the rear valance, so hope the weather holds!

Youve done a really nice job of that, just thought I would post mine as a comparison to yours and I gotta admit, I like the way your car looks better than my own, really subtle mods, nice job.

**GreenTourer** · 10-23-2007, 05:30 PM

Stevo, thanks for the compliments and nice to see another Brit on here. I think you're touring is pretty cool, too. I like those roof bars.

Witeshark: photos to follow soon. The weather here has turned, so haven't had a chance yet.

**GreenTourer** · 10-24-2007, 09:23 AM

witeshark · 10-24-2007, 09:40 AM

Sweet