I think we need another car...

[SCA]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

Finally got around to a little bit of detailing:

1) Compounded the paint with clyde’s Rupes
2) Tried Solutions Finish Trim Restore on the not-so-black plastic. We’ll see how durable it is, but it sure makes the plastic look good.
3) Compounded the rear glass to take out the water etching.

It looks great! Keep us posted on the Trim Restore. I have been meaning to purchase some.

[equ]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

It looks like my new headlight lenses are arriving in the next couple days. So I should probably start pulling the front bumper….

Curious... I remember pulling headlights completely off the e39 and did not need to remove bumper, am I misremembering?

Very cool on the work and glad that you must be feeling better.

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

You must be feeling OK? Everyone else?

Still some fatigue and cough but mostly OK. This is pretty low energy stuff and I went slowly.

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by equ

Curious... I remember pulling headlights completely off the e39 and did not need to remove bumper, am I misremembering?

Very cool on the work and glad that you must be feeling better.

One of the “features” of the LCI E53 is that they went to the big wraparound bumper that goes all the way up to the lights, rather than having the painted trim piece below, like the E39. Reportedly if you don’t have headlight washers, it’s kind of possible to kludge it out, but not if you do.

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

Still some fatigue and cough but mostly OK. This is pretty low energy stuff and I went slowly.

Good to hear. I have had some friends with breakthrough infections, and the consensus seems to be lingering fatigue and exercise intolerance or unusual fatigue after exercise.

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

Good to hear. I have had some friends with breakthrough infections, and the consensus seems to be lingering fatigue and exercise intolerance or unusual fatigue after exercise.

I have been told that there is some indication that taking it easy for 6 weeks or so post infection reduces the risk of long covid. So… That’s easy enough to do and I’ll try to do it.

Monday or Tuesday I machine polished a tail light and that left me literally trembling with exhaustion.

[Nick M3]

Originally Posted by SCA

It looks great! Keep us posted on the Trim Restore. I have been meaning to purchase some.

It’s survived a couple exposures to rain so far. It was also incredibly easy to apply. My suspicion is that it’ll be extremely durable on a garaged car.

[SCA]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

It’s survived a couple exposures to rain so far. It was also incredibly easy to apply. My suspicion is that it’ll be extremely durable on a garaged car.

Good to know. Thanks! Probably order some later this week.

[Nick M3]

I will say that I have really appreciated the Milwaukee right angle impact in this job. I've been kind of down on it because it's ergonomically pretty compromised - too big to get where I want it to go a lot of the time, and not quite powerful enough a lot of the time. But for *this* job it's been great.

[Terri Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Nick M3

New radiator, as it still has the original. Somehow, the PO replaced the hoses, expansion tank, thermostat, water pump, and even the dan and fan clutch in 2018, but left the radiator???

Bizarre. I've always heard the BMW cooling system mantra as "replace everything between the engine block casting and the front bumper".