it was dawn of a new day
Unique Performance Limited Edition of the 320d Sports
only 44 units in Malaysia.
it come with a lower profile tyres, firmer suspension set up, M door sills and M leather steering wheel, BMW Performance accent strips on each side, black front kidney grilles, Alcantara and Walkanappa leather trim on the handbrake and gear lever, and aluminium pedal pads.
Performance Limited Edition stripes
Due to both my injury, ligament tear & slipped disc ...this ride was delayed in opti coat
a twigs scratch
another long twigs scratch
all the way to the back
sadden my buddy a long time
Due to both my injury, ligament tear & slipped disc ...this ride was delayed in opti coat -
upon arrival - looking at this 19 months ride
I notice some minor rids, water marks stains on emblem & beneath and above the stripes..... emblem...the inbetween as well
some unavoidable issue in tropics - that premature kills the clear if it is nor protected
gun powder coated rims
anti rust - melts down trapping dust - incubated oily stains - if it is not remove timely it will be another permanent damage, certainly will bond into your paint & when removing years later - the thin film of your paint coat will be remove
pay attention to these greenish yellowish anti rust
the magic portion from Doc G - The all mighty OPC
tips
soft bristle brush with gentle strokes will eliminate further damaged - scratches
from RAGs
to riches
poor looking before
rich looking after alienised
carefully & gently restores
moving to more cleaning
one of the most neglected area
after alienised
carefully clean on both side & check
both absorbers mount is clean
every part & grilled is carefully clean with a little help with power clean
spent 4.5 hours in just bathing this ride
moving on to outer body decontamination
ONR as lube (the most affordable & good )
clayed pick up alots of tars & stains from both side
twigs scratches before
after paint leveled
thanks to DOC G the most wonderful inventor & car paint scientist
without this ...i would never completes my detail
before
after 8.5 hours
after much paint corrected prior Opti Coat
just before the final wash
my buddy actually stayed with me for 10 hours as he witness tranformations
ta da
more
ta da the real
day breaking soon
excellently looking ride for a 19 months old car
glossy paint
every area inspected carefully
IPA applied
the special edition difusser
rear looks
ta da
the stripes is permanently protected by Opti coat
KC, thank you for your very thorough and passionate TLC! Beautiful pictures too. She looks like she just came off the shelf once again.
We still have to have our catch up over a proper and good makan soon.
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Re: 1 of the 44 BMW SPORTS –PERFORMANCE EDITION E90 320d OPTI COAT - 05-07-2012, 07:47 PM
Looks great KC. How are you feeling after the back injury?
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Re: 1 of the 44 BMW SPORTS –PERFORMANCE EDITION E90 320d OPTI COAT - 05-07-2012, 07:01 PM
Great work!!
Good to read you are recovering. That can't have been any fun. |
| 05-05-2012, 02:07 PM | #5 |
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Location: Arizona
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Looks great!!!!
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| 05-06-2012, 11:49 PM | #7 |
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Re: 1 of the 44 BMW SPORTS – PERFORMANCE EDITION
Nice job and it's a diesel! My mom's Golf diesel was giving her 48mpg HWY back in 1990. Great car.
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Great job KC! Care to do another 1 of 44?
Heheh.Mine needs a restoring job from the guru like you too.
E90 2010 320d Alpinweiss Performance Edition N47D20 +PPK 147kW/420nm
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