What did you do to your M or Q Today ....

[speedracervroom]

New Taillight tease for you guys. Enjoy

[Amgberg]

That's really nice

[Mjkkb2]

Well first I did this :


and then this :

[Wangtang408]

Nice looks more aggressive!

[stm37s]

looks good man

[LOODA]

Well finally got around to it, after being bumped in parking lot a piece of headlight housing was jarred loose from the impact. Took headlights out to glue the housing piece back in while I was there decided paint housing black (left chrome rings) and added led halo and ddm tuning 5500k ultra hid bulbs, still running stock 35w ballast however still looks pretty good. Also threw in some led super white halo I had laying around, tinted them as well. Came out pretty nice i think. Biggest headache aside from prying them open was trying to sand and polish inside of headlight lens which was in need of help. Soo decided just re. Clear coat inside and outside. Using whatever I could find at local auto parts store that was uv safe and non yellowing formula, believe it was rustoleum. The install probably took total of 20 hours, i tried my best not to rush and take my time.

[pedsemdoc]

Hey LOODA,

looks REAL nice...
how hard was it to take out the headlights? any tips or tricks for doing this job?

I have to replace my driver side headlight because it was chipped by a chunk of metal thrown up by a truck on the highway... lucky it didn't smash my windshield. I bought a replacement one on Fleabay and it's been sitting in my office for like a year.

there's only one post on removing the bumper and getting to the headlights, and only like one pic, so needless to say I'm afraid I'm gonna mess something up. I don't need a every single step DIY, but a few more pics would prolly ease my fears about tackling this.

Craig

[pedsemdoc]

Washed and waxed, just in time for 4 days of thunderstoms....

[LOODA]

Was actually easier than anticipated, removed wheels, inner wheel well covers, bumper then headlights in that order. Had whole thing apart headlights out in two hours. I used a heat gun to remove lenses and baked em at 220 degrees for 10 minutes to reassemble, didn't add any extra weather strip there was plenty there from factory to reuse, i washed it other day still no moisture in headlights. Should be fine

[LOODA]

To remove bumper fairly simple start inside wheel wells and follow along bottom of bumper and four on top under hood, about it really

[Six_Legs]

Car looks great LOODA!
Nice work!!

[LOODA]

Thanks man, I try

[LouCast]

Front bumper re-painted.

[LOODA]

Well finally got around to it, after being bumped in parking lot a piece of headlight housing was jarred loose from the impact. Took headlights out to glue the housing piece back in while I was there decided paint housing black (left chrome rings) and added led halo and ddm tuning 5500k ultra hid bulbs, still running stock 35w ballast however still looks pretty good. Also threw in some led super white halo I had laying around, tinted them as well. Came out pretty nice i think. Biggest headache aside from prying them open was trying to sand and polish inside of headlight lens which was in need of help. Soo decided just re. Clear coat inside and outside. Using whatever I could find at local auto parts store that was uv safe and non yellowing formula, believe it was rustoleum. The install probably took total of 20 hours, i tried my best not to rush and take my time.

[DoN_BLaZe34]

Well finally got around to it, after being bumped in parking lot a piece of headlight housing was jarred loose from the impact. Took headlights out to glue the housing piece back in while I was there decided paint housing black (left chrome rings) and added led halo and ddm tuning 5500k ultra hid bulbs, still running stock 35w ballast however still looks pretty good. Also threw in some led super white halo I had laying around, tinted them as well. Came out pretty nice i think. Biggest headache aside from prying them open was trying to sand and polish inside of headlight lens which was in need of help. Soo decided just re. Clear coat inside and outside. Using whatever I could find at local auto parts store that was uv safe and non yellowing formula, believe it was rustoleum. The install probably took total of 20 hours, i tried my best not to rush and take my time.

Looks good!!!

I love how clean the 08+ bumper looks on your ride as well. Very classy.

[LOODA]

It's just 08 + grille actually bumper is 06_with aero kit. Thanks tho

[stm37s]

Well finally got around to it, after being bumped in parking lot a piece of headlight housing was jarred loose from the impact. Took headlights out to glue the housing piece back in while I was there decided paint housing black (left chrome rings) and added led halo and ddm tuning 5500k ultra hid bulbs, still running stock 35w ballast however still looks pretty good. Also threw in some led super white halo I had laying around, tinted them as well. Came out pretty nice i think. Biggest headache aside from prying them open was trying to sand and polish inside of headlight lens which was in need of help. Soo decided just re. Clear coat inside and outside. Using whatever I could find at local auto parts store that was uv safe and non yellowing formula, believe it was rustoleum. The install probably took total of 20 hours, i tried my best not to rush and take my time.

Looking good man, very clean

[LOODA]

Off topic but I'm taking offers on it, inside is as clean as outside. Pm me if interested

[JoshTex]

painted my calipers to match my headlights, came out ok for now. Cant wait to pick up my new wheels tomorrow!

nice ride man. What bumper cover or body kit do you have?

[DoN_BLaZe34]

Josh, that's the Kenstyle body kit

[Wangtang408]

Got the car back from shop, new front driver wheel bearing, 08+ Sport Bumper, custom mesh lower grill, C-Mod grill and fender liner from partsgeek.

[bicsintegra]

I used the meguiars clay bar and detail kit on my M the results were incredible, the clay bar took off all the overspray from when I painted my bike plus all the bugs, road dirt, and chip marks. next weekend I do the headlight restoration kit.

[Bagged150]

Got a few light coats of Candy Black and lots of clear, just enough to change the appearance.

[Bagged150]

Added a seat mount for my iPhone6+, routed up the audio and power cable for charging. And I also did the navigation mod to play DVDs etc.

[jiggersplat]

I have the same mount for a Nexus tablet.

[Six_Legs]

Added a seat mount for my iPhone6+, routed up the audio and power cable for charging. And I also did the navigation mod to play DVDs etc.

Very nice! Is that the 15 or 18 inch seat mount?

[josearmas10]

hi i did today the brakes changed all rotors front and back i have few pics if anyone is interested in diy

[stm37s]

Got the car back from shop, new front driver wheel bearing, 08+ Sport Bumper, custom mesh lower grill, C-Mod grill and fender liner from partsgeek.

Looking good bruh

[speedracervroom]

So i really got tired of my wheat interior. Always dirty. New interior coming





First M with Red Interior ?

[Wangtang408]

Looks good bruh