View Full Version : washed MY car and fixed headlights woo hoo


JBs
06-10-2007, 03:46 AM
Well i failed the smog test, so when i took the car to get looked at appearently the people had grime flying around in the shop. when i picked it up there were these black spots embedded into my paint...... :eek:

well anyways:
Washed with DP Autobath w/ foam gun thingy and schmitt, Dried with Cobra Guzzler

Didn't really have to do much else, the stuff embedded in my paint wasn't that bad i guess :dunno:, the Natty's Blue is still holding up nicely (after 4 weeks) and there are no new swirls in the paint!

Inside was a mess, cleaned the carpets, removed a couple stains on the passenger carpet, vacuumed the whole inside, wiped down everything.

A couple months ago i posted a thread about how i saved my headlights (they were completely yellow) (http://img481.imageshack.us/img481/5558/lightsughnb6.png), so i went at the lights with the PC. worked out nicely i say :p

Ok, Pics:

Before
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/5825/53826909rh0.jpg

black stuff :confused:
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/6609/73329603hx6.jpg

guess this is what driving behind a truck on the freeway gives you?
http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/91/24557190fk3.jpg

After Wash
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/1431/16293171rp9.jpg

the wax is holding up, and somehow there is reflexion on a white car:eek:
http://img264.imageshack.us/img264/7575/75029553dw4.jpg

Me polishing the headlights
http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/796/31823249jq8.jpg

more
http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/4782/52074069oa6.jpg

Clear!!!
http://img120.imageshack.us/img120/7250/12554266bz0.jpg

nice reflection and clean headlights :)
http://img470.imageshack.us/img470/4035/10uf8.jpg

Interior before (not bad, but still visible and annoying to me)
http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/8003/11wj1.jpg

After
http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/1641/12we9.jpg

whole interior
http://img154.imageshack.us/img154/8686/13ls4.jpg

Night shots(i need a new camera :( )
http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/5269/74249631fl4.png

http://img295.imageshack.us/img295/803/95321948co0.png

http://img184.imageshack.us/img184/5475/79329482rc1.png

http://img175.imageshack.us/img175/1350/60722261js2.png

well, definately not one of my best, but it was a good job considering everything took under 45 mins all together.:thumbup:

oh, and right after i finished this i picked up a friend and he made the whole car dirty again:( haha it was nice while it lasted :tsk:

Jackoosh
06-10-2007, 11:11 AM
nice car man...clean!...but i'm not feeling your sig though =)

Jamil20
06-10-2007, 12:22 PM
Nice. :)

The lights are clean, but I would try to find some OE or aftermarket projectors. The reflectors are so old fashioned.

JBs
06-10-2007, 01:22 PM
yea, i wish i could get some after market parts, but i'm trying to keep this oem. the 540 (next car) will be tight though :devillook

haha the sig was me just playing around in photoshop. i'll probably be changing it soon :)

95 530i PIMP
06-10-2007, 02:03 PM
car looks great man! brand new looking- esp the headlights

Im not feeling the sig either

JBs
06-10-2007, 04:05 PM
changed the sig lol

95 530i PIMP
06-10-2007, 04:38 PM
changed the sig lol

NICE :buttrock

abrcrombe
06-10-2007, 05:03 PM
Looks great man!! Nice work on the white, it is probably the hardest color to get to look good.

SHWELL
06-10-2007, 05:43 PM
IT is great to see people taking pride in their belongings at an early age... Keep up the good work.. And as for modding, anything you put on that car cosmetically, can be switched to the future 540... But def do you, nice work.

Bimmersrock
06-10-2007, 11:59 PM
Nice car dude....beautiful!

Sui generis
06-11-2007, 12:02 AM
At first, I thought those black spots were paint chipping. NICE AND V. CLEAN!