Oh what have I done??

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Davejue1
Joined: Sun 22 Sep, 2013 07:25
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  Z3 roadster 2.8
Location: Mansfield

Oh what have I done??

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Called in at the bodyshop today to see how my Zed is coming on as I dropped it to him 8 weeks ago and this was the result!! I'm gutted to put it mildly to see my beloved car in this state. I have known the guy for years so i'm sure the end result will be fine but was expecting a lot more progress than this. Because I do know him from old I'm sure is going against me in the time stakes.
I am looking forward to getting him back so I can get the rest of the jobs done on him before being put back on the road in the spring.
P.S Thanks to Brian4 for giving me the idiots guide to posting photos!
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Mowerman
Joined: Fri 04 Oct, 2013 13:12
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  Z3 roadster 2.2i
Location: Horsham

Re: Oh what have I done??

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It always looks worse before it gets better! It`ll turn out fine I`m sure :)
seasurfer
Joined: Sat 22 Aug, 2009 13:02
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  Z3 roadster 2.2i
Location: South Lakes, Cumbria

Re: Oh what have I done??

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He looks a very ''individual' zed to say the least :D he will soon be back to perfection hopefully soon :D
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Brian4
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  Z3 roadster 3.0i
Location: Hinckley

Re: Oh what have I done??

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It will be better soon and you can now put photos in posts. Glad one thing is sorted.
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Del
Joined: Sat 19 Nov, 2011 18:35
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  Z3 roadster 1.9

Re: Oh what have I done??

Post by Del »

Most of the work is in the preparation, looks like he's doing a thorough job. From what I can see of the front, he has gone down to bare metal around the grill openings, presumably to get rid of some deep stone chips that may have started to rust. :)
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Davejue1
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  Z3 roadster 2.8
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Re: Oh what have I done??

Post by Davejue1 »

Thanks guys. It was heavily stone chipped on the bonnet and bumper, that was one of the reasons in the descision to get it painted. It had also had some not so good paint on the rear quarter although the bodyshop said there's no evidence of damage. I'll post a pic when I eventually get it back!
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