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A smart but pretty understated car. The eyebrow
spoilers, and front lip were all that made the car stand out from the
front. The 18's gave it an out of the ordinary look, but we wanted aggressive,
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After 300 hours the hand made one-off bumpers, and
skirts are finally ready for priming. Made mostly from filler all items
are so heavy that they can no longer be fitted to the car, and take two
people to lift them. In total 15 large tubs of filler have been used - that's
105KG!!!
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As you can see these pictures
of the front bumper master (or plug) ready for priming clearly show that
whilst you can make out the Z3 vents in the centre the entire rest of
the bumper is made from filler. This is how most new bumpers are made - it
takes ages and costs a fortune.
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painted they are blocked, and polished as real items would be prior to
being moulded. Once the moulds have had time to properly cure copies are
made, and fitted. In this case the items are an absolutely superb fit on
the car, with very tight shut lines, which is a testament to the high
quality prep work undertaken before the items were moulded. They are
then fitted and painted as normal. |
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| The kit all fitted and
painted. The main ducts have all been fitted with mesh, and the rear
vent modified for the unusual exhaust.
The while tail lenses look good but are soon to be replaced by
Autofashion twin taillights. |
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The car was featured in Performance BMW May 2001 and Fast Car Summer
2001. Click on Mag to see features.
In the Autumn of 2001 it was returned for Phase Two which included
wide arches, and twin taillights.
Below you can see we have removed the paint and covered the wheels
ready to bond the arches. |
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car was featured in Fast Car July 2002.
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