[AlwynMike]

Finally got my act together to do the promised bits to the Touring

This is the first art of the story:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...&highlight=E91

The wheels (courtesy of Chris at CM Wheels) were fitted on Wednesday.
Today, I took a (wet and miserable) trip cross country to PWPro in Mansfield, Notts. to have the roof etc. done







No apologies for the lack of a clean car - that's what 100 miles of wet & dirty roads do to a car!!

I took some pics of the wrapping - I'll post those up tomorrow, along with some comments.

At the moment, I'm very pleased with the job, and Paul at PWPro is a perfectionist, and his (and his staff's) workmanship are of the highest order. I wasn't bothered about him dismantling my car, and that is something I rarely say about anybody.

Mike

[dazza88]

Looks great! The white with black roof and black wheels works so well liking the plate also; what does it stand for?

Anymore plans? Maybe black mirrors?

[Tyso335]

looks really nice mate, pw pro are awsome do a great job

[Sparky68]

Nice one mate, pleased with the job they did?

[Hope]

You should have done the boot too like the crossfire!

[AlwynMike]

Originally Posted by dazza88

Looks great! The white with black roof and black wheels works so well liking the plate also; what does it stand for?

Anymore plans? Maybe black mirrors?

The plate: My initials are MSP

Mirrors: No, leaving them as-is. Decided that they could be too much black - and they have black trims on anyway.

Originally Posted by Sparky68

Nice one mate, pleased with the job they did?

Yes, very pleased Mark.
As he was doing the job, Paul commented on where short cuts can be made in wrapping, plus insights on how to do the job properly - like where to warm up the vinyl to get it to curve over a crease so the stress is on the larger piece, rather than on a small edge, and therefore less prone to lifting.

Mike

[ECSTuning]

Looks great!

[AlwynMike]

Originally Posted by Hope

You should have done the boot too like the crossfire!

The Crossfire (looks like a dog taking a dump - Clarkson) was another botched job for Paul to repair. The bonnet wrap had been stretched so much that it had split, and then repaired with black insulating tape!

Mike

[Hope]

Originally Posted by AlwynMike

The Crossfire (looks like a dog taking a dump - Clarkson) was another botched job for Paul to repair. The bonnet wrap had been stretched so much that it had split, and then repaired with black insulating tape!

Mike

Yours is really nice, I kept scrolling down expecting the after pics then realised the photos were of the car done!

Do you have to declare this as a colour change? I believe you don't right?

[redEYEjedi]

Hi I had a question OP. I have an E91 in the states. I just completed a full E91 M OEM conversion and wanted to change my headrails also. I had searched realoem.com and thought I had found the right part # for the low profile headrails that you currently have on your car. Is there any way you can help confirm the part # for them?

When my shop placed the order to BMW, they sent us headrail delete instead of low profile rails.

p.s. I am very jealous you have a 335D

[Tak1986]

looking good mike! should have give me a shout and drive up for a little touring meet

liking the roof and the wheels!

[davyk31]

Wheels aren't for me to be honest but roof looks good.

[AlwynMike]

Originally Posted by Hope

Do you have to declare this as a colour change? I believe you don't right?

I have declared both the wheels and the wrap to Admiral - no loading applied.
When I bought the car, I had already decided to go down this route, so when I applied for the insurance, I told them that it was going to happen before Christmas.


Mike

[Hotcoupe]

Looks good Mike,quite a mean looking tourer

[AlwynMike]

Originally Posted by redEYEjedi

Hi I had a question OP. I have an E91 in the states. I just completed a full E91 M OEM conversion and wanted to change my headrails also. I had searched realoem.com and thought I had found the right part # for the low profile headrails that you currently have on your car. Is there any way you can help confirm the part # for them?

When my shop placed the order to BMW, they sent us headrail delete instead of low profile rails.

p.s. I am very jealous you have a 335D

I looked on RealOEM
The part number for the pre 3/2010 rails is 51137118503 & 4
If you look up the right hand drive post 3/2010, the rails are marked as the number 2 and part number 51137255485 & 6

Cheers
Mike

[AlwynMike]

Originally Posted by davyk31

Wheels aren't for me to be honest but roof looks good.

With just the wheels on - before I had the roof done, it made the car look visibly lower. They are standard sized 18" wheels.

Mike

[AlwynMike]

Early start - 6am on the road to get to PWPro for 8am

First off, coffee, then:



Headlining off and roof rails removed.
Shark fin cut off. Adhesive removed with a wheel.
Cleaned and clay bar'd ready for the vinyl



Wrap laid on the roof and taped down



Rear down, front half backing paper being removed



Getting it smooth, with some warmth



A little more heat



Shark fin getting the treatment



Rails on - time for the spoiler.
Paul didn't like this one - ended up throwing it away and starting again as he said there were bits underneath it. I couldn't see them!



Probably the fiddliest bit - the diffuser panel



Finishing touches - making sure the vinyl has been "cooked" properly at the correct temperature.

[dxb335d]

Looking good Mike!

[Billyray911]

Looks great-nice to see the pics of the wrapping process too-hope they gave you a cheeky discount for the positive feedback!

[FRG]

Looks very nice Mike. +1 for Paul's workmanship, I've been to his place and seen his work, it's top class. He was doing a full Matt black wrap on an E90 last time I was there. He'll be doing my detail and a couple of other bits when I get the new front bumper

[AlwynMike]

Originally Posted by FRG

Looks very nice Mike. +1 for Paul's workmanship, I've been to his place and seen his work, it's top class. He was doing a full Matt black wrap on an E90 last time I was there. He'll be doing my detail and a couple of other bits when I get the new front bumper

He's moving to new (larger) premises in the New Year. He'd designed and built the interior to his present unit, and from his ideas on his new place it should be good - he'll be able to have 3 cars on the go at once so no need for him to take out a part-detailed car to do a tint job on another for example. Nicely climate controlled too.

Mike

[Cyprio]

It looks terrific Mike, I bet it looks even more stunning in the flesh.

BTW, did you happen to see how easy/difficult it was to remove the headlining? I'm contemplating changing the roof-bars on my car over to the newer type.

Steve.