Cinnabar Red...

[aston_jag_tech]

...is my cars color. After 21 years of combinations of Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas and So-Cal climates, Im even more thrilled to drive around the block, PCH, and on road trips. Ill post some pics up next week after I finish reinstalling trim and detailing.... :D

Just a tease of whats to come.

[aston_jag_tech]

Quick Pic before the Angels game.

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[LunatiC]

Awesome pic there!

I have a couple of suggestions though, if you don't mind:
1) Considered colour-coding the licence tag blanking plate on the front? The black section looks a little odd to my eyes
2) You need to sort out your wheels -- a car so beautiful and it's still on 15" basketweaves!?
3) A little irked that the badge on the hood has been deleted, but hey whatever floats your boat.

I know you didn't ask for suggestions / opinions, and it's up to you whether to hear me out or not, but yeah that's my 2c.

Good work either way!

[MBXB]

Nice job!!

[shogun]

@aston_jag_tech
your outer door handle gaskets are ready for despatch
Have the now in superior quality, much softer and better fitting than the ones offered sometimes on the Bay
http://www.bimmernut.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39119

feedback:
I ordered a set of these a while back and they fit like a glove. Nice and pliable, and fit PERFECT. I read other posts about crap parts that had a ton of flashing, would break when installed and these are not like that at all. All four of them for my E34 fit perfect, no trimming necessary and once out of the package they were very soft.

They are shipped quickly and packaged individual with cardboard backers.

So to prove it, I went out at 9:00 PM and removed my door gasket just so I could show you. That should tell you something...This is my gasket which has been on the car for about 2 months now.

A point to note here, I don't take parts off my car at 9:00 at night for nothing. It is only because I think these parts are great and I would recommend them without hesitation.
http://briandejong.com/BMW/DG/_MG_3353.jpg
Look how nicely it fits. The gasket overlaps the handle cover perfectly, not to tight and not to loose.
http://briandejong.com/BMW/DG/_MG_3352.jpg
This one shows how it fits around the corners.
http://briandejong.com/BMW/DG/_MG_3347.jpg

[SnakeyesTx]

Contributing in a Zinnoberrot thread :D

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l273/Tenki-Kun/detail1.jpg

[shogun]

very nice condition. The only thing which I do not like are the U.S. style bumpers.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series_(E28)

[aston_jag_tech]

Thanks everyone for the compliments. Its a pretty decent job for what I paid for. Yeah I really need some 18" wheels. The issue is that I have 9-10/32nds of tread on the current tires. :( Yeah the front lic. plate mounting area does look a little strange... hmmmm Ill see if I can have it sprayed... :) Yeah I was a bit worried about the deletion of the emblems but I like clean bodys. Thanks!! :D

[genphreak]

Nothing like a red mistress!

Beware, she may become mean to you. 18's suck on e34. 17" are more workable, but for streetability 16" are optimum unless your roads are near perfect. Rattles become apparent, and the car shakes to pieces let alone the handling issues.

[Mordan]

Gorgeous.

+1 for RIM size, bigger is not necessarily better. fashion aside.

[aston_jag_tech]

Hahaha genphreak. Ill keep her under control. lol. Thanks guys.

[genphreak]

Hahaha genphreak. Ill keep here under control. lol. Thanks guys.Np. The older a car, teh more the suspension design is suited to the wheels origially specc'd. Late model cars have geometry designed for larger wheels and lower profile tyres, so an e34 on 16s will outperform one on 18s in the handling stakes any day, assuming tyres are similar type and width. Round here the roads are so bad that stock 15s are more practical and are the requirement to ensure the rims never become bent. I use 16s with 225s as a preference though in many situations narrower would be better due to tramlining on bad surfaces. I've two e34s with 17s and 235s, they are far less drivable and will be coming off at some point soon.

BTW. I'm yet to see non-forged rims last very long here, before long they just look good and drive wonky causing all sorts of the other problems.

[SnakeyesTx]

Agreed... hate the diving boards. The IS front spoiler helps the underside of the front one, but not by much. I've been toying with the idea of using an E34 front bumper to really bring out the 'forward look' as well as the rear to bodymatch the color, and some zender side skirts to complete the trim line. I'm not a huge fan of stair-stepper bodylines where the front is really low, the middle is 'in the middle' and the rear is up high. If they bother to put a front spoiler on there, they should have went all the way and matched the profile all the way to the tail. :D