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      04-24-2024, 04:43 PM   #331
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Im not going to lie I was sh#tting it lol
Did you use the cutting wheel after all ?
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      04-24-2024, 04:46 PM   #332
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Did you use the cutting wheel after all ?
yeah but i needed to use the drill bit to get all the way through, the groove i created with the cutting wheel (80% deep) kept it in the right place though as that thing wants to go everywhere lol
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      04-24-2024, 04:56 PM   #333
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yeah but i needed to use the drill bit to get all the way through, the groove i created with the cutting wheel (80% deep) kept it in the right place though as that thing wants to go everywhere lol
Ahh - did you get the cutting bits also? I thought I had a few of these but can't put my hand to them. I will be putting together the order this weekend and wondered if they would be any use. In the past I have used an old steel rule double sided taped to the cutting line to keep me true.
Also, was the Dremel battery or mains powered? I have both but the mains one is buried somewhere (probably with the bits) and I cant be arsed digging if I don't need to!
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      04-24-2024, 04:58 PM   #334
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Ahh - did you get the cutting bits also?
yeah, the cutting discs were easy to use by eye tbh

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Also, was the Dremel battery or mains powered?
Mains but still stopped if i got too deep too fast
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Been playing with AI to make the background nicer than my car park

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      04-25-2024, 05:27 PM   #336
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Been playing with AI to make the background nicer than my car park

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      04-26-2024, 09:06 AM   #337
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The more I see these wheels, the more I think they'd look great with the Cerium grey accents on my car...
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      05-01-2024, 10:55 AM   #339
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      05-02-2024, 01:55 AM   #340
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Very nice car.
The side skirts in the same color look great.

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      05-13-2024, 04:08 PM   #341
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Bad news and good news

The carbon fibre laquer seems to be failing on the wing mirror covers,

the good news is Auto ID have authorised replacements without hesitation, bad news I have to remove it

and then i have to get them ppf'd again.
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I have bought a couple sets of mirror caps, all have gone back none have fit quite right. How were the auto id fitment wise? I can't wrap my head around 2k plus for the oems.
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How were the auto id fitment wise?
perfect mate as good as the original black covers
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      05-14-2024, 09:17 AM   #344
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perfect mate as good as the original black covers
I'll have to give them a shot. I have had my eye out for some bg take offs too think paint match would look good.
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I'll have to give them a shot. I have had my eye out for some bg take offs too think paint match would look good.
take offs?
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      05-14-2024, 09:32 AM   #346
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Bad news and good news

The wing mirror cover laquer seems to be failing,

the good news is Auto ID have authorised replacements without hesitation,

bad news, I have to put the oem covers back on whilst i return them and then put the new ones back on later, so thats another 4 attempts to break my mirror glass

and then i have to get them ppf'd again.
Why not have them Charge you for a 2nd set of covers, as a deposit, while you swap them once with new ones and then send back the defective set and then refund you when they receive them?
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      05-14-2024, 09:41 AM   #347
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Why not have them Charge you for a 2nd set of covers, as a deposit, while you swap them once with new ones and then send back the defective set and then refund you when they receive them?
i suggested that but they said their system cant do it (or didnt want to)
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      05-14-2024, 09:55 AM   #348
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take offs?
Someone with an m2 selling oem painted caps.
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Someone with an m2 selling oem painted caps.
ahh i gotcha
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      05-17-2024, 09:10 AM   #350
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Ever since I got the Eventuri CF Intake I have been looking for a good engine cover to match, the only one I could find was the Dinan one with the Dinan logo under the laquer so couldnt be removed, so that was out. I gave up looking for one then as soon as I did one popped up on ebay without even looking for it

I got it from HG Motorsport it was advertised as 3 and 4 series but as the part numbers for the oem ones matched i took a punt and it fits perfect

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      05-17-2024, 09:59 AM   #351
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Ever since I got the Eventuri CF Intake I have been looking for a good engine cover to match, the only one I could find was the Dinan one with the Dinan logo under the laquer so couldnt be removed, so that was out. I gave up looking for one then as soon as I did one popped up on ebay without even looking for it

I got it from HG Motorsport it was advertised as 3 and 4 series but as the part numbers for the oem ones matched i took a punt and it fits perfect

So I have matching engine bling at last



Wow, this is really good. I've never liked the Dinan one either. Are the graphics under the lacquer?
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Are the graphics under the lacquer?
No it comes plain I made the graphics (I bought the M-Perfomance one)
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