E91 320d M Sport Daily Beater Progress Thread

[Forsh]

Don't know if you know but those plastic pads on the back of the back seats take the load cover when the seats are flat and there are clips in the roof for the dog guard

[Andyblue]

Originally Posted by AS_BO

Thanks Andy.......,And get some pictures up, i don’t mind sharing in this thread!

Here you go mate, a couple of recent shots





And a beading shot - not the easiest as water kept running off

[Arvi]

Nice tidy motor that! I've got the E90 based Alpina D3 so will follow this with interest.

I've not been brave enough to foam and wet the engine bay so did it with damp cloths! Seems your missing the under bonnet sound/fire protection sheet unless it was removed for cleaning.

Look forward to the updates.

[Forsh]

I was going to say the same but if you look at the "foamed" shot of the engine bay...

[Arvi]

Well spotted! When I cleaned mine it must have shrunk as it doesm't seem to clip in as nicely as it originally did!

[AS_BO]

Yeah it’s there just removed for cleaning

[AS_BO]

Originally Posted by Andyblue

Here you go mate, a couple of recent shots





And a beading shot - not the easiest as water kept running off

That looks amazing, the finish is extremely sharp! Beading is mega too, I think I may have to get some DSW applied!

[Andyblue]

Originally Posted by AS_BO

That looks amazing, the finish is extremely sharp! Beading is mega too, I think I may have to get some DSW applied!

Cheers mate

Very happy with the results, especially as all done by hand - don't have a polisher as yet

[AS_BO]

UPDATE TIME!

Round 2 - Interior Deep Clean

I’m going to apologise in advance for the pony pictures, the sun was a pain all day but at least it was dry I was also concerned the weather could turn so tried to crack on.

Monday, after recent crap weather in the North East I finally got a break to get cracking on Betty’s interior.

Work commenced at 10:30 and I was done by 5, so a full day at it and I still didn’t quite get it complete!

Out came the tools and I started removing the seats, front and rears came out a doddle.

4 T45 bolts through the floor and one on the side of the seat frame to unbolt the seatbelt. Tilt the seat back and remove the electrical connector then they’re out







The trusty Henry came out to tackle the initial vacuum, considering the interior had never been out based off the original thread lock on various bolts it wasn’t too bad.







And after a thorough vacuum







I tackled the plastics, door cards, trims and centre console next with Autoglanz Infinite and a selection of various brushes to agitate and remove years of grime.



After these had been wiped clean I move onto the wet work for the interior carpets, with power tools





Again Autoglanz Infinite was used here as the detergent to rid the carpets of stains and ingrained dirt, worked with the Makita drill then extracted with George. Looking much better









I then tackled the seats while they were out of the car with Gliptone Intensive leather cleaner. Worked into the seats, agitated with a nail brush and Sonax upholstery brush then wiped away with a damp Microfibre. I’m not happy with these after the initial clean, it’s removed the majority of the dirt and shine but I think they have more to give so I’ll be doing them again.





Total time spent so far - 8 hours

Better pictures next time...... that’s a promise!

More to come

Cheers

Matty

[Forsh]

Great work!

Don’t bemoan the sun shining ! We’ll put up with a bit of glare, you enjoy the treat!

Do you know the spit arm rest and all but the rear vents are extra cost options?
Mine doesn’t have them