I have about four in the shed!! I HATE them! Really I do, Ive four in the shed, but they arent perfect. Ill take some pics if your interested. A possible bit of resto might see them fitable onto a car..messerschmitt owner wrote:that has the best XM wheel trims ever!
I liked them so much my S2 hatch sports them too.
Need to get a couple for the S2 estate as I already have two.
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Re: Vince's 2.1td xm 1993
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Re: Vince's 2.1td xm 1993
I'm not a fan of the swirly trims as sported by Messerschmitt owners Xm pics. Sorry! I much prefer the MK1 disc style trims. In fact I have four hanging up as wall features. Sorry not for sale!
Mk2 trims just don't seem to fit in with the XM's angular styling, me thinks.
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Mk2 trims just don't seem to fit in with the XM's angular styling, me thinks.
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Re: Vince's 2.1td xm 1993
Well quite a bit more has been done on the xm since my last update.....the brake lights and tail lights failed and were reborn with my own hands and the knock on the front end resolved Its moving along nicely......
The whol ecar still needs machining before the cxm, but i gave the bonnet a brief session to start it off a few days ago and to get a feel for the paint on this car...its tough
Before it was quite a mess in the sunlight as you can see in these before and after shots:
Afters
Headlamps were sanded and polished
The whole car is looking alot better now...
From this:
To this:
Its going to have just short of a thousand miles put on it when we go on holiday next week....wish me luck Not that it needs it, its in fine fettle now
The whol ecar still needs machining before the cxm, but i gave the bonnet a brief session to start it off a few days ago and to get a feel for the paint on this car...its tough
Before it was quite a mess in the sunlight as you can see in these before and after shots:
Afters
Headlamps were sanded and polished
The whole car is looking alot better now...
From this:
To this:
Its going to have just short of a thousand miles put on it when we go on holiday next week....wish me luck Not that it needs it, its in fine fettle now
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Re: Vince's 2.1td xm 1993
That's a great transformation Vince, it looks like an executive car now. I need to find time/energy/enthusiasm and fitness to do both of mine.
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Re: Vince's 2.1td xm 1993
Looking good Vince.
You said you sanded and polished the headlamps.
Tell me more? What grade of paper did you use, and what kind of compound did you polish it with?
I'm assuming you didn't use G3 or G10 on the glass?
What about polishing light wiper marks from the windscreen?
You said you sanded and polished the headlamps.
Tell me more? What grade of paper did you use, and what kind of compound did you polish it with?
I'm assuming you didn't use G3 or G10 on the glass?
What about polishing light wiper marks from the windscreen?
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Re: Vince's 2.1td xm 1993
The windscreen repiar kits you get on ebay seem to work well but it does require a lot of elbow grease!!!What about polishing light wiper marks from the windscreen?
Looks stunning now Vince, really is a nice looking car, you do realise you will have a lot of people bending your ear about your refinishing techniques at CXM dont you, which may well include me
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Re: Vince's 2.1td xm 1993
Elbow grease, I have a machine polisher; will that do, or is that too severe for a screen?
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Re: Vince's 2.1td xm 1993
you wont do big areas, the glass is too hard, the pad you get in the kit is about 3/4" diameter.
I done some bad scratches in a saxo a month back (you could feel dipps in the glass they were that deep and probably 2mm wide at their worst) and they took some getting out, the dipps are still there its just it polishes the surface to make the glass transparent again.
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I done some bad scratches in a saxo a month back (you could feel dipps in the glass they were that deep and probably 2mm wide at their worst) and they took some getting out, the dipps are still there its just it polishes the surface to make the glass transparent again.
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Re: Vince's 2.1td xm 1993
Wow! that looks great, I've always loved that grey colour. Need to do mine this week... won't get it looking as good as your efforts though.
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1992 K reg XM 2.1 Auto SED RP 5712
1992 K reg XM 2.1 Auto SED RP 5705 (D)
Also
2003 C5 2.2 HDI Exclusive
I sell Engine bay, 1990 COTY, Total & Club XM Sticker Decals
http://www.rjwcreativedesign.co.uk