The Future of BMW E28s

I must start by saying that I recognize my opinion is null among a sea of other fans with longer experience, bigger pocketbooks, and certainly a lot more knowledge. Regardless I state to you now that E28's are only going to keep growing, rather quickly in value over the coming years.

Yes, i own one, and perhaps it may not see the value others will, I am pleased that the beauty in 80s boxy German cars is coming full circle. Just check this link:

Haggerty E28 M5

The beautiful machines that I share a love for have been growing in value rather quickly as of late. It makes me see that chasing the true big kahuna of the E28ss (the M5) is now. But where can I find one before they take the unreasonable leap that others such as Porsche 911s have made? I suppose it is time I move on from the Pnda and find its bigger sibling fast. I blame Chris Harris and Stance Works for this, you have made my dreams more difficult to reach...

Guess who blew a tire?

Good thing I kept my old bottle cap wheels around...

mmm Refurbishing those wheels.

 I took the time to go ahead and refurbish the rest of my wheels. 34 bolts a piece, 5 rounds of sanding, a few polishing and cleaning all takes a bit of time, but I am content with the results. Now I need some new tires...

 I started with steel wool to remove corrosion veins and gunk on surface,

I then sanded with 400 Grit...

800 Grit

1000 Grit

Wet sanded with 2000 grit

Polished with Mothers a few times

Cleaned with some glass cleaner the residue...

And pieced them all back togethor.

Wheel Restoration Teaser

Stay tuned to see me fix my wheels next week. Nothing too amazing but at least some sexy picture of final product.

Before:

 After:

3rd Annual Euro Car Show (Bloomington-Normal, IL)

I guess I have not much to say but share these pictures with you. I must add that each year we have a bigger turn out and look forward to seeing new cars and drivers come as they see others go as well. Some sort of market network effect lesson in here....

Wheels are Off.

My bolts came in for me to finally fix up my Style 5's to their previous luster; looking forward to refinishing my wheels and making my car purty again...

As she sits for now...

A wise person avoids cheap, eBay-restored wheels despite their claimed nickel-plated hardware...last time I checked, nickel doesn't rust.

Incoming Parts

I originally intended to use this blog, though for a class, as a way of documenting my work on my car. This would have been a great idea had I the opportunity to work on my car but given my two majors and work, I have been rather busy.

Regardless I have finally ordered the necessary parts to start refurbishing my Style 5's to their prior glory. I foresee it being more work than I might like, but they deserve it. Everyone harks on the beauty of BBS RS's and few know of their close cousin.

I will need to switch out my wheels temporarily while I take the RC090s apart, fix a bend, polish the dishes and replace all the hardware. Sorry for the boring update but I think good things are to come as I get shut in for the coming Winter and need to find new entertainment.

While I may not wish to copy every other build, I recognize what I could do and hope to do. Time will tell.

(The Potential is there)