BMW E30 325i Sport Restoration - Making A Start On The Small Stuff

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In this episode, I restore a collection of parts taking from the E30 325i Sport. As most of the big items have been dealt with, I'm down to the small stuff whilst I wait for the chassis panels to arrive.
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Tools & equipment used:
Quartz Lacquer - goo.gl/8PTVKM
Base Coat Paint - goo.gl/mWhufG
Rust Remover - goo.gl/13gopW
Rohr 250 Welder - bit.ly/33mkOGP
U-Pol Weld Through Primer #2 - bit.ly/2qL38ak
Fast Mover 1kW Infrared Paint Dryer, Stand, Timer - bit.ly/2WYR9jJ
Workbenches - arborgardensolutions.co.uk
Moldex Full Face Mask - goo.gl/NNYGrv
FGL 5 Spray gun - goo.gl/Acg5rd
A.N.I. R150-T Mini Spray gun - goo.gl/cHTJS2
Colad Washable Overalls - goo.gl/3Css9E
Colad Mixing Cups - goo.gl/8DYmE8
Colad TurboMix Sticks - goo.gl/cYZfks
Colad Synthetic Paint Strainers - goo.gl/H79ZgL
Steel wire bits - geni.us/keyaD
Blasting Cabinet - bit.ly/2GxvKJ7
Blasting pot - bit.ly/32TMnrU
Cordless Ratchet - bit.ly/30YNlkG
Parts Wahser - bit.ly/2K5G9wA
Rotary Tool - geni.us/HGed
Concentrate Degreaser - geni.us/yUn9
Mannesmann Socket Set - geni.us/HCDZ
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@delirium3181 3 жыл бұрын

This thing is going to smell factory new when it's done. Amazing.

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

I'll get the car scent just to make sure it does! haha thanks man.

@fafican9919 3 жыл бұрын

Keep the great work up! Watching like 2 years now.

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Fafican! Appreciate that.

@trentyoung1135 3 жыл бұрын

Your attention to detail is outstanding

@andrewedwards6548 3 жыл бұрын

Be up and running in no time.

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Haha its only been three or four years now :D

@JoeyLovesTrains 3 жыл бұрын

Restore It long enough to not know how long you’ve been doing it. Lol

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly 😅

@SelectDnb 3 жыл бұрын

LET'S GO CHAMP !

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Yes lad!

@PaulinesPastimes 3 жыл бұрын

Such a lot of patient work but well worth it. The various bits and pieces look brand new. Cheers

@DudeGuy-zt9eg 3 жыл бұрын

This is exactly what I wanted to see after just finishing school😎😎

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Glad to hear this dude!

@dillanmistry 3 жыл бұрын

This is the most fun part

@TheDasbull 3 жыл бұрын

My E30 isn't due for a restoration yet. However, when I perform maintenance on it I always restore, repair, or replace whatever else that needing it. Thank You as always for the great videos! 🙂

@ameykarade9432 3 жыл бұрын

The amount of rubbing, scrubbing and cleaning in this video is insane!!... I appreciate the hard work you are putting in mate. All the best.

@electronic7979 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent restoration

@wsshead 3 жыл бұрын

That polydoh moldable plastic is a really interesting idea for making single or temporary use caps. I'm gonna get some for making temp use plug caps. Great tip @Restore It !👍👍

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

It's great isn't it... I was glad when I found it. Sounds like a good idea! Cheers.

@Aronsson007 3 жыл бұрын

it melts in hot water be careful!

@bleegus777 3 жыл бұрын

Just bought my own 1988 e30 325i convertible. Blue on blue but the outside needs new paint and i need new blue leather for the seats inside. First project car and I’m watching these videos to get a feel for what I’m getting in to. Love the vid great editing and content 👍🏾

@SteelBlueBody 3 жыл бұрын

I can't wait until this car built

@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn 3 жыл бұрын

That car is going to look spectacular,👍👍👍👍👌👌👌👌👌

@MrAlexFox92 3 жыл бұрын

the most satisfying channel

@goncaloalves2273 3 жыл бұрын

the groove of Felix Lehrmann it´s something out of this world!! amazing stuff

@jimleon7894 3 жыл бұрын

I am amazed and impressed by how organized your shop is from the brief side shots in your cideo.

@TheAndre8900 3 жыл бұрын

Stunning job as usual, on a personal note, replacing the expansion tank was the best chioce. Yes the old were maybe crystal cleaned but still almost 30 years old made of plastic. I had a bad experience on that subject.

@Shane-Singleton 3 жыл бұрын

Always relaxing to watch one of your restoration videos. I see you're following the restoration motto. "Paint it black and put it back" :)

@BradyBegeman 3 жыл бұрын

Just so everything is clear, can we get just an overall list of the cars you’re restoring and what stages they’re in? Since most of them are variants of an M3, maybe give each vehicle a “name” you can include in the title of each video so we know which car you’re working on. Just a thought.

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Great idea brady, I'll think about this some more and see what I can come up with!

@spencerhudzenko3734 3 жыл бұрын

Good idea. Personally, I am not really concerned about which parts go to what car. I just enjoy his style of video making and seeing the progress on the parts and his skills.

@FahrenheitRUS 3 жыл бұрын

@@RestoreIt Look at another BMW enthusiast M539 Restorations channel giving every project a name, great idea from Brady

@fatsa256 3 жыл бұрын

Can't wait for the sun visor restoration video :) Both my sunvisors are basically useless and I can't find them anywhere, even junkyards...

@MySkullzDented 3 жыл бұрын

Your attention to detail is just, well, insane 😄, so thorough in even the most irrelevant parts and pieces. I truly admire your work. Thanks for doing this, a joy to watch.

@pqworks9019 3 жыл бұрын

Incredible job!!!!! Your quality of work is the best! I’m glad you are taking the time to fully reuse and restore almost all of the parts in this car!

@nabukhas 3 жыл бұрын

We missed the weekly episodes. Great work as always.

@ClassicBMWFanInQuebec 3 жыл бұрын

So satisfying to watch, you do a great job. I would never have the time to do this on my E32, but I get almost as much satisfaction watching you do it on your car!

@rebug5614 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant your videos! Always enjoy watching them! Like the way you use a swing seat frame to let your sprayed parts dry 😉👍🏻

@georgimihalkov4781 3 жыл бұрын

It's a joy to watch you work! When do you think that this restoration will be complete?

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Ivo! I'm hoping by the end of next year :)

@mdu6 3 жыл бұрын

For your steering contact plastic post - mix some epoxy, apply it externaly to all of the post with a small brush, wait a bit until epoxy begins to dry (still a bit sticky) - then cut a length of heat shrink tube and shrink with heat until the epoxy just starts to slip out of the tube.

@AidanTemplin 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome progress as always dude! Also, even with how awesome and fast paced the series on Antonio's M3 is, I must say it's nice to see a new video on the OG E30 on this channel. Been following since day 1, cannot wait for more videos!!

@Stuntman707 3 жыл бұрын

Nice. Only little things but making that list of jobs to do smaller!

@sypernova6969 3 жыл бұрын

@Restore It. for plastic parts that could be hard to find, you could most likely have them 3d printed. the part you tried to glue probably would take no more than 20-30 mins to design, and about the same to print... For pennies. just in case you get stuck.

@maxwellstephens140 3 жыл бұрын

Just a note, AC flush works great to restore the whiteness of the plastics. Although it’s a little pricey, we get a free bottle in the ac kits we get and I used it on my gas tank on my go kart and the seat, and man was it’s cleaning power insane.

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers for the tip Maxwell!

@FabioSantos.23 3 жыл бұрын

You are great, very detailed, simply the best. Brazilian 😁🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Fabio!

@WSX- 3 жыл бұрын

Cant wait!!

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Me either :D

@randomplayy 3 жыл бұрын

Depending on the plastic sometimes it takes a week for the UV trick to work. I watch a bunch of game console restores, one guy had to have the controller plug in the peroxide for a week for it to whiten, because it was a "softer plastic". I know most of your black plastic was really scratched up, but if you ever get any fading , like black to grey, you can reflow the plastic with a heat gun "carefullly!" It makes the plastic "sweat" and basically recoats the plastic to oem look.

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips Darrin I'll give the heat gun a go.

@nickhutchison8880 3 жыл бұрын

Never clicked faster

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nick!

@gooutside8604 3 жыл бұрын

LETS GO

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

I'm going outside right now. Thanks for watching

@elliot8750 3 жыл бұрын

Outstanding work!

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@sonyhk3824 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. It's a legendary restoration work. Cheers

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sony!

@sonyhk3824 3 жыл бұрын

@@RestoreIt 👍

@jeffr0 3 жыл бұрын

Looks great!

@ehkale6789 3 жыл бұрын

When repairing the plastics like the ones seen at 5:45 in this video, my dad and I found it quite useful to sand down and scruff up the areas around the break extensively, we then used a very thin aluminum mesh screen and some methacrylate adhesive to make a sort of composite solution that could then be sanded smooth filled and painted resulting in a much stiffer part than beforehand, hope this helps (it’s definitely not cost effective by any means, would only use on parts you can’t find easy)

@alexmoore432 3 жыл бұрын

Very sympathetic restore, good work

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Alex :)

@LJGrindewald 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I'm late. Catching up now on your most recent 3 videos.

@TheCowgirlNiamh 3 жыл бұрын

Great job! Good decision to replace the resevoirs. I have a date with some E46 suspension over the weekend lol I'm feeling motivated now 👍😂

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Haha thanks Niamh and good luck!

@tronm573 3 жыл бұрын

Sois los mejores!me quedo enbobado viendo el gran trabajo q hacéis,como me gustaría q se lo hicieseis a mi coche,impresionante vídeo como todos los q tenéis

@Uprise95341 3 жыл бұрын

Imagine if u had a 3d printer so many parts would’ve been made in house

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Yes true.. I am thinking about getting one. I just might you know.

@imnota 3 жыл бұрын

@@RestoreIt That little part on the steering column was a perfect candidate, you should look into getting a cr-10 or ender 3, they're magnificent for 200-300$ 3d printers. Or if you wanna go all out there is the prusa mk3s but that's like 700$ so probably not what you're looking for.

@BreathingFire 3 жыл бұрын

WHAT A garage size... :)

@tomoehme2542 3 жыл бұрын

Some aluminium foil around the container might help with the retrobright process. Good work like always!

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tom!

@GoWstingray 3 жыл бұрын

Love your videos Thank you.

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you like them! Thanks Iain!

@manoelguilherme265 3 жыл бұрын

Hi from Brasil. Just a recommendation. Be careful with the swarfs on the grease. Nice video.

@Alejandro_BoniIIa 3 жыл бұрын

You should try N3SO3 (Sulphamic acid mixture) on the yellowed plastics

@liamconway9281 3 жыл бұрын

My left ear liked this

@robociock 3 жыл бұрын

Deammif this car issa look mint

@Goku13_7 3 жыл бұрын

great, as always 💪😎

@molakito5422 3 жыл бұрын

Good job, you’re the best :)

@Riyazatron 3 жыл бұрын

Little did I know you invested in the UV set up lol. Nice work. Enjoyed your video as usual mate

@pascalhogstrom2203 3 жыл бұрын

Love it. 😌. Watching it now while waitin for gym mate 😁

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks as always dude

@GOCA-NIKOLA-TRAVEL 3 жыл бұрын

🔴 *SUPER VIDEO* 👍

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude! :D

@PedroChehoud 3 жыл бұрын

awesome dude

@barneykennett9282 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video...👍.

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Barney! 👍

@restormashin5994 3 жыл бұрын

Как обычно отличная работа!!!!

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Спасибо как обычно! :)

@mohdzuhair90 3 жыл бұрын

You are almost 500k congratulations 🌹🌷

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dude! I'll have to do something special I guess!

@joelpalmer 3 жыл бұрын

For yellowed plastic, use sulfamic acid. Take great care. It works

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Yes thank you! I have ordered some stuff.

@takeiteasynacho 3 жыл бұрын

Sorry I’m late to the show, but good job. These small things are a pain but really make a difference in the end!

@mustafamertguzel8784 3 жыл бұрын

I am looking forward to the end of the car.

@BEZ_KYPUR 3 жыл бұрын

И всё-таки ты молодец, что дал машине такое восстановление, а когда будет окончательная сборка всей машины??

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Спасибо, и я действительно не уверен. Играю все на слух. Скоро, я надеюсь!

@ezequielsilva2709 3 жыл бұрын

Sensacional!!! 👏👏

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@stefbeardall5521 3 жыл бұрын

I miss the videos that let us see what you are really doing. Like the old

@Rat-Burger 3 жыл бұрын

You have been the best help for my E30 restoration project bro, I love your channel, you think you could do a video on how to remove side body trim with out damaging it? cheers bro!

@RasheedAsfari 3 жыл бұрын

Good job 👍👍

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rasheed!

@mattwinters6403 3 жыл бұрын

Try sulfamic acid for your coolant reservoir. Takes rust discoloration out of the jug

@stefanzlatanovic7521 3 жыл бұрын

Hello sir, just found your channel. Super amazed by the work. You can find the cooling tank restoration, so it can look as new. Since yours are yellow. LowMileage is the channel. Keep up the great work!

@user-vd5di7qr4z 3 жыл бұрын

nice job!

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks dude!

@ianhands791 3 жыл бұрын

Brilliant work, just starting on my own project. Have you got a link to the matt Black spray used on the plastic trims please

@federalbureauofindigestion4084 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe I’m tripping but the pacing of this video seemed a lot quicker in this video. I actually liked it more.

@thibrand 3 жыл бұрын

H3SNO3, sulphamic acid for cleaning the coolant reservoir... After 3 days in a bath, looks like new.

@bluej511 3 жыл бұрын

I've always wondered if retrobright works on car plastic since its much softer and thinner. Might be worth trying to give it the original clean plastic if it works.

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Yes blue, great minds think alike. I have ordered some so we'll see. but I think... especially with the coolant tank, they are just yellowed the whole way through the piece, its not just surface... but who knows, I'll give it a go. Cheers!

@bluej511 3 жыл бұрын

@@RestoreIt Yea i posted that before seeing you tried it haha. The videos I've seen they use a f ton of uv lights, top and around, the other I've seen is from 8bit guy where he just leaves it in the sun with hydrogen peroxide and it seems to do the same. Probably way more powerful then UV lights you can buy, especially in Spain it's constant sun.

@AliasHSW 3 жыл бұрын

The big exterior black trim around window frame has faded. Do you know which paint to use to recreate the subtle textured finish?

@hughjass138 3 жыл бұрын

If you want to save some of those non-load bearing and non-flexing plastics; get yourself some Fiberglass sheeting and resin. Will take you to block it down till it's perfect for paint; but it'll save you money in the long run.

@JoseAugusto-fs8fi 3 жыл бұрын

Like from Brazil.

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jose!

@timpsensky5181 3 жыл бұрын

I have used hydrogen peroxide to retrobrite a ton of vintage computer parts over the last few years. If the weather is good you might want to try using sunshine instead of the UV lamp. i think the heat from the sun may help speed things along, and not every UV light is created equal. I only use my UV light here in the winter. I have my best results with just sunshine, and regular H2O2 no oxy powder added. Also, some items might take 2 or 3 days to get the best results.

@antoniosimonpoveda3003 3 жыл бұрын

Los depósitos de anticongelante y demás se limpian muy bien dejandolos en acido agua fuerte etc

@andrewfilippone6245 3 жыл бұрын

Love the clips, just curious if you considered a heat gun method on the plastic trims rather than spraying black?

@manuelsoul4699 3 жыл бұрын

Bravissimo

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Thiago5993 3 жыл бұрын

Nice!! Is the project going to be completed in a near future? I’m very excited to see the final product! Cheers from São Paulo, Brazil

@ichewtoast111 3 жыл бұрын

when it comes to cracked plastic panels i use a soldering iron to melt/tac them together from the back side.

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

I was going to try this.. but I go really fed up with the adhesive haha. Maybe i'll revisit them.

@ichewtoast111 3 жыл бұрын

Restore It honestly that’s how I figured it out. My previous adhesive job failed after a few months and literally said fuck it. It turned out surprisingly good and was super easy. Lol

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Someone just told me about polyvance. KZfaq it.. looks cool. Same thing really i think...

@ichewtoast111 3 жыл бұрын

Restore It neat stuff, I can see that being helpful for big cracks. My cracks were still really stiff together and I was able to bead up some of the original plastic around into the crack to pack it in. You should try that out but instead of buying that expensive kit try using a zip tie as a rod and stack some plastic dimes.

@tmsmith8939 3 жыл бұрын

use 3m 8512 for repairing the plastic

@davidblackwell7958 3 жыл бұрын

I believe acid would remove the rust / lime scale stains from the header tank and wash bottle.

@skreech01 3 жыл бұрын

where did you bought all the rubber bushings for your shifting rod ?

@tomaspiscicelli3288 3 жыл бұрын

S-A-T-I-S-F-A-C-T-O-R-Y

@RestoreIt 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers Tomas!

@kylecorrow702 3 жыл бұрын

Use acid to re new the plastic tanks. There's a video on youtube where a guy put acid in the plastic tanks and they came out brand new!

@Geraldbuer 3 жыл бұрын

Die Kunststoffbehälter reinige ich immer mit den Tabs für die Geschirrspülmaschine. Einfach den Tab einwerfen, mit Wasser auffüllen und einen Tag warten.

@MrCyssiek 3 жыл бұрын

For scuff marks I HIGHLY recommend baking soda and water!!

@michealewk 3 жыл бұрын

Restoring a e30 325is myself have you come across anyone that sells nut and bolt kits for them pref in stainless steel if not normal

@candycornpeeps 3 жыл бұрын

Have you considered using evapo-rust to remove the rust? It's quite effective and reusable. It does take time though :/

@FhVW 3 жыл бұрын

Can you use paintstripper on plastics?

@chrisdover8014 3 жыл бұрын

Have you checked out how PC restorers whiten old PC cases? One channel, Adrian's Digital Basement showed how he did it on an old PC using a hair product to do it. It came out to almost the original white.

@AliasHSW 3 жыл бұрын

What is the solvent that you are using washing bin?