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Glad you found it!

Would suck to mess that up!!

@madkaw How noisy was the debris in the cylinder?

That would be good info for the technical resource area. Glasurit paints are still available, as far as i know. Maybe people could add there paint formulas for factory color match and provide the specs for the paint they used

That's super cool you were able to make that contact Kats!

18 inches might be enough to get into the transmission. I'm not sure you're gonna be able to sort this without removing the rear transmission case

I did it this way, post #578

That too. Although all my BMW's are 😉

The pictures are great! I would love to make another cross country trip...

I suspect a number of reasons: With fuel injection you get really precise temperature control for emissions purposes but only when you need it Faster warm up to reduce emissions More horsepower The ability to strip heat away faster when the AC is running No big mass on the front of the engine spinning around that can potentially disintegrate That's all I can think about off the top of my headache 😞

Electric fans can also be setup to come on with the AC or speed up when the AC is used. Another anecdote, if mechanical fans are superior why are they pretty much no longer used on new vehicles?

Excellent write up! Thanks for spending the time..

It's my understanding that 40's are a better size unless you have a lot of displacement

Good to know, "Won't post to the US" but an excellent solution overall. Probably a similar item available stateside

I couldn't tell that was a blob of molten metal on my phone

At the pace I work!? I think you'll be fine... 😉

Looks unavailable on the Amazon UK. I did find it online for about $300 USD

White post has a good reputation. How is the cost?

Yeah, those bearings weren't long for this world...

Good tips. I would have pulled it too tight probably

Thanks guys! Any advise on the windlace or the gluing process?

I may need a pair too because I am looking at doing a similar door panel finish

So I need some advise. I need to do the vinyl roof trim and the A pillar trim in the car. If I had been thinking, I would have done this while it was on the rotisserie, but I wasn't! I did the headliner this way. I don't know why I didn't do the rest then... So which order do the pieces go in? Sides first, then windshield header? Any pictures of how the ends are folded or detailed? What is the best way to go about it? Foam onto the vinyl first or foam on the car first? Glue applied to the vinyl or onto the car? Spray glue or yellow contact cement? I have been procrastinating on this but it's time to get it done. Thanks for any help C

Did you ever figure this out?

This will be unfortunate news if windshields are the new NLA! That will make installation that much more stressful