Clutch Slur and in at Elms

[0836whimper]

Originally Posted by cps

Ah, cool i wondered if many had a paint shield. mines had some spray work over the last year, i wondered about the benefits of paintshield vs the cost of a re-spray. might check that out. I need to find a meet over this year to catch up and see what others have done to their cars..

Technology marches on and the latest stuff is pretty fancy, you can 'heal it' with boiling water. Means you stop worrying about stone chips.

[J2LTB]

Originally Posted by 0836whimper

It is possible. I had the front end re-sprayed whilst the boot floor was being done and then had http://www.paintshield.co.uk/ put on the front and roof. And I'm very careful with the interior and it doesn't get driven in winter.

So even though it has the odd track outing (like Greyhounds, CSL's need a good run out) as long as you don't follow too closely behind a car spitting up gravel and also sort any issues as they arise, there's no reason why you can't to drive it properly and keep it looking mint.

ive been on their site and cant find any costs. Any idea on ££££ please

[0836whimper]

Paintshield Ultimate is not cheap, cost me several hundred quid.
But depends on what you want done, I got the roof, bumper and flippers etc.
Best thing is to give them a call and ask about specifics.
Their workshop is always full of cool cars

[J2LTB]

That's the price I thought it might be towards. Having my front bumper sprayed soon and thought about this as a preventative option .

[Marv968]

Originally Posted by cps

So I guess now I need to start a new thread called, has anyone used Redish Automotive for a crack fix? Elms are going to get me a quote on the floor, so i'll see what that comes in at and weigh up the pro's and cons. all part of not driving a boring car and having something interesting.

Redish did the floor repair on my car, using their plates. I'm very happy with the work they did.

I was a little bit skeptical about using welded on plates to begin with, so after watching all of their vids, I gave them a call and had a chat with James there and afterwards I was convinced that the level they go to, is so comprehensive that the cracks to never come back as an issue.

Here's their thread on my car:

http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/showthread.php?t=110460

[cps]

Originally Posted by Marv968

Redish did the floor repair on my car, using their plates. I'm very happy with the work they did.

I was a little bit skeptical about using welded on plates to begin with, so after watching all of their vids, I gave them a call and had a chat with James there and afterwards I was convinced that the level they go to, is so comprehensive that the cracks to never come back as an issue.

Here's their thread on my car:

http://forums.m3cutters.co.uk/showthread.php?t=110460

I had a chat with James at redish on friday. I asked him about some engineering principles and thoughts. They seem to have really taken time to think about it and cut up old floors to see what's happened.

I new this was a risk, but could not think of a car I wanted more within my budget,

Still Elms have been very helpful with the Clutch slur problem, and that's all fixed, just waiting for some last details, and then, probably be looking at Redish

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by adem.csl

Yeah we are doing reddish strengthening kits now it's a better option to removing the floor.if I could go back in time i would have done this.
Bmw are to incompetent and cack handed for a job like that they just don't care my car was ruined at bmw.for a job I could done better so be aware of getting your floor changes better option tweeks the crack and strengthen leave its original chassis as is

I've fitted the Turner Motorsport kit too, it's nowhere near the quality of the Reddish motosport kit. Think I remember it's more expensive with the import duty from the States too.

Time will tell whether this is a long term solution or not, It took nearly 10 years for the original boot floor to exhibit a problem. Also worth remembering the quality of the kit is half the job, the person doing the job is the other half!

[cps]

Originally Posted by Monkey

I've fitted the Turner Motorsport kit too, it's nowhere near the quality of the Reddish motosport kit. Think I remember it's more expensive with the import duty from the States too.

Time will tell whether this is a long term solution or not, It took nearly 10 years for the original boot floor to exhibit a problem. Also worth remembering the quality of the kit is half the job, the person doing the job is the other half!

I'm picking the car up tomorrow from Elms and will get to have a look under the car as they will have it on the ramp for me to inspect, which I thought was handy. then the next steps starts