Project ....318It

[LgW814]

Hi all....im new to this board and have only posted a few times....wanted to see if i could get some feedback....

Heres the deal, ive been doing body work, for about 3 years off and on, but i have never been given the chance to paint....which bothers me, but oh well, i decided to look for a project car, and found the 318ti.... im hoping to prime her tommorrow .... my plans for the car are to white it out, moldings( middle door , fender and rear quarter) bumpers and rockers, and handles.

1) any of you guys paint your moldings to match? how does it look?

2) i got a hold of a new front bumper cheap, but i dont think im going to be happy with it( after seeing other options) but i couldnt beat the price, so i got it. then i seen the jetta Mk3 how-to and i def want to do this....whats this piece i need called?(like if i were to be calling junkyards for one) what year jetta's is it found on? anyone have one they want to sell? Imho this car needs it..

3) has anyone ever taken out thier windshield washer nozzles? well the wire broke coming out of the unit ( electrical connection, not fluid) has anyone had this happen? did you fix em yourself?

4) whats the cheapest place to get emblems? i need front and rear

5) i was given these bmw rims, i was thinkin about paintin them white too, what you guys think?

im also looking into maybe doing some blue stripes down the car, its my first over-all paint job, and i kind of wanted to do something a little different, but well see... anyone have any suggestions???

new 318ti.org sticker coming soon.... i think thats all for now , heres what shes lookin like now...

(ps this is a budget build)

[angel318ti]

my moldings are painted to match here's some pics.

http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=23808

[tiFreak]

for emblems, you may as well just go to the dealer, the jetta part is called the lip spoiler for the front bumper, and it came on 91-98's, the rims look good, but if you're going to paint your moldings, handles and everything else white, painting those white might be a bit to much IMO, and for the stripes, what kind are you planning on doing?

and here's a white car with painted moldings, might give you a better idea than angel's since it's the same color:

[LgW814]

probably classic cobra style racing stripes, i think they look nice painted, but i have stock moldings, not M moldings, isnt that what those are?

[tiFreak]

Originally Posted by LgW814

probably classic cobra style racing stripes, i think they look nice painted, but i have stock moldings, not M moldings, isnt that what those are?

yeah, those are M moldings, can't really find any pics of painted regular moldings, gimme a sec, I'll try to dig some up on a white car, and I don't think that those stripes will really look good on a BMW

[LgW814]

what about these?

[tiFreak]

I'm not really that big a fan of racing stripes on anything but muscle cars, so I'm going to have to say no to that one too, it is your car though, so if you think it looks good, go ahead and do it

[LgW814]

yeah well its my first paint job, i wanted to do something a little different.......

[318killer]

nooooo racing stripes on a BMW. thank you.