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

[@fafican9919]

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

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Fafican! Appreciate that.

[@trentyoung1135]

Your attention to detail is outstanding

[@ameykarade9432]

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.

[@jimleon7894]

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

[@delirium3181]

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

[@RestoreIt]

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

[@goncaloalves2273]

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

[@andrewedwards6548]

Be up and running in no time.

[@RestoreIt]

Haha its only been three or four years now :D

[@JoeyLovesTrains]

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

[@RestoreIt]

Exactly 😅

[@TheDasbull]

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! 🙂

[@bleegus777]

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 👍🏾

[@PaulinesPastimes]

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

[@Shane-Singleton]

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

[@wsshead]

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]

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

[@Aronsson007]

it melts in hot water be careful!

[@TheAndre8900]

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.

[@SelectDnb]

LET'S GO CHAMP !

[@RestoreIt]

Yes lad!

[@MySkullzDented]

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.

[@nabukhas]

We missed the weekly episodes. Great work as always.

[@georgimihalkov4781]

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

[@RestoreIt]

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

[@DudeGuy-zt9eg]

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

[@RestoreIt]

Glad to hear this dude!

[@BradyBegeman]

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]

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

[@spencerhudzenko3734]

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]

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

[@electronic7979]

Excellent restoration

[@pqworks9019]

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!

[@dillanmistry]

This is the most fun part

[@maxwellstephens140]

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]

Cheers for the tip Maxwell!

[@fatsa256]

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

[@SteelBlueBody]

I can't wait until this car built

[@ehkale6789]

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)

[@MrAlexFox92]

the most satisfying channel

[@ClassicBMWFanInQuebec]

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!

[@randomplayy]

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]

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

[@sypernova6969]

@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.

[@rebug5614]

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

[@bobross6677]

I need someones opinion do you think it would be a good idea to buy an e36 m3 that hasn't moved in forever as my first project car it will probably be the cheapest one in the world and its local to me. I know how to work on cars and im just looking for advice

[@RestoreIt]

100% go for it. I bought the touring online, sight unseen, non runner for 6 years, sat in a field... anything is fixable Bob. Seems like it will be cheap enough to learn on and a great thing to have if and when you finish it. Do it.

[@bobross6677]

@@RestoreIt thanks

[@fcpeuro]

_Do it do it do it_

[@chrishudock1963]

The fact that @FCP Euro replied to this made me smile haha.

[@vessmachineen193]

I am starting to follow your channel as a motivation.

[@Riyazatron]

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

[@mdu6]

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.

[@alexmoore432]

Very sympathetic restore, good work

[@RestoreIt]

Thank you Alex :)

[@FabioSantos.23]

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

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Fabio!

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

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

[@AidanTemplin]

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!!

[@sonyhk3824]

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

[@RestoreIt]

Thank you Sony!

[@sonyhk3824]

@@RestoreIt 👍

[@Randolff325]

Outstanding work!

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks!

[@Alejandro_BoniIIa]

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

[@TheCowgirlNiamh]

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]

Haha thanks Niamh and good luck!

[@joelpalmer]

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

[@RestoreIt]

Yes thank you! I have ordered some stuff.

[@ichewtoast111]

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

[@RestoreIt]

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

[@ichewtoast111]

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]

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

[@ichewtoast111]

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.

[@tronm573]

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

[@bluej511]

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]

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]

@@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.

[@manoelguilherme265]

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

[@takeiteasynacho]

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

[@Stuntman707]

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

[@Rat-Burger]

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!

[@WSX-]

Cant wait!!

[@RestoreIt]

Me either :D

[@M7md.z.h]

You are almost 500k congratulations 🌹🌷

[@RestoreIt]

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

[@restormashin5994]

Как обычно отличная работа!!!!

[@RestoreIt]

Спасибо как обычно! :)

[@ianhands791]

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

[@gooutside8604]

LETS GO

[@RestoreIt]

I'm going outside right now. Thanks for watching

[@nickhutchison8880]

Never clicked faster

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Nick!

[@Uprise95341]

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

[@RestoreIt]

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

[@imnota]

@@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.

[@GoWstingray]

Love your videos Thank you.

[@RestoreIt]

Glad you like them! Thanks Iain!

[@andrewfilippone6245]

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

[@barneykennett9282]

Excellent video...👍.

[@RestoreIt]

Thank you Barney! 👍

[@skreech01]

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

[@AliasHSW]

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

[@tomoehme2542]

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

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Tom!

[@stefanzlatanovic7521]

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!

[@GOCA-NIKOLA-TRAVEL]

🔴 *SUPER VIDEO* 👍

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks dude! :D

[@jeffr0]

Looks great!

[@mattwinters6403]

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

[@stefbeardall5521]

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

[@tmsmith8939]

use 3m 8512 for repairing the plastic

[@FhVW]

Can you use paintstripper on plastics?

[@davidblackwell7958]

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

[@LJGrindewald]

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

[@RasheedAsfari]

Good job 👍👍

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks Rasheed!

[@hercules221mf6]

Hi, what kind of liquid do you use in the parts washer? I guess the usual, solvent-based stuff is not really good for all the plastic parts? Regards from Germany!

[@RestoreIt]

i used a 20:1 non caustic degreaser at a high concentration. Thanks!

[@hercules221mf6]

@@RestoreIt Thanks for your response! So it is soap-based/water-solveable? Do you also use it for dirty and greasy engine parts?

[@federalbureauofindigestion4084]

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

[@molakito5422]

Good job, you’re the best :)

[@Thiago5993]

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

[@AliasHSW]

What is the solvent that you are using washing bin?

[@mustafamertguzel8784]

I am looking forward to the end of the car.

[@robociock]

Deammif this car issa look mint

[@liamconway9281]

My left ear liked this

[@BEZ_KYPUR]

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

[@RestoreIt]

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

[@BreathingFire]

WHAT A garage size... :)

[@ezequielsilva2709]

Sensacional!!! 👏👏

[@RestoreIt]

Thank you!

[@Saabman89]

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

[@RestoreIt]

Thanks as always dude

[@antoniosimonpoveda3003]

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

[@Goku13_7]

great, as always 💪😎

[@candycornpeeps]

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

[@timpsensky5181]

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.

[@ercoliaronleonardo]

Where can I find old bmw parts? I am planning to restore my e36 coupe in the winter! (in europe)

[@RestoreIt]

BMW themselves have most things. Anything they don't have, you'll need to search for. No single place has everything sadly. Good luck!

[@ercoliaronleonardo]

@@RestoreIt Thank you!

[@fcpeuro]

We have a good amount of stuff for an E36. Our BMW Catalog Manager bought one and has been translating his learnings restoring it back onto our catalog.

[@ercoliaronleonardo]

@@fcpeuro I am searching parts for a 1996 323i coupe. I couldn't find it in your page unfortunately :/

[@michealewk]

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

[@alejandrolopezperales6267]

Fcp euro is cool!! but doesn't ship to Spain. How do you do it?

[@RestoreIt]

You can get a drop shipping comany to forward the goods for you :)

[@fcpeuro]

We appreciate the love, and we really wish we could ship there.

[@GenSmashsed]

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.

[@MrCyssiek]

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

[@rockerflip1]

Whats the Material used in 7:30? Cant Unserstand 😅

[@sjarlestrand]

When will we see the completion of this 325i sport??

[@manuelsoul1]

Bravissimo

[@RestoreIt]

Thank you!

[@Geraldbuer]

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

[@alexandroskoutsogiannis4295]

do you know a website like the one you used but for FIAT???!!!

[@thibrand]

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