Oh My Bejesus

"Logansteno: Bought a VW?" (logansteno) 02/11/2015 at 21:20 • Filed to: Steno's M3

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Not one, not two, but THREE layers of paint on my trunk lid!

This whole trunk lid is a mess to say the least. I'll be replacing it at some point but it works for now.

We do have to take the passenger seat out tomorrow to see why the built-in sensor isn't sending a signal and throwig a code and the airbag light. Hopefully the sensor isn't shot because it's expensive and involves taking the seat nearly completely apart to replace.

We do have new front brake lines on now (which we need to rebleed, way to much pedal travel before anything happens) and are getting a swaybar link tomorrow so the only thing stopping us from passing now is the airbag light.

jkm7680 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 02/11/2015 at 21:21

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Christ, how does one even go about doing that?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 02/11/2015 at 21:26

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Gives the car history and character.

crowmolly > jkm7680 02/11/2015 at 21:27

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Mask the badge when respraying. Or remove it and add it back when the paint isn't done. Something like that.

Cherry_man1 > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 02/11/2015 at 21:27

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Not bad. Dude who needs passenger seats, get a dummy plug and go superlegerra style

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > jkm7680 02/11/2015 at 21:28

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Primer, Sealer, Topcoat, clearcoat. But that looks like OG paint, filler primer, PAINT

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 02/11/2015 at 21:29

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...Or proof it's been in an accident.

Character was the water we had to drill out of one of the tail lights! That gave it that destinc characteristic to it.

Svend > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 02/11/2015 at 21:29

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Did you just tear the badges off or did the previous owners paint the boot lid with the badges in situ?

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Cherry_man1 02/11/2015 at 21:30

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I do, because I move three people around somewhat often and no one can sit behind me because zero leg room.

Logansteno: Bought a VW? > Svend 02/11/2015 at 21:31

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The badge was already off the car when I got it.

I think the first respray was done by covering the bad somewhat nicely, and the second one by just slapping some squares of tape over them.

CCC (formerly CyclistCarCoexist) > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 02/11/2015 at 21:37

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My friend's M3 had a more scary thing. We used knives to get the single DIN head unit out, and we found a bunch of wires inside snipped clean. They were for something....and I think unplugging the head unit is easier

Svend > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 02/11/2015 at 21:52

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Tut tut tut. I hate it when people do a half arsed job.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Logansteno: Bought a VW? 02/11/2015 at 23:52

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Needs a sensor. Trust me. Unless it's just unplugged.