Wellllllll, it seemed like it took forever but I finally wrapped up a couple of projects that I’ve been putting off over the winter.
1. Steering wheel
I had gotten this wheel done right after my wife and I came back from cape cod. I noticed the humidity and salty air started to affect the alcantara. While we were closer to the ocean, I noticed the wheel got sticker and flakes of the worn alcantara started to come off in my hand.
It was redone by Alex who runs drozdupholstery.com. I found alex on bimmerforums and does incredible work. It was finished with green stitching and 1/8 inch of padding underneath, so it’s incredibly comfortable to hold while driving.
2. I also had my wheels powdercoated locally. The color is Platinum Gold by prismatic powders. I originally was going to use Montana gold but this has a bit more flake in it.
The wheels are 18 x 8.5 all around. Tires are PSS 235/40/18. I mentioned in an earlier post that I had picked up 5 wheels. There was a good reason I did that.....
I now run a full size spare in the trunk. Whee and tire fits perfect. Any wider of a wheel will cause the trunk floor to pop up.
Next on my list is going to be new dampers maybe all around, but definitely up front. I also want to source some new lights because my gold angels are waiting to be installed but I don’t want to put them on my zkws because I plan to replace with ALs. Finally, I have a new driver side front fender that has to replace the damaged one that bonked on thanksgiving. Will probably do everything together since the drivers side front would be practically disassembled when it’s gotta get done.
Stay tuned!
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk