ReflectRuss

Hi chaps 330 clubsport manual and the electric fan will just come on even when the car has been sat for a few days, last time i used it was Sunday, the fan woke me up at half 5 this morning, done this a few times since i bought it last August.

Only got a few pics to date but you will see its in pretty good nick, Schnitzer t3s 19in, lowered and handles perfectly, will be rolling the rear arches once the wheels are off, this will be done with an arch roller not baseball bat or scaffolding.

£77 for the tank, genuine, wont use any non gen, they are giving me a build spec of the car as well.

looks sweet, my front splitters have had to be removed due to it being that low. will post some pics up once i get the expansion tank sorted

Expect there to be less now as that was 2010, i have a Titanium Silver one, unfortunately the Expansion Tank just went pop.

Shame your a bit too far away, mine is on its derrier and need the arches rolling, preferably before i stick a suit case in it.

Hi Graeme welcome aboard, i'm based up in Sheffield, must try and get the build spec on mine though because its had bits removed Schnitzer wise according to the previous owner.

like i said i'm not getting into a debate about it, maybe a few pictures would help out, I deal with this type of defect on a daily basis, at this moment in time have a Ferrari F430 in with brake fluid damage and only one blister has effectively broken the clearcoat, this will have a chip repair, the rest will be dealt with accordingly, bird lime can and does break clearcoat and is immediate in its diagnosis of repaint, pretty much the same as brake fluid. But without a picture it cannot be diagnosed accurately which is why the OP should weigh up the options before deciding that the paint is beyond repair without repaint.

Its lacquer peel

Laqcuer peel is you generally get from poor previous repairs, not from water etching etc, if it is brake fluid it will have showed slightly raised areas until any attempt was made to remove it, for it to happen overnight i would my guess without seeing it is that its water etching, unless of course the op has someone holding a vendetta against him and someone did the brake fluid splash on purpose. So my point is how can you be sure its lacquer peel without seeing it, not getting into a debate about it but without actually seeing the damage no one can be certain of what it is.

To the op, take it to a well respected detailer in your area and ask them what they think.

Water spotting/etching can be removed successfully (% depending on severity) via paint correction and reconditioning and doesnt cost anywhere near the 4k for the respray.

Full correction details from a GOOD pro should cost in the region of £750-£1500 depending on how long they need the car for, however you can get it cheaper but it may not be as good as you would expect, but we all know you get what you pay for in this day and age.

Unless you get a colour charged wax unfortunately the chips will stand out, polish though you can remove from the surface with IPA because essentially what you want to do is just pre cleanse the paintwork prior to wax/sealant if you are doing this on a regular basis so it doesnt need to stay put, failing the IPA you could just travel around the chips with a tooth pick afterwards or just solve the problem by dropping the tiniest amount of paint in the chip.

If you need any advice, i dont mind.

Just dropping by and saying hi, I am a member of m3Cutters and a sponsor over on TotalMCars but just bought myself a 330ci Clubsport, it has loads of Schnitzer goodies on, unfortunately no supercharger :(

It will have a few cosmetics done like wheels black as well as kidneys plus a full wet sand detail.

I will get some pics loaded up and get them posted.

Russ