Another restoration - 83' 528i

[taavipa]

On the Hydraulic Booster, go ahead now and replace it and/or rebuild it.

I was afraid that I'm not getting away with this. Ordered a rebuild kit from Jay Stratton.

[taavipa]

Nov 2023 - Dec 2023

Just a small update this time.

In the middle of November the parts came back from plating. I chose this particular plating service (out of country) because in addition to yellow and blue they advertised olive passivation on their website. When it turned out they won’t be able to offer it to me I just decided to stick with them.
Although I had everything labelled and sorted into separate boxes they were able to mess up the order and did all the small parts in yellow (as they should’ve) but all the bigger parts ended up white/blue. The smaller parts look really nice. The quality of coating on larger parts, which I assume they did in rack instead of a barrel, was rather poor and uneven.
Ended up taking most of the white stuff to a local plater for replating. Yesterday morning I found out that Google had conveniently moved their e-mails along with some unpaid bills into my spam folder. So, the parts have been ready for a couple of weeks but I’ll be able to get my hands on them after the holidays.







Got some early Christmas presents from my paint guy.


For those who worried - the paint match looks spot on.







Now, it’s time to put on our Christmas sweaters and enjoy the holidays with our loved ones!


Merry Christmas and all the best for the upcoming new year!

[muleskinner]

Ho! Ho! Ho! (trying to stay away from those best I can )

Looking forward to seeing your progress on this top quality restoration.

[Mdreamer]

Your car looks fantastic and I appreciate you sharing your progress with us. I can't wait to see the finished product.

[Chimi-Changa]

The sweater matches the car even!

[Nebraska_e28]

How's the progress?