Next up – some parts that were showing some wear or malfunction. Typically exterior body parts (mouldings), side turn signals, trunk lid switch and door seals on the vehicle body. All of those had lasted for 18 years and while nothing was really broken or ugly, the best times were clearly over. The door seals had wrinkles and small cracks on the rubber, turn signals seemed okay but one of them was obviously not water resistant, showing some water dirt and dust inside. Trunk lid switch was just a mess because the rubber had decided to give up and disintegrate. Plus, the license plate lamps. The time has then come to solve these.
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Restoration goes on and the car recently got a new M edge trims. The plastic pieces with M logo and rubber edges.
I said in one of the previous articles that the interior heating didn’t work properly in the beginning. The diagnostics revealed the cause in the small fan located inside the panel, which was originally supposed to suck air from the interior for the unit to adjust the temperature due to AC settings. The fan, rather its motor, was broken, which led to a stalled hot air inside the climate panel and thus cold air in the interior to cool down the heat.
I have already mentioned that the car went into a detailing studio for a paint restoration and ceramic coating. The CeramicPro brand is known in general for producing high quality products, so when I was about to decide how to protect the paint in the upcoming years, I didn’t hesitate too long. Of course, the ceramic application is not from a category one would call cheap, but on the other hand, the final effect is nothing but dramatic.