Member Since: 26 May 2012
Location: Essex
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D3 owner needs D4 owners help.
Hello d4 people.
I am so poor I can only afford to own a D3 so please have pity on me
On a serious note, I am doing a face lift on mine and am planning on having a friend cut the front wings down. I trust him to do the work at he builds yachts as a job so precision is a must for him. Someone I know is sourcing D4 wings and bumper for me but they won't be available for a week or so. So this is just a quick fix until then.
I am asking if a few of you could possibly measure your front wings length. I need the length from where the front light touched the wing along to the back of the wing where it joins the front door. Need the measurement along the crease just under the side repeater.
Any help or advice is much appreciated.
Thanks allMods:
LR Chrome mirrors
De-tangoed,
LED rings in front lights,
Hids4u all external leds,
Rears removed,
D4 rear lights with hids4u reverse led,
Clear repeaters,
Side steps,
Mud guards,
Roof Rails - removed,
D4 Modded Grill,
20" stormers with grabbers,
EGR blanked and removed
Next: remap - BAS? Bluefin?
9th Aug 2013 10:32 pm
dangerdave
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9th Aug 2013 11:02 pm
dan288
Member Since: 26 May 2012
Location: Essex
Posts: 302
Your blooming everywhere danger. But thank you.Mods:
LR Chrome mirrors
De-tangoed,
LED rings in front lights,
Hids4u all external leds,
Rears removed,
D4 rear lights with hids4u reverse led,
Clear repeaters,
Side steps,
Mud guards,
Roof Rails - removed,
D4 Modded Grill,
20" stormers with grabbers,
EGR blanked and removed
Next: remap - BAS? Bluefin?
9th Aug 2013 11:32 pm
Dave T
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Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6902
1065mm - helps get my post count to 3000 Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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10th Aug 2013 6:25 am
dan288
Member Since: 26 May 2012
Location: Essex
Posts: 302
Thank you. I'm hoping I get a few more replies just so I can get an average. Did you measure butt upto the lens or just the wing itself. Also did you use a metal ruler, dress making tape or a retractable floppy type. only asking because the last one sometimes the little tab at the end wobbles and comes loose. The dress making tape may have stretched over time ( although I'm guessing you don't so much dress making)
But seriously thank you for doing that.
If you REALLY wanted to help your post count I could do with the measurements along the two ridges where the wing disappears up under the bonnet and a third at the very bottom as the front part of the arch to the edge of the wing the tiny bit ( probably a couple of cm's). Your welcome to reply in three separate posts too
Dangerdave it's 6.54am and light out so come on.
ThanksMods:
LR Chrome mirrors
De-tangoed,
LED rings in front lights,
Hids4u all external leds,
Rears removed,
D4 rear lights with hids4u reverse led,
Clear repeaters,
Side steps,
Mud guards,
Roof Rails - removed,
D4 Modded Grill,
20" stormers with grabbers,
EGR blanked and removed
Next: remap - BAS? Bluefin?
10th Aug 2013 6:50 am
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10th Aug 2013 7:18 am
dan288
Member Since: 26 May 2012
Location: Essex
Posts: 302
Is that the drivers side or passenger side Mods:
LR Chrome mirrors
De-tangoed,
LED rings in front lights,
Hids4u all external leds,
Rears removed,
D4 rear lights with hids4u reverse led,
Clear repeaters,
Side steps,
Mud guards,
Roof Rails - removed,
D4 Modded Grill,
20" stormers with grabbers,
EGR blanked and removed
Next: remap - BAS? Bluefin?
10th Aug 2013 7:55 am
Dave T
Member Since: 03 Jul 2009
Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6902
It was a metal tape measure with the tab held in place, measuring the actual metal not the gap, will do the others in a moJoined the BMWX5 45e group
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10th Aug 2013 7:57 am
Dave T
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Location: Glasgow
Posts: 6902
Passenger side and its been light here for hours, so even longer for dave Joined the BMWX5 45e group
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10th Aug 2013 7:58 am
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10th Aug 2013 8:03 am
Dave T
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dan288 wrote:
Thank you. I'm hoping I get a few more replies just so I can get an average. Did you measure butt upto the lens or just the wing itself. Also did you use a metal ruler, dress making tape or a retractable floppy type. only asking because the last one sometimes the little tab at the end wobbles and comes loose. The dress making tape may have stretched over time ( although I'm guessing you don't so much dress making)
But seriously thank you for doing that.
If you REALLY wanted to help your post count I could do with the measurements along the two ridges where the wing disappears up under the bonnet and a third at the very bottom as the front part of the arch to the edge of the wing the tiny bit ( probably a couple of cm's). Your welcome to reply in three separate posts too
Dangerdave it's 6.54am and light out so come on.
Thanks
Bottom part is 90mm crease to crease, just behind arch moulding,
Top ridge is 1035 mm , it is slightly cut in at the rear end and the one along the top of the side repeater is 1060mm, hope that helpsJoined the BMWX5 45e group
1994 Defender 90
2015 RRS Corris Grey/Black roof
2016 D4 Graphite Santorini Black
2012 D4 XS Orkney Grey
2005 D3 S Maya Gold
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10th Aug 2013 8:11 am
dan288
Member Since: 26 May 2012
Location: Essex
Posts: 302
Guys that is great. Thank you very much. I'm guessing you know what I'm doing this weekend.
Do I have your word that its not a conspiracy against a D3 owner and I won't be driving around next week with a 2" gap be hind my headlight
Ta. I'll post photos hopefully.Mods:
LR Chrome mirrors
De-tangoed,
LED rings in front lights,
Hids4u all external leds,
Rears removed,
D4 rear lights with hids4u reverse led,
Clear repeaters,
Side steps,
Mud guards,
Roof Rails - removed,
D4 Modded Grill,
20" stormers with grabbers,
EGR blanked and removed
Next: remap - BAS? Bluefin?
10th Aug 2013 8:27 am
Robbie
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Why not wait until you have the correct parts?
Or even better, leave the D3 as the designer intended as the early models are easily the most 'right' looking of the D3/D4 family and use the money for a BAS remap.
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only asking because the last one sometimes the little tab at the end wobbles and comes loose. The dress making tape may have stretched over time ( although I'm guessing you don't so much dress making) 
