That wheel repair scene sounded more like a drug deal lmao Here in Europe wheel repair is a regular occurrence and it passes all inspections as long as the weld is not clearly visible.
I’m from portland and I’ve been watching your videos for a little over a year while fixing up my own e34 touring. You’ve taught me a lot about these bmws. It would be really cool to see this build irl. Gonna go to any car meets while you’re here?
Car looks awesome. Great you managed to get the rim fixed. Ironic that it wasn't anything in the mechanicals that let you down but instead a peripheral that could be repaired and what luck that you reached your Dad's place before the failure. Gorgeous scenery, but who's the mystery camera lady? You should pay her! Enjoyed the video, thanks for creating, editing and uploading.
@@m3nameisjosh464 I hope everything went well for you on the trip. And word of advice regarding a wheel not holding onto wheel weights, the surface has to be completely clean with no old adhesive, brake dust, pitting, or rust and sometimes the finishing coating on the wheel especially chrome rims when the chrome starts to peel off, it will just clog up the glue on the back of the wheel weights with debris and it won’t stick. When I worked at a tire shop for a little bit, I ran into that issue a couple times and what I did was I took a abrasive cookie wheel (which is a 60 or 80 grit sanding disc that goes on the end of a right angle die grinder) and use it to clean the old adhesive off. Sometimes if just cleaning the old adhesive off doesn’t do Justice, I go just a little further and sand down to bare metal. This takes off the finish on the inside of the wheel but you’ll have a better chance of sticking a wheel weight on clean unpitted bare metal instead of a pitted finishing surface. I also only do this on rims that are badly pitted on the inside but it works in a pinch and I never had a weight fly off on me.
These wheels would be illegal in germany. Repairing bended or cracked wheels is forbidden for obvious reasons. Repaired wheels have a tendency to explode into 1000 pieces on the autobahn at 200km/h. But since you only crawl around at 70mp/h or around 110km/h they should not do that.
@@m3nameisjosh464 I feel you, mate. It's almost unbearable to me everytime i am in the US. We drive 70mph on tiny country roads. On a big highway it feels like standing still.
If you take care of an E34 it will take care of you❤ much love from South Africa
Exactly!
those views are unreal. i’d go crazy if i saw this e34 cruisin down the road.
Hahahah right!!
For taping weights, foil tape for duct work does a great job. We use it to tape weights on race cars
Absolutely loving this journey man, looking forward to the videos to come. Cant wait to do this trip in my e36 one day
Its the trip of a lifetime man!
crazy to me that we brag about being the land of the free but then you cross an imaginary line and become a criminal for fixing a wheel
Right?!?
That wheel repair scene sounded more like a drug deal lmao
Here in Europe wheel repair is a regular occurrence and it passes all inspections as long as the weld is not clearly visible.
Dude right?? Lol
Cool video, absolutely beautiful scenery and tour commentary. Makes me want to saddle up the ol' 540!
Thank you man!!
I’m from portland and I’ve been watching your videos for a little over a year while fixing up my own e34 touring. You’ve taught me a lot about these bmws. It would be really cool to see this build irl. Gonna go to any car meets while you’re here?
Im happy to hear that man! But unfortunately Im already down in California!
I vote to move the m3nameisjosh headquarters to Oregon
I vote this as well
Hey what’s up bro I can’t believe I saw you I was in a white Yukon Denali. Coming back from picking up a bmw e38 750il with 35k miles!
Dude that was awesome!!!! Made my day!
Amazing video!
Car looks awesome. Great you managed to get the rim fixed. Ironic that it wasn't anything in the mechanicals that let you down but instead a peripheral that could be repaired and what luck that you reached your Dad's place before the failure. Gorgeous scenery, but who's the mystery camera lady? You should pay her! Enjoyed the video, thanks for creating, editing and uploading.
Super ironic LOL! But The mystery camera lady will be debuted on my instagram soon!!😅
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all the secrecy for a wheel repair 😂
I know right!
Now you say I'm afraid of driving alone after you said that your friend making the car weight more
well done. get outta dodge, man.
I cracked a Konig rim in the same way with a 40 profile. the Chicago roads are hard on low profiles which is why I’m running 16s on my e34
Definitely
@@m3nameisjosh464 I hope everything went well for you on the trip. And word of advice regarding a wheel not holding onto wheel weights, the surface has to be completely clean with no old adhesive, brake dust, pitting, or rust and sometimes the finishing coating on the wheel especially chrome rims when the chrome starts to peel off, it will just clog up the glue on the back of the wheel weights with debris and it won’t stick. When I worked at a tire shop for a little bit, I ran into that issue a couple times and what I did was I took a abrasive cookie wheel (which is a 60 or 80 grit sanding disc that goes on the end of a right angle die grinder) and use it to clean the old adhesive off. Sometimes if just cleaning the old adhesive off doesn’t do Justice, I go just a little further and sand down to bare metal. This takes off the finish on the inside of the wheel but you’ll have a better chance of sticking a wheel weight on clean unpitted bare metal instead of a pitted finishing surface. I also only do this on rims that are badly pitted on the inside but it works in a pinch and I never had a weight fly off on me.
@@funnypranker34 i did this with flappy disks and wheel weights havent been an issue!
Self driving E34. Who knew? 😲🤣
Lolll ive driven past that windmill farm outside west lafayette too many times. I hit 100mph for the first time in my e46 on that road
I hate it there bro lmao
These wheels would be illegal in germany. Repairing bended or cracked wheels is forbidden for obvious reasons. Repaired wheels have a tendency to explode into 1000 pieces on the autobahn at 200km/h. But since you only crawl around at 70mp/h or around 110km/h they should not do that.
Crawl at 70mph. True that😭😭😭
@@m3nameisjosh464 I feel you, mate. It's almost unbearable to me everytime i am in the US. We drive 70mph on tiny country roads. On a big highway it feels like standing still.
you're 500 pounds lighter now.
Yessssir easily
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No offense but put your damn hands on the wheel
E34s steer themselves.
But in all seriousness I know i talk with my hands too much. Need to work on it
No way, knee steering is actually safer than hand steering. People who disagree also think you should go to jail for repairing rims.
How bad of a friend you are to say stupid thing that your supposed friends are making the car weight more??
What kind of friend are you??
Someone who realizes people have mass and weigh down a car. But okay 🤣