07x04 - BMW 840

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Welcome to Wheeler Dealers, the show
where we find iconic cars in need of TLC.

Now, I buy the motors and I hand
them over to Ed here, who does them up.

Yes, I make sure they're fighting fit so we
can make some money when we sell them on.

This time, we're really
excited. We're after

one of our all-time


It's got sharp locks, GT handling
and stunning performance.

This is the BMW 8 Series.

As stylish as a supermodel
and supercar quick.

It's one of the true motoring greats.

A sharp-fronted coupé, it's
spec'd for luxury, handled

superbly and has a top
speed limited to 150mph.

It's some motor.

We've got just £5,000 in our
budget to buy and restore an 8 Series.

So this is going to be
one tough job for me.

The BMW 8 Series has been under
the radar for mainstream buyers.

But it's an extremely
desirable modern classic.

People who know their cars
have been buying them for years.

So prices for used ones, if
they're good, they're pretty healthy.

Remember, I need to buy cheap,
so I'm spreading the net wide.

Searching classified ads, BMW
motoring forums and auction sites.

So, finally, I've found
two cars in my price range.

The first one is a dark blue 840.

It's got that wicked BMW V8.

It does have some bodywork
damage and some flat paint.

But it is priced to sell at 3750.

The second one is also dark
blue but it's got the big 850 engine.

A massive V12.

Just listen to the spec list.

Electric windows, mirrors, sunroof,
electric seats, climate control,

electronic stability programme, ESP, so
it goes nice and tightly round the corner.

And here's the interesting bit.

It does require some TLC.

Perfect for me and Ed.

And it's on for £3,250.

Peanuts!

I made a few calls and decided
both cars were worth viewing.

No time like the present,
so I'm off to see them today.

First up, it's the Beemer 850.

You know, the one with
the big thumping engine.

The thing is, you have to
be realistic with those cars.

because I love the big engines,
but it could put a lot of punters off,

especially with petrol prices
the way they are these days.

Now, what I'm looking for is a
car with some cheap, easy fixes

because parts prices for those
Beamers are really expensive.

Right, this looks like the motor, BMW 850.

First of all, look,
walking up the driveway,

one thing that's stuck out,
got a tow-ish on the front.

This car's been dragged here,
and here's the tell-tale sign.

Look at the concrete around the car.

That's nice and clean, and that is filthy.

I reckon it's moored.

Right, let's meet the owner.

You, Matt?

Yes, I am.

Hello, Matt. How you doing, mate? Mike?

Nice to meet you, Mike.

Come round and see the 850.

Looks all right, doesn't it?

Yeah, it's nice.

I mean, first things that strike me
is the old paintwork on the bonnet.

Looks pretty faded there, doesn't it?

Yeah, that's right.

And it doesn't stop just on the bonnet.
I mean, look at it up here.

And the boot knee's doing as well.

Well, let's have a quick look round inside.

Looks all right round
the back, nice and square.

Yeah.

What's it like inside, though?

Very nice. Got the stereo, got
the computer, lovely leather seat.

Everything on it.

It's all right?

Yeah.

Can I hear it?

You can't, unfortunately.
The fuel lines have gone.

Yeah, that's no good, is it, really?

Right underneath here should
be that lovely BMW lump.

That's right.

There it is. Look at the size of the thing.

Five litre V12.

What's it like mechanically?

Mechanically, it's absolutely sound.

There is a slight blow on the exhaust.

Okay, well, maybe the spiders
can tell me how bad the blow is.

Look at the cobwebs underneath.

Well, listen, mate,
there is a profit in this car.

Yeah.

I just don't think there's a
big enough profit in it for me.

Okay.

So at the moment, I'm going to walk
away, but I might be back on the phone.

You never know.

Nice to meet you, mate.
Thanks for showing me around.

Take care.

Well, that was a real shame, wasn't it?

Because that car deserves
to be given a second chance.

But the truth of it is,
me and Ed are never

going to earn any real
money out of that motor.

So, ever the optimist, I'm on my way to
go and see the second of the blue BMWs.

This one being the 840.

And there's the car, BMW 840.

Oh, it's out of fire, isn't it?

This car, look up front.

Grills hanging out, it's all cracked.

That's going to need some repair.
Let's go and meet the man.

Geoff?

Yeah.

Hello, mate. Mike, how you doing?

Yeah, come down to see the car?

Yeah.

Right, now down the
side, this damage on the

door is quite
extensive, isn't it, Geoff?

Yeah, that happened in a car park.

That will need a lot of repair.

That will need pulling out and refilling
and might even need a new skin.

Inside, it's all right, isn't it?

I like it.

Oh, lovely.

Electric roof, that works nicely.

It's got the onboard computer.

Yeah.

Air conditioning.

Yeah, one's gassing up.

That's an expense.

And that is never going to repair, is it?

That's a nasty crack in the windscreen.

I have got another new windscreen for it.

Okay, looks all right in here, doesn't it?

The leather's good.

Just needs cleaning up.

Can I start it?

Yeah.

Oh, that sounds right, doesn't it?

Nice.

Can I have the bonnet?

Yeah.

Have a look under me.

Now, underneath here, I expect to
find some of Munich's finest engineering,

and there it is, that
beautiful BMW V8 engine.

It sounds beautiful, doesn't it?

It does sound cracking, silky smooth.

Well, listen, I hope you don't mind,
but I'm going to poke round underneath,

because it's always best
once an engine's running

and you get it up to temperature,
things like this happen.

There is a leak there.

Can I take it for a spin?

You can take it for a spin.

Superb.

Let's get it on the road.

Right then, let's see what she can do.

I love BMWs.

It's like sitting at the top
table of a posh restaurant.

Right, you have to appreciate,

I was winding Geoff up back
there about the bodywork on this car.

Truth is, the bodywork is a mess, but I know
that me and Ed can pull that back round.

With a BMW like this, it's
all about the mechanics.

You have to make
sure that they're all right,

because if they ain't,
it's too expensive.

But if this car is good and the engine
and gearbox feels fine at the minute,

then we're staring at a bargain.

So do I want this 840?

Well, it has got those bodywork issues,

and it needs a new screen,
but then he is giving me a screen.

It's got that oil leak, or water
leak, or transmission leak.

It could be nasty, but I know Ed
would probably be able to fix it.

Now, he's asked in 3715,
so... Yeah! Of course I want it.

This car is as cheap as chips, but
am I going to get the screen price?

No! I'm going to go back and bid him.

Whoa! We are right, Geoff.

Mechanically, it drives well.

Yeah, I like the way it gets down the road.

It just needs all that work doing to it.

I mean, the alloys need some work as well.

How much was it? 3750.



I like it. I won't muck about.

I'll give you 3250, three
and a quarter, cash.

No, no, no, no.

I've got six months' tax, new
windscreen I'm throwing in.

Got to be a bit more money than that.



Let's go on in.
Love yourself a BMW. Well done.

Well done. That was a nice deal, that.

It's a lovely car. Good.

Shall we go and get some money? Yeah.

Fantastic. I've bought a Beemer.

But the journey has just begun.

Join me in part two when
I show Ed what I've bought

and he gets down to business
with our excellent 8 Series.

I've just bought a BMW 8 Series
with a bit of a beaten-up body.

The bodywork is a mess, but I know
that me and Ed can pull that back round.

But I'm sure there's
a profit in this Corbin.

I've got some coupe once
Ed's worked his magic.

Now it's time for me to
have some fun driving this

icon of the eighties and
nineties back to the workshop.

Sometimes I just amaze
myself how good I am at this job.

I'm driving Munich's finest.


for less than the price of a used Fiesta.

Three and a half grand.

So, can we earn any
money out of this old BMW?

Well, top-line cars with low
mileage sell for in excess of £10,000.

This motor is never
going to be one of those.

But I reckon that we could turn
it round to about £6,000 worth.

But for that, we're going to have
to do it on a very tight budget.

Ed, you've got your work cut out.

Vroom.

Vroom.

Oh, look at that.

An A-series Bimmer.

Well done, that man.

This is a gorgeous car.

I love these motors.

I've always wanted one, always wanted one.

They're wicked and so aggressive.

They're fantastic motors, aren't they?

They really are. Really lovely.

Got the flip-up headlamps,
the metallic blue paint.

It's gorgeous, isn't it?

That's in pretty good need, too, actually.

It's not bad at all.

You've done well.

I say that. I spoke to soon.

Look at that.

There's a big dent out the
front of the bumper there and all

the little fins are missing in
the grill as well a little patch

On that we'll soon be
taking the bumper off and

actually repair it from the
back with some fiberglass

Don't you just do it easy?
No, I have to be done, right?

This is a nice car. We want
to keep it that way. It is a

lovely motor. There is another
little dent right down here

That's not nice. Look at this.
The state of the screen. You can't

sort that out. Don't worry
about that. When I bought the car

I've got another windscreen
included in the car. That's

cool. Which was great. You
can pop that in. That's nice

Well, I can take it
out. I'll get probably

professional help to
put it in this is quite tricky

You get it right very good.
Have a look inside and it's

gorgeous. It's got that lovely
Germanic quality about it

Oh, this is this was built
for a man of my stature

I like in this a lot looking very very
tidy inside. Does everything work? No.

Okay condition don't work. Okay

Well, if we're lucky you could
just be a recharge required

But it might mean that maybe
something needs to be replaced as a leak

So fingers crossed
everything's gonna be okay

five P.M. E's red. It'd
be sorted. Trust me.

To be honest with you Ed, it's not
the perfect day to be seen this car

Once you do dry it off
your notice that there's

marks and chips all over
it, especially the wheels

Which is pretty nasty.
In fact, the real one's not good.

You can't just Polish that either we're
gonna have to grind that back and paint it.

With you that alloy
wheels it would get them

off the car. We give
them a complete refurb

In fact, leave that job
to me. I'll get that done.

Okay. Well, thank you.
What did you pay for this?

I mean, he's about 60 grand you want this


have cost when it come out the

showroom right Edwards sit
yourself down for this one sunshine I

gave her this motor Three and
a half grand. That's pretty good.

It is a lot of car
therein lies our problem

because I want to keep
the cost so low on this car

Because these motors they only go for about
six grand once they're sorted, right? Okay

I just want our one to be the best six
grand one out there. Okay, you can do that

Hang on you're standing in it
rainbows which suggests that it's been

standing here long enough to
drip some oily stuff out of the car

Listen when I got the car The guy said
it had just started the leak whatever it is

Make sure you do it on the
cheap head because honestly,

we really need to keep
the cost down on this one.

It's a nice car though. Lovely, isn't it?

This is a supercar but right
now it does look a bit rubbish

and that's mainly because
of the sorry state of the body

We've got flat paint we've
got dents we've got cracks

In fact, we've got the lot so
let's get cracking on the thing

that's most in your face about
this Beamer the nose cone.

The front nose cone is held on
by four screws across the top.

Then there are retaining
screws inside the

inner wing and even some
underneath the bumper.

To free it all off is time-consuming
but hardly rocket science.

With these last two plastic
clips removed we can

now start trying to take
the bumper off the car.

I won't be doing this on my own.
I will get Paul to give me a hand.

Paul.

Now it is quite cool Actually that the
Germans had the presence of mind

to make it really easy
to get the nose cone off

Obviously, they realized
that something as low slung as

this is going to be visiting
the body shop quite a few time.

It gives us loads of lovely access to
the back of the grill, which is fantastic.

The nose cone now off the car on the bench
I can see quite how bad this damage is

You've got chips got a bit
of grazing the crazing in the

paint and also got this
horrible great split down here

Now that is the main reason
why I took this off the car

because I need to repair that
by putting some fiberglass on

The back to reinforce
it. I've been really

hard to do while it
was still on the vehicle

But of course, this is
still really rather unwieldy.

So the next thing to do
is to break it all down.

The next thing I need to do is get rid of
the paint over the cracks here and here

But also get rid of some of
this crazing as well because of

course that can't be there
when they go to the paint job.

I'm not just gonna repair
these cracks with fiberglass rays

I'm actually gonna use a special resin
designed specifically for use on bumpers

It actually expands and
shrinks with heat just the way a

normal bumper does so it's
just the right thing for the job.

To stop the crack
spreading I'm drilling a hole at

the end of each one and other holes
all around them It might seem a bit odd

But I'm gonna fill and
surround these holes

with resin and then on
the back of each repair

I'm gonna add a special
reinforcing mesh more resin

and finally a piece of
special nonstick plastic

the two-part resin will dry
to form a strong yet flexible

repair which I can then sand
back and prepare for paint a.

New front nose comb
would cost five hundred and

eighty pounds. So this
repair is saving us big bucks.

With the holes prepared.
I'm now going to use a die

grinder with a burr on
the end to actually grind

a V into the top and bottom
sides of each of the cracks and

the idea is the resin is going
to be squished through to

Hold the patch in position
and get a really strong repair.

It's resin time the two-part
resin mixes in the specially

designed nozzle as I apply
it to the mesh and backing

plastic The chemical
curing has already started.

Quickly, I place the resin
soaked mesh behind the crack.

I push it into place making
sure the resin oozes through.

The piece of nonstick plastic
on the surface makes the

Fl*ttening and smoothing of the
repair easier and much cleaner.

Well, I can actually
already feel it going warm

which means the
chemical reaction is taking

place So this stuff
is actually going hard

So I managed to squish
it through from the back to

the front and I've got the
plastic on the top there.

And I've got my spreader. So I've now
definitely got all the resin coming through

So now it's just a case of letting it
dry which shouldn't take that long

And I can course I can
peel these off and then

dress it a bit later on
but first one went, okay.

Now Normally, it takes about
half an hour to 40 minutes for this

resin to actually go off
because it's kind of cold today

I've left it 15 minutes just to
be sure but I can now peel off.

bits of blue.

That is the last of my little
bits of blue plastics and now I.

Can start sanding it all down
again make it nice and flush.

I've Covered any little hollows
and dents with a light skim

of filler and once it's sanded
back the job is finished

What a cool system.

But there's no time to sit back and relax
the driver's door needs my attention next.

Got a bit of an issue here the
dent that Mike first showed me

I was being a bit Plaza
about it actually when I

first saw it, but having
had a closer inspection

It's actually pretty
nasty. I'm gonna do all

of the work from the
outside with a flat liner

But what I do have to do is take off
this trim and get rid of all that paint.

Now attached my earth
I'm now welding the keys.

To the bodywork. So literally
just pop the key into the holder.

The bodywork push the button
make the circuit and it welds into place

And the idea is once you see I'm
gonna have a whole line of these

I'm gonna put a rod through
and I can pull on that and

that'll start pulling the
dent out. So very clever.

Now.

I Just plant these rods.

Through the holes in the keys.
So the short one for the top.

And the longer one for the bottom and now
pop the pullers into position on the edge.

Of the wing where it's actually gonna have
some strength and I'll just wind this up.

And then I'll do the same thing on the top.

Now I can start winding
things out and what's

going to happen is
this dent is going to pull

out I'll do the same
on the bottom as well

So adjust them both together
and that way theoretically

the dent should pull out
and it all start looking good.

So here we go. So I'm just
going to now apply some tension.

Look at that. So now the dent is coming
out beautifully and now I do the bottom one

So again, I just apply the
tension gradually and as

if by magic the dent is
pulled out that is fantastic

So what I need to do
now is release the tension

In the keys and start
breaking the keys off and then

just do any dressing that is required
after that But it's looking very good.

The keys all need to
be broken off and any

residue from the welding
needs to be ground back

Then it's ready for the paint job.

Wow.

Can't believe I managed to get the dent out
of this door panel. It looks really good

So the dents and cracks have been repaired
the door and nose are ready to be resprayed

The rest of the bodywork is in ok Nick
and should respond well to a deep Polish

but our alloys won't
they need radical work

Mike promised me he'd sort them.
So Mr. Brewer it's time to deliver.

Look at this look nasty.

Peeling flaking and alloy
wheels. They're so important

to get right on a motor when
you're hoping to sell it on

And the ones off our BMW.
Well, they look terrifying, don't they?

But thankfully I've
got me mate Paul with

me and he's an expert
in this field. So Paul

How can we restore these wheels?
We're gonna take the tire off

We're gonna put the wheel
in the acid tank and we're

gonna powder coat prime
it paint it and lacquer it

Fantastic. We can do
all four wheels in one

afternoon. Yep. Sure
wicked. Let's go with it.

So Paul we've got the tire
off the old alloy still looking

pretty nasty what's next
we're gonna put it in the acid

Tank, we're gonna leave it
in there for about 45 minutes

Then we're gonna put it in
the water to neutralize the

acid. Is that pretty nasty stuff? Very
corrosive very fuming So mask off.

Cup of tea.

Right, it's been in there
now for 45 minutes.

Let's see if it works.
Right then Wiggy.

Fingers crossed on this moment. Is it Paul?

Nah, that'll build strips on this one Oh
look at that! Fantastic look you can see all

the old paint coming
off of it. That's awesome.

The cleaned off and neutralized
alloy is ready for powder

coating the wheel is hung
from an electrically charged rail

When John here sprays the
magnetized powder is drawn

to the alloy and sticks to
form a clean smooth surface.

After powder coating it's oven
baked for 20 minutes at 180 degrees

So once it's and it's powder
coating now is ready for

its fine silver paint
and it's lucky and it's

lucky Yes, that's
right. There it is wicked.

The whole process cost around 60 quid a
wheel and we give the car real curb appeal

Great value when you consider
new BMW alloys would be

about 1500 pounds a final
coat of lacquer and the wheel is

Transformed another bake in the
oven and the wheel should be as

good as new. Let's have a
look job. Can't wait. Very excited.

Here it comes. Oh,
yes. Oh, look at that. That

is amazing. It's warm,
isn't it? Very warm

I reckon you're lying to
me. You've been down at

BMW Shane. That's a brand new
wheel out of the box It's fantastic.

So the wheels are ready I'm getting really
excited about this car join me after the

break as I hand them
over to Ed and see what

progress he's made on
our beautiful BMW 8 series.

Welcome back to Wheeler dealers the show
ride by cars like this gorgeous BMW 840 I.

Gave three and a half
thousand pounds for this

cracking classic, but it
wasn't without his problems.

Ed's already got creative with a
bodywork damage to prep it for respray.

But the air con still broken and there's a
worry and leak under the engine to mend

So not still to do and then hopefully
we'll be able to sell it on for a profit.

When Mike first delivered this
BMW he did mention there was

a problem with the air con and
sure enough when I started up.

And then turn on the blower to maximum.

Put on the air con button.

I'm getting kind of air coming out.
But to be honest, it's not air con cold

Now the thing about air conditioning
systems is they aren't rather complex

So what I need to do
is pop the bonnet have a

bit of a root around and see
if I can see any obvious faults.

Air conditioning in cars has been
around since the 1940s and the

basic principles have remained
the same for all of those years

Essentially, it's a sealed system
where refrigerant gas is compressed

condensed into liquid and then
returned back to gas in a continuous cycle

Now it's the change of
state from liquid to gas which

achieves the cooling now before I can find
any faults I need to find the components.

Like on many modern cars
parts are hidden away behind

housings and in inaccessible
places to be honest

It's quite a tough job
to know where to look.

Now there's quite a
lot of stuff in this engine

base It's not too easy
to see what's going on.

But with any car with air
conditioning probably the easiest thing

to find are the two
terminals you need to actually

suck out any gas and to
recharge or to regas the system

Now they're here and now at
least I know what to follow so

I can follow these down to
the front of the engine where I

Suspect the compressor is
but there we go. Well, I can

see the compressor looks
a little bit like an alternator

I guess with some pipes coming off it
now on the front of that is the clutch now

I just want to check as
a classic problem with

these things is that
the compressor seizes.

No, that all seems fine, which is good news

So assuming the
compressor is doing its stuff

It compresses the gas and
of course that makes the gas

really really hot which
means it needs to be cooled

Now that means it flows through the pipes
through here into here into the condenser.

Now the condenser
essentially, it's just a radiator. So

you've got this hot gas in
here. That's cooled by the airflow

That's assisted by a fan on the front.
And in fact this fan.

Looks like it's a bit past
it's something that's kind

of jamming it whether the
bearings have gone perhaps or

Something's gone wrong
inside, but essentially

we're gonna have
to fix that whatever.

But the condenser itself.

Looks okay.

So we have at least one culprit. I'm
just looking for any other obvious faults

But no, it looks as though the fan
is the only damaged component.

Now there is a slim chance that a bit
of gas could leak out of this join here

It's unlikely, but I
can't check that myself

I do need an air
conditioning engineer to sort

that out and before I
can get him involved

I need to fix this fan.
Otherwise, we can't check the

entire system. So this
guy is going to be changed.

There we go.

finally.

The old fan is out Now it's vital that
we keep the parts prices down or as

low as we can on the BMW
because margins are very slim

So it's brilliant that
Mike has managed to find

this perfectly serviceable part for
only 75 quid So it's looking pretty good.

Go, so just gonna pop it onto the car.

Our replacement fan is now in position.
I'm just reconnecting the wiring connector.

Okay, and now I can just pop
back all the little bits and pieces

I removed to give myself a bit more
access and be nice to then test the system

But of course, I can't do that
until we have had our gas recharge

So I arranged for a
specialist aircon engineer

to turn up. He's
gonna check for leaks

And then hopefully pretty
soon after that. He's then gonna

recharge our system and we'll
have a nice cool air in the cab.

This Is Bob the aircon man for 80
quid he's gonna check for any leaks

and remove any contaminants by
creating a vacuum in the system.

Then he'll load it up
again with the correct

amount of refrigerant
gas and lubricating oil. I

Turn the engine over run
the system up to speed and a

thermometer in the air vent tells me
if my condenser fan fix has worked.

Well, there we go.
Our new fan is in position

I've now got four point
three degrees, which is

properly cold, which means
we've got a super cool BMW.

And

Alright, how are you buddy? Not doing too
bad at all. Look at this. That is awesome

That ain't new wheels.
They're not new wheels

No took the old wheels
had an acid bath dropped

in took all the old
paint off powder coated

Repainted put a new set of
caps in there that brand new and

they that is amazing I helped
do it so well done that man

Actually, I think I own a pat
on the back as well because

all the bodywork. No, you
could hold off look at the state.

Thanks to you I had to
take the front bumper off to

repair it all those
cuts and splits and bits

Performed a few minor miracles
and now that's ready for paint

But also that driver's door was an absolute
nightmare and didn't even take it apart

I just actually did all the work
from the outside, which is very cool

You do deserve a pat on the back. You
have been working on well done. Thank you.

Oh.

Remember that oily that I spotted
when Mike dropped off the BMW

at the workshop those oily
rainbows in the puddles on the ground

Well now it's finally time
to get to the bottom of the

cause but as you can see
the engine is covered in oil

I'm gonna have to clean all of this
off before I can solve that mystery.

Now the idea here is just to Try and get
everything looking a little bit cleaner.

I'm actually looking a
bit dry at the end of it

and the idea of any of
course, we're just gonna.

Whiz up the engine and then
get the leak to start all over again

And hopefully it'll be much
easier to see where it's

coming from because at
the moment I've got no idea.

Well, there we go looks like
we've found our little leak a

Little bit of pink fluid
coming out of this drain

hole here and if I look
from under the other side

Maybe it's coming from
a radiator itself. There

are actually quite a
few radiators on this car

There's actually four
but luckily only one of

those is going to have
red fluid coming out of it

That is the automatic transmission
cooler. So the good thing is out

of those four radiators. I only
have to worry about one of them.

The automatic transmission
cooler or trans cooler is a

radiator designed to cool the
circulating transmission fluid

So the gearbox can work
at its optimum temperature.

This Leak needs mending.
Otherwise, it might lead to gearbox

damage and because
replacement parts are so pricey

That would be game over
for the restoration of our beam.

Now this is not good news

It seems my cunning plan of
dropping the trans cooler down between

the radiators and after the bottom
of the engine bay has been rather

Scuppered by the fact that some clever
bloke at BMW at some point has welded

This big piece of metal to
the chassis at either side

It would seem I'm gonna have to take it out
from the top along with the water radiator

And that involves
draining the water radiator

or the whole system.
In fact of coolant.

It's now time to disconnect
the trans cooler from the

plumbing or the pipes
that go all the way to the

gearbox Or the transmission.
There's two o-rings.

one for each pipe.

And of course then there's going to
be a whole lot of transmission fluid

It's going to come out
of the cooler itself and

perhaps a bit coming
from the gearbox as well

So I've just got a
container to collect all

of that rather than
dumping it on the floor.

I'm just making a quick bung
by cutting a finger off a glove.

and then.

Getting a little square of paper.

Folding it up.

Make a little point pop that
into the end of that finger.

And then that can then go into the pipe
and stop any fluid leaking over the floor.

Nice simple bung and
that way I'm not going to

lose loads of transmission
fluid from the gearbox.

With the water system and the
trans cooler drained and disconnected

It's time to drop the car to the deck
and remove both radiators from above.

So what should happen
now, I should be able to lift.

Both radiators gingerly out together.

What I need to do now is.

Take it off and have
a look and see if I can

see some damage. I just noticed there's
some Bit of chafing is going on there.

so.

Don't know why they make it so hard
to get to but there we are now actually.

The Fins are all in good Nick. Everything
is fine here. There's no moisture.

So quite surprising if
there's nothing wrong

with this and then the
joins seem to be damaged

But going back to here you
can see where this it's been

chafing on something, but
both sides have been doing that.

you can see in fact if I.

There's actually a bit
of a hole there. So that's

what's been here. That's
what's caused our leak.

Before I discard the damaged trans cooler

I'm going to remove
the original o-ring this

forms a vital seal to
the hydraulic union

Then I'm cleaning the old radiator
by blowing it over with compressed air.

As ever we're keeping parts
prices down by buying secondhand

now some people do worry
about buying secondhand

parts But actually there
are three major pluses

Firstly, you know that the BMW
parts are actually going to fit onto

your car because of course
sometimes pattern parts aren't quite up to.

Secondly there is a massive network for BMW

Dismantlers who know the cars
and also will only supply the best

quality bits and thirdly recycling
parts is good for the planet

So everyone's a winner. Now. The first thing
I need to do is put the o-ring back in.

Make sure it's nice and clean.

Lovely I'm just gonna
pop that into position.

Like so and then it all starts
getting reasonably easy

I'm just gonna pop this into
position on a nice clean radiator.

Four screws that hold it in place.

So now putting all this
lot back together again, it's

pretty much the reversal
of taking you all apart.

It's gonna take a while.

A Garage would probably charge
around 180 pounds in labor to replace

the trans cooler. So it's definitely
a job worth taking on yourself.

Well, that is last of the
parts that need to be attached

to the cast and now I
can talk about the fluids.

I.

Think what I might do is just fire up now.

Start getting the fluid nice and
warm and get in a pump to do its thing.

Get on with the bleeding.

I'm just running the car up because
of course that means that the

water pumps gonna start pushing
the fluid around the cooling system

And of course also
it's gonna get it up to

temperature open the
thermostat and then hopefully

We can get rid of any
air that's trapped in the

system. So with the
engine topped up with water

Let's now have a look underneath and
see if my fix has actually done the job.

It's looking really good.
The unions nice and dry.

So obviously those o-rings
went back in. Okay, and.

No, there's no drip there
But just in case a great top tip

Just get yourself a nice big
clean cardboard pop that on

the floor and that way if
there are any drops that turn up

Of course, you're gonna
see them nice and clearly

But of course, this is now fixed.
I won't be a problem.

So the body and mechanical work on
our 8 series are now done but to be honest

It doesn't exactly look
a million dollars does it?

Well, that's all going to
change very soon because

it's finally time to get our
BMW off to the paint shop

I can't wait to see the results and in
fact through the magic of television

It won't be too long before
you see it too because

in part 4 our BMW gets a lovely
new coat of paint See you then.

We've been working
flat-out to give one of

BMW's most famous
supercars back its sparkle

Hopefully when we sell
it on we'll make a decent

profit our GT bruiser
used to look like this.

All beaten up bodywork
and cracked panels. Look

at the state of the
car. Where's the front?

But a trip to the paint shop
has transformed into this.

Our

Cool coupe really has the wow factor
the whole car has had a deep Polish.

The dented door and
cracked nose cone have been

completely resprayed and
look immaculate once more.

Well our beamers back from the
spray shop and they've done a superb job

They've painted the panels that
I've mended and they've mopped and

polished the rest of the car and
because of this lovely deep blue paint

All those panels blend together beautifully
the overall effect. Well, it's stunning.

You.

We're almost there but
there's a big gap to fill here

It's time to fit that new
windscreen that might

got as part of the deal
when we bought the car now

The windscreen is structural which
means it has to be bonded in with

a special polyurethane resin
sounds tricky and it is which is why

I'm getting Steve an automotive
glazing technician to do it for me.

Degreasing the window
frame is the first job and then

the paintwork around the
edge needs to be etched primed.

Then

It's time for the key ingredient
in the whole process the

polyurethane resin which
bonds the screen to the frame.

That's really interesting. So
now you've applied it. Actually. It's

a kind of a pointy shape rather
than a small bead. That's correct.

Yeah, it's got a very
cutting the nozzle when

it's got carbon in the
glue to make it stand up

Okay, so the idea is when
the screen kind of squishes

it down you get a perfect
watertight seal. It's correct

Yeah, that's very clever. And how long
have we got before this goes off 15 minutes

So best crack on it.
We're ready for the glass

This screen is heavy and we
need to be able to maneuver

it carefully. So we're using
these special limpet clamps.

Then it's just a case of
dropping the windscreen

onto the resin and then
gently working it into place.

Well, that's all done and the
labor for that job cost just 80 pounds

It isn't bad when you
consider we already had the

part if we'd got them
to supply and fit the part

It would have cost us the
best part of 500 pounds

So Mike's clever little deal has
saved us some serious cash catching.

Remember this well, I repaired
all those scratches dents and splits

But I'm amazed at the finish
that the paint up have managed

to get on this vital body
part. It's the personality

It's the face of our BMW.
And once I fitted this nose cone

to our car, it's certainly gonna
be putting a smile on mine.

With the nose cone in place I
can fit the last few bits and pieces.

Mike was given new grills
by the seller of our car as

part of the deal and these
are the last thing to go on.

Our 8-series is finished
and it looks awesome.

And with all the work we've done it
really is a supreme driving machine to.

Finding the cheap 8-series wasn't
hard finding the right one was I.

Had to make sure we
could turn a profit. So

I was looking for a car
with cosmetic damage.

Okay, so when I got it into
the workshop the damage was a

little bit more than cosmetic
but with a few clever tools

He managed to pull out the
dents and mend the cracks.

The air con was a dead
loss until a kaput fan was

removed and a second hand part fitted a
quick regas and the system was super cool a.

Nasty leak developed under the
car, but thankfully it wasn't too serious

Replacing the trans cooler cost Ed
time, but the second hand part was cheap.

The interior was always
in top Nick. It only needed

a quick wipe over and
it looks a million marks.

The car returned from the
paint shop looking amazing.

Our windscreen went in
and the nose cone went on

Oh, and don't forget those
alloys. I had revamped

there to finish in touch
on what a BMW's best.

What did we spend well
the car cost me 3,500 pounds

Most of the spare parts
came in pretty reasonable,

but I had to pay a
grand on the paint job

It was worth every penny, but it did push
our total spent to just over five grand.

And how you doing mate
Wow, look at the Beamer

ain't look at the
paintwork on the front

Wicked job when those
wheels I got they look

amazing. What is looking
rather good, isn't it?

I think our BMW is back
to its best who would have

thought that old coupe
that I dropped off could be

Transformed into something
that's younger fresher much more

desirable and with all the
oily bits done. It should drive

Well, too, let's waste no time
finding out Edward to the Batmobile.

I always said that this car
was perfect for a man of my

stature and it really is but
I didn't realize quite how

Expecting it is to drive.
It's got a fantastic v8

You can feel the pound
on you plus you can use the

power. It is the ultimate
driving machine of BMW

I've got the ride and
handle it a hundred percent

Sorted and I guess it was
always gonna be a perfect

Wheeler dealer car as
well as it looked really rough

But deep down in the depths that engine
and give us were pretty much perfect Yeah

I wanted a car with a few
little tricky bits to salt out

plus a little bit of rough
bodywork and when I'll see

This one advertised on the
Internet. I knew it was gonna

be a good and as ever
there I say I was proved, right?

It's awesome this motor and it
what would a windscreen replacement

the air-conditioning this
car's now got a different value

Yeah, we both really love
this car. Obviously, you're

the winner dealer. How
much are we gonna sell it for?

Listen, there's loads
out there for six grand

But I wanted our car
to stand out from the

rest of the crowd and
it certainly does do that

Okay, so six grand is.

Any chance I can have
a drive there. No, actually

I'm really enjoying this so just a
little go I'm just gonna pop into sport.

Tastic no, it's great mate.
It's lovely. It's great.

Don't worry he let
me ever go behind the

wheel in the end and
what a great drive it was

But now I'm back at base
and it's time to focus on a deal.

The BMW 8 series was
always a mainstream car

So I just advertised it on
mainstream websites and

typically the phone fell off
the hook first on the phone.

Was this chap behind me? His
name's Douglas. He looks hot

to try and it could be a case
of just extracting the cash.

So, what'd you reckon
then Doug it's a nice car Mike

really just is that the alloys are in great
condition Yeah, we refurbished the alloys

We've done a little bit of
paint work on it polished it all up

All it needs is car is for you to
pay the money and drive it home

I've got a couple of others.
I want to see first. What did they say?

The first one is always the best one I
know but you're gonna waste a load of time

going to see some others
and you'll be back here.

And by then it will be sold.
I'm gonna have to take that risk.

I'm sorry, but I just got I
just want to see a few others

All right. No worries. Thank
you very much for popping

down. I look forward to
telling you it sold very soon.

Cheers.

Next up was Kevin who
made the journey all the

way from Ireland to
view and test drive the

car But will he be
driving home in our BMW?

You love this car.
Thank you. So you like

the way it drives you
like the way it looks.

Is there anything you don't like the money.

Everyone says that listen,
you ain't gonna find another

BMW 8 series looking as good
as this for six thousand quid.

Five and a half five and a half grand.
I can take that for it

No, the work has gone into this It's worth
a little bit more than that for me and

I'll tell you what cuz I like
it and you have come a

Long way.
I'll let you have it five seven fifty.

Okay Yes, you got yourself a beautiful
eight series congratulations, thank you.


and ten pounds not bad for an old beamer.

Well, that was a result I always knew
this BMW 8 series was going to be a

decent car and it certainly
was it was a pleasure to be

Around and a joy to sell and now it's going
on to live a new life on the Emerald Isles

If you want to see more
cars getting a Wheeler dealer

treatment, then join me
in it again soon. Salah.