MAT ARMSTRONG HELPS REBUILD MY WRECKED BMW X3M COMPETITION

Summary

The video follows a car enthusiast as he begins to restore his BMW X3M that was significantly damaged in an accident. After having major repairs done on the chassis and bodywork, he takes on reassembling the stripped interior and disconnected engine components himself. Despite struggling to remember where everything connects, he perseveres, reattaching wiring, installing new turbos, and fitting a new carbon fiber steering wheel. Though the X3M still needs further engine work before it can run again, the interior is now nearly complete, transformed from a bare shell back to a customized performance car interior.

Takeaways

• 😀 The BMW X3M has finally been repaired after a major accident and overhaul
• 👷 The interior was completely stripped and the engine removed for repairs
• 🛠 Fitting a new chassis leg was the biggest part of the repair job
• 🔧 Reassembling the interior has been challenging due to lack of recollection on how it was originally put together
• 🚗 The engine repairs are still a work in progress but the turbos have been upgraded
• 🎥 Referencing previous repair videos has helped jog memory on reassembly steps
• 🙌 Having help from friends has been invaluable in making progress on repairs
• 🧰 Custom carbon fiber steering wheel installed as first interior upgrade
• 🚦 Interior is now nearly complete and functional, still needs some final touches
• 🚀 Major engine work still needed before the BMW can be driven again

Q & A

What repairs and modifications were made to the BMW X3M?

The car had major repairs including replacing the chassis leg, stripping the interior, removing the engine, upgrading the turbos, replacing broken engine parts like coolant lines, replacing the seats, and installing a new carbon fiber steering wheel.

Why did the creator have trouble reassembling the interior?

He had trouble because it had been weeks since he originally removed everything and he couldn't remember where all the parts and wiring went back together.

What happened to the original seats in the BMW?

The original seats got twisted on their frames during the accident so they were no longer safe to reinstall.

Where did the creator source replacement seats from?

He found replacement factory X3M seats in the back of his van which were the perfect spec to match the originals.

What was the issue with the dashboard frame?

The original frame was bent in the accident. The creator bought a replacement frame but it was missing some tabs needed to mount the heads up display screen, so they had to weld those pieces on.

Why did they upgrade the BMW's turbos?

They installed upgraded hybrid turbos that will produce more power, but other supporting mods will be needed soon to handle the extra power.

What interior parts still need to be fixed?

The knee airbag, curtain airbags, and some vent ducting still need to be repaired and connected.

What is the next step for getting the BMW running again?

The engine still needs to be reinstalled and connected along with all associated wiring in the engine bay before the car will start again.

What steering wheel upgrade was installed?

A custom carbon fiber steering wheel cover with Alcantara sides and M stitching was installed to match the race seats.

What work still remains on the project car?

Lots of engine bay work remains including reinstalling the engine, sorting wiring, replacing broken coolant parts, and upgrading supporting mods to handle the hybrid turbos' extra power.

Outlines

00:00

🛠 Fixing The Interior And Dashboard Of My Smashed BMW X3M

The BMW X3M interior is completely stripped to fix the chassis and replace damaged parts. Reassembling the interior with no memory of how things were, using old videos as reference. Fitting new turbos, fixing coolant lines on the engine, and replacing the twisted dashboard frame and heater.

05:02

😥 Buying Another Dashboard Frame And Building A Heater From Broken Parts

The newly bought dashboard frame and heater were also damaged. Getting another used frame and heater from a subscriber and trying to combine working parts from everything to rebuild the heater. Also welding tabs from one frame onto the other for the headsup display screen.

10:06

⚙️ Turbos And Engine Work While Waiting On The Dashboard Frame

With friends helping work on turbos, coolant lines, wiring, and other engine parts while waiting for the dashboard frame to be welded. Cleaning the interior and reinstalling carpet before test fitting the rebuilt dashboard frame and heater.

15:07

🚘 Dashboard Frame Back In And Rebuilding The Dashboard

Welded dashboard frame test fitted and installed. Slowly reassembling dashboard, center console, wiring, and other interior parts. Difficult to remember order and location of everything. Using old videos to help.

20:07

👕 New Seats In And Interior Nearly Complete

Center console, glovebox, carpets cleaned and new replacement seats installed to replace twisted originals. Seats plugged in and interior looking much improved. Testing for power to see if dashboard components work.

25:08

🌟 First Modification - Carbon Fiber Steering Wheel

With interior reassembly nearing completion, installing an aftermarket carbon fiber steering wheel as the first upgrade. Makes the interior feel more special. More work still needed under the hood before the BMW will start again.

Keywords

💡BMW X3 M

The BMW X3 M is the performance version of the BMW X3 SUV. It is the main car featured in this video, which documents the rebuild and restoration of a damaged BMW X3 M. The video host bought the damaged BMW X3 M knowing it would be a major project to restore it after a bad accident.

💡accident repair

The video host had to get major accident repair work done on the BMW X3 M's chassis and body after it was in a bad crash. This included replacing the chassis leg and getting bodywork done. Professional mechanics did the structural repair work since the video host did not have the expertise.

💡interior rebuild

A major part of restoring the BMW X3 M was completely rebuilding the interior, since it was stripped out and damaged from the accident. The video host struggled to remember how to reassemble the interior components like the dashboard.

💡engine rebuild

Along with the interior, the video host had to rebuild the entire engine of the BMW X3 M since it was removed for the repairs. This included installing new upgraded turbos.

💡restoration project

The rebuild of the crashed BMW X3 M is an ambitious restoration project for the video host. It requires learning new mechanical skills and problem solving to take a badly damaged car and restore it to like-new condition.

💡mechanical skills

Despite having no formal training, the video host uses the restoration project to develop his mechanical skills. He learns by doing research and trials and errors, such as struggling to reinstall the intricate interior components.

💡upgrades

As part of the rebuild, the video host decides to upgrade components like installing new hybrid turbos to increase the BMW X3 M's performance. Additional upgrades help customize the car.

💡customization

Beyond repairs, the video host customizes the BMW X3 M to his preferences during the restoration, such as installing a new carbon fiber steering wheel.

💡problem solving

The video host runs into many problems during the complex restoration project and has to problem solve solutions, such as rebuilding the dashboard from various damaged parts.

💡attention to detail

Great attention to detail is required when reassembling complex components like the interior electronics. The video host strives for perfection in making the BMW X3 M like new again.

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Transcripts

my BMW x3m is finally back now it's been

a while since you guys have seen this

car and that's because the job that

we've tackled on this is the biggest job

I've ever undertaken the interior is

completely stripped and the engine isn't

in the car either along with so many

other bits which we've had to removed in

order to fit the new chassis leg which

has now been replaced by the guys evolve

accident repair center for this brand

new one which we got from BMW and I

couldn't be happier with the job they've

done and while I'd have loved to do this

job all on my own I think it's better to

be safe when it comes to structural

parts of the car whilst I don't know

what I'm doing but it's definitely been

a good opportunity for me to learn for

the future now although we are way past

the halfway mark there's still so much

more work to do in order to get this x3m

back on the road but now that the

chassis leg has been replaced by the

guys that evolv and I cannot thank them

enough we've got to get back to work but

I've got one big

problem and that's because it's been so

long since I've worked on this car it

was weeks ago which I took the engine

out and stripped the interior down and I

can't remember where anything goes

anymore so now I've essentially got a

bare shell which I've got to build back

up with next to no recollection of how

anything goes together which definitely

makes this project which I bought

knowing this would be one of the hardest

things I've ever done a little bit

harder but there's only one thing that

we can do and that's what I do best

which is getting stuck right back into

it and figuring stuff out now I'm going

to have some help pop by later which I'm

definitely going to need but for now

let's try and get started reassembling

my direct BMW

x3m now the only saving grace here is

that I've actually filmed everything

I've done on this car and I'm going to

try and use that to help jog my memory

but there's so much stuff which doesn't

make the cut and so much stuff that gets

missed on camera there's definitely

going to be gaps in the information that

I've got but one thing I do know is all

of this wiring is for the engine bay so

that doesn't need to be in the interior

so we can get that pushed back through

the firewall and back where it belongs

so now that that new chassis leg is in

place and looking perfect we need to get

the wiring back in the engine bay so we

can plug everything in when it comes to

that engine going back

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in So once all the wiring is pushed

through the firewall we can now start

hooking up some of the other bits so the

first thing to go in is the brake

booster followed by the master cylinder

which is bolted into the booster with

two bolts on the front but once that's

in then we can start playing around the

brake lines to get these back into place

but in reality at this point I'm just

getting warmed up and trying to jog my

memory and see how much I can remember

about this

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car right master cylinder in brake

booster in brake lines are on and

clipped in and roughly where they need

to be and I've cleared out some of the

Interior from some of the bits and Bobs

that have been left in there but now

this is looking pretty Grim so I think

we need to clean this first and then I

think I can put the carpet back in I

can't see a reason why I shouldn't be

able to cuz I remember that being the

last thing that came out out so that's

the next job because the windscreen was

removed at the body shop that means that

there is all sorts of mess inside the

car it's inevitable but it's nothing

that a quick Hoover can't sort out and a

wipe down and once all of that's done I

can start plugging in this junction box

for some of the Interior wiring and then

we can lay in the carpet to give

ourselves the best access I remove the

steering column and also the dash frame

as well now if you've been watching the

previous videos on this car you'll

remember that this Frame is completely

Twisted from the accident and it's

definitely not going to work in the car

in the future but we've got a solution

to that later but now I think I've

buttoned up everything there we can now

put the carpet inside the

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car and once I took through all of the

wiring and what I thought was the right

places I can now fasten in the brake

pedal which bolts onto the back of the

brake

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booster

and also the most important pedal out of

the two the throttle pedal that one

bolts in just through one bolt through

the floor and a clip and also plugs in

through the

carpet I'm actually getting on a bit

better than I thought to be honest with

you I thought I'd be a little bit more

clueless than I am but I'm not going to

claim I'm a pro by a long stretch but I

think the next thing to go in now is the

air bag ECU now I've had this reset and

it should be ready to bolt back in and

be good to go so that's the next bit to

go in so we can get that plugged in but

as always it's one step forward and two

steps back I've just realized I've left

this out which is a bit of foam which

goes underneath the carpet so I've got

to take that back out and put it all

back together again this is just how it

goes it's a learning curve right the

next thing to look at has been an

absolute nightmare one dash frame two

dash frame and an Ethan yeah so here's

my predicament this is the frame which I

bought which I paid good money for Ethan

you want to show what's wrong with it

yeah that's yeah yeah yeah that ain't

good and the other thing is I also

bought the heater off him and that's

broke as well so what a guide nice one

so here is another frame which I've

bought off a subscriber the frame is

actually fine on this one I only paid 50

Quid for it so that was wicked another

problem is that there's some damage

again to the heater which seems to be a

never ending problem really oh yeah and

also they've cut every single plug off

the frame as well so we're going to have

to use this Frame whichever heater we

can make the best using all the parts

that we've got and also I've got another

dashboard which will be fine so we've

going to strip it right back down to the

frame and build it back up which is

going to be fun sometimes I love

cars so here was our plan of action we

were going to use the good frame which I

bought off the subscriber and then build

a heater out of the three which I've got

which are all damaged and then we're

going to use the original wiring which

came with the car so that way that we

know that there's going to be no

differences at

all

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so now we've got the loom mounted on the

frame and now we can mount the heater

box up to

that this has been such an overly

complicated situation for what should be

quite a simple task but sometimes that's

just how it goes there we go the dash

frame is back together with a completely

intact heater and we've already found

another problem so everything about

these frames looks identical apart from

one thing I noticed on these bits here

which go just above the speedo there is

no tabs here and on that one there is

tabs and I've figured out exactly why

that is because this is off a non

headsup display model and mine is a

heads up display one so do I go and buy

another frame absolutely not we're going

to transfer those tabs over to this one

and still put put it in Ethan's going to

get done tomorrow morning top guy my man

all it will take is a little tack weld

and all it's holding is a heads up

display screen so it's nothing

structural there nothing to worry about

all we need is a place to bolt it up

right we've done everything we can with

the dashboard now we've got to wait

until Ethan gets that welded tomorrow

and we can turn our attention onto the

engine how's the condition that's broken

that's broken that's broken probably

this is broken nearly every coant part

is broken yeah it is what the hell is

that come let's fix it yes let's fix

stuff I'm going to start with the turbos

Matt what are you going to do the broken

bits Liam moral support Ethan uh don't

know good so while we're waiting for the

dash frame the boys all showed up and we

got stuck right into the engine so I was

tackling fit in the new turbos which

you'll see in a little bit Matt tackled

some of the broken coolant lines on the

front Liam did something and Ethan did

something else now because we're going

to be changing the turbos it's good

practice to replace what feeds the

turbos as well so we're going to replace

the oil feed and drain and also the

coolant feed and return as well so we

can remove the old ones from the car and

replace them with the new ones but one

of them was very awkward we're three

down one to go struggling on this one

this one is become one with the

engine and now feel like a

caveman all right tag team e how's that

going well

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it's doing the Mad in it proper mazine

here is a masino right Matt's failed

Ethan's failed we're subing in for Liam

it's like The Sword in the Stone

hairline looks good for me

Liam we've got everything on it we got a

heat gun we got the

hammer we got the grips it's just there

I've got some corrosion NE just here

which not only does it insulate

lubricate penetrate actually protect as

well so let's try some of that wow oh my

goodness it's good isn't it wow and it

smells great God look at

it I'm glad we replace that now oh my

goodness wow yeah why is it like that oh

my goodness oh my goodness

Liam yes show us what's in the

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[Laughter]

box

great wait for

it

oh Bo delicious what's that thing they

do with

the the aliens on Toy Story oh

yeah he right it's time for the litco L

hybrid turbos to go on what size is the

uh impeller there s big big do you want

know how much power it's going to make

how many Lots yeah mt's going to be the

exhaust did it do it no

no add some more PSI here we go

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ready any good no you need to cover off

the other exhaust parts you do first

yeah I can't do

any I'll do okay yeah good give me some

back pressure

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here nothing nothing it's not happening

maybe we should see if the engine can do

it which in reality was probably a good

idea so the first one to go on is the

front turbo so we can drop that into

place and do the bolts

up are you okay

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yeah so Matt's doing those up but while

he's doing that I'll explain to you

quickly for those of you that haven't

seen that these are lito hybrid turbos

so these are great graded standard

models so they're going to produce more

power but that does mean that we're

going to need to upgrade some other

parts very soon in order to support that

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montage and now the actuators are fitted

on both the turbos we can move on to

some other bits and part of that is

going to be finding where all of this

mess

goes ice cream so good I did some

it

and the biggest part of that mess is the

wiring in the engine bay so it took all

of us to try and figure out where all of

these pieces go and where they're going

to line up with once the engine's back

in but as you can see some of us were

working harder than others but it was so

good to have the boys around helping out

on this car it's the first time they've

seen it and they definitely saved me a

few hours by popping over to help so

massive shout out to all of

them thanks for your help Liam thanks

Liam thanks M nice to see you thanks

Jack you did absolutely

nothing love you Ethan right next day

and we are back in the garage working on

the X3 and I've got to thank the boys

for popping around last night they

really helped out we've got the wiring

kind of roughly where it needs to be in

the engine bay and the engine we've made

a start on getting that back in one

piece ready to go back in the car but

for this video I really want to make

sure I get this interior sorted so the

dashboard is the next thing to do and

Ethan has come back with the dash frame

which has now had these tabs welded on

it from the other one so Ethan the

Moment of Truth see if it Lins

up okay okay boom boom

nice succession top guy shout out to my

cousin big up Ethan's cousin big man

Eden me and eth are happy with the frame

that looks good and we're happy with the

heat that we've built up this is the one

that came out of the car that was

damaged already and everything looks

identical and this is the loom off this

Frame as well so everything does plug up

but it has been an absolute nightmare

but we're only going to find out if this

is right in one way and that's just by

getting it in I think get in let's get

her in go on mate let's do it so we can

start laying the dash frame back inside

the car now this one is a little bit

Rusty but I was going to clean it up but

then I realized for how much work that

was going to be you don't even see it

anyway so I might have cut a tiny corner

there but the last thing you want to do

is buy used car and think it's perfect

and later on down the line find out it's

been crashed and repaired badly which is

exactly the reason why when you're

buying a used car you need to check it

out with car vertical so whilst me and

Ethan repair my category S car let's

have a look at the report of another one

so check out this BMW X5 we can see it's

got a green tick for odometer but

warnings on financial and legal status

and damage as well and when we scroll

down just a tiny bit instantly we can

see photos from when the car was damaged

and it actually doesn't look too bad

until you get to the back end of the car

where it looks like the rear subframe

has been ripped off okay so the dash

frame is in and looking gravy now we've

going to trying to reassemble the new

dashboard and we've noticed we're

missing a few duting pipes we got this

one to go

in this is why you don't keep your car

parts outside

because maybe we should clean it out

first before we put it in that's okay

lesson learned right let's get that

cleaned up

and get it put

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in clean I'm definitely putting a

trumpet noise over you doing that but

when we scroll down on this BMW X5 we

can see the mileage does check out due

to there being no dips in the odometer

graph but it's got the dreaded category

B right off meaning this car can never

go back on the road and is only good for

parts Okay so we've got the column into

the rack

good all we need to do now is about the

column up to the dash frame and that's

secure then then we can start looking at

putting that new dashboard in so we've

got four bolts here two of them are on a

springloaded oh no they're not doesn't

matter anyway so we can put this one

here that one

there God that looks good right there so

to make sure you don't get duped when

you're buying a used car make sure to

check it out with car vertical first to

make sure that it's not got any hidden

history you can use the link in the

description but make sure to use

discount code Chris cuz that's going to

save you some money does it work

oh it works back in the

X3 do you know what this is going to do

what Gap

everything professional professional

good okay now the next thing to do is

take the steering wheel off because we

need to do that in order to fit the

dashboard

then the dashboard's going to be a

nightmare I know it is it's we're going

to do it in like half an hour see how

many wires are in here it's literally

spaghetti so we can now Gear Up to fit

the most important part of putting this

interior in because if we get this wrong

but we don't realize until later on in

the process that means that we've got to

take the full interior out again to

access something so me and Jack McNeil

spent the evening getting everything

ready checking everything over and doing

all of the pre-flight checks to see if

there's anything with missed and then

the next morning me and Ethan put the

actual dashboard itself

in so once we got it lined up we started

putting in some of the T20 bolts but we

were just praying at this point there's

nothing that we' missed or got in the

wrong

place but inevitably there was but

hopefully it was pretty minor there was

a clip missing for one of the bolts to

go into underneath the dashboard by the

a pillar so luckily me and Jack managed

to get a new clip squeezed on by using a

pair of pliers and a lot of fiddling and

then managed to get the bolt through but

hopefully that was the worst of

it but now with all of the T20 bolts in

that secure the dash to the Dash frame

it finally feels like we're making some

progress and it's starting to feel like

a car again rather than just a bare

shell I've missed having this car for so

many weeks now because I've been dying

to drive it but there's been nothing I

can do to speed up the process but now

it's back in my garage and it's in my

hands to get this job done now that

we're happy with the position of the

dashboard and the dash frame we can

start putting in some of the trims the

screens and everything else which goes

onto the

dashboard

but as I predicted this was always going

to be a nightmare cuz I could not

remember for the life of me what things

went where and in what order so every

single time a piece went in I had to

take it out again in order to fit

something else that goes in before it

and that's exactly what happened with

this dashboard screen but now the clock

Springs in place we can now put on the

cing that surrounds that and then also

fit the speedo and the vent and the

light switch which goes to the right

hand side of it after that we've got the

trim surround for the heads up display

screen

and then the radio and CD player can go

in followed by some of those Center

Trims and to make this even more

confusing the radio did have lots of

extra plug holes on the back which there

wasn't wise for so that just made you

even more nervous that you'd miss

something but we were starting to make

really good progress and pick up a bit

of a flow and get going a little bit

better on this

dashboard

or at least that's how I felt anyway

until straight away something kicks you

straight in the face when I say this is

hard work I mean it's no joke every

single piece I've got the wiring in the

wrong place and there's some plugs I

can't find and some things that I can't

find the plugs for it's becoming a bit

of a nightmare so I'm trying to get this

in and I've got the plugs for the center

here I have no idea where this goes and

also I'm missing the plug for the start

stop button okay never mind I've just

found the plug for the start stop and

also I've just watched myself on YouTube

and completely forgot this wire here is

for a screen which I completely forgot

the car has which goes just here so that

answers all of this never mind the flow

is restored so we can now fit up that

Center screen and plug that in and then

also the center Vents and start stop

button trim as well and now the

dashboard is more or less complete we

can put in the center console and try

and root all the wiing for that

so I can now do up the six big bolts

which tie this into the body of the

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car and then plug in and pop in the trim

at the back for the heat events now this

is actually a new center console which I

had to pick up because the old one was

damaged by the seats which twisted and

had to be

replaced in next is the center couldb

and cup holder set section followed by

the gear stick and also the surround and

trim for everything

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else and I was pretty happy I managed to

get that in

yes yes yes yes yes but unfortunately

we're still far from done the next thing

to go in is the subwoofer covers on both

sides followed by the glove

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box but the further through this job

that we get the easier it's getting and

the parts pile is getting smaller

meaning that everything's going together

that little bit easier words cannot

describe how painful this has been doing

this job every single piece I put in has

got to come out three more times before

it can go in for the final time so it

took me like 3 days to do this it's no

joke but we are finally making some

progress now we've got the dashboard in

we've got the center console in the only

plugs left unplugged are these ones here

for the speaker and light on on well

just by the pedals one here for the knee

airbag and all of that is because we're

missing a bit of heater trunk in so I

need to get that put that in and then

put those bits in and we'll be good

there next thing is the seat belt I've

Got Away quite lucky on this cuz only

one of them is locked out and I've

managed to pick up just one so we can

get that swapped over relatively easily

so we can unbolt the old locked out seat

belt from the car with the four bolts

which hold it in place and then replace

it with the new one and then pop the

trims back into place but the whole car

is still looking a little bit rough so

it definitely needs a quick cleanup so I

go over all of the carpets and pedals

with an interior cleaner and then give

it a good wet V which is just going to

refresh those carpets ready for the rest

of the Interior to go

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in finally I'm feeling positive about

this interior we've come so far with

this but we're missing one crucial

ingredient to this massive con coction

of parts and that is the seats one of

the most important parts of the interior

and that's what's next to go in if you

remember from the earlier videos on this

car the old seats Twisted on their Fram

so although the airbags didn't go off

they are no longer safe to go back in

this car so I've had to pick up some new

ones but we've got some plans with the

old ones which you might see in the

future and that is exactly what we've

got here in the back of my van yes they

are minion and dirty but they are x3m

seats and they're going to be perfect as

they are the exact specification of my

old ones let's get them

in this has been by far one of the most

challenging videos I've ever

filmed I can't remember how this seat

goes in and if you've watched this far

into this video chances are you're

enjoying it so make sure to go down

there and

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subscribe now with both of the seats

plugged in and bolted down we can also

give these a well needed

clean

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well that feels like a massive weight

off my shoulders that's most of the

Interior back together and it's come so

far from when we got it originally all

the seats being Twisted the dash frame

being twisted and nothing quite fitting

properly to where it is now with fresh

seats a new dashboarding and everything

lining up exactly as it should some of

the viewers out there thought car

shouldn't be saved but it's nice to see

that we can get this car finally back in

a good condition I want to try and see

if and can get these seats in a more

sensible position now obviously I'm not

100% sure we going to get power to the

interior or not with the way that

everything is at the front but it's

worth a try so to make sure that we

don't spray fuel everywhere if it comes

on I have just gone underneath the rear

seat and disconnected the fuel pump so

hopefully that means that we're not

going to spray everywhere and I've just

hooked up a little trickle ch charger

cuz this battery is going to be dead as

a Dodo so let's see if when I flip this

on we get power

yeah now I don't want to leave it like

this for too long but oh damn it okay

well the key does absolutely nothing

let's try putting this here let's put

that

there still no power in the seats come

on please going to try both keys just

there and see if that

works oh she's trying she's

trying if I had to guess it's just cuz

that battery which is on there is puny

and I don't think it's going to have

enough power to even try and start this

but the good news

is we have lights on the dashboard we

have some sort of ignition the screen

seems to be working this hasn't come to

life but it has it's come to life it's

come to life it's come to life is doing

things everything seems to be lighting

up and the heaters are trying to blow

let's turn those off cuz that's going to

be sapping the power come on one more

try she's moving a tiny bit come

on it's very slow yes yes yes yes yes

yes it looks like everything's working

which is good oh I'm excited I'm so

excited I'm so glad this car's back but

let's leave it on charge for a bit and

see if we can get these seats moved for

that my BMW you have earned back your

your plaque of

Honor yes oh it's trying it's going it's

going it's going yeah

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yes I can get to the first bolt hole

let's keep going a bit

more oh See's trying to fall over let's

get a bolt in I'm not sure what it is

but it's just missing something at this

moment in time it's nice but that's it I

like things to feel a little bit more

special a little bit more of an occasion

when you drive them

and I think we need to go a bit further

with this but that is definitely

something that we can sort and we're

going to start with this this is an item

which I got from the guys at wheel

finesse we've worked with these guys

loads before on steering wheel covers on

the golf on the Hyundai on the TT but

this one is special this is a carbon

fiber wheel and even better than that it

retains the heated functions and it's

got Alcantara sides with the m stitch in

to match the seat belts and I'm in love

with it I couldn't be happier with it

but I want to see it on the

car so we got to strip down the old

wheel transfer everything over and then

we can see what it's going to look like

so the first modification for the BMW

x3m is a carbon fiber steering wheel and

like I said we need to take everything

off the old one in order to transfer it

over to the new one so all the trims the

buttons the paddles everything like

that but now that that's done how much

better does this new steering wheel look

than the old old one it looks like a

proper performance car steering wheel

and that's exactly what this BMW x3m is

going to be yes how good does that look

and now because I can sit in the car we

can fit it and it shouldn't take us long

at all so this going to be the final

finishing piece to the puzzle of the x3m

interior for this video so here we

go oh that looks so good

God damn now annoyingly I broke this

trim just here only super minor but I'm

going to order a replacement cuz I know

that will bug me cuz I'll be able to

feel it while I'm driving so that's

going to stay off and I haven't got a

proper airbag yet but we've got a new

cover from the guys at wheel finesse as

well so for now we can pretend it has

got an airbag even though it

hasn't but yes it looks something like

that that looks sick I've got to thank

wheel forness so much for this it looks

mint oh I love it if you do want to get

one of these for yourself the carbon

wheels are specially made to order so DM

them on Instagram the Link's going to be

in the description and there'll also be

a discount code down there as well well

you can still get the stitch on wheel

covers like you've seen on the channel

before on their website so yeah how mint

is that I can't get over it it just how

much better does that make the interior

look and how much of a transformation is

that from the start of this video we've

gone from pretty much a bare Shell Con

complete stri back to a fully

functioning nearly complete interior all

we need to do is the curtain airbags and

hook up the seat belts and hook up the

knee airbag and a heat event and that is

it done I'm so happy right now honestly

I can't believe I'm satting this car

again it's been gone for way too long

and I apologize about that but I've I've

missed it too

okay and let's not foret forget I'm not

a trade mechanic in any way shape or

form the only qualification I've got is

in music so the fact that I've been able

to put this interior back together I'm

super proud it just goes to show it

doesn't matter how stupid you are if you

try and have a bit of patience you can

achieve something pretty special but

that does not mean that this project is

done because we' still got so much more

to do in the engine bay well we need an

engine it before it'll even start so for

that you're going to have to wait until

the next video so make sure you

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