Let's talk hips!

capt_and · 07-10-2017, 09:11 AM

I know the colors vs lines have been talked to death, but I am interested in one detail: the hips. What color does the best job as showing just how wide the car really is. I think LBB hide the hips a little more than white (those are the only two colors I've seen in person).

My order is the BSM since everybody who's actually seen it seems to love it but tend to be afraid of maintaining it. I hand wash every week anyways so it's not a big deal for me. How does BSM show the width of the car compared to other colors?

For those who have seen the colors in person, what colors make the car look the widest?

eau_rouge · 07-10-2017, 09:23 AM

BSM looks great when clean - so with that being no problem for you as the car gets washed once a week - go with it! BSM is the most menacing color of the four - if you pair it with a few mods (like gurney flap or blacked out front grills) it will be the best looking option. BSM shows the width of the car really well and makes the car standout from a M240i more than alpinwhite for example.

auf Deutsch · 07-10-2017, 09:39 AM

BSM shows off its hips gangsa style like Blac Chyna.

saint3448 · 07-10-2017, 09:44 AM

Grey always seemed pretty hip-enhancing to me.

I have LBB, and NO complaints about how wide the stance is. When detailed, the reflections that the LBB paint gives off really accentuates the flares.

gmzanatta · 07-10-2017, 11:06 AM

I found LBB to show off the hips the most, because of how the color changes a bit around the bends.

MG to me shows the least hips, followed by AW and then BSM.

XutvJet · 07-10-2017, 11:13 AM

LBB would be it. AW, BSM, and MG do not do a good job at all. It's really surprising to me how little AW shows the body lines. From many angles, the fenders are washed out a lot and can look like a M235/M240. Too bad they don't offer Mineral White. That's the color I have on my M235 and it's amazing just how much that color pops the body lines in almost every lighting situation. It's a huge difference from AW in terms of shadowing body lines and popping the fender work.

StephanieDiane · 07-10-2017, 12:32 PM

I've spent my whole life trying to make my butt look smaller and now I'm going to be sitting in traffic looking at all the other cars and thinking "Do I look fat?"

Me and my LBB are just big boned.

UltraMagneticAL · 07-10-2017, 12:46 PM

body lines and hips seem to show well on my AW

capt_and · 07-10-2017, 12:54 PM

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Originally Posted by UltraMagneticAL

body lines and hips seem to show well on my AW

I noticed this when I saw the car in person and some videos. I don't think the lines for AW show as well as LBB but the hips look wider maybe due to the contrast of white against the background. I also noticed that maybe the AW needs to be lowered, otherwise it looks kind of like a buggy...

No idea how MG or BSM look in real life but just from the LBB and AW I've seen, it appears as though white looks a lot fatter. Granted, I didn't get to see them side by side in the same lighting conditions.

That picture you posted along with other from the same angle are tempting me to make the change to AW. BUT, again, what I've read from people who have seen all colors side by side say that BSM is the best.

akkando · 07-10-2017, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by qtong

I know the colors vs lines have been talked to death, but I am interested in one detail: the hips. What color does the best job as showing just how wide the car really is. I think LBB hide the hips a little more than white (those are the only two colors I've seen in person).

My order is the BSM since everybody who's actually seen it seems to love it but tend to be afraid of maintaining it. I hand wash every week anyways so it's not a big deal for me. How does BSM show the width of the car compared to other colors?

For those who have seen the colors in person, what colors make the car look the widest?

In photos white seems to have no lines at all. In person it's a bit better to me. LBB has hips. MG really has hips. Have not seen a black on in person up close just driving by once.

akkando · 07-10-2017, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by UltraMagneticAL

body lines and hips seem to show well on my AW

I got to say even in that last photo, the LBB looks like it has bulging muscles or something compared to the AW.

Artemis · 07-10-2017, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by gmzanatta

I found LBB to show off the hips the most, because of how the color changes a bit around the bends.
MG to me shows the least hips, followed by AW and then BSM.

MG: not quite 'flat-chested', methinks.

metrickid · 07-10-2017, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by akkando

In photos white seems to have no lines at all. In person it's a bit better to me. LBB has hips. MG really has hips. Have not seen a black on in person up close just driving by once.

If you look at photos from shitty photographers, yes!

Artemis · 07-10-2017, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by metrickid

If you look at photos from shitty photographers, yes!

LOL. Forget about pictures. Go check the cars up-close in person.

boostm3 · 07-10-2017, 03:09 PM

I love white, and have owned only white BMWs. .Until now.. Thats because I found white to be the only color where rear fender flares (hips) seem less pronounced. White kind of swallows up the detail line... LBB as well as the other colors do a great job of showing them off.. I found white to be a hip hider.. Great for girls on a diet, but not for M2s! (not intended to insult anyone)

M2Nebula · 07-10-2017, 03:20 PM

Really depends on the lighting, butt :-] to me white shows the girth more than black. Compare it to checking out some girls arse in a dingy bar. Black will always hide more than white....it is that simple!

UltraMagneticAL · 07-10-2017, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by akkando

Quote:

Originally Posted by UltraMagneticAL

body lines and hips seem to show well on my AW

I got to say even in that last photo, the LBB looks like it has bulging muscles or something compared to the AW.

i don't see any lbb in my pictures

M2Nebula · 07-10-2017, 04:50 PM

Sometimes a pretty face speaks for itself.

IS3andME · 07-10-2017, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by auf Deutsch

BSM shows off its hips gangsa style like Blac Chyna.

Well, Blac Chyna's hips are fake, the M2's are not.

chris719 · 07-10-2017, 05:56 PM

It's almost like AW hides the bulge and line, but accentuates the width.

A true silver would probably have been the best color for this car to show off the fenders.

akkando · 07-10-2017, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by UltraMagneticAL

i don't see any lbb in my pictures

Oh is that one of the iridescent wraps? I wondered why it looked darker than LBB typically looks in photos.

recycledAlva · 07-10-2017, 07:15 PM

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Originally Posted by akkando

Oh is that one of the iridescent wraps? I wondered why it looked darker than LBB typically looks in photos.

my car has a bad habit of pretending to be LBB

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capt_and Second Lieutenant 250 Rep 281 Posts Drives: 2017 m240i Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Texas iTrader: (0)	Let's talk hips! I know the colors vs lines have been talked to death, but I am interested in one detail: the hips. What color does the best job as showing just how wide the car really is. I think LBB hide the hips a little more than white (those are the only two colors I've seen in person). My order is the BSM since everybody who's actually seen it seems to love it but tend to be afraid of maintaining it. I hand wash every week anyways so it's not a big deal for me. How does BSM show the width of the car compared to other colors? For those who have seen the colors in person, what colors make the car look the widest? Last edited by capt_and; 07-10-2017 at 11:56 AM..
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saint3448 Private First Class 79 Rep 119 Posts Drives: 2019 Sunset Orange M2C Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: New Orleans iTrader: (0)	Grey always seemed pretty hip-enhancing to me. I have LBB, and NO complaints about how wide the stance is. When detailed, the reflections that the LBB paint gives off really accentuates the flares.
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gmzanatta Colonel 1823 Rep 2,948 Posts Drives: LBB 6MT M2 # 660/713 Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: NB iTrader: (0)	I found LBB to show off the hips the most, because of how the color changes a bit around the bends. MG to me shows the least hips, followed by AW and then BSM.
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XutvJet Major General 5543 Rep 5,366 Posts Drives: 2011 Cayman Base, 2016 M235 Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Kansas City iTrader: (-1)	LBB would be it. AW, BSM, and MG do not do a good job at all. It's really surprising to me how little AW shows the body lines. From many angles, the fenders are washed out a lot and can look like a M235/M240. Too bad they don't offer Mineral White. That's the color I have on my M235 and it's amazing just how much that color pops the body lines in almost every lighting situation. It's a huge difference from AW in terms of shadowing body lines and popping the fender work.
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StephanieDiane Second Lieutenant 89 Rep 202 Posts Drives: 2015 M235i, 2017 M2 Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Mississippi iTrader: (0)	I've spent my whole life trying to make my butt look smaller and now I'm going to be sitting in traffic looking at all the other cars and thinking "Do I look fat?" Me and my LBB are just big boned.
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boostm3 Lieutenant Colonel 683 Rep 1,608 Posts Drives: '18 LBB M2 6MT Exec Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Parkland, Fl iTrader: (0)	I love white, and have owned only white BMWs. .Until now.. Thats because I found white to be the only color where rear fender flares (hips) seem less pronounced. White kind of swallows up the detail line... LBB as well as the other colors do a great job of showing them off.. I found white to be a hip hider.. Great for girls on a diet, but not for M2s! (not intended to insult anyone) __________________ Boostm3 '18 LBB MT M2 Exec pkg, Moonroof, Production 7/6/17 Last edited by boostm3; 07-10-2017 at 03:57 PM..
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M2Nebula Captain 548 Rep 642 Posts Drives: M2, X1, TSX WGN Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: New England iTrader: (0)	Really depends on the lighting, butt :-] to me white shows the girth more than black. Compare it to checking out some girls arse in a dingy bar. Black will always hide more than white....it is that simple!
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chris719 Major General 7332 Rep 7,294 Posts Drives: '08 M Roadster Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	It's almost like AW hides the bulge and line, but accentuates the width. A true silver would probably have been the best color for this car to show off the fenders.
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