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My Jaguar was Ultra blue, which was very similar to Misano when I parked it near a z4. It's a great color for hiding dirt, and very little orange peel. Maybe it is something to do with blue paint? I think it may be the nature of dark colors. My x5 is a darker blue and I easily see the orange peel.
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12-30-2020, 02:53 PM | #24 |
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You guys have sold me on during full PPF on my BSM M2 CS. I have a good shop that does XPEL in northern NJ, should i go with XPEL or something else?
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I have Llumar Platinum, which is Suntek ultra, and there is some orange peel to it. In my research for video content the Suntek appeared to make black darker than the xpel. I would have used xpel if that's what my installer installed. Black paint is a different beast regarding what it shows. It goes way beyond just showing dirt more readily. It's every imperfection on the surface from orange peel to PPF seam if not fully wrapped. I'm still glad I have BSM, but I thought that PPF Seams would be more easily concealed. That was a big oversight. I could just as easily removed the PPF from roof and on rear fenders, but as soon as a rock chip happened if feel like an idiot. I just decided to pay the extra to have the whole car covered. Last edited by medphysdave; 12-30-2020 at 03:06 PM.. |
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12-30-2020, 08:26 PM | #26 |
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12-31-2020, 07:25 AM | #27 |
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Car is outstanding. This is a 2020 version of an E30 M3 to me. How difficult was your M2cs's to get? Did you own a lot of bmws previously? I'm somewhat surprised to have received one. I inquired about the car in the spring of 2020 and I was told I'll receive an allocation. I then received a call in November to spec the car.
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12-31-2020, 07:54 AM | #28 |
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I put a deposit down in March of 2016 to start a list. No previous BMW history. Nice choice
In hindsight the only real benefit was being able to collect my car right here in town. However, the extra 100 allocations likely made cars a little easier to get. Originally only 466 were released. |
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Just shy of $7k for everything that I've had done.
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Updated some thoughts. It's ongoing. Sorry about spelling as I did it all from my phone and haven't gone back over it yet
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01-18-2021, 03:40 PM | #32 |
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Is it just me, or did bmw consider the brake dust issue when picking frozen gold? My wheels are dirty and the color change looks really good with the black.
My wheel when new Last edited by medphysdave; 01-18-2021 at 05:40 PM.. |
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Wow it's actually pops more than the matte gold. Great photos
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01-19-2021, 10:25 AM | #34 |
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You mentioned in your update about not taking the car seats in and out - I definitely am in the same boat. However, I'm worried about the impressions/stretching in the leather. Have you given any thought to that? I'm leaning toward using seats that I can release and re-tension as needed to prevent as much pressure on the leather.
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I ordered one as well. Thank you.
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I'm close....300 miles to go, but it's at the PPF shop for the next week.
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The BSM really is stunning on this body. Usually not a black car person, but BSM on my 135i is perfect, especially with black rims with a machined lip. I got my CS in HS. I nearly had the black, I hesitated and that one sold underneath me. So HS with GLD rims was it! Could always wrap it I suppose. HS was kind of my second to last choice. BSM > Alpine > HS/MB tie. I like the Blue/GLD combo, but more a fair weather color. Black is just sexy in the long winters dark winters of the north, reflecting the city lights.
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Minus tint, but discounted ceramic on the wheels. XPEL 5 year PPF+Ceramic warranty. 3 years was $6700, might as well... Okay so full ppf with coating on paint would be 6700 with a 3 year coating. And 7k with a 5 year coating and warranty. Wheels I charge normally 500 but I can do for 300 added to which ever package you choose. And that would include me removing wheels and coating brakes as well.Gibberish to me but that’s the details.
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HS is a great color. It looks so different in different lighting. Pictures don't do it justice. I was originally going to get HS with gold wheels. A very polarizing combination. Probably doesn't show dirt as easy. My only regret is not having the money and space to buy one in each color
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