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      09-19-2016, 09:19 PM   #23
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Thanks a lot for the full recap on your experience. I'm going to give it some thought...

Can I also ask... Looks like you already had gotten the amber light in the headlight replaced when u picked the car up. Is that something they fixed for u at the port?
You are welcome, i will share some vids when I edit them.. it will be worth the experience so definitely think it over..

No changes to the car, could be the pic angles but the amber light is still there..

See this angle:

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I posted this question elsewhere, but the experience you had was that just by having the car delivered to the performance center or did you actually pay for the M Performance Driver Pkg?
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I posted this question elsewhere, but the experience you had was that just by having the car delivered to the performance center or did you actually pay for the M Performance Driver Pkg?
Purely a Performance Delivery.. no payment on my behalf, I only covered expenses to get to South Carolina. You get pampered with this experience.

The M Performance Driver Package is more in line of the Driving School which I definitely intend to do once my schedule allows it.

This has a good summary, keep in mind the Plant Tour is not available at the moment but you do get a voucher to do it once they reopen in 2018.

http://www.bmwofcatonsville.com/perf...r-delivery.htm
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Oh Wow! I didn't realize this was a free experience! Def going to look into this! Thanks.

How far out did you know when you would need to travel for the delivery and such?

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Oh Wow! I didn't realize this was a free experience! Def going to look into this! Thanks.

How far out did you know when you would need to travel for the delivery and such?
I'm telling you, don't know how people get M cars and don't do this! Obviously if you have a huge drive there are still options to pay extra to get the car from SC to your local dealer.

Regarding setup time there is plenty of time BUT you have to have the car ordered and delivered there from the get go so as soon as the allocation is available and the car is built you need to ask for PCD.

They let you know far ahead and tell you to NOT setup any travel further out than 3 weeks. So mine was 9/8 and three weeks before that I setup the flight arrangements.
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Great info. I just texted my CA. haha. Look forward to videos later!
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Great info. I just texted my CA. haha. Look forward to videos later!
Great!!! You will enjoy it!!

I need to get those vids edited!!
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What package did you go with for your Xpel coverage? City, Hwy, Cross Country? Ideally I don't want to spend $2000 on Cross Country but "partial coverage" really just does not seem appealing to me. I know it's invisible, but I know I will see the line of install more often than I would like haha.
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What package did you go with for your Xpel coverage? City, Hwy, Cross Country? Ideally I don't want to spend $2000 on Cross Country but "partial coverage" really just does not seem appealing to me. I know it's invisible, but I know I will see the line of install more often than I would like haha.
I went with the highway package and although you see the line its just up close. I didn't feel the need of wrapping the whole front end and I could live with seeing the line just by knowing its protected.

First pic is hood and second one is where it goes by the fender.
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Perfomance Analyser to add some data to the track video once I start racing again..
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These pics do make the XPEL seem very subtle. In person do u notice the line when just walking but or do u feel u really have to look for it to notice? Any difference in color or sheen in the sunlight or cloudy skies? Sorry for so many questions just want to make sure I know what I
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These pics do make the XPEL seem very subtle. In person do u notice the line when just walking but or do u feel u really have to look for it to notice? Any difference in color or sheen in the sunlight or cloudy skies? Sorry for so many questions just want to make sure I know what I
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It is very subtle.. from pics you can barely notice. When you walk by it just looking you wont spot it. Its just when you stand right in front of it and look at it.

Have you seen an M2 in person yet? Ever noticed that stock it has a protective film on the rear quarter panels? It just like that, noticeable only if looking steady and straight at it.

You can see no difference in color regardless the lighting. Could be sunny, cloudy or dark and the color of the car is the same in the protected area than the rest of the car.

I understand your questions and I will tell you ask away buddy because I had all these questions but was not that active on the forum so I did not ask alot.

My concern was with the bubbles it came out with but I was assured they would settle a week or two after and they did. Happy with the money spent specially when I got back from the long drive and there were many bugs stuck on it. Quick wash and it was all cleared out.
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15%. Went a bit more dark for when it sits in the sun outside the office. I usually drive windows down to listen to the car since I can barely hear it with windows all up.
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15%. Went a bit more dark for when it sits in the sun outside the office. I usually drive windows down to listen to the car since I can barely hear it with windows all up.

o wow 15% all around? Usually people try not to tint the front too dark due to law.
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15%. Went a bit more dark for when it sits in the sun outside the office. I usually drive windows down to listen to the car since I can barely hear it with windows all up.

o wow 15% all around? Usually people try not to tint the front too dark due to law.
Sides and back.

Front is 50%
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Finally got around to editing the videos I took during the Performance Center Delivery last month! Anyone on the fence about doing a PCD you really need to do this, much more fun that I expected!!

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Finally got my 1200 miles service done, already had 1600. My appointment was setup about 2 weeks after I called.

Car was tucked in ready to avoid getting ripped by Hurricane Matthew, thank God it moved a bit to the right and avoided direct landfall since it was initially targeted for the area I live in. True blessing if not much more damage would have been done.

Gave it a good wash today and went by the dealer and they vacuumed it for me

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Got a couple goodies in the mail today!

Perfomance Analyser to add some data to the track video once I start racing again..
Hi, could you post some comments on what this does over and above the M Lap Timer that comes with the car?

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Got a couple goodies in the mail today!

Perfomance Analyser to add some data to the track video once I start racing again..
Hi, could you post some comments on what this does over and above the M Lap Timer that comes with the car?

thanks!
Will do! I have not used any of them yet, car just got the 1200 break in service done last week.

But I am waiting to get a new cell phone window holder to be able to record the video in adition to the data the Performance Analyser picks up.

Will share what I find, I have read up on it but not mucho info. I am hoping I can actually overlay my GoPro videos with the Performance Analyser data.
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