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      02-15-2018, 10:37 PM   #67
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Was debating on posting pics while in progress or waiting until 100% complete. But since I had some time on my hands, decided to post progress and "nearly finished" pics. Will be wrapped up tomorrow (ya see what I did there?) and picked up Saturday!

I decided on this color shortly after ordering the car back in October. The thread showing the other BMW Performance Center car wrapped in orange made me reconsider a different, unique color, but I decided to stick with the original plan since I love the Lime Rock theme:











Can't wait to get her back all done and move on to the next round of mods!
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      02-16-2018, 04:35 PM   #68
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Dude looks awesome!!!


Are you putting a lip and a wing on?
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      02-16-2018, 05:17 PM   #69
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Dude looks awesome!!!


Are you putting a lip and a wing on?
Thanks! I will have the M Performance rear spoiler on once the wrap is done. I haven't bought a lip yet but leaning toward the Mode Carbon one.
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Picked her up today and looks great! A couple small touches to be adjusted tomorrow (like some white showing behind the front grilles), so more proper pics to come later



Also added the following since the wrap is on:

* M Performance Spoiler
* M Performance black side markers
* Acexxon rear reflector deletes
* IND black grille surrounds

More to come soon!
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looks daaaaamn good
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      02-17-2018, 06:05 PM   #72
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The car looks fantastic! I love the gloss black roof.

1. What's the ballpark cost for a full wrap like this?

2. I don't mean to be that guy, but I noticed some AW sticking out on the rear deflector. Is that spot too hard to wrap?
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The car looks fantastic! I love the gloss black roof.

1. What's the ballpark cost for a full wrap like this?

2. I don't mean to be that guy, but I noticed some AW sticking out on the rear deflector. Is that spot too hard to wrap?
Ha! You found one of the two spots. This will be 100% perfect tomorrow. I removed the reflectors before bringing to the shop, so they didn't have the depth spot on. Easy fix!

Cost varies greatly. Can't quote here as my friend runs the operation and is the foremost place to go in my area
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looks daaaaamn good
Thanks! I'm loving it. Really want to put it next to a Lime Rock M3 to see how closely they compare. One more for now:

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Picked her up today and looks great! A couple small touches to be adjusted tomorrow (like some white showing behind the front grilles), so more proper pics to come later

Also added the following since the wrap is on:

* M Performance Spoiler
* M Performance black side markers
* Acexxon rear reflector deletes
* IND black grille surrounds

More to come soon!
Looks really good!
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Please wrap the front reflectors
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The car looks fantastic! I love the gloss black roof.

1. What's the ballpark cost for a full wrap like this?

2. I don't mean to be that guy, but I noticed some AW sticking out on the rear deflector. Is that spot too hard to wrap?
Fixed!


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Please wrap the front reflectors
Probably will in the future. I don't mind them since it's all orange right now
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More wrap pics!









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Love the color choice. Awesome looking car!!!
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Btw... car looks a little high... when we going to see u lower it lol. You are in tx. Pretty flst roads there if i remember
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Btw... car looks a little high... when we going to see u lower it lol. You are in tx. Pretty flst roads there if i remember
Ha ha yep, it's still stock. I have springs to go in but might be a couple weeks. Going to send it to the shop to do the springs, ssk, and exhaust
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Congrats! The orange wrap suits the M2 really well.
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Looks good! Crazy how fast your car transformed from stock to this. Plates aren't even in yet! lol
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For whatever reason, the pics aren't showing up for me.

I love orange cars - I bet this looks awesome!
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Love threads like this. I've done a bunch of mods myself, although not a wrap (I'm an MG kind of guy), but of all the mods I've done, including a Dinan P2, the best two for daily driving enjoyment are the Evo SSK and the UCP. They completely transform the shifting experience in an M2. Seven thousand miles + in, and everything is tight and notchy still--wonderful stuff.

I've gone back and forth deciding between the Race and the Sport setting on the UCC.
For now, I've settled on Sport. Still light, but stiffer than stock, and the pedal feels more progressive. The bump stop is a must, either way, in my opinion...Might go with Race this summer, we'll see...
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Ha ha yep, it's still stock. I have springs to go in but might be a couple weeks. Going to send it to the shop to do the springs, ssk, and exhaust
Are you doing a DP, too? I dig mine...
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Looks good! Crazy how fast your car transformed from stock to this. Plates aren't even in yet! lol
yeah I bought a ton of stuff from the time I ordered the car in October until it arrived in January. Still more to go!

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Congrats! The orange wrap suits the M2 really well.
Thanks! I love the orange. I second guessed a bit as I really wanted something like TechoViolet (like my last e36). But couldn't find a purple wrap that I liked.

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For whatever reason, the pics aren't showing up for me.

I love orange cars - I bet this looks awesome!
It has already gotten me a lot of attention and compliments.

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Love threads like this. I've done a bunch of mods myself, although not a wrap (I'm an MG kind of guy), but of all the mods I've done, including a Dinan P2, the best two for daily driving enjoyment are the Evo SSK and the UCP. They completely transform the shifting experience in an M2. Seven thousand miles + in, and everything is tight and notchy still--wonderful stuff.

I've gone back and forth deciding between the Race and the Sport setting on the UCC.
For now, I've settled on Sport. Still light, but stiffer than stock, and the pedal feels more progressive. The bump stop is a must, either way, in my opinion...Might go with Race this summer, we'll see...
I went right to "race" on the UCP. It's still WAY lighter than my past weekend cars. I like it though.

I have the clutch stop in as well, but do find that my shifts aren't quite as smooth. I may take the height down a bit to see if it helps

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Are you doing a DP, too? I dig mine...
Not in my immediate plans. I might after a year or two. I'm happy with the car power as is, for now
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Wheel wax and 10mm spacers added all around today. Tiny poke on the front, but that will go away soon after I add the springs and camber plates along with alignment



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