[cenz422]

Anyone else experience sub-par paint job on their M2? Specifically on the inside jam opening where hinges are located, on the fender side. I've noticed some cars have not been painted fully and you can still see primer etc. Just curious, let me know. Thanks

[Nine Lives]

My car is AW and is perfect.In fact in terms of finish this is the best BMW I've owned with no orange peel whatsoever.

There is evidence of a base coat finish on the inner wing when the door is opened half way and under the ' hood ' but I believe BMW stopped fully painting all panels a while back.

Perhaps darker colours show more imperfections ?

[pruettfan]

Originally Posted by cenz422

Anyone else experience sub-par paint job on their M2? Specifically on the inside jam opening where hinges are located, on the fender side. I've noticed some cars have not been painted fully and you can still see primer etc. Just curious, let me know. Thanks

Any photos? I would expect if this is an issue with the M2 it would be an issue with all or many of the 2 series cars. I doubt that what you are seeing is primer, it might be base coat without clear on it or perhaps a sealant or adhesive. If you have seen the video of how the cars are painted and then inspected it doesn't seem very likely for this to happen.

[OrangeCrush]

Originally Posted by Nine Lives

My car is AW and is perfect.In fact in terms of finish this is the best BMW I've owned with no orange peel whatsoever.

There is evidence of a base coat finish on the inner wing when the door is opened half way and under the ' hood ' but I believe BMW stopped fully painting all panels a while back.

Perhaps darker colours show more imperfections ?

For whatever reason it seems like AW is more durable(harder) and also just looks like a quality paint job. My wife''s AW 5 series also looks good. My former 1M (VO) had one of the worst paint jobs I have ever seen...horrible orange peel, the metallic flake was patchy, heavy in some spots, non existent in others, different shades of orange (almost like wide streaks, it would chip just looking at it.

[Prodigy.]

Yep, inside of my door jams are terrible, noticably not painted.

Agree on AW, had it on my previous Beemer, paint was flawless and had only one small stone chip after 3yrs of driving so way more durable.

[pruettfan]

Originally Posted by Prodigy.

Yep, inside of my door jams are terrible, noticably not painted.

Agree on AW, had it on my previous Beemer, paint was flawless and had only one small stone chip after 3yrs of driving so way more durable.

Would you mind posting pictures so I know what to look for when my car comes in.

[Prodigy.]

Originally Posted by pruettfan

Would you mind posting pictures so I know what to look for when my car comes in.

It's actually the inner sides of the front fenders, not the actual doors, pretty poor imo but not uncommon it seems:
http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1153604

Here is a pic of the same spot on an M3:

[gmzanatta]

Originally Posted by Prodigy.

[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psjuqn4u1g.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v2...psmb7kmsrv.jpg[/IMG]


It's actually the inner sides of the front fenders, not the actual doors, pretty poor imo but not uncommon it seems:
http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1153604

Here is a pic of the same spot on an M3:

[img]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/PV...w=w397-h705-no[/img]
[img]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/ZY...A=w397-h705-no[/img]

FWIW, mine is painted better than the M3 pics you posted.

[Prodigy.]

Originally Posted by gmzanatta

FWIW, mine is painted as well as the M3 pics you posted.

Sorry, so you mean not painted either?

[Nine Lives]

Originally Posted by gmzanatta

FWIW, mine is painted as well as the M3 pics you posted.

Originally Posted by Prodigy.

It's actually the inner sides of the front fenders, not the actual doors, pretty poor imo but not uncommon it seems:
http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1153604

Here is a pic of the same spot on an M3:

That's the worst I've seen by a country mile

[gmzanatta]

Originally Posted by Prodigy.

Sorry, so you mean not painted either?

Sorry what I meant is mine is painted in there, better than the M3/4 (op corrected).

[Dabozo]

Mine is painted in there aswell. That (above pics) just doesn't look right imo.

[///M²]

May these are cars that have been repaired at the VPC, probably damaged during shipping. There's no way they came out of the factory like that!

[CAVU]

Originally Posted by M2ME2

May these are cars that have been repaired at the VPC, probably damaged during shipping. There's no way they came out of the factory like that!

Confident that my car wouldn't have this issue, I just took a look. Sure enough, paint coverage is very poor. I'm floored. In my experience, only a repaired car would look like this.

[LAGWAGN]

Mine is very similar to the pictures posted. Am I the only one that doesn't really care though??

[GVN*2FLY]

Wow - those are terrible.

Mine is AW and nothing like the posted pics.

[Prodigy.]

Originally Posted by M2ME2

May these are cars that have been repaired at the VPC, probably damaged during shipping. There's no way they came out of the factory like that!

No real chance of that, i tracked my car from end of production until delivery and there was no time delay after shipping that would of given them time for a repair, plus the fact that a lot of cars are not painted in the exact same areas would indicate it's something to do with Bmw's slack painting processes.

It also appears the darker colours appear more affected, either that or the undercoat is just more noticable.

[kylejdavidson]

Checked mine this afternoon. Not quite as much bareness but definitely some in there. Long Beach Blue as well. Doesn't really bother me though very hard to notice unless you're looking for it but certainly not great.

[pruettfan]

Thanks for posting the pictures. Very odd issue. I will have to see what mine looks like when it arrives. Not the biggest deal in the world but it is odd and bit of a letdown for a premium vehicle.

[atxsk8r]

Originally Posted by LGWGN

Am I the only one that doesn't really care though??

I'm with you, this doesn't bother me either. As long as all the exterior panels are fully painted, i'm good

[bobsor]

Originally Posted by pruettfan

Thanks for posting the pictures. Very odd issue. I will have to see what mine looks like when it arrives. Not the biggest deal in the world but it is odd and bit of a letdown for a premium vehicle.

I think what you're looking at is the gray rust prevention coating on the inner surface of the front fenders, and is actually a feature of premium vehicles and not a defect. I think you'll find the same coating on the inner surface of the door panels and other hidden areas. The first time I saw this coating was on the inner fender surface of my 2008 Chrysler Crossfire, and it surprised me then, as I thought it was an area of missing paint, but in fact was never intended to be painted. My BSM M2 has the same gray coating that the previous photos show.

[SW19]

Those areas look fully painted on my Alpine White M2.