03-28-2014, 09:57 PM | #1 |
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After market??
Does it usually take this long for aftermarket parts to become available on new cars??
I'm shocked we aren't seeing more diffusers, spoilers, rims, exhausts etc at this point. Are my expectations ridiculous?
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03-28-2014, 10:56 PM | #2 |
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Well the M135i parts should be the same.. have you tried looking at those?
For some of the cosmetic ones, they are mostly replica versions of the BMW performance parts.. so once those comes out
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03-28-2014, 11:23 PM | #3 |
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The m135i parts obviously won't fir the two though.
I just want to order some black grilles and color match deflectors to at least get the process started.
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03-28-2014, 11:29 PM | #4 |
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The car just went on sale within the past month. Wait a bit, they will come.
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03-29-2014, 02:05 PM | #11 |
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I got hooked on the Plasti-Dip last summer and started hitting everything with wheels, bicycle, motorcycles, and cars. It's so cool you can try different combination of colors and overlays and just peel it off if you don't like it or just want to change it.
Keeping it simple at first. Just hitting the rear and side emblems with flat black. Don't think I will do the stock wheels as they do look really good right now. Maybe come next Fall I might just to help against the bad weather then peel them come Spring. The stuff is really addictive |
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03-29-2014, 02:12 PM | #12 |
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I'm gonna be attempting my first plasti dipping on the mirror covers once I get the car. I'll then experiment with other parts of the car and maybe even the wheels :P
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03-29-2014, 03:00 PM | #13 |
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Are u guys indicating that u can plasti-wrap using a spray can yourself w/o worrying about getting paint everywhere? Sounds dangerous. Please elaborate... we need to hear more about this before I even consider shelling out say $300 to get the dealer to subcontract the work out. Perhaps parts to be sprayed (mirror caps, reflectors, etc.) s/b removed from the car before spraying? Or is this plasti wrap basically idiot proof and can be easily removed from unwanted areas. Please share your knowledge.
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03-29-2014, 06:18 PM | #14 |
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I haven't tried it yet but watched a few videos on YouTube. Can't be too hard...I hope :P
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03-29-2014, 07:17 PM | #16 |
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Oh one important tip. If you mask right up to the edge of where you are using plasti-dip, it is not like paint. When you pull up the mask it will pull the plasti-dip up too since the coating floats, if that is the right term, and doesn't adhere the same way paint does. So mask wide like in the video (didn't watch it but assume that's what he's gonna tell you) and cut around the line with an xacto knife before pulling everything off.
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You should check the 1 forum if you haven't already, those guys must be smoking pastidip with crack pipes. Doing entire cars, stripes on cars, wheels, all kinds of stuff. They are all fiends and swear by the stuff. |
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03-30-2014, 06:30 PM | #20 |
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BTW my MG will be here in a few weeks, going black grilles, black or MG mirrors, MG front reflectors, clear corners. If you're worried about making a giant mess and not liking the end results, if you hold off a few weeks I can send you some pics and you can decide then. But I really don't think you'll get into trouble. It's not like sticky glue residue that is a bitch to remove. You kind of just grab a corner and it peels off very easily.
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03-30-2014, 06:40 PM | #21 |
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I've done a lot of plasti-dip and fair warning for folks: 2 things, mask off much further than you think you need because it creeps and while heavy layers peel off easy, small dots that dry can be a huge pain to scrub off. The other thing is I would recommend not doing the matte black on your mirrors. Small pieces you do that you don't look at up close look fine in matte black, like emblems or rims, but the more surface area you cover and the more up close you're seeing something, the worse plasti-dip looks. If you want to change the color of your mirrors, my personal opinion is wrapping is going to give you a much much better result than plasti-dip.
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03-30-2014, 06:42 PM | #22 |
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Also recommend not doing grilles unless you do the whole grille or do glossy plasti-dip. The matte black next to the glossy black will be noticeably different.
Another thing, if you do your grilles, put a trash bag under your hood behind the grille so you don't spray your intake. Little stuff some folks don't think about. |
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