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06-20-2016, 01:41 PM | #112 |
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Was looking through this post to try to get an idea of tint on BSM. Hope this will help some others. My car is Black on Black. Went with Llumar CTX30
Before: After: After from another spot with less light coming through: Really happy with the results. It is funny how from some angles its pitch black and others it's less noticable. I think the 30% was perfect |
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06-23-2016, 12:28 PM | #113 |
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06-27-2016, 04:08 PM | #114 |
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08-10-2016, 07:11 PM | #118 |
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08-30-2016, 09:04 AM | #119 | |
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Question for you guys with BSM - do you garage your cars? Any of you have full Xpel Ultimate? I love the look of BSM but can't stand a dirty looking car. I noticed even in this shot that's "freshly detailed" you can see dirt:
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08-30-2016, 12:12 PM | #120 | |
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It's not "easy" to keep clean, but it shines so well through the base layer of dirt, it's not too noticeable unless you're right up on the car. If your car is well maintained in terms of wax etc, the dirt should just fall off with a quick powerwash. I usually blast mine 2 times during the week, then a two bucket wash on the weekends. I have a pure white GTI, and it's equally as hard to keep clean, as we have lots of brownish sand/dirt crud from the mountains and it's super noticeable on white. If you want a low maintenance colour, I'd go with Silver. But it just won't look as good IMO as Black or White. The body lines look really good on a darker car too, and really make it "pop".
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08-30-2016, 06:28 PM | #121 | |
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What percentage tints do you have on that btw? And how hot does it get in the summer sun? I absolutely, positively like the look of the BSM the most. Looks just menacing and classy at the same time. But the Glacier Silver is attractive for a few reason: it will stay much cooler in the sun, it will be lower maintenance, it gives me the option of Xpel stealth for matte silver which I think looks better than matte black, it is more under the radar than black and attracts less attention, but at the same time with a gloss black roof, CF parts and black kidney grilles / dark wheels the car looks like a classic aggressive BMW. |
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08-30-2016, 07:20 PM | #122 | |
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As for tints, it's 50% up front and 35% in the rear. Tints are illegal here, so you gotta go light. It's so dark inside the car, it appears much darker especially at night. In the daytime, it's hard to tell if it's a factory tint, or not. I like it, keeps cooler than without tints for sure and noticeable on sunny drives with the windows up. But it still gets fuckin steamy in there with the Cali heat we've been getting here in BC. I can't say the seats get any hotter than my GTI though, which is white/black leather. Silver can be a good look, don't get me wrong. I just appreciate BSM because it's such a nice metallic colour, and not too many black cars seem to be hitting the roads these days. Seems like Blue, White and Silver/Grey more than anything. Everyone says "nothing looks better than a clean black car", and I totally agree
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08-30-2016, 08:36 PM | #123 |
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Yeah, I agree about the clean black. I'll have to do more research about XPel ultimate. If it makes washing the car easier and prevents swirls, maybe I'll do black.
Those are actually the legal limits here in Ohio: 50% up front (and whatever in back, so I could go down to 15 if I really wanted to or 10 in the very back, but I still want to be able to see). So with an all black car, how much does that tint help keep the temperature down on a hot sunny day? Is it ever unbearable? |
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Most of the heat comes through the windshield, and I've been meaning to grab a sun visor for just that. They worked great for me in the past, without tints. I imagine with tints and the sun visor in the windshield it would be easier to jump right in after sitting in the sun all day. That pic above is my parking spot at work, and it's in the sun all day. Unbearable? Only if it's been sitting outside for a full shift at work, in 34*C sun. I usually just open the door, start the car and let it sit for a few minutes with the A/C on and it's fine. If you were to jump right in, it could be pretty bad I would imagine. Everything in moderation
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Thing is, I still think a silver car might make a massive difference. I think what I have to do is go to the dealership at around 4PM on a hot sunny day and ask to get into a silver car and a black car, both cars that have not been moved all day. And I'll be able to see the difference there. But still the biggest deciding factor would be the ease of maintenance with Xpel installed. I'm willing to install Xpel and get BSM if it makes cleaning the car really easy, but if it's still going to be a bitch I'll just get silver. |
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Honestly it's pretty easy if you choose to do some sort of coating. Mine has the opticoat pro coating on it. Washing it is a breeze and it sits in the flat-top parking lots of Dallas during the day.
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Black is a bit tougher to care for, but well worth it IMO for the results you get when it is clean. I have my car coated with CQuartzUK sealant and that helps a lot in making it very little effort to keep clean. Also, BSM is easier to care for than Jet Black (non-metallic), I have a Jet Black M3 and that shows EVERYTHING.
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Here is my black M240i so far. I keep adding stuff to the wish list so it may be getting some more love soon.
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