What did you do to your 2 series today?

Sportstick · 03-06-2020, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Middy2000

Finally installed the gloss black grilles and wrapped the whiskers

Nicely done

...please share more about how you did the whisker wrap. My local wrap guy who did my side window mouldings said he couldn't do a good job on the whiskers due to their shape and inability to be removed. How did you do it? I was almost ready to mask and spray with black gloss Plastidip. Can you post a close-up please?

Thanks in advance.

Middy2000 · 03-06-2020, 11:12 AM

I'll take a close up but that's when you'll see it's not perfect. You can't easily avoid creases as because it's curved it doesn't fold underneath perfectly.
It's done in the cheapest black wrap I found on eBay. Couple of dollars in your money. When viewed from a standing position you it looks perfect.

Sportstick · 03-06-2020, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Middy2000

I'll take a close up but that's when you'll see it's not perfect. You can't easily avoid creases as because it's curved it doesn't fold underneath perfectly.
It's done in the cheapest black wrap I found on eBay. Couple of dollars in your money. When viewed from a standing position you it looks perfect.

silver_mcoupe · 03-06-2020, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by mastrchee

They look so much better in person, need to get some proper pictures!

They are 19x8.5 and 9.5, Veemann V-FS36 https://www.veemann.com/veemann-v-fs36.html

They look brilliant - very Alpina-esque...

mastrchee · 03-06-2020, 01:16 PM

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got new alloys today

I must be getting old, as nice as those look my first thought was cleaning would be a pain in the butt.

Haha, good things in life don't come easy 😎

Middy2000 · 03-06-2020, 03:57 PM

As you can see, not perfect but to be fair this was my first attempt and I spent all of 5 minutes a side on it.

Sportstick · 03-06-2020, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Middy2000

As you can see, not perfect but to be fair this was my first attempt and I spent all of 5 minutes a side on it.

Thanks again...my wrap guy is such a perfectionist that he didn't want to try.

Middy2000 · 03-07-2020, 08:05 AM

I would have thought to a professional or anybody with patience it's straightforward.
I'm ok with my efforts given that you can't tell from a difference

Sportstick · 03-07-2020, 08:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Middy2000

I would have thought to a professional or anybody with patience it's straightforward.
I'm ok with my efforts given that you can't tell from a difference

I agree. I think for him, once he realized the geometry, and that he couldn’t find how to remove the part safely, he couldn’t figure out how to be perfect.

Maynard · 03-07-2020, 02:14 PM

I'd go w/ the platidip.

BEM-S4 · 03-07-2020, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Maynard

I'd go w/ the platidip.

For sure. Low price, low effort, low risk.

helloelectro · 03-07-2020, 06:57 PM

Added some orange trim to bottom edge of the lip.

designatedposter · 03-07-2020, 07:17 PM

Nice, what'd you use?

helloelectro · 03-07-2020, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by designatedposter

Nice, what'd you use?

3M vinyl wrap. I feel like it gives the bottom lip some reference, finishing off the line of the car. That and it hides all the rock chips!!

MasterFloody · 03-07-2020, 11:26 PM

Today, ran my M240 at the track for the first time. 12.38 @ 110.00. I was very impressed.

GoodMoodley · 03-08-2020, 05:15 PM

Gloss black grills

jmeywvu · 03-09-2020, 06:55 PM

Painted and shipped for under $200, can't wait to install

BEM-S4 · 03-09-2020, 07:45 PM

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Originally Posted by jmeywvu

Painted and shipped for under $200, can't wait to install

Looks great, where did you source that?

jmeywvu · 03-09-2020, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by BEM-S4

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Originally Posted by jmeywvu

Painted and shipped for under $200, can't wait to install

Looks great, where did you source that?

Inpreda on eBay. The first one arrived cracked and the paint looked horrible. Seller shipped another at no cost and this one obviously arrived in one piece. Paint looks pretty good, definitely not perfect, but for the price I'm not complaining. The imperfections I see are a tiny bit of orange peel around the top (less than 4 inches in area) and a few pin sized spots. None are noticeable unless you're a couple inches away. I really like this one because it looks OEM, not like some of the other Chinese ones out there.

Shipping took about a month on the second one because I told them to take their time with the paint. Very happy so far, we'll see how the install goes!

BEM-S4 · 03-10-2020, 08:18 AM

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Inpreda on eBay.

Let us know how install goes, what the fitment is like and how the color match is. Do you happen to know if it requires the exhaust tip extensions like the standard OEM diffuser?

Middy2000 · 03-10-2020, 09:06 AM

Had the lights tinted.

cristo · 03-10-2020, 09:27 AM

Never understood that.
Especially the headlights.
Unless you don’t drive at night,
... or brake or turn or back up.

03-06-2020, 11:12 AM	#2862
Middy2000 Middy2000 50 Rep 150 Posts Drives: 218d Sport Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Lincolnshire, England iTrader: (0)	I'll take a close up but that's when you'll see it's not perfect. You can't easily avoid creases as because it's curved it doesn't fold underneath perfectly. It's done in the cheapest black wrap I found on eBay. Couple of dollars in your money. When viewed from a standing position you it looks perfect.
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Middy2000 Middy2000 50 Rep 150 Posts Drives: 218d Sport Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Lincolnshire, England iTrader: (0)	As you can see, not perfect but to be fair this was my first attempt and I spent all of 5 minutes a side on it. Attached Images
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Middy2000 Middy2000 50 Rep 150 Posts Drives: 218d Sport Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Lincolnshire, England iTrader: (0)	I would have thought to a professional or anybody with patience it's straightforward. I'm ok with my efforts given that you can't tell from a difference
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03-07-2020, 02:14 PM	#2870
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03-07-2020, 06:57 PM	#2872
helloelectro First Lieutenant 174 Rep 336 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW m240i Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Dallas,TX iTrader: (1)	Added some orange trim to bottom edge of the lip. Attached Images
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GoodMoodley First Lieutenant 225 Rep 376 Posts Drives: 12' 135i Pure Stg 2, 15' 228i Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	Gloss black grills Attached Images __________________ Past: 1979 RX-7, 1980 Civic, 1989 B2200 lowrider, 1990 Golf GT, 1995 Civic Si Turbo, 2000 Civic SiR, 2000 328i, 2003 540i M-Sport, 2008 Rabbit, 2014 Pilot, 2002 A4 1.8T, 2009 A4 2.0T Quattro, 2017 CR-V Touring 2020 CR-V Touring Current: 2012 135i, 2015 228i x-Drive, 2023 CR-V Touring Hybrid
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jmeywvu Enlisted Member 20 Rep 40 Posts Drives: 16' M235i xDrive, 00' Jeep TJ Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Western PA iTrader: (0)	Painted and shipped for under $200, can't wait to install Attached Images
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03-10-2020, 09:06 AM	#2881
Middy2000 Middy2000 50 Rep 150 Posts Drives: 218d Sport Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Lincolnshire, England iTrader: (0)	Had the lights tinted. Attached Images
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03-10-2020, 09:27 AM	#2882
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