The only problem is that your mirrors are gloss and clash with the matte.

Is that a matte wrap or paint? I guess you don't care too much if it's a wrap, but being that I have a matte car, I can give you some advice here. Do not drive it when there is salt on the road, and do not travel too close to cars on the turnpike. The salt / rocks will scratch the paint, and it is very noticeable (much more than on normal shiny paint). I already have some rock chips on my front bumper intake (on left and right) from cars wanting to race, blowing by me in the shoulder of the road/highway, running over road debris and shooting it up at my car.

Man does that piss me ********** off.

 

I also think you should put the badges back on the car. :M5thumbs:

......... also, don't use tire shine.

 

The car is a wrap. We had the mirrors wrapped and it just doesn't look right.

The black window trim, antenna, trunk spoiler, mirrors and black window tint really break up it up. It's just TOO much matte black when you cover everything.

The vinyl is pretty durable. So far so good. I really don't drive the car much, doesn't see rain often and never snow.

 

Looks awesome :thumbsup:

 

I'm liking it batman! KAPOW! I'm so tempted to do this myself.....

 

Awesome! Very nice

 

are those 19" Forgestars?

 

Thanks guys, yes they are 19" forgestars

 

Nice. they look really good. Have been on the fence to powder coat my 166's or buy those. I went with powder coating but still might pick up a set of those.

 

where did you get it done? what does something like that cost to do?

 

Costs about $3500 The shop that does it is in suffern NY

Looks great, but I'd put the badges back on, take the matte black cover off the front BMW emblem, and wrap the mirrors in matte black cover as well.

I think another cosmetic mod that would suit your car nicely would be Euro headlights.



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We had the mirrors wrapped. It does not look right with the black windows/black window trim. In person it flows very well, when I post better pics up you'll get the idea.

I have plans for custom roundels, so they are staying black, just waiting to get them finished.

Very nice.

Thanks!

 

Looks great, but I'd put the badges back on, take the matte black cover off the front BMW emblem, and wrap the mirrors in matte black cover as well.

I think another cosmetic mod that would suit your car nicely would be Euro headlights.



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Very nice.

 

how do you wash your car? just as normal as you would wash without the wrap or you need a special kind of car wash?

looks good man. i want to do it but 3.5k is too much for me!!! how long is it going to last?

 

I wouldn't take it to a automatic car wash (I wouldn't take my car to an auto car wash without the wrap!). It was washed only one time by the guy who did the wrap. He just used the car brush he uses on every car. Then he went over it and squeegee and then hand dried with a microfiber.

The vinyl is pretty tough, and as a benefit it keeps the paint protected.

They guarantee the vinyl for I think 10 years?

 

spinny congrats looks like a monster!

 

how did you have to wait to wrap your car?
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Takes about 3-4 days to do it.

 

I love it...

 

what happens when this starts to fade and bubble? lol its gonna look like **** down the road. is their any type of warranty on the work/vinyl

 

Fade and bubble? Don't think so. There's a 5 year warranty on the vinyl. It's designed to go on cars, this isn't vinyl like a sticker.

 

vinyl is vinyl my friend. You'll see when its starts to crack, fade, and peel. don't say i didn't tell you so... summer times a ***** with all that UV it'll dry snot out of it real quick (especially black)

 

And steel is steel and plastic is plastic right?

How come the roof on my other car never faded, cracked, or bubbled in the sun?

 

Car looks good, and if it does crack and bubble you can always take it off and you got the nice paint under neath. Like i said before the only person you have to impress is yourself. :cheers:

 

hey as long as your happy thats cool its your car, in the end sorry if I came off as an *****. i've just had too many bad experiences with auto vinyl in the past to go and spend money on it again.

your car looks great what was the original color under the wrap? i actually want to go matte black myself but saving up for the paint job (gives me alot time to think about this decision lol)

 

Car is originally black. It's also garage kept, so hopefully it lasts longer.

My friend owns a pool company and he has all his trucks wrapped in vinyl, they last very very long? What brand vinyl were you using?

 

my problem was that I didn't have a garage to keep it in so 2 yrs time it faded and peeled to the point where it needed to come off cause my car looked like a junker lol. prior to it peeling it slowly faded yellow over time so i knew it was coming but i guess i was asking for it keeping it outdoors 24/7. i'll have to look up the brand, i think black vinyl is just the fastest fading/drying because of its attractive property to UV rays. in the end nothing lasts forever even factory paint jobs fade so enjoy it and find out what proper maintenance is required. cause washing it every 2 week with mild soap and water apparently wasn't enough for mine to stay alive outdoors

 

Not my thing, however i like how it looks and I'm sure will get some attention!!!

 

hey is that at Custom Lifestyles in Lodi? I got my rims there too, joe is the best

 

Yes, I had them swap my tires from my stock 19s to the forgestart 19