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      12-19-2011, 06:31 AM   #1
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The Polar Bear is taking shape ....

Meet my little friend!




Fitted performance grill, gloss black side repeater grills and the performance carbon boot spoiler.




























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      12-19-2011, 06:43 AM   #2
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Why are so many people giving silly code names to their cars?

Also its not a polar bear, its a panda bear! I see black around in places.
Paint the kidneys and throw on some whitewall tires...then well talk about polarbears
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      12-19-2011, 06:49 AM   #3
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Why are so many people giving silly code names to their cars?

Also its not a polar bear, its a panda bear! I see black around in places.
Paint the kidneys and throw on some whitewall tires...then well talk about polarbears
Because I can because it's my car, so what's the problem!

And to me its a polar bear, you call yours what you like
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      12-19-2011, 06:52 AM   #4
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see this polar bear even has a whitewall tyre

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      12-19-2011, 07:06 AM   #5
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Because I can because it's my car, so what's the problem!

And to me its a polar bear, you call yours what you like
I call mine "my car" Or "that thing I like thats 4000 miles away"

I kid I kid Cant wait to see it driving around.

And you just proved my point with that picture
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      12-19-2011, 07:42 AM   #6
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Looking good man!!
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      12-19-2011, 07:57 AM   #7
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see this polar bear even has a whitewall tyre
LOL ..... great pictures .... you just need to photoshop the car in one of them ..... nice first mods!
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      12-19-2011, 08:22 AM   #8
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Awesome pics!
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      12-19-2011, 09:51 AM   #9
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LOL aware

Aussie, the car looks fantastic!
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      12-19-2011, 10:49 AM   #10
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Nice car! The same config as I will have. Get mine in January. Will do the same changes plus the carbon side mirrors.
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      12-19-2011, 02:08 PM   #11
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Because I can because it's my car, so what's the problem!

And to me its a polar bear, you call yours what you like
Looking good Any thoughts on the wheels ?
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      12-19-2011, 02:28 PM   #12
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Why would you change the wheels? Truly don't get people that change the great performing and looking wheels!
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      12-19-2011, 02:29 PM   #13
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Nice looking great.
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      12-19-2011, 02:38 PM   #14
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Why would you change the wheels? Truly don't get people that change the great performing and looking wheels!
To each their own and perhaps a nice touch to make the car unique to you
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Yes and do people understand how good and expensive the stock wheels are? To me its very stupid to change those any not worth the money. Sure for pure track use a square setup just for that purpose might make sense. Other than that? Nope truly don't understand it. Seen ugly BBS and other stuff on this forum. But hey thats me...
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As I am already running black wheels on my OPC, the 1M will be sorted with hyper black in the new year.....



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Yes and do people understand how good and expensive the stock wheels are? To me its very stupid to change those any not worth the money. Sure for pure track use a square setup just for that purpose might make sense. Other than that? Nope truly don't understand it. Seen ugly BBS and other stuff on this forum. But hey thats me...
To each their own. I changed to my OZs for 3 main reasons.

1) 17" tires are 15-20% than the same tire in an 18"

2) I can run a square setup now

3) My wheels just look tits, whats wrong with that?


Not saying that those reasons are interchangeable for 1M guys, but they make sense to me.






Also, Aussie, please dont get CSL wheels. That goes for everyone. Way overdone and youre car came with CSL wheels? So why spend that cash on such a small difference in aesthetics?
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Also, Aussie, please dont get CSL wheels. That goes for everyone. Way overdone and youre car came with CSL wheels? So why spend that cash on such a small difference in aesthetics?
Don't worry, not changing wheels just the tone, hyper black as per the above to give them that defined dark shadowed affect rather than going black........
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Ah and just to add, thanks to Jez for sorting me the M mats, black grill and side repeaters....
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Definitely an endangered species!
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Is that the performance spoiler that you can order through a dealer? It looks different for some reason. Awesome car man
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Is that the performance spoiler that you can order through a dealer? It looks different for some reason. Awesome car man

Yep that's the one mate, its the BMW Performance spoiler, and thanks.....

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