Inside Performance Diffusor

DrPig57 · 12-22-2010, 09:15 AM

Has anyone here in the US purchased this? I like the look, but a bit pricey. I've looked into painting the stock diffusor. I'm afraid paint is not going to hold up.

Sylon · 12-22-2010, 09:32 AM

Its...um...different, thats for sure. Not sure if I like it though. And I dont think that white matches perfectly either, but white is almost impossible to match.

Rawhide · 12-22-2010, 09:38 AM

I think it looks OK. I wouldn't pay for it, but it's cool.

DrPig57 · 12-22-2010, 10:34 AM

Really. It looks a hell of alot better than the grayish POS that comes stock on the 135, it's not even black. IMO they just as well have thrown a turd back there. I've noticed that the painted plastics on the 135i's don't match anyway.( skirts and bumpers) Mine are at least two shades off. I've seen this on the 335's and even the 6 series cars. BMW used to a great job with the color match on plastic components. They don't anymore.

onefastman · 12-22-2010, 11:50 AM

Wow that paint looks like hell

If you want to go that route go with icarbon. You wont hear a negative review of their actual product. Everything is top notch and cheap.

Send andy, mario, or chris a pm!

Simon_135i · 12-22-2010, 12:21 PM

The color has nothing to do with the product (Then again not a fan of this diffuser..i. I have the 3D design diffuser which is OK IMO). The paint shop sucked with color matching. Whether its inside performance or iCarbon, its irrelavant if you took it to a sh*tty paint shop.

NFIDDY5 · 12-22-2010, 12:36 PM

I don't see what is so bad about it honestly. A lot nicer than the OEM one.

DrPig57 · 12-22-2010, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Simon_135i

The color has nothing to do with the product (Then again not a fan of this diffuser..i. I have the 3D design diffuser which is OK IMO). The paint shop sucked with color matching. Whether its inside performance or iCarbon, its irrelavant if you took it to a sh*tty paint shop.

Do you have some pics of the 3D? The iCarbon didn't thrill me at all. I thought it was overpriced as well. I guess I'm a fan of a painted diffusor vs just plain CF or black

Simon_135i · 12-22-2010, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by DrPig57

Do you have some pics of the 3D? The iCarbon didn't thrill me at all. I thought it was overpriced as well. I guess I'm a fan of a painted diffusor vs just plain CF or black

3D is more subtle... just google them. Or you could just paint it black, but I wouldn't paint it white. Its best to have some contrast.

Focusedintntions · 12-22-2010, 02:21 PM

Honestly looks like just a cover for the stock diffuser....if you take the stock one to a body shop you could get it painted for a couple hundred bucks to look like this and it'll last too.

12-22-2010, 09:15 AM	#1
DrPig57 Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 291 Posts Drives: Crimson/Coral 135i M// package Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	Inside Performance Diffusor Has anyone here in the US purchased this? I like the look, but a bit pricey. I've looked into painting the stock diffusor. I'm afraid paint is not going to hold up. Attached Images
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12-22-2010, 09:32 AM	#2
Sylon Brigadier General 189 Rep 3,435 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, SG/CR, 6MT, M-Sport Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Michigan / Ohio iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 135i [9.20]	Its...um...different, thats for sure. Not sure if I like it though. And I dont think that white matches perfectly either, but white is almost impossible to match. __________________ 2011 BMW 135i \| Space Gray \| ///M-Sport \| BMW CCA #450291 Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / Twitter
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12-22-2010, 09:38 AM	#3
Rawhide Captain 363 Rep 792 Posts Drives: 2022 M340ix Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: USA, KC iTrader: (0)	I think it looks OK. I wouldn't pay for it, but it's cool.
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12-22-2010, 10:34 AM	#4
DrPig57 Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 291 Posts Drives: Crimson/Coral 135i M// package Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Colorado iTrader: (0)	Really. It looks a hell of alot better than the grayish POS that comes stock on the 135, it's not even black. IMO they just as well have thrown a turd back there. I've noticed that the painted plastics on the 135i's don't match anyway.( skirts and bumpers) Mine are at least two shades off. I've seen this on the 335's and even the 6 series cars. BMW used to a great job with the color match on plastic components. They don't anymore. Last edited by DrPig57; 12-22-2010 at 10:40 AM..
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12-22-2010, 11:50 AM	#5
onefastman Major General 159 Rep 5,689 Posts Drives: 2009 135i 2011 e92m dct Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Earth iTrader: (15)	Wow that paint looks like hell If you want to go that route go with icarbon. You wont hear a negative review of their actual product. Everything is top notch and cheap. Send andy, mario, or chris a pm! __________________ Legal Disclaimer: Anything I or anyone else says about my vehicle on this website(1addicts.com or any affiliated or nonaffiliated sites), pertaining to modifications, is only to gain acceptance from my/our peers, and does not actually represent anything actually existing on my car, and thus, cannot be held against me in any issues, i.e. warranty claims, that may arise.
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12-22-2010, 12:21 PM	#6
Simon_135i Collecting dust! 55 Rep 2,009 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego iTrader: (8) Garage List 2008 E82/135i [0.00]	The color has nothing to do with the product (Then again not a fan of this diffuser..i. I have the 3D design diffuser which is OK IMO). The paint shop sucked with color matching. Whether its inside performance or iCarbon, its irrelavant if you took it to a sh*tty paint shop.
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12-22-2010, 12:36 PM	#7
NFIDDY5 I bleed Scarlet and Gray!! 23 Rep 552 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 135i Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Buckeye Nut House iTrader: (0)	I don't see what is so bad about it honestly. A lot nicer than the OEM one.
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12-22-2010, 02:21 PM	#10
Focusedintntions Colonel 105 Rep 2,696 Posts Drives: 2011 135i M-Sport :D Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: NoVA iTrader: (1)	Honestly looks like just a cover for the stock diffuser....if you take the stock one to a body shop you could get it painted for a couple hundred bucks to look like this and it'll last too.
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