buyinh icarbon rear diffuser, question...

sdpauly · 07-13-2010, 11:39 AM

I plan on picking up the icarbon rear diffuser for my 1er.

I just have one question: should I get the gloss or matte finish?

Which finish matches the BMW Perf part?

ok, I guess that's two questions.

The car is Titanium Silver.

Thanks in advance.

miro2296 · 07-13-2010, 12:21 PM

Gloss looks better IMO

but maybe you should add some voting buttons and see what people think. Plus it depends on what direction you are planning on taking your car.

ennislaw · 07-13-2010, 12:24 PM

I have a BSM, got the glossy diffuser and I think it matches nicely, both in color and in shine!

pge

sdpauly · 07-13-2010, 12:27 PM

I honestly dont plan on doing much modding at all. Maybe a JB tune at some point.

If anything, cosmetically I might go with the blacked-out kidney grilles, but I'm still on the fence about that.

So, yeah, I think I will go with the gloss finish, I just dont want it to be too glossy...

miro2296 · 07-13-2010, 12:29 PM

I am sure you will be happy with the gloss finish. Look at some of the photos and i am sure you won't be disappointed.

miro2296 · 07-13-2010, 12:36 PM

found this thread and it has a pic of the gloss diffuser on a titanium silver:

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=404993

hope the OP doesn't mind me using their pic

sdpauly · 07-13-2010, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by miro2296

found this thread and it has a pic of the gloss diffuser on a titanium silver:

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=404993

hope the OP doesn't mind me using their pic

Ok thanks!! That looks real nice. I was just worried about it looking too glossy or shiny, but that looks like it fits in with the Ti Silver color real good.

IZAGLO · 07-13-2010, 12:45 PM

Depends what time of the day on you look at them .I have the DRY and prefer it over glossy as i am going for that matte look...Not a big fan of glossy anything except the paint...Also will replacing my Kidney Grills and LP plates in about 2 weeks with DRY CF or as soon as Andy gets them to me LOL.....BMW OEM CF uses DRY....I will post up some pictures next week...the ICarbon Dry Diffuser just came last night and will install it this weekend.
IMO you will be HAPPY with either finish...i just wanted my CF low key.

sdpauly · 07-13-2010, 01:03 PM

hmm, ok then I am still a little torn.

If you're sure the matte finish is what matches the BMW Perf part, then I may just go with matte afterall. I also prefer the more subtle look and I dont wat the FC piece to be shinyer than the paint in the sunlight...

In the picture above, the gloss doesnt look too shiny, but in some of the other pictures on this site the gloss looks really glossy... Yeah, I'm thinking matte might work better for my tastes, especially if it matches the finish on the OEM carbon part.

IZAGLO · 07-13-2010, 07:36 PM

I went and put the ICarbon Dry Diffuser up against my Red Sedonna tonight and it looks perfect. Actually it looks almost identical to the diffuser on the post above by Miro's in sheen... but lighting is different....put Miro's in the sun and it will change...The DRY is not dull, as it does have a little sheen to it, it's just right in all lighting........but on another thread there is a Red Sedonna with the Wet ICarbon Diffuser on it and and it looks so glossy, almost too much IMO as the sheen in sunlight is intense.......Looks are subjective but the DRY for me is the way to go, it's beautiful man and you will not be disappointed...Ask ICarbon for there opinion.....they will whisper DRY

ennislaw · 07-13-2010, 07:45 PM

It really does depend on what look you want. I think you'll be happy with an iCarbon diffuser either finish. I got the glossy. To be truthful, when I ordered there's wasn't an option for matte, but I wouldn't have gotten it anyway. I wanted the diffuser to shine like the rest of my 1-er.

pge

sdpauly · 07-13-2010, 08:07 PM

Thanks guys. I'm pretty much set on getting the dry (matte) version instead of the glossy. Considering the OEM plastic diffuser is a matte finish, I think it will compliment the look of the car a little better than the glossy piece. I will post up some pics after it's installed.

IZAGLO · 07-13-2010, 08:13 PM

you made the right decision!!

Topsupra · 07-13-2010, 11:27 PM

It was a tuff choice but I went with the dry carbon look I will post pics soon

onefastman · 07-14-2010, 08:22 AM

Go with gloss

escobar929 · 07-14-2010, 09:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdpauly

Thanks guys. I'm pretty much set on getting the dry (matte) version instead of the glossy. Considering the OEM plastic diffuser is a matte finish, I think it will compliment the look of the car a little better than the glossy piece. I will post up some pics after it's installed.

IMO, gloss looks best on BSM or JB but for other colors, dry looks pretty damn good. But if you do go dry, then dont buy BMWP parts, since they are glossy, just stick w/ all iCarbon pieces in Dry finish the same look all around

IZAGLO · 07-14-2010, 10:05 AM

99.% of members here go GLOSS on the CF....it looks nice...but in the 2x2 CF weave the DRY finish is stealth and not in your face like the WET, does have a minor sheen to it... and will not have the WOW effect looking at it like the WET especially in the sun... but that's what i wanted.. I wanted a integrated look with my car like it came from the factory, and the DRY has that appeal to me.. And the plus side the diffuser will now balance out my BMW FActory Sport Exhaust...Most cars that come from the factoy have a matte finish on there diffusers...otherwise even if it was plastic they would use a gloss finish... Look at any of them they are all low key and not glossy...You will get many opinions on this and actually none of them wrong...as mentioned either way you go you will like it...ICarbon is hot on there 1x1 weave in matte.....i am not, as the 2x2 is what i was looking for. And on my Sedonna Red 135i with the Dry diffuser looks amazing, and cannot wait till my other DRY CF items get here.
Now trunk and hood are a different story on finish,,,,,,i have seen some cars with CF hoods that have looked pretty bad with aging from the sun...so this is another topic for discussion...ICarbons trunk and hood look hot!!

madostrich · 07-15-2010, 12:15 AM

OK, i'm confused, and am gonna confuse everyone else as a result.

I'm under the impression that BMW OEM performance parts feature a 2x2 weave and a glossy finish.

confirm or flame.

BMW86 · 07-15-2010, 01:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by madostrich

OK, i'm confused, and am gonna confuse everyone else as a result.

I'm under the impression that BMW OEM performance parts feature a 2x2 weave and a glossy finish.

confirm or flame.

This is correct. I can confirm this because I have the BMW Performance CF spoiler and the iCarbon range in 2x2 gloss finish. Hope this helps

sdpauly · 07-15-2010, 10:45 AM

the vendor I have been speaking with told me the dry piece is back-ordered for 2 weeks but the gloss is available now.

I'm hearing conflicting opinions about whether the BMWP piece is gloss or matte...

Still probably leaning toward matte (dry) but I guess I got a couple weeks to decide. Sill looking for more pics of dry vs. glossy so please post em up if you got em.

iCARBON DESIGN · 07-15-2010, 09:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sdpauly

the vendor I have been speaking with told me the dry piece is back-ordered for 2 weeks but the gloss is available now.

I'm hearing conflicting opinions about whether the BMWP piece is gloss or matte...

Still probably leaning toward matte (dry) but I guess I got a couple weeks to decide. Sill looking for more pics of dry vs. glossy so please post em up if you got em.

Just to clear this up for you, BMWP pieces are 2x2 weave and finished in Gloss.

IZAGLO · 07-16-2010, 09:33 AM

well i was told BMW CF was Dry....so mu mistake sorry man...Just buy the Wet and enjoy it..I will enjoy my DRY...sorry for any confusion

07-13-2010, 11:39 AM	#1
sdpauly Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 215 Posts Drives: 2010 135i, 2008 Taco Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	buyinh icarbon rear diffuser, question... I plan on picking up the icarbon rear diffuser for my 1er. I just have one question: should I get the gloss or matte finish? Which finish matches the BMW Perf part? ok, I guess that's two questions. The car is Titanium Silver. Thanks in advance. __________________ "...couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land where justice is a game." -Bob Dylan
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07-13-2010, 12:21 PM	#2
miro2296 Colonel 57 Rep 2,251 Posts Drives: '08 Montego Blue BMW 135i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Round Rock, TX iTrader: (1)	Gloss looks better IMO but maybe you should add some voting buttons and see what people think. Plus it depends on what direction you are planning on taking your car. __________________ ------------------------------------- BMW 135i/6 Speed/Montego Blue/Formula One Ceramic Tint/JB4 G4/AA Sport Intercooler/19 inch Iconz 880Z(19X8.5 & 19X10)/PSS 225/35 & 265/30/E93 M3 front sway bar/TRW front and rear Control Arms/BMS Drop In Filter/Dinan Exhaust/BlackLines/Upgraded \\\M RSFB
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ennislaw NCO 13 Rep 641 Posts Drives: 2010 BSM 135i M-Sport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: RTP iTrader: (0)	I have a BSM, got the glossy diffuser and I think it matches nicely, both in color and in shine! pge
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sdpauly Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 215 Posts Drives: 2010 135i, 2008 Taco Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	I honestly dont plan on doing much modding at all. Maybe a JB tune at some point. If anything, cosmetically I might go with the blacked-out kidney grilles, but I'm still on the fence about that. So, yeah, I think I will go with the gloss finish, I just dont want it to be too glossy... __________________ "...couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land where justice is a game." -Bob Dylan
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miro2296 Colonel 57 Rep 2,251 Posts Drives: '08 Montego Blue BMW 135i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Round Rock, TX iTrader: (1)	I am sure you will be happy with the gloss finish. Look at some of the photos and i am sure you won't be disappointed. __________________ ------------------------------------- BMW 135i/6 Speed/Montego Blue/Formula One Ceramic Tint/JB4 G4/AA Sport Intercooler/19 inch Iconz 880Z(19X8.5 & 19X10)/PSS 225/35 & 265/30/E93 M3 front sway bar/TRW front and rear Control Arms/BMS Drop In Filter/Dinan Exhaust/BlackLines/Upgraded \\\M RSFB
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07-13-2010, 12:36 PM	#6
miro2296 Colonel 57 Rep 2,251 Posts Drives: '08 Montego Blue BMW 135i Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Round Rock, TX iTrader: (1)	found this thread and it has a pic of the gloss diffuser on a titanium silver: http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=404993 hope the OP doesn't mind me using their pic Attached Images __________________ ------------------------------------- BMW 135i/6 Speed/Montego Blue/Formula One Ceramic Tint/JB4 G4/AA Sport Intercooler/19 inch Iconz 880Z(19X8.5 & 19X10)/PSS 225/35 & 265/30/E93 M3 front sway bar/TRW front and rear Control Arms/BMS Drop In Filter/Dinan Exhaust/BlackLines/Upgraded \\\M RSFB
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07-13-2010, 12:45 PM	#8
IZAGLO Mbira 30 Rep 1,011 Posts Drives: Sedonna Red 09 135i SOLD Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Garage cleaning Brake Dust iTrader: (3)	Depends what time of the day on you look at them .I have the DRY and prefer it over glossy as i am going for that matte look...Not a big fan of glossy anything except the paint...Also will replacing my Kidney Grills and LP plates in about 2 weeks with DRY CF or as soon as Andy gets them to me LOL.....BMW OEM CF uses DRY....I will post up some pictures next week...the ICarbon Dry Diffuser just came last night and will install it this weekend. IMO you will be HAPPY with either finish...i just wanted my CF low key. Last edited by IZAGLO; 07-13-2010 at 12:53 PM..
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sdpauly Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 215 Posts Drives: 2010 135i, 2008 Taco Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	hmm, ok then I am still a little torn. If you're sure the matte finish is what matches the BMW Perf part, then I may just go with matte afterall. I also prefer the more subtle look and I dont wat the FC piece to be shinyer than the paint in the sunlight... In the picture above, the gloss doesnt look too shiny, but in some of the other pictures on this site the gloss looks really glossy... Yeah, I'm thinking matte might work better for my tastes, especially if it matches the finish on the OEM carbon part. __________________ "...couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land where justice is a game." -Bob Dylan
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07-13-2010, 07:36 PM	#10
IZAGLO Mbira 30 Rep 1,011 Posts Drives: Sedonna Red 09 135i SOLD Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Garage cleaning Brake Dust iTrader: (3)	I went and put the ICarbon Dry Diffuser up against my Red Sedonna tonight and it looks perfect. Actually it looks almost identical to the diffuser on the post above by Miro's in sheen... but lighting is different....put Miro's in the sun and it will change...The DRY is not dull, as it does have a little sheen to it, it's just right in all lighting........but on another thread there is a Red Sedonna with the Wet ICarbon Diffuser on it and and it looks so glossy, almost too much IMO as the sheen in sunlight is intense.......Looks are subjective but the DRY for me is the way to go, it's beautiful man and you will not be disappointed...Ask ICarbon for there opinion.....they will whisper DRY Last edited by IZAGLO; 07-13-2010 at 08:01 PM..
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07-13-2010, 07:45 PM	#11
ennislaw NCO 13 Rep 641 Posts Drives: 2010 BSM 135i M-Sport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: RTP iTrader: (0)	It really does depend on what look you want. I think you'll be happy with an iCarbon diffuser either finish. I got the glossy. To be truthful, when I ordered there's wasn't an option for matte, but I wouldn't have gotten it anyway. I wanted the diffuser to shine like the rest of my 1-er. pge Attached Images
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07-13-2010, 08:07 PM	#12
sdpauly Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 215 Posts Drives: 2010 135i, 2008 Taco Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	Thanks guys. I'm pretty much set on getting the dry (matte) version instead of the glossy. Considering the OEM plastic diffuser is a matte finish, I think it will compliment the look of the car a little better than the glossy piece. I will post up some pics after it's installed. __________________ "...couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land where justice is a game." -Bob Dylan
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07-13-2010, 08:13 PM	#13
IZAGLO Mbira 30 Rep 1,011 Posts Drives: Sedonna Red 09 135i SOLD Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Garage cleaning Brake Dust iTrader: (3)	you made the right decision!!
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Topsupra Private 22 Rep 88 Posts Drives: Join Date: Jul 2008 iTrader: (0)	It was a tuff choice but I went with the dry carbon look I will post pics soon __________________ 2009 GTR 2008 M5 2009 135 (ASR Engineering Project Car) 1998 Toyota Supra 1996 Nissan SMZ
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07-14-2010, 08:22 AM	#15
onefastman Major General 159 Rep 5,689 Posts Drives: 2009 135i 2011 e92m dct Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Earth iTrader: (15)	Go with gloss __________________ 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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07-14-2010, 10:05 AM	#17
IZAGLO Mbira 30 Rep 1,011 Posts Drives: Sedonna Red 09 135i SOLD Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Garage cleaning Brake Dust iTrader: (3)	99.% of members here go GLOSS on the CF....it looks nice...but in the 2x2 CF weave the DRY finish is stealth and not in your face like the WET, does have a minor sheen to it... and will not have the WOW effect looking at it like the WET especially in the sun... but that's what i wanted.. I wanted a integrated look with my car like it came from the factory, and the DRY has that appeal to me.. And the plus side the diffuser will now balance out my BMW FActory Sport Exhaust...Most cars that come from the factoy have a matte finish on there diffusers...otherwise even if it was plastic they would use a gloss finish... Look at any of them they are all low key and not glossy...You will get many opinions on this and actually none of them wrong...as mentioned either way you go you will like it...ICarbon is hot on there 1x1 weave in matte.....i am not, as the 2x2 is what i was looking for. And on my Sedonna Red 135i with the Dry diffuser looks amazing, and cannot wait till my other DRY CF items get here. Now trunk and hood are a different story on finish,,,,,,i have seen some cars with CF hoods that have looked pretty bad with aging from the sun...so this is another topic for discussion...ICarbons trunk and hood look hot!!
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07-15-2010, 12:15 AM	#18
madostrich Second Lieutenant 13 Rep 218 Posts Drives: '10 135i Black/Red M-Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: SoCA iTrader: (0)	OK, i'm confused, and am gonna confuse everyone else as a result. I'm under the impression that BMW OEM performance parts feature a 2x2 weave and a glossy finish. confirm or flame.
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07-15-2010, 10:45 AM	#20
sdpauly Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 215 Posts Drives: 2010 135i, 2008 Taco Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	the vendor I have been speaking with told me the dry piece is back-ordered for 2 weeks but the gloss is available now. I'm hearing conflicting opinions about whether the BMWP piece is gloss or matte... Still probably leaning toward matte (dry) but I guess I got a couple weeks to decide. Sill looking for more pics of dry vs. glossy so please post em up if you got em. __________________ "...couldn't help but make me feel ashamed to live in a land where justice is a game." -Bob Dylan
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07-16-2010, 09:33 AM	#22
IZAGLO Mbira 30 Rep 1,011 Posts Drives: Sedonna Red 09 135i SOLD Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Garage cleaning Brake Dust iTrader: (3)	well i was told BMW CF was Dry....so mu mistake sorry man...Just buy the Wet and enjoy it..I will enjoy my DRY...sorry for any confusion
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