Does anyone else think? Side grills....

[Papethova]

Originally Posted by amg135i

well and the diffuser is cheapy plastic haha. The fender is alluminum

Im not too concerned about cutting aluminum (or anything else for that matter).

[Dackelone]

What about using some black foil/vinyl (or CF) wrap? I have always thought that crease needs something "extra" spice. I was thinking that the front bottom edge of the front bumber could use some black foil to make the front air dam look more agressive.

[Slappymangooze]

that's exacly what I thought. It would be a lot prettier, even on bsm. I was kind of disapointed when I saw it in real life. It would have given it a much sportier look. The rear cutout are not functional, I can assure you. Neither the side vents in the M3 btw, it's only for the looks and damn, it looks good!

As said before, i would be scared it weakends the fender rigidity, not that it's crucial for handling, but, in case of a side kiss. anyways, if you crash the fender, your good to buy a new one... Lets drill lots of holes ourself!

[deshields]

You can't just cut the fender like a piece of paper. You will have to remove the fender, cut the piece out, shave and sand the edges to make it smooth, then repaint to make it all match. After that you could probably fit some kind of mesh to cover the hole from the inside, but would not look that great unless you were to use a thicker honeycomb pattern to give an opaque view through to the tire.

[GeorgeJ.]

My take on the crease was that it provides a transition, over a short distance, from the wide flares to the more natural (135i) plane of the door. I am not a huge fan of the crease, but I truly dislike the fake slit at the rear. At least this does not pretend to be a slit. Assuming I get a production number I will keep it as is (AW). - GJ

[Dan Parker]

By functional I meant it would release hot air from the engine bay. The air curtain forces air out of the wheel wells, a major automotive aerodynamicists challenge. They have nothing to do with this possible mod and wouldn't be affected. The fender liners keep the air from the road completely out of touch with this opening. The opening would be an outlet from the engine bay if it were made to do what it should. Doing it right won't be affordable and I don't see the aftermarket making it reasonable with the low production numbers. I plan on making my rear bumper openings functional. It took a quick look under the show car in Detroit to see how it could be done, easily.

[PA135i]

God.. I want this car. Help me resist Lord.

[Grey Dove]

Originally Posted by hwelvaar

So you admit that black just hides the details of the car !

Sure, compared to VO, your absolutly right.

Anyways it's well thought of, in case you have AW or VO!

[Daniel135i]

Man, its hardly on the market and peeps are allready wanting to fuck with the design lol. I dont know if its becasue I am a solid performance/function before asthetics, but this is retarded. It looks good, but if it serves no practical purpous, dont bother.

If it doesnt add tenths to the 1/4 and seconds off of lap times, leave it for the ricers.

[M_BYEEE]

Originally Posted by Daniel135i

Man, its hardly on the market and peeps are allready wanting to fuck with the design lol. I dont know if its becasue I am a solid performance/function before asthetics, but this is retarded. It looks good, but if it serves no practical purpous, dont bother.

If it doesnt add tenths to the 1/4 and seconds off of lap times, leave it for the ricers.

porpoiseful weight reductions FTW!!!!

[Dan Parker]

If it drops engine bay temps by 15 degrees I'm in.... . Anything less and I won't rake a grinder and dremel to it.

[fastauto]

Originally Posted by amg135i

So this is a very rough chop but I feel like the side grills need a little something on the 1M rather than just an indentation Haters are gonna hate but I think it would add a nice touch of aggressiveness to the side of the 1M.

Before and After

and like I said this a very rough chop haha

the front does not bother me. the rear ones drive me nuts. i do not understand why they would not make them functionable

[Dan Parker]

I am going to remove the plastic blanks, use a fine metal mesh that is commonly used to protect the front openings on race cars (on the inside of the opening) and then apply Lamin-x paint protection to the area on the side of the bumper that could get abused. With some precise dremel work to the fender liner and some 2.5" brake duct material one could connect the openings and route the airflow out the back. It looks to be a simple job that will only require removing the wheel and fender liner (possibly not event the entire liner) to get to it. Lamin-x is 10 miles from me and I'm good friends with the owner so he may even make a kit with precut mesh and film. I'll post up a thread when the time comes.

[Ky1M]

Originally Posted by amg135i

So this is a very rough chop but I feel like the side grills need a little something on the 1M rather than just an indentation Haters are gonna hate but I think it would add a nice touch of aggressiveness to the side of the 1M.

Before and After

and like I said this a very rough chop haha

That looks nice and it's exactly what my BSM will look like! Lol

[alice]

I was thinking of trying this effect with some black vinyl ... then I can just take it off when I want to!

[M_BYEEE]

Originally Posted by formula M

is this thread for real..?

lol why wouldnt it be? Please explain your side Forumula

[superchargedman]

Yeah I hate the old stangs for those fake ducts. [QUOTE=formula M;9489606]If anything, just replace them with a more functional look.

Cutting into anything in that area would be a serious issue. If you don't understand the integrity of panels, or how/why their cast that way. Then all ur left is cosmetic approach. Which is fine, if ur looking for anything other than ascetics.

Until a viable aftermarket (ie: carbon fiber) fender is out, but the 1M is, what it is...

[///M1]

I like the P-shop look, but rather than cutting, as outlandish as it may sound at first, a better option IMO for those that really wanna go to town with this might be to: contact someone like Vorsteiner, iCarbon or the like, and have a GB for CF fenders. That will trim some weight, you can paint over them of course, and either leave the 'gills' in real CF (to say match should you do a roof CF wrap), or you can have that precut straight from the manufacturer.

But other than look, real question is what have you achieved from a functionailty perspective. More debris/pebbles hitting your doors and ptting the paint (or yourself if your window is open, ha), or perhaps equally worse, more turbulent air disrupting the overall flow.

The thing that I want to know is, who will come first with a blacked-out replacement for the silly chrome blinker surround. Hopefully BMW themselves can offer that thru the Performance Line catalog. There is no place for chrome especially on the side of this car which comes with the shadowline trim as standard. BTW, anyone know how difficult it is to take/pop out?

[eeghie]

Originally Posted by ///M1

The thing that I want to know is, who will come first with a blacked-out replacement for the silly chrome blinker surround. Hopefully BMW themselves can offer that thru the Performance Line catalog. There is no place for chrome especially on the side of this car which comes with the shadowline trim as standard. BTW, anyone know how difficult it is to take/pop out?

Some posts on doing this DIY-style on M3's are available on the sister forum, check them out.