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Stratus650 · 08-17-2012, 08:03 AM

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After the initial discussion thread about the plan of a color change (Your Opinions on Messing Metallic) i finally pulled the trigger on a grey metallic (glossy) wrap! this experience taught me that its really difficult to judge how a small color sample would look on a complete car, especially one that was never on a car before.

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I like the AW, however I really wanted a grey tone metallic color for the 1M, more elegant and sporty, especially that every other car in Dubai is white, so you simply disappear among the crowd

with a wrap experience, i can hardly be convinced to do a paint job. A wrap is much more simple, less risky, gives similar results, especially with the latest available finishes and foil quality. Not to mention that it can be removed any time you want, while maintaining the original condition and color of the car.

The Candy Grey metallic was a two layered wrap having a base silver metallic, and a transparent light grey layer on top to give the final color and add depth to the foil, just like a real paint job.

installation was done at one of the best wrap places in Dubai (FibraFoil) and duration was nearly 10 days. Once the car was done it had to be left under sunlight for the wrap to stick permanently and give the chance for any bubbling to appear so it can be removed. after that by a week, i took the car back for a complete polish! yes the wrap must be polished to dramatically remove the orange peel effect. unfortunately all of the pictures posted in this thread were taken before the polishing job, so its much more glossy now

I'll post better pics later in this thread of course.

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here you can see a color comparo with my previous Stratus grey 650. the 1M has a slightly Olive color hue in it, especially under direct sunlight.

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Updated Pics !

I'm really happy with the results!

flavush · 08-17-2012, 08:13 AM

Very nice job, I like the color

lcrain · 08-17-2012, 08:18 AM

Very cool. I wish the 1M was offered in a few more colors. I honestly would have liked a grey or silver.

The grey you have chosen looks a little too olive/brown for my tastes, but it looks to be a top notch job. Glad you like it!

Aussie_in_London · 08-17-2012, 08:18 AM

Very nice mate.....

SDD · 08-17-2012, 08:43 AM

Thats a very cool shade and looks great on the car!

kkrikkett · 08-17-2012, 08:46 AM

Very nice. Now you need some blackline tail lights

h-manuk · 08-17-2012, 08:47 AM

I really like this......perhaps respray the alloys in black and add rear blacklines?

What front splitter is that?

as7920 · 08-17-2012, 08:57 AM

Very nice. Reminds me of the colour of many Aston Martins.

Mr.Metak2you · 08-17-2012, 09:26 AM

The car looks gorgeous! The metallic nature of thus wrap makes the flares on the fenders really pop! I definitely wouldn't do the wheels or lights in black.

BTW, the hood looks even better in this color! I wish someone would do the BMW AE hood on BSM or BSM!

Artemis · 08-17-2012, 09:55 AM

Looks kinda cool.

Mdawood · 08-17-2012, 09:58 AM

Nice...

xG35guy · 08-17-2012, 10:38 AM

Looks great and different!

Enjoy

ripper0306 · 08-17-2012, 10:56 AM

Really Nice color !

SHFT · 08-17-2012, 11:02 AM

that's looks elegant

EINSER M · 08-17-2012, 11:09 AM

that looks bomb
bravo

///M1 · 08-17-2012, 11:14 AM

Beautiful and unique, thumbs up!

danstel · 08-17-2012, 11:16 AM

the colour looks brilliant...the wrap job very nicely done up..couldnt tell it was a wrap...

Powerbeast · 08-17-2012, 11:18 AM

Looks great.

sergeremi · 08-17-2012, 11:21 AM

Very nice, well done!

pinmagic · 08-17-2012, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kkrikkett

Very nice. Now you need some blackline tail lights

Obligatory response to any appearance mod thread.

Dackelone · 08-17-2012, 11:34 AM

That color looks fantastic! Who needs BMW Individual when you have that wrap team locally!

Bravo!

yemski · 08-17-2012, 12:44 PM

great color!

08-17-2012, 08:03 AM	#1
Stratus650 Second Lieutenant Drives: 1er M Coupe Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 259 iTrader: (0)	My 1M in Candy Grey Metallic! Featured on BIMMERPOST.com After the initial discussion thread about the plan of a color change (Your Opinions on Messing Metallic) i finally pulled the trigger on a grey metallic (glossy) wrap! this experience taught me that its really difficult to judge how a small color sample would look on a complete car, especially one that was never on a car before. I like the AW, however I really wanted a grey tone metallic color for the 1M, more elegant and sporty, especially that every other car in Dubai is white, so you simply disappear among the crowd with a wrap experience, i can hardly be convinced to do a paint job. A wrap is much more simple, less risky, gives similar results, especially with the latest available finishes and foil quality. Not to mention that it can be removed any time you want, while maintaining the original condition and color of the car. The Candy Grey metallic was a two layered wrap having a base silver metallic, and a transparent light grey layer on top to give the final color and add depth to the foil, just like a real paint job. installation was done at one of the best wrap places in Dubai (FibraFoil) and duration was nearly 10 days. Once the car was done it had to be left under sunlight for the wrap to stick permanently and give the chance for any bubbling to appear so it can be removed. after that by a week, i took the car back for a complete polish! yes the wrap must be polished to dramatically remove the orange peel effect. unfortunately all of the pictures posted in this thread were taken before the polishing job, so its much more glossy now I'll post better pics later in this thread of course. here you can see a color comparo with my previous Stratus grey 650. the 1M has a slightly Olive color hue in it, especially under direct sunlight. Updated Pics ! I'm really happy with the results! __________________ '12 Candy Grey Metallic 1M Last edited by Stratus650; 09-03-2012 at 11:11 AM.
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08-17-2012, 08:43 AM	#5
SDD Private First Class Drives: BMW 1M Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: NJ Posts: 183 iTrader: (0)	Thats a very cool shade and looks great on the car! __________________ 1M VO

08-17-2012, 08:47 AM	#7
h-manuk Private Drives: BSM 1M Coupe Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: UK Posts: 209 iTrader: (0)	I really like this......perhaps respray the alloys in black and add rear blacklines? What front splitter is that? __________________ Current mods: Evolve Stage 1, Forge FMIC, Eisenmann Race, N55 Midpipe, Alcantara Steering Wheel, OEM 2012 LCI Black lines, BMW Performance grilles and pedals

08-17-2012, 08:57 AM	#8
as7920 Lieutenant Colonel Drives: BMW 1SMC BSM Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: UK Posts: 1,652 iTrader: (0)	Very nice. Reminds me of the colour of many Aston Martins. __________________ Current mods: Gravel rash and two stone chips on the hood

08-17-2012, 09:26 AM	#9
Mr.Metak2you Brigadier General Drives: LEXUS LS(DailyDriver) Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Astral Projecting: ∞ 23.516 -122 02.625 0242.101 ĕv'rē-hwâr' Posts: 4,377 iTrader: (11) Garage List 2013 BMW M3 [0.00] 2011 1M Coupe (Sold) [4.30] 2008 E90 M3 (Sold) [4.30] 2007 Z4 Mcpe (Sold) [5.00] 2005 BMW M3 (Sold) [5.00]	The car looks gorgeous! The metallic nature of thus wrap makes the flares on the fenders really pop! I definitely wouldn't do the wheels or lights in black. BTW, the hood looks even better in this color! I wish someone would do the BMW AE hood on BSM or BSM! __________________

08-17-2012, 08:13 AM	#2
flavush Private Drives: AW 1M Coupé Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Zurich Posts: 87 iTrader: (0)	Very nice job, I like the color

08-17-2012, 08:18 AM	#3
lcrain Captain Drives: BSM 1M Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 739 iTrader: (1)	Very cool. I wish the 1M was offered in a few more colors. I honestly would have liked a grey or silver. The grey you have chosen looks a little too olive/brown for my tastes, but it looks to be a top notch job. Glad you like it!

08-17-2012, 08:18 AM	#4
Aussie_in_London Major Drives: 1M & track built Astra OPC Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: London Posts: 1,481 iTrader: (0)	Very nice mate.....

08-17-2012, 08:46 AM	#6
kkrikkett Second Lieutenant Drives: 09 135 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: BC Posts: 249 iTrader: (4)	Very nice. Now you need some blackline tail lights

08-17-2012, 09:55 AM	#10
Artemis Colonel Drives: 1M (VO) Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Belgium Posts: 2,257 iTrader: (0)	Looks kinda cool. __________________ “For ’tis the mind that makes the body rich” (W. Shakespeare, The Taming of the Shrew, Act 4, Scene 3)

08-17-2012, 09:58 AM	#11
Mdawood Second Lieutenant Drives: vo 1m Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 235 iTrader: (1)	Nice...

08-17-2012, 10:38 AM	#12
xG35guy Lieutenant Drives: 135i 6mt Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Sunshine State Posts: 573 iTrader: (2)	Looks great and different! Enjoy __________________ 2012 White Ford SVT Raptor - Luxury and Nav Packages - Front & Rear Camera - Hood Graphics - Tailgate Step 2011 Kona Blue Mustang GT - Gone 2008 BMW 135 AW 6-speed - Gone

08-17-2012, 10:56 AM	#13
ripper0306 Private First Class Drives: BMW 135i MY08 - SGM Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: French Riviera (South of France) Posts: 173 iTrader: (0)	Really Nice color !

08-17-2012, 11:02 AM	#14
SHFT Second Lieutenant Drives: '08 135i 6MT Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Charlotte Posts: 223 iTrader: (0)	that's looks elegant __________________ aFe, UUC, Macht Schnell, REMUS, ETS, BMS and some other shit...

08-17-2012, 11:09 AM	#15
EINSER M Brigadier General Drives: 2011 E82 1M Join Date: May 2006 Location: 34.1064° N, 117.5922° W, 300m altitude Posts: 4,403 iTrader: (29) Garage List 2011 E82 1M \| CURRENT [3.84] 2012 E82 135 \| CURRENT [2.00] 2011 E90 335 \| CURRENT [5.00] 2006 E60 550 \| CURRENT [0.00] 2007 E85 Z4M\| SOLD [1.50] 2003 E53 X5 4.6is S ... [4.50] 2008 E92 328 \| SOLD [0.00] 2008 E82 135 \| SOLD [0.00] 2008 E90 335 \| SOLD [0.00] 2003 E46 M3 \| SOLD [3.75] 2006 E90 330 \| SOLD [5.00] 2003 E46 330ZHP \| SOLD [0.00]	that looks bomb bravo __________________ 2011 E82 1M AW \| 419 of 740 CLICK HERE: EINSER M's Темникова E82 AW 1M build thread

08-17-2012, 11:14 AM	#16
///M1 Brigadier General Drives: Many Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: 212/305 Posts: 3,077 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW 1///M [0.00] 2008 Audi RS4 [0.00] 2000 BMW E39 M5 (sold) [0.00] 2008 BMW 135i (sold) [0.00]	Beautiful and unique, thumbs up! __________________ *2011 BMW E82 1///M: AW, ZPP, ZCV, HK, Sirius, Apps; Akra CF+Valve control, MadDad mids, K&N, Forge FMIC, P3gauge, EuroTails, Tint, CF Mirrors+Spoiler+Roof Wrap, 10mm H&Rs, IND grills+gills, xCDV, LUX AE 2008 Audi B7 RS 4*: Sprint Blue, Exclusive Euro Recaro Interior, Premium+Titanium Package, EPL Tune, Stasis Ohlins MS coilovers, Milltek valved exhaust+DownPipes, Stoptech SS lines, Tint, ADR V1, Lidatek, Lamin-X, Rotiform SNA 19x10" wheels, 275/30/19 PSSs, Euro flat-bottom steering wheel, JHM SSK

08-17-2012, 11:16 AM	#17
danstel New Member Drives: 1M Join Date: May 2012 Location: Singapore Posts: 25 iTrader: (0)	the colour looks brilliant...the wrap job very nicely done up..couldnt tell it was a wrap... __________________ 2011 E82 1 Series ///M Coupe Freude am Fahren

08-17-2012, 11:18 AM	#18
Powerbeast Major General Drives: E90 M3 Dakar Yellow Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 5,373 iTrader: (4)	Looks great.

08-17-2012, 11:21 AM	#19
sergeremi Lieutenant Drives: 1 Series M Coupe Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: FL Posts: 443 iTrader: (0)	Very nice, well done! __________________ there is no effing automatic

08-17-2012, 11:34 AM	#21
Dackelone Moderator Drives: 135i Silber mit/Rot 6MT N54 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Bayern, Germany Posts: 13,009 iTrader: (0)	That color looks fantastic! Who needs BMW Individual when you have that wrap team locally! Bravo! __________________ Dackel's European Delivery Museum Guide 1addicts at Stelv1oPass

08-17-2012, 12:44 PM	#22
yemski Lieutenant Drives: 2011 1M Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bay Area Posts: 434 iTrader: (2) Garage List 2011 1M Coupe [0.00]	great color!

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