"Frozen" LeMans blue 135i

kellyzerx · 12-28-2013, 10:51 PM

Not really what BMW meant with their frozen finishes.

This is after the recent ice storm. I couldn't get in the car for 5 days until I finally gave in and got someone to drive me to buy RainX de-icer. It took almost the entire can to get the driver's door and trunk open.

135Pats · 12-28-2013, 10:58 PM

Oh wuttttttttttttttttttttttttttt

So much ice

Steve-0 · 12-28-2013, 11:04 PM

That poor car haha!
Did you lose power? Half of Canada is still screwed right now..

firokzz · 12-29-2013, 12:40 AM

best caption!!!!

bmw1racer · 12-29-2013, 01:20 AM

I'll take this frozen over the lame frozen ones coming out of the factory.

Adam135 · 12-29-2013, 01:25 AM

Great pics thanks for sharing!

Mach1er · 12-29-2013, 02:50 AM

Epic.

TMR013 · 12-29-2013, 10:20 AM

1'ER ABUSE! Get that poor car a garage!!

Just kidding. But wondering if all that ice messes up the finish? Or the de-icer for that matter.

Another reason to be thankful for living in AZ.

RoundelM3 · 12-29-2013, 10:59 AM

Geez...reminds me of Connecticut winters back in the day, but even worse!

If you can't get a garage, you might consider investing in a good all-weather car cover for bad weather like that. Not sure if the intense cold/ice will hurt the finish, but it certainly isn't good for it.

kellyzerx · 01-02-2014, 10:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMR013

1'ER ABUSE! Get that poor car a garage!!

Just kidding. But wondering if all that ice messes up the finish? Or the de-icer for that matter.

Another reason to be thankful for living in AZ.

The car came through unscathed. After de-icing enough to get the driver's door and trunk open, I let it warm up enough to clear the ice off all the glass. After that, I took it to the coin-op car wash and used water to rinse off the de-icer and loosen up the ice. A little tapping with a mini rubber squeegee and all the ice was removed cleanly without any scraping.

Greenkirby21 · 01-02-2014, 11:35 PM

agh this happened to me in texas a month ago. I had to go to work! I de iced the drivers side door, and finally got it open, but it wouldn't close!! I spent like 1 hour deicing the whole car ._.

rking117 · 01-03-2014, 12:01 PM

wow

Overpar56 · 01-03-2014, 02:48 PM

All that ice just seals in the wax job you gave it last fall.

Glad I have a garage. Our SUV got the ice a couple weeks ago.

As for a cover, I'd think it would be worse. I have a Weber grill and if that gets too cold or iced, it starts cracking the material. With ice that bad, you'd probably trash the cover if you tried to remove it.

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kellyzerx Private First Class 97 Rep 116 Posts Drives: 2020 M2 CS Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 BMW M2 CS [0.00]	"Frozen" LeMans blue 135i Not really what BMW meant with their frozen finishes. This is after the recent ice storm. I couldn't get in the car for 5 days until I finally gave in and got someone to drive me to buy RainX de-icer. It took almost the entire can to get the driver's door and trunk open.
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135Pats Major General 456 Rep 6,478 Posts Drives: A few BMWs Join Date: May 2012 Location: Maryland iTrader: (3)	Oh wuttttttttttttttttttttttttttt So much ice __________________ E88 N54 Alpinweiss/Coral Red/Motiv HTA 3586r Tial .82AR/Other stuff...652WHP F30 N55 XDrive EBII
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Steve-0 Private 3 Rep 96 Posts Drives: 2010 dadmobile Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada iTrader: (0)	That poor car haha! Did you lose power? Half of Canada is still screwed right now..
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firokzz just another 1addict 3 Rep 93 Posts Drives: 135i, grey, convertible, stick Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: California iTrader: (0)	best caption!!!! __________________ Brutus
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Adam135 Captain 75 Rep 961 Posts Drives: 2014 435i Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: USA iTrader: (2)	Great pics thanks for sharing!
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TMR013 Opus Angelus 426 Rep 1,267 Posts Drives: 2018 LBB M2 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Chandler, AZ iTrader: (0)	1'ER ABUSE! Get that poor car a garage!! Just kidding. But wondering if all that ice messes up the finish? Or the de-icer for that matter. Another reason to be thankful for living in AZ.
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Overpar56 Proud AARP member in good standing 28 Rep 635 Posts Drives: Me nuts Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Skyline, Chile iTrader: (0)	All that ice just seals in the wax job you gave it last fall. Glad I have a garage. Our SUV got the ice a couple weeks ago. As for a cover, I'd think it would be worse. I have a Weber grill and if that gets too cold or iced, it starts cracking the material. With ice that bad, you'd probably trash the cover if you tried to remove it. __________________ 2012 135i DCT, Lemans Blue/black leather, PPK1, PE, Stoptech Sport rotors and Sport pads, unhealthy crackles and burbles and an aging demonic driver.
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