06-18-2015, 03:56 PM | #1 |
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X5M Side Markers Wrapped
Hi all,
I made an attempt at wrapping the chrome sidemarkers in gloss black. It was a little tedious but is came out well. I snapped these last night when i finished, ill post more pics in better lighting tonight. Once again this shows we can save $250 with minor time and effort, silly M///tax. |
06-18-2015, 04:38 PM | #2 |
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Nice job.
I plastic dipped them and it is holding up better than expected, including the Chicago winters. Same for the kidney grille! I agree, no M tax this way...... |
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06-18-2015, 07:48 PM | #4 |
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Looks good, if remember correctly i remember seeing the cf side markers on IND for $500 or something crazy like that...my indy shop is going to charge me $100 to put them in a water solution machine and make them cf
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06-18-2015, 09:22 PM | #5 |
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Looks great StatenEye!
Gabriels? I might follow suit
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06-19-2015, 05:14 AM | #7 |
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That is too cool. I want to do that! Please post pictures of the water solution parts! Looks great, StatenEye... I feel extremely lucky, I bought my IND painted grills and side markers (and also BBS wheels/spacers) from a member here who was turning in his leased X5m and he gave me a smoking deal. The pieces were only on his truck for about 1500 miles and were in mint condition... so I was able to avoid the ///M tax! The down pipes on the other hand are another story... Why are they so stupid expensive? Last edited by gixxerboy63; 06-19-2015 at 10:49 AM.. |
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Looks good. Had protective film solutions do mine for $50, but he didn't charge me. Just told me to recommend his shop to others, so here ya go.
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To the OP, looks pretty good! I've considered going with a brushed aluminum wrap to match my wheels and interior trim, but still on the fence...
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