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Will you be gathering pics and how too install all those when you perform the work?
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08-13-2019, 03:17 PM | #1126 | |
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My wife walked in with everything on the floor and told me I should start a DIY channel...DI why not? If I can do it, anyone can....
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He's got Rohana 22's with the recommended/stock pirelli P Zero's on it. If you go to his profile, he has several other pictures in posts that he's added
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08-13-2019, 11:04 PM | #1129 |
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08-14-2019, 08:45 AM | #1130 |
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I tried the color matched reflectors on mine and ended up taking them off again. They just looked out of place with the cut out. I found that the bumpers are first sprayed and then the cut out for the reflectors are made so you will get a light gray line around the reflector. I would recommend you buy some touchup paint and after taking the reflectors off, paint the exposed gray plastic so that when you put the color matched ones on they blend in without the outline. Just a suggestion based on what I saw on mine.
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08-14-2019, 09:24 AM | #1131 | |
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The color matched reflectors always looked out of place to me, not just on the X5 but many over on the R8 forum have done the same and I never liked the look. That's why I put a light smoke film on the orange reflectors and it looks great on all colors. Its the most "OEM look" while hiding 90% of the orange out.
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08-14-2019, 10:12 AM | #1132 |
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gray_speedster where did you find Mineral White touch up paint? I've had MW BMW's for 4 years and haven't found a good one at all...
SlammedR8 2 questions for you there, as I like this as an option, but really want the orange gone — when this film was added — were the reflectors removed from the bumper? Which film did you use and would you recommend it? Edit to add — I wish I had the euro look, but hearing the feedback — I know there will either be a slight gap or some orange unless I use a very dark film...my thought process was to use the IND markers and get a film for them, so that they are distinguished from the car/not meant to be perfect, so the color is also somewhat different, but still a Mineral White base to it
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I purchased "Light Smoke Film" on amazon. But they have dark smoke as well. Actually, I can show you how it looks on Mineral White F15. I did my sister in law's X5 last year and looks great IMO. I actually don't mind the really dark orange look because from a far distance, it looks black but when you get up close it just looks like dark orange. My personal opinion on your IND idea. Either do MW and leave it as MW. But don't try and make the color NOT match as that will just look like something went wrong IMO. PS I also did my 2 rear reflectors in the light smoke to match the G05's dark themed taillights. (DISCLAIMER: The first time didn't come out good because I did them on the car, then I realized how easy it is to remove the rear reflectors so I popped them out and re-did them perfectly. So disregard the bubbles you see below)
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I thought they said "you will get a light gray line around the reflector". I haven't seen that historically on other cars.
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Both correct on this. It stood out too much for my linking. I have arctic gray paint on mine and after I had the IND reflectors in place, I was able to see the outline too much along with the light gray plastic color from where the painted bumper was cut out. It only showed at certain angles. Part of it might have also be my OCD and the non-uniformity of the area after.
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I think what I'll do is try tinting the part that's on the car. If I like that look, great. If not, I'll pull them off and just pop in the color match ones (but not permanently adhere) and see if I like the fitment/look. If that doesn't look right, I'll lay some film over the IND and see if I like that... if that doesn't work, the car is totally ruined I'd think? Time to move to Europe and get a new life so I can get the reflectorless car...my family will understand.
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I'd like to say a big thank you to everyone in this thread and all the X5ers on Bimmerpost for information and inspiration — took delivery this weekend. First mod out of the way, got rid of its braces and swapped out the new grille
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