Individual Nardo Grey G80 M3 Build

fashion.g80 · 12-07-2021, 08:00 PM

Congrats... I love Nardo. Your car looks amazing. I was on the fence between Nardo and Fashion. But I went with Fashion. I take delivery tomorrow.

UA_Chris · 12-07-2021, 09:12 PM

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Full Body PPF going down. All necessary patterns are modified to wrap or hide as many edges as possible. Air breathers removed and the line will be hidden behind the trim. Looking forward to the first drive!

UA_Chris · 12-07-2021, 09:30 PM

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You take PPF'ing your car very seriously. I'm assuming not washing the car helps the process somehow?

Yes just an exercise in patience not driving it until the PPF is done. Not washing was so that the unwrapping and first detail can be done by me instead of the dealership. Car was washed as soon as I got it back to the shop. Just didn’t want the new paint to be scratched or marred as a result of improper washing from the dealership. Because of this precaution, the car only required a final polish to remove some light water etch marks from being stuck at the port awaiting audio module pre-delivery. The goal is to preserve as much clear coat as possible and then protect it with film. Also props to BMW for their improved paint process, far less orange peel and far better quality than my previous F80.

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Congrats... I love Nardo. Your car looks amazing. I was on the fence between Nardo and Fashion. But I went with Fashion. I take delivery tomorrow.

Went through the same when I ordered the F80, was stuck between Nardo, Fashion, and Grigio Telesto. Decided on Nardo and then painted the E36 to match so I guess I’m committed now on Nardo #3! Congrats and looking forward to seeing Fashion on a G8X!

Kevin_The_Clean1 · 12-08-2021, 01:31 AM

UA_Chris Excellent color choice. I love Brooklyn gray. But it was always a touch soft, light & didn't have enough life to it (in my eyes).The Nardo gray is one of the sickest colors available IMO. Congrats man!

Lafatherealtor · 12-08-2021, 09:48 AM

Sick man!!! Congrats on the build and cant wait to see how this one will look in another couple of months

MTM3 · 12-08-2021, 01:52 PM

I must be color blind. How’s this different from Brooklyn Grey?

Yas_sir · 12-08-2021, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by MTM3

I must be color blind. How’s this different from Brooklyn Grey?

Shade or two darker than Brooklyn.

Forzanerazzurri · 12-08-2021, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by MTM3

I must be color blind. How’s this different from Brooklyn Grey?

About 5k

UltimateDM · 12-08-2021, 07:07 PM

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Beautiful Spec!!! Nice to see in manual as well. It looks great next to the E36. . Coming from an F80 6 speed comp to a G80 6 speed myself it didnt feel like much of a size difference, but seeing it next to the E36 it looks huge lol

Can you tell us a bit about the differences in driving experience. I have F80 6MT and might upgrade down the line

jct_m3 · 12-08-2021, 07:16 PM

This looks way better than Brooklyn Grey

nathanm4 · 12-08-2021, 07:25 PM

Manual Nardo Gray M3 with CF seats and CCBs. That's my perfect spec!!! 👌 ✅ 💯

psuibmw · 12-08-2021, 07:25 PM

Looks great and nice choice of color

Also, look how big the G80 compared to the E36

GERMAN M3 · 12-08-2021, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by psuibmw

Looks great and nice choice of color

Also, look how big the G80 compared to the E36

Yeah….that e36 looks so minuscule compared to the G80.

hirkaismyname · 12-08-2021, 08:11 PM

Who did you go with for your PPF? I used WindowTintZ. Looking for alternative options in dr. phillips.

Will have to swing by UA to see this beast in person.

ShockArrival · 12-08-2021, 09:40 PM

I'm down with this sickness!

PARTS@STBMW · 12-08-2021, 11:07 PM

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My same reaction

CRtoE92 · 12-08-2021, 11:32 PM

Sweet color, have you considered lime rock grey to stick with original bmw paint?

cfm56d7b · 12-08-2021, 11:54 PM

The car redefines phenomenal by at least a factor of 10. Amazing build. Congrats!

FSHNGRY · 12-09-2021, 12:15 AM

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There is no replacement for Nardo. Great color choice. I ordered Dravit, although, I told myself if I ever ordered a car, it would be either Nardo, Fashion Gray, or Grigio Telesto, and After seeing the $103K price tag, and not wanting to remove anything else from the build, I chickened out. But Im jealous. And at the time of ordering, I had a Sonic Gray Pearl Accord, and a Sonic Gray Pearl Civic Type R. Which is similar to Brooklyn Gray with a lot of pearl. And although you have 3 cars the same color, theyre all BMWs, and thats a collection. I just bought the HOndas for a daily and because I liked the color. The Type R ended up being worth it, because I sold it right after I ordered my M4 and made $7,000 after putting 10K miles on it, over the 2 years I owned it. It was a good choice. Great choice on the CCBs as well. I love them, now that theyre broken in a little. The didnt seem to stop that great when they were brand new.

Sounds exactly like my color choices once upon a time.

My CCB's seem to bite pretty damn hard from day #1 though

FSHNGRY · 12-09-2021, 12:18 AM

OP

From one Grey man to another, I wish you the best! Great build. Love how you pay respects by tying in the E36 for Old school VS New school or how do I say it,

"intergenerational" nahhhh

"INTERGREYERNATIONAL"

Limegrntaln · 12-09-2021, 01:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Limegrntaln

There is no replacement for Nardo. Great color choice. I ordered Dravit, although, I told myself if I ever ordered a car, it would be either Nardo, Fashion Gray, or Grigio Telesto, and After seeing the $103K price tag, and not wanting to remove anything else from the build, I chickened out. But Im jealous. And at the time of ordering, I had a Sonic Gray Pearl Accord, and a Sonic Gray Pearl Civic Type R. Which is similar to Brooklyn Gray with a lot of pearl. And although you have 3 cars the same color, theyre all BMWs, and thats a collection. I just bought the HOndas for a daily and because I liked the color. The Type R ended up being worth it, because I sold it right after I ordered my M4 and made $7,000 after putting 10K miles on it, over the 2 years I owned it. It was a good choice. Great choice on the CCBs as well. I love them, now that theyre broken in a little. The didnt seem to stop that great when they were brand new.

Sounds exactly like my color choices once upon a time.

My CCB's seem to bite pretty damn hard from day #1 though

The time I expected them to work better, was the first time I went 167 (M Drivers). Of course I was in Mexico, and the roads weren't great, but I expected the brakes to put me through the windshield, and I found myself yelling, "stop, stop, stop." Not fun. I did that a few times, haven't done it since. But they seem to be working better from 120-130ish.

CRtoE92 · 12-09-2021, 01:32 AM

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Sweet color, have you considered lime rock grey to stick with original bmw paint?

He explained that literally on his first paragraph.

My bad

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UA_Chris New Member 140 Rep 9 Posts Drives: BMW E36 M3, BMW G80 M3 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Orlando Florida iTrader: (0)	Full Body PPF going down. All necessary patterns are modified to wrap or hide as many edges as possible. Air breathers removed and the line will be hidden behind the trim. Looking forward to the first drive! Last edited by UA_Chris; 12-08-2021 at 08:45 AM..
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Kevin_The_Clean1 Major General 4764 Rep 5,171 Posts Drives: 2020 X3 MC Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Campbell, CA iTrader: (12)	UA_Chris Excellent color choice. I love Brooklyn gray. But it was always a touch soft, light & didn't have enough life to it (in my eyes).The Nardo gray is one of the sickest colors available IMO. Congrats man! __________________ 1998 E36 M3 - Totaled 2003 E39 M5 - Gone but not forgotten 2011 E90 335i M-Sport - Daily Driver 2017 F87 M2 - Sold & missed 2020 F97 X3 M Competition - Finally arrived ///
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nathanm4 Captain 693 Rep 734 Posts Drives: Aston Martin Vantage Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Salt Lake City, UT iTrader: (0)	Manual Nardo Gray M3 with CF seats and CCBs. That's my perfect spec!!! 👌 ✅ 💯 __________________
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