[Asymmetrick]

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Hi all,

Like many of you, I was very surprised to learn of BMW’s decision to stop producing the M3 in FDG. I was lucky enough to get a build at the end of the run in May ’22 and I could not be happier with the color.

The apparent heir to FDG in the G8x color lineup is Frozen Pure Grey, a very nice color no doubt, but not as special as FDG. Which brings me to the topic of this thread:

Have prospective G8x buyers considered “replicating” FDG by ordering Mineral Grey Metallic and doing a full wrap with matte PPF? There are a few threads out there of folks who have done this with previous generation BMWs and the results look amazing and quite close to FDG. See examples here:

https://f87.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1280599
https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=21335661
https://wichitaclearbra.com/blog//bm...atin-clear-bra

There is also a nice example of this with Dark Graphite Metallic:
https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showt...php?p=28675855

From a cost perspective, these options would be no different than ordering a G80 in FDG considering that most people do a full PPF wrap of their frozen cars to protect the paint and facilitate maintenance.

- Has anyone tried this with their G80/G82?
- Are you happy with the results?
- Do you know any other color than Mineral Grey and Dark Graphite that work well with matte PPF to replicate FDG?

[Patsfan1997]

I'm one of the unlucky ones who ordered FDG on the M3 but missed the 2022 build so now on 2023 and I have ordered GTP. I can give it the mat look by doing the XPEL Stealth wrap, but will ask the wrap place to do a side-by-side for me to compare and see if it's worth it. The GTP is really dynamic and I may lose that with a stealth wrap. I did see pics of someone with a DG in stealth wrap and it's pretty impressive. Looks similar to FDG, but nothing is as nice as the original, IMO.

[Psychos1s]

Dravit Grey Metallic looks pretty good with matte PPF (Xpel Stealth). There is a guy who owns a dravit grey with matte ppf on instagram too but I'll have to look for it.

Edit: I guess some of the pics below were from the guy on instagram but I included a link to more pics. Looks like he changed it to a yellow wrap now.
Sources:
@luico_g80:



+ https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1883682
+ https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...803985&page=17

Some pics:

[Asymmetrick]

Originally Posted by Psychos1s

Dravit Grey Metallic looks pretty good with matte PPF (Xpel Stealth).

Great, thanks for sharing these pictures!

I am surprised at how good DG looks with Xpel Stealth. DG has a bit of "uni paint" character to it compared to other metallic colors (looks half uni/half metallic to me), and sometimes giving the matte treatment to uni colors does not work. That being said, DG looks very good in matte. Great choice!

[Asymmetrick]

Originally Posted by Patsfan1997

I'm one of the unlucky ones who ordered FDG on the M3 but missed the 2022 build so now on 2023 and I have ordered GTP. I can give it the mat look by doing the XPEL Stealth wrap, but will ask the wrap place to do a side-by-side for me to compare and see if it's worth it. The GTP is really dynamic and I may lose that with a stealth wrap. I did see pics of someone with a DG in stealth wrap and it's pretty impressive. Looks similar to FDG, but nothing is as nice as the original, IMO.

See pictures below for GTP in matte. This is a Lambo Urus in Grigio telesto with XPEL Stealth full ppf. I assume Lambo and BMW Grigio Telesto are very similar -if not identical- so this might give you an idea of the general look your GTP M3 would have in matte ppf.

Source of pics: https://www.autoconnectionllc.com/detail?id=17953822

[Patsfan1997]

Originally Posted by Asymmetrick

See pictures below for GTP in matte. This is a Lambo Urus in Grigio telesto with XPEL Stealth full ppf. I assume Lambo and BMW Grigio Telesto are very similar -if not identical- so this might give you an idea of the general look your GTP M3 would have in matte ppf.

Source of pics: https://www.autoconnectionllc.com/detail?id=17953822

Wow! That doesn't look nice AT ALL. I won't need to do a comparison in person. Will definitely NOT do a stealth wrap on the GTP. Thanks for sharing.

[cfm56d7b]

Originally Posted by Psychos1s

Dravit Grey Metallic looks pretty good with matte PPF (Xpel Stealth). There is a guy who owns a dravit grey with matte ppf on instagram too but I'll have to look for it.

Edit: I guess some of the pics below were from the guy on instagram but I included a link to more pics. Looks like he changed it to a yellow wrap now.
Sources:
@luico_g80:



+ https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1883682
+ https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...85&page=17

Some pics:

Gorgeous build. Thanks for sharing!