[khai Dow]

Originally Posted by khalua80

This shot deserves to be in the IOMG thread as well.

spectacular! Love these type of shots.

[khai Dow]

Originally Posted by khalua80

Quick pic of new hood. Better shots coming.

Is it an Alpha-N hood?

[khalua80]

Originally Posted by khai Dow

Is it an Alpha-N hood?

Thanks! Yes, it is the Alpha N hood.

[khai Dow]

I did consider unpainted (for about 2 seconds)…

[DLav8r]

After years of looking IOM G80 order is in! After much deliberation went with bicolor 826s and black interior ( have young kids otherwise wanted silverstone). Allocation is already in play possibly picked up for production in the next week.


Thanks for all the pics on here to help me make my choice.

[bri1042]

Originally Posted by DLav8r

After years of looking IOM G80 order is in! After much deliberation went with bicolor 826s and black interior ( have young kids otherwise wanted silverstone). Allocation is already in play possibly picked up for production in the next week.


Thanks for all the pics on here to help me make my choice.

Can't go wrong with Green over Black :-) The cheerful emblem light will always be happy to see you.

[DLav8r]

Originally Posted by bri1042

Can't go wrong with Green over Black :-) The cheerful emblem light will always be happy to see you.

Love it! Need to search for more pics of your car. I didn't see too many IOM with green. Reminds me of the 90s with the e36s in different shades of green with black interior. Very classy and sporty!

[Weather Man]

The more I look, bronze is the wheel color that looks best on Isle of Man Green.

[ipilcher]

Originally Posted by Weather Man

The more I look, bronze is the wheel color that looks best on Isle of Man Green.

Just use OEM brake pads, and your wheels will be bronze-ish in no time!

[Gang80]

[mistasleepi]

Originally Posted by khai Dow

I did consider unpainted (for about 2 seconds)…

How much did it cost to paint your hood?

[mofat01]

Originally Posted by Weather Man

The more I look, bronze is the wheel color that looks best on Isle of Man Green.

For sure

[TaroBaapG35]

Part of the IOMG family now. Just picked her up today. Let's the mods begin!

[DTMfan]

Waffling now on caliper color..spec'd blue as I thought it would match the laser lights, but now thinking Black or possibly Red may be the better choice? I know this is all subjective.. I"m not seeing a ton of blue calipers on 70 plus pages of pics.

[BRJ1243]

Originally Posted by DTMfan

Waffling now on caliper color..spec'd blue as I thought it would match the laser lights, but now thinking Black or possibly Red may be the better choice? I know this is all subjective.. I"m not seeing a ton of blue calipers on 70 plus pages of pics.

Get the blue! I'm on IOMG + blue caliper, and it's great

[bri1042]

Originally Posted by DTMfan

Waffling now on caliper color..spec'd blue as I thought it would match the laser lights, but now thinking Black or possibly Red may be the better choice? I know this is all subjective.. I"m not seeing a ton of blue calipers on 70 plus pages of pics.

This is a shot from last year-ish, but here's some blue calipers for you. Edit - I still feel like Blue is the correct caliper color for M cars. It's the classic color...

[DTMfan]

Originally Posted by bri1042

This is a shot from last year-ish, but here's some blue calipers for you. Edit - I still feel like Blue is the correct caliper color for M cars. It's the classic color...

That picture is great. I’ve always wanted blue, ordered it without thinking and then had some friends / family say it will clash and doesn’t match.. so here we are 😂.

[cozye]

Originally Posted by DTMfan

That picture is great. I’ve always wanted blue, ordered it without thinking and then had some friends / family say it will clash and doesn’t match.. so here we are ��.

Blue will be fine. They wont’ stand out as much, but I don’t think it will clash. Personally I like red, and red does match the tail lights. I like red calipers in general. But blue would look fine if thats what you like. I wouldn’t do black unless you are doing aftermarket bright colored wheels, it needs a pop of color in those deep dark wheels.

edit.. just saw this in the pic thread..
https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...postcount=3273

[SaxyBMW]

Originally Posted by DTMfan

Waffling now on caliper color..spec'd blue as I thought it would match the laser lights, but now thinking Black or possibly Red may be the better choice? I know this is all subjective.. I"m not seeing a ton of blue calipers on 70 plus pages of pics.

I think the blue looks great with IOMG (and yes, it does compliment the somewhat random blue in the laser lights). Also, to me it's more unique than black or red, which I feel is so common on most cars these days, whether factory or modded to be red.

Red probably stands out the most, black is the most subtle, and blue is a nice in-between.

[X3Bimmer22]

agreed they all can look good and some look better with certain colors. White cars i think look best with the red calipers and blue goes well with black and blue cars. I have IOMG coming with black. I didnt want a color to pop from behind the rims on mine. I wanted the ceramic since i think the yellow/gold looks great on the IOMG. but didnt wanna spend 8500. lol

[TaroBaapG35]

Originally Posted by DTMfan

That picture is great. I’ve always wanted blue, ordered it without thinking and then had some friends / family say it will clash and doesn’t match.. so here we are 😂.

I went blue since I think the Blue is more tied towards BMW M with Red being more in like with Audi (even thought the M Logo has Red, seems more focused on the Blue).

Red, 100% pops more, blue is like a 50/50 pop and Black just gets hidden (No pop). Also, darker colored wheels will hide calipers even more with Blue/Black and since these brakes are very dusty the blue will turn into Black pretty quickly and will hide.


Black on X3M Comp


Blue on M3

[BRJ1243]

Not washed, but looked good from the porch