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      03-22-2021, 11:59 PM   #1
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Body-colored lower skirts

Hi everyone, I was wondering if any Photoshop gurus out there could help me. I'm extremely curious to see what an Alpine white M4 would look like with matching side skirts.

I put in an order for BSM with Fiona Red, but I'm interested in replicating my old F32 AW/CR color scheme if possible. (Pic for attention)
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      03-23-2021, 05:05 PM   #2
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Somebody? Anybody?? Please???
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      03-26-2021, 12:45 AM   #3
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There are a couple of other threads with this theme in the photos section. Give it a look.
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      03-26-2021, 04:09 PM   #4
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There are a couple of other threads with this theme in the photos section. Give it a look.
Thanks bro, I saw them. I was just hoping someone could do a G82 instead of a G80
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      03-28-2021, 07:56 PM   #5
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Thanks bro, you're the best!
Just as I suspected, the white exterior with matching lower skirts and deep dish wheels looks gorgeous!
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Sao Paulo Yellow for example
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This looks fantastic. Is that real or photoshop?
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This looks fantastic. Is that real or photoshop?
Real
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Awesome. Any idea whether those parts come off so they can be painted off the car?
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Awesome. Any idea whether those parts come off so they can be painted off the car?
Yes the gloss black parts come off.
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Finally! This is a mod I wish more people would do. It was at the top of my mod list when I still had my G8X allocation.
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This is something I’m now considering doing but paint matching is tough. As you can see in the above photos of the fire orange M4 the painted portions don’t quite match up with the rest of the car. Especially on the front end.
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This is something I'm now considering doing but paint matching is tough. As you can see in the above photos of the fire orange M4 the painted portions don't quite match up with the rest of the car. Especially on the front end.
It is tough (…and that's mainly due to the material being painted and how paint bonds to it…..e.g., metal, plastic, etc.), but a good paint & body shop also performs some blending. I've seen cars come straight from the factory where the painted metal parts looks very slightly different than the painted plastic parts. It's easier to see on certain colors. Either way, it looks worlds better than the black pieces.
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Wow painting the corners on the front end is honestly a game changer
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Wow painting the corners on the front end is honestly a game changer
I wish BMW offered a body color option from the factory.
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I need to do a proper photoshoot but this is the look I wanted for my G82 before even taking delivery. I found a local wrap shop that couldn't get a match with their stock wraps, so they printed the color and then did the wrap. It took four trips to their shop, each time they'd print samples and compare to the car in various lights, tweak colors, print more, compare, etc. Ultimately they got a match that's 99% there.

The wrap was more or less a proof of concept, and I'm 100% convinced I now want them painted to match 100%. A best bud of mine owns a body shop so he'll be able to give me the look BMW should have offered straight from the factory.
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Yeah I like the color matched instead of the gloss black once you add the carbon lip and side blades.
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I need to do a proper photoshoot but this is the look I wanted for my G82 before even taking delivery. I found a local wrap shop that couldn't get a match with their stock wraps, so they printed the color and then did the wrap. It took four trips to their shop, each time they'd print samples and compare to the car in various lights, tweak colors, print more, compare, etc. Ultimately they got a match that's 99% there.

The wrap was more or less a proof of concept, and I'm 100% convinced I now want them painted to match 100%. A best bud of mine owns a body shop so he'll be able to give me the look BMW should have offered straight from the factory.
Nice effort! Once painted and matched, that's going to be a really nice look.
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This thread is full of win.
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Currently searching for a shop that will do it but won't want to blend the whole car. Also trying to decide if I want to paint the surround on the rear diffuser or if I want it to be body color.
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