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      11-25-2021, 11:44 AM   #67
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Very bold color combination, nice 👍🏻
Thanks! Very glad I was able to wait 7 months to get it.

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Voodoo Blue looks so good on this car. Almost regret not having it on my top list of colors to choose from. I'll bet you will be getting a lot of stares while driving that car.

Congrats and enjoy!
Thanks chicagofan00 I saw you got your Twilight Purple which is also a Stunner and wonderful choice of color. congrats to you as well!
I have had a few people stare when driving. I had a couple of kids with their parents walking into a store get their phones out and video me drive past and give a thumbs up to me. So far everyone who has said anything has been liking it.
I have over 100 miles on it now and like you, I am working remotely (I was 90% remote before it became fashionable).
Been making excuses to drive it as well.
7 months damn!
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      11-25-2021, 02:42 PM   #68
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That's beautiful!! I so wish BMW would offer color swatches for a fee so you could get an idea of how the different blues compare.
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That's beautiful!! I so wish BMW would offer color swatches for a fee so you could get an idea of how the different blues compare.
I would have literally paid BMW $100 per paint swatch to just borrow them for a couple days.
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I would have literally paid BMW $100 per paint swatch to just borrow them for a couple days.
As would I have.

What do you think a paint shop would charge per swatch to recreate the samples on the dealer color wall?
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      11-25-2021, 09:33 PM   #71
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I would have literally paid BMW $100 per paint swatch to just borrow them for a couple days.
As would I have.

What do you think a paint shop would charge per swatch to recreate the samples on the dealer color wall?
Ditto. I even offered to pay to get a swatch for "a couple of hundred dollars" and got no takers at the dealer.
I know these swatches exist. They have to.
I saw a video not long ago taken at a dealer in Germany and the sales consultant walks over to a wide filing cabinet with skinny drawers and opens it to show all the colors and even leather swatches.
Why US dealers don't have this, or at least the big high volume dealers is beyond me.
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      11-25-2021, 09:40 PM   #72
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Took some photos with a non-phone camera in the garage today. was overcast outside. next bright day I will post some more.
Here they are. should I post them on the first post or leave them here?
Looks so good. One of my favorite colors so far on the G8x.
Thanks. The Fiona red is really hard to capture. It's not like a candy apple red and it does have some orange in it. Gonna try to edit some other photos and try to match it to what I see. I tried but in some it looks like Kylami orange to me.
I noticed how it shifted a bit in the photos you posted. I was looking at the samples the dealership had the other night but they didn't have FR on the wall so couldn't get a true feel for it.
@chicagofan00 , so I found out what my issue is with the photos. I had somehow messed with my hue and saturation levels in Lightroom and they exported with that being wrong.
I am redoing them and will replace the current photos with updated ones.
I'm not sure what I did that made that change. I don't remember touching those sliders but it definitely made a difference.
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Took some photos with a non-phone camera in the garage today. was overcast outside. next bright day I will post some more.
Here they are. should I post them on the first post or leave them here?
Looks so good. One of my favorite colors so far on the G8x.
Thanks. The Fiona red is really hard to capture. It's not like a candy apple red and it does have some orange in it. Gonna try to edit some other photos and try to match it to what I see. I tried but in some it looks like Kylami orange to me.
I noticed how it shifted a bit in the photos you posted. I was looking at the samples the dealership had the other night but they didn't have FR on the wall so couldn't get a true feel for it.
@chicagofan00 , so I found out what my issue is with the photos. I had somehow messed with my hue and saturation levels in Lightroom and they exported with that being wrong.
I am redoing them and will replace the current photos with updated ones.
I'm not sure what I did that made that change. I don't remember touching those sliders but it definitely made a difference.
Looking forward to the updated ones!
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      11-27-2021, 10:41 AM   #74
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Looking forward to the updated ones!
chicagofan00 , I just updated that post with the "fixed" photos. its been cold here in Wisconsin the past few days and not the best light to take outside photos. these were taken under LED lighting I have in my garage.
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      11-27-2021, 11:43 AM   #75
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Adding one more "not a surprise" fantastic car comment. Congrats!
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      11-27-2021, 12:29 PM   #76
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Adding one more "not a surprise" fantastic car comment. Congrats!
Thanks! Im kind of amazed I'm getting as much positive posts with what I assumed would be a polarizing color combination choice.
Either way, I love it.
Just put the self leveling wheel caps on and will be installing the IND painted front reflectors I got. Im leaving the rear reflectors for now since they follow the blue/red theme I'm going for.
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Adding one more "not a surprise" fantastic car comment. Congrats!
Thanks! Im kind of amazed I'm getting as much positive posts with what I assumed would be a polarizing color combination choice.
Either way, I love it.
Just put the self leveling wheel caps on and will be installing the IND painted front reflectors I got. Im leaving the rear reflectors for now since they follow the blue/red theme I'm going for.
Polarizing is good! At least the fans (present company including) will emphatically voice their support.
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Looking forward to the updated ones!
chicagofan00 , I just updated that post with the "fixed" photos. its been cold here in Wisconsin the past few days and not the best light to take outside photos. these were taken under LED lighting I have in my garage.
Oh man now it definitely looks like a Superman combo. Love it! 🔥
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Took some photos with a non-phone camera in the garage today. was overcast outside. next bright day I will post some more.
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I fixed the color correction issue I was having in Lightroom. I went back and forth to the garage a bunch of times to visually compare what I was seeing to the photos after resetting my calibrations back to zero. not sure what I did but I definitely messed up some settings in Lightroom. I think this is a much better representation of Fiona Red.
STUNNING

Well-played, Geektechlive.
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Oh man now it definitely looks like a Superman combo. Love it! 🔥
Thanks! I'm really happy with how it turned out.

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Well-played, Geektechlive.
Thank you! I really do love a well executed superman combo.
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Looks killer man, wanna be friends lol? I been waiting o my VooDoo since August finally got production number
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Did a few additions to the car. Just minor stuff while I wait for my PPF appointment.
Floating center caps
Future classic window cling
IND painted front reflectors
Red anodized aluminum gas cap
M performance door puddle lights.
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Sorry to bump a thread from 2021 but I'm waiting for delivery of this same spec. Any updated pictures? Thanks
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Was at a cars and coffee this past weekend.
One with my hood up and one with me parked next to a buddy.
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Looking good thanks! I'm expecting mine in hopefully another month. Currently in Quality Control or w.e. its called. Appreciate ya!
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