[m.dreamin]

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Although my build (post factory) is still in progress, it's time to share the post I've wanted to share since before I took delivery. Permanent, body-color painted lowers!

Some of you may know that I had the lower black panels wrapped last year. The team I worked with at North Bay Auto Wraps couldn't find a color match in their stock wraps, so they proposed printing Brooklyn Grey onto vinyl. They'd print some samples, then we'd compare them to the actual paint. They'd go back to color variations to get closer, and we'd compare again. After 5-6 hours of this, we found one that looked like the winner. At least it did when we compared it to the paint...under overcast conditions. It was only after seeing it in many different lights that we could see it matched the paint by perhaps 95-98%.

I loved the look so much I wanted to go all in and get to 100%. A vinyl wrap just can't truly replicate real Brooklyn Grey Metallic. This seemingly simple and largely flat color is surprisingly complex and dimensional. So if the wrap was a proof of concept, it told me that I wanted this permanently.

It just so happens that a best friend of mine is also a master painter with two decades of experience. I helped him with all the prep (ton of work!), and he freaking nailed the color. It's like OEM and I love the completed look!

BMW - this needs to be a factory option! 🔥

I've introduced my build in other posts, but in case you haven't seen it:

(Note to Bimmerpost app users, the app cuts off the images for some reason. 🤷*♂️ Viewing in mobile or desktop browser shows the full images.)



Instagram: @m.dreamin
Build:

• Competition xDrive
• M Carbon Ceramic brakes
• Carbon bucket seats
• Full Silverstone Merino leather
• Icon Adaptive laser lights
• Moonroof.

Mods:

• Body-color painted lowers with reflector deletes
• Carbon fiber CS-style spoiler
• BMC air filter
• 12mm Future Classics spacers
• PPF and ceramic coat.
• M Performance floormats

To do: 🤩

• Front carbon fiber inlets
• KW HAS (won't drop it, just lower perhaps an inch)
• Carbon front lip splitter

Here's how the wrap turned out before seeing the finished product. You can see it's *really* close to matching the paint.












Depending on the light, it's not noticeable or very noticeable. Even in this night time video, it's apparent:





And now...
Take a look at the finished product. This is what I wanted from the start. Feast your eyes on all this Brooklyn Grey Metallic! 😍

















My bud nailed the paint. I'm pretty damn in love with this machine.
🥰

[Vic55]

I think its a great mod--- probably not for my car with the black gloss parts and wheels but for you yes.

BTW- the best mod on any G8X IMHO is first: lower and then exhaust.

Skyscraper is an assigned height with all OEM cars and not only the ones that have Skyscraper as a color

[Vishal50028]

Looks good. Would be better with a cf roof!

[m.dreamin]

Originally Posted by Vic55

I think its a great mod--- probably not for my car with the black gloss parts and wheels but for you yes.

BTW- the best mod on any G8X IMHO is first: lower and then exhaust.

Skyscraper is assigned with all OEM cars and not only the ones that have Skyscraper as a color

Yours looks fantastic as is for sure. And agreed, it *needs* to be lowered. But for mine I just couldn't stand the black parts anymore. KW HAS is coming soon...

[playswcars]

Painted lowers should be the first mod on these cars IMO. I'll do it as soon as the car arrives.

[Vic55]

Originally Posted by m.dreamin

Yours looks fantastic as is for sure. And agreed, it *needs* to be lowered. But for mine I just couldn't stand the black parts anymore. KW HAS is coming soon...

I think with my car, it might be too much red???

[m.dreamin]

Originally Posted by playswcars

Painted lowers should be the first mod on these cars IMO. I'll do it as soon as the car arrives.

100%. And congrats on the incoming xDrive. This thing is a damn rocket compared to my RWD F82.

[lepp0012]

Looks amazing! 100x better than the stock shadow line trim, IMO. Definitely should be a factory option, BMW!!

[gottacatchemall]

This is incredible! IMO changes the look of the car substantially and in a good way.

[luckym3girlnj]

Painted bottom pieces is my fav mod too����


Looks amazing ��

[Vishal50028]

Switched from aw to bg at the last minute without seeng one in person...these pics are great

[Limegrntaln]

Looks great, Mike. I need to get those back reflectors done, on my car.

[m.dreamin]

Originally Posted by lepp0012

Looks amazing! 100x better than the stock shadow line trim, IMO. Definitely should be a factory option, BMW!!

100% agree!

Originally Posted by gottacatchemall

This is incredible! IMO changes the look of the car substantially and in a good way.

Same! Feels more complete now.

[m.dreamin]

Originally Posted by luckym3girlnj

Painted bottom pieces is my fav mod too🤣🤣


Looks amazing 😎

Partners in paint! Honestly, when I got mine wrapped, I was "ok" with it not being 100% of a match. But then seeing how good your car looked solidified it - paint was the only way to go. 🤩

[m.dreamin]

Originally Posted by Limegrntaln

Looks great, Mike. I need to get those back reflectors done, on my car.

I never thought twice about this before. I didn't even notice the reflectors. Then I started taking pictures and seeing others with the deletes, and suddenly I had a crisis to deal with 😂😂

[Kevin_The_Clean1]

@m.dreamin Looks excellent & even better then I thought it would. Body colored rocker panels really works on this body style. Glad you took a risk on this!

[fashion.g80]

Looks Amazing.

[cubanbimmer3]

Looks fantastic!! When the G8X was first released, the black side skirts were my least favorite part.. felt it made this amazing machine look cheaper for some reason. They have since grown on me, and I do feel the black bits look better on certain color combinations (exterior/rims).

I could have sworn I saw another member on here post recently that had the same modification as you.. (might have been the mint green post earlier this week). I'm assuming this is also an aftermarket mod, and BMW is still not offering body colored side panels as an option?

[m.dreamin]

Originally Posted by cubanbimmer3

Looks fantastic!! When the G8X was first released, the black side skirts were my least favorite part.. felt it made this amazing machine look cheaper for some reason. They have since grown on me, and I do feel the black bits look better on certain color combinations (exterior/rims).

I could have sworn I saw another member on here post recently that had the same modification as you.. (might have been the mint green post earlier this week). I'm assuming this is also an aftermarket mod, and BMW is still not offering body colored side panels as an option?

Agreed, the black works on some colors. And you did indeed see something similar earlier. luckym3girlnj posted here: https://g80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1899516

It's definitely an aftermarket mod for now. But with all the favorable reactions on this forum, and on Instagram (happens in person a lot as well), maybe they'll offer it for 2023 models.

[ZeroFx]

Every time a yank puts a sunroof on an M3/4 a German dies a little inside somewhere....

[MavRick]

Originally Posted by ZeroFx

Every time a yank puts a sunroof on an M3/4 a German dies a little inside somewhere....

whoops...

[Kevin_The_Clean1]

Originally Posted by ZeroFx

Every time a yank puts a sunroof on an M3/4 a German dies a little inside somewhere....

Nah It's probably the opposite brotha. Every time a yank puts a sunroof on a M3/M4 a German is allowed to breath a little more fresh air, bathe in a little more sunlight & live life a little more freely. If only 10-15% of M3's ever see consistent hard core track duty, the handling differences & seat of the pants change are more of placebo. Just my .02 cents. LOL