Moon Roof or CF Roof? SOLVED.

[pnoiBmw]

I should look into this, I opted for the moonroof as well.

[Endless619]

Great compromise. The best of both worlds..

[mikefromMA]

Originally Posted by ///M3Owner

Beautiful car, but i noticed you put a new intake in your car, how is it?

Thank you very much...With the scoops and intake I hear a noticeable difference, but felt little. Once the car hits 4-5k rpms, it produces such a beautiful sound up front. Combine this with the exhaust and my added weight from the moonroof, I get to residential speeds in, what feels like, an instant. All in all, not upset with the money spent on intake and/or scoops. Our forum vendors are great and I thank them for saving me a substantial amount of money and hassle dealing with unfamiliar shops.

[V8FunNaturally]

I guess it's okay. Personally hate fake anything. That includes CF.

[karussell]

if you love it thats great for you. to me it looks fake and done just for looks which it is. I would just have gloss black vinyl put on there? would match with the sunroof better? personally i hate sunroofs so thats not a problem. one of the main reasons i didn't get an M5 is you can't order it without a sunroof.

the debate about why a cf roof can't have a moonroof option is kinda funny. its hard to argue the weight savings does anything on a 3600lb street car. but its also hard to imagine they would spend all the effort to design a roof which only quantifiable purpose is weight savings and then add in a heavy ass sunroof. why can't they make a light version of the sunroof? thin glass, light motor. hell make it carbon fiber too. i bet they looked into it and its likely too impractical to implement. leaks, too heavy for the shell.

[JonnyTrauma]

Oh man that looks bad. Some guy approached me who did that to a 335i to compare it to my CF roof and I couldn't even look him in the eye. Why do people want fake CF? To each their own but the e9x is far too fine of a vehicle to cover in vinyl.

Seems the OP likes it so that's all that matters. At least it's not permanent!

Also, to those doubting that the CF roof makes a difference... In capable hands on a race track yes, it makes a difference that would be measurable in tenths of a second in a lap time. 20 lbs may not seems like much but it's more about lowering CG which affects turn in/cornering grip ect.

[mikefromMA]

Appreciate your thoughts, truly. I utilize a moonroof too often and have owned a cf m3 and the 1m. The wrap takes away the 3-series vantage, as the roof just looked awkward all silverstone. Glad I did it, think it came out as good as it could, and obviously...it can just be peeled off at a moments notice.

Hope everyone's enjoying this weather, great to have serious grip!

[mdosu]

did you wrap the bra yourself? I just noticed all the hate was deflected to your CF wrap instead...lol My friend and I did mine over the course of last week...

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=864559

[mkPOTO]

not bad! LOVE THE COLOR!

[mikefromMA]

Originally Posted by mdosu

did you wrap the bra yourself? I just noticed all the hate was deflected to your CF wrap instead...lol My friend and I did mine over the course of last week...

http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=864559

i didn't...I got a great deal and I don't trust myself. props to you, looks great