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      01-01-2013, 01:59 AM   #23
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I see what you mean, but carbon fiber should never be exposed! paint it!
I thought about painting it but, I really like the carbon fiber accents on the Lemans Blue. It's all personal taste. Once I get back to the states I might try a different diffuser.
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      01-01-2013, 10:03 AM   #24
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I thought about painting it but, I really like the carbon fiber accents on the Lemans Blue. It's all personal taste. Once I get back to the states I might try a different diffuser.
yah I'm okay with the minor accents, but the ones who have a complete exposed CF hood is disgusting!
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      01-01-2013, 10:10 AM   #25
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IND wrapped my painted side mirrors I received with enough microfiber towels to dry my car with.
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IND wrapped my painted side mirrors I received with enough microfiber towels to dry my car with.
plus enough bubble wrap to keep you busy popping for 2 days
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      01-02-2013, 03:58 PM   #27
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Yea, I'm not impresses with Arkym either. I had their front lip (destroyed by vandals) and have their rear diffuser. From a distance the diffuser looks good but, up close the craftsmanship is poor. The carbon fiber doesn't go all the way to the bumper, it just sort of ends...looks incomplete. Other diffusers have the carbon fiber that wraps around the top of the diffuser all the way to where it meets the bumper. Piss poor attention to detail.
100% agree...
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      01-02-2013, 07:45 PM   #28
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I love my Arkym lip and diffuser. The quality and the fitment are second to none.
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      01-03-2013, 01:20 PM   #29
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funny how you can get so many opposing opinions, from the best to garbage..........my only experience with arkym/pyspeed was with my front lip i ordered. I had no issues with pyspeed or packaging at all. But the lip did not fit good at all on one side. I bought the FRP(think that's what it was called....reinforced plastic) cause it was recommended when i said i was going to paint it to match my car anyway. Well, one slight bump with a parking lot cement thingy and it cracked right down the middle
I was considering their rear diffuser, but now after reading some comments maybe i'll stay away from Arkym altogether

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      01-06-2013, 04:52 PM   #30
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Arkym Lip $800. Price to fix new Arkym Lip $200. M3Post getting fooled by Arkym Priceless.

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IND wrapped my painted side mirrors I received with enough microfiber towels to dry my car with.
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      02-16-2013, 04:19 PM   #32
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ouch! hope you can get your money back and stay away from pyspeed / arkym.

there have been numerous negative threads on arkym and pyspeed on this forum and lots of complaints. infact pyspeed is now banned from this forum I believe.. try a search..
How about don't put that ugly garbage bumper on your beautiful M3..
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feel bad for you, 100% is the shipping company faults.
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