mineral white / black sapphire project

sor · 11-06-2010, 12:14 PM

I'm not going to go too crazy on this since it's a lease, but when I was getting my old M6 wheels powdercoated to reuse as winter wheels on my M3, I decided that a metallic black might play well off of the metallic white. I'm a little worried it will look too 'bling', but I'm often willing to take risks in order to try something different.

Here is a wheel, I've got a badge and a few other trim pieces coming in black sapphire in the next few days. Car should be here in 7-14 days.

ALPINE6SPD · 11-06-2010, 12:40 PM

cant wait to see it

ersin · 11-06-2010, 02:17 PM

Please do post pics when it's here. It's hard to imagine how it's going to look but at least you're not afraid to try something different. Good luck.

Cheers.

sor · 11-10-2010, 04:33 PM

Here are some more parts that came in. It's an overcast day, so the photos didn't come out very well.

roflopter142 · 11-10-2010, 06:36 PM

this is going to look nice...original!

shamoo · 11-10-2010, 08:43 PM

Looks great! I hope it will look good on the car too, might just look like "regular black" from more than a few inches away though.

Nate@IND · 11-10-2010, 08:57 PM

The color combo turned out great! Can't wait to see it installed.

shawshank772 · 11-10-2010, 09:16 PM

You may start to get a bunch of "copy cats" now..Good ideas I think it will turn out well.

sor · 11-10-2010, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by shamoo

Looks great! I hope it will look good on the car too, might just look like "regular black" from more than a few inches away though.

Yeah, on the road it may just look like gloss black, and that's fine. Just wanted to add a little twist from the norm. It's also a little more noticeable in person, however, similar to the mineral white, where people can't tell the difference between it and AW in photos.

SlamMan · 11-10-2010, 11:03 PM

Who painted the badge and other accessories? Looks nice.

sor · 11-10-2010, 11:07 PM

Everything but the wheels came from IND. Nate was very responsive to my many questions and quickly filled the order. I don't think they normally paint the badges but it wasn't an issue at all when I suggested it. Each piece came wrapped in its own microfiber cloth and 4 layers of bubble wrap, they did an excellent job.

sor · 11-11-2010, 11:43 AM

Car is here!

Nate@IND · 11-11-2010, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by sor

Car is here!

Congrats!

fastrack · 11-11-2010, 02:32 PM

Nice color

Park2670 · 11-11-2010, 09:43 PM

I need to start taking better photos when the car comes in! They always seem to end up on the forum

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sor Brigadier General 3107 Rep 3,072 Posts Drives: 2023 iX M60 Oxide Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UT iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW iX M60 [0.00]	mineral white / black sapphire project I'm not going to go too crazy on this since it's a lease, but when I was getting my old M6 wheels powdercoated to reuse as winter wheels on my M3, I decided that a metallic black might play well off of the metallic white. I'm a little worried it will look too 'bling', but I'm often willing to take risks in order to try something different. Here is a wheel, I've got a badge and a few other trim pieces coming in black sapphire in the next few days. Car should be here in 7-14 days. Attached Images
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ersin Brigadier General 126 Rep 4,144 Posts Drives: 17 YMB F80 M3 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Maryland iTrader: (1)	Please do post pics when it's here. It's hard to imagine how it's going to look but at least you're not afraid to try something different. Good luck. Cheers. __________________ 2017 F80 YMB.
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sor Brigadier General 3107 Rep 3,072 Posts Drives: 2023 iX M60 Oxide Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UT iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW iX M60 [0.00]	Here are some more parts that came in. It's an overcast day, so the photos didn't come out very well. Attached Images
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sor Brigadier General 3107 Rep 3,072 Posts Drives: 2023 iX M60 Oxide Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: UT iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW iX M60 [0.00]	Everything but the wheels came from IND. Nate was very responsive to my many questions and quickly filled the order. I don't think they normally paint the badges but it wasn't an issue at all when I suggested it. Each piece came wrapped in its own microfiber cloth and 4 layers of bubble wrap, they did an excellent job.
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