Photo op on this sunny (but cold) day...

BimmerM · 02-20-2011, 12:01 PM

Sunny day today so why not? Go out and enjoy the car a little bit and pulled over for a quick photo by the water...

BimmerM · 02-20-2011, 12:01 PM

Another pic just for fun

tha_good_life · 02-20-2011, 12:12 PM

cool!

NYCMCBM3 · 02-20-2011, 01:15 PM

nice!, how did you edit the 2nd pic to make the engine show through?

Blindside_137 · 02-20-2011, 01:36 PM

is your grill carbon fiber? cool pics

BimmerM · 02-20-2011, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by NycE93M3

nice!, how did you edit the 2nd pic to make the engine show through?

It's fairly easy. Just google "Photoshop engine through hood" and you should be able to find a few tutorials.

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Originally Posted by Blindside_137

is your grill carbon fiber? cool pics

OEM BMW M3 Edition grills. They look like black chrome in person. Same for the side gills.

Mark's M · 02-20-2011, 02:10 PM

Great pics!!!

1sikbmr · 02-20-2011, 04:14 PM

more!!!! looks really good... how come i never see any of you guys around...

NYCMCBM3 · 02-20-2011, 04:20 PM

^We never see you around bro, you live like 5 blocks away from me and I only seen your car like twice, where do you hang out? or work?

1sikbmr · 02-20-2011, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by NycE93M3

^We never see you around bro, you live like 5 blocks away from me and I only seen your car like twice, where do you hang out? or work?

bah... i know right... usually i just pull the M out when I'm bored lol... otherwise im all over... I work in manhattan so the car stays home then but when i get home I try to get in and drive work out of my mind... come to think of it im super bored right now... lol

jonasaurus · 02-20-2011, 04:34 PM

datbimmerdoe · 02-20-2011, 06:02 PM

nice shot!

GOLFFRR · 02-20-2011, 06:04 PM

color looks awesome man. nice car

mlee4984 · 02-20-2011, 08:15 PM

Belt Parkway?

BimmerM · 02-20-2011, 08:54 PM

Yup, the rest stop right before the Bay Parkway exit heading east.

Snow M3 · 02-20-2011, 11:10 PM

Sweet ride. Utah also requires front end license plates. Don't you have to drill through the front bumper to get that frame on? I'm leaving mine off for now. I can't get pulled over for just that but they can ticket me for not having it on if I get pulled for something else. I'll take my chances and hope to move somewhere else soon, like Arizona. The law is the law I suppose. All those in California also have to have them on the front. Boo!

ooowowizstev · 02-21-2011, 04:03 AM

Nice pics!

BimmerM · 02-21-2011, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Snow M3

Sweet ride. Utah also requires front end license plates. Don't you have to drill through the front bumper to get that frame on? I'm leaving mine off for now. I can't get pulled over for just that but they can ticket me for not having it on if I get pulled for something else. I'll take my chances and hope to move somewhere else soon, like Arizona. The law is the law I suppose. All those in California also have to have them on the front. Boo!

No way, I will never drill into my bumper. I specifically asked the dealer to NOT mount my front bracket and let me take care of it. Otherwise the dealer would drill into the bumper to mount it. I don't think the bracket looks that bad since it's color matched to the bumper.

I have a technique that I have used for years. I mount my front brackets using 3M tape.

It is totally removable as well. On Friday I had an appointment to install 3M Paint Protection Film over at Detailing Dynamics (by the way, they are the BEST detailers in this area) and prior to the appointment I removed the front plate bracket with no issues. Not a scratch on the paint.

The pics I took above is with the film already applied and I remounted my bracket a day later using the same technique. As you can see (or not see) the film is invisible due to the awesome job Detailing Dynamics did.

If you want to see how I installed the bracket, just go to my site here: http://www.fastm.com/e92m3/licenseplate.html

Olagüe · 02-21-2011, 04:14 PM

love the color!

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Snow M3 Enlisted Member 3 Rep 31 Posts Drives: 2011 M3 Coupe ZCT MW Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Utah, USA iTrader: (0)	Sweet ride. Utah also requires front end license plates. Don't you have to drill through the front bumper to get that frame on? I'm leaving mine off for now. I can't get pulled over for just that but they can ticket me for not having it on if I get pulled for something else. I'll take my chances and hope to move somewhere else soon, like Arizona. The law is the law I suppose. All those in California also have to have them on the front. Boo! __________________ SNOW M3 2011 M3 ZCT DCT MW Bamboo Mods: CF Rear Spoiler, CF Hood Vents, CF Reflectors, CF Mirrors, CF Front Lip Spoiler, CF Kidney Grilles, CF Steering Wheel Faceplate, CF eBrake Handle
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Olagüe Brigadier General 106 Rep 4,502 Posts Drives: 333i e92 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New York City iTrader: (0)	love the color!
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