Vinyl Wrap Picture thread.

Blindside_137 wrote  

BrettfordE92 wrote

Well I finally 'wrapped' up my wrap project First pictures of the car all finished and very blue... Hi res DSLR shots to come soon.

Looks good, how happy are you with it in comparison to your goal of san marino blue?

I'd say it's somewhere in between Interlagos and San Marino. It also depends entirely on the lighting. When it's in direct sunlight it's closer to Interlagos and in shadows it's more San Marino. I'm happy with the result either way as I've always loved the blues on M3s

BrettfordE92 wrote

That's still insanely overpriced for a piece of injection molded plastic. There's not a chance in hell that thing costs them more than $150 to make

Thats the truth lol. They use a single mold for every bumper cover. Built as ordered. But if you want the look you gotta pay the ridiculous prices. In my opinion, its the best looking front end for the e92. As long as you paint or wrap it right.

To be fair, I work in the aerospace industry with a focus on tooling. Good molds aren't cheap, but cheap molds produce garbage products.

My guess would be the low volume sets the price point. But yeah, that's pretty pricey for a bumper.

FFM wrote

To be fair, I work in the aerospace industry with a focus on tooling. Good molds aren't cheap, but cheap molds produce garbage products.

My guess would be the low volume sets the price point. But yeah, that's pretty pricey for a bumper.

Well Arkym's molds must suck because on top of paying 2200 for the bumper I had to pay another 700 to get it trimmed and painted so it fit correctly. My buddy had to do the same with the PWC version. His was really bad though. Heard they had to plastic weald some parts.

grill in reflective vinyl

E92_M3_916 wrote

Well Arkym's molds must suck because on top of paying 2200 for the bumper I had to pay another 700 to get it trimmed and painted so it fit correctly. My buddy had to do the same with the PWC version. His was really bad though. Heard they had to plastic weald some parts.

Well shit, then that's definitely a bum deal haha.

E92_M3_916 wrote  

FFM wrote

To be fair, I work in the aerospace industry with a focus on tooling. Good molds aren't cheap, but cheap molds produce garbage products.

My guess would be the low volume sets the price point. But yeah, that's pretty pricey for a bumper.

Well Arkym's molds must suck because on top of paying 2200 for the bumper I had to pay another 700 to get it trimmed and painted so it fit correctly. My buddy had to do the same with the PWC version. His was really bad though. Heard they had to plastic weald some parts.

At $1300 for a piece of plastic that bitch should mount itself, let alone fit correctly out of the box

iron_man wrote

grill in reflective vinyl

Should use some spacers

BrettfordE92 wrote  

E92_M3_916 wrote  

FFM wrote

To be fair, I work in the aerospace industry with a focus on tooling. Good molds aren't cheap, but cheap molds produce garbage products.

My guess would be the low volume sets the price point. But yeah, that's pretty pricey for a bumper.

Well Arkym's molds must suck because on top of paying 2200 for the bumper I had to pay another 700 to get it trimmed and painted so it fit correctly. My buddy had to do the same with the PWC version. His was really bad though. Heard they had to plastic weald some parts.

At $1300 for a piece of plastic that bitch should mount itself, let alone fit correctly out of the box

Should come painted too

T!m@ wrote

Should use some spacers

I plan on it. I'm about to order the ecs spacer test kit.

Still a shitty iPhone pic but this shows the different shades of this vinyl pretty well. 3M Blue Raspberry

I'm very excited to be joining the wrap club for the first time!

I chose a unique color that personally, I love. It's a matte blue, similar to Yas Marina, without trying to BE Yas Marina. So far I've gotten mixed opinions on it, it's an acquired taste, and I LOVE it! Wrap should be done sometime around June 10th and I'll report back with finished pics.

SeattleJerez wrote  

I'm very excited to be joining the wrap club for the first time!

I chose a unique color that personally, I love. It's a matte blue, similar to Yas Marina, without trying to BE Yas Marina. So far I've gotten mixed opinions on it, it's an acquired taste, and I LOVE it! Wrap should be done sometime around June 10th and I'll report back with finished pics.

Cool I'm also in Seattle. Where are you getting the wrap done?

TWiTCHY wrote

Cool I'm also in Seattle. Where are you getting the wrap done?

Only the best - Vogue Autowerks in Kirkland. Maybe I'll see you on the Leavenworth drive. That will be the first pictures of my car after the wrap.

SeattleJerez wrote  

TWiTCHY wrote

Cool I'm also in Seattle. Where are you getting the wrap done?

Only the best - Vogue Autowerks in Kirkland. Maybe I'll see you on the Leavenworth drive. That will be the first pictures of my car after the wrap.

...Galen?

I had Vogue do some vinyl work on the wife's MB, they did an awesome job.

FFM wrote

I had Vogue do some vinyl work on the wife's MB, they did an awesome job.

Yeah! They do awesome work. Good people to work with. I trust them with expensive cars. If they don't know what they're doing, they find the best damn guy out there. Really top notch work, and worth the price. They are the M3 whisperers in the northwest.

Just thought I'd share some side by side shots of 3M Blue Raspberry and BMW San Marino Blue. If you've read earlier in this thread you'll know that was the OEM color I wanted to replicate at a fraction of the cost. Aside from the depth of the flake, their colors are nearly identical.

Love it, good work on the wrap. Now I just gotta buck up and get it done.

Boo_went_blu wrote  

Just thought I'd share some side by side shots of 3M Blue Raspberry and BMW San Marino Blue. If you've read earlier in this thread you'll know that was the OEM color I wanted to replicate at a fraction of the cost. Aside from the depth of the flake, their colors are nearly identical.

Looks clean! I'd consider that color for a wrap.

Turned out better than I could have even imagined! You have to see it in person to truly appreciate it. I love it!

Boo_went_blu wrote

Well I finally 'wrapped' up my wrap project First pictures of the car all finished and very blue... Hi res DSLR shots to come soon.

What wheels are those?