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There are two versions of the Revinora r-crt front lip. The first is just called the r-CRT, and the other is called the r-CRT street - which has a less aggressive and higher front end compared to the more aggressive "normal r-CRT" to help avoid getting it demolished. I have the r-CRT - or what you're referring to as the r-CRT "race". But again, its technically not called the race - it's just called the r-CRT
Its a beautiful lip, with remarkable build quality, and insanely light. You can read more about the lip if you go to the first page of my thread, and click the link that takes you directly to the r-CRT modification. I'm open to criticism, but jeez at least tell me what you're criticizing so I can see for myself. haha. Quote:
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03-19-2013, 04:35 PM | #559 |
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quality hookah that lasts for a good amount of time. as someone who has been smoking it for a long time i'm super picky where i go and this place is pretty good for me. i would say 8/10 which is high for me considering i've never been to a place that was 10/10 in my standards
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THANK you for directing me to this thread. Your car is a masterpiece . ~Frost
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04-06-2013, 05:34 AM | #561 |
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how much more was a Dakar yellow cost? pre LCI are called Dakar 1? This is 2?
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That change was made sometime in the mid-e36 generation. So everything past then (in other words everything past 1995-6ish) is Dakar II. Dakar I and Dakar II are indistinguishable as far as actual color goes though. Regarding cost - it depends on who you get it from. The invoice cost for custom paint is approximately 5k dollars. FYI - BMW tends to restrict how many cars of a certain color can be ordered in any given region per year. -esquire
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Thank you Esquire for the explanation of Dakar I asked because I just got one last week. My plans are pretty much the same as yours. I want to make it as clean as stock as possible. I'll go for polished black on ZCP wheels. M Performance splitters or other lips and a M spoiler. I am highly considering to use my valve control iPE exhaust on my previous E90. I had an Akra Evo ( E92 ) installed for a week. The tips sticks out way too much on my E90. Vice versa now I may find my iPE too short on E92. I am sure it can fit. Anyway, nice write ups and great work!
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If the IPE doesn't work, go Akra. The M-spoiler will look great imo. But take a look at some pictures of dakar yellow with performance splitters. I've seen that combo and am personally not a fan, but so long as you love it, that's all that matters. Congrats on the car.
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Modification #21 & 22 - Piano Black Center Console, M-Stitched DCT & e-brake boot
Every year or so I pick out 2 or 3 major mods and make it a goal to make them happen. I treat it as something to look forward to. Last year around this time I updated my car with KW clubsports, OSS headlights, and the Revinora front lip. This year I wanted to continue the process of making my car even more personal.
For me, the goal of this car has always been to keep the car clean and cohesive. Consistency and theme are important elements to me, and part of that for me is paying attention to small details. For a long time now I've been wanting to make the interior more cohesive. The M3's lack of tri-stitch on any element other than the steering wheel has long been a sore spot for me, as has been the fact that the center console oddly doesn't match the interior trim. Those thing just never made sense to me. So I decided to change them. First thing I did was to pick up the phone with Nate over at IND. Nate had the problem solved in his mind even before i was able to articulate it. The solution was simple - a tri-stitched DCT boot and e-brake boot, along with a color matched piano black center console. Though Nate said IND could do the center trim themselves, he recommended me to Nate over at C&C collision who I'd previously worked with on a number of occasions (yes - two different Nates), since C&C was local and would have access to my M3 to color match the center console to the OEM piano black trim perfectly. People who know C&C know their reputation for precision and attention to detail - my kind of company. With the pieces and place we took to making it happen. Center console before: (pardon the random guy's shoe) Center Console Removed: Center Console Sanded and Prepped Center Console in Full Piano Black In the meantime, IND shipped me over the beautiful ///M tri-stitched DCT boot, and e-brake Boot. Its beyond me why these items didn't come tri-stitched in the first place. But thankfully IND had a proper solution which took no shortcuts. The quality of the tri-stitching is impeccable as is the leather. Before After This was one of all-time my favorite mods. The pleasure I get every time step into the cabin was well worth it. I've always felt that the regular leather trim (is it even leather?) over the center console was completely lacking. Now finally with the introduction of a matching center trim, and more prevalent M-stitching makes the entire cabin feels so much more cohesive. Thanks to Nate at IND, and Nate at C &C. Let me know what you guys think of the final product. More pics coming soon. - Esquire p.s. The other mods I was mentioning - posts on those coming very soon.
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Looks very clean and classy. Keep us posted on the other mods!
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I love the tri stitched parts you have added to the interior - as you say, very cohesive. I also find it strange as to why BMW doesn't throw those in there from factory.
And that center console is just money. Congrats bro, looking forward to your future posts with more exciting mods
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That center console looks amazing. One question though, how does it do with light scratches since that's an area of the car that has a high chance of getting scratched.
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