Recommendation for Shop to Paint DINAN Badge in Houston

frankzlin79 · 01-26-2012, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ///M Ryder

You are putting way too much brain power into this. Make yourself a template from a wide piece of painters tape. Lay the letters on the tape as they are and trace them. Now don't mess up.....it takes a higher power to get a new badge from Dinan..........Phil

oh yeah, how's the power and the smell?

I hope to pick up the car today....but it may be around close.

frankzlin79 · 02-04-2012, 12:46 PM

Just got my Dinan badge painted gloss black from Metropolitan Collision through Matt Watson. The work was very good.

I followed the Dinan instructions on the location to install the badge. Notice how the "D" lines up with curvature of the trunk. In retrospect, I wish I had installed it about 1" over to the left. So that the "D" begins just above the taillight housing (like how the "3" in M3 begins just above the taillight housing. Installing it 1" over to the left makes it look more symmetrical.

My twin, Jbrooks, apparently followed the Dinan instructions too.

Phil: Where did you install your badge? Same position like mine?

///M Ryder · 02-04-2012, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by frankzlin79

Phil: Where did you install your badge? Same position like mine?

Yes sir......and your car is looking good.......not to mention your twins diffuser

.......next mod just confirmed..............Phil

frankzlin79 · 02-04-2012, 01:17 PM

Yes, rear CF diffuser is all I need to complete the car (for now).

xsilvor · 02-04-2012, 04:00 PM

Damn it... I'm setting off on a quest for a Dinan badge.

///M Ryder · 02-04-2012, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by xsilvor

Damn it... I'm setting off on a quest for a Dinan badge.

That's a easy fix.......get enough mods and get your very on badge

. I know you are looking for a exhaust. You want full or axle back?.............Phil

Kyoshi71 · 02-04-2012, 04:45 PM

Looks BADASS!

xsilvor · 02-24-2012, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M Ryder

That's a easy fix.......get enough mods and get your very on badge

. I know you are looking for a exhaust. You want full or axle back?.............Phil

Done!

Going to be following suit and getting it painted. Probably switching everything to matte black, though.

frankzlin79 · 02-24-2012, 10:37 AM

Man, make your own painting DINAN badge thread!

xsilvor · 02-24-2012, 10:46 AM

You should be happy I bumped yours! Now everyone gets to see your car again

Why create more threads when you can just hijack old ones!

I'm thinking of changing the topic of this thread completely, and hijacking it for real! Maybe even get moderators to move it to the Off-Topic forum. How would you like that!?

///M Ryder · 02-24-2012, 10:28 PM

You two Dinan dudes are funny............Phil

tibra1 · 02-24-2012, 11:37 PM

Badge makes trunk look to cluttered imo..go sans badge and make her a sleeper...

02-04-2012, 12:46 PM	#24
frankzlin79 Lieutenant Colonel 265 Rep 1,696 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, Texas iTrader: (5)	Got it painted and installed! Just got my Dinan badge painted gloss black from Metropolitan Collision through Matt Watson. The work was very good. I followed the Dinan instructions on the location to install the badge. Notice how the "D" lines up with curvature of the trunk. In retrospect, I wish I had installed it about 1" over to the left. So that the "D" begins just above the taillight housing (like how the "3" in M3 begins just above the taillight housing. Installing it 1" over to the left makes it look more symmetrical. My twin, Jbrooks, apparently followed the Dinan instructions too. Phil: Where did you install your badge? Same position like mine?
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02-04-2012, 01:17 PM	#26
frankzlin79 Lieutenant Colonel 265 Rep 1,696 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, Texas iTrader: (5)	Yes, rear CF diffuser is all I need to complete the car (for now).
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02-04-2012, 04:00 PM	#27
xsilvor Captain 67 Rep 992 Posts Drives: M5 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (2)	Damn it... I'm setting off on a quest for a Dinan badge. __________________ 2015 F10 M5 DCT 2015 F82 M4 DCT (Sold) 2011 E92 M3 DCT (Sold) - Silverstone II.Black/Gray.Carbon/DINAN 2008 E92 M3 DCT (RIP) - Jet Black.Black.Carbon Dinan, Wheels & Accessories for Sale
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02-04-2012, 04:45 PM	#29
Kyoshi71 Colonel 93 Rep 2,528 Posts Drives: 2010 M3 Coupe Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	Looks BADASS! __________________ "But resist we much; we must; and we will much; about that be committed." ~Rev. Al Sharpton 2010 E92 M3\|Silverstone II\|M-DCT\|NCSW\|2MT\|ZCW\|ZPP\|ZTP\|302\|507\|Gas Guzzler Tax
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02-24-2012, 10:37 AM	#31
frankzlin79 Lieutenant Colonel 265 Rep 1,696 Posts Drives: 2018 M3 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Houston, Texas iTrader: (5)	Man, make your own painting DINAN badge thread!
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02-24-2012, 10:46 AM	#32
xsilvor Captain 67 Rep 992 Posts Drives: M5 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (2)	You should be happy I bumped yours! Now everyone gets to see your car again Why create more threads when you can just hijack old ones! I'm thinking of changing the topic of this thread completely, and hijacking it for real! Maybe even get moderators to move it to the Off-Topic forum. How would you like that!? __________________ 2015 F10 M5 DCT 2015 F82 M4 DCT (Sold) 2011 E92 M3 DCT (Sold) - Silverstone II.Black/Gray.Carbon/DINAN 2008 E92 M3 DCT (RIP) - Jet Black.Black.Carbon Dinan, Wheels & Accessories for Sale
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02-24-2012, 10:28 PM	#33
///M Ryder Grown Azz Man 429 Rep 3,021 Posts Drives: GT4 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Texas iTrader: (8)	You two Dinan dudes are funny............Phil __________________ 2016 GT4.....Sapphire Blue Metallic, Platinum stitch Leather/Alcantara interior, Carbon Fiber Trim, PCM w/Nav, Guards Red Belts, 2 Zone Climate, Sport Chrono, LWB, Smokers Pack, Big Gas Tank, Light Design Pack, Bi-Xenon w/PDL, Auto Dim Mirror, Clear Side Markers, GTS Clear Taillights
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02-24-2012, 11:37 PM	#34
tibra1 Banned 127 Rep 6,773 Posts Drives: 2011 ZCP M3 - 2007 335i crashd Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NYC iTrader: (4)	Badge makes trunk look to cluttered imo..go sans badge and make her a sleeper...
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