Need a picture please of a Carbon Black car

[parm]

Hi All,

I've put the post up about the poor service from BMW park lane. Could some one kindly post or pm me a picture of the passenger side rear bumper (where it wraps round to the rear wheel) of a carbon black m sport ideally with the sun shining on it please. Just want to make sure my car does has problem paint and it's not me being an a&se thankyou

[opasha]

These are the closest pics I could find for you online. Hopefully someone chimes in. Good luck brother

[parm]

Originally Posted by opasha

These are the closest pics I could find for you online. Hopefully someone chimes in. Good luck brother

Thank you, I think my car defo has a paint problem compared to these pics.

[Jenya B]

Originally Posted by parm

Thank you, I think my car defo has a paint problem compared to these pics.

Nope , you dont have any problem with paint . Black X looks like it coated with something like "liquid glass "

[mattbar1]

What type of problem do you think you have?

[parm]

Originally Posted by mattbar1

What type of problem do you think you have?

Check out my thread' awful service from BMW park lane' the paint on the rear bumper has been mopped according to my local dealer, it's burnt the laquer in certain parts of the bumper mainly the curved protrusion where someone has
Pressed down too hard. When you look at the bumper it looks grey on the edges and carbon black in other parts. I've had several x5's and I know the bumpers don't always match but this car doesn't even have a bumper that matches with itself as the drivers side is fine!!

[parm]

Originally Posted by Jenya B

Nope , you dont have any problem with paint . Black X looks like it coated with something like "liquid glass "

Jenya B, laquer is damaged (burnt) and the dealer has just mopped it again by the looks I it. Looks awful

[opasha]

Best thing you can do bro is to take it to a good body shop that knows their stuff about colors/paint. They will be able to tell you for sure how much of a mismatch there really is. I know a guy in my area that has years of experience, he knows just by looking at paint whether or not it's been in an accident/reapplied/coated etc. You just need one of those types to take a look.

[parm]

Originally Posted by opasha

Best thing you can do bro is to take it to a good body shop that knows their stuff about colors/paint. They will be able to tell you for sure how much of a mismatch there really is. I know a guy in my area that has years of experience, he knows just by looking at paint whether or not it's been in an accident/reapplied/coated etc. You just need one of those types to take a look.

Thanks opasha I'll give bmw uk a chance to rectify it first and then I'm going to do what you've suggested an take it to a well respected company call KDS Keltec

[opasha]

Originally Posted by parm

Thanks opasha I'll give bmw uk a chance to rectify it first and then I'm going to do what you've suggested an take it to a well respected company call KDS Keltec

My pleasure parm. Hope BMW takes care of everything to your satisfaction. Let us know how everything works out for you.

[chrisny]

Don't think it impacts the discussion but wanted to point out anyway, I'm pretty sure that last pic is imperial blue not carbon black, which (at least in the US) not available on a no-line car..

[BMWMN1971]

Here is a picture of mine in Carbon Black.

[opasha]

Originally Posted by chrisny

Don't think it impacts the discussion but wanted to point out anyway, I'm pretty sure that last pic is imperial blue not carbon black, which (at least in the US) not available on a no-line car..

Yeah, I was thinking the same thing - good eye. It def doesn't look the same as the top pics - which are more relevant because the OP has matching fenders, while that X-Line does not. Some people mislabel colors in google search

[apw2607]

Carbon black has being around ages. It was always a M exclusive color but has trickled down to the M-sport range now. Its generally a very nice color, but the way it can age can be problematic. It does take some attention to keep it looking good. It always had issues with swirls.

If you're leasing then it won't matter.

[kip1]

[kip1]

Originally Posted by chrisny

Don't think it impacts the discussion but wanted to point out anyway, I'm pretty sure that last pic is imperial blue not carbon black, which (at least in the US) not available on a no-line car..

I think its carbon black.

[parm]

Originally Posted by kip1

I think its carbon black.

Thanks all, I'll post some more pics of my car tomorrow. However I do believe the paint on my car is flawed. Appreciate all the pics

[chrisny]

Originally Posted by kip1

I think its carbon black.

Carbon black is not available on a no-line car. M sport only. You can tell that pic is a no line by the wheels and round tail pipes, neither of which would be on an m sport.

[coconut780]

I posted these a while back. Here's my 50i Carbon Black https://www.dropbox.com/sc/num42mru3lqhurl/ZMPOLvXWLj

[opasha]

Originally Posted by coconut780

I posted these a while back. Here's my 50i Carbon Black https://www.dropbox.com/sc/num42mru3lqhurl/ZMPOLvXWLj

Your car looks perfect, esp the interior! Seriously, after looking at your aluminum trim, anthracite top liner, and Bang & Olufsen system, I regret not pre-ordering mine with those features. Hope you're enjoying it, buddy!

[parm]

Originally Posted by coconut780

I posted these a while back. Here's my 50i Carbon Black https://www.dropbox.com/sc/num42mru3lqhurl/ZMPOLvXWLj

Nice thank you

[w4termelon]

You can also have a look here :

http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...1#post15825661