Which Color Satin Wrap Should I Choose? RIP Satin Chrome

[opasha]

Originally Posted by MattBianco

My third trip since you began this, and every time I believed that I would miss the unveiling of the beautiful wrap. And, again, like a 10 year old, I want to beat everyone to the punch and say here in your old thread, that it looks gorgeous. I can say that with confidence because I have seen so much of the progress you have shared so far. This time, I hope to miss it because I don't want to see you posting updates when I am back.

As always, I appreciate the kind words, my friend . The car looks very messy from the inside, so the detail job will be fun for whoever is doing it tomorrow, lol. It's definitely been a journey. I can't believe I started researching for this project in September. January is almost here. Time really flies.

Also, for everyone wondering, there will be no custom LED door sills, unfortunately - it was one of the biggest headaches I had to deal with, and I'll leave it at that. If BMW ever releases something better down the road officially for the F15 like they have for the F20 and F30, I'll gladly buy it.

The biggest thing I realized from this whole process is that custom work of this level is not easy. It takes time, effort, patience, and the ability to keep moving forward despite hiccups. I'm very thankful for the means to mod my car and for having a friend that was able to make it happen.

[hyde]

I just want to come over and glide my fingers across her body. That sounded very creepy, but I really do. Many people will want to do that, she looks very clean (from the outside only so far LOL, I think my circuit breakers tripped when I saw the pliers on your leather seats) and those wheels complete the whole setup.

Can't wait to see the final product, and I envy your patience!

[opasha]

Originally Posted by hyde

I just want to come over and glide my fingers across her body. That sounded very creepy, but I really do. Many people will want to do that, she looks very clean (from the outside only so far LOL, I think my circuit breakers tripped when I saw the pliers on your leather seats) and those wheels complete the whole setup.

Can't wait to see the final product, and I envy your patience!

Thanks, my friend .

[Wobbles]

Wow. What a wonderful new year present for you, @opasha! Can't wait for tomorrow!! I'll be checking in every minute! Congratulations in advance - well worth the wait, my friend!!

[mrboon]

Still not finished? We need the final photoshoot!!

[opasha]

Originally Posted by mrboon

Still not finished? We need the final photoshoot!!

On pickup day (Wednesday afternoon), the car was not ready and there were far too many imperfections that I saw that needed to be fixed. So, I'm back to being patient and will have to wait it out and see. Once the job is perfectly completed, I will post the new photos in a new thread with something close to "Satin Chrome" in the thread title. Nonetheless, thanks for checking in .

[pdawg]

Just saw this thread, very impressive. It's going to be worth the wait.

[opasha]

Originally Posted by pdawg

Just saw this thread, very impressive. It's going to be worth the wait.

Thanks. Yes, if done perfectly, it will be worth it, lol.

[Baunton]

@opasha Any (good) news???????

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Baunton

@opasha Any (good) news???????

Progress, but in terms of completion date, no good news yet. I'm just remaining patient until I see perfection, nothing less.

[Taran.J]

@Opasha Do you know any way to remove the roof rails? I've been looking for days. My X5's coming in tomorrow and I'm planning on painting my roof and rails in Jet black or shadow line trim match it all.

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Taran.J

@Opasha Do you know any way to remove the roof rails? I've been looking for days. My X5's coming in tomorrow and I'm planning on painting my roof and rails in Jet black or shadow line trim match it all.

I can look it up, but if you are not doing this yourself, why not just wrap it? It's a much easier/safer option to protect and preserve your original trim. Trojanlaw did his window trim using this method with great success. His car is so much sleeker.

[Taran.J]

Originally Posted by opasha

I can look it up, but if you are not doing this yourself, why not just wrap it? It's a much easier/safer option to protect and preserve your original trim. Trojanlaw did his window trim using this method with great success. His car is so much sleeker.

Hmm I'll have to look into it. I have wrapped a few cars but thought on a car of this caliber why wrap. But this way I can satin black it all. So many options

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Taran.J

Hmm I'll have to look into it. I have wrapped a few cars but thought on a car of this caliber why wrap. But this way I can satin black it all. So many options

If you have the money, I would wrap the whole thing in Satin Black. Its hot.

[Taran.J]

Originally Posted by opasha

If you have the money, I would wrap the whole thing in Satin Black. Its hot.

Yeah that's what I'm thinking of doing now hahaha With my gloss black SDC F14's it's going to look mental.

[opasha]

Originally Posted by Taran.J

Yeah that's what I'm thinking of doing now hahaha With my gloss black SDC F14's it's going to look mental.

If this is any indication of how your F15 will look, I think you will be very very happy with the end result :

[rlemek]

so am i correct in assuming yesterday was no longer the pick up day? :-(

[opasha]

Originally Posted by rlemek

so am i correct in assuming yesterday was no longer the pick up day? :-(

That's correct. It's even a mystery to me now, lol. My car is currently a prisoner to perfection at the moment. I won't accept anything less. Friendship can be a double-edged sword sometimes when it comes to business. I don't yell/get angry at my friends, so the only thing I can do is remain positive and offer productive advice/help if something goes wrong.

[Trojanlaw]

Originally Posted by Taran.J

@Opasha Do you know any way to remove the roof rails? I've been looking for days. My X5's coming in tomorrow and I'm planning on painting my roof and rails in Jet black or shadow line trim match it all.

It only cost me $200 to have the shadowline trim wrapped with 3M Gloss black and it matches the existing gloss black trim perfectly. I took it to my dealer after and they swore it was shadowline trim from the manufacturer. No risk, especially based upon the cost. I cannot imagine that the roof rails would cost much more.

[Taran.J]

Originally Posted by Trojanlaw

It only cost me $200 to have the shadowline trim wrapped with 3M Gloss black and it matches the existing gloss black trim perfectly. I took it to my dealer after and they swore it was shadowline trim from the manufacturer. No risk, especially based upon the cost. I cannot imagine that the roof rails would cost much more.

Nice I just got it home last night and want to do the rails, the roof, and the rear spoiler piece all in 3M now to give it a full gloss black look up top

[pdawg]

Originally Posted by opasha

If this is any indication of how your F15 will look, I think you will be very very happy with the end result :

What is the name of these rims?

[opasha]

Originally Posted by pdawg

What is the name of these rims?

Forgestar SDC F14. Here's how the 22" look on an X5M: