Random thoughts on how it would look..

[hyde]

I couldn't sleep so I thought I'd just mess around a bit..

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9

[MattBianco]

Nicely done. 2, 5, 8 or 9, but you'd have to do the roof rails in black as well.

[senoromar]

I think 8 is my favorite, then 9

[Wobbles]

I like 8 the most. But pardon for asking - what's the difference between 2 & 3?

[senoromar]

Originally Posted by Wobbles

I like 8 the most. But pardon for asking - what's the difference between 2 & 3?

I spent at least 5 mins staring at it until I figured out it was the darkened fog lights.

[PTY_M]

I like 8 and 6

[Wobbles]

Originally Posted by senoromar

I spent at least 5 mins staring at it until I figured out it was the darkened fog lights.

Gosh! You're so right! Thank you for putting me out of my misery

[opasha]

I like 8, but don't darken the fog lights. It looks and will look tacky, trust me. I also agree with MattBianco about the roof rails being wrapped as well if you go with 8. At that point, you would also need to wrap your window trim too if it's still the satin finish. The only reason to not wrap the roof rails and window trim would be if you wanted some contract and matching accents to the lower grille silver fins.

[delviacv2]

I like 8

[Diper]

As you have the aluminium trim on the roof I would opt for photo 1.
But taste and style defer quite a lot from country to country.
What kind of wheels do you have?

[hyde]

Like majority, I like 8 too, but my favorite is 1 and 9. All or nothing.

opasha
I wanted to have a uniform look with the tinted fogs because the fogs left behind makes it very glossy, but here it is with stock fogs:




Also another difference between 2 and 3, it's subtle but the BMW roundel is black and white instead of blue and white.

One thing that would look a lot better is black/matte headlight housing instead of super glossy chrome housing.
I know, it's extreme, and I wouldn't really consider it, but I'd imagine black housing (like Dodge Charger had before the facelift)

Originally Posted by Diper

As you have the aluminium trim on the roof I would opt for photo 1.
But taste and style defer quite a lot from country to country.
What kind of wheels do you have?

I have satin aluminum trim since it's X-Line, if I black out the front, I probably have to do the same on the rear, roof and window trims too. Wheels are stock x-line 449's.



Before I do anything, I just want to get rid of orange reflectors.

[Diper]

Looking at the side pic I would definitely go for 1, I have the European version of your line and went for the ALU trim as well. The M sport trim looks great on some colors too, but I didn't want that aggressive look, furthermore the black trim is a PIA to keep real neat. And my wife's car has a lot of black trim unfortunately.

[opasha]

@hyde, I get what you mean. I guess now I'd lean towards 1 then.

[hyde]

Originally Posted by opasha

@hyde, I get what you mean. I guess now I'd lean towards 1 then.

After seeing how good $200 3M shadow trim looks, that made me think if I should go for darker look, but didn't think about the roof rails, they will really look out of place.

Originally Posted by Diper

Looking at the side pic I would definitely go for 1, I have the European version of your line and went for the ALU trim as well. The M sport trim looks great on some colors too, but I didn't want that aggressive look, furthermore the black trim is a PIA to keep real neat. And my wife's car has a lot of black trim unfortunately.

I love those rims, what are they?

[opasha]

Originally Posted by hyde

After seeing how good $200 3M shadow trim looks, that made me think if I should go for darker look, but didn't think about the roof rails, they will really look out of place.



I love those rims, what are they?

True, I know what you mean. His wheels are the BMW 551: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...77&hg=36&fg=15.

I just found this pic of a blacked out M50D that painted his fins:

[opasha]

I just saw your pictures in the picture thread, and I have to say that I really like how the current satin finish contrasts on your Jet Black color. I don't know if it's worth changing.

[hyde]

Originally Posted by opasha

I just saw your pictures in the picture thread, and I have to say that I really like how the current satin finish contrasts on your Jet Black color. I don't know if it's worth changing.

Thanks opasha for the link and the details. I don't think those rims were an option when I was ordering mine. I remember going through ordering guide PDF and not seeing anything like this. It looks really good. Is there anyway we can buy those? I'd love those as my summer setup.


I know what you mean, tinted sides make a huge difference in making xline look even better. Like you said, since roof rails are going to be a pain to wrap (unless they are easy to remove, then they could be dipped) I think I am going to stick with satin aluminum for now.

[opasha]

Originally Posted by hyde

Thanks opasha for the link and the details. I don't think those rims were an option when I was ordering mine. I remember going through ordering guide PDF and not seeing anything like this. It looks really good. Is there anyway we can buy those? I'd love those as my summer setup.


I know what you mean, tinted sides make a huge difference in making xline look even better. Like you said, since roof rails are going to be a pain to wrap (unless they are easy to remove, then they could be dipped) I think I am going to stick with satin aluminum for now.

BMW 128 wheel: http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...33&hg=36&fg=15. @kanate has them on his car: http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...php?p=16105012.

[hyde]

Originally Posted by opasha

BMW 128 wheel: http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...33&hg=36&fg=15. @kanate has them on his car: http://f15.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...php?p=16105012.

Thanks! I was referring to BMW 551's. Any idea where they can be bought? Unless they cost $6k.

[opasha]

Originally Posted by hyde

Thanks! I was referring to BMW 551's. Any idea where they can be bought? Unless they cost $6k.

They can only be ordered from Europe it seems since they are marketed only there. Here are the part numbers. They come staggered:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...77&hg=36&fg=15
Front: 20x10 offset 40 - 36117847310
Rear: 20x11 offset 37 - 36117847311

The total for the wheels comes out to about $1723 if you order from Partsale.eu: https://partsale.eu/de/component/auto/showCart. I added them individually:
Front ($806.73 US): https://partsale.eu/de/spare-parts/v...47310-53676169
Rear ($900.58 US): https://partsale.eu/de/spare-parts/v...47311-57444641

I did NY zip code of 10009, but you can enter whatever. I just figured I'd try some close location to you. Good luck!

[hyde]

Originally Posted by opasha

They can only be ordered from Europe it seems since they are marketed only there. Here are the part numbers. They come staggered:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...77&hg=36&fg=15
Front: 20x10 offset 40 - 36117847310
Rear: 20x11 offset 37 - 36117847311

The total for the wheels comes out to about $1723 if you order from Partsale.eu: https://partsale.eu/de/component/auto/showCart. I added them individually:
Front ($806.73 US): https://partsale.eu/de/spare-parts/v...47310-53676169
Rear ($900.58 US): https://partsale.eu/de/spare-parts/v...47311-57444641

I did NY zip code of 10009, but you can enter whatever. I just figured I'd try some close location to you. Good luck!

Thanks so much.

Add about $1200 to $1500 for tires, installed, we are above $3k for the set. I really love them, but I doubt they can survive NY's terrible roads. I think they would look awesome as summer set up on any M-Sport model since stock msport 19's are pretty small.

[opasha]

Originally Posted by hyde

Thanks so much.

Add about $1200 to $1500 for tires, installed, we are above $3k for the set. I really love them, but I doubt they can survive NY's terrible roads. I think they would look awesome as summer set up on any M-Sport model since stock msport 19's are pretty small.

My Delinte D8 All-Seasons are solid. I wrote this up for possib1edoc. I suggest you look into it if you're so worried about tires.

You can order from onlinetires.com at a much cheaper rate. However, some say good things and some say many bad things because of being out of stock or whatever. Take every good or bad comment with a grain of salt. I always do and I've never had issues. What many do is take the price from onlinetires.com and call up or email discounttire.com to price match, and they will do you better or match it. I will list for you the reviews of onlinetires.com followed by recent forums that discuss their orders from there and how some use discount tire to price match accordingly.

Here is the price for your tires: The picture is supposed to show 275/40R20 (they are also the same price as the 275/45R20, but I selected them by mistake without realizing).



Reviews:
http://www.resellerratings.com/store/OnlineTires

http://g35driver.com/forums/wheels-t...res-com-5.html

Discount Tire price matching info from forums:

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/2nd...om-review.html

http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/whe...tires-com.html