[Cape Dave]

Originally Posted by chicagofan00

Thanks! Looks pretty good but it appears you'd have to have the door fully open not to overlap on the existing lighting. Hmm...

For those wanting the link directly to the post:
https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=24166291

Originally Posted by MechX3M40i

Congrats for getting out of 'probation' and gain the freedom to get some serious fun! Time for testing out the Launch Control yet?

Originally Posted by chicagofan00

Man this SAV is fun. Was on a freeway access road when some kid decides to look back at me and then proceed to cut me off. I go over to the right lane and start to speed up and he does the same. I floored it and he had no idea that this little SAV had that much power. Gave up pretty quickly.

Originally Posted by chicagofan00

My wife was gracious enough to take the kiddos out for the day and let me have a day to detail the X3. It was a perfect day weather wise but I wish there would have been a bit more clouds in the sky by the time I was all finished as there were really no good reflection photos to take when I was all done.

Dude, that is stellar!

[chicagofan00]

Originally Posted by Cape Dave

Dude, that is stellar!

Thanks!

[Bmock17]

I bought and installed the bmw carbon fiber mirror covers and also had the roof wrapped in gloss black vinyl. I have all the black trim pieces from iND so I wrapped the side grills in carbon fiber vinyl to match the mirror covers. I think it turned out nice and matches pretty well. What do you guys think?

[way245]

5% tints on the front two windows, I think they added either 10% or 15% tints to the rear windows and back glass to even it out.

Now I just need some black rims. I was honestly so excited about my car I didn't even realized I had the stock-iest rims ever.
Looking to buy some rims similar to the sportier OEM ones. Any suggestions? Don't have the extra few $K to spend right now.

[MechX3M40i]

Originally Posted by Bmock17

I bought and installed the bmw carbon fiber mirror covers and also had the roof wrapped in gloss black vinyl. I have all the black trim pieces from iND so I wrapped the side grills in carbon fiber vinyl to match the mirror covers. I think it turned out nice and matches pretty well. What do you guys think?

Looks awesome! I like it!

[Bmock17]

Originally Posted by MechX3M40i

Looks awesome! I like it!

I appreciate that, thank you. I think it turned out nice too. I don't want to go overboard with the carbon fiber but I think the mirror caps and wrapping the side vents is just enough. In my opinion the carbon fiber side vents compliment the mirror caps perfectly.

[teaston]

Originally Posted by Bmock17

I bought and installed the bmw carbon fiber mirror covers and also had the roof wrapped in gloss black vinyl. I have all the black trim pieces from iND so I wrapped the side grills in carbon fiber vinyl to match the mirror covers. I think it turned out nice and matches pretty well. What do you guys think?

How much were the mirror caps?

[Bmock17]

Originally Posted by teaston

How much were the mirror caps?

I'm embarrassed to say how expensive they were. I bought a set of cheaper ones from eBay for a fraction of the cost and they didn't fit properly at all. Not to the mention the carbon fiber on these bmw pieces is top notch.

[teaston]

Originally Posted by Bmock17

I'm embarrassed to say how expensive they were. I bought a set of cheaper ones from eBay for a fraction of the cost and they didn't fit properly at all. Not to the mention the carbon fiber on these bmw pieces is top notch.

Were they $845 from IND?

[teaston]

Originally Posted by Bmock17

They were.

Ouch! I guess you’ll be able to claw a lot of that back when you change cars and sell them though, especially as they also fit the new X5.

[JWright82]

Originally Posted by Bmock17

I bought and installed the bmw carbon fiber mirror covers and also had the roof wrapped in gloss black vinyl. I have all the black trim pieces from iND so I wrapped the side grills in carbon fiber vinyl to match the mirror covers. I think it turned out nice and matches pretty well. What do you guys think?

The carbon looks great, love the roof too.

[SROC3]

Originally Posted by Bmock17

I bought and installed the bmw carbon fiber mirror covers and also had the roof wrapped in gloss black vinyl. I have all the black trim pieces from iND so I wrapped the side grills in carbon fiber vinyl to match the mirror covers. I think it turned out nice and matches pretty well. What do you guys think?

Do some distance shots please

[SROC3]

Originally Posted by Bmock17

They were.

OMG........That's insanely expensive. I know they make great stuff, but wow. I thought the front grills were expensive, that takes the cake.

[MechX3M40i]

Originally Posted by Bmock17

I'm embarrassed to say how expensive they were. I bought a set of cheaper ones from eBay for a fraction of the cost and they didn't fit properly at all. Not to the mention the carbon fiber on these bmw pieces is top notch.

Hey, as long as you enjoy the result, that's all that matter.

[Bmock17]

Originally Posted by MechX3M40i

Hey, as long as you enjoy the result, that's all that matter.

Originally Posted by JWright82

The carbon looks great, love the roof too.

Thanks for the compliment. I think it turned out pretty good too.

Originally Posted by SROC3

Do some distance shots please

I will. Obviously these garage shots aren't the best but I wanted to get the pictures on here.

Originally Posted by SROC3

OMG........That's insanely expensive. I know they make great stuff, but wow. I thought the front grills were expensive, that takes the cake.

I know. It is ridiculous.

[Bmock17]

Originally Posted by teaston

Ouch! I guess you’ll be able to claw a lot of that back when you change cars and sell them though, especially as they also fit the new X5.

Originally Posted by JWright82

The carbon looks great, love the roof too.

Originally Posted by SROC3

Do some distance shots please

Originally Posted by SROC3

OMG........That's insanely expensive. I know they make great stuff, but wow. I thought the front grills were expensive, that takes the cake.

Originally Posted by teaston

Ouch! I guess you'll be able to claw a lot of that back when you change cars and sell them though, especially as they also fit the new X5.

Well I guess that is one way to look at it.

[chicagofan00]

Originally Posted by Bmock17

I bought and installed the bmw carbon fiber mirror covers and also had the roof wrapped in gloss black vinyl. I have all the black trim pieces from iND so I wrapped the side grills in carbon fiber vinyl to match the mirror covers. I think it turned out nice and matches pretty well. What do you guys think?

Looks great! I want to see some more photos of the roof outside of the garage.

That is a hefty price for the mirror caps but IND does amazing work and sometimes you just have to pay to play!

[Bmock17]

Originally Posted by chicagofan00

Looks great! I want to see some more photos of the roof outside of the garage.

That is a hefty price for the mirror caps but IND does amazing work and sometimes you just have to pay to play!

Thank you. I will try to get some better pictures up in the next day or two.

[BuddhaTB]

Nice looking carbon fiber mirror caps! But need more photos of the wrapped roof.

[teaston]

Originally Posted by chicagofan00

Looks great! I want to see some more photos of the roof outside of the garage.

That is a hefty price for the mirror caps but IND does amazing work and sometimes you just have to pay to play!

Originally Posted by SROC3

OMG........That's insanely expensive. I know they make great stuff, but wow. I thought the front grills were expensive, that takes the cake.

IND don't make the mirror caps, they are the genuine BMW M Performance ones.

[chicagofan00]

Originally Posted by teaston

IND don't make the mirror caps, they are the genuine BMW M Performance ones.

Didn't say they made them, I said they do amazing work. They do a fantastic job with the paint work and it matches perfectly. It also appears that they did a great job with the carbon fiber wrap.

[Bmock17]

Originally Posted by chicagofan00

Didn't say they made them, I said they do amazing work. They do a fantastic job with the paint work and it matches perfectly. It also appears that they did a great job with the carbon fiber wrap.

They didn't wrap anything. I wrapped the side vent pieces myself. Well actually my wife did. But everything the do is top notch.