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      06-01-2019, 07:03 AM   #23
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Stunning car - enjoy
Thanks, look forward to driving now after all this effort
Just wait until you hit the magic 1,200 miles!

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      06-03-2019, 10:21 AM   #24
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Wow, absolutely stunning Nev, you should be very proud of your work. Until you've actually done it yourself I don't think most people realise just how much work is involved and that finish looks like perfection to me.
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      06-07-2019, 03:06 AM   #25
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      06-07-2019, 03:07 AM   #26
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Smile 21” Alloys cleaned and coated

Alloys properly cleaned and protected with Planet Polish (until I get the chance to coat with ceramic - Kamikaze Stance)

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      06-07-2019, 03:30 AM   #27
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Anyone know how I avoid images uploading sideways....grrr
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      06-07-2019, 07:20 AM   #28
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Anyone know how I avoid images uploading sideways....grrr
They are uploaded like you take them Or use your gallery app to turn them.
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      06-07-2019, 08:19 PM   #29
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Absolutely stunning! Great work.
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      06-08-2019, 01:58 AM   #30
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They are uploaded like you take them Or use your gallery app to turn them.
That is the thing, they are NOT uploading how I took them at all.
Orientation is fine before uploading
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      06-08-2019, 01:59 AM   #31
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Absolutely stunning! Great work.
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      06-08-2019, 02:00 AM   #32
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Wow, absolutely stunning Nev, you should be very proud of your work. Until you've actually done it yourself I don't think most people realise just how much work is involved and that finish looks like perfection to me.
Thanks, I am very very chuffed with the outcome, and that I got dealer not to touch. How is yours coming along? 👌
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      06-09-2019, 12:48 PM   #33
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As leather still brand new, wiped seats down with damp microfibre, then applied Colourlock leather shield to protect...a great product 👍
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      06-09-2019, 01:10 PM   #34
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How are you finding the comfort level of the seats ?
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      06-10-2019, 12:56 AM   #35
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Haven’t been on a long journey yet, but so far find them much more comfortable than my Q5 seats 👍
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Looks great (and familiar)! Thanks for sharing the pics. Congrats and best of luck with it. You will love it!
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      06-11-2019, 12:43 PM   #37
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As leather still brand new, wiped seats down with damp microfibre, then applied Colourlock leather shield to protect...a great product 👍
Does blue contrast stitching come with those floor mats? Ordered the blue stitching, can't say I'm a huge fan of those floor mats, though.
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Mate, I COMPLETELY AGREE!! The mats are sh*t! Not even BMW original it seems. Enquired about proper M Performance Mats, but "stealer" wants £195 for a set!! - And that is a reduced rate apparently.
I have already paid for the X3 (BMW Original) rubber mats, so may just put those in now (was planning on using them in winter).

Try and push for them to provide you with what you should get, which is the M Performance Mats as these are cheap tacky ones...Thanks for making me feel even more p*ssed off about them ��

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Lol, you bet. Thanks for the heads up.
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      06-12-2019, 02:14 AM   #41
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Just ordered a set
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Good man!!!
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Thumbs up 2 weeks post Ceramic Coating

So, the advice on the Gyeon Q2 Pure instructions was to not wash the car for 2 weeks after application of the ceramic coating.

Pretty much exactly 2 weeks today, lots of driving (300+ miles) and 5 days of solid rain (not garaged).

This is what it looks like, whilst in work car park...not too bad
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