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01-04-2016, 02:31 PM | #1 |
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F11 Roof Rails Wrapped or Not??
Here is my Sophisto Grey F11, i bought it Nov 2014 and since then have set about doing various upgrades some ive had mixed reviews about but on the whole positive, lately i have been debating if i should get the side indicators and roof rails wrapped black, any opinions and comments will be greatly appriecated thanks.
Upgrades include 20" M5 reps and 12mm spacers up front. H&R Spring kit with rear load sensor adjustable bars. Front carbon Vorsteiner rep Splitter. Rear vorsteiner rep diffuser. M5 unbadged grill. planned mods include quad exhaust, tailpipes dark shadow chrome look. booked in with avon tuning for dpf/egr delete stage2 remap expected to get 235bhp. reletively modest speaker upgrade, im aiming to better my current standard setup and do it on a budget of under £150-no laughing |
01-05-2016, 01:29 PM | #3 |
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looks really good. Due to the colour of the car, I actually like the contrast of the titanium silver roof rails. The indicators I would wrap as that chrome can definitely go.
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01-05-2016, 02:03 PM | #4 |
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Yes i get what you mean with the contrast, and a friend has already suggested that route to me, i may even attempt to wrap the repeaters myself, however i do think it looks easier than it actually is
Price quoted, rails £150 repeaters, £20 |
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01-05-2016, 02:05 PM | #5 |
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I had my front bumper and trunk spoiler wrapped by a pro, but he gave me a small piece of the left over stuff for me to do my own indicators. They turned out really well - you just need a hair dryer and a sharp knife for trimming. Its fairly easy with small flat-ish pieces.
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01-05-2016, 02:34 PM | #7 | |
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Flashing tape, instead of dynamat Stormguard weather proofing seal for snug fit around front door speaker adapters. Tweeter sails for the hifi spec f10/11 and connector plugs to allow me to make aftermarket speakers plug n play, i bought these today from sytner newport, very reasonable. Can confirm tweeter mounts are the right ones and cost peanuts, and speaker adapter plugs look promising but have not tried as yet. Btw the tweeter covers were £7.92+vat |
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01-05-2016, 02:49 PM | #9 |
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Yes im 95% sure, as bmw have used these plugs for donkeys years but dont think anyones documented them on the f10, i expect technic in the U.S would know, hopefully by the weekend i will have the door cards off and will know for sure if they fit.
And also, tweeter covers come with the inner foam backing for snug fit of tweeter, i did read somewhere that our blank covers already had the moulded foam backing in but this was not the case with mine it was just empty space behind the cover. Even more of a bargin cant say that about the stealers very often! |
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01-06-2016, 04:48 AM | #11 |
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Cool f11, and yes, you should wrap/paint those parts.
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01-06-2016, 12:25 PM | #13 |
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Seeing that you have a black grille and Msport comes with black window surrounds I think the rails look odd in chrome as there's nothing else to tie it in...
I would definitely wrap |
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01-06-2016, 01:08 PM | #14 | |
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I think i will always wonder what it would look like wrapped, and it can always be peeled back off, so as soon as funds permit its getting done probably mid feb now, speaker upgrade and avon tuning remap next. And stag do in amsterdam |
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01-07-2016, 02:26 AM | #15 |
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It looks amazing! Regarding your rails, why don't you just remove them? Personally I like the contrast.
I almost have an identical car and spent 2 weeks researching quad exhaust options. Have gone for stock OE BMW black chrome tips on 2 x generic but twin (parallel) tail pipe mufflers. Great minds and all that!!!! I also ordered some carbon eyelash things for the lights..$30 from China. They might look crappy but we can only try! Andy. |
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01-07-2016, 04:29 AM | #16 | |
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I took his word for it but am curious if this is the case, however I did enquire about a performance exhaust and not a quad exhaust |
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01-07-2016, 06:29 AM | #17 | |
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Did ponder the eybrows, because they add a whole new look to the front of the car, but in my opinion bmw really did well on the overall and frontal looks of the f10/11 just screams mean, powerful and aggressive until i pop my bonnet and theres a humble little 2.0L lump.........ill always wish i could have afforded 535d. |
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01-07-2016, 06:37 AM | #18 | |
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I think many me be skeptical about these. http://www.active-sound.eu/en/bmw/5e...em-bmw-f10-f11 |
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01-07-2016, 09:28 AM | #19 | |
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I really want one now, but it's bloody expensive Keep us posted if you find a more reasonable priced version...
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01-10-2016, 10:20 AM | #20 |
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like the vorsteiner front lip, I got the rear diffuser also.
go for the wrap on the rails, and also carbon fibre mirror caps.
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01-10-2016, 11:43 PM | #21 |
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If it were my car:
Leave rails for contrast, or gloss black to match the black shadowline and rest of the car. Same for sidemarker trim. Either than or rails/shadowline/fendertrim to another finish for contrast. Like brushed aluminum or brushed gunmetal. Last thing is on my space grey i hated how the white stood out on the headlamps. I fixed with color matched eyebrows(they come in CF but i painted over) bought off ebay. I fuckin LOVE wagons/F11s. I hate America. |
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