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My Matte/Flat Black E90 335!!!

Old Apr 16, 2009 | 02:42 PM
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My Matte/Flat Black E90 335!!!

I think this is the 1st flat black 335 in the world? Somebody correct me if I'm wrong!

I would like to give a VERY special thanks to Vinyl Styles. The entire car is a matte black vinyl wrap. It's an 8-10yr. vinyl that is washed/taken care of by using a mixture of water & baby shampoo & a micro fiber because there is no ammonia in baby shampoo.

They are located in the Bay area & are amazing! These guys are a pleasure to deal with & I would recommend them to anybody looking to to do any amount of vinyl work on their car!

If you use him for ANY vinyl wrapping, I guarantee happiness. The work is superb & he won't let you leave until your car is perfect..This past weekend I went to MFest, my car was put up next to some of the most beautiful M cars around & EVERYBODY gathered around my car no matter where it was..Nobody believed it was a wrap, they all thought it was painted.

Cost: $3,000. I know this seems steep to many ppl but think about it like this:

-It's cheaper than a paint job
-It doesn't depreciate the value of the car (as a paint job would)
-It protects your paint
-Your paint is just as good as the day the vinyl went on.
-A clear bra for the front end can easily run $1,000














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Old Apr 16, 2009 | 03:27 PM
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Gotta say bro, it looks awesome!
 
Old Apr 16, 2009 | 08:46 PM
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That looks unreal! I have to ask, when washing does it streak? How hard are bugs to scrub off? I love it!!!!
 
Old Apr 17, 2009 | 05:50 AM
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The quality looks amazing!
Can the vinyl be easily damaged by rock chips?
 
Old Apr 17, 2009 | 07:11 AM
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That looks great!
 
Old Apr 17, 2009 | 07:55 AM
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Looks really good
 
Old Apr 17, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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Car looks amazing. How hard is it to maintain the job? Easily taken off?
 
Old Apr 18, 2009 | 03:26 AM
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That looks great...I heard it can be a pain to keep the flat black looking good.
 
Old Apr 18, 2009 | 07:40 AM
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Looks awesome bro!

I'm sorry to say but it's not the first matte black E90 in the world, maybe in the states. I saw a matte black E90 with some bodykits in Singapore last month.
 
Old Apr 18, 2009 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by whitecoupe
Can the vinyl be easily damaged by rock chips?
I'd like to know as well.
 
Old Apr 19, 2009 | 10:43 AM
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sweet man, great looking car!
 
Old Apr 21, 2009 | 12:36 PM
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thanks for all the compliments guys! i'm glad everybody loves it so much, it's like having a brand new car, it's incredible!

& to all the rock chip questions, it holds up great! i took the car to 160mph in vegas a couple weekends ago @ mfest & there aren't any noticable marking on the front bumper what so ever! i was pleasently surprised!!!
 
Old Apr 21, 2009 | 01:43 PM
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I can verify that it went 160 - as I was in my M3 and we raced and he pulled away at 140, I hit 150 and he kept going.

Car looked great!

thanks
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Old Apr 23, 2009 | 09:12 PM
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So, how hard is it to clean, to maintain the sheen without streaks?!
 
Old Apr 23, 2009 | 10:21 PM
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looks sick! I am also curious about the cleaning aspect....what's upkeep like?
 

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