2021 Alpina XB7 Artic Grey Stealth PPF

admranger · 08-15-2025, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by khai Dow

Now we need to help you work on your photo composition skills ;-). For example - lose the bike completely and try parking closer to the sign to make it part of the image (or lose it too).

Maybe he's like me, Edsel Adams (Ansel's less successful brother)!

I take horrible pictures of really interesting places.

OP -- X7 looks fantastic. Well bought.

Brandt51 · 08-17-2025, 02:23 AM

What’s the the details with the wrap? Was the original paint gloss and you got Xpel Stealth? Or a factory frozen and PPF’d?

surfcali · 08-17-2025, 12:43 PM

Original color is Artic Grey Metallic and then had the whole car wrapped in matte PPF

Brandt51 · 08-17-2025, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by surfcali

Original color is Artic Grey Metallic and then had the whole car wrapped in matte PPF

Nice. I did the same thing on my X5M. But with Suntek Ultramatte

wheresmy5 · 08-23-2025, 10:12 AM

The ultimate family mobile IF only the trunk were larger than a wallet. Wanted this as the wife mobile / family bus so bad but it’s just a nonstarter for folks with kids in strollers. If you don’t have those constraints and just need a 3 row, it’s the best on the market!

PenguinX7 · 08-24-2025, 08:46 PM

I went from a Yukon XL to this for a sporty family hauler. I wanted a 3rd row for flexibility. I’ve had it folded down pretty much since purchasing it a year ago. I haven’t put them up. It has a decent truck with them down.

ppf · 09-17-2025, 02:22 AM

All the color is good but this flexishield color is attractive and amazing, just install the ppf in karachi on this car.

jofbay · 09-24-2025, 02:54 PM

Absolutely gorgeous car. Thank you for sharing

leightos · 09-27-2025, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by illestko

looks amazing! Curious what did the stealth PPF run you? How was the install quality?

are you ok with telling us how you paid for the PPF?

surfcali · 10-02-2025, 05:22 PM

I got a pretty unbelievable price because of a friend connection, however I was quoted $5.5-7k prior to making that connection.

3erdrive · 10-07-2025, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by surfcali

I got a pretty unbelievable price because of a friend connection, however I was quoted $5.5-7k prior to making that connection.

Willing to drop the shop you used? I might do the same and wrap (in matte too) an XB7 in the next 6 months.

surfcali · 10-09-2025, 11:48 PM

Sent you dm

3erdrive · 01-18-2026, 08:51 PM

Reviving an old thread, but any issues with your PPF installation after a few months? Just getting my XB7 in tomorrow and narrowing down on shop.

Vicirus · Yesterday, 10:59 AM

surfcali I just purchased the same spec in March, and live in the Northeast. Hoping you could answer a couple questions:
- Chrome Delete: did you find parts or did they do this as part of the PPF process? BMW told me they didn’t have OEM for the Alpina…
- Tow Hitch: I need to install one but not thrilled with cutting away part of the diffuser. Was yours OEM or did you go with a 3rd party? I’m hoping for a stealth/removable option. Would be mostly for a bike rack but possibly a 20ft boat in the future.
- Bike Rack: I need one that carries 4 bikes. Can’t tell if yours is 2 or 4. Any recs there?

Appreciate any feedback from you or other posters. Love the wrap and I’m thinking hard about it myself…

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08-17-2025, 12:43 PM	#25
surfcali Second Lieutenant 345 Rep 248 Posts Drives: 2021 Alpina XB7 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	Original color is Artic Grey Metallic and then had the whole car wrapped in matte PPF
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wheresmy5 Second Lieutenant 164 Rep 294 Posts Drives: 2024 X5M Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: East Coast iTrader: (0) Garage List 2024 BMW X5M [9.50]	The ultimate family mobile IF only the trunk were larger than a wallet. Wanted this as the wife mobile / family bus so bad but it’s just a nonstarter for folks with kids in strollers. If you don’t have those constraints and just need a 3 row, it’s the best on the market! Last edited by wheresmy5; 08-23-2025 at 10:13 AM..
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08-24-2025, 08:46 PM	#28
PenguinX7 Private First Class 55 Rep 156 Posts Drives: 2019 X7 xdrive50i Join Date: May 2024 Location: NY iTrader: (0)	I went from a Yukon XL to this for a sporty family hauler. I wanted a 3rd row for flexibility. I’ve had it folded down pretty much since purchasing it a year ago. I haven’t put them up. It has a decent truck with them down.
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09-17-2025, 02:22 AM	#29
ppf Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: Kia Join Date: Sep 2025 Location: Pakistan iTrader: (0)	Installing Flexishield PPF on XB7 All the color is good but this flexishield color is attractive and amazing, just install the ppf in karachi on this car. Attached Images
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09-24-2025, 02:54 PM	#30
jofbay New Member 28 Rep 29 Posts Drives: BMW X7 M50i Join Date: Jan 2024 Location: San Francisco Bay Area iTrader: (0)	Absolutely gorgeous car. Thank you for sharing
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10-02-2025, 05:22 PM	#32
surfcali Second Lieutenant 345 Rep 248 Posts Drives: 2021 Alpina XB7 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	I got a pretty unbelievable price because of a friend connection, however I was quoted $5.5-7k prior to making that connection.
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10-09-2025, 11:48 PM	#34
surfcali Second Lieutenant 345 Rep 248 Posts Drives: 2021 Alpina XB7 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	Sent you dm
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01-18-2026, 08:51 PM	#35
3erdrive Enlisted Member 11 Rep 37 Posts Drives: E93 M3,F06 M6,F92 M8,992.1 TTS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	Reviving an old thread, but any issues with your PPF installation after a few months? Just getting my XB7 in tomorrow and narrowing down on shop.
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Yesterday, 10:59 AM	#36
Vicirus Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: Alpina XB7 Join Date: Jun 2026 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	surfcali I just purchased the same spec in March, and live in the Northeast. Hoping you could answer a couple questions: - Chrome Delete: did you find parts or did they do this as part of the PPF process? BMW told me they didn’t have OEM for the Alpina… - Tow Hitch: I need to install one but not thrilled with cutting away part of the diffuser. Was yours OEM or did you go with a 3rd party? I’m hoping for a stealth/removable option. Would be mostly for a bike rack but possibly a 20ft boat in the future. - Bike Rack: I need one that carries 4 bikes. Can’t tell if yours is 2 or 4. Any recs there? Appreciate any feedback from you or other posters. Love the wrap and I’m thinking hard about it myself…
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