[Ev0lutionx]

Damn! Wifey got a bad ass tank. Looks super sharp with the wheels and the stealth wrap.

[mcjoe691]

Clean

[vrooooom]

My fingers hurt just thinking of cleaning those wheels. 😅. Nice PPF. Did I understand it right, you DIY that?

[nsk2002]

Originally Posted by espressoo

Snapped a few photos of the wifey’s new 2024 X7 in Brooklyn Grey. XPEL stealth with ceramic coating.

Mods: XPEL Stealth, HRE FF10, IND painted reflector, 50th anniversary roundel, front lip, tinted windows 35% front/50% back

This was what it looked like on pickup day. A rainy Veteran’s day and this photo opportunity came up.



Installed XPEL stealth PPF and HRE “winter wheels” w/all season tires. Added a front lip which transforms the aggressiveness of the front end. Still waiting for the rest of the aero parts to arrive. It’s a very unique color with the stealth PPF. The ceramic coating adds some depth and richness to the matte/stealth look. Our first vehicle with a matte finish but the wife agreed to it. It was a DIY install that took quite a bit of man hours to complete. Overall she’s been happy with the transformation so far.



















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Originally Posted by espressoo

Appreciate the feedback!

The front lip is from Amazon but the same one can be found on AliExpress. Lip choices are pretty limited on the LCI X7 but this one turned out nice. Fit was very good and uses all factory mounting points plus double sided tape.

Amazon shows out of stock on lip.

[espressoo]

Originally Posted by vrooooom

Nice PPF. Did I understand it right, you DIY that?

Yessir!

Pre PPF Wash


Hood Before


Hood During




Hood After


Fender Completed/Door To Be Done


Doors Being Done




Rear Quarter Panel To Front A Pillar (1-piece)


Side Completed


Rear Bumper


Rear Completed


CF Side Mirror


CF Mirror Completed


Door Handle

[vrooooom]

Awesome! You do this for a living? By yourself, must have had a helping hand? And still had time to take photos.

[obsorbed]

Originally Posted by espressoo

Snapped a few photos of the wifey’s new 2024 X7 in Brooklyn Grey. XPEL stealth with ceramic coating.

Mods: XPEL Stealth

How much did this run you? Looks great!

[Brandt51]

Oh hell yeah! Looks good. Real good!!

[sbkim]

Originally Posted by espressoo

The HRE FF10s are 10.5 et35 fronts 11.5 et40 rears. Custom finished “liquid black”. There are no custom offsets for the FlowForm series wheels. These are standard offerings that would fit an X5/X7. Tires are Continental DWS 06 all season tires in OEM sizes. 275/40/22 and 315/35/22. Fitment wise there’s no issues. Wheels/tires are not super flush to the fenders but fine for now. In OEM 22” sizes all season tires are very limited for the X7. I would prefer Michelin tires since I think their side walls are better looking compared to Continental but it’s currently not an option. The Continental tires drive great though.

Absolutely gorgeous! Just curious if you could have any custom offset, would you want to push it out a bit more to be flush (for example extra 5 -10mm?) Thanks

[itsnotpeter]

Hey! I sold you this car! Hope alls well

[YXEM5]

Wow that is absolutely perfect.

[Mr.blue]

Very nice! Love the front lip, makes the new front end design look really aggressive!

[Demee]

This car is gorgeous. That stealth ppf gives it unique look and helps alot in cleaning. In my country x7 is very rare, so its nice to see these in forums.
Whats do you drive / what cars do you own?

[espressoo]

Originally Posted by vrooooom

Awesome! You do this for a living? By yourself, must have had a helping hand? And still had time to take photos.

Doing PPF couldn’t be further from my occupation. I just wanted to learn something new and save some money since it’s crazy expensive to wrap a large SUV. For the bumpers I had someone hold the pieces for me but install wise I did 100% of the install.

Originally Posted by obsorbed

How much did this run you? Looks great!

PPF film was $3K. Ceramic coat was $100 for the bottle. Install was free, lol.

[M2siast]

Originally Posted by espressoo

PPF film was $3K. Ceramic coat was $100 for the bottle. Install was free, lol.

I wanna be like you when I grow up.

[espressoo]

Originally Posted by itsnotpeter

Hey! I sold you this car! Hope alls well

Good seeing you on here man!

[gabriel.psd]

Originally Posted by espressoo

These are replica center caps I got years ago I believe on AliExpress. I haven’t seen any available the last time I looked. I liked the older style red/blue/white HRE center caps but HRE won’t sell them unless you had serial numbers for their forged wheels. They’re pricey too at $100-150/each when I asked them about it. Hence I went with replicas. They match well with the BMW 50th anniversary roundels.

They are $25 each. It's listed on their website.

[obsorbed]

Originally Posted by espressoo

Doing PPF couldn’t be further from my occupation. I just wanted to learn something new and save some money since it’s crazy expensive to wrap a large SUV. For the bumpers I had someone hold the pieces for me but install wise I did 100% of the install.

PPF film was $3K. Ceramic coat was $100 for the bottle. Install was free, lol.

Awesome! Looks excellent. How did you find finishing the edges? Hard to do?

[tinfoiltuna]

This reminds me - I have the exact same wheels on order, and am looking for BMW replica center caps for them. Is there a specific size or style hubcap I need to search for to find something that fits? I know nothing about hubcaps, other than that they don’t all fit each other.

[espressoo]

Originally Posted by obsorbed

Awesome! Looks excellent. How did you find finishing the edges? Hard to do?

The hardest part about PPF install are deep recessed areas such as the bumpers. Wrapping the edges is easy as long as you prep the areas. Meaning you need to clean the surface so the adhesive on the PPF sticks. The most nerve wrecking part of PPF is trimming or cutting PPF that’s already laid down on your paint. It’s an art and based on trial and error and experience. Cut too deep and you score into the paint. Cut too shallow and you have to do the cut again and risk cutting it too deep on the second pass.

That’s why PPF shops charge a lot of money for installs. It’s to cover their overhead in case something goes wrong and they have to pay for repairs. I saw a professional in person install PPF on a Ferrari using a pre-cut front bumper kit and it took him 20 minutes. He probably charged $1K for that bumper install.

[Sorai]

beautiful ride OP. if im understanding correctly this was your first ppf diy? any chance you could link the guide/video you used to assist you? TIA

[espressoo]

Originally Posted by Sorai

beautiful ride OP. if im understanding correctly this was your first ppf diy? any chance you could link the guide/video you used to assist you? TIA

I’d be truly impressed if anyone was able to do a full X7 on their first try. I’ve done the front end of an X5 and I’ve done a full Model Y from a kit. Teslas are really round shaped and pretty easy using a kit. There’s plenty of DIY videos on YT if you search. It’s good to watch various ones to get different techniques as they will all come in handy.