Dinan springs installed! Question on the rocker decals

Robby29 · 11-17-2016, 11:35 AM

Without the decal. Drop looks good

sean971bluff · 11-17-2016, 01:25 PM

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Originally Posted by ronanz

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Yup, no decals . looks cleaner. with the drop , are you scraping in the front ?

No scrapping at all and that was my biggest fear. So glad I did it

JOE YOUNG · 11-17-2016, 05:00 PM

With side black foil but without mperformance sticker.

128GP · 11-19-2016, 06:44 PM

lose the decals

ErkanTR16 · 11-19-2016, 08:09 PM

Looks great with decals.

Did you purchase the Dinan Springs directly from their website or somewhere else?
I'm interested in doing the same but my stock 400M Wheels are 18' wondering if the drop will be lower than yours.

sean971bluff · 11-20-2016, 02:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Erkan_340i

Looks great with decals.

Did you purchase the Dinan Springs directly from their website or somewhere else?
I'm interested in doing the same but my stock 400M Wheels are 18' wondering if the drop will be lower than yours.

Orders them through the website and delivered to my local installer. Not sure about the drop on your 18s but would think it would be ok

misterjim · 11-24-2016, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sean971bluff

Orders them through the website and delivered to my local installer. Not sure about the drop on your 18s but would think it would be ok

Looks nice. What would you say was your total drop?

ATLBlue · 11-25-2016, 07:05 AM

You will get hundreds of thumbs up and thumbs down regarding the decals... Just a matter of personal taste. I like the decals (had them on my F30, have them on my F36) and think they make the silhouette of the car a bit lighter/fluid. Whether the ///M Performance logo is there or not does not matter. Somehow, it is a nice logo and BMW is using ///M logos abundantly on all types of cars anyway. Im am not an ///M radical and am not putting ///M on a pedestal like some do. There are way sportier and faster cars out there to be snob about an ///M logo... But again, this is just a personal opinion.

Nice job on the car, keep going

babyboss · 11-30-2016, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Kingpin4

Definitely without!!!!!

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X2 - Agree ..

sean971bluff · 12-01-2016, 03:03 PM

So I did take them off and will provide some pics later this weekend. Thanks for all the replies and feedback.

jmg · 12-02-2016, 06:44 PM

Decals look good imho, but it looks good without it too. How about some spacers? I was in the anti-spacers camp for a long time until I finally caved and got some... even 12mm makes a big difference in the overall look of the car!

misterjim · 12-02-2016, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by sean971bluff

So I did take them off and will provide some pics later this weekend. Thanks for all the replies and feedback.

So what would you say your total drop was with the Dinan springs?

sean971bluff · 12-02-2016, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by misterjim

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Originally Posted by sean971bluff

So I did take them off and will provide some pics later this weekend. Thanks for all the replies and feedback.

So what would you say your total drop was with the Dinan springs?

Before the drop I could almost get 4 fingers within the wheel gap and now barely 2 in the front and the back a would say it dropped 3 fingers to about 1.

Yes I measured with fingers

Maybe 1.5 to 2 inches in front and 1 in the back

sean971bluff · 12-02-2016, 09:20 PM

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Originally Posted by jmg

Decals look good imho, but it looks good without it too. How about some spacers? I was in the anti-spacers camp for a long time until I finally caved and got some... even 12mm makes a big difference in the overall look of the car!

That is one of my next purchases and was thinking 10 front and 15 back or 12 front 15 back. Not sure yet

jpsimon · 12-03-2016, 10:27 AM

I read in other threads about things getting a bit bouncy at times with the springs. Are you still enjoying the ride quality? Looks great either way

sean971bluff · 12-03-2016, 11:10 AM

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Originally Posted by jpsimon

I read in other threads about things getting a bit bouncy at times with the springs. Are you still enjoying the ride quality? Looks great either way

Yes in fact I forget that I had the car lowered on my xdrive. Now to be fair I came from a Jeep Wrangler so anything is much smoother to me.

AG23 · 01-02-2017, 06:53 PM

Nice! Looks great but I would remove the decals.

CPT Smuggs · 01-02-2017, 07:34 PM

I prefer the sportier look with decals. Plan on doing the same once the budget settles after the initial splurge (just bought my car)

MattTheCarNut · 01-06-2017, 10:52 AM

Perfect ride height. Drop is perfect for that car. The decals look great b/c you have the painted lip underneath.

MW16M3 · 01-07-2017, 05:23 PM

I like the decals looks mean. I also have Dinan springs installed with 20's and the ride height is perfect.. Imo, you'll like the look even more with 20's.

The 19 inch rim in the back looks small esp since the rear of the M3 is large. Spacers will enhance but I think filling up the area with a larger wheel looks better than spacing out a smaller wheel.. imho

jmg · 01-09-2017, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by MW16M3

I like the decals looks mean. I also have Dinan springs installed with 20's and the ride height is perfect.. Imo, you'll like the look even more with 20's.

The 19 inch rim in the back looks small esp since the rear of the M3 is large. Spacers will enhance but I think filling up the area with a larger wheel looks better than spacing out a smaller wheel.. imho

Not to thread jack, but can you post a pic of your 20's? Sometimes I think that the M3 will look better on 20's, but you are right, after adding spacers I think I'm fine with 19's.

ramellis65 · 01-09-2017, 02:00 PM

I like the decal, def think you need window tint, black roof, and black kidneys

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