Performance Monaco Blue/Lemon Photoshoot

penny · 10-12-2008, 03:42 PM

Purchased a few upgrades from Dan the past couple of weeks and finally mounted them all: BMW CF spoiler (painted), BMW Performance wheels, BMW Performance rotors. Thanks Dan. Great service!

Washed the car in the garage with Optimum's No Rinse. For apartment dwellers like me, this is the perfect alternative. The secret is to never get the 1er too dirty by giving it a wash weekly/bi-weekly. It now takes me about 30 minutes to do a complete wash. 2 wash mittens, 2 water buckets, 2 microfiber towels.

Now, the time consuming part: Zaino'ed with Z2 w/ ZFX -> Z5 -> Z6 -> Z8.

It's sparkles even more in person.

Enjoy.

Edit: Now wash with regular car shampoo. Optimum's No Rinse procedure seems to be making swirls marks.

ben14142001 · 10-12-2008, 03:46 PM

Very nice!

-Ben

BMW_x5_Msport · 10-12-2008, 03:47 PM

nice job!! car looks hot!!

JiveTurkey · 10-12-2008, 03:48 PM

Looking Good!!!

penny · 10-12-2008, 03:52 PM

Thanks guys. It wasn't a very lazy Sunday for me... especially the Zaino part.

coco_m3 · 10-12-2008, 03:54 PM

Looking good.
Keep it up!

Terp1 · 10-12-2008, 04:20 PM

Looks beautiful. Well worth all the effort.

penny · 10-12-2008, 08:17 PM

The sad thing is it's raining this Tuesday... yet I still washed it. Seriously, I think I have a disorder.

MatthewDFW · 10-12-2008, 09:00 PM

Beautiful! Arms sore?

arok · 10-12-2008, 11:20 PM

very sexy

RobLS · 10-13-2008, 02:29 AM

good lookin car. nice pics

Breville · 10-13-2008, 05:08 AM

God damn those wheels look good!

penny · 10-13-2008, 07:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MatthewDFW

Beautiful! Arms sore?

The pain comes from the darn brake dust! These wheels are so much harder to clean especially if you're gonna do it by hand without a hose. Next time I'll just take it to a self-service car wash to hose it down. BTW Matthew, you know of any self-service car wash in Irving?

I also noticed these wheels magnify the fender gap. With stock wheels, it wasn't something I noticed. Now, dropping it is something I'm re-considering.

I was hoping rotors stand out more at a distance. You really have to be close up to see it. And damn the stock rotors are heavy!

MatthewDFW · 10-13-2008, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by penny

BTW Matthew, you know of any self-service car wash in Irving? I was hoping rotors stand out more at a distance. You really have to be close up to see it. And damn the stock rotors are heavy!

re. car wash... No self-service wash found locally - yet. I'll keep looking. When we lived in Uptown, there was a passable quarter-fed one next door to Tx Land & Cattle (McKinney & Lemmon), but nothing like that in Las Colinas. These days, I just stick with my driveway.

re. noticing rotors... You shouldn't worry. IMHO, there are two schools of thought here... If you want people a mile away to notice your brakes, go the Boxster S or 911 route with hot rod red calipers that shriek, "Yo, bowser, check out the brakes!"

However, folks who really know something about cars will absolutely notice and appreciate your rotors as-is. I imagine that's the type of audience that matters most anyway.

Then again, you're in the enviable position of owning a car that's chock full of great looking, attention-getting features. By that reckoning, your only real competition is yourself. A nice problem to have, yes?

McGregor · 10-13-2008, 10:26 AM

amazing !

penny · 10-13-2008, 08:46 PM

I got these mods so I would be satisfied and stop wasting time on 1addicts. It's not working.

Ryan@IND · 10-14-2008, 02:55 AM

lol.... that car is super clean.

Heinzftw · 10-14-2008, 03:24 AM

Awesome!

penny · 10-14-2008, 06:16 AM

BTW, the stock wheels are for sell. About 3,700 miles on them when replaced.

penny · 10-14-2008, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MatthewDFW

If you want people a mile away to notice your brakes, go the Boxster S or 911 route with hot rod red calipers that shriek, "Yo, bowser, check out the brakes!"

Funny you mentioned that. I saw a 911 in our area with its big ol' rotors and hot red calipers. Damn it was hot.

Templedogg · 10-14-2008, 06:58 AM

Looks great. Get the new Center Caps though for those wheels, best $20 bucks you can spend right now! They really complete the wheel. http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13625

1HungryMan · 10-14-2008, 07:20 AM

Fan freaking tastic looking! :drinking:

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penny Captain 43 Rep 829 Posts Drives: '08 135i (sold) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Las Colinas iTrader: (2)	Performance Monaco Blue/Lemon Photoshoot Purchased a few upgrades from Dan the past couple of weeks and finally mounted them all: BMW CF spoiler (painted), BMW Performance wheels, BMW Performance rotors. Thanks Dan. Great service! Washed the car in the garage with Optimum's No Rinse. For apartment dwellers like me, this is the perfect alternative. The secret is to never get the 1er too dirty by giving it a wash weekly/bi-weekly. It now takes me about 30 minutes to do a complete wash. 2 wash mittens, 2 water buckets, 2 microfiber towels. Now, the time consuming part: Zaino'ed with Z2 w/ ZFX -> Z5 -> Z6 -> Z8. It's sparkles even more in person. Enjoy. Edit: Now wash with regular car shampoo. Optimum's No Rinse procedure seems to be making swirls marks. Attached Images __________________ '08 135i. Last edited by penny; 05-24-2009 at 06:56 AM..
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penny Captain 43 Rep 829 Posts Drives: '08 135i (sold) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Las Colinas iTrader: (2)	Thanks guys. It wasn't a very lazy Sunday for me... especially the Zaino part. __________________ '08 135i.
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penny Captain 43 Rep 829 Posts Drives: '08 135i (sold) Join Date: May 2008 Location: Las Colinas iTrader: (2)	BTW, the stock wheels are for sell. About 3,700 miles on them when replaced. __________________ '08 135i.
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