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New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Specific discussion about the E89 2009 Z4 (sDrive35is, sDrive35i, sDrive30i, sDrive23i)
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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by pvr » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:13 am

Looks good :thumbsup:

Is it heat resistant around the exhausts?
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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by dario » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:15 am

pvr wrote:Looks good :thumbsup:

Is it heat resistant around the exhausts?
Its painted PVR with clear lacquer over the top on the print. I can't see that its any different to the original which was paint and lacquer.

Besides, the flaming exhausts modification comes later LOL

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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by pvr » Tue Nov 04, 2014 10:06 am

Ah, did not realise it was painted.
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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by RHM5Y » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:30 am

That looks great. Very neat.

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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by RHM5Y » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:32 am

That looks great. Very neat.

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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by aquazi » Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:06 pm

:thumbsup: subtle but the best mods tend to be!


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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by dario » Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:24 pm

I've added better photos of the Valance.

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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by kat » Tue Nov 04, 2014 2:43 pm

looks really nice, its great to see how relatively small mods can make such a difference. well done :D
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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by toonmal » Tue Nov 04, 2014 3:29 pm

dario wrote:
toonmal wrote:Looks great :thumbsup: Did you take your car there, or send them the parts..Also, how much ?
it cost £120 for the valance and £120 for both hoops. that including delivery back to me. It cost me £21 to get the parts to them as well.

I had purchased the hoops (with wind deflector holes) and the lower valance, so was able to keep the car on the road. This way i have a choice to sell them on or keep to replace when the car goes to a new owner so i can sell then on.

or i was wondering about getting them done and then selling them on to get the value of the new items back.

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Great stuff, and loving the new pics of the valance :D

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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by lux » Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:21 pm

dario wrote: It cost £120 for the valance and £120 for both hoops. that including delivery back to me.
Is that £120 to have the insert covered/painted? If so how much was the insert as standard?
I'm starting to think that's Ray's carbon insert was a missed bargain at £100 :headbang:
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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by dario » Tue Nov 04, 2014 6:57 pm

lux wrote:
dario wrote: It cost £120 for the valance and £120 for both hoops. that including delivery back to me.
Is that £120 to have the insert covered/painted? If so how much was the insert as standard?
I'm starting to think that's Ray's carbon insert was a missed bargain at £100 :headbang:
the inset for the 35i was about £77.00

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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by The_Dude » Tue Nov 04, 2014 9:46 pm

lux wrote:
dario wrote: It cost £120 for the valance and £120 for both hoops. that including delivery back to me.
Is that £120 to have the insert covered/painted? If so how much was the insert as standard?
I'm starting to think that's Ray's carbon insert was a missed bargain at £100 :headbang:
Is that the one I bought? If so Yep, it looks awesome. Just need a front splitter to match.
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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by mad4slalom » Tue Nov 04, 2014 11:39 pm

excellent job, looks stunning, how do they apply it, are you saying they paint the item then apply the weave then lacquer it rather than a film that wraps it, ? at least any shape no matter how complex can be carbonalisiated now !! :thumbsup:

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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by mwadZ4 » Wed Nov 05, 2014 1:46 pm

Looks really good

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Re: New Carbon Effect parts arrived - valance installed

Post by envy » Wed Nov 05, 2014 4:47 pm

looks good but can you post a pic of the rear valance from a distance as im getting mine done soon and would like to see what it would look like with the hoops :)

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