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Introduction
- sdc-911
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Introduction
Hi,
We test drove this Z4 at the weekend and will be picking her up later in the week. This will be our first BMW after owning other cars from VW, Mercedes and Porsche and we were really impressed by the performance and quality of the car. I think it was the DCT box matched to the 3.0 twin turbo engine that sealed the deal.
Initial plans are to sort out the front grille and lower air intake grilles, as the factory ones don't really complement the black paintwork IMHO. I'm between going for the totally black stealth look, with the BMW performance black grille and black lower air intake grills, or an accented look with the upper black grille with the chrome surround and then black lower air intake grilles with a silver/chromed cross divider. I don't think there's anyone out there currently who sells a chromed cross divider for the lower grilles, so I would have to look at getting these done by a specialist electroplating company or seeing if it's possible to wrap them with a chrome vinyl wrap.
I'll post some more pictures once we've picked her up later in the week.
Steve.
We test drove this Z4 at the weekend and will be picking her up later in the week. This will be our first BMW after owning other cars from VW, Mercedes and Porsche and we were really impressed by the performance and quality of the car. I think it was the DCT box matched to the 3.0 twin turbo engine that sealed the deal.
Initial plans are to sort out the front grille and lower air intake grilles, as the factory ones don't really complement the black paintwork IMHO. I'm between going for the totally black stealth look, with the BMW performance black grille and black lower air intake grills, or an accented look with the upper black grille with the chrome surround and then black lower air intake grilles with a silver/chromed cross divider. I don't think there's anyone out there currently who sells a chromed cross divider for the lower grilles, so I would have to look at getting these done by a specialist electroplating company or seeing if it's possible to wrap them with a chrome vinyl wrap.
I'll post some more pictures once we've picked her up later in the week.
Steve.
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- Lifer
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Re: Introduction
Looks like mine from the outside. Nice choice
Personally I've left the silver grills as I've tried the all black look and it cheapens (IMHO) the look of the car, all down to personal taste tho. The M Sport variant looks better in all black.
Personally I've left the silver grills as I've tried the all black look and it cheapens (IMHO) the look of the car, all down to personal taste tho. The M Sport variant looks better in all black.
- Adamski
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Re: Introduction
Welcome along
Keep us updated with your work on the front end
Keep us updated with your work on the front end
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- DrNick
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Re: Introduction
Welcome. Lovely car!
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- JDM
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Re: Introduction
Welcome to the nut house... Lovely looking motor
Hope the weather holds out for you picking it up
Hope the weather holds out for you picking it up
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Introduction
Looking good Steve, and welcome along!
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- aquazi
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Re: Introduction
looks great - welcome along
imo i would go for an M sport front instead.
imo i would go for an M sport front instead.
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Re: Introduction
sdc-911, welcome to the forum....
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Welcome, fantastic looking beast
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Re: Introduction
v nice welcome
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- KERMIT1970
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Re: Introduction
Very nice ! Welcome
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Re: Introduction
Welcome Steve, watch out for that sport button its mental.
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Lovely Steve, congratulations and welcome to your new home
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Re: Introduction
Hi and welcome