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  1. 02-20-2008, 06:01 PM #1
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    Default new to IA! lots of pics of my M3

    I've never posted here but some of you know me out there

    I got bored and decided i'd say what's up and post up pics of my current project, my 2004 M3.

    Someone (and I know who you are now, *****) keyed the car up a few months back and I ended up getting a new paint job out of it...

    all I can say to you is THANKS. All of my dents, door dings, rock chips, etc etc have been taken out and I think the car looks totally different.

    JRZ Coilovers, an AA Supercharger Kit, exhaust, and a few other goodies are already on the way.

    Here are some before, during, and after pics of the project!

    Before:
    Beater M3



    During- the car was originally Topaz Blue...my painter used a PPG Paint which was in the same hue, but added a House of Kolors pearl ice to the clear coat. 7 layers of paint and 5 layers of clear went on the car.






    98% finished on the outside..a few more things to do..but it's close.. the pearl ice REALLY makes a dramatic difference in the light and shade...and you can only see the actual pearl ice under extreme sunlight or under a streelight.











    With front lip and CSL trunklid (I know, I know the trunk needs to be adjusted a little bit)



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  2. 02-20-2008, 06:03 PM #2
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    nice! i love the m3s keep up the good work
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    very nice


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    you need to get some pics of the flake. car looks good here, but better in person.

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    sexy
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    wow, that is a nice color!
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    Looking good!
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    Clean, man!
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    Quote Originally Posted by turbosohc2k
    you need to get some pics of the flake. car looks good here, but better in person.
    thanks I'm trying, but it's really hard to capture it perfectly...at least with my non-existant camera abilities...I have an Olympus D500 SLR camera, but don't know how to use it worth crap. I'll try to get the flake pics in next time I do a photoshoot when I get the rest of the stuff installed.
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    pure sexy.
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    have you ever done a HPDE before? your car looks familiar
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  12. 02-20-2008, 06:52 PM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by matthewAPM
    have you ever done a HPDE before? your car looks familiar
    HPDE?? what??
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    gorgeous, but I get the feeling that the pictures don't give the color justice.

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    Nice Color, I would love to see the paint in person. How much did it cost you?
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    That is a great looking car! Welcome
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    Quote Originally Posted by ChRiS
    Nice Color, I would love to see the paint in person. How much did it cost you?
    The pics really don't..I was stunned when I saw it ...my painter did an amazing job mixing a custom blend for me that was close to stock, but different enough to pop.

    As far as cost, consider this:

    Number 1: The body work involved in getting rock chips, dents and dings out.
    Number 2: Detrimming the entire car- removing all the windows, all weather stripping, mouldings, front and rear bumpers ,headlights, tail lights, etc etc
    Number 3: Removing and sanding down the entire car and repriming and sealing the car including the door jambs and trunk jambs
    Number 4: Respraying the car with a PPG/House of Kolors paint that is about $500.00 per gallon and the car required well over a gallon...not including the clearcoat cost, the pearl ice cost, and the other materials involved.
    Number 5: Installing a fiber-reinforced plastic trunklid and installing a carbon fiber front lip ....that trunklid took a WEEK to prep since just painting it would have made it look wavy...like a cheap body kit
    Number 6: Reinstalling everything and wetsanding and buffing.

    A custom paint shop charges around $10,000 for this type of paint job. Magnum in Marietta wanted around $12,500 for a job this magnitude.

    I paid....$3000.
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    dude u might wanna erase ur license plate # before posting pics here
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    slam that ****
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    Quote Originally Posted by thedream2147
    HPDE?? what??
    trackday at road atlanta...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Fume
    dude u might wanna erase ur license plate # before posting pics here
    lol..I don't care...to be honest, I've actually moved from Atlanta to Seattle, WA..my family and such are still in Georgia. The car is about to get WA tags on it.


    And as far as slamming it, my coilovers are going on next week I had to make an appointment to get the car aligned, dialed-in, and corner balanced.
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  21. 02-20-2008, 07:57 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by matthewAPM
    trackday at road atlanta...
    Oh..no..I haven't been there.
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  22. 02-20-2008, 07:59 PM #22
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    Sweet
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    nice, car looks good!!. im not good with bmw.. do all m3's come with superchargers?
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    car looks good fahim!!!!
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    nice color and great car fahim
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    Talk about a Beater, that thing is gorgeous! I've always wanted an older m3! keep it up
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    3000$!!!$!$$ sir u have a steal right there ..welcome
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    nice m3
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    Everything is looking good but the Monster truck ride height. I.M.O the dark blue was way hotter than lsb but it still looks good
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    this car looks fuking amazing!
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    Nice nice ride! Welcome to IA, how are you liking Seattle? I've been considering a move up that way.
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    Looks really good dude, keep it up.
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    Ahh...awesome M3. Gorgeous...just needs to be dropped and it will be perfect.
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    welcome. awesome car. i'm glad you debadged it, because "m3" was nowhere the right spot. keep us updated

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    lol @ "beater M3"

    gorgeous car! welcome! glad to see more german cars..
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    its clean
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    that car is sexy as hell, some wide tires on it
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    the color in the sunlight is like a toned down version of Leguna Seca Blue, very nice....
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    Quote Originally Posted by Staggered6
    welcome. awesome car. i'm glad you debadged it, because "m3" was nowhere the right spot. keep us updated
    LOL...i KNOW ...my painter put the M3 badge on the wrong spot, but I didn't want to scratch the paint while trying to get it off. When I got the CSL trunk installed, I told him to not put the badge on period.

    As far as the color being LSB...a LOT of people have said that..but it's not...the pearl ice reflecting gives it that hue..it's really still a deep, dark blue underneath the clear. The color turned out incredibly I think.

    I'll post pics of it up slammed next week..otherwise , thanks for all the comments!!
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    Very nice.
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