#MelbourneMadness

TexasDobbins · 05-05-2017, 05:36 PM

Hey all,

My F30 335i may look frozen, but it's actually satin clear bra. I was even featured on the XPEL Blog - http://www.xpel.com/melbourne-madness-stealth-bmw/ -

Everything came together after the XPEL STEALTH wrap. The incredible Vossen VFS6 Gloss Graphite wheels, Thule Roof Rack and Bike Rack, and gloss black stripes give her a whole new look!

I love it! Let me know what you think.

Can't believe the car looks this good!! Time to go for a drive!

Fuller · 05-05-2017, 05:41 PM

Love it. Looks great.

insanecoder · 05-05-2017, 06:04 PM

Looks like a smokin hot race car.. nice pics too
but the roof racks gotta go

Framamind · 05-05-2017, 06:16 PM

NICE.

2000Z3M · 05-05-2017, 06:20 PM

really reflectors? those gotta go!

TexasDobbins · 05-05-2017, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by 2000Z3M

really reflectors? those gotta go!

Yeah I thought about that. But they're red! The back ones at least. The front ones I kinda like OEM.

2000Z3M · 05-05-2017, 06:35 PM

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Originally Posted by TexasDobbins

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Originally Posted by 2000Z3M

really reflectors? those gotta go!

Yeah I thought about that. But they're red! The back ones at least. The front ones I kinda like OEM.

on the bike...

TheRealEssad · 05-05-2017, 07:02 PM

Wow that's hot. Maybe in my younger days I could have pulled that off

TexasDobbins · 05-05-2017, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by 2000Z3M

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Originally Posted by TexasDobbins

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Originally Posted by 2000Z3M

really reflectors? those gotta go!

Yeah I thought about that. But they're red! The back ones at least. The front ones I kinda like OEM.

on the bike...

Ohhhhhhh. Yeah I just needed a bike for a photo shoot and found a cheap one that matched the color of the car lol

ahero4eternity · 05-05-2017, 08:22 PM

Car is not aggressive enough for the stripes IMO. The matte clear bra looks good. I've seen many done in person.

WillSkill · 05-05-2017, 10:36 PM

Everything looks pretty good. Would you consider getting M sport bumpers? That'll add a lot to the car in my opinion

TexasDobbins · 05-06-2017, 12:47 AM

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Everything looks pretty good. Would you consider getting M sport bumpers? That'll add a lot to the car in my opinion

I completely agree. I absolutely want one.

tturedraider · 05-06-2017, 01:14 AM

The Frozen Melbourne Red and the stripes look great!!

bavarianride · 05-06-2017, 02:34 AM

How much did it cost to wrap the whole car?

This looks like a great idea, especially once wrapped there is no need to polish and wax, right? Also a brand new car can be wrapped, then unwrapped when sold at, say, 100k miles, and still look brand new?!?

How do hand wash and car wash work on the wrap? And is it easy to remove without clear coat and paint damages?

kraulto · 05-06-2017, 06:37 AM

Absolutely Awesome!

spuntyb · 05-06-2017, 10:03 AM

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Originally Posted by bavarianride

How much did it cost to wrap the whole car?

This looks like a great idea, especially once wrapped there is no need to polish and wax, right? Also a brand new car can be wrapped, then unwrapped when sold at, say, 100k miles, and still look brand new?!?

How do hand wash and car wash work on the wrap? And is it easy to remove without clear coat and paint damages?

http://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1098605

TexasDobbins · 05-06-2017, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by bavarianride

How much did it cost to wrap the whole car?

This looks like a great idea, especially once wrapped there is no need to polish and wax, right? Also a brand new car can be wrapped, then unwrapped when sold at, say, 100k miles, and still look brand new?!?

How do hand wash and car wash work on the wrap? And is it easy to remove without clear coat and paint damages?

Full STEALTH wrap is around $5,000 or so. It's not vinyl, it's clear bra so it's much more thick and warrantied for 10 years too.

Right, do not need to polish or wax ever. Correct on the question! The paint will look brand new.

Easy to wash, you can even drive through auto car wash. If you peel it off with a steamer or heat gun then the paint shouldn't be damaged at all.

insanecoder · 05-06-2017, 09:48 PM

I personally think it looks good the way it is.. add a spoiler and other m elements and you add lines to the form which take away from the look.. the way it looks now reminds me of the lines of a 70's muscle car

Whatsnext · 05-07-2017, 08:50 AM

Hard to wrap an older F30. Mine has 48k and too many imperfections in the paint. You can wrap a car for a little less but maybe this would be a better route for paint protection but I think a regular vinyl wrap would do very similar and you can change your car to any color. Love the idea but not sure the ROI is there but again its not for many things we do to the cars.

TexasDobbins · 05-08-2017, 08:41 AM

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Hard to wrap an older F30. Mine has 48k and too many imperfections in the paint. You can wrap a car for a little less but maybe this would be a better route for paint protection but I think a regular vinyl wrap would do very similar and you can change your car to any color. Love the idea but not sure the ROI is there but again its not for many things we do to the cars.

See that's the thing with vinyl wraps, they're not durable. Most vinyl is 2-4 mil in thickness. While the XPEL is 8.5mil thick and 10 year warrantied. While vinyl is cool, I think the purposes for vinyl and paint protection film are completely different.

JollyRodger · 05-08-2017, 10:35 AM

Looking good. If the car were actually frozen MR I would suggest doing this even more. A neighbor of my dad's has a matte grey SL550. He had the entire car wrapped in xpel as well. Already saved him a full repaint after someone tried to key the driver side. Just peeled it off and installed new.

Are the stripes over the xpel or under it?

TexasDobbins · 05-08-2017, 11:08 PM

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Looking good. If the car were actually frozen MR I would suggest doing this even more. A neighbor of my dad's has a matte grey SL550. He had the entire car wrapped in xpel as well. Already saved him a full repaint after someone tried to key the driver side. Just peeled it off and installed new.

Are the stripes over the xpel or under it?

That's awesome and really smart to protect factory satin matte paint. The stripes are over the film.

05-05-2017, 05:36 PM	#1
TexasDobbins #MelbourneMadness 17 Rep 61 Posts Drives: Melbourne Red F30 335i Join Date: May 2016 Location: San Antonio, TX iTrader: (0)	#MelbourneMadness - Frozen F30 Hey all, My F30 335i may look frozen, but it's actually satin clear bra. I was even featured on the XPEL Blog - http://www.xpel.com/melbourne-madness-stealth-bmw/ - Everything came together after the XPEL STEALTH wrap. The incredible Vossen VFS6 Gloss Graphite wheels, Thule Roof Rack and Bike Rack, and gloss black stripes give her a whole new look! I love it! Let me know what you think. Can't believe the car looks this good!! Time to go for a drive! __________________ Michael #MelbourneMadness - '12 F30 335i Melbourne Red Mods: XPEL STEALTH Full Wrap, VOSSEN VFS/6, Wagner DP, VSRF CP, JB4, XPEL PRIME XR Window Tint
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Fuller Major 1217 Rep 1,290 Posts Drives: F36 435i Join Date: May 2017 Location: MA iTrader: (0)	Love it. Looks great.
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insanecoder Banned 1410 Rep 3,211 Posts Drives: 340isDrive Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast USA iTrader: (0)	Looks like a smokin hot race car.. nice pics too but the roof racks gotta go
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Framamind Mr. Discombobulator 160 Rep 162 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Fallbrook, CA iTrader: (0)	NICE. __________________ '14 MSport 335i \| Melbourne Red \| MPE \| MPBBK \| MPS \| MPLSD \| xHP Stage 3 \| MHD Stage 2
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2000Z3M Captain 639 Rep 847 Posts Drives: 2016 435i ZHP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: IL iTrader: (0)	really reflectors? those gotta go!
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ahero4eternity Major 452 Rep 1,425 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: usa iTrader: (4)	Car is not aggressive enough for the stripes IMO. The matte clear bra looks good. I've seen many done in person.
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WillSkill First Lieutenant 172 Rep 370 Posts Drives: 2013 AW 335i Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: NY iTrader: (1) Garage List 2013 BMW F30 335I [0.00]	Everything looks pretty good. Would you consider getting M sport bumpers? That'll add a lot to the car in my opinion __________________ 2013 Alpine White 335i -M Sport/// Akrapovic Catback Exhaust/// KW Street Comfort Coilovers/// BMS intake/// JB4/// ER front mount intercooler/// ER Charge pipe/// ER catless downpipe/// 18" Apex Arc-8 in Anthracite/// Michelin Pilot Super Sports
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bavarianride Major General 1505 Rep 5,083 Posts Drives: bimmer Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: northern california iTrader: (0)	How much did it cost to wrap the whole car? This looks like a great idea, especially once wrapped there is no need to polish and wax, right? Also a brand new car can be wrapped, then unwrapped when sold at, say, 100k miles, and still look brand new?!? How do hand wash and car wash work on the wrap? And is it easy to remove without clear coat and paint damages?
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insanecoder Banned 1410 Rep 3,211 Posts Drives: 340isDrive Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast USA iTrader: (0)	I personally think it looks good the way it is.. add a spoiler and other m elements and you add lines to the form which take away from the look.. the way it looks now reminds me of the lines of a 70's muscle car
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Whatsnext Private First Class 47 Rep 158 Posts Drives: 2012 335i/2016 Jaguar F Type R Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: AZ iTrader: (0)	Hard to wrap an older F30. Mine has 48k and too many imperfections in the paint. You can wrap a car for a little less but maybe this would be a better route for paint protection but I think a regular vinyl wrap would do very similar and you can change your car to any color. Love the idea but not sure the ROI is there but again its not for many things we do to the cars.
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JollyRodger Private 37 Rep 52 Posts Drives: f31d Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Seattle iTrader: (0)	Looking good. If the car were actually frozen MR I would suggest doing this even more. A neighbor of my dad's has a matte grey SL550. He had the entire car wrapped in xpel as well. Already saved him a full repaint after someone tried to key the driver side. Just peeled it off and installed new. Are the stripes over the xpel or under it?
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