[wigglebutts]

Hello all!

Figured it was time since my car is due in any day now! What a wait!

I ordered back in late October and seemingly it's flown by!

I will post up delivery pictures, and plan on a little photo shoot with our media team at work

She will get full PPF and paint correction!

Best,
Nick

[Texox]

Looking forward to seeing it!

[wigglebutts]

Originally Posted by Texox

Looking forward to seeing it!

Thanks!!! BMW says it will be there tomorrow!

[Beerflakes]

Nice! Don't forget to annoy the CA to ensure no advertisement stickers or bumper drilling (unless of course you want that). Seems like a no brainer, but once they've drilled, it's too late.

Hasn't happened to me with BMW yet, has happened with other cars though.

[Texox]

Originally Posted by Beerflakes

Nice! Don't forget to annoy the CA to ensure no advertisement stickers or bumper drilling (unless of course you want that). Seems like a no brainer, but once they've drilled, it's too late.

Yeah, agreed - those dealership badges on the trunk drive me crazy!

Also, wiggle, tell them not to wash or detail the car since you are going to do PPF and a ceramic coating.

[crypto]

I saw some people mentioned asking the dealer to not even remove the protective films so they could do it themselves. Are any of you/have any of you done that? Is it annoying to do or obnoxious to ask for this? That's probably one additional way to make sure no one touches your car.

We are required to have front tags in Virginia. Last time I tried to put it in my window I was in highschool and haven't bothered since then. Is there any reason to not just let them drill the holes though if you plan to always have the tag on?

[Jas387]

Originally Posted by crypto

I saw some people mentioned asking the dealer to not even remove the protective films so they could do it themselves. Are any of you/have any of you done that? Is it annoying to do or obnoxious to ask for this? That's probably one additional way to make sure no one touches your car.

I did this, because my detailer had requested it not be washed, and I wanted to be certain. They didn’t mind at all and said it’s not an uncommon request (although our sales rep said it was killing her OCD not to be handing over a properly prepared car!). The sales manager seemed quite interested in detailing and chatted to me about what coating I was having applied etc.

When I picked it up, it had some film on the bonnet, a black plastic tray in the driver footwell, bags on all the seats and plastic on the seatbelts, stickers on the windscreen (which required a little solvent remover to clean off) and protective film on the dash displays.

There was also some transport wax on the sills, which was tricky to clean off. I used a gentle tar remover and microfibre cloth. It looked like some of it had already been wiped off. The dealer told me this must have been at the port. Whoever did it left some light surface scratches in the paint, but fortunately they came out easily with the paint correction I had done.

[Beerflakes]

Originally Posted by crypto

I saw some people mentioned asking the dealer to not even remove the protective films so they could do it themselves. Are any of you/have any of you done that? Is it annoying to do or obnoxious to ask for this? That's probably one additional way to make sure no one touches your car.

We are required to have front tags in Virginia. Last time I tried to put it in my window I was in highschool and haven't bothered since then. Is there any reason to not just let them drill the holes though if you plan to always have the tag on?

Nah, not really. You're an exception, I get it. Even radar detectors are illegal there

It's required in Missouri (where I currently live), and also in NY. I've been pulled over once in the past 15 years, both states included, for no front plate. I was given a verbal warning. I think at this point, I'm willing to pay the fine to keep her clean.

[Texox]

@crypto I had them remove everything, but not wash the car or detail it at all. Some people like the idea of removing things, but it was not important to me. Since my car went straight from the dealer to my detailer, I did not mind it being dirty (which it was from transport) or having finger prints or anything like that. All of that was cleaned off by my detailer and it looked amazing when I picked it up.

[wigglebutts]

Originally Posted by Beerflakes

Nice! Don't forget to annoy the CA to ensure no advertisement stickers or bumper drilling (unless of course you want that). Seems like a no brainer, but once they've drilled, it's too late.

Hasn't happened to me with BMW yet, has happened with other cars though.

We do not have front plates in GA, and I think they just do dealer plate frames.

They know the car is going straight to the detailed, and how strict I am lol

[wigglebutts]

Originally Posted by Texox

Yeah, agreed - those dealership badges on the trunk drive me crazy!

Also, wiggle, tell them not to wash or detail the car since you are going to do PPF and a ceramic coating.

The are removing the hood and trunk film and gassing it up. They know I don't stand for any bullshit.

They are very receptive. They have an M8 in their showroom that looks like it was washed with sand paper. I showed them that, and they know what I want to avoid lol

[Texox]

Originally Posted by wigglebutts

The are removing the hood and trunk film and gassing it up. They know I don't stand for any bullshit.

They are very receptive. They have an M8 in their showroom that looks like it was washed with sand paper. I showed them that, and they know what I want to avoid lol

Yup, that's what i did. As long as they don't wash it with chemicals you are good to go!

Can't wait to see my twin

[wigglebutts]

Car is at the dealer and will be picking her up tonight!

[4MyJ35U5]

Originally Posted by wigglebutts

Car is at the dealer and will be picking her up tonight!

So happy for you

[Beerflakes]

Yayyyyyyyyyy... So how's this work? Do you sign paperwork on day of pickup? Before?

[wigglebutts]

She...is...STUNNING.

[DNYC1919]

Those speakers look sick

[Texox]

[Beerflakes]

Looks great! Only thing I hate about seeing other peoples options is the regret I feel for leaving things out Speakers look wild.

[wigglebutts]

Originally Posted by Beerflakes

Looks great! Only thing I hate about seeing other peoples options is the regret I feel for leaving things out Speakers look wild.

The Bowers and Wilkins is absolutely stunning to look at. I love the design of the speaker mesh. It's the Fibonacci Sequence and driving to work this morning they kept catching my eye.

I also really like the startup sequence for the headlights.

[wigglebutts]

Originally Posted by DNYC1919

Those speakers look sick

I haven't listened to them, other than FM radio on the way home.

I'll be finding some FLAC files and building a music library. Bowers and Wilkins should sound pretty damn good!

[Texox]

Originally Posted by wigglebutts

I haven't listened to them, other than FM radio on the way home.

I'll be finding some FLAC files and building a music library. Bowers and Wilkins should sound pretty damn good!

If you have an iPhone, the carplay seems to work well with music so far. I assume a usb would be better, but I do not have a converter for the usb c in the arm rest console. Wish that was a regular USB port instead. Oh well.