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      01-14-2019, 10:41 PM   #1
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Finally! 540i in Frozen Arctic Grey

After spending countless dozens of hours scouring these forums, I decided to take a chance on Frozen Arctic Grey for my 2019 540i (replacing a Mineral Grey 2016 528i). Ordered it last September, and It arrived in Austin TX last week and...my goodness, it looks HOT. Thanks to those who inspired me with their photos...
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Love the color!
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      01-16-2019, 09:47 AM   #3
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very cool color, wonder how easy is it to maintain
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      01-16-2019, 10:17 AM   #4
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Looks great!
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      01-16-2019, 03:53 PM   #6
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Thanks! I spent hours looking at blogs on the paint upkeep, and it will require a bit more attention, and it doesn’t hide dust well, but it makes my heart swoon every time I see it :-)
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Wow looks amazing!
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      01-17-2019, 05:44 PM   #8
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Thanks! I spent hours looking at blogs on the paint upkeep, and it will require a bit more attention, and it doesn’t hide dust well, but it makes my heart swoon every time I see it :-)
I have a client that wrapped entire car in stealth PPF by pro-tect. Looks amazing... maybe worth a look
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      01-18-2019, 08:14 AM   #10
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      01-18-2019, 08:25 AM   #11
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Welcome to the cool colour club. I've had the exact same for the past year and I love it. Do not like the pain of maintaining it though as it easily gets swirlies and scratches etc.
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      01-19-2019, 07:34 PM   #13
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Thanks, i agree, the color is awesome especially in light that brings out the blue hues. But yeah, I’ve never paid much attention to the paint before, and now I’m inspecting it often :-).
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Thanks, i agree, the color is awesome especially in light that brings out the blue hues. But yeah, I’ve never paid much attention to the paint before, and now I’m inspecting it often :-).
WOW..congratulations... Nice color. Would you mind sharing details of the order? Is it individual color for 2K or did you order personal custom color for 5K? How long did the process take? Approval?
What is the interior? individual as well? did you get Alcantra headliner?
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Sure, here’s the details. To answer your questions, it was a $5k custom color order, approval took 2 weeks, ordered in early Sept and delivered mid-January. Interior is mocha (love the aesthetics of a relatively warm interior contrasting with the blunt exterior). Anthracite headliner.

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Looks fantastic! Welcome to the Frozen Arctic Grey club

I've had my car for over a year and half and to be perfectly honest it's not very hard to maintain. My car still looks like new and I use a local car wash once a week. It hides dust much better than say a glossy black and you don't need to polish or wax it

No swirls or scratches. Really the clear coat is excellent.
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Looks really good . Congrats . can i ask what the sticker was and any plans to get rid of it or maybe trade up to a m550i or M5 comp ?
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Maintenance hasn't been that bad - a weekly hand wash with chemical bros matte products, but if I'm being honest, every time i drive it I'm looking for any dirt etc and using chemical bros spray detailer - but that's just new toy obsession :-)
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such a cool color, but weekly handwash is probably a bit too much for me...
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