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      06-22-2008, 04:03 PM   #1
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White Stripes for a jerezblack M3

Hey guys,

i m going to take delivery in the coming days. my car will be jerez-black with cf-roof (e92).

What do you think of a white stripe on the left and right side of the car like some Porsche have?



Just White on black ground and with something like ===M=3== or ===BMW== or ===Hammer== (itīs my nickname in reallife too according to my familiename).
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      06-22-2008, 04:04 PM   #2
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no. car looks so nice and clean stock from the factory especially in black or white.
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      06-22-2008, 04:06 PM   #3
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Here my opinion on this: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98854


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      06-22-2008, 04:37 PM   #4
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don't do it
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      06-22-2008, 04:57 PM   #5
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do it! It's bold, original and chances are you'll luck out and it'll look okay. I wanna see it.
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      06-22-2008, 05:00 PM   #6
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Do a photoshop first
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      06-22-2008, 05:29 PM   #7
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Never listen to anyone from the US school you on what looks good on a European car. It's like somone from Coca Cola telling the French how Champagne should taste like!!!!

Do some homework first, maybe photoshop it first. Bottom line decals can be removed or updated if it didn't go to plan.

As for the flaming in the other thread, yet again Yanks don't know sh*t!!! From the country which brought us metal flake paint and flames on cars I think they need a history lesson on BMW striping.

Nothing wrong with a bit of retro stripping on an M3
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      06-22-2008, 05:38 PM   #8
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      06-22-2008, 05:43 PM   #9
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Someone is stuck in the 80s
1974, 1975 and 1979.

Again Americans need history lessons on European cars
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      06-23-2008, 02:38 AM   #10
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good idea

i ll do a photoshop when i got the car and shot the first pictures.
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      06-23-2008, 11:35 AM   #11
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i would say no to the stripes, but what do i know I am an American.
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      06-23-2008, 07:34 PM   #13
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don't ruin ur car like that!
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      06-23-2008, 08:20 PM   #14
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Please no.
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Here my opinion on this: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98854


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Wow. That is one ugly M3.
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      06-23-2008, 10:36 PM   #16
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I say give it a shot, vinyl's relatively cheap...it certainly won't look any worse than some of the tacky wheels you've seen here.
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      06-23-2008, 10:54 PM   #18
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white on Jerez is too much, might try matte clear or matte black for something understated, I like the colored M stripes, but then I love Martini stripes too.
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I say give it a shot, vinyl's relatively cheap...it certainly won't look any worse than some of the tacky wheels you've seen here.
You are right with the vinyl and even more right about the wheels. Since when did a big lip chrome wheel become classy?? As written on another thread.

As for the comments above that I'm stuck in the 80's although the cars pictured were from the 70's, Porsche's GT3 RS stripes are a homage back to the 70's cars and no one seems to criticise those.

Have you guys over the pond not seen BMW's performance range yet including side stripes?
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      06-27-2008, 10:32 AM   #20
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Here my opinion on this: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=98854


Best regards, south
Lose the stripes on the bumper and triple m stripe on the hood. Keep the sides but change ///M Power to just ///M or ///M3. Would look pretty cool then. I wouldn't use white. I'd use a some sort of gray so it doesn't stand out too much. I don't think it will look tacky. But you can always try it with vinyl and take it back off if it doesn't work for you.
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