2018 What Did You Do To Your 6-Series Today?

MARKPRIOR · 03-10-2019, 03:58 AM

Cleaned the cream leather with Maguires leather cleaner, good stuff. After watching some YouTube vids used a medium hard paint brush, worked well

peter777 · 03-11-2019, 12:17 AM

@DerBosewicht

Wow which front lip is that? Looks very good!

And how was the fitting?

Thanks

DerBosewicht · 03-11-2019, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peter777

@DerBosewicht

Wow which front lip is that? Looks very good!

And how was the fitting?

Thanks

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F123353736375

Fitment and paint was surprisingly accurate and matched.

peter777 · 03-12-2019, 07:38 PM

My 640i F13 got some nice parts today

hugo_nz · 03-20-2019, 03:02 AM

Wrapped the glossy wood trim in a matte black wood look...will post photos tomorrow :-)

hugo_nz · 03-20-2019, 08:14 PM

Pics as promised.

peter777 · 03-21-2019, 12:13 AM

Wow that looks really good!

How much work was ist? Did you wrap it in the car or did you get out the parts for wrapping them?

Thanks

hugo_nz · 03-21-2019, 01:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peter777

Wow that looks really good!

How much work was ist? Did you wrap it in the car or did you get out the parts for wrapping them?

Thanks

Thanks :-) I did the centre console, two air vents and passenger door yesterday. And yes, I did take the trim pieces out. If you only do a surface wrap the vinyl has nowhere to grip onto and will peel. I'll complete the driver door and rear trim strips over the weekend.

It wasn't a terribly difficult job. The curves and corners can be a bit tricky.

Ptoscano911 · 03-21-2019, 06:29 AM

Link to wrap ?

Havy · 03-21-2019, 06:40 AM

well done. looks fantastic.

Playg · 03-22-2019, 02:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hugo_nz

Quote:

Originally Posted by peter777

Wow that looks really good!

How much work was ist? Did you wrap it in the car or did you get out the parts for wrapping them?

Thanks

Thanks :-) I did the centre console, two air vents and passenger door yesterday. And yes, I did take the trim pieces out. If you only do a surface wrap the vinyl has nowhere to grip onto and will peel. I'll complete the driver door and rear trim strips over the weekend.

It wasn't a terribly difficult job. The curves and corners can be a bit tricky.

Hi do you have a link to where to get the wrap please.. also you did amazing job

Playg · 03-22-2019, 02:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by peter777

My 640i F13 got some nice parts today

Wow hold on is this a catted down pipe..? I've just ordered one for my 640d... did it make much difference to performance and sound???

MARKPRIOR · 03-23-2019, 05:22 PM

nothing done yet, but just ordered 15mm spacers front / rear & slotted front discs, fitting next week.

sixfiftyay · 03-27-2019, 07:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hugo_nz

Pics as promised.

beautiful work. i'm planning on doing something similar myself. did the interior trim come off easy? any info on how to take it apart would be appreciated.

thanks!

Havy · 03-28-2019, 03:19 PM

Changed to summer tires and went for alignment and wheel balance. Now the Dinosaur runs like a Gepard.

MARKPRIOR · 03-28-2019, 04:48 PM

discs landed

went for slotted, not a fan of drilled due to cracking

bimecc spacers came also (stock pic)

hugo_nz · 03-28-2019, 05:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ptoscano911

Link to wrap ?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Playg

Hi do you have a link to where to get the wrap please.. also you did amazing job

Quote:

Originally Posted by sixfiftyay

beautiful work. i'm planning on doing something similar myself. did the interior trim come off easy? any info on how to take it apart would be appreciated.

thanks!

Thanks folks. Did the driver's door yesterday. What a PITA!!! At some stage in my 6-ers life some of the internal bits were glued which made removing the trim from the door panel a royal pain. On top of that, there is a super hard to reach clip which you need to remove in order to take the switch-cover off the wood trim.

The black cover was looking worse for wear so I decided to wrap it in 5d CF vinyl...what a mission. I am not happy with the look at all (after two rounds of wrapping) so I will live with it while I wait for a brand new cover from BMW. I like the CF look though, so I might take that piece to a professional wrap shop for them to give it a go.

The wood part was super easy to wrap. Removal help below:

Decorative Strips - Doors

Decorative Strip - Center Dashboard

Decorative Strip - Light Switches

Decorative Strip - Rear Panels

Decorative cover - Center Console

Decorative Cover - Cup Holder Lid

Vinyl Supplier: https://vinylwraps.co.nz/

DE4NO · 03-29-2019, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MARKPRIOR

discs landed

went for slotted, not a fan of drilled due to cracking

bimecc spacers came also (stock pic)

Mark do you have a link for the front discs?
Are you fitting them yourself?...

MARKPRIOR · 03-29-2019, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DE4NO

Mark do you have a link for the front discs?
Are you fitting them yourself?...

sure do, and will be

next saturday now as something came up :mad0260

came down £25 since i bought also

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-F12-F...72.m2749.l2649

MARKPRIOR · 03-30-2019, 05:22 AM

nice easy job, removed the 640 mark. 20 min job, dental floss, t-cut/polish and heat gun

i am considering coating the exhaust pipes black, thoughts ?

Thewrench86 · 03-30-2019, 05:43 AM

I really like the square tip action going on and with the rear diffuser looking similar to body colour ( I hate the stock greyish colour) I think the exhaust tips stand out nicely in silver.

Texas83 · 03-30-2019, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MARKPRIOR

Has one of these threads on the 5 Series board also, good shout to put one here

fitted front lip today

Lining up before drilling etc..

Held in with some nice big coach screws and large washers

The finished product (excuse the dirty car, not had time to wash)

Dreams of ever lowering the car #Broken, barely gets on the drive

what lip is that? where from? thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by MARKPRIOR

03-10-2019, 03:58 AM	#221
MARKPRIOR Captain 156 Rep 659 Posts Drives: 2017 M6 GC Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Newcastle iTrader: (0)	Cleaned the cream leather with Maguires leather cleaner, good stuff. After watching some YouTube vids used a medium hard paint brush, worked well __________________ Current: 2017 M6 Gran Coupe Previous:2014 640D GC 383BHP + 733NM, F10 2010 530d 520i (2000), E36 comact 318i, E46 M3, E46 318Ci, X5, Non BMW: 5x Skyline / GTRs, 5x Supras, 2x Nissan 200sx s14a, lots of other stuff
	Appreciate 0 Quote

03-11-2019, 12:17 AM	#222
peter777 Enlisted Member 21 Rep 48 Posts Drives: 640i F13 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Austria iTrader: (0)	@DerBosewicht Wow which front lip is that? Looks very good! And how was the fitting? Thanks
	Appreciate 0 Quote

03-12-2019, 07:38 PM	#224
peter777 Enlisted Member 21 Rep 48 Posts Drives: 640i F13 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Austria iTrader: (0)	My 640i F13 got some nice parts today Attached Images
	Appreciate 3 DerBosewicht111.00 Havy303.00 FBMWWINS603.50 Quote

03-20-2019, 03:02 AM	#225
hugo_nz Lieutenant Colonel 3184 Rep 1,824 Posts Drives: BMW iX Xdrive40 MSport Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Auckland, New Zealand iTrader: (0) Garage List 2022 BMW IX [0.00]	Wrapped the glossy wood trim in a matte black wood look...will post photos tomorrow :-)
	Appreciate 0 Quote

03-20-2019, 08:14 PM	#226
hugo_nz Lieutenant Colonel 3184 Rep 1,824 Posts Drives: BMW iX Xdrive40 MSport Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Auckland, New Zealand iTrader: (0) Garage List 2022 BMW IX [0.00]	Interior wood wrapped Pics as promised. Attached Images
	Appreciate 2 ts-m516.50 Flying Ace4984.50 Quote

03-21-2019, 12:13 AM	#227
peter777 Enlisted Member 21 Rep 48 Posts Drives: 640i F13 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Austria iTrader: (0)	Wow that looks really good! How much work was ist? Did you wrap it in the car or did you get out the parts for wrapping them? Thanks
	Appreciate 0 Quote

03-21-2019, 06:29 AM	#229
Ptoscano911 First Lieutenant 29 Rep 302 Posts Drives: F90 M5 Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Long Island iTrader: (0)	Link to wrap ?
	Appreciate 0 Quote

03-21-2019, 06:40 AM	#230
Havy Captain 303 Rep 709 Posts Drives: BMW X5 M50i Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	well done. looks fantastic.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

03-23-2019, 05:22 PM	#233
MARKPRIOR Captain 156 Rep 659 Posts Drives: 2017 M6 GC Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Newcastle iTrader: (0)	nothing done yet, but just ordered 15mm spacers front / rear & slotted front discs, fitting next week. __________________ Current: 2017 M6 Gran Coupe Previous:2014 640D GC 383BHP + 733NM, F10 2010 530d 520i (2000), E36 comact 318i, E46 M3, E46 318Ci, X5, Non BMW: 5x Skyline / GTRs, 5x Supras, 2x Nissan 200sx s14a, lots of other stuff
	Appreciate 0 Quote

03-28-2019, 03:19 PM	#235
Havy Captain 303 Rep 709 Posts Drives: BMW X5 M50i Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Europe iTrader: (0)	Changed to summer tires and went for alignment and wheel balance. Now the Dinosaur runs like a Gepard.
	Appreciate 0 Quote

03-28-2019, 04:48 PM	#236
MARKPRIOR Captain 156 Rep 659 Posts Drives: 2017 M6 GC Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Newcastle iTrader: (0)	discs landed went for slotted, not a fan of drilled due to cracking bimecc spacers came also (stock pic) Attached Images __________________ Current: 2017 M6 Gran Coupe Previous:2014 640D GC 383BHP + 733NM, F10 2010 530d 520i (2000), E36 comact 318i, E46 M3, E46 318Ci, X5, Non BMW: 5x Skyline / GTRs, 5x Supras, 2x Nissan 200sx s14a, lots of other stuff
	Appreciate 0 Quote

03-30-2019, 05:22 AM	#240
MARKPRIOR Captain 156 Rep 659 Posts Drives: 2017 M6 GC Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Newcastle iTrader: (0)	nice easy job, removed the 640 mark. 20 min job, dental floss, t-cut/polish and heat gun i am considering coating the exhaust pipes black, thoughts ? Attached Images __________________ Current: 2017 M6 Gran Coupe Previous:2014 640D GC 383BHP + 733NM, F10 2010 530d 520i (2000), E36 comact 318i, E46 M3, E46 318Ci, X5, Non BMW: 5x Skyline / GTRs, 5x Supras, 2x Nissan 200sx s14a, lots of other stuff
	Appreciate 0 Quote

03-30-2019, 05:43 AM	#241
Thewrench86 Second Lieutenant 36 Rep 286 Posts Drives: E92 \M sport. F06 640d M Sport Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Uk iTrader: (0)	I really like the square tip action going on and with the rear diffuser looking similar to body colour ( I hate the stock greyish colour) I think the exhaust tips stand out nicely in silver.
	Appreciate 0 Quote