Individual Paint: Is the engine bay and underside of your hood cleared and polished?

[MBLocal017]

Originally Posted by E90Fleet

Well now, this F82 M4 is not cleared under the hood

Seems we are going to have to see proof of one that is cleared in Fire Orange.
I have not found any pictures of one

Ask and you shall receive, good sir...

[E90Fleet]

Originally Posted by MBLocal017

Ask and you shall receive, good sir...

Thank you kind sir


That sure has clear on it

[Agamemnon]

That is a nice bonus for those shelling out for individual colours. Easier to keep clean if it is clear coated.

[PeterKBMW]

Ordered a SMB M3 last year for a client, it was cleared under the hood.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Agamemnon

That is a nice bonus for those shelling out for individual colours. Easier to keep clean if it is clear coated.

Yep, and I wipe mine down every wash.

[Super95awd]

My '17 Nardo M3 is not cleared under the hood. Pretty strange that they use different processes for the same colors.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Super95awd

My '17 Nardo M3 is not cleared under the hood. Pretty strange that they use different processes for the same colors.

It's almost like a game of paint roulette.

[Mark 1M]

My SMB M3 is clear coated under the hood

[Paz1]

Anyway to ask/demand for the inside to be clear. Considering Atlantis blue and want it clear

[DEBZ-M3]

Hmm got me wondering about my SMB m3. Will check in the morning

[BavarianFanatic]

My SMB is cleared...

[Sedan_Clan]

Add my buddy's newly acquired Fashion Grey/Cohiba Brown M3 to the cleared bay/underside of hood list:

[someguywithanm3]

Cleared engine bays look so much nicer. I need to demand this on my next one.

[Shmelgy]

No clear here

[domino_z]

Originally Posted by Shmelgy

No clear here

wow if the engine bay is that dusty, i hope you have absolute faith in those aftermarket filters sitting behind the grille in direct flow

definitely a filtration test environment right there, pull the filter off and run your finger around the intake pipe directly behind it

[Shmelgy]

Originally Posted by domino_z

wow if the engine bay is that dusty, i hope you have absolute faith in those aftermarket filters sitting behind the grille in direct flow

definitely a filtration test environment right there, pull the filter off and run your finger around the intake pipe directly behind it

Yeah, definitely wasn't expecting it to be so dusty when I opened the hood. MSR claims these filters are chillin but I'll check it out

[dut]

I just took delivery of my individual Sunburst Gold F80 and the bay is not cleared. I'm old school and don't like cleared engine bays anyways. Lol.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by dut

I just took delivery of my individual Sunburst Gold F80 and the bay is not cleared. I'm old school and don't like cleared engine bays anyways. Lol.

I didn't realize that non-cleared engine bays was an "old school" thing. I better go tell all of the oldie-but-goodies with customized older muscle cars [with fully painted/cleared engine bays] that they aren't old school enough.

[dut]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

I didn't realize that non-cleared engine bays was an "old school" thing. I better go tell all of the oldie-but-goodies with customized older muscle cars [with fully painted/cleared engine bays] that they aren't old school enough.

Lol. Old school as in my old days when my low-end cars didn't come with cleared bays.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by dut

Lol. Old school as in my old days when my low-end cars didn't come with cleared bays.

Ahhh yes. That is true.

[modkrazy]

Originally Posted by Sedan_Clan

Add my buddy's newly acquired Fashion Grey/Cohiba Brown M3 to the cleared bay/underside of hood list:

Daylight pics with windows down please!

[Swish04]

Originally Posted by modkrazy

Daylight pics with windows down please!

I purchased the car while I was in SoCal attending a work conference and visiting my wife. I happened to drive my 4Runner down from NorCal (where I live) because I brought my Great Dane/Boxer down with me. I couldn't get the M back up to NorCal so it's currently sitting in my wife's garage in SoCal. I purchased a plane ticket to fly down next weekend to pick it up and bring it to NorCal, where I'll take some proper pictures. The Cohiba Brown on Fashion Gray is amazing in person and I'm really happy with the pick-up. Thanks for the interest.