Mineral White M3 - H&R, RE Spacers, BBS FI-R's, Vred, Xpel, Mode Carbon

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Finally with the move to the new shop and all the holiday specials we have been working on I had some time to get some work done on my own car.

So I was lucky enough to pick up a 2015 Mineral White M3 without any major imperfections. Let's start with the interior clean up first.

With the interior we pulled out all the wrapper and a few of the decals on the glass. Vac and wipe down with a cockpit cleaner, followed by a nice leather cleaning and conditioning to prevent denim transfer. Glass was done as well as door jambs were sealed.

Here is a list of products used.

1Z einszett Cockpit
Leather Master Strong Cleaner
Leather Master Barrier
Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner
1Z einszett Gummi Pflege Stift Rubber Care Stick

Tools used
Metro Jumbo Vac n Blow
Uber Leather and Carpet Brush
Uber Microfiber Towels
Uber Microfiber Applicator Pad

Before




Removing the tags and wrapper left in the car






















Leather cleaning and conditioning - even though the car is new I decided to clean with Leather Master Strong Cleaner followed with Leather Master Barrier to do some preventive maintenance to protect the leather from denim transfer.








Door Jambs cleaned and protected - Sonax Polymer Net Shield was used on the jambs


Door seals cleaned and protected with 1Z einszett Gummi - great way to keep them fresh and new as well as during the winter months its keeps your doors from freezing shut.



After shots

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Moving on to the exterior prep and Xpel Ultimate installation.

Exterior
- Wheels were cleaned
- Tires were cleaned and dressed up with Adam's Super VRT
- Wheel wells were cleaned up
- Washed with 1Z einszett Glanz Shampoo
- Decon with Sonax Fallout Remover
- NanoSkin AutoScrub Mitt
- Clay
- Door jambs were cleaned up
- Dried
- Masking
- Paint Measurement
- Final Polish - Sonax Perfect Finish 4/6
- Cleaned paint with Menzerna Top Inspection
- Last step - Sonax Polymer Net Shield (will apply a coating when I can put more time on the car)
- Inspection with LED, Fenix and natural sunlight
- Rubber and Plastics Treated
- Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned
- Exhaust tips cleaned


Products used:
1Z einszett Glanz Shampoo
Uber Clay Bar
Sonax Fall Out Remover
Auto Finesse Oblitarate
NanoSkin AutoScrub Mitt
Sonax Perfect Finish
Sonax Polymer Net Shield
Adam's Super VRT
Menzerna Top Inspection
Auto Finesse Crystal Glass Cleaner

Tools used
Uber Quick Detail MF Towels
Uber All Purpose MF Towels
Griot's 3 inch Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher
Rupes BigFoot LHR 15ES Random Orbital Polisher
Uber Buffing Pads
Defelsko Paint Meter
Fenix TK35
2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies
Adam's Firehose Nozzle
Metro Air Force Blaster

Before shots









Wheel cleaning - Sonax Wheel Cleaner Plus and various brushes


Uber Boar's Hair Brush for the lugs


Wheel Woolies for behind the spokes and the first 1/2 of the inner wheel barrels


EZ Detail Brush for the back half of the wheels and in between the calipers and wheels - super tight especially with the stock 19's.


Smaller Wheel Woolies for between the spokes


Adam's Boulder Brush for the face of the wheels - super gentle.


Rinse them off.





Decon with Sonax Fallout Remover (it pulled up quite a bit of iron particles and fallout with only a few hundred miles on it)








After all the decon wash pressure washed off we foam the car





Rinse and blow dry



With the darker/matte wheels I have found we always need to go back and hit them up with a detail spray to ensure they are perfectly clean.


Washed and Dried - next up clay bar



Making sure the car is perfect prior to the Xpel Ultimate Clear Film installation. A good polish with Sonax Perfect Finish and the Rupes LHR21 with Rupes Yellow Pad.


After the complete prep we made sure all the areas that were getting protected with Xpel were cleaned a few times with an IPA wipe down.

Areas being covered - front bumper, full front fenders, full hood, mirrors, headlights, a pillars, front of the roof, door cups, full side skirts, luggage area on the back bumper and behind the rear wheels on the rear bumper.





















Some final touches -
Glass cleaned after the Xpel Ultimate was installed -





Getting the tires cleaned and dressed - using Stoner's Tarminator, Auto Finesse Obilitarate, Adam's Super VRT









No after shots with the stock set up we went to Ben and Mark at Rogue Engineering for some goodies.

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Rogue Engineering installed H&R Springs, Rogue Engineering Spacers 12 mm, and Rogue Engineering Stainless Steel Brake Lines

stock


H&R



RE 12MM Spacers Front and Rear



RE SS Lines



Stock




RE SS lines installed


Back at our shop we cleaned it up and took some final shots.
Inside







Outside

[AlexN]

congrats on the new car!
Looks fantastic

[0-60Motorsports]

Looks stunning. Congrats

[JTO24]

Looks awesome! Love Mineral White

[Detailers Domain]

thanks guys!

[eff 80]

I'm your twin! Looks great. Does the clear bra help with the pearl effect in the sun? What can I do to accentuate the pearl effect?

[Detailers Domain]

to get more pearl out of your paint I would say compounding and polishing will help a bit. the clear film will help protect your paint from the elements, road rash, rock chips etc.

[Needsdecaf]

Looks great!

Ah, Wide World. Spent many an hour pursuing the showroom and with my face pressed against the glass, looking at the Ferraris in the garage.

[Exotics Tuning]

Congrats,love MW

[dkhm3]

thanks for posting this!

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Many of you have already installed this but I'm loving it.

Valentine 1 with Blend Mount and Wire Tap

Pictorial
Stock mirror without Blend Mount


Wire Tap


Remove mirror cover and unclipped wires for easier access to ground the power


Testing the unit to make sure it powers on and shuts off before putting it all back together.


All buttoned back up with wire hanging


Unpacking the Blendmount


Uses the Valentine 1 clip/mount



After playing around with the adjustments - all mounted up


Close up





Love the set up!

Tell me if I'm wrong though it does limit the adjustment of the mirror?

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my new wheels are here!

Waiting for the tires to mount up.

BBS FI-R's - Platinum Silver
19x9.5 et22
19x10.5 et35

Vredestein Vorti's
255/35/19 - Front
275/35/19 - Rear

[catch]

perfection!

[khanyam4]

awesome!

[acechardukian]

You're going with the same stock tire size as the OEM wheels with the FI-Rs? I'm looking to find the right tire for this setup so I'm interested to see how they look mounted.

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coding all done by Okee from CodeMyCar.com

reach out to him for any of your coding needs he's the man! If your car is at our shop you can arrange it for him to be there at the same time.

1) DVD In Motion (Navigation Required)
2) Enable Video Playback Via USB Port (NBT Navigation Only). Video
Playback Possible From USB Flash Drive/SSD Harddrive
3) Turn On Zoom Feature For Rear View Camera
4) Disable Legal Disclaimers (Startup, Cameras, Etc.)
8) Transfer Phone’s Ringtone To Vehicle (Only Works With iPhones)
11) Change BMW Sounds/Gongs To Mini, Rolls Royce or BMWi (NBT
Navigation Only)
13) Disable Seat Belt Chimes
14) Close Windows & Sunroof With KeyFob
15) Fold/Unfold Side Mirrors With KeyFob & Comfort Access
16) Fold Side Mirrors As Soon As The Vehicle Is Locked
17) Disable Window Safety (Allows One Touch Up Window Operation While
Door Is Open)
19) Unlock Doors When Car Is Turned Off
20) Radio/Nav Turns Off When Door Is Opened (After Pressing Stop Button
Once)
23) Disable Auto Start/Stop (A.S.S)
27) Enable European High Beam Assist (Need To Have High Beam Assist
From Factory w/LED Headlights)
28) Enable Taillights As DRLs, In Addition To Angel Eyes
30) Disable Sidemarkers (Still Work As Turn Signals)
32) Change ‘One Touch’ Lane Change Count From 3 Blinks to (4,5,6,etc)
33) Enable Brake Force Braking (Flashing Taillights Activated With Heavy
Braking)
34) Enable Door Handle Lights To Come In When Car Is Put In Reverse
43) Change Fuel Level Reserve Warning
44) Disable Top Speed Restriction For Cameras (Can Be Used While Driving)
45) Disable AC/Climate From Automatically Turning On When Car Is Started
46) Pressing ‘Auto’ On The Climate Control Does Not Activate AC
47) Always Remember Seat Heating & Cooling Memory Upon Vehicle Start
49) Euro MDM (///M Cars Only)

B) RETROFITS (Additional Charges Apply)
1) Enhanced Bluetooth/BMW Office (Bluetooth Streaming, Album Artwork,
Multiple Phone Connections, Texts/Emails In iDrive, etc)
4) Rear Fog Lights (Providing Programming and Hardware Modification)

The complete list of things you can do to your F8x. Click here

[Jockey]

Wow, looks amazing. You take some serious time with the little details

[Info@Ashera]

Congrats! Car looks nice

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thanks guys more to come some new carbon pieces and wheels

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wheels and tires finally mounted on prior to Bimmerfest.