my best BMW pic yet:

[Hoss]

is this one:

http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/4756/hoodskyrn2.jpg


and the leaves just turned, so i got one with them too:

http://img231.imageshack.us/img231/4622/dscf1580zv6.jpg
http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/1134/dscf1578tv5.jpg


i also snapped a few to show what i spent all night and the early morning doing: i blacked out the chrome molding/bumper trim all the way around. and before anyone asks, i love the window trim as it provides a nice contrast, and i am keeping it chrome. i just wanted the body to flow better.

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/1123/dscf1570lw9.jpg
http://img254.imageshack.us/img254/9797/dscf1574qt3.jpg
http://img401.imageshack.us/img401/7577/dscf1577ng7.jpg

[iowna330xi]

nice, really nice. me likey! :cool:

[blackstig]

Very nice!

Wow!

That makes me wanna break out the camera and have some fun myself.

Wait


That didn't sound right....

awwww

-Stig

[iowna330xi]

Very nice!

Wow!

That makes me wanna break out the camera and have some fun myself.

-Stig

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[Philip]

nice! de-chrome FTW!

[swollix]

Good work on the chrome removal. Now you need the 4x4 stance removal. :)

[4ngie]

Very pretty <3

[Catmint]

Great pics! I love the artsy photos like the one you took with the sky reflected in the hood. Must be nice to have a shiny car..... :mad:

Yay on blacking out the chrome! I bought all my supplies yesterday and I'm planning on doing mine next week. Was it difficult? It really looks nice, it's amazing how such a small change can make a difference.

Thanks for sharing!

[Jdudley13]

Great pictures man...looks good

[88e28]

Looks great Hoss, love a Black or White car Shadowlined.

[Justin]

Great pics the cars looks really good with the leaves in the background!

[Mitch]

WOW the car looks terrific! Nice job on the de chroming Hoss. I am very impressed. Jeez I need to upgrade my headlights to those, I love your headlights. :icon18:

[Hoss]

thanks to everyone on the compliments. and yes, i know it needs a drop.

cat, its not too hard at all - its just tedious.

when i was pulling the trim off of the car, i used my fingers instead of a screwdriver, mostly because the trim pieces are INCREDIBLY malleable, and if you arent careful, you will bend the hell out of them when taking them off, and then have a hell of a time making them straight again.

be careful not to break any of the grommets while pulling it off- dont move it at an angle, just pull away from the car.

also, you may want to use a primer or something like an adhesion promoter. it helped me, and even then i still put like 6 or 7 light coats of paint (to hide the chrome well enough). then throw it back on after it dries.


and mitch, the headlights are still probably the single largest difference-maker on the car that i have done. from stock to these its like night and day, and it looks soooooo sweet. id say HIDs are a must though - i didnt get them, but i should have originally. ill probably throw them in at some point.


and yes, the first pic is my desktop on all of my computers!

[Jdudley13]

Good job. yeah that first picture is sick, that worked out perfectly.

[MachSchnell]

Wow, really nice picture man!:icon15:

[SWINFORD]

Nice pics

[Hoss]

thanks fellas. the first one was really kind of an accident. i was taking pictures to show the trim that i blacked out all the way around, and in the front i was like "damn this glare" and then the clouds parted (literally) and i saw the perfect photo op.

ill have to take some really sweet photos to top this one. damn - i think i just plateaued as a photographer. thats actually kind of depressing.