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08-12-2005, 04:21 PM
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My Ride: 2004 525i Jet Black on Grey Interior---
Tint: Sides 20% Rear Windshield 5% Front Windshield 35%
Wheels: Zenetti Five's 20" by 8.5(front) 20" by 10(rear)--
Tires: Pirelli Asimmetrico 245/35/20(front) 285/30/20(rear)--
Body: Hamann Full Front Spoiler, Rieger Side Skirts, Rieger Rear Apron, AC Schnitzer Trunk Wing
Interior: AC Schnitzer Pedal Set and E-Break
Springs: H&R Sport Springs--
Audio: 2 12" Kicker L7's with a Rockford Fosgate 1501bd Amp With Custom Trunk Enclosure
SOON TO COME:
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Yeah BMW paint is VERY unforgiveing... but one plus side..JET BLACK BMW paint has by far the deepest luster in any paint job i've ever seen.. but if you got a 1032948093487209387420934723 swirl marks thennnn maybe not 
08-12-2005, 04:40 PM
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My Ride: 05 545i silver
There was a member here that had similar paint lapses on silver over the rear end quarter which he noticed after taking delivery of the car and I do remember him getting a buy back and replacing the car.
08-12-2005, 05:08 PM
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My Ride: 545, Auto, Sport, L7, Pdc, Sunshades, Silver Gray/Black, 19x8.5/9.5 Monet Wheels, Michelin PS A/S Tires, Full M-KIt, B&B Exhaust, 20% Llumar Tint
I had a "bad paint" issue with my orginal 545 back in Oct/Nov of 2004...ended up getting a new 545 over it...here's my post on the subject
My post on my bad paint experience with my 545
My post on my bad paint experience with my 545
08-12-2005, 05:52 PM
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My Ride: 545iSMGSilver GrayAuburn Dakota LeatherLogic 7 Premium SoundSports Package
Paint sucks! I found 2 dots where the outter paint is like missing and is down to the undercoat...
IT was NOT there before and they are not door dings... the car surface around it is still ALL perfect besides the one DOT, like a little bigger than the tip of a pen.
Its almost like when they painted the car there was an air bubble and now it popped and left no paint there.
IT was NOT there before and they are not door dings... the car surface around it is still ALL perfect besides the one DOT, like a little bigger than the tip of a pen.
Its almost like when they painted the car there was an air bubble and now it popped and left no paint there.
08-12-2005, 06:30 PM
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My Ride: '05 545i, silver gray, black leather with anthracite maple wood, sport package, premium sound, navigation, cold weather package, electric rear sunshade, folding rear seat, satellite radio prep, PIAA 4150K fogs, red rear reflectors, hardwired Valentine One
It's not just BMW--all car manufacturers have switched from solvent based to water based paints over the last 10 years due to environmental issues. My experience is the paint on my 545i is much, much more durable than on the Porsches or Mercedes I've owned over the last 10 - 15 years. It's probably the fact that the clear coat on our cars is a power based paint that's baked on. Check out this site for info on paint process:
http://www.bmw-plant-dingolfing.com/dingol...m/en/index.html
My car--7 months old--doesn't have a single rock chip on the front end. I could never say the same for my Porsches
http://www.bmw-plant-dingolfing.com/dingol...m/en/index.html
My car--7 months old--doesn't have a single rock chip on the front end. I could never say the same for my Porsches
08-12-2005, 06:40 PM
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My Ride: 545iSMGSilver GrayAuburn Dakota LeatherLogic 7 Premium SoundSports Package
Originally Posted by stream' date='Aug 12 2005, 07:30 PM
My car--7 months old--doesn't have a single rock chip on the front end.? I could never say the same for my Porsches
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08-12-2005, 08:19 PM
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Aug 12 2005, 08:52 PM
Paint sucks! I found 2 dots where the outter paint is like missing and is down to the undercoat...
IT was NOT there before and they are not door dings... the car surface around it is still ALL perfect besides the one DOT, like a little bigger than the tip of a pen.
Its almost like when they painted the car there was an air bubble and now it popped and left no paint there.
IT was NOT there before and they are not door dings... the car surface around it is still ALL perfect besides the one DOT, like a little bigger than the tip of a pen.
Its almost like when they painted the car there was an air bubble and now it popped and left no paint there.
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What did you end up doing about it?
08-12-2005, 08:45 PM
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My Ride: 545iSMGSilver GrayAuburn Dakota LeatherLogic 7 Premium SoundSports Package
Originally Posted by JIULIETTA530i' date='Aug 12 2005, 09:19 PM
I feel your pain, that's exactely what is happening to me.? more I examine the car , more dots I find some biggers than others ? What did you end up doing about it?
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08-13-2005, 07:37 AM
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My Ride: '05 545i, silver gray, black leather with anthracite maple wood, sport package, premium sound, navigation, cold weather package, electric rear sunshade, folding rear seat, satellite radio prep, PIAA 4150K fogs, red rear reflectors, hardwired Valentine One
Originally Posted by EBMCS03' date='Aug 12 2005, 07:40 PM
[quote name='stream' date='Aug 12 2005, 07:30 PM']My car--7 months old--doesn't have a single rock chip on the front end.? I could never say the same for my Porsches
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