Pics of my 5er m-sport as a wedding car
07-01-2007, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 5slices' post='442097' date='Jul 1 2007, 12:05 PM
Also proposed to the missus (below) and she said YES
I'm going on a wedding this saturday, and I'm the driver too, not in the E60 but in a Jaguar Mark II in mint condition
07-01-2007, 01:21 PM
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Car looks great.
Just a word of caution to all those doing the wedding theme on their E60's...
I once did the wedding and ribbon thing for a friend using my 325i Orient Blue.
When I took the ribbons off the following day, I noticed that at the contact points between the ribbon and the paintwork (on the hood/bonnet and on the pillars) the clear coat had actualy been scratched from all the buffetting of the ribbons agaist the body of the car. I had to get BMW to use cuting compound to remove the scratches. The only way to explain these fine scratches is that they were like ultra fine swirl marks and caused a hazy effect on the paint. Bear in mind that I had to do some highway driving (around 25km's) at around 110km/hr.
When I drove another friend to his wedding using my E39, I put black insulation tape on the body, where the ribbon would have made contact with the body. No problems that time
Just a word of caution to all those doing the wedding theme on their E60's...
I once did the wedding and ribbon thing for a friend using my 325i Orient Blue.
When I took the ribbons off the following day, I noticed that at the contact points between the ribbon and the paintwork (on the hood/bonnet and on the pillars) the clear coat had actualy been scratched from all the buffetting of the ribbons agaist the body of the car. I had to get BMW to use cuting compound to remove the scratches. The only way to explain these fine scratches is that they were like ultra fine swirl marks and caused a hazy effect on the paint. Bear in mind that I had to do some highway driving (around 25km's) at around 110km/hr.
When I drove another friend to his wedding using my E39, I put black insulation tape on the body, where the ribbon would have made contact with the body. No problems that time
Originally Posted by xBMWx' post='436396' date='Jun 16 2007, 06:40 PM
Friends of mine asked me to do the honours of bringing them to the church. Having looked at pictures of wedding car web-sites, I have to say I didn't find too many black cars on 19s with sport packs 
Anyway, found a few ideas to make mine look like a wedding car and not too mean 
The most important part however, was that the minature-champaign bottles fitted perfectly into the rear armrest cup-holders and put a big smile on the happy couples face 
...job done!
Here are the pics I took of my ride in the car park-
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Anyway, found a few ideas to make mine look like a wedding car and not too mean The most important part however, was that the minature-champaign bottles fitted perfectly into the rear armrest cup-holders and put a big smile on the happy couples face ...job done! Here are the pics I took of my ride in the car park-
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07-01-2007, 09:04 PM
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Is there a tradition of dragging empty cans and putting a "just married" sign on the back of the car?
07-02-2007, 01:12 AM
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Originally Posted by 5slices' post='442097' date='Jul 1 2007, 12:05 PM
Day went really well and luckily the rain stopped while the bride got out of the car
Thanks for the tips xBMWx the ribbon looked spot on
Also proposed to the missus (below) and she said YES
Thanks for the tips xBMWx the ribbon looked spot on
Also proposed to the missus (below) and she said YES
I'm please everything worked out with the car and the wedding. More importantly, congratulations 5slices on your engagement
As it turns out, I'm getting married next weekend... and yes, we're using a friends 5er - what else hey?!
07-02-2007, 09:42 AM
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Way to go Pete!
Really hot looking E60 you got there!
No pics of the bride?
Really hot looking E60 you got there!
No pics of the bride?
07-06-2007, 11:09 PM
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The weather wasn't ideal with wind and rain on and off.
As another poster pointed out, the ribbon did cause some scratches on the bonnet (I Haven't checked the pillar yet). I actually waxed the area underneath the ribbon but still some scratches. However afterwards I washed and use Meguiar's Paint Cleaner to get rid off the scratches. I thin it's all ok now.
The weather wasn't ideal with wind and rain on and off.
As another poster pointed out, the ribbon did cause some scratches on the bonnet (I Haven't checked the pillar yet). I actually waxed the area underneath the ribbon but still some scratches. However afterwards I washed and use Meguiar's Paint Cleaner to get rid off the scratches. I thin it's all ok now.
07-06-2007, 11:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 5slices' post='436654' date='Jun 17 2007, 05:05 PM
Showed my mate you pics and he was well impressed
I will try the ribbon for size next weekend (1 week before wedding) as a dry run
cheers for the tips
I will try the ribbon for size next weekend (1 week before wedding) as a dry run
cheers for the tips
A good idea to do trial run first, I put ribbon on my car to take my mate to his wedding, (I was the best man). Despite being very careful, I ended up getting some grease on the ribbon from the bonnet catch, and had to race out to buy some more on the morning of the wedding... nightmare!
Still he appreciated the effort and made his arrival at the church a little more of a celebration!
Congrats to 5slices on your engagement.
07-06-2007, 11:27 PM
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Congrats xBMWx, hope you get good weather
Mine could be the shortest engagement in history as she is doing my head in about the wedding already
Mine could be the shortest engagement in history as she is doing my head in about the wedding already