Project Goblin | Status Update
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From: Los Angeles, CA
My Ride: ///M5 BEAST
Model Year: 2006
so this morning....my coworker is in front of me while we are going up the parking structure....she's inching along slowly and staring at me thru her rearview mirror. I like usually tailgate the shit out of her or anyone else who drives up the structure slowly with generous application of my horn (im a bit of an asshole while behind the wheel lol). anyway....once we get to the top of the structure where i park daily so i can eyeball my car all day while in my office, she walks over and begins to speak....im preparing myself to a tongue lashing but instead she says: Your car is so amazing. It's so damn intimidating. It looks like a beast ready to run people off the road....like a super villains car.
turns our she was mesmerized by my Orions + Red Motorcepts 5w outline angel eyes. which makes me grin from ear to ear. I tell her i recently renamed my car The Goblin. she then informs me that my car is now the talk of the office...in a positive way. people are going nuts over the matte black and gloss black color scheme. this is a big deal bc im a contractor/supplier for GM and everyone turns their nose up at anything thats not American made around these parts...
BEST MOD EVER.
turns our she was mesmerized by my Orions + Red Motorcepts 5w outline angel eyes. which makes me grin from ear to ear. I tell her i recently renamed my car The Goblin. she then informs me that my car is now the talk of the office...in a positive way. people are going nuts over the matte black and gloss black color scheme. this is a big deal bc im a contractor/supplier for GM and everyone turns their nose up at anything thats not American made around these parts...
BEST MOD EVER.
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Joined: Oct 2009
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From: Sterling, Virginia
My Ride: Bmw
Model Year: 2006
Project Goblin (Matte black vinyl wrap) is progressing nicely. ive learned an awful lot during the process. i made some mistakes here and there and still need to re-wrap the rear bumper and trunk lid (thats where i started the project and have since learned how to follow the contours a lot better).
things left to complete:
hint: my winter wheel set up will be gloss black 19s...but i still love my gunmetal 20" 3 Piece forged Cor Colonials....they will be right back next spring after i break them down, refurb em and have the lips rechromed.
things left to complete:
- two door handles
- OEM M5 Mirrors install w/ coding for autofold (got held up by a seller sending me mis-matched mirrors from an M5/M6)
- trunk + rear bumper re-wrap
- touch ups on the front bumper
- purchase an M5 spoiler and wrap it gloss black (considering a gloss black ACS (replica) roof spoiler, thoughts?
- bimmian smoked LED side marker lights (my current ones are OEM sidemarkers but wraped in a tinting film, not 100% clean so they gotta go)
- OEM Gloss Black Kidney Grilles (ditching my gloss painted ones, not perfect so they gotta go)
- interior trim....piano black and matte black combo....you have to see it in person to really appreciate it...i LOVE it so far....still have some pieces to complete
hint: my winter wheel set up will be gloss black 19s...but i still love my gunmetal 20" 3 Piece forged Cor Colonials....they will be right back next spring after i break them down, refurb em and have the lips rechromed.
This was something I wanted to do on my M5 later next year
. AWESOME going man, SUPERB job
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From: CA
My Ride: BMW E60
Model Year: 2016
Chris, can you take some closer shots of your glossy blacked out headlights? I have done satin and matte black so far, and curious to see how glossy black in form actually looks like.
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From: FT. Bliss Texas
My Ride: 2008 528i, Space Grey, Nav, PDC, Premium, Sports, Grey Leather, Xenon, Cornering...
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From: OC, SoCal
My Ride: '05 545i SMG, 35% Tint, LED Angel Eyes
I want to learn how to do this very badly now. I've been wanting to wrap mine in matte white for sometime. I've called around a few places here in SoCal and the cost is CRAZY! I know it's labor intensive and all but it's darn near ridiculous. If there's someone who's willing to teach, I am your best student! 
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From: Portland, OR
My Ride: 2005 545i Alpine White Premium package, Sport package, Nav, HUD, PDC
Congrats Chris. Your car is amazing. The best part is that you did most if not all of the mods yourself. You tend to appreciate it more when you put in the work.