Tints or no tints ??
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I do not see any reason why you should be hiding from your car! You are driving a bimmer and that is class of its own. I am proud to have everyone see me drive my ultimate driving machine.... Again that is just me..
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Originally Posted by Brodie' post='290406' date='May 31 2006, 09:30 AM
I do not see any reason why you should be hiding from your car! You are driving a bimmer and that is class of its own. I am proud to have everyone see me drive my ultimate driving machine.... Again that is just me..
Dont like the attention I get from ummm others who are less fortunate... If there were no jealous people on the face of this earth the I wouldnt mind.
Ever heard of those in Pinto equivalent cars ramming into the side of someone else's car or the back of someone elses car out of jealousy?, eh answer is prob no but? They have no insurance? they have no money you can sue for? So in the end it'll just be a hassle. I like to be discrete anyways persoanl preference.
Tints make the car look better anyways.
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='290449' date='May 31 2006, 11:01 AM
Dont like the attention I get from ummm others who are less fortunate... If there were no jealous people on the face of this earth the I wouldnt mind.
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For this exact same reason, I always park in the furthest spot available, and NEVER next to crappy cars - I'd rather spend 20 bucks on paid parking and park on the TOP floor and walk 20 minutes then park closest to my destination. Nevertheless, sometimes idiots manage to park next to me (more often than you'd think) - I don't know why, is it because they like to be next to a pretty and expensive car, or just because they are retards, but once, one a$$hole sure enough parked 10 inches next to me on an empty parking lot and sure enough put a ding on my rear right door. Well, he was so dumb, he didn't even leave. So when I returned and examined my car, I saw the trouble, and confronted him. Long story short, he paid $400 to put a mark on my bimmer. Lesson [hopefully, but doubtfully] learned for him. :thumbsdown:
Originally Posted by jd2003' post='290462' date='May 31 2006, 02:29 PM
Truer words were never spoken. I got my jet black 2007 550 last week and two days later, I go to Target and park next to this crappy, old broken down pickup truck that was once white. Now mind you, at this particular Target (perhaps to accomodate SUV driving soccer moms) the parking spaces are wide enough land an airplane on. Yet when I come out 20 minutes later, DOOR DING on my REAR passenger door. The car is TWO FREAKING DAYS OLD. And how, mind you, does someone driving a TWO DOOR piece of crap manage to hit my REAR passenger door in the widest parking spot imaginable unless there's some serious hatin goin on?
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Originally Posted by EBMCS03' post='290123' date='May 30 2006, 08:18 PM
TINT TINT TINT!
Formula one is great. I wish my dealer offered me Formula one tint.
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Originally Posted by nwilliams' post='290054' date='May 31 2006, 01:52 AM
What do you guys think of tints on the 5 ??
The dealership offered me a Formula One Auto tint on delivery of the vehicle....
I'm kind of on the fence on this one....
On one side a dark car with tints looks pretty slick.....
on the other hand tints can make the car look somewhat "cheesy"
p.s. no offence to those who have tints...i've seen some really good looking cars on this forum...
If I do go with tints can anyone suggest what % to go with and if you have pics....even better!!
The dealership offered me a Formula One Auto tint on delivery of the vehicle....
I'm kind of on the fence on this one....
On one side a dark car with tints looks pretty slick.....
on the other hand tints can make the car look somewhat "cheesy"
p.s. no offence to those who have tints...i've seen some really good looking cars on this forum...
If I do go with tints can anyone suggest what % to go with and if you have pics....even better!!
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Originally Posted by cwoarmy' post='290335' date='May 31 2006, 10:22 AM
I just had Huper Optik put on mine. Not too dark and really helps with the Florida sunshine. Wife also has Huper Optik on her car and she swears by it. She says it really keeps the heat out while driving.
I just had Huper Optik 30% tint installed on my 325i. The 325i is sparkling graphite color, and the tint is a nice match to the car color.
However, I have not noticed any heat-rejection difference between the Huper-Optik film vs. the Llumar film which is on my 545i. The claim from Huper-Optik is that the heat-rejection should be noticably better.
That said, I still like the Huper-Optik film.... I just wish it came in 20%. 30% is not quite enough privacy for my taste. 20% is perfect.
I do not see any reason why you should be hiding from your car! You are driving a bimmer and that is class of its own. I am proud to have everyone see me drive my ultimate driving machine.... Again that is just me..
Final point. Santiago - Get that M badge off your car... like not now, but RIGHT NOW. :thumbsdown:
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Originally Posted by subterFUSE' post='290554' date='May 31 2006, 11:41 PM
Final point. Santiago - Get that M badge off your car... like not now, but RIGHT NOW. :thumbsdown:
Cheers.
PS I don't know if you read an earlier posting of mine that the dealership had taken it upon themselves to remove the 550i and put M5 on the car when I first bought it because they thought it'd look good with the M-Kit. Now that's totally unacceptable. The badge stays. It's all about personal choice, but I appreciate your feelings about it.