kurtb23

I have an alpine white 09 5 series and have matte blacked just about everything (shadowline trim, rims, front grilles, back emblem, side marker surrounds).

Interested in wrapping my roof and fin on top, what do you guys think, gloss black or matte black?

I think the matte would match my theme but since the car is obviously not painted matte I feel like it would look better gloss.

Also looking to do an m-tech front bumper, would it look bad without the side skirts or M-tech rear bumper??

Only problem with that is I have a clear bra on currently so I assume i'd have to get that removed and a whole new one put on...? Anyone know if that would be the case?

west

hey whats up man. where would you go to do the wrap. would you do it yourself?

kurtb23

I'd probably go to Accutint Bellevue, Jay and his team there do really nice work, got my shadowline trim put on, tint, and clear bra there as well.

Curious as to what other people think of the vinyl roof though, anyone had bad experiences? deterioration, discoloring, bubbling? Want to assess the risks a bit.

Bill109

just installed my roof wrap a few weks ago. looks great. no issues so far. i went with gloss black. Gloss for my car is classy,tasteful however you look at it. my whole car has gloss black details so it went perfectly.

i think as far as the matte vs gloss situation, you could go either way.

the other day someone asked if the roof came painted from the factory as it sits now. Nice to think it looks good enough to be paint lol. With a matte color it may not be convincing lol

mo858

i like the gloss black better because it blends better with the sunroof.

TLO03

I did. Roof, splitters , m5 mirrors.. All matte black

TLO03

If done right you can matte the sunroof and still allow light ..

Oliva5

which splittlers are those?

TLO03

Carbon fiber BMW Juss wrapped

kurtb23

Appreciate the input guys, Bill I was thinking the same thing the gloss would blend in with the windows and look as if it was just painted, plus the fact that the cars paint is obviously not a matte finish.

Considering keeping the fin white as I saw it done on a car and it looked pretty mean, what y'all think?


TLO, very nice I like the matte, it doesn't stick out too much with the paint and window? my only issue is that it doesn't blend in as well...

TLO, how much did those mirrors run you?