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Old 07-27-2009, 11:27 AM
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Its on BMW's website as an accessory but I've never seen anyone with it on their car. Does it look like crap from side-profile?
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Old 07-27-2009, 11:28 AM
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It looks like crap from the front!!! It looks broken :thumbsdown:
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Old 07-27-2009, 11:39 AM
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i believe that to to be the carbon fiber front lip equivalent of a strap-on.
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Old 07-27-2009, 11:41 AM
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Originally Posted by e6t' post='955725' date='Jul 27 2009, 12:39 PM
i believe that to to be the carbon fiber front lip equivalent of a strap-on.
Um, I don't even want to go with that reference, but it does look like they haven't finished it yet
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Old 07-27-2009, 12:07 PM
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I kinda like it... i've never seen it before. Any more pics? Side shots perhaps?
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Not on my car.
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Old 07-27-2009, 12:15 PM
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i suspect it would look better on a darker car.
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Originally Posted by e6t' post='955745' date='Jul 27 2009, 01:15 PM
i suspect it would look better on a darker car.
Yep, looks perfect when you close your eyes
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Yeah that's the OEM splitter made for the stock bumper.
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somehow reminds me of the M3:
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