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02-28-2012, 08:57 PM
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My Ride: 2010 535 xi - M Sport Pkg & other goodies
Yeah i can definately see the benefit over what i have.... hairs are a massive problem and a pain in the back side to get rid of. Once I've sorted all the issues out on the car, the plan is to buy the Mtech bumpers and then purchase one of those black bumper protectors off ebay as the next step... then one of these will defo be on the shopping list.
I assume these are what you were going to get?
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02-28-2012, 09:58 PM
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And rare colour too, "olive" I presume?
02-29-2012, 03:44 AM
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My Ride: 535D Tourer - Pre LCI
Instead of the black bumper protectors (I didn't look into them, but had them on our last car, the Mazda3 hatchback), you might want to consider getting clearbra put on the rear bumper. Will be almost invisible, but still protect the paint. There was a website where you can buy a strip called luggage area kit for $50 and DIY (xpel.com), and they're pre-cut, but it just covered the top horizontal part of the bumper. I found a local guy who for $100 installed did a custom cut, and covered the flat part as well as the vertical part of the bumper, in case when the dog's jumping in, her paws/nails scrape against the vertical part too. Came out really well.
I assume these are what you were going to get?
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I assume these are what you were going to get?
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We have the same sort of covering over here manufactured by 3M, pretty certain its the same stuff... reason i had dismissed it was that claws would actually mark the film permanently causing it to blemish and look bad very quickly...have you had a different experience?
02-29-2012, 10:46 AM
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Our film isn't damaged much at all, from what I can see, over 6 months of use. It's only the odd time I guess that her claws will scratch at the paint, if she slips or something. Otherwise, usually, she is quite soft with her paws when jumping in.
Car's being detailed today, so I'll look closer. I'd still rather change the film more frequently though, than put a plastic piece on there, as esthetically I don't like that. On black though, at least, it wouldn't be as noticeable.
Car's being detailed today, so I'll look closer. I'd still rather change the film more frequently though, than put a plastic piece on there, as esthetically I don't like that. On black though, at least, it wouldn't be as noticeable.
02-29-2012, 11:37 AM
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I didnt think the trim looked too bad on the SE bumper http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RGM-REAR-G...item3cbc111c0e
As it looks functional... although I am going to be changing to Msport soon so your plan sounds like the better one, any pics?
As it looks functional... although I am going to be changing to Msport soon so your plan sounds like the better one, any pics?
