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I think it’s going to take me awhile before I get around to taking good photos, so I went ahead and shot some with the iPhone camera. It’s a little hard to tell exactly what they look like from these but here are a few quick shots.
All side windows: Formula 1 Pinnacle Ceramic Tints 35
Rear windshield: Formula 1 Pinnacle Ceramic Tints 15
Front windshield: Untinted
None of the shots are edited in any way but the contrast does look higher in these photos than it does in real life. The tints looks black in some shots, but that’s not how it is in reality. The 15 on the back really does helps darken the 35 sides though. The closeup in photo 4 is fairly representative of the real thing. You can also see how much more transparent the tints are when the front windshield is showing light from behind in some of the shots, but all in all I’m happy with how much darker this looks than the same F1 Pinnacle 35 I had on my G35 (all around).
Rear tail lights are smoked with a medium film. I wanted to leave the bottom clear strip uncovered but there is a small area of red underneath so the installers at Tint Plus did not recommend it since they weren't sure how well it would hold up over time.
Finally got the CF side gills installed. I was really afraid I was going to break some of the pieces, but heating up the plastic helped quite a bit. There were a couple of areas that bent out of shape and kind of stuck that way after the plastic cooled off, but bending is better than breaking so I’m ok with that. I might need to adjust the gill on the passenger side a little though since I realized after the fact that the light unit didn’t snap all the way in like it’s supposed to.
A few more photos are on my Flickr set.
It’s just the beginning, but here’s what the boy and I did so far this weekend:
I also have a set of Carbon Fiber Side Gills with Monochrome M3 Emblems but I’m having a little trouble getting them installed. One of the pieces on the unit that pulls out looks like it’s pretty easy to break so I’m going to do a little more research before I dive in. My fingers kind of hurt now anyways, from all the squeezing, pulling, pushing, etc. Might give it another attempt tomorrow, otherwise, maybe next week. I also plan on getting the windows tinted and tail lights smoked next week if I can get an appointment at Tint Plus.
I have a few more photos on my Flickr account, including a comparison of the OEM chrome and aftermarket CF kidneys.
Last weekend I had to return the borrowed Accord since my Mother-In-Law was coming back from her San Jose trip this week. Because of that, we were back to having just 1 car for the family, and let me tell you, it was no picnic. Here’s some of my tribulations the past week:
So glad it came before the weekend, and, I’m stoked that both euro plates are still on the car. I now have the souvenirs I wanted.
Can’t wait to start the basic cosmetic mods with the boy tomorrow.
{ Sent from my iPhone }
Looks like we're on schedule for arrival in Port Hueneme in Oxnard on Sunday. Now I just hope it doesn't get stuck in customs.
While I was looking at this this morning, the boy was curious about the route it took and how a boat could “go through land.” I told him about the Panama Canal and @bradhaydon sent us this pretty cool video:
Fetch yer spyglasses and ready the six-pounders! Ye scallywag scoundrels best keep yer miserable mitts off me vessel! (happy talk like a pirate day!)
Does this map look familiar? It's because it hasn't changed for 12 days. Hopefully my M3 is somewhere closer to the western side of the Atlantic on it's way to Panama. It's *supposed* to dock in Oxnard in just a little over a week. At least the BMW site has finally changed the status to "En Route." It took awhile for that to happen, even though The Polaris Leader left Germany on September 4th. The wait continues...
Next major milestone has finally been reached! However, the status on the BMW tracking website hasn't been updated to reflect the next state yet (En Route). I expect it should within the next couple of days. Re-delivery is still over 3 weeks away but I'm glad it's finally on it's way instead of just sitting in some warehouse gathering dust. Now it's gathering dust on a cargo ship. I'm really glad I washed it to clean off all the bug residue before dropping the car off.
