Which style boot lid looks best?
Discussion
Currently in process of overhauling cars exterior with FRP panels and I'm bit stuck on which boot lid style to go for. They both look good to my eyes but wondered what others thought.
I'm leaning toward the right side with the black lip spoiler personally but I can't help but wonder if the left might look more unique with it's ducktail style/csl style rear. The car will be green like in the second picture.
I'm leaning toward the right side with the black lip spoiler personally but I can't help but wonder if the left might look more unique with it's ducktail style/csl style rear. The car will be green like in the second picture.
I would've said ducktail but smaller.
Have you considered getting a lip and painting it body colour/green?
Might be a good compromise, it'll look more integrated and less stuck on, like the ducktail spoiler but more subtle.
I did similar with my Z4, perfect paint match in real life but the camera makes it look darker.
Have you considered getting a lip and painting it body colour/green?
Might be a good compromise, it'll look more integrated and less stuck on, like the ducktail spoiler but more subtle.
I did similar with my Z4, perfect paint match in real life but the camera makes it look darker.
CrippsCorner said:
Agree, lip. Green 1 series sounds like an interesting project, any pictures? Or is it not green *yet* lol.
Not green yet.Its a 135i coupe dct to 1m full frp conversation with quaife, birds b1 springs dampers anti roll bars, front + rear top and bottom (all around) chassis bracing, full powerflex bushings, e92 m3 arms and rack, stage 2 power mods and exhaust, gearbox and throttle mapping, 17 inch flow formed wheels instead of 19's like the 1M.... The list goes on and on. The idea is to build a 1M that has a dct box so is more daily driveable, can put miles on it without wincing and is moddable without worrying about ruining an original example. In the end I'll have a car that far surpasses whatever a 1M can offer for less £ and look exactly how I want.
Its at a stage now where it has all the stuff you can't see and none of the stuff you can, I'd not bother with all the body stuff and leave it as a stealthy 135i but i never liked the colour since I bought it last year and It sustained a racng incident that left damage to bodywork and brake ducting, I would spend roughly the same to get it back to how it was + respray as I would going full frp 1m panels + ducting + respray so decided upon this.
Understated is nice and I've surprised many a more expensive or powerful car but when you are 20-30 years old you kind of want to stand out a bit anyway and it would be nice to not have to subject to your new lady friend a 30 min explanation on what the car is and why you so crazy about it for them to understand it and let the looks do the talking so I've decided to go this route in the end.
Edited by 457892345 on Saturday 5th August 03:37
Birr97 said:
I would've said ducktail but smaller.
Have you considered getting a lip and painting it body colour/green?
Might be a good compromise, it'll look more integrated and less stuck on, like the ducktail spoiler but more subtle.
I did similar with my Z4, perfect paint match in real life but the camera makes it look darker.
Its defo an option but I think the contrast from black diffuser would look better in my case honestly. If I was staying original 135i I was going to do this though. Have you considered getting a lip and painting it body colour/green?
Might be a good compromise, it'll look more integrated and less stuck on, like the ducktail spoiler but more subtle.
I did similar with my Z4, perfect paint match in real life but the camera makes it look darker.
EmailAddress said:
I used to be a detail show faffer but having the car outside open to the elements, and nature made upkeep twice as much work keeping it clean.
If you've got off-street that's gonna be a big help.
I'm a bit weird in that that side of keeping a car nice doesn't bother me as its a thing of function after all not a concors piece. I'm the kind of guy to not wash the car for a few weeks and then take it to a £15 inside and out hand Car wash when I do. Once the cars all done and nice I'll try to get it detailed every 3-6 months but not gonna worry too much beyond then life's too short.If you've got off-street that's gonna be a big help.
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