Opinion: Carbon fiber front lip or no?

Arexander · 02-25-2014, 06:39 PM

I need your opinions.

I'm on the fence about this one. I found someone local that can repaint my aero lip (lots of rock chips from freeway) for $140.

My car currently:

However, I really love the look of the carbon fiber aero lip. I just can't find too many pictures of it on the space gray.

The nicest one and most affordable one is from ECS Tuning:

http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-335...ber/ES1895235/

If I were to get it, I don't know if it'd be cool to leave it as is, or have the mid-section (or "V") painted to match the color of car. Something like this:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=466539

What do you guys think?
Vote on poll

Lol, does this count guys?
CF rear diffuser & CF roof spoiler.

bartles · 02-25-2014, 06:44 PM

Car looks clean as is! If you add the CF front lip Id suggest adding other CF accents as well.

Dark_Knight_335 · 02-25-2014, 06:47 PM

I'm thinking of getting a CF splitter myself, if only to protect my front end more from those stupid scrapes

IMO if you're going to go CF, make sure it isn't the only CF part on your car. Consider a trunk spoiler, or mirror caps.

PS I love the wheels man.

*EDIT* damn Bartles- great minds!

evoix · 02-25-2014, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bartles

Car looks clean as is! If you add the CF front lip Id suggest adding other CF accents as well.

Yea not going to look good if thats the only cf piece on the car. Car looks sick with your painted lip.

ONe of the nicest and cleanest cars i have seen

ken1137 · 02-25-2014, 06:49 PM

Yep, once you go CF you cant stop. Must get mirror caps, trunk spoiler, and rear diffuser

Ah, reminds me of my 135

e92_enthusiast_1 · 02-25-2014, 06:51 PM

Agree with everyone else's opinion. Just the CF lip w/o other accents is kinda meh.

e92_enthusiast_1 · 02-25-2014, 06:53 PM

Agree with this the most. Just the lip alone will look kinda meh at first, but if you're going to follow it up with more it will look sweet. If i had extra money for it i'd totally do it. Need some wheels doe!

Quote:

Originally Posted by ken1137

Yep, once you go CF you cant stop. Must get mirror caps, trunk spoiler, and rear diffuser

Ah, reminds me of my 135

GetSomeE92 · 02-25-2014, 07:02 PM

Definitely do not do it with that lip. In my opinion, it will just draw attention to the fact that it is an add on and not moulded onto the car. As it is now, painted the same body color, it is less obvious. I have the same color car and the same lip spoiler, and I think it looks good as is.

gilly22 · 02-25-2014, 07:20 PM

Car looks great as is IMO. I'd have it re-shot.

Arexander · 02-25-2014, 07:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bartles

Car looks clean as is! If you add the CF front lip Id suggest adding other CF accents as well.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dark_Knight_335

I'm thinking of getting a CF splitter myself, if only to protect my front end more from those stupid scrapes

IMO if you're going to go CF, make sure it isn't the only CF part on your car. Consider a trunk spoiler, or mirror caps.

PS I love the wheels man.

*EDIT* damn Bartles- great minds!

Quote:

Originally Posted by evoix

Yea not going to look good if thats the only cf piece on the car. Car looks sick with your painted lip.

ONe of the nicest and cleanest cars i have seen

Quote:

Originally Posted by ken1137

Yep, once you go CF you cant stop. Must get mirror caps, trunk spoiler, and rear diffuser

Ah, reminds me of my 135

Quote:

Originally Posted by e92_enthusiast_1

Agree with this the most. Just the lip alone will look kinda meh at first, but if you're going to follow it up with more it will look sweet. If i had extra money for it i'd totally do it. Need some wheels doe!

Lol, I've added to the top. Look at rear pic

Quote:

Originally Posted by GetSomeE92

Definitely do not do it with that lip. In my opinion, it will just draw attention to the fact that it is an add on and not moulded onto the car. As it is now, painted the same body color, it is less obvious. I have the same color car and the same lip spoiler, and I think it looks good as is.

Quote:

Originally Posted by gilly22

Car looks great as is IMO. I'd have it re-shot.

Thanks guys

And thank you all for the nice comments

Arexander · 02-27-2014, 06:16 PM

Wow between this thread and my Cali one, the total of members voting for the 1st option are 23 people vs 2 for each of the other 2 polls.

Hmm...guess I'll be painting it instead.

View Poll Results: Lip Spoiler options
Just repaint current lip	11	57.89%
Get carbon fiber full lip & leave as is	6	31.58%
Paint carbon fiber lip mid-section	2	10.53%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll

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Arexander Lieutenant 73 Rep 452 Posts Drives: BMW 335i; BMW 435i; Ducati Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: SF, CA iTrader: (12)	Opinion: Carbon fiber front lip or no? I need your opinions. I'm on the fence about this one. I found someone local that can repaint my aero lip (lots of rock chips from freeway) for $140. My car currently: However, I really love the look of the carbon fiber aero lip. I just can't find too many pictures of it on the space gray. The nicest one and most affordable one is from ECS Tuning: http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E92-335...ber/ES1895235/ If I were to get it, I don't know if it'd be cool to leave it as is, or have the mid-section (or "V") painted to match the color of car. Something like this: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=466539 What do you guys think? Vote on poll Lol, does this count guys? CF rear diffuser & CF roof spoiler. Last edited by Arexander; 02-25-2014 at 07:09 PM..
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bartles Private First Class 4 Rep 109 Posts Drives: 2011 335xi Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Denver/Chicago iTrader: (0)	Car looks clean as is! If you add the CF front lip Id suggest adding other CF accents as well. __________________ \|2011 335xi \|Vermillion Red Metallic\|
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Dark_Knight_335 Came to the N55 Darkside 1130 Rep 12,740 Posts Drives: 2011 335 E93 M-Sport Join Date: May 2010 Location: NY/NJ iTrader: (28)	I'm thinking of getting a CF splitter myself, if only to protect my front end more from those stupid scrapes IMO if you're going to go CF, make sure it isn't the only CF part on your car. Consider a trunk spoiler, or mirror caps. PS I love the wheels man. EDIT damn Bartles- great minds!
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ken1137 Brigadier General 90 Rep 3,731 Posts Drives: BMW S1000XR Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Gilbert, AZ iTrader: (7) Garage List 2009 e90 335i [6.40]	Yep, once you go CF you cant stop. Must get mirror caps, trunk spoiler, and rear diffuser Ah, reminds me of my 135 __________________ BMWCCA member
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e92_enthusiast_1 Lieutenant Colonel 118 Rep 1,709 Posts Drives: '10 AW/CR e92 6mt 335i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Tempe, AZ iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 BMW 335i [10.00]	Agree with everyone else's opinion. Just the CF lip w/o other accents is kinda meh. __________________ 2010 E92 N54 335i 6MT Alpine White 2025 G87 S58 M2 6MT Grigio Telesto - Ordered
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GetSomeE92 Major 36 Rep 1,176 Posts Drives: '09 Space Gray E92 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (7)	Definitely do not do it with that lip. In my opinion, it will just draw attention to the fact that it is an add on and not moulded onto the car. As it is now, painted the same body color, it is less obvious. I have the same color car and the same lip spoiler, and I think it looks good as is. __________________ 335i Coupe, JB4 (G4, map 5) DCI and 40% E85 blend: 2009 BMW 335i Coupe: 12.173 @ 109.490 MPH
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gilly22 503 11 Rep 159 Posts Drives: see sig Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: ORYGUN iTrader: (0)	Car looks great as is IMO. I'd have it re-shot. __________________ 2011 e90 328i M-Sport 6MT xDrive AW / BLK ///M3 at PIR
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Arexander Lieutenant 73 Rep 452 Posts Drives: BMW 335i; BMW 435i; Ducati Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: SF, CA iTrader: (12)	Wow between this thread and my Cali one, the total of members voting for the 1st option are 23 people vs 2 for each of the other 2 polls. Hmm...guess I'll be painting it instead.
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