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Ugly as hell. I’m jealous of the new technology but goddamn the grilles are so horrendously ugly that I’m thankful BMW still makes the F82.
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09-19-2019, 06:57 AM | #113 |
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Looks like a giant ball sack/ scrotrum
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09-19-2019, 10:47 AM | #114 |
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It looked too much like a "concept car". The overall shape was ok but little things like lights, mirrors and air vents are to aggressive for production 4 series. Let's not forget that basic 4 series have to look at least a little bit classy so we will see more subtle version. I'm glad that perfect back window line is still here. Back side will probably look like mixture of lowered X4 and new 3 series. I actually dig the X7 M performance look, so I hope that they will also be able to nail the front bumper despite the big grill.
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09-19-2019, 06:23 PM | #116 |
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Well, its a coupe and not an SUV so I doubt it will be a sales success regardless of the grill. Everyone wants an X3/4 over the 3/4 now, hopefully the SUV-apocalypse will eventually end.
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Maybe it'll grow on me. I always loved the 2002 tii and the F32 may have looked odd 40 years ago.
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I currently have magnets inside the bumper shell on my F32, with a corresponding soft rubber magnet on the back of my front license plate. The plate goes on and off in seconds and has held for thousands of freeway miles. |
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Not much to see because I didn't take pix while I was doing it... and the magnets are hidden inside the bumper shell.
I got three 1.5 inch magnets from Amazon and held them in place with duct tape while I was test fitting. After I was sure it worked, I glued them in place with JB Weld Putty. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=B000UCVARK And this is the rubberized magnet that I put on the back of the license plate. https://www.amazon.com/s?k=B071X5P3FM With three magnets, it centers itself on the front bumper shell. The magnets hold pretty firmly, but a preschool kid could probably remove it. |
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Don't know if this helps but one of the design prototypes used a Japanese plate which is much taller than a US plate and it seemed to work.
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I centered the rubberized magnet on the outside of the bumper shell, then used painter's tape to hold it in place. That made it easy to find the right location for the neodymium magnets on the inside of the bumper shell and keep them there while I attached them. |
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