Any Pinstriping on 1M ??

oldBMWguy · 08-29-2011, 10:59 AM

Has anyone done any pinstriping on their 1M? If so, can you share some photos? I have only seen the big M strips on the AW. It might good good with some smaller striping along the top finder line.

v1k0d3n · 08-29-2011, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by oldBMWguy

Has anyone done any pinstriping on their 1M? If so, can you share some photos? I have only seen the big M strips on the AW. It might good good with some smaller striping along the top finder line.

Don't take offense....

please...

I'm only [sort of] joking when i say...

Do people still do this? To me it detracts from the car.

kmpowell · 08-29-2011, 01:57 PM

I wonder what the BMWP side stripes would look like?

as7920 · 08-29-2011, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by kmpowell

I wonder what the BMWP side stripes would look like?

Take a look at ///M1's ED thread, there is an E92 M3 with BMWM Perfornance stripes and I reckon the 1 M will be similar. Although there was a 1M in Singapore with M stripes and it looked official? Press car?

oldBMWguy · 08-29-2011, 05:01 PM

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Originally Posted by v1k0d3n

Don't take offense....

please...

I'm only [sort of] joking when i say...

Do people still do this? To me it detracts from the car.

Hell-- That is why they call me "old"......

I have seen it on some 3 series, and some looked good-- some did not. Personal preference I guess.

... anyway I thought someone may have done it and wanted to see what it looked like,

Impervious · 08-29-2011, 05:37 PM

Dad has M stripes on his Z4 M and it looks factory. It's super subtle.

Impervious · 08-29-2011, 05:43 PM

I realize the picture is terrible but hopefully you can kind of get the idea. It's subtle and those are the ///M colors if you couldn't tell.

T1T2GRE · 08-30-2011, 08:36 AM

I think pinstripes were cool...in the 70's. Sorry. No offence. They delivered my Sky Redline with pinstripes and I nearly went ballistic - the first thing that went through my mind was two-tone tube socks. Ugh.

However, that M-striped AW looks pretty snazzy, throwbackish.

nachob · 08-30-2011, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by T1T2GRE

I think pinstripes were cool...in the 70's. Sorry. No offence. They delivered my Sky Redline with pinstripes and I nearly went ballistic - the first thing that went through my mind was two-tone tube socks. Ugh.

However, that M-striped AW looks pretty snazzy, throwbackish.

C'mon, I see guys spending close to $100 for IZOD shirts that I donated to Goodwill in the eighties after they were out of style! If done right, they could look cool. My friend has a Cobra GT-500 with stripes from the sixties, and it looks awesome!

///M1 · 08-30-2011, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by as7920

Take a look at ///M1's ED thread, there is an E92 M3 with BMWM Perfornance stripes and I reckon the 1 M will be similar. Although there was a 1M in Singapore with M stripes and it looked official? Press car?

Indeed, I took those shots and saw the M3 with the Perf Stripes in person. In all honesty, I did not like it. Way too much and detracting from the overall look of the car. To me less is more, a more subtle approach would have better suited that M3.

I still think the best stripe option (if one were to go for such) on the 1///M is the Jon Sibal's rendering.

Dan Parker · 08-30-2011, 11:11 PM

The 1M has such aggressive lines. I can't imagine it with pinstripes that weren't a distraction from the original design.

Then again...

as7920 · 08-31-2011, 04:37 AM

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SCOTT'S avatar is actually just a 1M Coupe. With M stripes...

When I get back from the US I will be talking about the stripes especially in relation to BMW's intellectual property.

SCOTT'S 1M can be found on autogespot, apparently.

http://www.**************.com/bmw-lo...tml#post533128

Looks like some info may be forthcoming in the near future.

1mGator · 08-31-2011, 05:38 AM

Classic ... where in the world did you come up with that pic Dan ...lol!

Aussie_in_London · 08-31-2011, 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Parker

The 1M has such aggressive lines. I can't imagine it with pinstripes that weren't a distraction from the original design.

Then again...

That is a work of art, a real beauty

sort of reminds me of a modern day Griswold's wagon from national lampoon's Vacation......

Dan Parker · 08-31-2011, 10:52 AM

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Classic ... where in the world did you come up with that pic Dan ...lol!

I think I googled "bad pin striping." If anyone wants to use it as their wallpaper feel free.

v1k0d3n · 08-31-2011, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Parker

I think I googled "bad pin striping." If anyone wants to use it as their wallpaper feel free.

it makes me laugh thinking of the time you spent [wasted] googling that, JUST for the purpose of this thread!

eeghie · 08-31-2011, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ///M1

I still think the best stripe option (if one were to go for such) on the 1///M is the Jon Sibal's rendering.

+1

Wasn't IND going to do that Sibal design ...?

Dan Parker · 08-31-2011, 11:25 AM

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it makes me laugh thinking of the time you spent [wasted] googling that, JUST for the purpose of this thread!

I was drinking a pint of Guinness and needed a laugh. It might have taken 30 seconds and if it makes 1 person laugh I'm ok with it.

Drillslinger · 09-01-2011, 01:39 AM

The Frankfurt show kicks off soon so maybe BMW plans to announce then?

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