BMW Carbon Fiber front splitters..Ricey?

Bagelfast · 04-06-2010, 04:01 PM

Alright i have a 2010 E90 LCI M-sport 335i and was looking into getting the Front BMW OEM M-sport front splitters, they only come in Carbon Fiber..

My car is Sapphire metallic, will the carbon fiber splitters make the front look ricey? how bad will the carbon fiber show? I have black BMW grills and no other CF on the car..But the damn splitters look so good.

Kensta335 · 04-06-2010, 04:06 PM

It will look hot. If you don't like the CF look, you can always get them painted.

Topless 335i · 04-06-2010, 04:13 PM

On dark colors, it won't look bad. It blends in.

TriniJots · 04-06-2010, 04:26 PM

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It will look hot. If you don't like the CF look, you can always get them painted.

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bulldog_yyc · 04-06-2010, 04:34 PM

looks great!

SV Concepts III · 04-06-2010, 05:04 PM

Go for it.

carve · 04-06-2010, 05:51 PM

Borderline. Getting into ricey is covering existing parts in a carbon fiber applique. e.g. carbon fiber mirror covers. The splitter is pretty discrete though, it is its own part, and the CF will show curb scuffs less than paint. I'd go painted, but CF there isn't too bad.

Bagelfast · 04-06-2010, 09:29 PM

Thanks for the replies, keep them coming!!

They come CF only from BMW, so i dont think im going to paint them for the price.

Oulixes · 04-06-2010, 09:42 PM

IMO the splitter will look OK.

JustinB615 · 04-06-2010, 11:16 PM

Get them! I think it looks amazing.

Craig@SupremePower · 04-06-2010, 11:59 PM

i like em..

stimpy · 04-07-2010, 12:02 AM

I like them but jeez, they cost a lot of money for something that will get beat to shit from rocks, road debris, and curbs.

aut0sh0cker · 04-07-2010, 12:06 AM

From what I have seen, CF parts look great when they act as a darker accent on lighter colors. It sort of looks a bit off when the CF is much lighter than the paint that surrounds it... IMO, of course

phile92 · 04-08-2010, 02:25 AM

i got bsm e92. im going to put an apr splitter under my aero lip when i get it replaced (smacked it against the curb one time, so a splitter will hopefully protect my new one) plus i think splitters look sick as long as it doesnt stick out really far in front.

Tee212 · 04-08-2010, 02:56 AM

CF is only cool when you follow it up with a mini stuff animal dangling on your rear tow hook and some red bride seats + some green tankakaka belt harness.

ibeclueless · 04-08-2010, 05:45 AM

they will look good

Zero.7 · 04-08-2010, 12:59 PM

Not my cup of tea...but I think it'll look okay.

JL-Motoring · 04-08-2010, 01:03 PM

jonerik26 · 04-08-2010, 01:07 PM

they'll look fine... if i could put that bumper on my car with those splitters i would certainly do it

Manboy · 04-08-2010, 03:54 PM

do they actually have any useful function?
Looks ricey imo.

1sicke92 · 04-13-2010, 08:59 PM

do what makes you happy. forget about what other ppl think. be a leader, not a follower!

e90carbon · 05-10-2010, 10:46 PM

Got my carbon splitter for e90 on a white BMW, it's just gorgeous, since I've installed this morning, I parked in front of a restaurant and while I was having lunch I watched my car and I can say that 2 people stopped to look at the from bumper.

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Carbon Fiber on sapphire metallic will look bad.	26	30.59%
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04-06-2010, 04:01 PM	#1
Bagelfast Lieutenant Colonel 125 Rep 1,546 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	BMW Carbon Fiber front splitters..Ricey? Alright i have a 2010 E90 LCI M-sport 335i and was looking into getting the Front BMW OEM M-sport front splitters, they only come in Carbon Fiber.. My car is Sapphire metallic, will the carbon fiber splitters make the front look ricey? how bad will the carbon fiber show? I have black BMW grills and no other CF on the car..But the damn splitters look so good.
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04-06-2010, 04:06 PM	#2
Kensta335 Brigadier General 161 Rep 3,637 Posts Drives: 335i Coupe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: So Cal 626 iTrader: (4)	It will look hot. If you don't like the CF look, you can always get them painted.
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04-06-2010, 04:13 PM	#3
Topless 335i Captain 39 Rep 984 Posts Drives: AW E93 335i Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: SoCal iTrader: (2)	On dark colors, it won't look bad. It blends in.
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04-06-2010, 04:34 PM	#5
bulldog_yyc Major General 130 Rep 5,040 Posts Drives: GT3RS Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: probably work iTrader: (28)	looks great!
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04-06-2010, 05:04 PM	#6
SV Concepts III Lieutenant General 375 Rep 17,017 Posts Drives: BMW Duh Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Santa Clara iTrader: (13)	Go for it.
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04-06-2010, 05:51 PM	#7
carve Major 177 Rep 1,105 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: usa iTrader: (0)	Borderline. Getting into ricey is covering existing parts in a carbon fiber applique. e.g. carbon fiber mirror covers. The splitter is pretty discrete though, it is its own part, and the CF will show curb scuffs less than paint. I'd go painted, but CF there isn't too bad.
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04-06-2010, 09:29 PM	#8
Bagelfast Lieutenant Colonel 125 Rep 1,546 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Thanks for the replies, keep them coming!! They come CF only from BMW, so i dont think im going to paint them for the price.
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04-06-2010, 09:42 PM	#9
Oulixes Lieutenant Colonel 22 Rep 1,938 Posts Drives: 330xi, 335i Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Terra Borealis iTrader: (0)	IMO the splitter will look OK.
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04-06-2010, 11:16 PM	#10
JustinB615 Second Lieutenant 16 Rep 234 Posts Drives: MSport F30 335i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (5)	Get them! I think it looks amazing.
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04-06-2010, 11:59 PM	#11
Craig@SupremePower G.O.A.T.! 1002 Rep 74,998 Posts Drives: '18 GMC Yukon XL Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (14)	i like em..
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04-07-2010, 12:02 AM	#12
stimpy Colonel 167 Rep 2,210 Posts Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Phoenix AZ iTrader: (7)	I like them but jeez, they cost a lot of money for something that will get beat to shit from rocks, road debris, and curbs.
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04-07-2010, 12:06 AM	#13
aut0sh0cker meh 125 Rep 1,756 Posts Drives: E92 335i, 997.2 C4S Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: 91362 iTrader: (2)	From what I have seen, CF parts look great when they act as a darker accent on lighter colors. It sort of looks a bit off when the CF is much lighter than the paint that surrounds it... IMO, of course
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04-08-2010, 02:25 AM	#14
phile92 pok gai, ho fai 17 Rep 324 Posts Drives: truck-boat-truck Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: chino hills iTrader: (8)	i got bsm e92. im going to put an apr splitter under my aero lip when i get it replaced (smacked it against the curb one time, so a splitter will hopefully protect my new one) plus i think splitters look sick as long as it doesnt stick out really far in front. __________________
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04-08-2010, 02:56 AM	#15
Tee212 Banned 81 Rep 4,541 Posts Drives: yes Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Riverside iTrader: (9) Garage List 2010 335 [8.00]	CF is only cool when you follow it up with a mini stuff animal dangling on your rear tow hook and some red bride seats + some green tankakaka belt harness.
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04-08-2010, 05:45 AM	#16
ibeclueless What 141 Rep 9,325 Posts Drives: E92 328xi Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Quincy, MA iTrader: (1)	they will look good __________________ E92 328xi Space Gray Aero Lip \| M3 Side Skirts \| CF Performance Spoiler \| ACS Roof \| Gloss Black Grilles \| LUX H8 Angels \| BMW Performance Exhaust My E92 Photos
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04-08-2010, 12:59 PM	#17
Zero.7 Colonel 97 Rep 2,415 Posts Drives: F30 340i AW M-Sport Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: SOCAL iTrader: (6)	Not my cup of tea...but I think it'll look okay. __________________ '16 f30 AW 340i M-sport 8-speed Auto BMW ///M Performance Power and Sound Kit with Carbon Tips / Gloss Black Performance grilles
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jonerik26 Lieutenant Colonel 58 Rep 1,906 Posts Drives: black 335i e90 PRE-LCI Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: somewhere iTrader: (23) Garage List 2007 335i [8.00] 1998 Acura Integra [8.50] 2006 325i [8.00]	they'll look fine... if i could put that bumper on my car with those splitters i would certainly do it __________________
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04-08-2010, 03:54 PM	#20
Manboy Captain 445 Rep 849 Posts Drives: 2020 M135i Misano Blue Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	do they actually have any useful function? Looks ricey imo.
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04-13-2010, 08:59 PM	#21
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05-10-2010, 10:46 PM	#22
e90carbon Private 9 Rep 89 Posts Drives: BMW E90-2009 Join Date: May 2010 Location: france iTrader: (0)	Got my carbon splitter for e90 on a white BMW, it's just gorgeous, since I've installed this morning, I parked in front of a restaurant and while I was having lunch I watched my car and I can say that 2 people stopped to look at the from bumper.
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