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I ordered the factory kit as well. Got the hypersport package. Wanted something to look different but not willing to dish out the $$ for JCW kit.
my mini is astro black with white top so the wheel arch doesn't bother me as much. when i made my decision i looked at one with kit and without kit side by side and decided its worth the extra 700 - 800 bucks...
If I were to do it over again, I would have passed on it since I feel that the factory aero kit takes away from the agressive look of the front and rear end of the car. I'll render my final thoughts when I receive the car later this week and see it with the painted arches. BMW needs to re-think this one. Just my opinion of course.
The car looks great. Very different than stock with all that red on the sides. Questions: do your hood stripes have a black outer edge, or is it the "jaggies" from the camera? Did the dealer say what they did to the plastic wheel arches prior to painting to get them smooth?
The car looks great. Very different than stock with all that red on the sides. Questions: do your hood stripes have a black outer edge, or is it the "jaggies" from the camera? Did the dealer say what they did to the plastic wheel arches prior to painting to get them smooth?
The hood stripes do have a black border. They were not specific about what they did with the arches other than saying that it was "very labor intensive" to get the arches painted correctly.