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Old 10-19-20, 10:14 AM
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Throttle House didn't hold back on how ugly it is.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPZ0maxKjow&t=29s
These guys are good and did honest review. 👍
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I saw one in person today at the dealership, its not that horrible in person.
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German design studio/aftermarket parts manufacturer Prior Design is prototyping some replacement front facias, and a couple of them look pretty awesome:




Soooooo much better.
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I would have made the lower grille a little bit narrower but yes, this is much much better.
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Originally Posted by geko29
German design studio/aftermarket parts manufacturer Prior Design is prototyping some replacement front facias, and a couple of them look pretty awesome:

https://youtu.be/Y0Z7rbEcrLo

Soooooo much better.
They're going to make a killing.
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Old 10-20-20, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by UDel
Is it really that expensive/hard to make one giant ugly grill just for the Chinese market and do something different/much more subtle for other markets to spare the rest of the world these monstrosities?
The Chinese wouldn’t want it anymore if they got a unique to them version. Just a hunch.

it is trivial for a car manufacturer to tool up different bumper designs for their models. Just ask any domestic manufacturer!
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Originally Posted by PauloFR
I would have made the lower grille a little bit narrower but yes, this is much much better.
In the middle of the video, they show several variations that have a narrower lower grille.

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They're going to make a killing.
No kidding. This actually puts the M3 back on the consideration list for me (RWD, non-competition package, 6MT), with the understanding that there's a mandatory $2k or so for a new front clip added to the total price.
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got C8 corvette vibes on that front end which isnt a bad thing
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That does look much better
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So you're going to have to spend an additional 3-4000 to do a bumper conversion? LOL the car is already pushing with Options 100K.
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lol i'm guessing 3-4k is not much to people that can afford a 100k car.
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People spend $3-4k+ on wheels...whats the difference between wheels and bumper conversion? Think of what people spend on body kits, etc
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No way this is $3-4k. Here's an M3-style bumper for an F30: https://absautorepair.com/products/b...e-front-bumper. $400. Paint and installation will not be anywhere near $3600. Even an OE M3 bumper costs around $600 for the part.
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Originally Posted by geko29
No way this is $3-4k. Here's an M3-style bumper for an F30: https://absautorepair.com/products/b...e-front-bumper. $400. Paint and installation will not be anywhere near $3600. Even an OE M3 bumper costs around $600 for the part.
You must not be familiar with Prior Design. They do High end body kits and tuning. Their body kits start at $6000.
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Originally Posted by Kense
You must not be familiar with Prior Design. They do High end body kits and tuning. Their body kits start at $6000.
Having a new M3 that looks good is worth it. I’m sure there will be replica bumpers from China in no time.

Mperformance Exhaust is $5-6k and all the OEM CF aero parts were quite expensive on previous M3, so its not like ppl are not used to it.

I can’t wait to see what IND has up its sleeve to fix this mess.

Personally I’m keeping my F80 - love that car but i would not mind leasing AWD M3 to replace our X3. The price on the new one is very attractive as everything is pretty much standard.
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