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Not the Zed but the 1er this time :0)

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Hi all,

I wanted to seek your unbiased views on fitting a BMW Performance carbon spoiler to my 1er, sorry its not the Zed but its already got a diddy spoiler :oops: :lol:

I posted a poll on babybmw but it keeps running along at 50/50 :roll: so I wandered what non 1 series owners think.

Spoiler sits ontop of the hatch, as a non 1er owner do you think it looks rubbish or pretty good?

pics on a white 3 door, mine is a 5 door in bluewater,

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Pretty unobtrusive, looks fine to me :thumb:
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Jamezee wrote:Pretty unobtrusive, looks fine to me :thumb:
Cheers Jamezee, I'm worrying it might look too chav/boy racer etc, seems to be the consensus on the 1er forum, it costs £640 so want to make sure it will look good. I've fitted the carbon diffuser which looks great.

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Post by Jamezee »

that sounds a lot :shock: ...better off putting that money in your zeds tank :idea:

I don't normally like them when fitted on boot lids but on the top it looks ok
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i think it adds to the lines so thumbs up from me..
the badness makes me do it...!

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Post by g8jka »

TitanTim wrote:it costs £640
:shock:

Buy a hardtop for the zed instead so it can make an appearance out of the garage in the winter months :D

Although if you really have to have it, I think it suits very nicely!
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Hi!

You wrote exactely what I thought - too chav/boy racer...

A collegue and friend og mine said something very interesting today:
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Your 1-series looks very nice the way it is now!
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Post by Robert T »

I quite like it. There is a danger with this type of spoiler on a hatch that it will make it look like a shopping trolley handle, but I think it escapes that one. :)

My dad has something similar on his 1er coupe, though it fits flush with the boot lid. That and the 18" wheels are why we refer to it as the "pimp wagon". :lol:

It won't make it go any faster though... :wink:

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Post by GazHyde »

Any bigger and it would be :shock: , but that looks pretty good! :thumb:
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Post by Z3cade »

Looks ok Tim but seems very expensive...
Does Bmw not do a spoiler for your 1er?
Have you had your 1er remaped? maybe a thought if your looking at spending some money on it, makes such a differents and more mpg :thumb:
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Am I allowed to respond if I'm an actual 1er owner :D

To be honest Tim I don't like it, I think it spoils the lines of the rear.I used to have something similar on my cooper works (it came with it from factory) and I never really liked that for the same reasons. But I guess thats why you've had mixed views on the 1er forum :wink:
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Not for me I'm afraid Tim :bad

5 door hatches don't need spoilers. If you were putting it on a quick 1er then you'd get away with it but on a regular model it looks like you're trying to make it look like the performance car it isn't IMO.
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Post by Jackster »

I quite like it Tim and I am not normally a spoiler fan............ but bang for buck it is very much a bit of a damp squib.
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Post by Titan »

Mr TT
I suggest you go and sit in your Z with a cloth over your head
Ask yourself - "what could I do with £640 that would be really useful?"
For my money it's not worth it (but i wouldn't have shelled out for the diffuser either)
If you decide that looking like a chav is the answer, then go for it.
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Post by unclemart »

I think it really suits the coupe - not sure about on a 4 door car though :?

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I like it, very sutble 8-)
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myredzed wrote:Not for me I'm afraid Tim :bad

5 door hatches don't need spoilers. If you were putting it on a quick 1er then you'd get away with it but on a regular model it looks like you're trying to make it look like the performance car it isn't IMO.
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TitanTim wrote:
Jamezee wrote:Pretty unobtrusive, looks fine to me :thumb:
Cheers Jamezee, I'm worrying it might look too chav/boy racer etc, seems to be the consensus on the 1er forum, it costs £640 so want to make sure it will look good. I've fitted the carbon diffuser which looks great.

Tim.
How much?????? Doesn't do it for me and if you have to drill the bodywork to fit it, how much will you get back when you sell the car?

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Post by marcusplowman »

Get it bought...carbon makes me happy :D Just a pity there arnt a load of carbon bits available for the Z.
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Post by gookah »

looks good on the 3 door with the bodykit,

TitanTim wrote:Image
TitanTim wrote:pics on a white 3 door, mine is a 5 door in bluewater,
difficult to imagine on your 5 door which is blue, except for the following analogy:


The above picture is like a black dress on a slim blonde,



.....but are you putting the same dress on a fat lady with a blue rinse?


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Post by Wrinkley »

Looks OK,but not £640 OK.

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gookah wrote:The above picture is like a black dress on a slim blonde
If you've already been to Specsavers, would you mind telling us what you've been using ? :twisted:
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Post by TitanTim »

Sorry I haven't got back sooner :oops: it was job promotion day :lol:

Really appreciate all your responses which are alot more positive than I was expecting :lol:

Mr T I sat in the 1er today and had my lunch with a wet tea towel over my head and ummmmm nope it didn't help :lol:

Its funny that Jonttt is not keen which is down to him owning a 1er :D there is definitely more of a thumbs up from non 1er owners :)

The Carbon bits from BMWs performance range is flippin pricey :(

Spoiler is £640, Rear Diffuser £1200, Mirror caps £400, Splitters £390 etc, however its top notch and beautifully made. Luckily I picked up the diffuser second hand.

BMW also do the Aero Spoiler which I had on the old 1er which I didn't like as it kept lifting at the ends, BMW use 3M tape on those, the carbon one is glued on.

Mapping the 1er I'm not keen on as it has a free 5 year service pack which is voided with any non approved mods.

Hmmmmm well will have to see if I can do a photoshop :lol:

Thanks again,

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Well for what it's worth I think it would be fine to put your cup on when you're having a picnic but then you could buy a picnic table for a tenner that would do the same.

Sorry not for me and I can't believe the price :bad.
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snoops wrote:Well for what it's worth I think it would be fine to put your cup on when you're having a picnic but then you could buy a picnic table for a tenner that would do the same.

Sorry not for me and I can't believe the price :bad.
Snoops I want to use it to iron my Mankini :lol:

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TitanTim wrote:
snoops wrote:Well for what it's worth I think it would be fine to put your cup on when you're having a picnic but then you could buy a picnic table for a tenner that would do the same.

Sorry not for me and I can't believe the price :bad.
Snoops I want to use it to iron my Mankini :lol:

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snoops wrote:
TitanTim wrote:
snoops wrote:Well for what it's worth I think it would be fine to put your cup on when you're having a picnic but then you could buy a picnic table for a tenner that would do the same.

Sorry not for me and I can't believe the price :bad.
Snoops I want to use it to iron my Mankini :lol:

Tim
Why is it knitted??
How did you know that? it needs to have plenty of stretch :shock: :oops:

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Not for me, you did ask but it looks a bit chavy. As above, spend some extra cash on that zed, you could bubble-wrap him then you can take him out or retirement :D
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seasurfer wrote:Not for me, you did ask but it looks a bit chavy. As above, spend some extra cash on that zed, you could bubble-wrap him then you can take him out or retirement :D
Thanks Gill, well there is always the M fund I can add too :lol:

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:lol:

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Do i hear a wisper that you might be listening! M fund, now thats worth putting it in there :D
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seasurfer wrote:Do i hear a wisper that you might be listening! M fund, now thats worth putting it in there :D
Hehe, well the M would have to be silver :wink: but that black one looks rather nice :lol: It could be time this year to promise myself the M 8-)

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