Ordered directly from Alpina Gmbh, cost me 450 Euro.
My plan initially was to have it painted and then do the install myself but after I read the guide I quickly realized there are so many ways I can fok up on that, that it's not even funny. This baby is no walk in the park to install (to me), especially when you think that if done wrong it could fly away at 150mph : D
Went to a local shop that does tuning and stuff, he quoted me 300 Euro paint+install, which I considered reasonable since the paint job alone would cost me 150 anyway.
Exactly my thought, it really changes the whole look of the car's front, makes it look more agressive and lower. Tbh I like it more than the m-front, and you keep the foglights.
Just picked her up.
First pics - just some quick dirty shots before driving off, the car is VERY dirty.
I can't get enough of the looks, it just looks awesome and in person even better than on the pics!
This is the worst shot I could get in terms of how noticeable the color difference is (it's obvious that the match can never be absolutely perfect especially on sophisto-grey, and when you have a distinct separation line between the freshly painted and older piece it will always be distinguishable, but in my opinion they did a near-perfect job and the match is as good as it's ever possible to get. And with a bit of time the fresh paint will get a bit darker. Also note the rest of the car is extremely dirty at the moment.
He did cut two pieces out of the OEM bumper(underside) , as stated in the guide, but he mentioned he ditched the templates provided by Alpina and cut substantially smaller pieces and it fit perfectly.
Btw something that I always wanted to ask and just caught my eye again, namely, why is it that the lenses for the high beams look different in some (or most) of the US cars than the ones I got?
Probably has something to do with DOT regulations?
I was under the impression those inside lights weren't high beams but actually turning lights?
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