06 M5 clear bra

[Anthony Orosco]

Ron and I have installed 2 bra kits on new 06 M5's and I have both of them coming up to be detailed. One is a light blue and this one here is black.

I snapped a few pics of this project but sorry no full pictures t this time, also no sun shots.

Here is the kit being installed, here we have already installed the hood and fender pieces and working on the bumper piece. No headlights yet either.





This is Ron installing the side view mirrors.....these can be a real PIA





I suggested to the M5 owner that he get smoked lights and he agreed. It makes the car look very aggressive!










Here is a shot of the hood with the hood piece installed. Sorry for the dark pictures. Owner really liked the results and the look







Sadly this black beast is really swirled up pretty bad. The owner is going to try and get the dealer to pay for me correcting the paint.

Adios,
Anthony

[ajbarnes]

Awesome! Very professional job.

Those headlights do look cool.

[Beason]

Where did he get teh smoke headlights and for how much?
One of my dad's friends just got a new m5 and is still in the break in period. He cant wait till the 3000mile mark

[Anthony Orosco]

Originally Posted by ajbarnes

Awesome! Very professional job.

Those headlights do look cool.

Thanks

Originally Posted by Beason

Where did he get teh smoke headlights and for how much?
One of my dad's friends just got a new m5 and is still in the break in period. He cant wait till the 3000mile mark

The smoke lights are not lights themselves but it is a paint protection film.

Anthony

[tabinha]

3000 Miles break in? The a lot of miles.

[Beason]

Originally Posted by tabinha

3000 Miles break in? The a lot of miles.

thats what I was told, he already put 1600 on it. He uses it as a daily driver so it wont be to much longer.

[Beason]

found it

Do not use the driving programs 5 and 6, refer to Drivelogic on page 57, during break in.


New subsection of the break in period entitled "Engine and Differential"

Subsection:"Up to 1200 miles/2000 km"

Drive at changing engine and driving speeds, however do not exceedd 5500 rpm oor 105 mph.

Avoid full-throttle operation and use of the transmission's kick down mode during these initial miles.

Subsection: Froim 1200 to 3000 miles

The engine and driving speed can gradually be increased up to a continuous vehicle sped of 135 mph. Only drive a5t top speed briefly, eg. when passing.

Using P500 and P500S is OK if the above mentioned procedure is followed.

[Scottwax]

Nice work, looks invisible in the shade.

When did you start doing the clear bras? What type of timeframe do you budget for the installs?

[C-westin'FD]

Good job!!! Love the M5!!!

[Anthony Orosco]

Originally Posted by Scottwax

Nice work, looks invisible in the shade.

When did you start doing the clear bras? What type of timeframe do you budget for the installs?

Thanks,

I have been installing clear bras now for over a year and it takes us, on say a Porsche, about 2.5 to 3 hours to install a full kit which includes hood, fender, mirrors, bumper and headlights. Porsche bumpers, especially the Turbo models, are very difficult to do.

So we can do 2 cars a day but at first it's an all day event because it takes a long time to get the hang of it....and weather plays a role also.

Anthony

[efinirx7gt]

Very nice, what percent tint is the headlight film? Do you sell precut kits, want to smoke my rx8 headlights.

[Anthony Orosco]

Originally Posted by efinirx7gt

Very nice, what percent tint is the headlight film? Do you sell precut kits, want to smoke my rx8 headlights.

It's not a very dark tint really....in fact the darker the car the lighter the tint seems or appears to be. I put these on a light blue M5 and they looked really dark but only a slight tint on the black M5.

I don't sell the kits but you can purchase them on-line at Xpel.com

Anthony