My 6th BMW - A 2025 i4 M50 in Portimao Blue

chicagofan00 · 04-11-2025, 01:52 PM

M Performance carbon fiber front lip just arrived.

Saphirschwarz G26 · 04-11-2025, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by chicagofan00

M Performance carbon fiber front lip just arrived.

Hooooooly.... Nice!!! What are you waiting for? Go install the darn thing

chicagofan00 · 04-11-2025, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Saphirschwarz G26

Hooooooly.... Nice!!! What are you waiting for? Go install the darn thing

I’m waiting on the other M Performance bits I ordered to arrive.

Saphirschwarz G26 · 04-11-2025, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by chicagofan00

I’m waiting on the other M Performance bits I ordered to arrive.

Hahaha... In know exactly what is going through your mind... (shall I? naaah, I'll just wait till I have all parts and drop the pics like they hot

chicagofan00 · 04-11-2025, 07:15 PM

And now the new wheels have arrived.

chicagofan00 · 04-11-2025, 08:34 PM

Can’t wait to get these on tomorrow.

Dave_c85 · 04-12-2025, 01:04 AM

Love the wheels, car is going to look awesome, keep the pictures rolling

drexplode · 04-12-2025, 09:29 AM

Portimao bros!

chicagofan00 · 04-12-2025, 11:03 AM

Got the front lip fitted.

chicagofan00 · 04-12-2025, 12:55 PM

Hit a snag in getting the wheels mounted. My i4 came optioned with the wheel locks…and there is no wheel lock key that came with it. Ran down to auto zone and bought a universal kit but that didn’t work. Now ordered another kit from Amazon that delivers tomorrow morning.

sourphish · 04-12-2025, 02:49 PM

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Got the front lip fitted.

Ah, you are of the same mind-- doing garage work in flip flops / slides. My wife always scolds me for it saying I'm going to lose my foot / toes one day.

Progress looks great!

chicagofan00 · 04-12-2025, 07:04 PM

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Originally Posted by sourphish

Ah, you are of the same mind-- doing garage work in flip flops / slides. My wife always scolds me for it saying I'm going to lose my foot / toes one day.

Progress looks great!

Haha, thanks!

chicagofan00 · 04-12-2025, 07:07 PM

Detailed the i4 after getting the front lip fitted and striking out with getting the wheels on. Got it washed, coated, and waxed.

After that I got the M Performancd carbon fiber rear spoiler on. Using this beta link/beta seal stuff and it sucks! First time using it and not a fan. Hopefully I got enough on there to get a good bond to the paint otherwise I’m fucked.

We’ll see how it holds in 24 hours.

Saphirschwarz G26 · 04-13-2025, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by chicagofan00

Detailed the i4 after getting the front lip fitted and striking out with getting the wheels on. Got it washed, coated, and waxed.

After that I got the M Performancd carbon fiber rear spoiler on. Using this beta link/beta seal stuff and it sucks! First time using it and not a fan. Hopefully I got enough on there to get a good bond to the paint otherwise I’m fucked.

We’ll see how it holds in 24 hours.

And? Did it hold? Can't wait to see the complete setup after. Looking great already

chicagofan00 · 04-13-2025, 06:01 PM

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And? Did it hold? Can't wait to see the complete setup after. Looking great already

Almost to the 24hr mark!

Will take the tape off soon and hopefully get some photos snapped tomorrow in the sun light.

matowi · 04-17-2025, 02:32 AM

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Originally Posted by LDT

chicagofan00 Congrats! So.......from X5 M60i in Java Green as I recall to Model 3 to i4 M50 in less than a year. My wife thinks I'm bad about cars but I'm absolutely showing her this thread right this minute!!!! Thanks for taking me off the hook.

I’m about to do the exact same thing… and she calls me “undecided”

matowi · 04-17-2025, 02:33 AM

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A few evening detail shots.

Wish these rear units were available for the TOURING body of the 3 series…

chicagofan00 · 04-17-2025, 11:49 AM

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Wish these rear units were available for the TOURING body of the 3 series…

They really are cool. Love seeing the way they look each time I walk up to the car.

Batman42 · 05-04-2025, 07:11 PM

Did you get the wheels mounted? Doesn’t the 20” option come with fender flares in the rear?

chicagofan00 · 05-04-2025, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Batman42

Did you get the wheels mounted? Doesn’t the 20” option come with fender flares in the rear?

Yep, tires mounted. Photos here in this thread:

https://bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/s....php?t=2177813

No clue about fender flares. 🤷🏻&zwj;♂️

drexplode · 05-05-2025, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by chicagofan00

Yep, tires mounted. Photos here in this thread:

https://bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/s....php?t=2177813

No clue about fender flares. 🤷🏻&zwj;♂️

Fender molding is part of high performance tire package.

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