BMW M3.........Chromed ! - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

bobby · 12-01-2006, 08:31 AM

http://funtime.blogbugs.org/117742/B...in-Chrome.html

sorry for link,but pics would not post.....xoxoxoo

Tech · 12-01-2006, 08:45 AM

how do you chrome plastic/fiberglass body kits?

silent_jay · 12-01-2006, 09:59 AM

Looks interesting, very interesting, I like the concept.

Ch'i · 12-01-2006, 10:07 AM

The BMW M3 is my favorite car, aside from the new Porsche 911 GT3, but I hate chrome. Really torn on this one.

Reminds me of the Terminator.

ubertuber · 12-01-2006, 10:27 AM

Seems like it might be dangerous - reflections blinding other drivers.

The Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA has a metal skin, and they had to sandblast parts of it to reduce the reflectivity - it was blinding drivers and baking apartments!

zed wolf · 12-01-2006, 11:30 AM

Oh, thats way cool! I've always wanted an all chrome car! reflection would be a bitch though, My Jeep has a polished stainless steel panel over the tailgate and my friends hate it! I can quite imagine how this car would be!
Oh, and you cane chrome just about anything, think of it like dipping an ice cream cone in chocolate, its about the same theory, just dip, dry and serve! a bit more complicated then that, they usually plate it with other things first, stuff that will 'stick' good to the original product then nickel usually comes right before the chrome dip because the chrome sticks to nickel pretty good.

LoganSnake · 12-01-2006, 11:44 AM

Those pics are about 2-3 years old. They didn't chrome the entire car as you can't chrome plastic. They used a special paint mix to mimic chrome.

Shortly after those came out on the web, another set of pictures, of a supposedly all silver Audi A8 that belongs to a Saudi Arabian prince. It was later revealed to be untrue and was done in the same manner as that M3.

Willravel · 12-01-2006, 02:20 PM

Interesting side note: it actually weights 4 tons and the glare is responsible for road collissions than radios and cell phones combined.

Ch'i · 12-01-2006, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by willravel

Interesting side note: it actually weights 4 tons and the glare is responsible for road collissions than radios and cell phones combined.

I'm sorry, are you talking about the car or Linda Tripp?

Zooksport2 · 12-01-2006, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by LoganSnake

Those pics are about 2-3 years old. They didn't chrome the entire car as you can't chrome plastic. They used a special paint mix to mimic chrome.

Shortly after those came out on the web, another set of pictures, of a supposedly all silver Audi A8 that belongs to a Saudi Arabian prince. It was later revealed to be untrue and was done in the same manner as that M3.

Neat....

The Audi body was polished aluminium.....
http://www.mtm-online.de/en/index.php?nav=5&id=2

I have tried to polish aluminium to that degree without any success whatsoever...

waltert · 12-01-2006, 05:54 PM

I think I just puked in my mouth =P

Lasereth · 12-03-2006, 02:34 PM

Now at your local dealership for only $99,999.99! Call today and get 4 bottles of Windex with your M3!

shakran · 12-03-2006, 04:16 PM

yeesh. If you're gonna do that to a BMW, at least nickelplate it. So much classier than chrome.

waltert · 12-03-2006, 05:54 PM

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Originally Posted by shakran

yeesh. If you're gonna do that to a BMW, at least nickelplate it. So much classier than chrome.

lol, you say that as though someone with class would do that to an automobile.

shakran · 12-03-2006, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by waltert

lol, you say that as though someone with class would do that to an automobile.

Oh trust me, the tongue was firmly in cheek there

Coyote Hunter · 12-06-2006, 10:52 AM

The alum Audi wouldn't be siting around here very long you would see it on a shopping cart headed for recycling

hunnychile · 12-06-2006, 02:18 PM

IMHO it just looks like a great car that got way "too blinged" up...making it look like a gansta ride.

Scorps · 12-06-2006, 03:01 PM

Seen that before and I want it so badly. The M3 that is.

Twizted · 02-07-2007, 09:59 PM

They have angered the auto gods... they should be forced to drive 1987 Ford Taurus with no AC and busted electric windows and a mystery smell coming from under the passanger seat... while its summer... in Arizona!

blade02 · 02-11-2007, 01:41 PM

I like it better than alot of other custom paint jobs I have seen.

Mook · 02-15-2007, 05:45 PM

The guy that owns the chrome m3 has changed it now.

Chrome rims are now black with polished lips, and the color is Bugatti Pearl White.

Should be out on the road this summer in Toronto.

madp · 03-02-2007, 07:36 PM

"Must sell. . . going to prison for selling rock"

Willravel · 03-02-2007, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by madp

"Must sell. . . going to prison for selling rock"

Hahahahahhahaha~!

fuzyfuzer · 03-09-2007, 12:21 PM

Why ruin a thing of beauty by doing this

Why ow Why

Brightwater · 04-08-2007, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by fuzyfuzer

Why ruin a thing of beauty by doing this

Why ow Why

Agreed. Chroming the whole car- any car - creates a serious eyesore, not to mention ridiculous amounts of glare for everyone around. Chroming should be done tastefully to selected elements- all things in moderation.

Cavi Mike · 04-09-2007, 06:07 AM

Chroming plastic isn't impossible, the process used is called vacuum metalizing. It's not common to use chromium, aluminum is the preferred metal, but it's not impossible.

Sion · 04-14-2007, 09:27 PM

besides being UGLY as sin...the all chrome Beamer would be a waxing/polishing nightmare. just looking at it the wrong way would leave a mark...

12-01-2006, 08:31 AM	#1 (permalink)
bobby Super Moderator Location: 18,000+ posts on TFP #1,2,3,4 and 5,but I'm not counting!	BMW M3.........Chromed ! http://funtime.blogbugs.org/117742/B...in-Chrome.html sorry for link,but pics would not post.....xoxoxoo __________________ "Life goes on,within you,and...with out you !" xoxoxoo

12-01-2006, 08:45 AM	#2 (permalink)
Tech Addict Location: Baltimore MD	how do you chrome plastic/fiberglass body kits? __________________ -Tim- ~I swear sometimes i feel like i'm married to a child. ~You better watch who you're calling a child, Lois, cause if i'm a child than you know what that makes you? a pedophile. and i'll be damned if i'm going to stand here and be lectured by a pervert.

12-01-2006, 09:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
silent_jay Her Jay Location: Ontario for now....	Looks interesting, very interesting, I like the concept. __________________ Absence makes the heart grow fonder

12-01-2006, 10:27 AM	#5 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Location: Ellay	Seems like it might be dangerous - reflections blinding other drivers. The Walt Disney Concert Hall in LA has a metal skin, and they had to sandblast parts of it to reduce the reflectivity - it was blinding drivers and baking apartments! __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam

12-01-2006, 11:44 AM	#7 (permalink)
LoganSnake We work alone Location: Cake Town	Those pics are about 2-3 years old. They didn't chrome the entire car as you can't chrome plastic. They used a special paint mix to mimic chrome. Shortly after those came out on the web, another set of pictures, of a supposedly all silver Audi A8 that belongs to a Saudi Arabian prince. It was later revealed to be untrue and was done in the same manner as that M3. __________________ Maturity is knowing you were an idiot in the past. Wisdom is knowing that you'll be an idiot in the future. Common sense is knowing that you should try not to be an idiot now. - J. Jacques Last edited by LoganSnake; 12-01-2006 at 11:48 AM..

12-01-2006, 10:07 AM	#4 (permalink)
Ch'i Artist of Life	The BMW M3 is my favorite car, aside from the new Porsche 911 GT3, but I hate chrome. Really torn on this one. Reminds me of the Terminator.

12-01-2006, 11:30 AM	#6 (permalink)
zed wolf Crazy Location: The Darkest Parts Of Places Unknown	Oh, thats way cool! I've always wanted an all chrome car! reflection would be a bitch though, My Jeep has a polished stainless steel panel over the tailgate and my friends hate it! I can quite imagine how this car would be! Oh, and you cane chrome just about anything, think of it like dipping an ice cream cone in chocolate, its about the same theory, just dip, dry and serve! a bit more complicated then that, they usually plate it with other things first, stuff that will 'stick' good to the original product then nickel usually comes right before the chrome dip because the chrome sticks to nickel pretty good.

12-01-2006, 02:20 PM	#8 (permalink)
Willravel ... a sort of licensed troubleshooter.	Interesting side note: it actually weights 4 tons and the glare is responsible for road collissions than radios and cell phones combined.

12-01-2006, 05:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
waltert Insane	I think I just puked in my mouth =P

12-03-2006, 02:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
Lasereth Knight of the Old Republic Location: Winston-Salem, NC	Now at your local dealership for only $99,999.99! Call today and get 4 bottles of Windex with your M3! __________________ "A Darwinian attacks his theory, seeking to find flaws. An ID believer defends his theory, seeking to conceal flaws." -Roger Ebert

12-03-2006, 04:16 PM	#13 (permalink)
shakran Tone.	yeesh. If you're gonna do that to a BMW, at least nickelplate it. So much classier than chrome.

12-06-2006, 10:52 AM	#16 (permalink)
Coyote Hunter Upright	The alum Audi wouldn't be siting around here very long you would see it on a shopping cart headed for recycling

12-06-2006, 02:18 PM	#17 (permalink)
hunnychile Alien Anthropologist Location: Between Boredom and Nirvana	IMHO it just looks like a great car that got way "too blinged" up...making it look like a gansta ride. __________________ "I need compassion, understanding and chocolate." - NJB

12-06-2006, 03:01 PM	#18 (permalink)
Scorps Lost!! Location: Kingston, Ontario	Seen that before and I want it so badly. The M3 that is.

02-07-2007, 09:59 PM	#19 (permalink)
Twizted Insane Location: Washington State	They have angered the auto gods... they should be forced to drive 1987 Ford Taurus with no AC and busted electric windows and a mystery smell coming from under the passanger seat... while its summer... in Arizona! __________________ A computer once beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick boxing. -- Emo Philips

03-09-2007, 12:21 PM	#24 (permalink)
fuzyfuzer Insane Location: st. louis	Why ruin a thing of beauty by doing this Why ow Why __________________ "The difference between commiment and involvment is like a ham and egg breakfast the chicken was involved but the pig was commited" "Thrice happy is the nation that has a glorious history. Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat." Theodore Roosevelt

02-11-2007, 01:41 PM	#20 (permalink)
blade02 Insane	I like it better than alot of other custom paint jobs I have seen.

02-15-2007, 05:45 PM	#21 (permalink)
Mook Insane Location: I'm a nomad!	The guy that owns the chrome m3 has changed it now. Chrome rims are now black with polished lips, and the color is Bugatti Pearl White. Should be out on the road this summer in Toronto. __________________ Na na na na na na batman.

03-02-2007, 07:36 PM	#22 (permalink)
madp Insane Location: New Orleans/Chicago	"Must sell. . . going to prison for selling rock" __________________ why are you wearing that stupid man suit?

04-09-2007, 06:07 AM	#26 (permalink)
Cavi Mike rightUp Location: San Fran, NY USA	Chroming plastic isn't impossible, the process used is called vacuum metalizing. It's not common to use chromium, aluminum is the preferred metal, but it's not impossible. __________________ pearls ain't free

04-14-2007, 09:27 PM	#27 (permalink)
Sion Dumb all over...a little ugly on the side Location: In the room where the giant fire puffer works, and the torture never stops.	besides being UGLY as sin...the all chrome Beamer would be a waxing/polishing nightmare. just looking at it the wrong way would leave a mark... __________________ He's the best, of course, of all the worst. Some wrong been done, he done it first. -fz I jus' want ta thank you...falettinme...be mice elf...agin...