[WagonMaverick]

Looks so much better than Brooklyn Grey. Would have been a great configuration to have added a bold interior.

[cfm56d7b]

Stunning color. Thanks for sharing!

[MOTO]

Originally Posted by Autobahn SoCal

Frozen (satin) colors look great for sure….until you get damage via rock chips, dings, accidents, etc then you’ll wish you never got it. I’ve had a couple cars with frozen finish and I’ll never get one again because the correction paint never matches up to factory correctly no matter what you do, there’s lot of info around about this.
Unless you spend the thousands to PPF the entire car don’t bother.
Better yet, you can also just wrap the car this color as well and not worry about it since the panel wrap can be easily replaced and it will match perfectly.

PPF, here I come. A wrap just isn’t the same.

[Neusser]

I am not a fan of these matte colors. It is hard to make an M2 look dull, but this nearly achieves it.

Aren't they very difficult to repair if scratched, too? I can't imagine the stress levels of owning one of these.

[iifymbro]

Originally Posted by Neusser

I am not a fan of these matte colors. It is hard to make an M2 look dull, but this nearly achieves it.

Aren't they very difficult to repair if scratched, too? I can't imagine the stress levels of owning one of these.

will never understand how accentuating the lines (and big sexy fenders in the M2's case) of a car makes it more dull, see these kinda comments on every frozen thread

[WWM3]

I think this car would benefit from some different wheels.

[imOFP]

This is THE color for this car. Absolutely love it. 😍

[HanhREm2]

Originally Posted by M2Jorge

Can’t wait to see one like that, those little touches did wonders on my bg

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are those factory m3 G80 wheels? whats the size? and tire size? im thinking about swaping to these wheels.

[21'M2C]

Originally Posted by iifymbro

how many times are you needing to do significant touch up/repaint work.... I've never had to do it once

I agree!

[Otto Bon Jovi]

I'm generally not a fan of these frozen colors but I have to say this frozen grey gives me a little 🍆.

[Otto Bon Jovi]

Originally Posted by DrewNewM2

Looks great but prefer it NOT frozen, like plain old Skyscraper

This will be a gorgeous color if it happens. Saw an M340i in this color and it looked amazing.

[freshxdough]

My sales guy just got one with all M Performance parts port installed.

[Tallest]

Originally Posted by M2Jorge

Can’t wait to see one like that, those little touches did wonders on my bg

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This is perfect.

[Neusser]

Originally Posted by iifymbro

will never understand how accentuating the lines (and big sexy fenders in the M2's case) of a car makes it more dull, see these kinda comments on every frozen thread

The overall effect is dulled because the paint is literally dull.


Line de/accentuation comes from color choice, as in darker or lighter tones.

[iifymbro]

Originally Posted by Neusser

The overall effect is dulled because the paint is literally dull.


Line de/accentuation comes from color choice, as in darker or lighter tones.

nah neither brooklyn grey/alpine white or BSM show the lines better then either pure grey or portimao frozen. Gloss hides them more then color.

With a gloss car the bulge behind the front fender and the rear fender would be hard to clearly see from this angle but on frozen they stand out:

[MineralGreyMetallic]

Originally Posted by Neusser

The overall effect is dulled because the paint is literally dull.


Line de/accentuation comes from color choice, as in darker or lighter tones.

I'm still trying to reason about it in my head, but I think this is correct.

Dark & glossy = more contrast to see the features of the car
Light & glossy = can be "washed out" easily with relatively little light

With matte finishes I do find that often the car can look completely flat if it isn't in the proper lighting.

[Quadruple VANOS]

Looks awesome.

[Alex_bm]

Absolutely true.

Owned a frozen grey M340i. All the lines on the car pop out.

In terms of maintenance. I bought a special washing fluid for matte colors. That's it. Not sure if I noticed any differences maintaining the color compared to non frozen bimmers.

Originally Posted by iifymbro

nah neither brooklyn grey/alpine white or BSM show the lines better then either pure grey or portimao frozen. Gloss hides them more then color.

With a gloss car the bulge behind the front fender and the rear fender would be hard to clearly see from this angle but on frozen they stand out:

[dmboone25]

This looks sick.

[NathObeaN]

Looks great, good job!

[Neusser]

Originally Posted by iifymbro

nah neither brooklyn grey/alpine white or BSM show the lines better then either pure grey or portimao frozen. Gloss hides them more then color.

With a gloss car the bulge behind the front fender and the rear fender would be hard to clearly see from this angle but on frozen they stand out:

Not my bag. I'd much rather have a glossy finish in Technoviolet (darker), Mexico Blue (a bit lighter), or anything interesting.

These matte cars just take away the wow factor for me. And I'd lose it over scratch repair. Here in Germany, every other broke Antifa motherfucker scratches or dents your car out of envy. I can't imagine the stress with a hard-to-repair color.

[Dbimmer]

Went by the dealership and fell in love with it. Best color. Will do the ppf this coming week for some peace of mind.