[abrandonment]

Super happy with mine. First time in a while I catch people taking pictures of the car I'm driving.

[HulkMansfield]

Originally Posted by Cefoskey

here are some pics in brighter sunlight

I just noticed the little M badge on the side that you added. lined it up perfectly. looks like it was always meant to be there

[Cefoskey]

Originally Posted by HulkMansfield

I just noticed the little M badge on the side that you added. lined it up perfectly. looks like it was always meant to be there

Thanks! Its an option on euro market cars, not sure why we don't get them here. Found the location measurements and made triple sure it went in the OEM spot

[CJ421]

This really is an amazing color. It makes the car's lines stand out.

I have Frozen Pure Grey II on my M3 (I think it's similar?) and came from a Frozen Grey II Z4. Wouldn't change a thing if I had to do it again.

Charles

[BroDoze]

Cefoskey Did you do a ceramic coating on your paint?
I think I'm 85% convinced I want Frozen Portimao Blue and am convinced the only way I could deal with it on a daily basis is if it was ceramic coated. I'm only PPFing the front clip and A pillars though. Not the whole car.

[Cefoskey]

Originally Posted by BroDoze

Cefoskey Did you do a ceramic coating on your paint?
I think I'm 85% convinced I want Frozen Portimao Blue and am convinced the only way I could deal with it on a daily basis is if it was ceramic coated. I'm only PPFing the front clip and A pillars though. Not the whole car.

I have full front end + hood + mirrors PPF and once I finalize new grilles am going to get a full ceramic coating (including wheels) done.

[LAnderson23]

I'm torn between the frozen gray, brooklyn gray, and the zandvoort blue. These pics look awesome, I also want the cognac interior so cool to see this combo. Thanks for posting! I've heard the frozen colors require more 'maintenance' than traditional metallic paint. Any truth to that? Do you have to wash more frequently? Are rock chips more problematic? Scratches impossible to buff out? Anything care-wise to worry about?

[exmowner]

Do it! Makes the car special.

[exmowner]

Originally Posted by LAnderson23

I'm torn between the frozen gray, brooklyn gray, and the zandvoort blue. These pics look awesome, I also want the cognac interior so cool to see this combo. Thanks for posting! I've heard the frozen colors require more 'maintenance' than traditional metallic paint. Any truth to that? Do you have to wash more frequently? Are rock chips more problematic? Scratches impossible to buff out? Anything care-wise to worry about?

I’d do frozen grey but I’m bias… lol

They don’t require more frequent washes.

You can’t buff the paint so scratches would mean a panel repaint. The frozen finish is durable.

[ESB]

I’ve been out of the loop on G87 stuff. When were the frozen colors first made available?

These pictures look great! Gonna look up the blue one now.

[abrandonment]

They were a late addition added in October then pulled until some time in 24.

[LAnderson23]

Originally Posted by exmowner

I’d do frozen grey but I’m bias… lol

They don’t require more frequent washes.

You can’t buff the paint so scratches would mean a panel repaint. The frozen finish is durable.

The BMW website mentions that choosing one of the frozen colors could delay your delivery date, did you experience that?

[iifymbro]

Originally Posted by LAnderson23

The BMW website mentions that choosing one of the frozen colors could delay your delivery date, did you experience that?

that's a generic warning, shouldn't be any delay on the M2 as long as the factory is producing them which it has been since end of February. I swapped my order right after they put the frozen on the builder again in early Feb and my 4/22 production date never budged. Can't say for sure it won't delay your order, but there's no obvious reason for it to currently.

[LAnderson23]

Originally Posted by iifymbro

that's a generic warning, shouldn't be any delay on the M2 as long as the factory is producing them which it has been since end of February. I swapped my order right after they put the frozen on the builder again in early Feb and my 4/22 production date never budged. Can't say for sure it won't delay your order, but there's no obvious reason for it to currently.

Cool, thanks!

[kenairways]

Originally Posted by iifymbro

that's a generic warning, shouldn't be any delay on the M2 as long as the factory is producing them which it has been since end of February. I swapped my order right after they put the frozen on the builder again in early Feb and my 4/22 production date never budged. Can't say for sure it won't delay your order, but there's no obvious reason for it to currently.

Wasn't there at some point there was a delay on the carbon package? Especially those bucket seats?

[iifymbro]

Originally Posted by kenairways

Wasn't there at some point there was a delay on the carbon package? Especially those bucket seats?

Yeah the buckets have been a source of delays the whole time, probably still is

[LAnderson23]

Ok, I just saw a frozen gray M2 in person and...wow. I'm smitten. The salesman said the only real difference is he would only hand wash it, and they can't do touchup paint so any big scratches would require the entire panel to be repainted. I already hand-wash only, so that's not big deal for me.

Others here have said the only way they would do a frozen color is with a wrap, I'd rather not deal with a wrap my plan would be to roll with it naked, perhaps a ceramic coating if they do that for matte paint. Is this insane? I've gotten rock chips on all my cars, it's just something that happens if you drive it, but am I in for a rude awakening if I don't wrap it? I'd love to hear from people who actually own a car with the frozen paint to get their perspectives. Thanks!

[iifymbro]

Originally Posted by LAnderson23

Ok, I just saw a frozen gray M2 in person and...wow. I'm smitten. The salesman said the only real difference is he would only hand wash it, and they can't do touchup paint so any big scratches would require the entire panel to be repainted. I already hand-wash only, so that's not big deal for me.

Others here have said the only way they would do a frozen color is with a wrap, I'd rather not deal with a wrap my plan would be to roll with it naked, perhaps a ceramic coating if they do that for matte paint. Is this insane? I've gotten rock chips on all my cars, it's just something that happens if you drive it, but am I in for a rude awakening if I don't wrap it? I'd love to hear from people who actually own a car with the frozen paint to get their perspectives. Thanks!

you definitely want to ceramic coat it, Dr. Beasley's is the go-to for that. Since you can't claybar/polish frozen you want to prevent stuff from etching the clear coat in the first place, like bird crap and bad watermarks etc. Dr. Beasley's has some good cleaners but you can't use physical brute force like on a normal clear coat, it's chemical force or you're just stuck with it so prevention is crucial.

Frozen is a tough finish, chips are inevitable but it's not like frozen is inherently fragile or something. I had the worst case scenario happen already, dump truck merged in front of me then hit a overpass and sprayed my non-PPF front end with gravel and stones at 60mph and there's no chips or marks, I cringed hard when it happened and assumed there would be chips when I got out to look.

I haven't washed mine for 700 miles now and in general the majority of bug impacts are on the front bumper and mirror covers, I might PPF them soon cause they seem to catch the most flak on this car. I put TLG mudflaps on the front and they seem to be catching a lot of stuff that would've otherwise gone into the side, the sides are still very clean.

[LAnderson23]

Originally Posted by iifymbro

you definitely want to ceramic coat it, Dr. Beasley's is the go-to for that. Since you can't claybar/polish frozen you want to prevent stuff from etching the clear coat in the first place, like bird crap and bad watermarks etc. Dr. Beasley's has some good cleaners but you can't use physical brute force like on a normal clear coat, it's chemical force or you're just stuck with it so prevention is crucial.

Frozen is a tough finish, chips are inevitable but it's not like frozen is inherently fragile or something. I had the worst case scenario happen already, dump truck merged in front of me then hit a overpass and sprayed my non-PPF front end with gravel and stones at 60mph and there's no chips or marks, I cringed hard when it happened and assumed there would be chips when I got out to look.

I haven't washed mine for 700 miles now and in general the majority of bug impacts are on the front bumper and mirror covers, I might PPF them soon cause they seem to catch the most flak on this car. I put TLG mudflaps on the front and they seem to be catching a lot of stuff that would've otherwise gone into the side, the sides are still very clean.

Thanks for the info, I appreciate it. I really can't decide...the color is absolutely stunning but knowing me I would be super paranoid about it...ugh! Tough choice!

[MLBMW]

The Frozen colours are still not available on the Canadian configurator. Anybody know why?

https://configure.bmw.ca/en_CA/confi...LE,S0ZM4,S0ZRP

[Ronin76]

Does having a frozen color prevent you from getting an aftermarket rear spoiler? I would think getting CF side skirts, splitter, and defuser would not be an issue but would taking off the OEM spoiler to put on the new one cause any issues to the paint? The more I see this freakin thread the more I am wanting to get this color and pay for the full body PPF...I hate you all

[exmowner]

First time in the rain.