What did you do to your Blackwing today?

[marcmac]

Anderson composites hood paint matched and Installed.



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[TexasHawkeye]

Anderson composites hood paint matched and Installed.



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That looks totally badass.

 

[Kawman]

Anderson composites hood paint matched and Installed.

That looks fantastic! I just checked, not available for the little brother 4BW.

 

[Super Saloon]

Tapout has something similar for the 4…

https://www.tapouttuning.com/product/ct4-v-blackwing-fiberglass-hood/

 

[FLYARMY]

Looks great ! I have questions. Is the Anderson hood a simple swap of the factory hood or do the hinges have to be changed? I saw on their site about a recommended "heat shield". Does it come with a heat shield or is the factory hood insulation used? Were there any fitment issues that needed addressing when the installation was done? Enquiring minds need to know. Please post some pictures of the hood opened and hinges. Thankx !

 

[marcmac]

Looks great ! I have questions. Is the Anderson hood a simple swap of the factory hood or do the hinges have to be changed? I saw on their site about a recommended "heat shield". Does it come with a heat shield or is the factory hood insulation used? Were there any fitment issues that needed addressing when the installation was done? Enquiring minds need to know. Please post some pictures of the hood opened and hinges. Thankx !

Perfect fit out of the box, simple swap, installed with the oem hardware. After it was painted the bodyshop had the old hood off and this installed in 20 minutes. No fitment issues at all.

I didn't get heatshields, asked a few members who been running the hood for a while and they said it's been fine without them.

 

[FLYARMY]

My brothers own the family auto body shop that my Dad started over 60 years ago. They want to sell it and retire very soon. I better order my hood soon and get it in their shop for my free installation and paint !

 

[white98ls]

Got an oil change, alignment done, and driver's seat lumbar/massage/bolster bladders replaced as they failed a few months ago.

I really appreciate how cheap this thing is to maintain vs. the German competition. Oil change with 9qts of synthetic at the dealer in a HCOL area was $102.76. The filter was $6.02! Not even with a discount. I couldn't even do an oil change myself for that price with my prior BMW Ms.

 

[schernov]

BMW dealers in Chicago run $99 oil change special all year long. I think Blackwing benefit from some GM lesser expensive parts but other things are high. Like front rotors or oem pads. There are no alternatives .... while in bmw world there are several quality vendors which keep oem prices in check. Our tire selection is also a bit challenging.

 

[WSTSD]

$125 for this crest from Savage Cadillac. I'm a sucker.

But I don't want any polished/chrome on the outside of the car. View attachment 20192View attachment 20193

Where did you get the CF upper grill trim? I've looked around a bit and have not been able to find it. Looks great!

 

[TexasHawkeye]

Got some Blackwing badges that are as good as OEM from Amazon and put them on the sides under the V’s like the new cars. Now my 2023 looks “modern”!

 

[white98ls]

Really old guy (probably should not be driving anymore) gave my bumper a minor scrape trying to squeeze past me into a turn lane this morning But one positive was remembering that the car records video to an SD card, so I quickly and conveniently pulled it. God this car is awesome.

I know other cars have cameras everywhere, but do they record onto a convenient format like this? It's pretty great knowing there's a dashcam on all sides at all times. I only wish there was sound for... uh, highlights...

While I was exchanging insurance info in the Walgreens parking lot, some teenager was ogling my car. "Is that a Blackwing?!" Wish I was in a better circumstance at that moment.

 

[CB34]

Got an oil change, alignment done, and driver's seat lumbar/massage/bolster bladders replaced as they failed a few months ago.

I really appreciate how cheap this thing is to maintain vs. the German competition. Oil change with 9qts of synthetic at the dealer in a HCOL area was $102.76. The filter was $6.02! Not even with a discount. I couldn't even do an oil change myself for that price with my prior BMW Ms.

The oil for this car is $10/qt. They charged only $10 for labor? I would double check what type of oil they charged you for and put in. That price does not sound right.

 

[Kevin0311]

7.25 per quart rockauto currently bet the dealer gets it for $5 a quart

 

[wfdeacon88]

Got some Blackwing badges that are as good as OEM from Amazon and put them on the sides under the V’s like the new cars. Now my 2023 looks “modern”!

Hey I found those two weeks ago also, I was shocked they were same as OEM

 

[FLYARMY]

My Long Island Cadillac dealership charges $237 for just an oil change ! Ridiculous !

 

[xnifex]

Really old guy (probably should not be driving anymore) gave my bumper a minor scrape trying to squeeze past me into a turn lane this morning But one positive was remembering that the car records video to an SD card, so I quickly and conveniently pulled it. God this car is awesome.

I know other cars have cameras everywhere, but do they record onto a convenient format like this? It's pretty great knowing there's a dashcam on all sides at all times. I only wish there was sound for... uh, highlights...

While I was exchanging insurance info in the Walgreens parking lot, some teenager was ogling my car. "Is that a Blackwing?!" Wish I was in a better circumstance at that moment.

I really hope they enable it on the 2025+. Apparently they recently enabled it on the Escalade.

 

[Throat Yogurt]

I know other cars have cameras everywhere, but do they record onto a convenient format like this? It's pretty great knowing there's a dashcam on all sides at all times. I only wish there was sound for... uh, highlights...

The PDR camera records sound.

 

[rubberduck]

The PDR camera records sound.

I only have SVR, but added a front and rear dashcam with battery. 4K on the front which is far better. Records sound obviously.

 

[1Evil55]

I ended up turning the audio record off from my PDR. After going back to review some videos, I wasn't impressed with my commentary and decided I'm better off keeping that to myself. I do wish I had the audio on the night my neighbor was out walking her cat and yelled at me to slow down. After review I was doing exactly the speed limit. And yes, a neighbor walks her cat.