My garage was too slow...

[///Matthew]

Time to liven the walls up a little bit… I searched around a bit and found a company that makes removable vinyl graphics, stripes, letters, etc. for walls. I ordered their 50 color sample pack, and matched my car’s M badge stripes as best I could, with great results. I then ordered three, 3″ wide by 36′ long rolls of their stripes.

The hardest part of the process was deciding which wall to lay them out on, and at what height. The installation was extremely easy, but does require some planning.

Since I installed the stripes fairly high on the walls (I have a 14′ ceiling in the garage) I had to make sure that I could reach the stripe the entire way across the wall in a continuous manner. My girlfriend was kind enough to help me re-position my workbench and ladder as I worked my way down the wall.

Using the laser level made things very easy. I set the laser up, then using a pencil I made marks down the laser line to guide the initial vinyl stripe. After the first stripe was laid out, the second and third were painless.

Overall I’m very pleased with the end result. The wall looks significantly faster…

Walls Need Love

From their site:

Easy Stripe is self-adhesive striping used to decorate walls, doors, bikes, laptops, autos & more. It sticks easily and removes clean. Each roll is 36 ft (11m) long with multiple widths and colors available, so you can achieve any design or pattern. Easier, faster, and more affordable than painting stripes, this is the answer you’ve been looking for. No more mess or harsh fumes. We stand behind our product & 100% guarantee you’ll love it. Unroll your creativity.

Completed M Stripe installation.

[edwinm3]

nice touch, good job

[BobS]

Looks great! Colors seem like a perfect match to me.

[///M Power-Belgium]

Looks realy good....nice work .
But I was thinking about the horizontal sequence...order of the 3 ///M colors , because when looking at the 3 colors on our ///M logo the first color on the left side we see the light blue and so the first color ,that's why i'm wondering if the light blue not belongs on top..dark blue in the middle(always ok) and red at the bottom ?
But i'm not sure about this because I saw it before on the 2 different ways ?
So what is the right way when they are horizontal....

[///Matthew]

Originally Posted by ///M Power-Belgium

Looks realy good....nice work .
But I was thinking about the horizontal sequence...order of the 3 ///M colors , because when looking at the 3 colors on our ///M logo the first color on the left side we see the light blue and so the first color ,that's why i'm wondering if the light blue not belongs on top..dark blue in the middle and red at the bottom ?
But i'm not sure about this because I saw it before on the 2 different ways ?
So what is the right way....

I agonized over the order! I looked up the 2002 Turbo, and used the same order as the horizontal stripes on that car. Saw some BMW Performance stripes in same order as well.

[///Matthew]

Originally Posted by edwinm3

nice touch, good job

Originally Posted by BobS

Looks great! Colors seem like a perfect match to me.

Thanks guys!

[///M Power-Belgium]

Originally Posted by ///Matthew

I agonized over the order! I looked up the 2002 Turbo, and used the same order as the horizontal stripes on that car. Saw some BMW Performance stripes in same order as well.

Indeed you are right !
BTW..they look just perfect , and THX for sharing pics and idea

[AP3X_FTW]

Very cool OP, looks great! I had some fun browsing the site as well.

[JEllis]

Awesome

[1MOREMOD]

Where are all the tools and other things usually in a garage I have a 3 car and have stuff hanging off walls everywhere.

[///Matthew]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Where are all the tools and other things usually in a garage I have a 3 car and have stuff hanging off walls everywhere.

I just built the house guy.

[OG Shark]

Your garage is way too clean OP.

Dig the stripes. Looks good.

[1MOREMOD]

Originally Posted by ///Matthew

I just built the house guy.

Makes sense buddy.

[Quicksilv3r]

Very cool idea. I'm stealing it.

I'm guessing you used the following colors: Sky, Blue & Red?

[s85e90]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Where are all the tools and other things usually in a garage I have a 3 car and have stuff hanging off walls everywhere.

I thought most M3 owners here don't even change their own oil

[///Matthew]

Originally Posted by Quicksilv3r

Very cool idea. I'm stealing it.

I'm guessing you used the following colors: Sky, Blue & Red?

Thanks!

I just checked, Sky, Navy, Red. (I probably could have gone lighter than "Sky" but I am super happy with how they turned out!

[///Matthew]

Originally Posted by s85e90

I thought most M3 owners here don't even change their own oil

I have never changed the oil on my E92s. Scheduled maintenance, son. My E36 M3s have been a different story though. What any of this has to do with stripes on a wall is beyond me.

[WCM3]

Nice! Love the E36..great set of cars you got there!

[1MOREMOD]

Originally Posted by ///Matthew

I have never changed the oil on my E92s. Scheduled maintenance, son. My E36 M3s have been a different story though. What any of this has to do with stripes on a wall is beyond me.

Probably because most car people's initial work in the garage involves utility not decorating. I hard wired 5000w heater, hung cabinets, work bench, wired lighting, wired extra outlets, cord reels, treated the floor, put tire racks on the wall, and so on. Haven't decorated yet. It is a cool idea though.

[///Matthew]

Originally Posted by 1MOREMOD

Probably because most car people's initial work in the garage involves utility not decorating. I hard wired 5000w heater, hung cabinets, work bench, wired lighting, wired extra outlets, cord reels, treated the floor, put tire racks on the wall, and so on. Haven't decorated yet. It is a cool idea though.

Cool.

[///Matthew]

Originally Posted by WCM3

Nice! Love the E36..great set of cars you got there!

Thank you! The E36 is my baby. I've had that car for a looong time and hope to never part with it.

[Exclusivs]

Clean garage and great detail!