I don't even know where to begin. I reached out to Glaswerks in the hunt for a shop that is as much of a perfectionist as I am. Being someone who is obsessed about the details can be a challenging thing when you find a place to partner with on a vision. I've had mixed luck everywhere I've gone, always compromising on something.
I found the Glaswerks Instagram and followed them for a while. I had just placed an order on an M2 Comp, probably one of the last to leave the factory line. I planned on keeping this car for a while as I believe it'll be quite rare in the future. Seeing as I had no plans to sell it in the next 10 years, I wanted to take steps to make it as protected as possible to help with keeping it pristine for the hopefully many years to come!
After stalking the Glaswerks IG for a bit, I saw a few stories where they show the edge of their wraps and how much they focus on the details. When I see IG stories like this, I know the shop is serious. They're giving you closeups of every edge and talking the viewer through the thinking. I reached out to Glaswerks on IG to begin talking about my idea for the M2. Adrian responded and we hopped on a call. You can tell when a job isn't just a job to someone - Adrian was proud of the work his shop does and wasn't shy to brag about it. You can tell in how he talked about the quality of what they do that they're hyper-focused on the details. You see it all over their IG, showing close-ups of their wrap jobs and not being shy to talk details. That is what made me want to work with them.
I made an appointment to drive up and see their work that weekend. Right as soon as I walk in the door, Adrian directs me outside and asks me to drive his personal M2. I have never in my life had the experience where the owner, upon 5 minutes of walking into the shop, directs me to take their car for a test drive. He did this because he was proud of the work he put into his M2 and wanted me to use it as a baseline as we begin to talk about mine. I'm glad he did because they do so much more than car detailing and wrapping. In that drive, I got to experience his custom fabricated gear linkage for the M2 which exponentially increased the driving feel. We talked for a bit more and I left with an appointment in the books to bring my car in as soon as I took delivery. Here's the job we were doing: Full body PPF wrap with STEK DYNOmatt which gives a Satin Finish, Stek CF V-Weave roof, and their custom gear linkage with CDV delete. This wasn't cheap and you can tell by their clientele that they only work with a select few but I'm a strong believer you get what you pay for. After failing to ever feel like I'm getting the quality I wanted, I decided, at last, to pay what it took for it to be done right.
I'll skip to the finished job but they were fantastic to work with throughout the whole process. They took great care of my car and they respected how obsessive I was about perfection. They did each panel to perfection and really didn't settle for anything less. When they had the reveal for my car, they did it at one of their cars and coffee. This is where you can see how proud they are of the work they do - they put my car in the VIP spot just so they could showcase the fantastic wrap they did. It's a different feeling when you see the shop use YOUR car to show off their work. I've never been treated this well at any place I've worked with over the 15 years I've been modifying cars, it was unreal.
Now today, I've just come back from my follow-up wash and spoiler install. I sit back and reflect on this whole experience. I didn't just find my new go-to shop for all things car-related, but I genuinely feel like I've made a new group of friends. From Adrian the owner to his amazing staff, they're all great people and take immense pride in the quality of work they crank out. I'm so thankful I found this shop before I took delivery of the M2, not sure who I might've ended up with if not for them. read more