...glad you are finally on board with the M-sport kit and looks Lomag... perhaps with your influence and the board behind you, maybe you can get BMW NA to offer this darn thing right from the factory??? its rediculous that we have to go all over the place to get this kit installed, which is the best look, imho, for the E60... there is absolutely no reason for BMW NA to hold this back any longer when we can put the kit on after the fact...

 

Thanks. The extra pressure would have helped me when I put mine on the track last weekend. The tires with regulation pressure look like they were melting on the traction surfaces - strips of what has all the appearances of melted rubber dribblets across the tread surface. I wish I had more pressure - after the fact.

Wonder if the trickle charger could be connected directly to the battery in the trunk?

 

There was a way to check the software version on the E60. My build is March 21, 2005 and it seems that they caught the cheat. Is there a way to figure out which CIP version is on my car.

 

AFAIK there never was a way to find out what CIP release your car has. Only the dealer can tell you.

 

Lomag,

If I remember correctly, the change in the tire pressure sticker was only in the US. I thought that some of our foreign friends were still getting the table. Could someone please verify if they are still getting the table?

Also, is there a different sticker for the RF's, i.e. one pressure reccomendation for the sport package, and different one for those without? Only ask because curious if the RF's need higher or lower pressures than non RF's so I can properly set my non RF tire pressure.

Thanks, and looking forward to pics, especially since it's Mystic Blue.

 

Lomag, how much did it cost for the whole deal to get the M-Kit put on your beautiful car?

 

If in fact there are "new improved" Dunlops that were developed to fix the defect of the older ones could that be the reason for the different tire pressures for the 2005's? If BMW started installing the "New Dunlops" starting with the 9/04 production then this will coincide with the new tire pressure stickers for 2005. Maybe the new Dunlops require higher pressure. Of coarse this is all my speculation and it may not be valid at all, especially if the non-US models still have the old pressure stickers.

 

saurabh: $1200 paint + install, parts were $1300 from crevier + shipping

rody: That is exactly my theory aswell and the reason I'm sticking with the new pressures. They went through the trouble of changing the sticker for a reason and it must have been a very good reason at that, despite the fact that we can't figure out that reason (yet).

 

man, i can't wait to get the sw update tomorrow and hopefully they know how to activate the bluetooth .

 

Although I agree that the new pressures may be the right way to go, my theory on why they changed the sticker was due to the confusing nature of the old one and the litigious society we live in here in the US. I think the average American owner couldn't figure out how to read that old sticker with all the geometric shapes, etc. on it. Most are clueless and just want to see a number. If they were to get in an accident, especially if improper inflation contributed to the cause, some slick lawyer over here would nail BMW for confusing the consumer, etc.