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5sp 528iT Transformed from an ugly duckling

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Default 5sp 528iT Transformed from an ugly duckling

In early September, we found a great car for our shop. One that would help us deliver items to our customers, ship items out through our shipping partners, get reasonably great gas mileage doing that, AND look good.

Below is a small list that doesn't include all the things we did to it, but some of the highlights. Now, some of these items could not have been done without the help of our local partners, so, in alphabetical order:
Contra Costa Auto Service Adrian
@Federal Auto Body in Concord - Mark & Crew
@Independent - BMW And Mercedes Benz Maintenance and Repair

And here's the list of upgrades:
A: Motorsport Molding Badge
B: Body Color M-Sport Moldings
C: V4 LED Brake Light Bulbs
D: V4 LED Reverse Light Bulbs
E: V4 LED License Plate Bulbs
F: Mtech Wagon Rear Bumper
G: Body Color Window Release Cover
H: M5 Front Bumper
I: Projector39 Hella Style with Orion V4
H1 Bixenon Mini Projectors
35W Canbus 6000K
K: V4 LED Front Turn Signals with Resistor
L: Full Interior LED Kit
M: Full Interior Detail
N: E39 M5 Style Side Mirrors
O: Umnitza E39 Coil-Over Kit (in testing)
All New Suspension (Subframe Bushings, Control Arms F/R, RSM, TM etc.)
P: Painted Wiper Trim (Jet BLack)
Q: Full Buff & Polish
R: New Clutch
S: Painted Window and Door Trim
T: 35% Tint
U: BBS CH Reps 19X8.5 and 19X9.5 with 245/35 and 275/30

It started by looking like an ugly duckling:


And slowly, it turned into a pretty decent looking swan:


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