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My Ride: E60 545i v8 6spd MT
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Hi I recently purchased an '04 545i v8 6speed MT. Absolutely love the car so far, drives like a dream. I replaced my built '01 Jetta 1.8t with the bimmer, albeit totally different vehicles comparatively but hands down a solid upgrade. It was a little difficult going from a smaller FWD high-boosted(20-22psi) to a bigger N/A RWD. But I'm pretty comfortable in it even if I had to step out of my comfort zone where I know and understand the vehicle platform better in VW-land.
However when I first started driving the bimmer I honestly felt as if something was terribly wrong, or I just couldn't drive it
. I did a little research and found out about the valve in the clutch line. Haha I felt like I was learning how to drive standard shift all over again(although it's all I've even owned and known in my ten years of driving). Aside from that I'm a happy camper. Onto the photos
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I'd like to keep the 545 pretty simple as far as modifications go. But I do have a short "to-do" list.
-upgrade AE bulbs from the dim oem bulbs
-yellow fog light bulbs & lamin-x
-pick up some VMR wheels and summer tires
-lci tail lights and adapter cables
-install AUX cable and have it coded
-(possibly) give it a moderate drop and wheel spacers for a decent daily driving fitment.
-rpi exhaust
And if anyone here is into track toys (even if not bmw) here's my project car that I'm rapping up as of now.
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Ok enough whoring from me, haha! Thanks for having me here!
However when I first started driving the bimmer I honestly felt as if something was terribly wrong, or I just couldn't drive it
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I'd like to keep the 545 pretty simple as far as modifications go. But I do have a short "to-do" list.
-upgrade AE bulbs from the dim oem bulbs
-yellow fog light bulbs & lamin-x
-pick up some VMR wheels and summer tires
-lci tail lights and adapter cables
-install AUX cable and have it coded
-(possibly) give it a moderate drop and wheel spacers for a decent daily driving fitment.
-rpi exhaust
And if anyone here is into track toys (even if not bmw) here's my project car that I'm rapping up as of now.
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Ok enough whoring from me, haha! Thanks for having me here!
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