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My Ride: 2008 535i Alpina White / Natural Brown Dakota, 550 19" Wheels, M5 Rear Spoiler, 40% Lumar Tint....M Tech Kit on the way!
How do you get rid of the "gap". My car shows a bigger gap than i would like to see. Is this a DIY mod...anyone has a link?
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My Ride: I have a 2007 Black Sapphire BMW 530i with SMG. It has the auburn interior, has PDC, Sports Package, Premium Package, rear automatic sunshades with manual side sunshades, 35% black tint, Upgraded angeleyes from Angelibrights, and Logic 7 Sound System
Model Year: 2007
I just washed the car with adams and then applied a coat of zymol and then adams wax and then adams glaze on top.
I am looking at 19s right now bc houston roads are HORRIBLE. Also, I might sell those springs and get coilovers instead! I love to take turns at high speeds and don't want to lose that. I was think about radengiers as a wheel choice, but I love BBS so we shall see what the pocket book allows!
Thanks for all the compliments guys and it couldn't have been done without this forum and its great members. I have been on many forums, but this onw by far is the closest knit group of friends that I have seen. Thanks Again guys!
I am looking at 19s right now bc houston roads are HORRIBLE. Also, I might sell those springs and get coilovers instead! I love to take turns at high speeds and don't want to lose that. I was think about radengiers as a wheel choice, but I love BBS so we shall see what the pocket book allows!
Thanks for all the compliments guys and it couldn't have been done without this forum and its great members. I have been on many forums, but this onw by far is the closest knit group of friends that I have seen. Thanks Again guys!
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My Ride: 2005 530i Silver Gray/ Gray Leather. SP,PP
Originally Posted by Nogaro' post='578511' date='May 11 2008, 11:49 PM
How do you get rid of the "gap". My car shows a bigger gap than i would like to see. Is this a DIY mod...anyone has a link?
TIA!
TIA!
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From: Houston, Texas
My Ride: 2005 BMW 545i, Silver Grey, Sport Package, R. Shades, Cold Pkg, Sat. Rad., Prem. Sound.
Originally Posted by houbmw' post='578514' date='May 11 2008, 10:54 PM
I just washed the car with adams and then applied a coat of zymol and then adams wax and then adams glaze on top.
I am looking at 19s right now bc houston roads are HORRIBLE. Also, I might sell those springs and get coilovers instead! I love to take turns at high speeds and don't want to lose that. I was think about radengiers as a wheel choice, but I love BBS so we shall see what the pocket book allows!
Thanks for all the compliments guys and it couldn't have been done without this forum and its great members. I have been on many forums, but this onw by far is the closest knit group of friends that I have seen. Thanks Again guys!
I am looking at 19s right now bc houston roads are HORRIBLE. Also, I might sell those springs and get coilovers instead! I love to take turns at high speeds and don't want to lose that. I was think about radengiers as a wheel choice, but I love BBS so we shall see what the pocket book allows!
Thanks for all the compliments guys and it couldn't have been done without this forum and its great members. I have been on many forums, but this onw by far is the closest knit group of friends that I have seen. Thanks Again guys!
Beautiful car.Don't get Radenergie. I got 19s R10 on my car with 35 in the front and 30 in the back and they look ugly.
BTW, the above configuration is lower than stock 124 with runflats by about 1/2 inch.
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From: Belgium (home) - France (work)
My Ride: May 2008 530D "M" package Exclusive line.
Originally Posted by e60insd' post='578590' date='May 12 2008, 09:44 AM
Car looks beautiful! Now get some RIMS! =)
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
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Gorgeous car, but I HATE the interior!!
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Don't lower it! That gap is minimal, and it doesn't need lowering. The H&R's could ruin your ride quality completely. I had them on my old car and HATED them...bumpy as hell!
It looks perfect as it is. Throw some 172's on there and be done with it, suspension-wise. Looking good!
Yes, we are lagging! Why don't we like 20's? If our roads were all nice and perfectly smooth like out in CA or in other "year-round-sun states" we'd do more dubs around these parts, but when you have potholes the size of small children, brick roads, expansion joints that stick out by an inch, etc., the ride and potential damage to the 20's just ain't worth it. We lag as a result. 
It looks perfect as it is. Throw some 172's on there and be done with it, suspension-wise. Looking good!
Originally Posted by dbae1978' post='578497' date='May 11 2008, 11:04 PM
"I've noticed that the people in the mid west don't like the 20"s. It's mostly the west or east coasters that like that style. Maybe they're lagging?
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your car is screaming for Hamann Race Edition black 20" but since you dont want 20" i guess 166M will be best, there are just too many 172's in North America now,