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10-12-2007, 03:47 PM
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Check out the pic of the 2008 535i below. Very similar to the car that I just ordered; however, the US version does not have the silver (alum?) trim bar in the lower front grill that (IMO) ties together the fog lights and splits the lower grille nicely. In all the US pics, it's not there (or just black) yet in the non-US pics it's there...can a non-US 535i owner verify for me that their trim bar is alum. or at least not black? If this is the case then I can most likely order that bar from the dealer.
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Originally Posted by HotLap' post='480882' date='Oct 12 2007, 06:47 PM
Check out the pic of the 2008 535i below. Very similar to the car that I just ordered; however, the US version does not have the silver (alum?) trim bar in the lower front grill that (IMO) ties together the fog lights and splits the lower grille nicely. In all the US pics, it's not there (or just black) yet in the non-US pics it's there...can a non-US 535i owner verify for me that their trim bar is alum. or at least not black? If this is the case then I can most likely order that bar from the dealer.
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10-12-2007, 04:06 PM
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='480883' date='Oct 12 2007, 04:51 PM
I would think you could order it and install the part. Installation may not be as easy but this is like back in the 2004 an other early models where the the Euro-spec cars (and other parts of the world) got the red reflectors in the rear bumper but the US didn't. They are now standard. Many here ordered the red reflectors and replaced the cheap looking inserts that were part of US spec...
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2) CDV valve delete
3) Euro spec reflectors and lower grill bar (if I can get it)
4) SSK (or other) short throw shifter linkage (more research needed)
5) Considering tune from Zeckhausen Racing (more research needed)
10-12-2007, 05:06 PM
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Originally Posted by HotLap' post='480882' date='Oct 12 2007, 07:47 PM
the US version does not have the silver (alum?) trim bar in the lower front grill
http://www.e60.net/information/options/ext.../deep_sea_blue/
(1st pic w/ square license plate and amber relectors must be us spec)
10-12-2007, 07:39 PM
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Originally Posted by jet190rs' post='480911' date='Oct 12 2007, 06:06 PM
uh, looks pretty silver to me...
http://www.e60.net/information/options/ext.../deep_sea_blue/
(1st pic w/ square license plate and amber relectors must be us spec)
http://www.e60.net/information/options/ext.../deep_sea_blue/
(1st pic w/ square license plate and amber relectors must be us spec)
Jet - that's the silver bar I'm talking about
...but that can't be a US spec as one of the other cars in the pic (same dealer) is a "530 d"...don't think we can get the diesel here yet? Must be a Euro dealer?
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Maybe I'm confused but every LCI car I've seen at the dealer (except for ones with the M-sport packcage like the 550i) have the silver bar you're talking about... 
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='480943' date='Oct 12 2007, 11:43 PM
Maybe I'm confused but every LCI car I've seen at the dealer (except for ones with the M-sport packcage like the 550i) have the silver bar you're talking about...
, it does not show a silver bar on the front end. But then we all know the BMW website to be a bit behind reality...
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Originally Posted by kscarrol' post='480950' date='Oct 12 2007, 10:04 PM
Well, nevermind! When you use the BMW NA website to configure a car , it does not show a silver bar on the front end. But then we all know the BMW website to be a bit behind reality...
, it does not show a silver bar on the front end. But then we all know the BMW website to be a bit behind reality...
10-12-2007, 11:54 PM
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Originally Posted by HotLap' post='480937' date='Oct 12 2007, 11:39 PM
Jet - that's the silver bar I'm talking about ...but that can't be a US spec as one of the other cars in the pic (same dealer) is a "530 d"...don't think we can get the diesel here yet? Must be a Euro dealer?
...but that can't be a US spec as one of the other cars in the pic (same dealer) is a "530 d"...don't think we can get the diesel here yet? Must be a Euro dealer?ignore the other pics....i think its clear that they are NOT from the same dealer. the admin compiled a bunch of random pics to show off the same color.
from the details such as license plate shape, diesel models, etc - i'll bet the other pics are not from the same place as the 1st pic...
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Originally Posted by HotLap' post='480882' date='Oct 12 2007, 04:47 PM
Check out the pic of the 2008 535i below. Very similar to the car that I just ordered; however, the US version does not have the silver (alum?) trim bar in the lower front grill that (IMO) ties together the fog lights and splits the lower grille nicely. In all the US pics, it's not there (or just black) yet in the non-US pics it's there...can a non-US 535i owner verify for me that their trim bar is alum. or at least not black? If this is the case then I can most likely order that bar from the dealer.
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