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What color grilles?
12-13-2010, 09:11 PM
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My Ride: 07 530i Mystic Blue
For shadow trim: 'Don Nguyen' does a lot of window trim/tails/roof wrappings. Irvine, CA. He smoked my tail lights and my friend's recently.
https://5series.net/forums/topic/74314-vinyl-wraps/
How do you like the RPI exhaust on your 530i? I've ordered mine.
12-14-2010, 09:09 AM
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My Ride: '06 530xi Jet Black
Went with the Matte black grilles and will wait for spring to come around when the only body shop I trust starts powdercoating wheel again due to the backup of winter.
That pic was 7 months ago (just out the hood on so no roundel) and I took the M badge off and stuck it on my desk as a constant goal haha
Its great!
No, the general consensus here on the forum is: M badges belong ONLY on M cars, yes a lot of us mod our cars to look more like an M5 (mainly because that body kit is the most tasteful and best looking), but I would not put an M badge on my 530 - I know full well it's not an M car and never will be. Save the badges for the M 
Its great!
12-14-2010, 09:31 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
You can buy OEM shadowline from Garry at Newport BMW. He gives a 25% discount to forum members. Many of us have purchased things from him--real stand-up guy. There is a sticky at the top of the Parts forum with info.
12-14-2010, 10:10 AM
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Oh hey, I just noticed you have CF hood with jet black car. Obviously the pictures don't tell the whole story, but how do you think it matches with the color of the rest of the car?
I am hoping that Vorsteiner-like hood becomes available again soon, and contemplating whether I should keep the CF or paint it.
I am hoping that Vorsteiner-like hood becomes available again soon, and contemplating whether I should keep the CF or paint it.
12-14-2010, 12:07 PM
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My Ride: '06 530xi Jet Black
Oh hey, I just noticed you have CF hood with jet black car. Obviously the pictures don't tell the whole story, but how do you think it matches with the color of the rest of the car?
I am hoping that Vorsteiner-like hood becomes available again soon, and contemplating whether I should keep the CF or paint it.
I am hoping that Vorsteiner-like hood becomes available again soon, and contemplating whether I should keep the CF or paint it.
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