xclone

Hey guys, I've been seeing alot of people asking about bumpers, tunes, exhausts, etc for the 535i. I had a chance to go take a few photos today of the car (it's dirty but, oh well) to give you an idea how some of these things look. I've got a list below of the actual modifications for you.

M5Tech Front Bumper - Umnitza
Canbus xenon fog bulbs
M5 fog light housings
M5Tech Brake Ducts (in shipping)
CP-E FMIC
Cobb Tuner (stg 2+)
BMW WW Meth kit
Injen Intake
Evolution Raceworks Charge Pipe (2 meth bungs)
Turbosmart Diverter Valves
BMS Oil Catch Can
VMR 710 19" rims in gunmetal - 245 front, 275 rear (8.5 & 9.5 staggered)
AR Design downpipes (with race cats)
Magnaflow Exhaust
secondary cat delete
primary muffler delete
Lux h8 Angel Eye bulbs
clear LED side markers
Space Gray Metallic overlays

Shydee

Hows the FMIC holding up??

xclone

It's holding up great! CP-E makes, honestly, a quality product and while it's not cheap, the results were impressive (especially considering the 535's OEM FMIC is smaller then the 335).

tonyb635

Curious how long uou've been running the injen. I had one for around six months and it caused my turbos to over heat and car to go in limp mode.

mo858

the front bumper is the MTech rep like i have, not the M5Tech.

Gizzler

Isn't the front bumper Mtech replica? I'm pretty sure M5tech is the M5 bumper replica with fog light.

xclone

Been running it for about 6 months. I can't really see how that would cause your turbos to "overheat" by themselves. If you are running a tune and running it hard in 100+ degree weather sure, but that would overheat regardless. I haven't seen any problems and this has been tracked at the 1/4 mile strip.

From what I was told, the Mtech bumper uses the stock 535i fogs. The M5Tech uses the M5 fog lights. These are definitely M5 foglights. I ordered the M5Tech from Umnitza and im pretty sure that is what I have on it. Obviously, I am more concerned about the look then the name.

Gizzler

Well, it's not only the name, there's also some difference in the look.
For some reason I couldn't find a comparison pic i found before. go look at HERE and compare those "points" with an M5 front bumper which you will easily find on google, or on this forum.
Then you'll know what I'm talking about.

SoCalM5Mang

[quote name='xclone' timestamp='1330195293' post='1422519']
Hey guys, I've been seeing alot of people asking about bumpers, tunes, exhausts, etc for the 535i. I had a chance to go take a few photos today of the car (it's dirty but, oh well) to give you an idea how some of these things look. I've got a list below of the actual modifications for you.

M5Tech Front Bumper - Umnitza
Canbus xenon fog bulbs
M5 fog light housings
M5Tech Brake Ducts (in shipping)
CP-E FMIC
Cobb Tuner (stg 2+)
BMW WW Meth kit
Injen Intake
Evolution Raceworks Charge Pipe (2 meth bungs)
Turbosmart Diverter Valves
BMS Oil Catch Can
VMR 710 19" rims in gunmetal - 245 front, 275 rear (8.5 & 9.5 staggered)
AR Design downpipes (with race cats)
Magnaflow Exhaust
secondary cat delete
primary muffler delete
Lux h8 Angel Eye bulbs
clear LED side markers
Space Gray Metallic overlays



Your CAR is RETARDED BRO! Mad Props. I'm going to follow your lead before the year is over for sure.

Art83

thanks for your post man...glad from someone (and see some pics) who owns a 08 535i and has some mods to show us. Mad props for your ride, it looks really clean. However, i do agree with others when it comes to M5Tech and MTech comments... some people prefer the M5 look (like myself) while others like the MTech... some don't care as long as its not the stock. but anyway.... one question I have for you is regarding your Magnaflow... I saw this exhaust online and wanted to get it...but someone didn't recommend me as the sound was "too loud" for a performance exhaust expected for a BMW. What's your opinion?