AC Schnitzer 530i
03-23-2009, 10:27 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).
The exterior, for the most part, is quite nice. The interior is not to my liking. Someone obviously put a lot of work into this one.
03-23-2009, 10:27 AM
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At first glance, it looks nice, HOWEVER.........Upon further review it is WAY TOO overdone! 
Besides who is this guy trying to impress with a 530i? 
Way too much RICE on this one!! :thumbsdown:
Besides who is this guy trying to impress with a 530i? Way too much RICE on this one!! :thumbsdown:
03-23-2009, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by ynottony' post='824467' date='Mar 23 2009, 11:24 AM
Yeaaaa.....and you let your wife and kids ride in that thing?
I'm not feeling that car at all. Looks like something straight
outta some 19 year old teenagers garage, complete with
daddy's credit card impression on those cheap dyed leather
seats. I thought tv monitors in the headrest got played out back in
the 1990's?
This car MIGHTA looked good some 10-15 years ago, but there is
nothing original in that car that hasn't already been done in terms
of "customizing". He coulda saved $$$$$ of dollars and done the
same exact thing with a honda civic. Since it's a 530i, there really
is no such thing as "performance" on that car.
I would honestly be embarrassed to drive that thing down the street.
I mean, at least if it were an M5 he could drive away really fast from
the people on the street laughing at him. Then I could plausibly
excuse the gaudy-ness of the entire car since he has the balls
under the hood to back up his "artistic creation".
The only way I would buy that car is if I were able to buy two.
One to take a crap on, the other to cover it up with.
I'm not feeling that car at all. Looks like something straight
outta some 19 year old teenagers garage, complete with
daddy's credit card impression on those cheap dyed leather
seats. I thought tv monitors in the headrest got played out back in
the 1990's?
This car MIGHTA looked good some 10-15 years ago, but there is
nothing original in that car that hasn't already been done in terms
of "customizing". He coulda saved $$$$$ of dollars and done the
same exact thing with a honda civic. Since it's a 530i, there really
is no such thing as "performance" on that car.
I would honestly be embarrassed to drive that thing down the street.
I mean, at least if it were an M5 he could drive away really fast from
the people on the street laughing at him. Then I could plausibly
excuse the gaudy-ness of the entire car since he has the balls
under the hood to back up his "artistic creation".
The only way I would buy that car is if I were able to buy two.
One to take a crap on, the other to cover it up with.
03-23-2009, 10:34 AM
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I think it's nice for what it is. it was probably in a bunch of fast and furious car shows. They certainly spent lots of money on this one!
03-23-2009, 10:37 AM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='824592' date='Mar 23 2009, 02:27 PM
At first glance, it looks nice, HOWEVER.........Upon further review it is WAY TOO overdone! Besides who is this guy trying to impress with a 530i? Way too much RICE on this one!! :thumbsdown:
Besides who is this guy trying to impress with a 530i? Way too much RICE on this one!! :thumbsdown:
03-23-2009, 10:43 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).
Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='824592' date='Mar 23 2009, 01:27 PM
At first glance, it looks nice, HOWEVER.........Upon further review it is WAY TOO overdone! Besides who is this guy trying to impress with a 530i? Way too much RICE on this one!! :thumbsdown:
Besides who is this guy trying to impress with a 530i? Way too much RICE on this one!! :thumbsdown: Seriously, the guy clearly was looking to make a "show" car a la Pimp My Ride, not a performance beast, otherwise he would have done more than just paint parts on the engine.
03-23-2009, 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by pgetsch' post='824602' date='Mar 23 2009, 01:37 PM
easy with the negative 530 reference, there are many of us who prefer a 530 as a daily driver or just are not concerned with power and speed that will only get wasted on a vehicle that spends most of its time stuck in traffic. like i said before, to each his own
03-23-2009, 11:06 AM
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My Ride: 2005 545i /w Sport pkg - SMG - Nav - Premium pkg - PDC - Ready to begin my modding! =)
Originally Posted by Alpine White Girl' post='824612' date='Mar 23 2009, 12:51 PM
well said. he might say that you wasting money on engine mods and the bigger v8 is a waste of money. you like to drive fast and he likes to roll slow hommie. he probably thinks your gas guzzling v8 is a waste of money and all the engine work you do is pointless. Why buy a 545 and put thousands into the engine when you could of just bought the m5?
Hey girl watch your togue with that 545 talk
Gas prices have come way down since last summer...so today I feel like my car sips gas!! 
03-23-2009, 11:23 AM
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03-23-2009, 11:24 AM
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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.
Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)
Uh oh.....what have I started??? 
guys (and girls) I meant NO disrespect toward 530i's, I was merely saying that all that work seems as if it SHOULD have been done on an M5 or something! 
And in advance.....no disrespect to any M5 owners either!! 
guys (and girls) I meant NO disrespect toward 530i's, I was merely saying that all that work seems as if it SHOULD have been done on an M5 or something! And in advance.....no disrespect to any M5 owners either!!