AC Schnitzer Front Lip Installed, PowerChip also!
10-01-2004, 03:41 PM
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Originally Posted by alohalc' date='Oct 2 2004, 01:38 AM
this is a sign for someone is getting old 
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please also let me know what do you want to do/eat/go in your email so that i can try to give you some suggestions.
.please also let me know what do you want to do/eat/go in your email so that i can try to give you some suggestions.
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I'll let you know!
10-01-2004, 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Oct 1 2004, 01:41 PM
[quote name='alohalc' date='Oct 2 2004, 01:38 AM']this is a sign for someone is getting old .
please also let me know what do you want to do/eat/go in your email so that i can try to give you some suggestions.
.please also let me know what do you want to do/eat/go in your email so that i can try to give you some suggestions.
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10-01-2004, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by stormace' date='Oct 2 2004, 06:16 AM
Hi, I just like to share some pictures of my E60 after I got the ACS front lip installed.?
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how much did you pay for the AC front lip?
10-01-2004, 06:36 PM
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Man that looks great, i am very interested in the power chip how was it installed as far as soldered or just pronged in where can i get one. I went to power chips site and did not find anything for the e60. Does the chip affect the warrenty if so i may just purchade another ecu and install it in there maybe the best idea
10-01-2004, 07:16 PM
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What the performance autobody shop did to my E60 was physically remove the ECU and sent it to Powerchip to get reprogrammed by their software. And when it was sent back to the shop, they simply had to just install the ECU back into the E60, and let it relearn all the values. The results were pretty noticeable to me and my 70 yr old father. 
To my understanding, the shop and Powerchip both told me that it is a reprogramming of the software, no soldering of any external chip is involved. Therefore, undetectable by BMW, so warranty will not be voided. The beauty of it is, if I want the OEM software, they have a copy of it in their database, and I can always flash it back to the OEM anytime I choose to.
My shop has connections to local dealerships, so that's an extra coverage blanket for me to not get my warranty voided if questions do come up i guess.
ACS painted and installed was about $1100. Powerchip installed was about $900.
To my understanding, the shop and Powerchip both told me that it is a reprogramming of the software, no soldering of any external chip is involved. Therefore, undetectable by BMW, so warranty will not be voided. The beauty of it is, if I want the OEM software, they have a copy of it in their database, and I can always flash it back to the OEM anytime I choose to.
My shop has connections to local dealerships, so that's an extra coverage blanket for me to not get my warranty voided if questions do come up i guess.
ACS painted and installed was about $1100. Powerchip installed was about $900.
10-01-2004, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by stormace' date='Oct 1 2004, 03:56 PM
alohalc, do you have a clear picture of your chrome grille?
post it, and let's see it.
post it, and let's see it.
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