well after a few months of planning and several weeks of purchasing items from various members and vendors on this site i finally transformed my ride. its about 85% done but the major changes have been made so i felt it was time to show it off. i still have to finish the shadowline and tinting the rear lamps but i couldnt wait any longer to post the pics. ive inculded some before and after pics and will post a DIY for my calipers and grills if anyone is interested. thanx to all involved and sorry for the delay


wheels

before...


after...




calipers

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after...
painted hubs

painted caliper before bmw decals

painted calipers with bmw decals







kidney and acs lip grills

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after...
before installation

kidney grills mounted

acs lip grill insert mounted




ACS front lip

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oem pieces removed...


after...




rear reflectors

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after...




RPI scoop

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after...





front turn signal

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after...




and finally the completed project including some attempts at creative photography

before...(the only pic i have when its completly stock, first day i brought it home)

just beginning the transformation


after...

 

Wow, what an improved look after upgrades.

 

Damn Pete! Great transformation from stock to custom

You weren't kidding about all the mods. That's one great looking AW E60.
Nice BMW touch on the red calipers. Where'd you get the stickers?

I usually don't like the Racemesh grills, but yours turned out great
Racemesh grills looks best like yours, in black

After your shadowline trim, are you going to paint those exhaust tips to
match the black wheels?

 

its a good effort but im just not feeling anything you did really

sorry man but hey what do i know right?

 

Fantastico! What a transformation! Great job!

 

Tastefully done, great mod choices (I know mel is going to like the black mesh grills )...looks great...

 

i guess to each his own...

 

Looks GREAT! I really like the black mesh grille. I would also like to know where you got the bmw stickers. I play on painting my hubs and calipers!! Just because you dont have a big break setup doesnt mean you cant make your hubs and calipers look better. Dont listen to the haters....hubs and calipers look awesome! How wide are those rears? edit: rears are 285. lookin mean back there. i like those tires too

Im really interested in your hub and caliper diy. Im going to do mine hopefully.

 

now now...no need to take it to that level, PTL merely shared his opinion and did so I think respectfully

as the OP said..."to each his own"

 

Looks clean and classy! I like the mesh grill against the white. I think the calipers are too small to do in red. Probably would of went with black myself but still looks clean. Great pics.