Hey guys, After being out of the Bmw scene for a bit I finally have returned.

I just bought a 2009 BMW 535xi M Sport and wanted to start this journal to keep track of my modding progress in one place. I have a few plans for her and will be sure to keep updating this thread as mods are added.

Ive always liked the M sport so when I found one with the exact color combo I wanted with good mileage for a good price I had to get it. It was literally at a dealership less than a mile away from my house, guess it was meant to be lol.

September 2014
here she is when i first picked her up:

did my first mods at the dealership before taking her home

-tinted windows
-smoked license plate cover

 

October 2014

like every other bmw ive had the rear wheels were tucked inside the fenders too far for my liking so i ordered some 20mm h&r spacers

before


after

 

never been a fan of the chrome kidney grills so i went on a search for a replacement. on previous models ive always had matte black grills so i wanted to try something different. found a gloss black set with the m colored stripes on it which i havent seen in the past so decided to give them a try and i think it looks pretty good.

 

I quickly realized even with the spacers the stock 18s weren't going to cut it and decided to change the wheels. I love the 19" 172 m wheels on the m sports but since I have the Xi the offsets are too aggressive to fit so I decided to go with the bbs replicas in 20"

these just came in and are getting mounted tomorrow

Toyo Proxes 4 Plus All Season
245/35/20 front
275/30/20 rear

ESM 004 LM Replica wheels
20x8.5 et35 front
20x10 et40 rear

 

Let us know how the 20''s work out for you.

 

wheels are on and they surprisingly ride pretty good! a tab bit harsher than oem 18s but nothing to complain about. i think for those with oem 19s wont even be able to tell the difference if they go up to 20s.

now my car is begging for a drop, luckily for me the kw v3 ($$$) is the only option for xi

also once the car is lowered im going to experiment with some spacers to see how far i can push these wheels out before i start rubbing since i see theres a little room to push them out some.

let me know what you guys think...

 

Looks good.

 

How much you pay for the rims + tires. Looks nice!

 

Thanks guys.

$857 shipped for wheels
$720 shipped for tires
$75 mount/balance

$1650 total

 

I don't know how I feel about the red center caps. I'm thinking silver would flow better?