cobradav

Hmmm, blue tarps in the background. Looks like hurricane alley

The car looks great, really nice effect

subterFUSE

Yes. My neighbors across the street had their house totally destroyed in Hurricane Charley last summer.


The cats are funny. They love to check new stuff out. They could tell the car kit was new. I don't know how... but they only did that the first day I came home... and then when I got home with the kit.


I already forget what I paid for the kit. I want to say it was close to $2,800 after paint and shipping from Europe. I got it off eBay, from RoverActive. Good guy. I recommend highly. Kit was painted at BMW factory according to my VIN number.

My local BMW dealer did the install. I paid for the hourly labor, but they gave me a bit of a break. Instead of $120 per hour, they only charged $99. It took them about 7 hours to do the install. The manual says 4.5 hours... but the dealer had never done a kit before. I obviously paid a lot more than I might have had to..... But, they did an excellent job. There are no unusual gaps anywhere. And I feel better knowing that BMW did the work... rather than some generic body shop.

Presley348

Yea you did the right thing by going to BMW! (Anytime you can get BMW to come their price, and you did, your doing real good), I tried to save some bucks and bought some Parallel M Wheels for my e60 530i and they look good, but their not BMW OEM, (I saw the difference, not much but to an owner...), and I am going BMW OEM here on out, and you M Kit, look awesome!!

Presley348

Presley348

Yea you did the right thing by going to BMW! (Anytime you can get BMW to come their price, and you did, your doing real good), I tried to save some bucks and bought some Parallel M Wheels for my e60 530i and they look good, but their not BMW OEM, (I saw the difference, not much but to an owner...and I am now selling them way below cost, andpaying $2,500.00 for style 71 from y BMW dealer), and I am going BMW OEM here on out, and you M Kit, look awesome!!

Presley348

subterFUSE

Next thing is new wheels.

I like the look of the wheels that go on the M-sport package.... but they are 18".

I only want 19", or else I won't do them. So I need to keep looking.

subterFUSE

Fields BMW did it. But they only did the install. I got kit on eBay from an importer in New England.

Presley348

Hi subterFUSE:

I just received an email from BMW North America, last week, (SEE BELOW) , on the new M5 e60 wheels, and she believes by all indications they will probably be 19s!

Hope this helps!

Sincerely,
Presley348


"Dear Mr. Presley,

Thank you for your continued correspondence. At this time, the only information we have regarding the M5 is from our press release earlier this year. With regard to wheels and tires on the new M5 It states "the exclusive 19-inch wheels in traditional M double-spoke design" so I believe this would indicate availability only in the 19 inch wheel.

It is possible that there may be other wheel choices for this vehicle. We would recommend that you contact your local BMW center after the M5 has been introduced to the market later this year. Once the M5 is released for retail, the accessory catalog is soon to follow, and this will list all available wheel options.

We hope this information is helpful, and you are welcome to e-mail us anytime, we appreciate your business.

Sincerely,
Mollie Duncan
Customer Relations and Services
Representative"

GER_545SMG

Thanks for the info Subter. Car looks great (obviously, or I wouldn't be trying to get the scoop on how to get the parts). Most of my immediate family lives in Lake Mary BTW. Try to make it down there 2-3 times/yr. Was most recently there in January.

subterFUSE

Actually, the wheels on the M-sport package are slightly different style than the true M5 wheels.

I actually like the M-sport wheels better. But, alas... they are 18". I want 19".

alohalc

sweeeeeet !