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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by beamlord
Thanks, this is exactly what I needed. Got a pic from the side?

Looks AWESOME, this is what I'm going to do. I don't think I even want an M-front, but I'll think about it sometime later.

These aren't full-on side shots but should give you the idea....
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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by beamlord
Thanks, this is exactly what I needed. Got a pic from the side?

Looks AWESOME, this is what I'm going to do. I don't think I even want an M-front, but I'll think about it sometime later.
The M-Tech sides are about 1/4" lower. But you might get away with it because the ridge where the concave part starts (where the light reflection is) makes it look higher. Here's a shot of mine before the front AC Schnitzer lip is installed.

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Old May 3, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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+1 way better, much beefier....

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Get the M5 front replica! I think it looks better than the Mtech version.
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Old May 3, 2010 | 08:13 PM
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I think it looks pretty good! Looks like it flows with the stock rear as well.

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Old May 3, 2010 | 08:51 PM
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Wolf, where did you get the Fog Light Bezel Rings?

And yo, guys, I must admit, I feel I was a little too critical in my original response to this thread - it does not look bad with only the M sides.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 02:52 AM
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Thanks for the pics, this looks even better than I thought it would. It seems like the M sides flow with the standard rear. Bit lower but not to the point where it would be disturbing.
Some nice light on those last two fotos, looks gorgeous.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 03:04 AM
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Wolf, where did you get the Fog Light Bezel Rings?

And yo, guys, I must admit, I feel I was a little too critical in my original response to this thread - it does not look bad with only the M sides.
I saw a vendor with them about a year ago on ebay. They were asking too much money (I forget exactly how much). Their photo showed the manufacturer name (a company in Korea). I knew some people who had business in Korea and they picked one up for me...
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Old May 4, 2010 | 03:30 AM
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Originally Posted by Moopai
+1 way better, much beefier....
Which one do you have? Have any pics?
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Old May 4, 2010 | 06:31 AM
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I like the look of the side skirts w/o the front or rear bumper. I may go this route, as well, someday. IMHO, I don't want my car to look like an M when it's not an M.
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Old May 4, 2010 | 07:58 AM
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Thats another good reason, yeah.

I think I'm gonna go ahead and order those sides. It seems that these are aftermarket:
http://cgi.ebay.de/BMW-E60-E61-M-Paket-M5-Schweller-Seitenschweller-/290423585277?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Autoteile_Zubeh%C3%B6r&hash=item439e9839fd
But it's the only offer I could find on ebay over here. The dealer stated something like 1000 Euro for sides, painting and installation, that's obviously pretty ridiculous.

I hope I can mount them myself, shouldn't be that hard?
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