Originally Posted by jet190rs' post='450273' date='Jul 20 2007, 01:27 PM

just to point out some differences between the 2 bumpers besides foglights -

- mkit sticks out farther away from the kidney grills, therefore more of a "nostril" look. m5 bumper is more flush with the kidney, like the stock bumper.
- mkit's edge under the headlights is squared off at the corner of the car. m5's edge under headlights wraps around the corners of the bumper, like stock bumper.
- mkit has a cut-line or crease on the side of the bumper above the foglights.
- mkit's intake have more straight lines, m5's are curvier.

Originally Posted by alpinewhite' post='450214' date='Jul 20 2007, 10:35 AM

+1. do whatever you please, but dont slap on the M badge in the rear.

Originally Posted by EuroCarFan' post='450289' date='Jul 20 2007, 02:00 PM

From my experience on being on this as well as the M5Board, the consensus has been to never put the ///M5 emblem anywhere on your regular E60. Having just the ///M emblem is a bit more tolerable. It seems most M5 owners frown on anything ///M related that's installed on a regular E60 and I personally think it boils down to ego and arrogance.

I don't have any problems with people doing M5 conversion kits on their car (as long as you don't put the ///M5 logo or claim you have an ///M5), but I think the M Tech kit is just as nice. I miss the foglights on my 545. The one thing that you have to consider is that if you put the M5 rear bumper, you'll need to go with quads. If you go with M Tech, then you'd have the option of chaning out the diffuser to go with either dual or quad exhausts.

Originally Posted by jordan23junkee' post='450872' date='Jul 22 2007, 11:38 AM

discussed before many times. Just search under bumper. Just remember youll need to make modifications for the front since the m5 fenders are slightly wider meaning the front bumper is a little longer where it attaches to the fenders on a non m5 e60.

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...0&hl=bumper

http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=...7&hl=bumper

Originally Posted by badman25' post='450840' date='Jul 22 2007, 09:56 AM

That's a nice overview of the differences, have you compared them side by side in person, or are these observations from pictures? I was also wondering what exactly it was that made the M5 look better, because at first I thought the main dif was the slight difference in width which I didn't think could be that noticable. I guess those seemingly minor details have a big impact on the overall appearance of the front of the car.

For me, I think it's your first and third points that make the M5 look better.