AlexFW

All E60 have this carrier, behind the front bumper :

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=51&fg=15

Except the M5, that has this one :

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=51&fg=15

Seems better and stronger (M5 weighs more than a normal E60 indeed) .

So who makes an accident could consider to fix his 5nonM with the M5 part .

How much that part ? And what is the difference between both carriers ?

Next time I'll go to my dealer I could tell to the technician to make me a call in case they will have a normal-5 to repair, to order the M5 part and swap carriers .

In your opinion, how many hours a mechanic needs to swap that carrier and reassemble the bumper ?

For ? 250 I'd go with this retrofit

Contextual with M5 front bumper installation, for example .

On the other side more weight (how many Kg, in your opinion ?) to the front part of the car .. So more understeering .

Any opinion ?
Bye!

s4iscool

im curoius abou tthe carrier install as well. there ar e number of things attached to it but it doesnt look hard.

drantispy

I insalled the M5 carrier with my M5 front bumber. Its not hard at all

s4iscool

good to hear, do you just remove the nuts that are closer to the frame, then the carrier comes off? or do you have to take it apart in 2 pieces, for example remove the bolts at the front of the carrier, then remove the nuts in the back of it?

was it easy to put all the pieces components back on the new carrier? im nervous that there is an airbag sensor or something similar mounted to it.

is the carrier heavy? or one man job...thanks!

heres the pic im referencing...
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=51&fg=15

AlexFW

Uh ... Is it cheap the part ? Do you know the price of it ?
Thanks, bye!

s4iscool

i aksed this in another thread, realoem.com doesnt show that carrier available anymore...which I dont understand. I dont see how or why they would stop selling the carrier i dont think it would be a super cheap part, i believe it is alum and is a substantial chunk of it.

AlexFW

A quick question drantispy : do it seem stronger than the normal E60 one ?