My E60's almost 1 year old!
08-29-2006, 10:37 AM
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My Ride: 2008 M5 -- Exterior: Silverstone, Interior: Black. Fully Loaded. That just about sums it up! :-)
Hi Folks,
Thanks for all your kind replies!
ro11dice: You caught me. After seeing jiio's Style 166M rims during our last Meet & Greet, I knew I had to upgrade! And of course EuroCarFan is to blame for some of my upgrades too!
low_ball_88: Regarding the front license plate, I've gone "front-plate-less" with my 3-series for 8 years, and now my E60 for a year. I believe the key success factor is where you park/travel. I normally just drive to and from work. When at home the car stays in the garage. I do know that folks that live in San Francisco (I live in Silicon Valley, far enough away from S.F.) will definitely get ticketed for no front license place. Just my $0.02.
Thanks again folks for the feedback. Any questions on my mods (where I got it, how much $, etc.) please PM me. I'd be happy to share.
Cheers,
CoolTones
Thanks for all your kind replies!
ro11dice: You caught me. After seeing jiio's Style 166M rims during our last Meet & Greet, I knew I had to upgrade! And of course EuroCarFan is to blame for some of my upgrades too!
low_ball_88: Regarding the front license plate, I've gone "front-plate-less" with my 3-series for 8 years, and now my E60 for a year. I believe the key success factor is where you park/travel. I normally just drive to and from work. When at home the car stays in the garage. I do know that folks that live in San Francisco (I live in Silicon Valley, far enough away from S.F.) will definitely get ticketed for no front license place. Just my $0.02.
Thanks again folks for the feedback. Any questions on my mods (where I got it, how much $, etc.) please PM me. I'd be happy to share.
Cheers,
CoolTones
08-29-2006, 10:42 AM
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Just FYI that I did the mod on M5 SMG shift knob for CoolTones.
Old knob and boot were removed, and M5 SMG shift knob leather boot was re-based with old knob square base.
I'm glad CoolTones was so happy about it
Old knob and boot were removed, and M5 SMG shift knob leather boot was re-based with old knob square base.
I'm glad CoolTones was so happy about it
08-29-2006, 10:46 AM
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thats a really big and nice improvement
08-29-2006, 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by my530i' post='328310' date='Aug 29 2006, 11:42 AM
Just FYI that I did the mod on M5 SMG shift knob for CoolTones.
Old knob and boot were removed, and M5 SMG shift knob leather boot was re-based with old knob square base.
I'm glad CoolTones was so happy about it
Old knob and boot were removed, and M5 SMG shift knob leather boot was re-based with old knob square base.
I'm glad CoolTones was so happy about it
Hey Folks,
With most of the mods done to the *outside* of the car, it sure is nice to get something done to the *inside* so that you can actually enjoy it while driving.
Thanks my530i for installing it. It is DEFINITELY a nice addition to any E60 (Yes, my530i's kit is compatible with both SMG and Steptronic!)
Cheers,
CoolTones
08-30-2006, 03:56 AM
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Originally Posted by CoolTones' post='328127' date='Aug 29 2006, 08:16 AM
Hi Folks,
It has almost been a year since I first picked up my E60. It's been a love fest ever since!
Just last week my friend picked up his 2007 E60 -- and it just happened to be the same color as mine.
Aside from me having the M-Tech kit installed at the BMW VPC, all the other stuff I added to my E60 happened this past year. Looking at his new 2007 E60 made me realize just how much stuff I added to my car.
Enjoy the Pix!
-CoolTones
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It has almost been a year since I first picked up my E60. It's been a love fest ever since!
Just last week my friend picked up his 2007 E60 -- and it just happened to be the same color as mine.
Aside from me having the M-Tech kit installed at the BMW VPC, all the other stuff I added to my E60 happened this past year. Looking at his new 2007 E60 made me realize just how much stuff I added to my car.
Enjoy the Pix!
-CoolTones
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Where did you get that gearbox and anymore details on it you can tell us?
08-30-2006, 06:24 AM
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Originally Posted by jiio' post='328259' date='Aug 29 2006, 09:27 AM
CoolTones has SMG. There is no confusion between the SMG and Step. I'd rather have a Step these days after this last weekend.
No way! get lost.
You cant beat the fun of SMG. I rather give up that few tenths of a second on acceleration from a stop to have the fun and enjoyment of SMG. I still refuse to believe that on a roll the step will be faster than the SMG. I forget did anyone with a 545 step and 545 SMG do a rolling run? or a 550 step with a 550 SMG do a rolling run?
08-30-2006, 08:13 AM
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My Ride: 2008 M5 -- Exterior: Silverstone, Interior: Black. Fully Loaded. That just about sums it up! :-)
Originally Posted by BMW ///M 525xi' post='328602' date='Aug 30 2006, 04:56 AM
Damn i love to look at it: nice mirrors, rims and gearbox (first time i see this model...)
Where did you get that gearbox and anymore details on it you can tell us?
Where did you get that gearbox and anymore details on it you can tell us?
my530i is the point of contact.
-CoolTones