My mods-VB3, roof spoiler and supersprint
03-03-2009, 01:40 PM
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So finally got some nice weather and a clean car as well as free time and a charged camara. It is really shocking how very rare this is. Here is a few pics of my jet black 545 with supersprint exhaust muffler, VB3 velocity hyperblack CSL style, and bimmian roof spoiler. Is the sport suspension with absolutely no mods.
03-03-2009, 01:45 PM
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My Ride: BMW 545iA Black Sapphire
Model Year: 2005
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love the wheels mate. even though you got minimal mods, wheels and tint make a world of difference.
03-03-2009, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by DKNewYork' post='806691' date='Mar 3 2009, 08:55 PM
You're on Gay St. 
I think these are the wheels I am going to go with in Hyper Silver.
03-03-2009, 04:02 PM
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Originally Posted by D33ZNUT5' post='806695' date='Mar 3 2009, 08:59 PM
Priceless
I think these are the wheels I am going to go with in Hyper Silver.
I think these are the wheels I am going to go with in Hyper Silver.
03-03-2009, 04:11 PM
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Tell me about it. Was not crazy to move onto that street but I got over it, apparently it is a nice very old classic street around here. I would definetly go with the hyper black and not hyper silver. I have seen hypersilver in person on a black car and it just is not as nice and is more plain. It is still nice but hyperblack looks like a gunmetal color with plenty of silver undertones. Reminds me of the gunmetal m6 wheels you see sometimes.
The BEST part is these wheels do not show dirt at all. Even when sparkling clean, they look 90 percent the same as really dirty wheels and that was a huge plus for me since brake dust on wheels drives me mad. I had matte black ones before this and those ended up showing dust quite a bit. I had OEM 124's before this and those obviously showed tons of dirt. I am not willing to switch to no dust pads so this was ideal.
THey are also light. They weight 25 pounds a piece for the front and 26 for the rears which is much lighter than the stock 124's that way 32 pounds a piece. The general exclaim or PS2's on these wheels weigh 23 pounds a piece compared to 30 or so for the stock dunflops. So a huge weight savings is to be had as well. Overall a great mod!
I know a lot of people like to drop their car but I feel the majority of the kits out there drop the back too much and it gets rid of the "rake" setup the e60 sport has which I find very appealing in looks to have the nose slopin gdownward from back to front. I also thinks it leaves ideal space between the tire and fender. On top of that I already feel the ride height is low for everyday drivin gin a city. Either way I think an e60 sport looks perfect with stock sport suspension and 19 inch wheels. BMW should sell all sport bimmers with 19s for the e60. 18s and obviously 17s look too tiny on a car this muscular and big. Thanks for the compliments!
The BEST part is these wheels do not show dirt at all. Even when sparkling clean, they look 90 percent the same as really dirty wheels and that was a huge plus for me since brake dust on wheels drives me mad. I had matte black ones before this and those ended up showing dust quite a bit. I had OEM 124's before this and those obviously showed tons of dirt. I am not willing to switch to no dust pads so this was ideal.
THey are also light. They weight 25 pounds a piece for the front and 26 for the rears which is much lighter than the stock 124's that way 32 pounds a piece. The general exclaim or PS2's on these wheels weigh 23 pounds a piece compared to 30 or so for the stock dunflops. So a huge weight savings is to be had as well. Overall a great mod!
I know a lot of people like to drop their car but I feel the majority of the kits out there drop the back too much and it gets rid of the "rake" setup the e60 sport has which I find very appealing in looks to have the nose slopin gdownward from back to front. I also thinks it leaves ideal space between the tire and fender. On top of that I already feel the ride height is low for everyday drivin gin a city. Either way I think an e60 sport looks perfect with stock sport suspension and 19 inch wheels. BMW should sell all sport bimmers with 19s for the e60. 18s and obviously 17s look too tiny on a car this muscular and big. Thanks for the compliments!
03-03-2009, 04:45 PM
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Originally Posted by DKNewYork' post='806691' date='Mar 3 2009, 06:55 PM
You're on Gay St. ................................ All jokes aside, looks good. Any sound clips of the supersprint?
................................ All jokes aside, looks good. Any sound clips of the supersprint?
Great Eye!
Nice Mods!
