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03-07-2010, 05:43 PM
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My Ride: 2007 550, premium, sport, nav, bluetooth, satellite, cold, M5/Mtech front bumper and side skirts, matte black kidney grilles, M5 fender grilles, M5 mirrors, euro stickers, 35% tint, 20" Miro 111s (summer), 18" VMR VB3s w/ 10 mm H&R spacers (winter)
Tomorrow I am having M5 fender grilles/gills retro fitted on to my 550. I'm not going with the M5 badge/sticker but would like to put something there in it's place. There isn't much to choose from on eBay (see below). Are there any vendors out there that carry these metal stickers / emblems? I was wanting something with a little color (ACS, Hammann, BMW, etc...). The M5 sticker is about 57mm x 12mm. I know it's a shot in the dark but thought I'd throw it out there, in the event one of you have found something similar....
03-07-2010, 06:08 PM
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My Ride: 2013 535i xDrive AW/Black M-kit
how are you doing the retro? im not sure which route to go. gonna have my uncle do it cuz he has a body shop. any pointers for him?
03-08-2010, 04:50 PM
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My Ride: 2007 550, premium, sport, nav, bluetooth, satellite, cold, M5/Mtech front bumper and side skirts, matte black kidney grilles, M5 fender grilles, M5 mirrors, euro stickers, 35% tint, 20" Miro 111s (summer), 18" VMR VB3s w/ 10 mm H&R spacers (winter)
The surface that it mounts to is already black so I wouldn't have to do anything, if I wanted it black. However, I like the little bit of color. But I may just decide not to put anything there, if I don't find anything I like.
My body shop guy said it was pretty straight forward. The grilles from eBay were great quality and come with paper templates that you tape to the fenders, with painters tape. He used a rotary tool (dremel, black & decker, etc...) to cut out the holes. It seems most guys had to remove the fender but my guy didn't. He also put rust inhibitor around the edges to prevent rust. Do a search on member Hiepsta's posts... he's got some good pictures of the DIY. He was also very helpful... giving me tips, etc...
I will as soon as I get the car back and get the summer wheels on next week.
I will as soon as I get the car back and get the summer wheels on next week.
03-09-2010, 02:22 PM
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My Ride: 2007 550, premium, sport, nav, bluetooth, satellite, cold, M5/Mtech front bumper and side skirts, matte black kidney grilles, M5 fender grilles, M5 mirrors, euro stickers, 35% tint, 20" Miro 111s (summer), 18" VMR VB3s w/ 10 mm H&R spacers (winter)
Done. Very pleased!
03-09-2010, 03:43 PM
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