I plasti dipped my window trim this weekend. Next will be the grills. I think it will all look nice once I put my black 19'' csl wheels on. Question is whether it will be tolerable to look at with stock suspension. My car is a 535 x-drive. I've seen other people with xi's with 19's and it's not awesome looking. Im wondering since my car is white and my wheels will be black will it look like a monster truck or will the wheel gap be less noticeable because black wheels and tires kind of blend in together? Thoughts and comments are appreciated. Thanks for looking!

 

The car looks great, you shouldn't worry about what other people will think and just do what you like

 

Thanks for your input, I think I will take your advice and slap the wheels soon!

 

I plasti-dipped the silver trim on the piece below the kidney grilles (covering the FMIC). Looks much better. Piece snaps on and off like the grilles.

Are you doing anything with the orange reflector above the front wheel. I looked for a replacement color but no luck.

 

Looks good. No doubt that plastidip is an easy way to paint the parts you want to change for a short period of time. About the wheels, I think those black ones will look good on your ride.

 

I wouldn't worry much about a wheel gap. Get a bigger profile tire with your 19"s and it'll fit fine. People on this forum who go 245/35/19 do that because it's close to stock and their cars are lowered. Go for 245/40/19 if you're not lowering.

My wheels are F 19x8.5 +35 and R 19x9.5 +35. 245/40/19 all around. Ideally you would do 245/40/19 front and 275/35/19 rear but considering the price difference I just went for the same size all around.

 

Nice rims, are those F14s? Did you cover up that orange reflector? Tough to tell from the picture.

 

Thanks. They're VMR 710s. As for the reflectors, they didn't come with this M5 bumper.

 

Bapeforceone Thank you. So I'm taking your e60 is not lowered? Its looks great btw.

 

Thanks guys, thats a good idea for the silver trim peice, and the orange reflector doesn't really bother me yet so not sure @skrelnik