Shadow Vehicle Emblems Installed (PICS)
02-07-2009, 03:32 PM
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I installed Shadow Vehicle Emblems on my e60 today.
The emblems were backordered at bimmian.com but I received an email last week that they were in stock. I opted for the black chrome emblems but they also have matte black emblems now.
I followed the instructions on their website:
http://www.bimmian.com/elements/page.htm/i....ht/SVE/SVE.htm
Basically I took a hairdryer to the old emblems and then used some dental floss to get behind them. I found it difficult to get behind the sticky foam stuff and had to pick a bunch off by hand. After most of the foam was off I used some Goo Gone to remove all the residue. I cleaned the area and stuck on the new emblems. It was pretty easy. Took about 30 min. Only tools required were a hairdryer, dental floss and Goo Gone.
I know it's not for everybody and I'm not sure what I think. It would look better on a non-black car probably. What do you guys think? (Please excuse the dirty car)
Thanks for looking!
The emblems were backordered at bimmian.com but I received an email last week that they were in stock. I opted for the black chrome emblems but they also have matte black emblems now.
I followed the instructions on their website:
http://www.bimmian.com/elements/page.htm/i....ht/SVE/SVE.htm
Basically I took a hairdryer to the old emblems and then used some dental floss to get behind them. I found it difficult to get behind the sticky foam stuff and had to pick a bunch off by hand. After most of the foam was off I used some Goo Gone to remove all the residue. I cleaned the area and stuck on the new emblems. It was pretty easy. Took about 30 min. Only tools required were a hairdryer, dental floss and Goo Gone.
I know it's not for everybody and I'm not sure what I think. It would look better on a non-black car probably. What do you guys think? (Please excuse the dirty car)
Thanks for looking!
02-07-2009, 04:23 PM
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My Ride: 2006 550i w/ sport package: bone stock :(
2006 Yamaha R-6exy Raven: Fully Loaded Track weapon
2004 Ducati 749 Testaretta: Fully Loaded
two other family cars that I dont care to mention, lol!
I plan on doing that soon with a matching license plate cover
02-07-2009, 05:10 PM
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)
Looks nice! 
Mine should look like that soon....should I ever receive my shipment! 
Mine should look like that soon....should I ever receive my shipment!
02-07-2009, 07:05 PM
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My Ride: 2004 530i | Sapphire Black | Sport | Premium | NAV | Logic 7 | DPE R07 Variant S Gloss Black with Polished Lip 20x8.5 front 20x10 rear | Falken FK452 tires 245/30/20 front 275/30/20 rear | H&R Coilovers | Smoked Tail Lights | M5 trunk spoiler | AC Schnitzer style roof spoiler | HID 8000K headlights & foglights | 35% tint all around | Sprint Booster | Speed Innovation ECU tuning | M5 trunk finisher | M-Tech body kit | Remus Quad Exhaust | AC Schnitzer style pedals | Euro Stickers | RPi Ram Air Induction | Smoked LED Side Lenses | AC Schnitzer style e-brake handle | AC Schnitzer style shifter | AC Schnitzer style iDrive knob | AC Schnitzer style carbon fiber diffuser | carbon fiber hood/trunk/steering emblems | carbon fiber grilles | carbon fiber door pillars | MTEC v2 Angel Eyes | Hamann style carbon fiber splitter
looks great! I have the same ones from Bimmian..
02-07-2009, 07:59 PM
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My Ride: 2006 Titanium Silver 550i, with all the bells and whistles!!
very nice. especially on a black car!
I am planning on matte black for mine to go along with black shadowline trim and matte black grille.
I am planning on matte black for mine to go along with black shadowline trim and matte black grille.
