I have had this car for a few years but havent done much to it since it was the wifes DD. Now That she has a nice new RRS. I am selling my modded G35 and am taking over the 550i. Let the mods commence!!!

Out with the old.


The wifes new DD and my weekend toy:


My new DD.








So currently LEDS all around, Miro machined squared 19x9.5 +18ish all around, tint.

Recently purchased mod:
M5tech Aero and mirros
Muffler delete quad exhaust with slant tip staggered tips


Future mods.
Ground Control coilovers on stock shocks
spacers and wider tires
Headlight mods
Alcantara headliner and maybe steering wheel
replace soft touch rubber with black brushed metal 3M wrap
Air filter and scoop
etc etc

Hope you guys stay tuned it should be a classy and mean looking E60 when done.

 

subscribed! 550i is a fun car to mod. have fun!

 

Thanks west. Its my daily so I don't need much more power, after I do the air filter, scoop, and exhaust, is there an ECU reflash that is worth while in power? I love the torque of this engine while going stoplight to stoplight at light throttle, but when flooring it in 3rd gear around 3k it seems the engine lags until I can get it around the 4k range. When I am redline shifting from 1,2,3 etc its great, the car just covers ground! I hope you know what I am saying. I would do an ecu reflash if it gained 20+ HP, if it is 5-10HP range it isnt worth the hassle.

 

chopped off the muffler today and put on an exhaust tip. I love the sound so much I cant even describe! I was testing this out for drone and there is none! I will be doing a quad exhaust setup when the M5 kit comes in!

 

That is a prime example of German engineering and you have quite a stable too! Did the wheels come with it?

 

Thank you. I did everything to the car. It came stock. I put the wheels on which will be spaced in the rear after we roll the fenders and add 275 or 285 rear tires. 255 at the moment. I also tinted the car and changed all the lights to white 6000k led.

 

You are like the 2nd person I've noticed on this board that has smg. I wonder how many board members on here have the smg option on their non M. Your exhaust sounds wicked btw!

 

Thanks. I have not seen any other 545 or 550i personally that has smg. Here is a bit better video of the exhaust. I had no room to get on it but it still sounds amazing.

 

Sounds great!!! I love how the down shifting in a smg car sounds compared to our steptronic shifting. Do you have any interior pictures of your car?

 

I have a 2007 BMW 530i SMG which has the n52 engine. I loveeeeeeeeeeee my transmission.