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Old 09-28-2005, 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by rodybmw' date='Sep 28 2005, 11:43 AM
Hmmm ...........The M5 that I saw and sat in at Niederlassung in Munich had the same iDrive knob as out E60's except the silver paint was slightly more matt.....to better match the silver base plate around the gear shift knob.

This one looks good though ? It's probably for 2006 Model Year M5's while the one I saw was a 2005.
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Good point.
I was also thinking that perhaps this photo was of an earlier build and BMW decided to keep the iDrive knob consistent throughout their model line (maybe?). Hmmm....
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Originally Posted by BT007' date='Sep 28 2005, 11:18 AM
guys you can just view it at bmwusa.com no need to panic!! lol
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The downloadable one is 11 pages--the one I have is over 50.
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I?m collecting brochures since 1981 but couldn?t get a new M5 brochure. There are only those damed "stupid and non-buyer" M5/M6 brochures available.

So - who could help me out getting some? German language prefered but no "must".

Ok...I could write to BMW M. That?s a very smart company with helpful people understanding a fool like mine
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Originally Posted by Harry' date='Sep 28 2005, 02:50 PM
I?m collecting brochures since 1981 but couldn?t get a new M5 brochure. There are only those damed "stupid and non-buyer" M5/M6 brochures available.

So - who could help me out getting some? German language prefered but no "must".

Ok...I could write to BMW M. That?s a very smart company with helpful people understanding a fool like mine
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Wow! Since '81!
That's great. Hopefully that collection will be worth something someday.

By the way, how many colors were offered back in '81 for exterior and interior?
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Originally Posted by Harry' date='Sep 28 2005, 02:50 PM
I?m collecting brochures since 1981 but couldn?t get a new M5 brochure. There are only those damed "stupid and non-buyer" M5/M6 brochures available.
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Same here... I asked BMW and they gave me the we dont have the brochures yet. Try back later. FINE you CHEAP SKATES!
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Originally Posted by stream' date='Sep 27 2005, 04:35 PM
[quote name='Centurion' date='Sep 27 2005, 02:24 PM']What does the new key fob look like?? Like the e90's/e65's?
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Yes. I had a E90 loaner yesterday, and the key fob is very nice.
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Would that be the "m_five" brochure you got there ??

Trying to connect some loose ends here.

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Originally Posted by Centurion' date='Sep 27 2005, 02:24 PM
What does the new key fob look like?? Like the e90's/e65's?
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From Left to Right: E60 E90 E65

Well... New E60 will look like the E90s now so... I guess I should say:

From Left to right: First Generation E60, Second Generation E39, E46, E53, E83, E85 / E90, E81 / E65
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That's right.
They've had that key on the left for years.
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Originally Posted by Centurion' date='Sep 29 2005, 06:19 AM
That's right.
They've had that key on the left for years.
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Eh... Key styling... but the actual Metal "key" part came out in 2001 ish... Before that the key was inverted... let me post a pic of that. Note: this is a 2001 E39 M5 key.


Also note that the writing on the buttons actually changed too... the older keys were painted on. the new ones are actually sticking up. So over use the writing wont come off.

And then even after they changed the "key" (It was for the other modles) I dont think they changed it for the E39's They kept the old ignition system which used the old inverted key. A 2003 E39 M5 still had this OLD style "key" Not too sure on the regular production E39s but the 2003 last year production M5 still had the Old "key" metal part.
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Awesome! Different dealer... managed to snag a MY2006 E60 borchure with the 550 and a M5!
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