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03-24-2010, 07:18 AM
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My Ride: 2008 BMW 535XI white
Model Year: 2008
i am thinking to get a carbon fiber hood, want to know what do you guys think about it?
my car is white, what style of cf hood should i get
and should i leave it black or paint it white?
do i need to install hood pins? or not necessary?
my car is white, what style of cf hood should i get
and should i leave it black or paint it white?
do i need to install hood pins? or not necessary?
03-24-2010, 07:20 AM
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seibon oem hood is what i have, i like it and it fits very close to oem
i never used hoodpins but anyshop will tell you that you should, but its really up to you
i never used hoodpins but anyshop will tell you that you should, but its really up to you
03-24-2010, 07:22 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550I LOADED, all options except HUD and NV
Here is member Dbae's M5 with a Vorstiener hood:
I think it looks great, but his car looks bad ass anyway. Go for it, looks great on white cars
I think it looks great, but his car looks bad ass anyway. Go for it, looks great on white cars
03-24-2010, 07:33 AM
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03-24-2010, 07:34 AM
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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
ditto.. Vorste hood is siiiick.. get it! 
03-24-2010, 09:37 AM
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My Ride: 2007 550i, Mystic Blue over Auburn, 6-Manual, Sports, Premium, Cold Weather, Logic 7, Nav, Sirius, MTec Front & Sides with M5 rear apron, VIS Penta carbon fiber vented hood, OEM M166s, (or Style 101M with winter 19 Blizzaks), BMW Blue Calipers, Custom Quad Exhaust and M5 side grills, trunk finisher and spoiler. Rogue Octane SSK/WSR and Zeckhausen CDV, BMW illuminated shift knob, Delivered 4/26/06 - Ordered 3/18/06 from Otto's (the Best) BMW Dealership.
Here's another option from Andy (Trader NAS) and I have no affiliation other than I'm a customer. Looks great in Mystic Blue and it gets complimented all the time. No water problems either.
03-24-2010, 09:49 AM
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My Ride: 2008 BMW 535XI white
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how much does it cost? does it need some work for shop to make it fit?
if you come to any meet in ny by any chance, i will like to check it out
03-24-2010, 05:06 PM
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My Ride: 2007 550i, Mystic Blue over Auburn, 6-Manual, Sports, Premium, Cold Weather, Logic 7, Nav, Sirius, MTec Front & Sides with M5 rear apron, VIS Penta carbon fiber vented hood, OEM M166s, (or Style 101M with winter 19 Blizzaks), BMW Blue Calipers, Custom Quad Exhaust and M5 side grills, trunk finisher and spoiler. Rogue Octane SSK/WSR and Zeckhausen CDV, BMW illuminated shift knob, Delivered 4/26/06 - Ordered 3/18/06 from Otto's (the Best) BMW Dealership.
BTW- the "M" stripes are gone from the front grill- got a lot of hate mail on that one... and I may have the only Penta hood out there- haven't seen another on this site. Come on!
