CF hood and trunk for 08 550i
03-09-2013, 01:05 AM
#12
New Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Houston
Posts: 37
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 2008 BMW E60 550i. Air scoops, black grille, M5 rear lip spoiler, AFE CIA stage 2, AFE throttle body spacer, RPI axel back GT exhaust, full replaced sound system including alpine amp, JL audio 12W3v3 sub, focal component speakers
Haha I know I know. Thought long and hard about just buying an M5 in the past but gave it up. Thing is I love to Mod 
. So I decided to buy the 550i and spend all the money I save on modding it. May not be faster now. But prob won't sell this car and eventually once I get everything else where I want it. ESS super charger. That should give the M5 a run for its money. If I would have got the M5 I'd just be eventually Modding it too but take a lot longer and cost a lot more. Oh and I didn't want to get a M3. 5 series is my favorite.
. So I decided to buy the 550i and spend all the money I save on modding it. May not be faster now. But prob won't sell this car and eventually once I get everything else where I want it. ESS super charger. That should give the M5 a run for its money. If I would have got the M5 I'd just be eventually Modding it too but take a lot longer and cost a lot more. Oh and I didn't want to get a M3. 5 series is my favorite.
03-09-2013, 04:53 PM
#13
Senior Members
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 2,163
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
My Ride: ///M5 BEAST
Model Year: 2006
we just installed a CF trunk on the E60....the weight difference btwn that and the stock trunk is night and day. i would say about 50lbs less...
03-10-2013, 11:53 AM
#14
New Members
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Houston
Posts: 37
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 2008 BMW E60 550i. Air scoops, black grille, M5 rear lip spoiler, AFE CIA stage 2, AFE throttle body spacer, RPI axel back GT exhaust, full replaced sound system including alpine amp, JL audio 12W3v3 sub, focal component speakers
dang man! awesome, thanks for letting me know, you have any pics with it on? i want to see what it looks like and there are not many pics when i search the web. u know where to get a good deal on CF hood and trunk? or you just pay full price
03-10-2013, 12:59 PM
#15
Senior Members
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Posts: 2,163
Likes: 0
Received 2 Likes
on
2 Posts
My Ride: ///M5 BEAST
Model Year: 2006
I am an authorized seller for VIS and Seibon. But the trunk we installed is NRG (only 10 or so of them were ever made). check out my Scarlet Letter ///M build thread in my signature, i have some progress pics in there i think...we will be doing a full shoot during this upcoming Targa Trophy Event for the M5
05-05-2013, 08:08 PM
#16
New Members
Join Date: Oct 2012
Posts: 4
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I have both a Seibon Carbon hood and a Seibon CSL trunk on my 08 550i. The trunk is a good amount of weight reduction but the hood isn't much. If you do decide to get carbon fiber I have a lot of advice for you lol. As for performance upgrades I have an exhaust, intake and rpi scoop and it feels significantly different. There isn't much to do performance wise for the 550 though.
05-09-2013, 03:13 PM
#17
Senior Members
We put a CF trunklid on the 550i and it's much lighter. Even bought a CF hood to go along with it, but ended up giving it away because the slight weight difference between the OEM hood and the CF hood didn't outweigh the fragility of the CF hood.
05-09-2013, 07:56 PM
#18
Members
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Nyc
Posts: 107
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
My Ride: 2007 BMW 550i
Model Year: 2007
Hey, what exhaust and intake are you running? I'm planning on some performance mods and hear a lot of opinions but you mentioned a significant difference so I'm curious. Thanks
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
w8199
E60 Discussion
7
07-17-2015 04:59 PM