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Old 03-24-2018, 04:47 AM
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In the Rocky Mountains on Little River Road. I went out for a drive on the snow and twisty roads...FUN!!!
That looks awesome!!!

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Here's my 08 535xi 6MT - just got the MTech bumpers installed and itching to get some warmer weather up here in MI!







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Originally Posted by Shwagon
Here's my 08 535xi 6MT - just got the MTech bumpers installed and itching to get some warmer weather up here in MI!
Looks great!

What rear bumper is that? OEM/aftermarket? Did you have to swap a lot of internal parts for the rear - like the bumper carrier, foam, etc.?

Yeah, this midwestern weather is killing me. I recently just did msport front & side skirts. Will be installing ISC coilovers this weekend.
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Originally Posted by bc419
Looks great!

What rear bumper is that? OEM/aftermarket? Did you have to swap a lot of internal parts for the rear - like the bumper carrier, foam, etc.?

Yeah, this midwestern weather is killing me. I recently just did msport front & side skirts. Will be installing ISC coilovers this weekend.
Gotta love the Midwest. Supposed to be spring and we still have a chance of snow on Sunday.

How long did it take you to get the ISC coilovers? I ordered a month ago and they still haven't shipped.
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Originally Posted by bc419
Looks great!

What rear bumper is that? OEM/aftermarket? Did you have to swap a lot of internal parts for the rear - like the bumper carrier, foam, etc.?

Yeah, this midwestern weather is killing me. I recently just did msport front & side skirts. Will be installing ISC coilovers this weekend.
It's an aftermarket from Umnitza. I ordered it while they had the special for the bumper carrier, so it came with the parts I needed to swap. It fits OK - the body shop took some time to get everything lined up, but I wouldn't recommend getting it pre-painted because it'll take some massaging.
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Originally Posted by FuzzyWuzzy
How long did it take you to get the ISC coilovers? I ordered a month ago and they still haven't shipped.
I ordered them through ModBargains back in early December. He forewarned me that it would be 3-4 months. Since I ordered them in the middle of winter, and wouldn't have realistically try to install them till spring - I was ok with that timeframe. I suppose to get them early March, but they (ISC) were backordered on some parts. I didn't get them till end of March. So timeframe was close to 4 months. So if you just ordered them just be prepared to wait awhile.

Depending on who ordered from, reach out to them and see if they can give you a realistic timeframe. My experience with ModBargains was very good. I reached out to them at the end of February just to touch base and see if there was any idea of when I would get them. He kept me posted several times (especially when ISC was past due on delivery date).

Good luck!

P.S. Sorry to OP for hijacking your thread. :-(
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Originally Posted by Shwagon
It's an aftermarket from Umnitza. I ordered it while they had the special for the bumper carrier, so it came with the parts I needed to swap. It fits OK - the body shop took some time to get everything lined up, but I wouldn't recommend getting it pre-painted because it'll take some massaging.
Cool. Thanks. I've been curious on how well the umnitza bumper fit. Thanks for the advice on not getting it pre-painted. Although it sounds like it didn't need any body work, just work to get it lined up.

I may have to wait till one pops up somewhere.
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Originally Posted by Shwagon
Here's my 08 535xi 6MT - just got the MTech bumpers installed and itching to get some warmer weather up here in MI!
Looks good.
What wheels are those? 18 or 19s?
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Looks good.
What wheels are those? 18 or 19s?
Thanks! They're 19x8.5+35 square set. I'm trying to figure out what size spacer I want to throw on it to push out the rears a bit more (and maybe the fronts too )
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Originally Posted by Shwagon
Thanks! They're 19x8.5+35 square set. I'm trying to figure out what size spacer I want to throw on it to push out the rears a bit more (and maybe the fronts too )
Depends a lot on tire size/make/model. Before more substantial mods, I ran 19x8.5+32 240/40, 19x10+38 275/35 Mich PSS. I only got minimal fender liner run on one side at full lock, so you can definitely do 3mm up front. Much more than that and you have to start worrying about losing the hubcentric centering.

I had to roll and pull the rear, but you can likely get another 10-12mm before you have to get hands on with the fenders. Since you already have the wheels and tires, an easy way to check is to dump the air with INPA and measure.


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