Post a NEW picture(s) of your E61
08-09-2012, 09:37 AM
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My Ride: Jan 2006 E63 650i Sport
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Options:
Sport version (includes: sport-seats, sport-suspension, M-Sport steering wheel, Anthracite headliner, Shaddow Line), Saphire Black, Black Dakota Leather, Anthracite Maple Wood trim, Steptronic Auto, Xenons, NAV-Professional with Voice Control, TV, CD-Changer, Bluetooth, Logic7, Head-up Display, Comfort Access, Seat Heating front, Auto Dimming & Folding Mirrors, Extended Auto Air Conditioning, PDC.
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Mods:
Spacers 5mm front & 15mm rear
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Wheels:
20" Alpina Softline (Classic) with Dunlop Sport Maxx non-RFT (255/35/20 & 285/30/20)
After being the first one to post pictures here in this thread back in the day, its great to see this thread still very much alive and so many awesome looking E61s out there 
Since my last E61 530d M-Sport I've had a couple of E60s (550i & 535d) and now loving my E63 650i Sport
With the recent arrival of twins, it was time to get something practical as a family car, so I did the only sensible thing... I convinced Mrs xBMWx that the E61 was the car for her and I keep my E63 
Its an E61 '07 LCI 530dA M-Sport silver/blk. The only down side is that I'm not meant to mod it apart from the wheels, otherwise it would now be equiped with a set of OEM Black Gloss Grills, OEM Carbon Spliters and M5 mirrors!
On the subject of wheels, I am running the OEM staggered 128 set-up, a 10mm rear spacer and with the tyres from my E63 (245/40/19 and 275/35/19). With the 15mm spacers on there it was rubbing on the outer arch over bigger bumps in the road due to the larger tyre walls. The 10mm spacer fits fine and I had it checked at the tyre shop when having them fitted and no rubbing on the inner arch, but it is close! It makes for a more comfortable ride, means I can have RFTs on her car (safety) and fills the arches nicely. A big thank you to mmitev for your help with the wheel set-up and love the new wheels and subtle (LCI) mods on your E61
Not much time on my hands at the moment, hence a few pictures using my phone...
Since my last E61 530d M-Sport I've had a couple of E60s (550i & 535d) and now loving my E63 650i Sport
With the recent arrival of twins, it was time to get something practical as a family car, so I did the only sensible thing... I convinced Mrs xBMWx that the E61 was the car for her and I keep my E63 Its an E61 '07 LCI 530dA M-Sport silver/blk. The only down side is that I'm not meant to mod it apart from the wheels, otherwise it would now be equiped with a set of OEM Black Gloss Grills, OEM Carbon Spliters and M5 mirrors!On the subject of wheels, I am running the OEM staggered 128 set-up, a 10mm rear spacer and with the tyres from my E63 (245/40/19 and 275/35/19). With the 15mm spacers on there it was rubbing on the outer arch over bigger bumps in the road due to the larger tyre walls. The 10mm spacer fits fine and I had it checked at the tyre shop when having them fitted and no rubbing on the inner arch, but it is close! It makes for a more comfortable ride, means I can have RFTs on her car (safety) and fills the arches nicely. A big thank you to mmitev for your help with the wheel set-up and love the new wheels and subtle (LCI) mods on your E61
Not much time on my hands at the moment, hence a few pictures using my phone...
08-09-2012, 02:10 PM
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My Ride: alpine white 535 E61
Model Year: 08
from the inside....at night it looks sick with interior lights on.
08-09-2012, 03:17 PM
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My Ride: Jan 2006 E63 650i Sport
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Options:
Sport version (includes: sport-seats, sport-suspension, M-Sport steering wheel, Anthracite headliner, Shaddow Line), Saphire Black, Black Dakota Leather, Anthracite Maple Wood trim, Steptronic Auto, Xenons, NAV-Professional with Voice Control, TV, CD-Changer, Bluetooth, Logic7, Head-up Display, Comfort Access, Seat Heating front, Auto Dimming & Folding Mirrors, Extended Auto Air Conditioning, PDC.
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Mods:
Spacers 5mm front & 15mm rear
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Wheels:
20" Alpina Softline (Classic) with Dunlop Sport Maxx non-RFT (255/35/20 & 285/30/20)
Obviously i think its an awesome look, great minds think alike.. if your interested i can tell you how to matte the sunroof glass and still allow light.. but still looks good either way. Here mine but i dont have too many good pics but you can get the idea.
from the inside....at night it looks sick with interior lights on.
from the inside....at night it looks sick with interior lights on.
08-10-2012, 01:00 PM
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Obviously i think its an awesome look, great minds think alike.. if your interested i can tell you how to matte the sunroof glass and still allow light.. but still looks good either way. Here mine but i dont have too many good pics but you can get the idea.
from the inside....at night it looks sick with interior lights on.
from the inside....at night it looks sick with interior lights on.
Love it. How did you matte the sunroof?
Thumbs up!
08-10-2012, 02:44 PM
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My Ride: Jan 2006 E63 650i Sport
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Options:
Sport version (includes: sport-seats, sport-suspension, M-Sport steering wheel, Anthracite headliner, Shaddow Line), Saphire Black, Black Dakota Leather, Anthracite Maple Wood trim, Steptronic Auto, Xenons, NAV-Professional with Voice Control, TV, CD-Changer, Bluetooth, Logic7, Head-up Display, Comfort Access, Seat Heating front, Auto Dimming & Folding Mirrors, Extended Auto Air Conditioning, PDC.
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Mods:
Spacers 5mm front & 15mm rear
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Wheels:
20" Alpina Softline (Classic) with Dunlop Sport Maxx non-RFT (255/35/20 & 285/30/20)
Funnily enough the modding bug is itching already even after only checking out this thread again... I think a few more mods will need to be done some time soon
08-13-2012, 03:16 AM
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I am a newbie to this forum. I have an E61 and have purchased a set of Style 95 wheels. Could I seek your advice please? Do the wheels go with 245/35/19 and 275/30/19 tyres? I gather that spaces will be needed. Could you advise the size of spaces that you used please? Many thanks.
