Another newbie from Australia
03-15-2010, 04:42 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530i, Sapphire Black with White trim. M-Sports package
all the wheels have a style no., the m172`s are one of the two m style wheels available with the sport setup. The trim you have is called aluminium cube and im pretty sure there was no white option on normal or
sport models except the M5 which had Silverstone II (white basicly), i think the Australian BMW option list is the same as the Euro one, i could be wrong though, even though it looks off white i think its option name is
polar grey but anyway damn nice car
look after her.
sport models except the M5 which had Silverstone II (white basicly), i think the Australian BMW option list is the same as the Euro one, i could be wrong though, even though it looks off white i think its option name is
polar grey but anyway damn nice car
look after her.Ah, okay. 172M's they are, 19" buggers as well.....
The nearest I can find on the BMW site is Leather Dakota Beige but the paperwork from the dealership definitely says white. They mentionend something about individual merino leather so I don't know if that makes it a special order or anything (this is a 2nd-hand car by the way). Don't know if there is a way of getting an official indication of the colour from the car details?. There is a strong blue tinge to the body colour which doesn't show up on the BMW site pictures on their colour charts. It is supposed to be Sapphire Black.
03-15-2010, 05:36 AM
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My Ride: 2006 530 d M-sport e60
if you ask the dealer nicely they can give you a printed list of the cars factory optons from when it was built.
The paint is correct, sapphire black and carbon black both show loverly blue highlights in direct sunlight.
Hows the merino leather feel?
The paint is correct, sapphire black and carbon black both show loverly blue highlights in direct sunlight.
Hows the merino leather feel?
03-15-2010, 07:29 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
welcome.. enjoy your stay
03-15-2010, 08:47 AM
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My Ride: 2008 550i Jet Black on Black Leather, SAT with Paddles, Logic 7, Comfort Seats, NAV, Sport Package, PDC, Xenons, Sirius, Trinity 12W LED Angel Eyes, RPi GT Exhaust, M rear spoiler, ACS Roof Spoiler, Tinted Tail Lights, Bimmian Carbon Fiber Pillar Trim, Bimmian Shadow 550i emblem, RPi Scoop, E60 Forum Cling, Mtec bulbs in fog lights, Mtec 2W LED for License Plate Light Bulbs, K&N Filter, Bimmian LED Smoked Side Markers, Blackout roundels, Carbon Fiber Kidney Grills.
Retired Rides - 1989 325i convertible, 1995 M3, 2002 X5, 2005 545i, 2008 X5 (Lemon)
Congrats on the new car and enjoy the forums!! 
03-18-2010, 02:37 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530i, Sapphire Black with White trim. M-Sports package
Don't know what else I can say about them ......
03-18-2010, 02:39 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530i, Sapphire Black with White trim. M-Sports package
Not yet... 
although I was actually in the service department of my local BMW place and overhead a woman there having her 4 tyres replaced (don't know what model car she had) and being charged AUD$3373 for tyres, fitting and balancing so am not looking forward to the time when I do have to change them..... 
although I was actually in the service department of my local BMW place and overhead a woman there having her 4 tyres replaced (don't know what model car she had) and being charged AUD$3373 for tyres, fitting and balancing so am not looking forward to the time when I do have to change them.....
03-20-2010, 06:03 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Great pics. Fanatastic contrast on the color combo. Welcome to the forums.
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