Finally did it :D
06-24-2008, 07:58 AM
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My Ride: BMW E60 525dA 11-2004 Silver
HUD, BT, Voice Control, Active Seats, Seat Heating (front), Xenon HID, Navigation Professional with CCC, Leather Dakota Black, Folding mirros, anti-glare mirrors in+outside, HiFi, CiC retrofitted, Aux in, CD Changer, Dension 500GW, etc...
Hi guys,
Kinda skipped this forum section in my search for E60 information
.
Anyway here I am, I'm from Belgium and love to work on my BMW with a lot of TLC like most of us I guess.
Just got my new ride last Thursday:
BMW E60 Saloon 525dA Titanium Silver Metallic
M57N Diesel Engine
November 2004
Here's a few things already in:
- Head Up Display
- Automatic Transmission (steptronic)
- Professional Navigation (wide screen + DVD drive)
- Hi-Fi speakers
- Seat heating (front)
- Active seats
- Bluetooth
- Voice control
- Leather (Dakota Black)
- PDC
- Wheel styling 134
- Fine Wood Birch Trim
- High end Airconditioning (there are 2 version of airco here in Europe)
- Folding Mirrors
- Anti glare side+interior mirror
Some things I'd like to do to the new car:
- Getting my bloody Nokia E90 synched with the iDrive Bluetooth
- MP3 playback on my CD and DVD drive (damn mechanics don't know it's possible argh, showed them the BMW SI pdf from the forum here, still no clue. "Do you have it in German" they say)
- Retrofit ACM + USB
- Put a decent shift knob on the steptronic shifter
- Same for the iDrive knob (leather insert thing)
- Comfort seats
- Adaptive lighting
- Bi-Xenon
- Active Cruise Control
- Front & Rear cam
- Throughloading system
- Change the wood trim perhaps
- Install a sunroof (or maybe not, depends on my sanity
)
- etc...
Some of my former DIY's:
Retrofit Automatic Airconditioning + AUC into my E34 that only had a heater (that install almost killed me
)
Retrofit Xenon headlights on my E39
Install & integrate CarPC into E39 with GPS tracking,
Etc...
Former cars:
Suzuki Alto 3 door (Red & shabby tin can and drove it till it fell apart) 1995 - 1997
316 coup? (silver metallic) 1997-2000
318i sedan E30 (diamond black metallic) 1998-2000
525i sedan E34 (oxford green metallic) 2000-2004
523i sedan E39 (silver greenish metallic) 2004-2008
Anyway, hope to see you guys a lot in future and enjoy the ride.
Sven (brosken)
Kinda skipped this forum section in my search for E60 information
.Anyway here I am, I'm from Belgium and love to work on my BMW with a lot of TLC like most of us I guess.
Just got my new ride last Thursday:
BMW E60 Saloon 525dA Titanium Silver Metallic
M57N Diesel Engine
November 2004
Here's a few things already in:
- Head Up Display
- Automatic Transmission (steptronic)
- Professional Navigation (wide screen + DVD drive)
- Hi-Fi speakers
- Seat heating (front)
- Active seats
- Bluetooth
- Voice control
- Leather (Dakota Black)
- PDC
- Wheel styling 134
- Fine Wood Birch Trim
- High end Airconditioning (there are 2 version of airco here in Europe)
- Folding Mirrors
- Anti glare side+interior mirror
Some things I'd like to do to the new car:
- Getting my bloody Nokia E90 synched with the iDrive Bluetooth
- MP3 playback on my CD and DVD drive (damn mechanics don't know it's possible argh, showed them the BMW SI pdf from the forum here, still no clue. "Do you have it in German" they say)
- Retrofit ACM + USB
- Put a decent shift knob on the steptronic shifter
- Same for the iDrive knob (leather insert thing)
- Comfort seats
- Adaptive lighting
- Bi-Xenon
- Active Cruise Control
- Front & Rear cam
- Throughloading system
- Change the wood trim perhaps
- Install a sunroof (or maybe not, depends on my sanity
)- etc...
Some of my former DIY's:
Retrofit Automatic Airconditioning + AUC into my E34 that only had a heater (that install almost killed me
)Retrofit Xenon headlights on my E39
Install & integrate CarPC into E39 with GPS tracking,
Etc...
Former cars:
Suzuki Alto 3 door (Red & shabby tin can and drove it till it fell apart) 1995 - 1997
316 coup? (silver metallic) 1997-2000
318i sedan E30 (diamond black metallic) 1998-2000
525i sedan E34 (oxford green metallic) 2000-2004
523i sedan E39 (silver greenish metallic) 2004-2008
Anyway, hope to see you guys a lot in future and enjoy the ride.
Sven (brosken)
06-24-2008, 08:03 AM
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My Ride: 2011.5 Alpine White E90 M3 | Black Novillo Leather | Carbon Fiber Leather Trim | ZCP | ZP2 | M-DCT | Navigation | Moonroof | 6FL Mods: TMS 12.5mm spacers all around l Hawk HPS Brake Pads l OEM M3 Edition Grills l Paint Matched Side Gills l Key Hole D
to the forum. Congrats on your new toy, great options in your e60, good luck with all you upcoming mods. The upper right search bar is a very useful tool when trying to find answers to your q's. 
06-24-2008, 08:06 AM
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My Ride: 2004 645 Ci, Individual Stratusgrey Metallic with individual grey leather
Individual Stratos metallic, Shadow line, Black Individual leather, 19'' ellisoid, Panorama sunroof, PDC, Dynamic drive, Adaptive steering, Adaptive headlights, Voice control, Logic 7, Prof sat nav, BT phone, TV, Heated Sport seats, Ski sac, light pakket, CD-changer.
Mods (so far): iPod interface, K&N Airfilter.
please post pics!!
Lot's of great plans for the future.......
Keep checking the forum, especially for a next Benelux/European meet!!!!!!!!!!!
06-24-2008, 08:19 AM
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My Ride: BMW E60 525dA 11-2004 Silver
HUD, BT, Voice Control, Active Seats, Seat Heating (front), Xenon HID, Navigation Professional with CCC, Leather Dakota Black, Folding mirros, anti-glare mirrors in+outside, HiFi, CiC retrofitted, Aux in, CD Changer, Dension 500GW, etc...
Thanks for the warm welcome guys 
Already been using the search feature all week
was afraid I'd crash the thing with all my searches hehe.
I've uploaded some pics of the interior that the salesman took before he sold it (check my album).
Unfortunately yesterday a truck dumped a load of bricks next to my car yesterday
(driving too fast in a corner while on the phone), just evaded the worst of it but my left & front side is still a bit scratched and scarred here & there.
Tomorrow it's going to the body shop for replacement parts & respray so on Monday I'll take some pics of the beasty
Cheers
Already been using the search feature all week
was afraid I'd crash the thing with all my searches hehe.I've uploaded some pics of the interior that the salesman took before he sold it (check my album).
Unfortunately yesterday a truck dumped a load of bricks next to my car yesterday
(driving too fast in a corner while on the phone), just evaded the worst of it but my left & front side is still a bit scratched and scarred here & there. Tomorrow it's going to the body shop for replacement parts & respray so on Monday I'll take some pics of the beasty
Cheers
06-24-2008, 09:11 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 (to you) car and enjoy the forums!! 
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