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07-08-2010, 07:24 PM
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My Ride: 2007 530 XI, 19 VMR VB3, matte grills, RPI scoop, MTEC V2 Angel Eyes
Hello to all!! I recently purchased a 2007 530xi with 55k miles for 23,000. I traded my 07 Civic and ended up getting 7,500 which I feel is good because it had 113k miles. This vehicle is very clean and was very well taken care of. I appreciate this site because there is soooo much knowledge. As a mod, I installed a K N filter and BMS box and just recently {from viewing it here) I took off the charcoal filter on top of the air filter. The vehicle is very impresive now!! very smooth and accelerates faster. I'm in the Army and use this as a daily driver so theres really no speed racing going on, so my main concern is fuel consumption. I really dont punch it, so are there any mods or products that can make a great difference? Again, I really love this vehicle and if I wanted to be picky 2 things I don't really like are the idrive setup (mine kinda lags sometimes) and the small looking rim and tires! hope to hear from you
07-09-2010, 10:48 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).
Sounds like a terrific ride! Enjoy the forums.
