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      10-22-2012, 03:05 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by Nate@IND View Post
Sadly BMW is protecting the F10 M5 special edition parts more aggressively than I have ever seen. I have VIN and part numbers for the steering wheel, side grilles etc... They will not release them to the public.
They are protecting them, but it's a model specific only to BMW UK. I'm not sure why they're being so restrictive outside of that market.

I do have the part numbers and think I've managed to convince a garage in London to sell them to me. (Bribing parts managers is always fun.)

I'm heading to London on business in 2 weeks to hopefully get the bits I want along with a few other EU-specific parts, like tails, bumper, first aid kit, etc.

I just purchased equivalents of most of this stuff from iND, but you can't beat original OEM.

Neil - I'll ping you when I'm in London. I'll see if I can get you hooked up, too.
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