Opinions about rear and side Mods - M5POST

Alex.br · 02-24-2013, 07:58 PM

Inputs Welcome.

ColdList · 02-24-2013, 08:00 PM

"M-Performance"-Yes
Tint-Yes
Door Handles-Maybe (better if body color)
Glowing Emblem-No
Wheels-No (Like aftermarket wheels but in this case I like the factory 20" better than those)

bradone1 · 02-24-2013, 08:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColdList

"M-Performance"-Yes
Tint-Yes
Door Handles-Maybe (better if body color)
Glowing Emblem-No
Wheels-No (Like aftermarket wheels but in this case I like the factory 20" better than those)

Agree

Rob///M5 · 02-24-2013, 10:28 PM

M Performance is just a sticker on the stock rails, right?

SDf10 · 02-24-2013, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rob///M5

M Performance is just a sticker on the stock rails, right?

That is correct.

mwlmd · 02-24-2013, 10:57 PM

Is the rear roundel back lit?!

stealth.pilot · 02-24-2013, 11:09 PM

Exhaust - yes
M Performance rockers - no
Emblem - No
wheels no

Those look like OEM Style 312 BMW wheels. I hope not because if they are then you took off high quality forged lightweight wheels and placed them with heavier lower quality cast wheels.

GregD · 02-25-2013, 12:03 PM

I kinda like the wheels, ADV.1? They might have been a tint darker for my taste, some brushed gunmetal or similar.

EDIT enlarged the pic and saw the SL badging, nice!

chrisratz · 02-25-2013, 12:59 PM

I like the tint.

I don't like the backlit BMW emblem, I don't think it fits the aura of the M5.

If I painted the chrome door handle strip I would do body color.

The dealer here in town does the black "M Sport" rails on all the M sport 5 series cars they put on the showroom floor. So in my mind it's not unique or special anymore.

I don't think the overall look is a big upgrade over stock, but its not a step down either.

NlckyBlack · 02-25-2013, 06:10 PM

Sometimes less is more. In this case less is alot more

DragonRR · 02-25-2013, 06:17 PM

Exhaust looks great, thinking of doing an exhaust upgrade myself. Quite like the mpower rails. Personally I love the stock 20" wheels so no to the wheels.. And the emblem is cool but too much for my taste.

MCM5 · 02-25-2013, 09:44 PM

exhaust : yes
glowing emblem : no
side vent & door handles : yes
M-performance rails : no
wheel : no

Northern X5M · 02-25-2013, 10:01 PM

M Performance script on an M5... M overload.

Alan l. · 02-25-2013, 11:48 PM

need to see the car further away with those wheels.

Not a fan of those m performance side skirt decals. They have the opposite effect that people usually go for when modifying a car. Visually they make the car look more lifted/higher off the ground.

Alan

BC87 · 02-26-2013, 12:26 AM

like the rims

Alex.br · 02-26-2013, 08:26 PM

Thanks for the inputs. The wheels are forged from ADV.1 and much lighter than the stock ones.

Just started the engine and interior mods.

I will also replace the rear M5 emblem and return the OEM BMW emblem.

Here is the engine cover that will be replace with GruppeM intake.

Zlaatan · 02-27-2013, 05:16 PM

Love the engine cover!!

02-24-2013, 07:58 PM	#1
Alex.br ///M Power Drives: 2013 F10 M5, 2012 1M, 2012 X5M Join Date: May 2006 Location: BR Posts: 46 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW E82 1M [5.00] 2009 BMW E60 M5 [5.00] 2012 E70 X5M [5.00] 2013 BMW F10 M5 [5.00]	Opinions about rear and side Mods Inputs Welcome. Attached Images __________________ *2013 F10 M5 Brilliant White* - Akrapovic Evolution Exhaust + 21" ADV.1 10.01 SL + GruppeM Intake *2012 E82 1M Alpine White* - Akrapovic Evolution Exhaust + Soon: 20" ADV.1 5.01 *2012 E70 X5M Alpine White*
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02-24-2013, 10:28 PM	#4
Rob///M5 Captain Drives: 2013 M5 SSII Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: San Diego Posts: 897 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW M5 [5.00]	M Performance is just a sticker on the stock rails, right? __________________

02-24-2013, 10:57 PM	#6
mwlmd Captain Drives: F10 M5 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 625 iTrader: (0)	Is the rear roundel back lit?! __________________ E90 M3 (gone but not forgotten) Jerez/Fox/Aluminum/6MT F10 M5 Alpine/Sakhir/Anthracite/DCT

02-24-2013, 11:09 PM	#7
stealth.pilot Knight Commander /// Drives: 2013 M5 Individual Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: South East USA Posts: 2,315 iTrader: (0)	Exhaust - yes M Performance rockers - no Emblem - No wheels no Those look like OEM Style 312 BMW wheels. I hope not because if they are then you took off high quality forged lightweight wheels and placed them with heavier lower quality cast wheels. __________________ 2013 ///M5 Individual Monte Carlo Blue, Platinum Full Individual Merino, Platinum Alcantara, Piano Black, Exec Pkg, Drivers assistance pkg, Bang and Olufsen, 20" wheels Eisenmann Sport Exhaust, Bel STiR+, Laser Interceptor QUAD HP, Zaon MRX

02-25-2013, 06:10 PM	#10
NlckyBlack Lieutenant Drives: 08 M5, 07 E63 AMG Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NYC Posts: 402 iTrader: (0)	Sometimes less is more. In this case less is alot more __________________ 10 E63 12 750 08 SRT8

02-24-2013, 08:00 PM	#2
ColdList First Lieutenant Drives: 2013 Silverstone F10 M5 DCT Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Marietta, GA Posts: 344 iTrader: (0)	"M-Performance"-Yes Tint-Yes Door Handles-Maybe (better if body color) Glowing Emblem-No Wheels-No (Like aftermarket wheels but in this case I like the factory 20" better than those)

02-25-2013, 12:03 PM	#8
GregD Private First Class Drives: On order.. Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Antwerp Posts: 134 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2013 BMW 118d M Sport [0.00]	I kinda like the wheels, ADV.1? They might have been a tint darker for my taste, some brushed gunmetal or similar. EDIT enlarged the pic and saw the SL badging, nice!

02-25-2013, 12:59 PM	#9
chrisratz Second Lieutenant Drives: whenever I can. Join Date: May 2012 Location: Central California Posts: 216 iTrader: (0)	I like the tint. I don't like the backlit BMW emblem, I don't think it fits the aura of the M5. If I painted the chrome door handle strip I would do body color. The dealer here in town does the black "M Sport" rails on all the M sport 5 series cars they put on the showroom floor. So in my mind it's not unique or special anymore. I don't think the overall look is a big upgrade over stock, but its not a step down either.

02-25-2013, 06:17 PM	#11
DragonRR New Member Drives: BMW F10 M5 Black Sapphire Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: UK Posts: 6 iTrader: (0)	Exhaust looks great, thinking of doing an exhaust upgrade myself. Quite like the mpower rails. Personally I love the stock 20" wheels so no to the wheels.. And the emblem is cool but too much for my taste.

02-25-2013, 09:44 PM	#12
MCM5 Private First Class Drives: MCB F10 M5 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 114 iTrader: (0)	exhaust : yes glowing emblem : no side vent & door handles : yes M-performance rails : no wheel : no

02-25-2013, 10:01 PM	#13
Northern X5M Private First Class Drives: 2013 Singapore Grey M5 Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Posts: 160 iTrader: (0)	M Performance script on an M5... M overload. __________________ 2013 ///M5 Singapore Grey / Full Individual Cohiba Interior 2000 ///M5 Oxford Green / Extended Caramel Interior - Comfort/Active Seats\|Chrome Line\|Badge Delete\|Alcantara Trunk\|Hi End Rear Console & Equipment

02-25-2013, 11:48 PM	#14
Alan l. Brigadier General Drives: M-Sport 535xi Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: New York Posts: 3,655 iTrader: (8)	need to see the car further away with those wheels. Not a fan of those m performance side skirt decals. They have the opposite effect that people usually go for when modifying a car. Visually they make the car look more lifted/higher off the ground. Alan __________________ Current - 2013 N55 535xi Msport SAT Retired - 2009 N54 335i Msport 6MT Retired - 2000 M52TU 323i ASA Supercharged 5MT More Photos of my car here

02-26-2013, 12:26 AM	#15
BC87 Private First Class Drives: 13 M5 Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: USA Posts: 113 iTrader: (0)	like the rims __________________ carlsturm - My E60 M5 suffers from "RPM lag" - I'm not concerned with F10 turbo lag

02-26-2013, 08:26 PM	#16
Alex.br ///M Power Drives: 2013 F10 M5, 2012 1M, 2012 X5M Join Date: May 2006 Location: BR Posts: 46 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2012 BMW E82 1M [5.00] 2009 BMW E60 M5 [5.00] 2012 E70 X5M [5.00] 2013 BMW F10 M5 [5.00]	Thanks for the inputs. The wheels are forged from ADV.1 and much lighter than the stock ones. Just started the engine and interior mods. I will also replace the rear M5 emblem and return the OEM BMW emblem. Here is the engine cover that will be replace with GruppeM intake. Attached Images __________________ *2013 F10 M5 Brilliant White* - Akrapovic Evolution Exhaust + 21" ADV.1 10.01 SL + GruppeM Intake *2012 E82 1M Alpine White* - Akrapovic Evolution Exhaust + Soon: 20" ADV.1 5.01 *2012 E70 X5M Alpine White*

02-27-2013, 05:16 PM	#17
Zlaatan Private First Class Drives: RWD Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Sweden Posts: 101 iTrader: (0)	Love the engine cover!!

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