M5 30 Jahre Special Edition, Australia

[audioquest]

Originally Posted by E90potentialbuyer

This is one hell of a build. Love your attention to detail and having everything documented. The interior looks great except for CF M-DCT shifter. CF On it just doesn't look right in pictures. But perhaps it looks better in real?

What do you do with parts that are taken out? Do you sell them / give to the shop / keep them for later? Or are you able to get some sort of credit for them against the new parts that you order? Just curious...

The CF Shifter looks ok to me, may be is the picture.

Those parts are kept away. No, I don't sell them. Will install it back to original when I am selling the car and sell away the Performances parts once remove.

Cheers

[audioquest]

Originally Posted by Aussie F10M

I think he is trying to sell them. I wanted to buy the steering wheel, but, I think he is trying to sell them in a line (at least according to our common service adviser.

Great looking 30 Jahre though .....

Sorry the Alcantara steering wheel is not for sale. That Alcantara steering wheel is exclusive to the 30 Jahre. Will fit it back when I am selling my M5 and I will display my custom Performance Alcantara Streeing wheel at home.

Cheers.

[04S]

Originally Posted by audioquest

Sorry the Alcantara steering wheel is not for sale. That Alcantara steering wheel is exclusive to the 30 Jahre. Will fit it back when I am selling my M5 and I will display my custom Performance Alcantara Streeing wheel at home.

Cheers.

No worries. I was pretty excited about the possibility of getting it but completely understand you want to keep it.

Really like your car. Looks fantastic.

[HappyMan]

Originally Posted by audioquest

Sorry the Alcantara steering wheel is not for sale. That Alcantara steering wheel is exclusive to the 30 Jahre. Will fit it back when I am selling my M5 and I will display my custom Performance Alcantara Streeing wheel at home.

Cheers.

Can you please share how do you change silver bits to dark chrome? I am also planning to change to black ceramic I drive knob, volume control and climate controls.

[E90potentialbuyer]

Originally Posted by audioquest

The CF Shifter looks ok to me, may be is the picture.

Those parts are kept away. No, I don't sell them. Will install it back to original when I am selling the car and sell away the Performances parts once remove.

Cheers

Makes sense.

Yea probably the picture. Great build man. Just like your watches, you have a good taste.

[audioquest]

Originally Posted by HappyMan

Can you please share how do you change silver bits to dark chrome? I am also planning to change to black ceramic I drive knob, volume control and climate controls.

Hi HappyMan, Black Chroming those parts are easy. The Hard part is removing them from your car.

All the Silver parts in your M5 are all Satin Chrome finish by BMW making them all conductive and you can bring them straight to a Black Chroming factory to get it done.

Only 2 parts are not conductive to be chrome. They are the from the centre console. Ash Tray and Cup Holder lid cover, that 2 little silver strip. Those 2 are ABS plastic silver painted parts. Plastic are not conductive so you will need to sent them in to a factory that does ABS plastic chroming first to make them conductive by plating copper on to them. Before you can do any Black Chroming.

Next is the B&O Center speaker. That part cannot be black chrome evenly because of the irregular sharp. Only Black Nickel can does the job nicely. Black Nickel is not as hard as Black Chroming so Extra care are needed.

Here are some of the part done in Black Chrome and Black Nickel.







Cheers

[audioquest]

Originally Posted by E90potentialbuyer

Makes sense.

Yea probably the picture. Great build man. Just like your watches, you have a good taste.

Hahaha.................talking about watch. Been awhile now since my last update. Need to update that watch thread too. Quite a few more from my Panerai collection to show with my M5. Thank you for your compliments.

Cheers!!

[E90potentialbuyer]

Originally Posted by audioquest

Hahaha.................talking about watch. Been awhile now since my last update. Need to update that watch thread too. Quite a few more from my Panerai collection to show with my M5. Thank you for your compliments.

Cheers!!

You have one crazy (good) watch collection! Love your taste in panerai's. Do you own any Glaschutte's? (With an umlaut)

[remmib]

Awesome modding of the interior.
One thing I like from your interior are the alcantara door handles.

[M6-Coupe]

Can you instruct me how to remove that center aluminum part around the gear knob please?

[M6-Coupe]

Originally Posted by audioquest

Sure, my pleasure.

First you will need something flat and thin. I used a flat screw driver, those very very small type. Target is to lift up the Black Sticker with the sign on it (N, D and R). Work from the top, use your tool in between the sliver part and the black sticker part on the gear shift. Stick some painters tap on the silver part top side to protect from scratch.

Pry towards the black sticker side and try to get your tools under it very slowly. Be very careful not to chip or crack the parts. Once you get an small opening push in a toothpick. From now keep pushing in the toothpick until you get a good gap. Now you use your finger nail to lift it up. Your target is to lift up the black sticker from the gear shift. The black sticker is secure by very strong double side tape under it.

Once that is done, unscrew the T8 trox screw under it. Now you can leave up the silver part.

Hope you understand my poor English.

Cheers

Thanks a lot for great explanation but I meant that Aluminum parts on the console which is like horseshoe...

[audioquest]

Originally Posted by M6-Coupe

Thanks a lot for great explanation but I meant that Aluminum parts on the console which is like horseshoe...

Sorry for for late reply. Was on a 10 hours flight. I did not remove it myself, BMW remove for me. But I was told that they need to remove the centre console first. Under it there are a few screw attach to the under main console. If you are thinking to chrome or anodizing it. You can't because the Aluminium part is hard glue to a ABS plastic part. You can't separate them.

I end up vinyl it with dark Brush Aluminium finish.

If you want a M6 centre console removing instructions. I can ask BMW to email me. I can than forward to you if that can help.

Cheers

[audioquest]

Originally Posted by E90potentialbuyer

You have one crazy (good) watch collection! Love your taste in panerai's. Do you own any Glaschutte's? (With an umlaut)

No I don't own any Glaschutte. Beautiful watch. They have a very Germany touch to it.

Cheers

[audioquest]

Test fitting my CF steering Wheel




Cheers

[cartaa100]

Hey mate,

Beautiful car. Just out of curiosity would you be interested in selling the 601 wheels the car came with?

Cheers,
Tom

[ozbmwnut]

[QUOTE=cartaa100;19424811]Hey mate,

Beautiful car. Just out of curiosity would you be interested in selling the 601 wheels the car came with?

Cheers,
Tom[/QUOT

i have 601's on mine, that i would consider changing....

[Trinnyboy]

Hi Audioquest....lovely ride! What centre rear diffuser is that?

[palmer02]

Stunning car

[SFT33]

To each his own - but - you should have just bought a standard M5 with the comp package. That car stock/unmodded is a rare bird that at some pt would have been worth more than you paid for it. Not now.

[Jay-K]

Your mods will increase the value to those who understand and able to appreciate.
definitely class mods. no doubt.

[borys]

Beautiful M5! I would not paint 601 wheels in black since you got BBS. I love the original color BMW paints its wheels (I assume its their Pure Metal Silver or am I wrong?)

[SFT33]

Jay-K - the collector value of this car is SEVERELY diminished by these mods. I am actually stunned that someone would do this to such a rare car. If it ain't broke....