2013 M5 Individual - European Delivery

[nytrus112]

What are ceramic controls? And do you really miss Auto handbrake? I have it on my 535i and I use it maybe once every 3 months.

Beautiful car. Can't wait to take delivery of mine. Should be Saturday!

[stealth.pilot]

Originally Posted by nytrus112

What are ceramic controls? And do you really miss Auto handbrake? I have it on my 535i and I use it maybe once every 3 months.

Beautiful car. Can't wait to take delivery of mine. Should be Saturday!

I always drove my 550 with auto-h on. In the M5 i would have to keep my foot on the brake to prevent roll back rather than be ready to go with the accelerator pedal. I think you lose time at the lights without Auto-H.

Ceramic controls are these:


They are made out of jewellery grade ceramic. Looks fantastic, but also feels like a premium material, whereas our ones feel like plastic. They iDrive knob also seems more weighty in the ceramic version. Note also that the ceramic shifter has a leather gait.

[Rohardi]

How hard would it be to retro fit the Ceramic controls to the M5? What is the cost of the parts?I know someone did it on the 550 forum. You should be able to do everything but the shifter, Right?

[Purcell]

Originally Posted by Parabolica

It is possible to order any of the BMW Individual interior options in full leather, correct? I always wondered that when fiddling around on the BMW NA's site.

I would like to see the graphite leather option in full over extended, hence my question.

Originally Posted by stealth.pilot

Yes you can. It will be hard to find pics though since few people have done it so far, ad graphite is rare.

Thank you for the input, stealth.

[stealth.pilot]

Originally Posted by Rohardi

How hard would it be to retro fit the Ceramic controls to the M5? What is the cost of the parts?I know someone did it on the 550 forum. You should be able to do everything but the shifter, Right?

wdimagineer did it on his 550. I don't know if he has done it on his M5 but I am keen to hear examples. I think it would go well with my Piano Black trim.

[nytrus112]

Originally Posted by stealth.pilot

I always drove my 550 with auto-h on. In the M5 i would have to keep my foot on the brake to prevent roll back rather than be ready to go with the accelerator pedal. I think you lose time at the lights without Auto-H.

Ceramic controls are these:


They are made out of jewellery grade ceramic. Looks fantastic, but also feels like a premium material, whereas our ones feel like plastic. They iDrive knob also seems more weighty in the ceramic version. Note also that the ceramic shifter has a leather gait.

Not a huge fan. Bit too bling bling for my taste. But I appreciate the look and the difference in feel (can imagine).

[frisky]

Absolutely killer combo @stealth.pilot! Thats the combo Im leaning toward as well! Nice write up.

Cheers
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[vonsheppard64]

Nice write up, can't wait to start our ED journey next year.