Carved out of fresh Alpine Snow: Neil McRae's 2014 Alpine White BMW M5 ZCP DCT

ice7 · 10-21-2013, 08:43 PM

Gorgeous car and clearly the best color from BMW.

Seeing 2014 posts makes me jelly. Those headlights and steering wheel is really pushing me to retrofit them.

Neil McRae · 10-22-2013, 03:27 AM

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Originally Posted by westsidee90

looks nice :-) how different is the exhaust note?

its _very_ different, much louder and slightly higher note, my wife says she can hear me approaching our house in the M5 which wasn't the case before. I am going to record it this weekend using the same method I used to record the old M5 - will post the video.

Neil.

Simon H · 10-22-2013, 04:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Neil McRae

its _very_ different, much louder and slightly higher note, my wife says she can hear me approaching our house in the M5 which wasn't the case before. I am going to record it this weekend using the same method I used to record the old M5 - will post the video.

Neil.

Hi Neil,
Would you say the exhaust note, and noise level, would take away the desire to fit after market components ?.

Neil McRae · 10-22-2013, 05:03 AM

yup,
I was planning to go Akra, now not sure if I will bother.

Neil.

w5pwr · 10-22-2013, 05:35 AM

Great looking car, I thought the grills would be all black no chrome with the competition pack?

Sounds like we need an M5 mini meet to compare exhausts?

mstmng · 10-22-2013, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by w5pwr

Great looking car, I thought the grills would be all black no chrome with the competition pack?

Sounds like we need an M5 mini meet to compare exhausts?

let me know, lets compare to mine

w5pwr · 10-22-2013, 05:50 AM

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Originally Posted by mstmng

let me know, lets compare to mine

Is your exhaust switchable?

Wish mine was on early cold morning starts, so do my neighbours......

mstmng · 10-22-2013, 05:53 AM

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Originally Posted by w5pwr

Is your exhaust switchable?

Wish mine was on early cold morning starts, so do my neighbours......

not switchable, dont see a point of it, mine would be wide open all the time
early morning cold start is the most beautiful part
its like Beethoven symphony

u running stock exhaust?

w5pwr · 10-22-2013, 05:55 AM

Eisenmann Race.....

mstmng · 10-22-2013, 06:05 AM

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Originally Posted by w5pwr

Eisenmann Race.....

i should bring my other friend with e-race and we go assault the streets

GOLFFRR · 10-22-2013, 06:46 AM

very classy and clean ride. Can't go wrong with a m5 in white

JOHNBMWM5 · 10-22-2013, 11:20 AM

Looks really great Neil, were the wheels an extra?, or could you spec "Black".

I will keep my eye out for you on my travels.

M3-FAST · 10-22-2013, 02:47 PM

Car looks stunning and was there any options you didn't choose, lol!

Shame it hasn't got the black grilles though like the M6 comp pack? Thought they would have followed suit on the M5

Neil McRae · 10-22-2013, 07:36 PM

yes annoying about the chrome but IND is assisting with that

defo up for a mini meet to compare exhausts.

John - you can now spec black

Stiggly · 10-23-2013, 01:42 AM

Neil....please give me the heads up on those grilles mate

Neil McRae · 10-23-2013, 02:02 AM

getting the black side marker gills from IND next week.

then will order the m Perf front ones when available.

then it's M Perf spoiler in two tone colour and Nate will gave come good on the splitters

Stiggly · 10-23-2013, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Neil McRae

getting the black side marker gills from IND next week.

then will order the m Perf front ones when available.

then it's M Perf spoiler in two tone colour and Nate will gave come good on the splitters

I cant say i have seen the black side Gills. I was planning on leaving them OEM as it matches the chrome (which i usually hate) on the door handles.

Can you send me a link of these Neil as i am curious as to what they look like.

Back to my hate of chrome...i will definitely want to swap the front grilles, so i would be grateful if you could keep me in your loop.

I would love the front splitters but the angle of my drive way but cause them to foul on the pavement

mstmng · 10-23-2013, 05:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Neil McRae

getting the black side marker gills from IND next week.

then will order the m Perf front ones when available.

then it's M Perf spoiler in two tone colour and Nate will gave come good on the splitters

we can order spoilers and splitters together, so we pay less for delivery

two tone - you mean F10 OEM BMW Performance Spoiler with CRT Theme ?

Neil McRae · 10-23-2013, 09:02 AM

kind of but cooler:

like this picture of my M3

2009 BMW M3 Coupe Alpine White DCT by NeilMcRae, on Flickr

mstmng · 10-23-2013, 01:56 PM

thats nice !

Neil McRae · 10-24-2013, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by M3-FAST

Car looks stunning and was there any options you didn't choose, lol!

Shame it hasn't got the black grilles though like the M6 comp pack? Thought they would have followed suit on the M5

btw the M6 comes with chrome also, saw one yesterday.

Stiggly · 10-25-2013, 02:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Neil McRae

btw the M6 comes with chrome also, saw one yesterday.

Neil...are the black grilles available now for M5?

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10-22-2013, 05:03 AM	#26
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10-23-2013, 01:42 AM	#37
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Neil McRae BMW Motorsport 235 Rep 2,225 Posts Drives: BMW ///M4 F82 / BMW ///M5 F10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Surrey iTrader: (1) Garage List 2020 BMW M5 CP [0.00] 2015 BMW M4 [10.00]	getting the black side marker gills from IND next week. then will order the m Perf front ones when available. then it's M Perf spoiler in two tone colour and Nate will gave come good on the splitters __________________ -- Neil J. //McRae -- Alive and Kicking -- neil at DOMINO.ORG --///M ARMY M5 CP Alpine White -- M2 LBB -- M4 DCT CP Alpine White
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Neil McRae BMW Motorsport 235 Rep 2,225 Posts Drives: BMW ///M4 F82 / BMW ///M5 F10 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Surrey iTrader: (1) Garage List 2020 BMW M5 CP [0.00] 2015 BMW M4 [10.00]	kind of but cooler: like this picture of my M3 2009 BMW M3 Coupe Alpine White DCT by NeilMcRae, on Flickr __________________ -- Neil J. //McRae -- Alive and Kicking -- neil at DOMINO.ORG --///M ARMY M5 CP Alpine White -- M2 LBB -- M4 DCT CP Alpine White
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10-23-2013, 01:56 PM	#42
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