Soft close doors, is it a must have?

[LI-M5]

love it ! come's w exec and as stated would nvr buy an m5 w out exec..

as per retro , notta chance in hell !!

[M5Beast_NYC]

nice to have but not that important to have.

[kwike92]

M5 is a must with exec, comp, and B & O sound..... a MUST.... why buy a baller sedan with no options?

[Bostons_Finest_]

Originally Posted by kwike92

M5 is a must with exec, comp, and B & O sound..... a MUST.... why buy a baller sedan with no options?

Agree completely

[M5Hambre]

I love the soft close feature. Wish I had it on all my other cars. A car of this level deserves to have it.

[TrevorM3]

Originally Posted by kwike92

M5 is a must with exec, comp, and B & O sound..... a MUST.... why buy a baller sedan with no options?

why is comp a must?

executive is only important for the LED lights, other than that.. waste.

[apexlocator]

Not sure if BMW grouped LED lights into the executive package for later cars, but my 2014 has LED light package without executive package.

[bimmer-boy]

Firstly thank you for all the replies! What a great response from this community!

Can anyone answer this:

if a passenger was to slam the door shut without knowing about the soft close option. Does that prevent the "slamming" noise and effect and does soft close still engage?

Or does soft close only work if your passenger is aware of the option, or if you push the door gently enough to latch but not close fully?

[bimmer-boy]

And i understand as a package soft close maybe worth it, but in the UK we have no exec pack. I'm just trying to see if the option as a standalone is worth it or not.

[DingolfingLove]

The rub is that if you are on a budget - definitely wouldn't bother. But if you have kids &/or general use it is nice.

[ur20v]

Originally Posted by bimmer-boy

Firstly thank you for all the replies! What a great response from this community!

Can anyone answer this:

if a passenger was to slam the door shut without knowing about the soft close option. Does that prevent the "slamming" noise and effect and does soft close still engage?

Or does soft close only work if your passenger is aware of the option, or if you push the door gently enough to latch but not close fully?

If you slam the door, it is just slammed shut, you jut don't need to so need to educate your passengers.

[TrevorM3]

Originally Posted by apexlocator

Not sure if BMW grouped LED lights into the executive package for later cars, but my 2014 has LED light package without executive package.

i wish i could've did that. would've saved me 6k or whatever the exec costs.

[LI-M5]

Originally Posted by TrevorM3

i wish i could've did that. would've saved me 6k or whatever the exec costs.

come on trevor u dousche

exec pkg off the top of my head has ;

hud , comfort access , alcantara headliner , power trunk , soft close door's , sunshade's , and a buncha other shit i prollly am not mentioning or remembering !

i personally can live w out everysingle one of those features well maybe the rear sunshade for passenger's i can do w out lol

[M5Rick]

Resurrecting this oldie sorry,soft close doors are a must imo, the neighbour opposite me could do with it,bang bang evertime he rolls up and lets us know he's back LOL

[Dwaynos]

I agree, a definite must. Everytime I get in a customers car I feel like I'm in the 70s, having to close the door fully myself. Not many have soft close.
Outrageous.

[OneExtra]

You guys are bonkers.

How hard is it to close a door, even to close it quietly isn't exactly difficult

[OneExtra]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Resurrecting this oldie sorry,soft close doors are a must imo, the neighbour opposite me could do with it,bang bang evertime he rolls up and lets us know he's back LOL

We dont have neighbours its a lot better option

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by OneExtra

We dont have neighbours its a lot better option

You'll scare the wildlife with all that door banging
Have you not got it on yours then.

[Dwaynos]

Originally Posted by OneExtra

You guys are bonkers.

How hard is it to close a door, even to close it quietly isn't exactly difficult

I do agree with you actually. Although I did say soft close doors are a must, I think that might be slightly incorrect. My old e60 didn't have soft close doors and no matter how lightly you pulled on them they would just close perfectly, no effort and no noise. Some cars you do have to give a little persuasion though.

[OneExtra]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

You'll scare the wildlife with all that door banging
Have you not got it on yours then.

Good keep the badgers away saves me getting my gun cough cough

No don’t have them on mine

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by OneExtra

Good keep the badgers away saves me getting my gun cough cough

No don’t have them on mine

Poor badgers

[Davie 3 door]

I have them, gimmick imo would go head over heels for them