What did you do to your M5 today?

[pmatias03]

Originally Posted by M5theonlyone

Looks impressive,I'm tempted though with black leather covered wheel.

Thanks! Took me a while to go ahead and pull the trigger for the same reasons but once I put the Alcantara wheel on I haven't look back. It compliments the Alcantara roof too!

[Seeyal]

Originally Posted by pmatias03

Thanks! I did a full retrofit of iDrive 6 into my car to have apple carplay.

Please, tell us more about the Idrive retrofit? Is it done at the dealership? How much?

[pmatias03]

Originally Posted by Seeyal

Please, tell us more about the Idrive retrofit? Is it done at the dealership? How much?

I purchased an NBTEVO headunit which has iDrive 6 and Apple Carplay from Bimmer Retrofit. They coded the headunit to my VIN and it was a plug and play retrofit. I also needed to add a Wifi antenna to get access to Carplay but it was a simple install.

Depending on which year and headunit your car has will determine, how much the retrofit will run you. Some cars only need coding while others may need a headunit and additional adapters, I would say anywhere between $1k-$2k cost for this retrofit depending on what has to be done.

Couldn't be happier with the results.

[Hasser]

finished off the rear with blacking out the roundel on the boot.

[BeachM5nster]

put h&r 15mm on the rear.

i tried 12mm, but not aggressive enough and just under flush.

also tried 10mm on front, but looked horrible, like a monster truck. looked wider in the front than back. i do not recommend

[Ickdeep]

Originally Posted by BeachM5nster

put h&r 15mm on the rear.

i tried 12mm, but not aggressive enough and just under flush.

also tried 10mm on front, but looked horrible, like a monster truck. looked wider in the front than back. i do not recommend

Time to lower it next?

[Seeyal]

Not directly for the car, but me at car shows... Bought M BMW polo shirts... Love them.

[huesey1974]

Fitted some exhaust tips.


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[HXS]

Originally Posted by Ickdeep

Time to lower it next?

Yep, with a drop, 10-mm front will look great

[Chauncey.Bishop]

Bootmod3 - OTS 93 octane Stage 2 map (the one without the low torque setting) via laptop, then customized the map to turn off the CEL, disable cold start, ASD off, sport exhaust valve to open & reduced boost in first and second gears via the WiFi agent. What a convenient setup!

[M5Rick]

Originally Posted by BeachM5nster

put h&r 15mm on the rear.

i tried 12mm, but not aggressive enough and just under flush.

also tried 10mm on front, but looked horrible, like a monster truck. looked wider in the front than back. i do not recommend

Those are the coolest slimmest front splitters I've seen.

[Ickdeep]

Car wash time

[f10mmmmm]

My dress/work shoe (right foot) was being messed up due to the constant friction so I bought some dedicated driving shoes that I'll leave in the car.

[JW_ATL]

Installed the new grills

[Boosted M5]

Finally joined the club :seesaw:

[JW_ATL]

Originally Posted by BeachM5nster

put h&r 15mm on the rear.

i tried 12mm, but not aggressive enough and just under flush.

also tried 10mm on front, but looked horrible, like a monster truck. looked wider in the front than back. i do not recommend

So you ended up doing 15mm rear and stock front? Happy with this setup? This is next on my list.

[Barry_S]

Originally Posted by JW_ATL

Installed the new grills

Where did you find these grills with the "M5" logo still in them? I can't find them anywhere. Just plain.

Barry

[JW_ATL]

Originally Posted by Barry_S

Where did you find these grills with the "M5" logo still in them? I can't find them anywhere. Just plain.

Barry

Hi Barry,
Purchased from JBSpeed (link below). The grills will come with an M5 logo in the box. It's mounted on a black plastic block with double-sided tape already on it. Took 2 mins to tape in place.

http://www.jbspeed.com/bmw-dual-slat...ing-worldwide/

[Barry_S]

Originally Posted by JW_ATL

Hi Barry,
Purchased from JBSpeed (link below). The grills will come with an M5 logo in the box. It's mounted on a black plastic block with double-sided tape already on it. Took 2 mins to tape in place.

http://www.jbspeed.com/bmw-dual-slat...ing-worldwide/

Interesting. When I emailed them about the logo a couple of months ago they told me I would have to "cut it out" of my current grill and find a way to affix it to their grill. Perhaps something has changed and its worth another look.

Thanks for posting.

[pcohen15]

Originally Posted by Barry_S

Interesting. When I emailed them about the logo a couple of months ago they told me I would have to "cut it out" of my current grill and find a way to affix it to their grill. Perhaps something has changed and its worth another look.

Thanks for posting.

FWIW, I found mine on eBay. Just had to stick the supplied badge onto the mounting surface, as it came with two styles. Very pleased with the quality and the fit was spot-on.

[BeachM5nster]

Originally Posted by Barry_S

Where did you find these grills with the "M5" logo still in them? I can't find them anywhere. Just plain.

Barry

you can get real deal OEM grills with the emblem actually molded into the grill and not imitation screw/tape on at https://ind-distribution.com/ as well as at ecstuning.com.

https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-...t/51712352807/

$300 for pair but its authentic

[BeachM5nster]

Originally Posted by JW_ATL

So you ended up doing 15mm rear and stick front? Happy with this setup? This is next on my list.

yea i bought hubcentric H&R spacers online from turner motorsport which to my knowledge are the best ones.
and they also sell the extended length bolts (which are absolutely necessary)

i bought a pair of 10mm, 12mm, and 15mm bc i didnt know what i would like
with all the differing opinions and advice on here.

i did 12mm in the rear first and thought it looked good and flush but after looking at it for a few days, i could tell it still set in the fender a tad

so i put 15mm on the rear and it is what i wanted. aggressive but not poking out the fender. i call it flush

then just out of curiosity i put 10mm on the front bc a few guys on here are very proud of that setup so i put them on, and i thought i would vomit.
looks like its trying to be a monster truck or something
and no matter what angle you look at it from, it looks like the front axle is considerably wider than the rear (even with 15mm on the rear)

i left them on overnight just to see how i'd feel in the morning to be certain,
i pulled them off the next morning lol

highly recommend no spacer at all on the front and 12 or 15mm on the rear

these guys putting spacers on the front have unique taste, ill just say that(but i could be wrong because i am not lowered, but i dont think that will change the visual effect i perceived that the front spacers made in conjunction with the rear axle)