Journal: M5 Guy's 2016 Space Gray

[m5 guy]

Aloha Guys,

I wanted to start a journal to document my upcoming build. I traded in my e60 over the weekend for this f10. The e60 was and still is awesome, but my paranoia was at an all time high with her. The recent spike in vanos solenoids from 350 to almost 2k a pop put me over the edge. As such it was time to move on.

The space ship:

2016 Space Gray on full black leather w/ aluminum trim
Competition Package
Executive Package
Driver Assistance Package
Cell Phone Integration
B&O Sound
Mperformance Kidney Grills






I plan to start the mods soon. Want to get the rest of the X5M and e60 M5 parts sold first. Hopefully soon...

[m5 guy]

The old gal:






Specs:

2010 Sapphire black on black
Eventuri Intake
Tubi Rumore exhaust
Gas monoball control arm bushings
Alcantara steering wheel
Pedal Haus Pedals
Gloss black kidney and side grills
Intrax coilovers that I never got around to installing

[m5 guy]

Previous builds for your viewing pleasure:

2012 X5M Monte Carlo Blue Metallic over Full Silverstone


Suspension:

KW Variant 3 coilovers with edc delete
OEM -.5 camber front upper control arms
Powerflex 'race' front tension arm bushings
Powerflex 'race' front and rear swaybar bushings

Wheels:

Velos S2 2 piece in high gloss brush 21 x 10.5 front, 21 x 12 rear, IND MCB/white center caps
Morr VS57 one piece in rocket white 21 x 10.5 front, 21 x 12 rear

Brakes:

Brembo BBK front and rear painted Monte Carlo Blue with white old school logo, type 3 rotors

Performance:

Velos Stage 2+ tune
AR Design ceramic coated catless downpipes
Supersprint section 1 with 100 cell milspec cats
Supersprint section 2 xpipe
Eisenmann 'sport' black series muffler
Affluence carbon fiber scoops
BMC air filters
PTP S63 turbo blanket

Lighting:

OEM led headlight retrofit
All halogen bulbs converted to led
OEM interior led lights

Exterior:

IND gloss black with M stripe kidneys
IND gloss black sidemarkers
IND front and rear Monte Carlo Blue reflectors
IND MCB keyhole cover
IND gloss black front and rear roundels
Wolf's Matte MCB engine cover
Mperformance front lip
Vorsteiner rear diffuser
US Mill Works front license plate tow hook mount
Bumperplugs MCB plugs
Mperformance rear license plate frame
Debadged X5M logo
Gloss black vinyl applied on lower front bumper middle

Interior:

Mperformance alcantara steering wheel
Pedal Haus black paddles with MCB + and -
Pedal Hause aluminum pedals
Full surround piano black trim - not finished yet
P3cars vent gauge

[m5 guy]

2013 335i Msport

• Estoril Blue II
• Black Dakota Leather
• Aluminum hexagon interior trim with estoril blue highlight trim
• Technology package
• 18 inch 400M wheels
• Harmon Kardon surround system
• 6-spd manual transmission
• Mperformance gloss black kidney grills
• Mperformance bbk in yellow
• Badge delete

Mod list:

* IND reflectors
* Challenge catted downpipe
* Meisterschaft full gtc exhaust system with wireless remote.
* Challenge stainless steel brake lines
* VS8.2's in hand brushed with gloss clear finish. 19 x 8.5 and 19 x 10.
* Michelin Super Sports in 235/35/19 and 265/30/19
* 12.5mm spacers for the front
* BC Racing coilovers
* P3cars multifunction vent gauge
* No holes license plate holder
* Injen intake
* Mperformance BBK in yellow
* Mperformance full aerokit, painted estoril blue and gloss black
* Mperformance pedals
* Mperformance gloss black kidney grills
* OEM silver corner lights
* Osram CBI 5000k hid bulbs
* Vkool tint all around including windsheild and moonroof 75%







Pics from the Morr photoshoot before the aero kit and exhaust:

[m5 guy]

2001 E46 M3 Oxford Green Metallic II over Cinnamon
6-spd manual
Harmon Kardon sounds
Premium Package

Description / Modifications
* Wheels:

* For show-
* Work Brombacher’s silver face with polished step lip 19 x 10 front with a 12mm Macht Snell spacer for an et of +22 with Michelin PSS 265/30/19, 19 x 10 et 8 with PSS 265/30/19

* Work Lugs

* For Go-
* Apex ARC-8′s hyper black finish 18 x 10 et 25 squared with 285/30/18 Yokohama AD-08′s

* Vision orange colored lug nuts

* Turner Motorsports 90mm stud conversion

* Brakes:

* Brembo BBK custom painted amber(orange) calipers front and rear. 6 piston monoblock caliper 355 x 32 rotor front and 4 piston monoblock 345 x 28 rotor rear.

* Suspension:

* Turner Motorsports front subframe reinforcement kit
* Turner Motorsports rear subframe reinforcement kit
* Custom rear bar design that ties into the rear subframe from the trunk, connects the rear shock towers, and reinforces the top of the shock towers
* Ground control front control arm bushings
* Powerflex rear trailing arm and subframe bushings
* Bimmerworld motor mounts
* Rogue Engineering transmission mounts
* Rogue/Mason Engineering front strut bar painted body color
* UUC Motorwerks swaybars with Mason Engineering endlinks front and rear
* UUC Motorwerks adjustable rear control arms
* Rogue Engineering rear shock mounts
* Rogue Engineering articulating perches
* Vorshlag front camber plates
* AST 4100 monotube coilover system with adjustable rebound. 450lb swift linear spring front and 500lb swift linear spring rear

* Lighting:

* Lightwerkz custom quad projector headlights. Modified s2000 projectors outer and modified tfx projectors inner. Headlight inner trim and shrouds painted gloss black
* 4 5000k bulbs with 55w ballasts hid lights with custom lightwerkz harness to run them off the battery
* Interior switch to turn outer projectors on or off without any other lighting on
* Umnitza amber colored led angel eyes
* Oem amber corners, sides, and led tail lights

* Body:

* Vorsteiner csl bumper with dual intake hole cutouts and 1 piece lip
* Vorsteiner GTR hood
* Vorsteiner csl trunk
* Vorsteiner GTS3 rear diffuser molded into the rear bumper for a cleaner look
* Vorsteiner engine cover with amber painted center
* All carbon fiber is in a 1 x 1 twill
* Satin black vinyl on roof
* Gloss black window washer grill
* 1 x 1 carbon fiber kidneys
* white and black roundels
* All key holes removed and trunk debadged
* 35% tint all around and 80% tint on windshield
* ///OSS custom lower headlight trim

* Exhaust:

* Eisenmann Sport 83mm tips
* Supersprint unresonated section 2

* Cooling:

* PWR aluminum radiator with 25% more capacity

* Interior:

* Ultimate Pedals pedal kit with heel and toe extension
* GSP/Mason Engineering metal clutch pedal with UUC Motorwerks urethane bushing
* Autosolutions 40% reduction ultimate short shift kit
* Rogue Engineering carbon fiber/aluminum shift knob
* carbon fiber/aluminum ebrake handle
* Cinnamon leather shift and ebrake boots
* OEM two tone cinnamon/black leather steering wheel
* EAS carbon fiber interior kit and lower steering wheel trim
* Vorsteiner csl center console
* F1 Autohaus led interior lighting
* Grafxwerks illuminated door sills

[soooma]

Speechless !!
Wow!

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by soooma

Speechless !!
Wow!

Thanks! I can already tell she is going to be a beast post break-in. Plus seeing what guys are doing to this platform now is really encouraging.

[TrevorM3]

Getting my comp pack car this week too. I like SG the more i see it.


U going to blak out the wheels?

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by TrevorM3

Getting my comp pack car this week too. I like SG the more i see it.


U going to blak out the wheels?

Awesome, future congrats to you! SG is definitely growing on me. Normally I like color, but this space ship action is definitely cool. Nope, not going to black out the wheels. I do not like black wheels in general. The only time imo that it looks good is on white. Will be going with a classy brushed finish on whatever wheel I decide on.

[gdavis]

I'm in the same boat you were in....

Looks good man!!

[josec70]

Originally Posted by m5 guy

Previous builds for your viewing pleasure:

2012 X5M Monte Carlo Blue Metallic over Full Silverstone


Suspension:

KW Variant 3 coilovers with edc delete
OEM -.5 camber front upper control arms
Powerflex 'race' front tension arm bushings
Powerflex 'race' front and rear swaybar bushings

Wheels:

Velos S2 2 piece in high gloss brush 21 x 10.5 front, 21 x 12 rear, IND MCB/white center caps
Morr VS57 one piece in rocket white 21 x 10.5 front, 21 x 12 rear

Brakes:

Brembo BBK front and rear painted Monte Carlo Blue with white old school logo, type 3 rotors

Performance:

Velos Stage 2+ tune
AR Design ceramic coated catless downpipes
Supersprint section 1 with 100 cell milspec cats
Supersprint section 2 xpipe
Eisenmann 'sport' black series muffler
Affluence carbon fiber scoops
BMC air filters
PTP S63 turbo blanket

Lighting:

OEM led headlight retrofit
All halogen bulbs converted to led
OEM interior led lights

Exterior:

IND gloss black with M stripe kidneys
IND gloss black sidemarkers
IND front and rear Monte Carlo Blue reflectors
IND MCB keyhole cover
IND gloss black front and rear roundels
Wolf's Matte MCB engine cover
Mperformance front lip
Vorsteiner rear diffuser
US Mill Works front license plate tow hook mount
Bumperplugs MCB plugs
Mperformance rear license plate frame
Debadged X5M logo
Gloss black vinyl applied on lower front bumper middle

Interior:

Mperformance alcantara steering wheel
Pedal Haus black paddles with MCB + and -
Pedal Hause aluminum pedals
Full surround piano black trim - not finished yet
P3cars vent gauge

Can you provide any feedback on your Velos tune? I just ordered wheels from them for my M5 and I'm considering them for a tune.

Thanks!

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by gdavis

I'm in the same boat you were in....

Looks good man!!

Thanks! Yeah the S85 will always have a special place in my soul. Awesome engine is awesome, but the maintenance costs were starting to get ridiculous. I decided to make the move when she was still in peak condition than when she was broke down and limping.

Originally Posted by josec70

Can you provide any feedback on your Velos tune? I just ordered wheels from them for my M5 and I'm considering them for a tune.

Thanks!

Regarding their tune, they were one of the better ones for the e70 X5M market. They were also one of the only companies to continuously support the platform so their flash tune was a no-brainer for me. It was smooth, and pulled like a freight train in the mid range. Could not have been more impressed with it. 7 psi increase throughout the whole band really wakes up that suv.

Now for the M5 market I have not done enough research yet to come to a conclusion. Seems like flashing is available now so that will probably be the path I take. Having no cold start and cat check off will make getting an Eisenmann race and ams catted much more livable. That's my current plan anyway...

[vladberca]

Congrats for the new purchase!
You have an awesome car history and I guess this one will have the same route! 👍

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by vladberca

Congrats for the new purchase!
You have an awesome car history and I guess this one will have the same route! 👍

Thank you sir! The build on this one should hopefully be awesome. Already in the planning stages. I want to sell the parts off my previous builds first though. Hopefully they sell soon so I can start on this one.

[califlove]

Great looking ride(s) man. I gotta ask though, where the hell do you get to scratch the itch to drive over 45 mph over there?

Every island I have been on over there I have had trouble stretching the legs of a rental prius due to traffic/cops/etc

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by califlove

Great looking ride(s) man. I gotta ask though, where the hell do you get to scratch the itch to drive over 45 mph over there?

Every island I have been on over there I have had trouble stretching the legs of a rental prius due to traffic/cops/etc

Yeah it can be rather sloooooooooooow at times. Basically you just need to know when and what roads to go on. I drive H3 daily, and take the Pali, and 13 turns a few times a week at the 6-7 am hour here so there is space to do it. Its more of an acceleration factor over top speed here.

[Bobby_Drake]

Nice collection of cars you got there. Your X5 is well done!

[LI-M5]

Sexxx , congrats

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by Bobby_Drake

Nice collection of cars you got there. Your X5 is well done!

Thank you sir! Put a lot of effort into that X5M as I had no intentions of ever selling it. Then we find out we are having another kid so now I need a 3rd row X5. Just finished stripping the X5M and I'm currently selling a bunch of parts in the xbimmers section.

Originally Posted by LI-M5

Sexxx , congrats

Thanks!

[m5 guy]

Big things from small beginnings time. Took care of a couple essentials last night. Gloss black fender grills from IND and debadged the trunk. I had the entire grill done in gloss black as I really can't handle matte anything on a car. Drives me crazy. Plus the mperformance kidney grills are gloss black now so I needed to tie the fenders in with them and the window trim.

Debadging is just something I have always done. It does not look clean to me with a badge in the corner. I have a M5 license plate on order though as I'm not opposed to the badging, just the placement. This way it will be nice and centered below the roundel and everything will flow. Yes way too much thought goes into the little things, but the little things are what makes a build imo.

Before:


IND:




The only tools I used. The fork to pry and the slab to decompress one tab. After one tab is free you can literally just pull the whole grill out. Super easy.


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Debadged with a horrible pic. Super easy. Use a hair dryer on it for a bit to loosen adhesive. Take one of the tools from above and pry a corner up. Then just pull off the badge. Use hairdryer again after to make the adhesive tape come right off. Couldn't be easier. Now on an older car it would probably be a bit of a pain, but on a new car it is cake.

[TrevorM3]

I know u said u dont like black wheels.... but since your blacking everything else out... man i promise u will love the comp wheels in gloss. I havent seen another m5 with it... i love it.

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by TrevorM3

I know u said u dont like black wheels.... but since your blacking everything else out... man i promise u will love the comp wheels in gloss. I havent seen another m5 with it... i love it.

Thanks for the suggestion, but my plan is hand brushed with whatever wheel I decide on. If multi-piece it will have gloss black bolts and center cap though.








You have pics of your ride with the black wheels? I would like to see how it looks.