My 2011 BMW 550ix "M5 conversion"

bmwZ · 10-18-2014, 06:11 PM

Hi!
This will be my build thread for my 2011 BMW 550ix that I just bought from Germany. I live in Norway so Xdrive is an important option

My nick is bmwZ, that because I`ve owned 3 BMW Z4 before. I have allways been modding my cars, so here`s some pics showing how they turned out:

My first 2.2 with some light mods

My second 2.2 with complete Z4M body, Performance seats and ESS Supercharged+++++++

My third 35i with 35is body retrofitted++++

So now it's my 550ix that will get some mods, the car has lot of options, but not M package. I bought it that way since it was cheaper and I will give it a M5 body

So this is my plans:
-M5 body using original parts
-Muffler delete with Porsche tips
-M5 PF spoiler
-M5 LCI grille
-M5 Steering wheel
-20" summer wheels
-19" Winter wheels
-Eibach Pro springs
-M footrest
-Sport automatic retrofit with paddles
-Wrap exterior window trim
-Paint interior trim
-A lot more

Pics of my car:

2M · 10-18-2014, 10:03 PM

Beautiful cars! All of them. I think you could have gotten the M-Pack though, and you'd already have a nice steering wheel with paddles, and you could have sold the bumpers for a very good amount of money when you swapped them for the M5 bumpers.

Boss330 · 10-19-2014, 03:42 AM

Interesting project!

Curious about the "Porsche tips" you are going to use. Which Porsche model are they from?

bake · 10-19-2014, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by Boss330

Interesting project!

Curious about the "Porsche tips" you are going to use. Which Porsche model are they from?

Beautiful cars your have owned. Good luck on your next project. I am running Porsche tips as well. I have the M Performance mufflers now, but this pic was when I had the tips mounted on the stock mufflers.

bmwZ · 10-19-2014, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Alpine3

Beautiful cars! All of them. I think you could have gotten the M-Pack though, and you'd already have a nice steering wheel with paddles, and you could have sold the bumpers for a very good amount of money when you swapped them for the M5 bumpers.

Thanks

That is true, but I got a good deal on this one. Since we have 25% VAT in Norway, it was important to get the price as low as possible. So a non M sport was a lot cheaper. I bought this one in Germany at a $40000 price tag. But with Norwegian VAT and Taxes I payed $130000

New one is $250000

bmwZ · 10-19-2014, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Boss330

Interesting project!

Curious about the "Porsche tips" you are going to use. Which Porsche model are they from?

They are Porsche Cayenne GTS

bmwZ · 10-19-2014, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by bake

Beautiful cars your have owned. Good luck on your next project. I am running Porsche tips as well. I have the M Performance mufflers now, but this pic was when I had the tips mounted on the stock mufflers.

Thank you

Cool

So which Porsche are they from?

Boss330 · 10-19-2014, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bmwZ

They are Porsche Cayenne GTS

Which generation?

bmwZ · 10-19-2014, 02:19 PM

Done my first mod on the car today. Swapping the steering wheel with one from M5.

So had to swap airbag and buttons also. Got the wrong buttons, without active cruise

New ones is ordered

Old look:

The swap:

New look:

bmwZ · 10-19-2014, 02:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Boss330

Which generation?

Current generation

Here`s one of them:

Boss330 · 10-19-2014, 03:16 PM

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Originally Posted by bmwZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boss330

Which generation?

Current generation

Here`s one of them:

Ok, looks great!

bake · 10-19-2014, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bmwZ

Quote:

Originally Posted by bake

Beautiful cars your have owned. Good luck on your next project. I am running Porsche tips as well. I have the M Performance mufflers now, but this pic was when I had the tips mounted on the stock mufflers.

Thank you

Cool

So which Porsche are they from?

I believe they were made for the 996 911

NewM3driver · 10-19-2014, 08:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bake

I believe they were made for the 996 911

996 series 911.... Ugh.

ARKONE · 10-19-2014, 11:16 PM

Holy shit. $130k? Just move to the US! You can get an M5 for that kind of money.

bmwZ · 10-20-2014, 04:15 PM

Allready got some parts for the convertion

Still I have to order more. It`s a lot more parts needed than I first thought

twelve535i · 10-20-2014, 04:20 PM

Since all the parts are barcoded, I assume they're all OEM parts? It must of cost you a fortune!

bmwZ · 10-20-2014, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by twelve535i

Since all the parts are barcoded, I assume they're all OEM parts? It must of cost you a fortune!

Yes, that`s correct, they all are OEM

Costing me some $$$

I have bought front and rear bumper used to save a little, but the rest is new parts

btv764 · 10-22-2014, 05:57 AM

Subscribed!

bmwZ · 10-24-2014, 04:38 PM

New mod in progress

Have taken all my interior trim apart today. I don`t like the wood look. So I will paint them in a nice Mercedes Obsidian black color.

First step, unmount all the trim. This is quite easy and done in 1 hour.

Then I had to separate the wood and aluminum parts. This was done by grinding som plasric pops behind the trim away.

It looks like this when taken apart

Then I had the silver push parts that have to come off

A little grining from behind and I got them off

Finally all parts is ready for the paintshop

DaIceCreaMan · 10-25-2014, 12:52 PM

Your modding fast... Should look real good though

SoDigito · 10-26-2014, 01:19 PM

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Subscribed!

+1

remmib · 10-27-2014, 12:37 PM

Cool Z's. And I'm looking forward to see how the F10 turns out.

10-18-2014, 06:11 PM	#1
bmwZ Lieutenant 202 Rep 541 Posts Drives: Z4 35i ESS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Norway iTrader: (0)	My 2011 BMW 550ix "M5 conversion" Hi! This will be my build thread for my 2011 BMW 550ix that I just bought from Germany. I live in Norway so Xdrive is an important option My nick is bmwZ, that because I`ve owned 3 BMW Z4 before. I have allways been modding my cars, so here`s some pics showing how they turned out: My first 2.2 with some light mods My second 2.2 with complete Z4M body, Performance seats and ESS Supercharged+++++++ My third 35i with 35is body retrofitted++++ So now it's my 550ix that will get some mods, the car has lot of options, but not M package. I bought it that way since it was cheaper and I will give it a M5 body So this is my plans: -M5 body using original parts -Muffler delete with Porsche tips -M5 PF spoiler -M5 LCI grille -M5 Steering wheel -20" summer wheels -19" Winter wheels -Eibach Pro springs -M footrest -Sport automatic retrofit with paddles -Wrap exterior window trim -Paint interior trim -A lot more Pics of my car: __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Last edited by bmwZ; 10-19-2014 at 04:35 AM..
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bmwZ Lieutenant 202 Rep 541 Posts Drives: Z4 35i ESS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Norway iTrader: (0)	Done my first mod on the car today. Swapping the steering wheel with one from M5. So had to swap airbag and buttons also. Got the wrong buttons, without active cruise New ones is ordered Old look: The swap: New look: __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] Last edited by bmwZ; 10-19-2014 at 03:14 PM..
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bmwZ Lieutenant 202 Rep 541 Posts Drives: Z4 35i ESS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Norway iTrader: (0)	Allready got some parts for the convertion Still I have to order more. It`s a lot more parts needed than I first thought __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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bmwZ Lieutenant 202 Rep 541 Posts Drives: Z4 35i ESS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Norway iTrader: (0)	New mod in progress Have taken all my interior trim apart today. I don`t like the wood look. So I will paint them in a nice Mercedes Obsidian black color. First step, unmount all the trim. This is quite easy and done in 1 hour. Then I had to separate the wood and aluminum parts. This was done by grinding som plasric pops behind the trim away. It looks like this when taken apart Then I had the silver push parts that have to come off A little grining from behind and I got them off Finally all parts is ready for the paintshop __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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