[delvek]

2011 550i M-sport
Carbon Black
Aluminum Hexagon trim
Black leather

Options:
M-sport Package
Sport Auto
Integral Active Steering
Heads Up display
Cold Weather Package
Side and Top View Cameras
Rear View Camera
Rear Electric Sunshade w/ manual side shades
4-zone Automatic Climate Control
IPod-USB Adaptor

Accessories:
Color Matched Spoiler
Shadowline Performance Kidney Grilles
Color Matched front reflectors

Confirmed Build week 12. Should be delivered to me at local dealership one week later, hoping around 03-31-11. Will post pics!

Thanks everyone for assisting me in making some choices with your valuable feedback.

[indus]

Fantastic! If petrol wasn't so expensive over here I would have loved to have gone for the 550 rather than the 535d, it sounds like a gorgeous engine.

Mine is CB with black leather and aluminium trim so I'm sure you'll be interested to to see some pics when I get it next week.

I too am considering the black grill but can't make up my mind as to whether it will be a good match or not. In that the car is carbon black and the grill is gloss black. I'll wait until the car arrives to decide.

May I ask what the colour matched front reflectors are and would you have a link to any pictures of them?

Thanks and congrats!

[delvek]

Thanks. Please post pics, I have not seen the color combination I have chosen all together, just pieces of it across various cars but I think we chose exclusive colors that go well with the spirit of the M-sport.

I had a black sapphire F10 and really didn't care for the silver/beige kidney grilles, was less aggressive and more luxury, the shadowline kidney grilles give a more aggressive performance look. Especially coupled with the shadowline trim and black mirrored side mirrors. The spoiler I love, its subtle but gives a nice compliment to the rear deck, after all, we are talking 400 horses!

Here is the link for the reflectors, I think they look great on the front, they make a rear but I agree with a lot of the opinion here that the rear bumper looks best left alone.

http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=444970

[indus]

Thanks Delvek.

Sorry for being slow but I can't seem to understand what these painted reflectors are. In this link below is a carbon black car and I can't see any orange reflectors on it. In other words the whole of the front bumper looks black anyway.

http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=451540

Thanks

[delvek]

No problem, I can see what your talking about but if you look at any car, take for example this car posted by a member http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=421607. Notice his orange reflectors in the front bumper? Then look at the link I sent you, those same orange reflectors are gone and a new reflector that is color matched is inserted. It is DIY or I am sure you could get assistance. I ordered mine, it was 86 US$ shipped to NC and will have a family member forward it to me overseas, hopefully all before my 550 arrives. Hope you can see the difference now.

I am going to leave my above post alone since others are confused, idk but I just noticed your from UK, in the US we have other safety requirements that call for the reflectors I mention and are shown in the link above, in UK you do not so no need to order. At least thats how I understand it, lol.

[JOHNBMWM5]

Originally Posted by delvek

2011 550i M-sport
Carbon Black
Aluminum Hexagon trim
Black leather

Options:
M-sport Package
Sport Auto
Integral Active Steering
Heads Up display
Cold Weather Package
Side and Top View Cameras
Rear View Camera
Rear Electric Sunshade w/ manual side shades
4-zone Automatic Climate Control
IPod-USB Adaptor

Accessories:
Color Matched Spoiler
Shadowline Performance Kidney Grilles
Color Matched front reflectors

Confirmed Build week 12. Should be delivered to me at local dealership one week later, hoping around 03-31-11. Will post pics!

Thanks everyone for assisting me in making some choices with your valuable feedback.

Great news delvek, Great car you will love it.

[delvek]

Thanks John, appreciate your comments and insight on your own 550i M-sport.

[JOHNBMWM5]

Originally Posted by delvek

Thanks John, appreciate your comments and insight on your own 550i M-sport.

When you get to open it up a bit after say 1000 miles things really come together.

[indus]

Originally Posted by delvek

No problem, I can see what your talking about but if you look at any car, take for example this car posted by a member http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=421607. Notice his orange reflectors in the front bumper? Then look at the link I sent you, those same orange reflectors are gone and a new reflector that is color matched is inserted. It is DIY or I am sure you could get assistance. I ordered mine, it was 86 US$ shipped to NC and will have a family member forward it to me overseas, hopefully all before my 550 arrives. Hope you can see the difference now.

I am going to leave my above post alone since others are confused, idk but I just noticed your from UK, in the US we have other safety requirements that call for the reflectors I mention and are shown in the link above, in UK you do not so no need to order. At least thats how I understand it, lol.

Thank you.

So basically these yellow reflectors are only present in US and some European countries, they are not on UK cars?

[JOHNBMWM5]

Originally Posted by indus

Thank you.

So basically these yellow reflectors are only present in US and some European countries, they are not on UK cars?

Have a look at mine....... see not there.

[indus]

Thanks John, that explains why I could see them on some car pics but not others!

I'll blame a mild hang over for me being a bit slow today

[delvek]

Funny stuff, yea, no need in the UK, I am sure there is a great back story to why the US has these deflectors but I will accept that they were safety reasons, hmm, will I be unsafe without them now? lol

[delvek]

Added 6NR BMW APPS which includes Smartphone Integration. No firm pricing but the 6NR with Smartphone Integration is US$ 250 so thinking about that.

COME ON WEEK 13!