Checking in, '13 535

SeeYa · 12-19-2015, 05:15 PM

Howdy yall. New here, from SE Michigan. Thought I'd post up a pic of my new-to-me 535i xDrive. 30K miles. Mostly stock save for the black grilles I put on and some 20% tint. I've got smoked reflectors on the way. She ain't too fancy but she's mine. I like the car a lot. Love the color (Dark Graphite), hate the wheels. Considering de-badging....

lsturbointeg · 12-19-2015, 09:31 PM

Congrats! I'm down here in Ohio! Nice to see a member close by! What other plans do you have for her?

SeeYa · 12-20-2015, 06:29 AM

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Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

Congrats! I'm down here in Ohio! Nice to see a member close by! What other plans do you have for her?

Nothing crazy, I think I'm going to dip the chrome trim around the windows in the spring.

I'm considering trying to get 50 more HP out of it with an ECU update from a shop that my friend swears by on the east coast.

I would love to get some better sound out of it, but a new exhaust system is not in the cards, I've got other toys that need to rid me of my money.

The wheels need changing, I have to figure that out. I'd like something tasteful but I dont want to break the bank.

.BMW. · 12-20-2015, 02:19 PM

Congrats!

lsturbointeg · 12-20-2015, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by SeeYa

Nothing crazy, I think I'm going to dip the chrome trim around the windows in the spring.

use the shadowline trim kit! 100x better!

http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1116176

SeeYa · 12-20-2015, 05:24 PM

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Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

use the shadowline trim kit! 100x better!

http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1116176

Killer, thanks, I'll look into it.

Vapiano · 12-20-2015, 05:29 PM

Congrats!

VB5ER · 12-20-2015, 11:54 PM

Answered your pm. Let the mods begin. Mine had the same rims with 245s all around, those things had to go. Here's a pic. Check out lsturbointeg's carbon 3d rep front spoiler. It'll give your car a much more aggressive front end for about $400.

SeeYa · 12-21-2015, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by VB5ER

Answered your pm. Let the mods begin. Mine had the same rims with 245s all around, those things had to go. Here's a pic. Check out lsturbointeg's carbon 3d rep front spoiler. It'll give your car a much more aggressive front end for about $400.

Those wheels are perfect!

Jet in Oz · 12-21-2015, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

use the shadowline trim kit! 100x better!

http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1116176

Definitely agree. Not easy getting in under the window rubbers but it's a way better and longer lasting look.

Jet in Oz · 12-21-2015, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SeeYa

Nothing crazy, I think I'm going to dip the chrome trim around the windows in the spring.

I'm considering trying to get 50 more HP out of it with an ECU update from a shop that my friend swears by on the east coast.

I would love to get some better sound out of it, but a new exhaust system is not in the cards, I've got other toys that need to rid me of my money.

The wheels need changing, I have to figure that out. I'd like something tasteful but I dont want to break the bank.

BBS are rims worth considering and relatively cost effective at around AU$800 a corner (approximately US$575)

SeeYa · 12-21-2015, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Jet in Oz

BBS are rims worth considering and relatively cost effective at around AU$800 a corner (approximately US$575)

I wonder how this one would look, $300.

http://www.tirerack.com/wheels/Wheel...racite+Painted

Anthracite:

Hard to tell from the vector image.

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