New to BMW/ Big thanks to the forum (pic heavy)

VB5ER · 06-06-2015, 03:47 AM

Long story short, my better half got a 328, drove it, liked it, got a 535 for myself, total impulse buy. Zero BMW knowledge. Traded in my 08 tundra pictured below. Have always liked to personalize my vehicles.
Thanks to all you DIY guys and wheel/tire gurus. Took a lot of the guess work out of the standard mods for me. Remmib, Lancaster and a few others were clutch with the wheel/tire fit.
Mods so far: 58k fogs, matte blk side markers, blk out reflectors front and back, wht line taillights, painted grill-lower bumper, gloss blk tail pipes, VMR Gloss Anthracite 710 20×9/20×10 w/ Nitto Motivo all season 255/35/zr20 295/30/zr20.

Upcoming mods for July, shadowline matte blk vinyl over chrome trim, grey carbon fiber vinyl wrap interior trim, trunk spoiler.
All phone pics.

.BMW. · 06-06-2015, 04:09 AM

Nice wide stance!

OEMonsterz · 06-06-2015, 06:59 AM

Congratulations and welcome!

cooticooti16 · 06-07-2015, 06:34 AM

Nice mod list. I didn't even notice at first, but you haven't lowered your car. Probably won't even need to since it sits nicely anyway.

What are your driving impressions on both cars?

R.

The Beast · 06-07-2015, 06:43 AM

Looks good, the white lines really suit this colour and the black exhausts/badges finish it off nicely

I think it needs lowering though as it's not an M Sport and sits a little high for those wheels

VB5ER · 06-07-2015, 06:54 AM

Probably no drop. Roads in Virginia Beach are garbage. Nittos are 27.1 diameter over the factory 26.4 so that helps with the wheel-fender gap we all know and love. Ordering the double slat grill (no M) blk gloss this week and doing the msport or mtech bumper next summer.
I dig driving my girls 328, it's super quick and you can feel the xdrive pulling pretty good. I'm about 6'5" so the 5 series fits me better for sure.
It's a bit faster than the 3 but not by much and has a much smoother/luxury feel even with the 20s.

NikoNJ · 06-09-2015, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by VB5ER

Probably no drop. Roads in Virginia Beach are garbage. Nittos are 27.1 diameter over the factory 26.4 so that helps with the wheel-fender gap we all know and love. Ordering the double slat grill (no M) blk gloss this week and doing the msport or mtech bumper next summer.
I dig driving my girls 328, it's super quick and you can feel the xdrive pulling pretty good. I'm about 6'5" so the 5 series fits me better for sure.
It's a bit faster than the 3 but not by much and has a much smoother/luxury feel even with the 20s.

How much did you pay for those whitelines?ðŸ˜

VB5ER · 06-09-2015, 12:17 PM

Niko, ordered the w/line taillights from parts4euro for 419.00 Took about three days for email confirmation and a week for delivery confirmation. In their defense, ordered on a Friday so maybe they were closed for the weekend. Look at the closeup on the site, they have another set for 799 that are slightly different.

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VB5ER Second Lieutenant 175 Rep 257 Posts Drives: Space Grey 2011 535i Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	New to BMW/ Big thanks to the forum (pic heavy) Long story short, my better half got a 328, drove it, liked it, got a 535 for myself, total impulse buy. Zero BMW knowledge. Traded in my 08 tundra pictured below. Have always liked to personalize my vehicles. Thanks to all you DIY guys and wheel/tire gurus. Took a lot of the guess work out of the standard mods for me. Remmib, Lancaster and a few others were clutch with the wheel/tire fit. Mods so far: 58k fogs, matte blk side markers, blk out reflectors front and back, wht line taillights, painted grill-lower bumper, gloss blk tail pipes, VMR Gloss Anthracite 710 20×9/20×10 w/ Nitto Motivo all season 255/35/zr20 295/30/zr20. Upcoming mods for July, shadowline matte blk vinyl over chrome trim, grey carbon fiber vinyl wrap interior trim, trunk spoiler. All phone pics. Attached Images
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.BMW. Major General 1863 Rep 5,140 Posts Drives: BMW F11/F31 Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	Nice wide stance!
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OEMonsterz Private First Class 11 Rep 139 Posts Drives: 535D M Sport Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: London iTrader: (0)	Congratulations and welcome!
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cooticooti16 Private First Class 44 Rep 168 Posts Drives: Lexus Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Central NJ iTrader: (0)	Nice mod list. I didn't even notice at first, but you haven't lowered your car. Probably won't even need to since it sits nicely anyway. What are your driving impressions on both cars? R.
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The Beast Lieutenant Colonel 268 Rep 1,597 Posts Drives: VW Transporter Sportline Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wolverhampton iTrader: (0)	Looks good, the white lines really suit this colour and the black exhausts/badges finish it off nicely I think it needs lowering though as it's not an M Sport and sits a little high for those wheels
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VB5ER Second Lieutenant 175 Rep 257 Posts Drives: Space Grey 2011 535i Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Probably no drop. Roads in Virginia Beach are garbage. Nittos are 27.1 diameter over the factory 26.4 so that helps with the wheel-fender gap we all know and love. Ordering the double slat grill (no M) blk gloss this week and doing the msport or mtech bumper next summer. I dig driving my girls 328, it's super quick and you can feel the xdrive pulling pretty good. I'm about 6'5" so the 5 series fits me better for sure. It's a bit faster than the 3 but not by much and has a much smoother/luxury feel even with the 20s.
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VB5ER Second Lieutenant 175 Rep 257 Posts Drives: Space Grey 2011 535i Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Niko, ordered the w/line taillights from parts4euro for 419.00 Took about three days for email confirmation and a week for delivery confirmation. In their defense, ordered on a Friday so maybe they were closed for the weekend. Look at the closeup on the site, they have another set for 799 that are slightly different.
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