What did you do to your 5 series today?

Gjohnson7 · 04-25-2020, 10:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Gjohnson7

Looks awesome! I was working on mine today. Currently waiting for the paint to dry before I reinstall.

how many coats did you lay down? clear? i did 3 coats of each

post some pictures when you're done!

I laid down about 4 coats of paint. No clear. Now you have me thinking I should have. Lol.

I painted them the same blue as my calipers, which was from an engine enamel paint. What's weird is I have some sort of secondary vent structure behind my grills that you don't have.

EL Jeffe 5 · 04-25-2020, 10:34 PM

Just did my
Rear brakes Akebano (fronts are still original and good with 52k miles)
Flush brake fluid
Oil change Liqui Moly
Hand wash then Meguiars Hybrid ceramic wax

Felt good by saving load of money

lsturbointeg · 04-26-2020, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Gjohnson7

I laid down about 4 coats of paint. No clear. Now you have me thinking I should have. Lol.

I painted them the same blue as my calipers, which was from an engine enamel paint. What's weird is I have some sort of secondary vent structure behind my grills that you don't have.

looks awesome!!! turned out great

not sure about the secondary vent structure?

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Originally Posted by EL Jeffe 5

Just did my
Rear brakes Akebano (fronts are still original and good with 52k miles)
Flush brake fluid
Oil change Liqui Moly
Hand wash then Meguiars Hybrid ceramic wax

Felt good by saving load of money

heck yeah!!!

lsturbointeg · 04-26-2020, 05:46 PM

oh damn look what came in!

ezaircon4jc · 04-26-2020, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

looks awesome!!! turned out great

not sure about the secondary vent structure?

My 2012 has the active vents (which I think I like) and the 2014 has the same structure as Mr. Johnson.

Themarkymark · 05-05-2020, 01:10 PM

Installed sequential mirror turn signals today, love em! I think I’m going to have to get some of the gloss black winged mirrors caps now.

Yes, I know she’s filthy, about to get a bath now.

View post on imgur.com

ezaircon4jc · 05-05-2020, 04:40 PM

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Installed sequential mirror turn signals today, love em! I think I’m going to have to get some of the gloss black winged mirrors caps now.

Yes, I know she’s filthy, about to get a bath now.

View post on imgur.com

How did you install? By removing the mirrors first?

Themarkymark · 05-05-2020, 05:04 PM

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How did you install? By removing the mirrors first?

I did it with the mirrors still on the car. It’s not difficult, just a little finnicky because you really don’t want to break anything while doing this.

I also chose to cut the connectors off the new turn signals rather than tear down the door panel unnecessarily just to clip that in. I also like to solder, lol. So basically I cut the connector off the new turn signals, cut the wires of the factory turn signal and soldered them together.

1) Remove the mirror cover, there are a few different threads about this but let me know if you need a hand. It’s pretty simple, basically grab from the part closest to the door, separate there and then carefully separate towards the outside releasing the clips.

2) Remove the mirror. This is best done by carefully tilting the glass as far down as it will travel and then CAREFULLY use a plastic trim tool to pry at the back between the tilted down glass and the mirror housing. The mirror should pop out.

3) If your mirror is heated, carefully pull the connector free of the clamp on the mirror back and separate the connectors.

4) My kit came with the appropriate Torx wrench to remove the screw that holds in the turn signal assembly. If you look down inside the housing, you will see which bolt it is. It must be removed from the mirror side of the housing (why we removed the glass).

5) To remove the original turn signal, you have to carefully free the bulky side (toward the inside of the housing). There is a retaining tab there that you need to move the turn signal past. The turn signal has a groove at the low edge that the lower mirror housing fits inside of. Using a plastic trim tool, carefully work to separate the turn signal from the housing and pull it free.

6) Chose to cut and solder/splice the new turn signal to the factory wiring or proceed to teardown your driver side door to access the connector.

Reverse installation.

BMW-ALPINA · 05-05-2020, 05:15 PM

Went from black kidneys to chrome.

Sylverlee · 05-05-2020, 11:53 PM

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Originally Posted by EL Jeffe 5

Just did my
Rear brakes Akebano (fronts are still original and good with 52k miles)
Flush brake fluid
Oil change Liqui Moly
Hand wash then Meguiars Hybrid ceramic wax

Felt good by saving load of money

Did you do rotors too or just pads? I’m debating right now.

xxpanipuri · 05-06-2020, 10:12 AM

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Did you do rotors too or just pads? I’m debating right now.

I typically always change rotors/pads i'm not a big fan of machining rotors, there by removing metal from the rotor surface....

its such a critical component, changing rotors each time you change pads is cheap insurance...imho

Themarkymark · 05-06-2020, 06:03 PM

Took my F10 in to my body guy today. Initially I was just going to have him repaint/blend a door after a detailer sanded through the clear coat. I decided to also have him respray the hood as rockchips have taken their toll. He reminded me that it would be a good time to do the front bumper as well so I ordered a replica M Sport bumper.

View post on imgur.com

It also came with fogs which I’ll be retrofitting as my SE did not come with fogs. Additionally, I’m having him paint and install an M Performance lip spoiler in gloss black. I’ll have the car back this weekend, I’ll be sure to post pics.

lsturbointeg · 05-06-2020, 08:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Themarkymark

Took my F10 in to my body guy today. Initially I was just going to have him repaint/blend a door after a detailer sanded through the clear coat. I decided to also have him respray the hood as rockchips have taken their tool. He reminded me that it would be a good time to do the front bumper as well so I ordered a replica M Sport bumper.

View post on imgur.com

It also came with fogs which I’ll be retrofitting as my SE did not come with fogs. Additionally, I’m having him paint and install an M Performance lip spoiler in gloss black. I’ll have the car back this weekend, I’ll be sure to post pics.

Awesome! Hey your in Cleveland!👍

Themarkymark · 05-06-2020, 08:46 PM

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Awesome! Hey your in Cleveland!👍

Yes sir, I believe we exchanged a few PMs last year.

4Romie · 05-06-2020, 11:14 PM

Purchased a used set of M5 343M wheels for $600.00
My new Winter set - now I need summers

The_M6 · 05-07-2020, 12:33 PM

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Purchased a used set of M5 343M wheels for $600.00
My new Winter set - now I need summers

Hell of a deal!

Billzyb · 05-07-2020, 06:40 PM

Wrapped my rails in prep for the roof to be wrapped when my vinyl comes in.. I always found it incomplete when folks wrap the roof but leave the rails untouched especially on white F10s

Encendido3 · 05-07-2020, 11:21 PM

Quick oil change then a wash. Pollen managed to get in the garage and coated her a lovely green.

jayster0966 · 05-09-2020, 06:38 PM

This afternoon project. should not take long.

lsturbointeg · 05-09-2020, 07:22 PM

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This afternoon project. should not take long.

Will you need to code it?

jayster0966 · 05-09-2020, 09:21 PM

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Will you need to code it?

Well as of now, just installed and car drives fine, all modes working well.

Themarkymark · 05-09-2020, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by jayster0966

Well as of now, just installed and car drives fine, all modes working well.

Nice! I'm going to do this, already have SAT coded, but I'm holding out to find a ceramic unit for a decent price.

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