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      04-10-2020, 08:26 AM   #23
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Nice car! What kind of rear diffuser is that?
Yes, more details on rear diffuser please. Only one I've seen installed with what looks like OEM 550 tips
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Vader: Thanks for the closeup pics of your wheels! Much appreciated. So the gloss black upper trim pieces on your front splitter leading into the cooling ducts. I've not seen those anywhere before. Are they a wrap?
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While she was sidelined, I powder coated my 668Ms and calipers.

Vadar, I want you to know that I keep coming back to this thread to look at your car. Honest to god, I think I found my next color when I upgrade my F10. We need details on all the cosmetic mods you've done, man!
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....they are small and look "added-on".
Well, they are and they were, so... but I kind of like them. Subtle.

Glad you got the car back, in time for you to park it, since we can't go anywhere. I assume that it was at Leith?
Saw the Leith comment, y'all in Raleigh? I tried to buy from their but they wouldn't budge. Ended up ordering and will hopefully get it this summer at PCD.

Great looking car there Vader!!!
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....they are small and look "added-on".
Well, they are and they were, so... but I kind of like them. Subtle.

Glad you got the car back, in time for you to park it, since we can't go anywhere. I assume that it was at Leith?
Saw the Leith comment, y'all in Raleigh? I tried to buy from their but they wouldn't budge. Ended up ordering and will hopefully get it this summer at PCD.

Great looking car there Vader!!!
Yes, I am in Cary. You? BMW Southpoint is my dealership. Good luck!
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Nice car! What kind of rear diffuser is that?
Yes, more details on rear diffuser please. Only one I've seen installed with what looks like OEM 550 tips
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Another look from behind. I need to get rid of those trapezoid tips for some 3.5" quads ASAP!
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Nice car! What kind of rear diffuser is that?
Yes, more details on rear diffuser please. Only one I've seen installed with what looks like OEM 550 tips
So believe it or not, it's an Amazon special. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07SS5KTLG...p_mob_ap_share

Quality was about a 7/10 but I had my body shop customize it in two tone to match my gloss back bumper insert. It's not a perfect fit, and sometimes I wish I had done all black throughout, but for $350 total spend, I'm happy.

Changing to quad tips ASAP, but I'm not sure of the 4" will fit. It'll be super close.
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....they are small and look "added-on".
Well, they are and they were, so... but I kind of like them. Subtle.

Glad you got the car back, in time for you to park it, since we can't go anywhere. I assume that it was at Leith?
Saw the Leith comment, y'all in Raleigh? I tried to buy from their but they wouldn't budge. Ended up ordering and will hopefully get it this summer at PCD.

Great looking car there Vader!!!
Yes, I am in Cary. You? BMW Southpoint is my dealership. Good luck!
NW Raleigh. Talked to Southpoint too. Ordered a 540 from a dealer in MD. Neither Leith or Southpoint would come close to 12.5% pre incentive price I got.
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While she was sidelined, I powder coated my 668Ms and calipers.

Vadar, I want you to know that I keep coming back to this thread to look at your car. Honest to god, I think I found my next color when I upgrade my F10. We need details on all the cosmetic mods you've done, man!
You can just buy mine. I'll probably be bored of it soon. 😂
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      04-11-2020, 02:12 PM   #31
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Vader: Thanks for the closeup pics of your wheels! Much appreciated. So the gloss black upper trim pieces on your front splitter leading into the cooling ducts. I've not seen those anywhere before. Are they a wrap?
Not a wrap. They are gloss black OEM. I think I got them from https://www.getbmwparts.com/ along with the side vents, too.
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      04-14-2020, 04:00 PM   #32
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NW Raleigh. Talked to Southpoint too. Ordered a 540 from a dealer in MD. Neither Leith or Southpoint would come close to 12.5% pre incentive price I got.
I'm in Cary. I bought the M2 from Southpoint and the 540i from Leith. They are both difficult, stubborn and dare I say, dealerships that like to maximize their profit. I had to do lots of shopping around and finally a "beat this price or I go elsewhere". I've bought a lot of cars from Leith, so they rarely let me go somewhere else, but every one of them is a battle.
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      04-14-2020, 07:51 PM   #33
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NW Raleigh. Talked to Southpoint too. Ordered a 540 from a dealer in MD. Neither Leith or Southpoint would come close to 12.5% pre incentive price I got.
I'm in Cary. I bought the M2 from Southpoint and the 540i from Leith. They are both difficult, stubborn and dare I say, dealerships that like to maximize their profit. I had to do lots of shopping around and finally a "beat this price or I go elsewhere". I've bought a lot of cars from Leith, so they rarely let me go somewhere else, but every one of them is a battle.
Where in Cary? Hello, neighbor!
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Where in Cary? Hello, neighbor!
Hi! I'm in the Regency Park area (near Koko Booth). Yourself?
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Hi! I'm in the Regency Park area (near Koko Booth). Yourself?
West Cary. 55/540 area. There is a Cars & Coffee at Parkside Commons (at least there used to be before the Apocolypse). Let me know if you ever want to go one Saturday morning!
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West Cary. 55/540 area. There is a Cars & Coffee at Parkside Commons (at least there used to be before the Apocolypse). Let me know if you ever want to go one Saturday morning!
I last went there in ... November, perhaps? It was brutally cold with a stiff wind, but still had a decent turnout. Hopefully we can do it again in June.
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Not a wrap. They are gloss black OEM. I think I got them from https://www.getbmwparts.com/ along with the side vents, too.
Vader:

I hate to be a PITA, but I double checked getbmwparts,com again and only found a CF set, nothing in gloss black like you have. I bought all my other gloss black parts from them, grills, upper front brake duct trim and fender vent trim so I am pretty familiar with their inventory, but have never seen what you have. Any ideas to help me out?
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I hate to be a PITA, but I double checked getbmwparts,com again and only found a CF set, nothing in gloss black like you have. I bought all my other gloss black parts from them, grills, upper front brake duct trim and fender vent trim so I am pretty familiar with their inventory, but have never seen what you have. Any ideas to help me out?
Sorry, I misunderstood your inquiry. What you are referring to is part of my entire front bumper lip. It slides into the duct to cover the lower section. It's not the OEM, this was an Amazon special, too.
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Not a fan of the M emblems.....they are small and look "added-on".

I love the rims, though.....those look great.
Agreed not a fan of the emblems myself but the rest of the car looks sick
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You demand pics? I provide.
All the original Titanium accents are horrible and stain so easy good job with the black looks great. I actually want to do everything on my M550 black but looking to get rid of the car
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All the original Titanium accents are horrible and stain so easy good job with the black looks great. I actually want to do everything on my M550 black but looking to get rid of the car
Your post begs the question, why do you want to get rid of the car?
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All the original Titanium accents are horrible and stain so easy good job with the black looks great. I actually want to do everything on my M550 black but looking to get rid of the car
Your post begs the question, why do you want to get rid of the car?
No issues with the car I actually love it and didn't really wanna get rid of it but I had a second kid so now my son sits behind me and his feet hit my seat I have to push my seat up so I wanna get rid of the car and get a X5 M50 or X7 I use to have a E70 X5M and it was just more easy with kids. I only drive my car on the weekends so I wanna enjoy it and not drive our Jeep Grand Cherokee
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Sorry, I misunderstood your inquiry. What you are referring to is part of my entire front bumper lip. It slides into the duct to cover the lower section. It's not the OEM, this was an Amazon special, too.
Gottcha! Thanks.
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Long story, short... my 2018 M550 needed a new wiring harness. Had to be made from scratch in Germany. (Weird electrical issues couldn’t be solved after several components were replaced by the dealer.) Anyway, my new harness juuuuuuuust made it out under the wire before they shut down factories over there due to COVID-19. While she was sidelined, I powder coated my 668Ms and calipers.

Just took her for a quick 10-minute spin. God, I missed this car!
Love the way the wheels turned out!
Do you find that the gloss black is harder to keep clean?
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