Pre LCI M550 cons

kosmokratur · 02-16-2024, 09:47 AM

That champagne quartz is "snazz." Nice car!

oilandgas · 02-16-2024, 07:24 PM

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It's a 2020 and I read lots about this in prior posts but sometimes there may be new information that would be useful.
This one would have the TU3 and iDrive 7 but I believe there would not be android auto, which I like.

My 2020 M550 has Android Auto which works flawlessly

zvery777 · 03-18-2024, 08:03 PM

Here she is, one week of ownership 🤞

NGT2 · 03-18-2024, 08:07 PM

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Here she is, one week of ownership 🤞

Awesome! One of my dealer friends texted me he has a Tanzanite with Ivory right now. Really pretty.

zvery777 · 03-18-2024, 08:09 PM

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Awesome! One of my dealer friends texted me he has a Tanzanite with Ivory right now. Really pretty.

Thank you, that is the combo I've been searching, both colors combine great!

CMK · 03-19-2024, 08:50 AM

She's a beauty! Welcome to the '21 club, I've had mine for right about a month.

zvery777 · 03-19-2024, 09:04 AM

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She's a beauty! Welcome to the '21 club, I've had mine for right about a month.

Thank you, post a pic 🙂

adhrp · 03-19-2024, 09:48 AM

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Here she is, one week of ownership 🤞

Beautiful! Tell us a bit more about it... Options packages etc

zvery777 · 03-19-2024, 10:01 AM

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Beautiful! Tell us a bit more about it... Options packages etc

Thank you, it's got B&W, Assistant Pro, DHP, Piano trim, Luxury seating. Missing alcantara from my wish list only, which I can live without.

Joe-BMW33 · 03-19-2024, 10:26 AM

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Thank you, it's got B&W, Assistant Pro, DHP, Piano trim, Luxury seating. Missing alcantara from my wish list only, which I can live without.

Congrats! You got a lot on your list. Enjoy and welcome to the club!

zvery777 · 03-19-2024, 10:37 AM

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Congrats! You got a lot on your list. Enjoy and welcome to the club!

Thank you! This forum has been a delight to be a part of. Learned a ton with my F10, looking to do the same with this one!

NGT2 · 03-19-2024, 10:40 AM

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Thank you, it's got B&W, Assistant Pro, DHP, Piano trim, Luxury seating. Missing alcantara from my wish list only, which I can live without.

Wow, that’s a great list of options! Hard to find both DHP and Bowers separately, much less on the same car.

zvery777 · 03-19-2024, 10:42 AM

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Wow, that’s a great list of options! Hard to find both DHP and Bowers separately, much less on the same car.

Very true, took me a couple of months to find. Drove 6.5 hours away to get it. Now I need to show her some love since the previous owner did not care much unfortunately. The paint needs correction bad.

adhrp · 03-19-2024, 11:32 AM

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Thank you, it's got B&W, Assistant Pro, DHP, Piano trim, Luxury seating. Missing alcantara from my wish list only, which I can live without.

That's the goldilocks options list, well done!

Joe-BMW33 · 03-19-2024, 12:52 PM

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Very true, took me a couple of months to find. Drove 6.5 hours away to get it. Now I need to show her some love since the previous owner did not care much unfortunately. The paint needs correction bad.

Send it to a Pro for a multi-step paint correction and a quality ceramic. Well worth the $1,200-$1,500. Judging by your "bad" comment and the color, it is probably swirl city from the automatic car wash.

If the front bumper, nose and hood aren't rock chipped up, consider PPF after the ceramic. I am a bad influence

zvery777 · 03-19-2024, 12:55 PM

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Send it to a Pro for a multi-step paint correction and a quality ceramic. Well worth the $1,200-$1,500. Judging by your "bad" comment and the color, it is probably swirl city from the automatic car wash.

If the front bumper, nose and hood aren't rock chipped up, consider PPF after the ceramic. I am a bad influence

Not bad influence at all🙂. It definitely needs all of the above. The automatic wash did most of the damage which should not be an issue for a professional. Need to get a few quotes around and schedule her!

Joe-BMW33 · 03-19-2024, 01:59 PM

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Not bad influence at all🙂. It definitely needs all of the above. The automatic wash did most of the damage which should not be an issue for a professional. Need to get a few quotes around and schedule her!

For reference, I am in the Boston area and paid $1,200 for a wheels off correction and Kamikaze coating 18 months ago and am super happy with the product. I have gone with Ceramic Pro on other cars which is kind of like the flagship original ceramic coating and Kamikaze blows it away.

My car is actually dirty here.

zvery777 · 03-19-2024, 02:04 PM

That's a very nice ride and she looks very clean! $1,200 is not bad especially if they did a great job. My main concern are the rock chips, wondering if I should give Dr Color chip a shot and have a pro do it, which will add in cost.

Joe-BMW33 · 03-19-2024, 02:36 PM

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That's a very nice ride and she looks very clean! $1,200 is not bad especially if they did a great job. My main concern are the rock chips, wondering if I should give Dr Color chip a shot and have a pro do it, which will add in cost.

You can order Dr Colorchip yourself and give it a shot. It is dummy proof, you have nothing to lose trying it. If you have a lot of stone chips, think twice about PPF, it can actually draw more attention to the stone chips. Nothing is going to fill them in. Touch up paint blobs look worse. Just try a few passes over one with Dr. Colorchip, let it dry before the second pass. It will take the edge off for sure.

zvery777 · 03-19-2024, 02:40 PM

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You can order Dr Colorchip yourself and give it a shot. It is dummy proof, you have nothing to lose trying it. If you have a lot of stone chips, think twice about PPF, it can actually draw more attention to the stone chips. Nothing is going to fill them in. Touch up paint blobs look worse. Just try a few passes over one with Dr. Colorchip, let it dry before the second pass. It will take the edge off for sure.

That was my plan, I hope their color match is good, especially for metallic colors. It's too late for PPF, it's probably best to do it brand new unless I'll be replacing the bumper somewhere down the road.

Chappers 71 · 03-19-2024, 03:43 PM

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You can order Dr Colorchip yourself and give it a shot. It is dummy proof, you have nothing to lose trying it. If you have a lot of stone chips, think twice about PPF, it can actually draw more attention to the stone chips. Nothing is going to fill them in. Touch up paint blobs look worse. Just try a few passes over one with Dr. Colorchip, let it dry before the second pass. It will take the edge off for sure.

Ha I remember the ‘fun’ I had with the stone chips on the G31’s bonnet, tbf it’s still looking pretty good a year after.
The first 3 pics are May 23, last ones from the weekend. It took a lot of hard work & aching finger's

Joe-BMW33 · 03-19-2024, 06:02 PM

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Ha I remember the ‘fun’ I had with the stone chips on the G31’s bonnet, tbf it’s still looking pretty good a year after.
The first 3 pics are May 23, last ones from the weekend. It took a lot of hard work & aching finger's

Refresh my memory, how’d you go about it? Dr Colorchip?

02-16-2024, 09:47 AM	#23
kosmokratur Second Lieutenant 142 Rep 251 Posts Drives: 2018 M550, '00 750, '97 540,.. Join Date: Aug 2019 Location: Finger Lakes, NY iTrader: (0)	That champagne quartz is "snazz." Nice car!
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03-18-2024, 08:03 PM	#25
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zvery777 First Lieutenant 273 Rep 335 Posts Drives: 2021 M550 Join Date: Mar 2021 Location: Minneapolis, MN iTrader: (0)	That's a very nice ride and she looks very clean! $1,200 is not bad especially if they did a great job. My main concern are the rock chips, wondering if I should give Dr Color chip a shot and have a pro do it, which will add in cost.
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