Pulled the trigger, now I wait too! 2021 M550i Build

J50 · 12-10-2020, 02:42 PM

It’s here....

ptt127 · 12-10-2020, 03:04 PM

That is just gorgeous, congrats!

Beerflakes · 12-10-2020, 03:29 PM

Ohhh man, thanks for posting that! I hadn't seen a aventurine red 550i yet, gorgeous.

J50 · 12-10-2020, 03:55 PM

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Ohhh man, thanks for posting that! I hadn't seen a aventurine red 550i yet, gorgeous.

Anytime! You’ll def love it. People were commenting at dealer as it came in today. They were like “woah, that looks amazing.”

J50 · 12-10-2020, 03:57 PM

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That is just gorgeous, congrats!

Thanks! Appreciate it. 😁

Jas387 · 12-10-2020, 05:50 PM

Wow, that’s stunning. A little bit of me regrets not choosing Aventurine.

Beerflakes · 12-10-2020, 06:19 PM

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Wow, that’s stunning. A little bit of me regrets not choosing Aventurine.

Makes me even more anxious knowing mine is coming

J50 - do you have your order/build timeline posted somewhere?

Edit: just searched, looks like late Sept? I'm about 5 weeks behind you then.

J50 · 12-10-2020, 06:34 PM

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Makes me even more anxious knowing mine is coming

J50 - do you have your order/build timeline posted somewhere?

Edit: just searched, looks like late Sept? I'm about 5 weeks behind you then.

I don’t...but was ordered on Sept 23rd. Got to the dealer today.

hoyas490 · 12-11-2020, 12:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Beerflakes

Ohhh man, thanks for posting that! I hadn't seen a aventurine red 550i yet, gorgeous.

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Originally Posted by Jas387

Wow, that's stunning. A little bit of me regrets not choosing Aventurine.

Right?! This looks beautiful in this red. Im sure once I get my TBII I'll be in love, but god damn if this aventurine one doesn't make me question everything I've ever thought about red cars.

@J50 Please post and share more pics unwrapped and in great light. Congrats and excited for you! And sorta super jealous of your paint choice. So beautiful

J50 · 12-11-2020, 09:21 AM

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Right?! This looks beautiful in this red. Im sure once I get my TBII I'll be in love, but god damn if this aventurine one doesn't make me question everything I've ever thought about red cars.

@J50 Please post and share more pics unwrapped and in great light. Congrats and excited for you! And sorta super jealous of your paint choice. So beautiful

TBII is a great color...you’ll be very happy with it.

Def, once pick up I’ll take more photos.

Beerflakes · 12-11-2020, 10:11 AM

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TBII is a great color...you’ll be very happy with it.

Def, once pick up I’ll take more photos.

Anything planned for when you get it? Tint, coatings, etc?

J50 · 12-11-2020, 10:32 AM

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Anything planned for when you get it? Tint, coatings, etc?

Maybe ceramic coat. I would like to tint but NY and its draconian laws. Annoying to deal with.

Prob do painted reflectors like you.

hoyas490 · 12-12-2020, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Beerflakes

Anything planned for when you get it? Tint, coatings, etc?

Maybe ceramic coat. I would like to tint but NY and its draconian laws. Annoying to deal with.

Prob do painted reflectors like you.

I'm in NY too, and from what I've read you can fully legally do 70% tint, which lets 30% light through and not have any legal hassle. I'm likely going to do 70% ceramic on windshield and sunroof (for heat and UV/cancer reasons) and then 50% the rest of the way around. Dark enough for no fishbowl but light enough that I shouldn't attract a cops attention (I hope...)

Beerflakes · 12-12-2020, 04:08 PM

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I'm in NY too, and from what I've read you can fully legally do 70% tint, which lets 30% light through and not have any legal hassle. I'm likely going to do 70% ceramic on windshield and sunroof (for heat and UV/cancer reasons) and then 50% the rest of the way around. Dark enough for no fishbowl but light enough that I shouldn't attract a cops attention (I hope...)

I lived in Syracuse for 9 years. The worst part was that they can fail your inspection for illegal tint.

DNYC1919 · 12-12-2020, 11:16 PM

I've had 30% tints in NYC area for the past few years. Never been pulled over for the tints and when I did get pulled over for speeding they never mentioned the tints either. If you go 30 or higher you should not have any problems.

In regards to inspection as long as you know someone or can get referred to someone and you take care of them then your good to go.

AidenL · 12-13-2020, 02:27 PM

Really nice, congratulations.

Beerflakes · 12-14-2020, 08:13 AM

Was secretly hoping it was behind on the updates and I'd wake up to see it on a boat today.

No such luck, but the needle moved a little bit.

10/28 - 111 - Order Received (15 days)
11/12 - 112 - Scheduled for production (13 days)
11/25 - 150 - Starting production (8 days)
12/03 - 151 - Exterior assembly (0 days)
12/03 - 152 - Paintshop (4 days)
12/07 - 153 - Entering assembly line (1 day)
12/08 - Assembly in progress (0 days)
12/08 - Quality Check (0 days)
12/08 - Ready for transport (0 days)
12/08 - Awaiting carrier assignment (6 days)
12/14 - Dispatched from factory
12/15 - At the port

J50 · 12-16-2020, 01:58 PM

Few pics ..picked up before stupid snow.

Beerflakes · 12-16-2020, 02:08 PM

Hot. First impressions on the car and color?

J50 · 12-16-2020, 02:19 PM

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Hot. First impressions on the car and color?

The folks have a 2020, so have had some seat time. You’ll def like it.

Updates are nice, I personally wouldn’t spend the extra $ for an M5.

Color is great, lot of compliments at the dealer.

Beerflakes · 12-20-2020, 01:18 PM

Anyone seen a short stay at the port? Timelines I've seen seem to have our cars sitting around 2-3 weeks before boarding. I've been at port since the 15th at this point.

wigglebutts · 12-20-2020, 01:44 PM

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Anyone seen a short stay at the port? Timelines I've seen seem to have our cars sitting around 2-3 weeks before boarding. I've been at port since the 15th at this point.

I was at port in Germany for an entire week. I just arrived at the US port.

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