Beautiful car, I've always liked the front bumper a little better than the one that came on the M5. I like the t-bar.
Enjoy it safely!
I'm being honest and unbiased when I say I do also. It just looks a bit more... I'm not sure of the word to use without offending all you M5 owners, lol... more... finished? I dunno... Both cars are great looking.
I'm being honest and unbiased when I say I do also. It just looks a bit more... I'm not sure of the word to use without offending all you M5 owners, lol... more... finished? I dunno... Both cars are great looking.
Thank you... the wheels were actually one of the selling points for me.
Sure i could have gotten an '01 or '02 and gotten bumpers and M-pars... but if I had gotten OEM stuff, which IMO is the only option, the replica bumpers unacceptable quality to me, and repica wheels arent forged and just look "cheaper"... I would have spent more than the difference in price between a non-Mtech and my M-tech and I wouldn't have all the other M goodies and the anthracite headliner.
Have you driven an M5? Performance wise, not close. I wouldn't bother modding your 540i since you talk about supercharging or doing a motor swap, etc. You will no longer be getting that small amount of better gas mileage and you 'd be better off economically buying an M5 instead of adding M5 parts here and there or supercharging your 540i and just getting up to M5 performance.
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2002 Carbon Black BMW ///M5 (Black Extended Leather, Anthracite Alcantara, Titanium Trim, M-Audio with Enhanced Bass, PDC) Conforti Shark Injected with M5Board Tune, CMS Custom Muffler Delete with OE Tips, AFE Pro Dry S air Filters, ACS rep CF Front Splitters, Flat Black Kidneys, Open brake ducts with Flat Black Brake Duct Rings, StopTech Stainless Steel Braided Lines, Shorty Clutch Stop, Lighted ZHP Knob, Custom Pure White Angel Eyes (Predator Ice housing and Rebel Tri-Star LED's driven by PowerPucks), Umnitza V4 ION License Plate Lights, Fogs color matched to HID's, Oil Pan Pad Heater for winter, 3M Clear bra on hood, Flat Black Style 65's on Nitto NT555's, Style 66's on Conti Extreme WinterContact's for the other 6 months, Interstate MTP-H9 Battery, Sybesmas remaned rearview mirror, Boomerang Espion Alert LoJack, MKIV Nav with 2010 maps.
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e60 ssk, zhp knob, brake ducts, ate super gold, ate brake shoes, pagid yellow rs19, pagid blue, titanium backing plates, dinan rsb, mk4 gps, vxx ae, brushed aluminum trim swap, gp2, bell sa2010, sparco tornado, sparco speed+ racing, 3mm front spacers, turner 32mm bolts, x5 thrust arm bushings, OE 9.5" squared 275/35/18 dunlop direzza zii, OE staggered 245/40-275/35/18 direzza z1 star spec, staggered style 66 on 235-245/45/17 blizzak ws70, pentosin mtf2, liqui moly 10w60, mobil1 0w40, ground control camber plates, bilstein b8 monotube dampers, intrax of holland racing springs*tbi
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dynojet 319ft-lb, 341whp, 13.51@104.3 englishtown, lime rock 1'09.9", lightning 1'23.420", thunderbolt 1'44.2", watkins glen *tbd, secret menu maf test, 138+ 2nd gear
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Favorite Quote: "Understeer is when you hit the wall with your front end. Oversteer is when you hit the wall with your back end. Horsepower is how hard you hit the wall. Torque is how far you move the wall when you hit it. "
Beautiful 540i/6 M-Sport! I owned a 03 540i/6 M-Sport (Topaz Blue). I sold it Jan 12 when I purchased my M5. Though my 540i/6 was very nice I often found myself looking at e39 M5s. Your car has a special VIN# designation. The Mpar wheels, T-bar front bumper and visible single exhaust are unique for the e39 model. I had a couple of months of overlap between the 540i/6 and M5. Both cars are great, but the M5 elevates itself on refinement, power...etc. I echo previous post on limiting the mods for your 540i/6. Before you spend additional money on SC/S62 transplant, give further consideration on buying a ...M5. Enjoy your search!
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