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Old 12th July 2012, 14:43   #1
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hi guys , new here..... asked a few questions already and learnt a lot reading threads .. thought id post some pics of my M5

so here it is :
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Old 12th July 2012, 14:48   #2
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I do love that stance... yummy.

Congrats on the beast, enjoy her.
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Old 12th July 2012, 14:53   #3
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Nice car you got there, i thought i had seen this floating around ipswich, very unique with those wheels and plates
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Old 12th July 2012, 15:43   #4
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Yes mate had it 6 months now .... It's had a few ups and downs with some issues but looking like they are sorted now !!!
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Beautiful - perfect stance and those wheels look gorgeous with IB.
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Old 12th July 2012, 15:57   #6
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Welcome, great job.
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Old 12th July 2012, 16:05   #7
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She is a little troublesome up front so I've had to bring front wheels in as the touched the wheel arch :-( but we will see! Lol

Swapped out my 16mm spacers for some 5mm ones for safety and will look at getting some 10mm ones to see how they fair ...

And thanks for the comments guys ....
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Old 12th July 2012, 16:55   #8
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What kind of coil is she sitting on? Looks superb.
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Shes sitting on AC Shnitzer suspension .... What type or model no idea sorry ....
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looks amazing
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