Hey Guys! I have been watching this thread unfold over the past few months and figured I would chime in seeing how anxious/excited everyone is

I've worked with Rick a lot over the years and have tested many products for him, including parts for my M5. Slimm never fails to impress with the quality of his work and I have served as a good Guinea pig for him.
My girlfriend has an e53 x5 so I opted to test out the prototype he made.
Let me tell you this thing feels military spec I honestly can't imagine the OEM part feeling this solid.

Knowing Rick, The fact that he gave me the skid plate means yours are basically ready to go. This piece will be well worth the wait, the silver one pictured above is the prototype that I painted and installed. Currently trying to figure out adding pictures so you can see it installed


Btw I just used the aluminum plasti dip for the skid plate it's cheap and easy. if it chips I will then proceed to rattle can it silver with a matte clearcoat but let's see how the dip holds up. It looks killer, and I can't stress enough how f***ing solid this piece feels.

Feel free to email me at
[email protected] for pictures and questions installing and materials needed. I will post pics to this thread once I figure it out. I'm a noob I know...