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Old 02-10-2010, 07:14 PM
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well... finally modded a bit..
have a silver 2006 4.8is.
ordered some zomkspeed smoked clear/red LED tails, ordered up LightWerks tailight capacitor mod, picked up some smoked sidemarkers, got the front windows tinted to match the factory tinting, and the car is at the shop as i type getting the stock 20's powdercoated satin black.



will post pics this weekend when everything is installed..

debating on the stock exhaust withan x-pipe or straight pipes. thoughts?? (yeah yeah, ive searched) dont mind the raspiness. i love the rasp from an e46 m3.. but will it sound like total shite?
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Old 02-11-2010, 12:40 AM
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Post pics when you get the wheels done. I have been debating on doing my stock 20's in satin black as well.
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Don't do straigth pipes, I gaurantee that it would drone too much in regular driving. Get the x-pipe, it sounds loud and clean and has a lot less drone when driving normally.
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Straight pipes will sound like total "shite"
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Trust me i have straight pipes on My 4.4 and the Raspyness drives you crazy. You hear it more cause the trunk is open to the cabin. I would go with the X-Pipe.
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have a silver 2006 4.8is.
ordered some zomkspeed smoked clear/red LED tails, ordered up LightWerks tailight capacitor mod, picked up some smoked sidemarkers, got the front windows tinted to match the factory tinting, and the car is at the shop as i type getting the stock 20's powdercoated satin black.



will post pics this weekend when everything is installed..

debating on the stock exhaust withan x-pipe or straight pipes. thoughts?? (yeah yeah, ive searched) dont mind the raspiness. i love the rasp from an e46 m3.. but will it sound like total shite?
Not only will it sound like shite, it will defy the whole point of what an x-pipe is designed to do. Don't make the same mistake BMWX54.4 made.
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X-Pipe and Dinan Mufflers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWQh-izaTcY

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Old 02-11-2010, 12:48 PM
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Not only will it sound like shite, it will defy the whole point of what an x-pipe is designed to do. Don't make the same mistake BMWX54.4 made.

what is the recommended x-pipe placement as far as distance from the mufflers, etc?
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what is the recommended x-pipe placement as far as distance from the mufflers, etc?
Just remove the resonators and weld in the x pipe in place.
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Old 02-16-2010, 05:10 PM
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not happy with the wheel color. not satin at all in my opinion, looks semi-gloss and almost a midnight blue finish. think the coverage on the powdercoating what shiitty and didnt cover the silver entirely. going to have to get them painted matte and powdercoated again

anyway, a picture

edit: big THANK YOU to LightWerks for his capacitor mod for the LED tails. NO dash lights, NO flickering, NO issues. car is a 2006.
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