What did you do to / for your E53 today??

[BRABUSBENZ21]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

Those tips do look good... like really good, but are you taking pictures with a potato or what? lol

And wow on the wheel and tire combo. Not my cup-o-tea... but to each their own. 22's?

23x11 23x12 on 315 25 23's

[BRABUSBENZ21]

Originally Posted by blackbeast

Mind sharing how much they charged you for the install?

35 each side for the weld and a new supporting hanger total was 70 bucks.

[BRABUSBENZ21]

Originally Posted by X53Jay4.8is

Yeah tips look great, fine choice but the wheels in red only for the beholder. The wheels depicted in the picture next to his forum I'd look much better on that X.

Thanks!

[Roman D]

Took my X5 to Bay Diagnostic for oil change and spark plugs refreshment. Throw in a set of NGK Iridiums. Made a world of difference.

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

Nice job! We should all post backhanded compliments in especially this thread.

Sensitive today redliner? Didn't think anyone said anything THAT rude. This is the internet after all, posting online kind of opens up oneself to a certain level of criticism. So long as it's respectful, I don't see the issue... and I'm sure Brabusbenz21 knows those wheels are to his/her specific tastes and going to be in the minority as far as popularity. And if was the potato part that you took issue with, again, I'm sure Brabusbenz knows those pictures are not very good and look like they were taken with a mid 2000's flip phone. It was all in jest.

I still think those exhaust tips are some of the nicest examples I've seen on an e53.

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

I've seen some of your helpful posts that indicate you are not stupid so this shouldn't be a waste of time. Read what you wrote like it was me responding to you. I think it will be helpful.

Anytime we say or do anything we risk criticism. The internet is not exclusive. What is different about the internet is we can criticize without risk of repercussion. We can say whatever we want and add a LOL or winking face or some other disclaimer and if someone takes us to task we just say something like--chill!, get up on the wrong side of the bed?, sensitive today? etc. and it is all about the other person over reacting or misunderstanding.

Here's the key part---in all cases the reader has no indication of your intention, there is no body language, no face to face and yellow happy faces don't mean squat. That can be fine if you are responding to a friend that knows us well but most of the time we are not. That's when good judgment should prevail.

Even when you defend yourself you add more criticism.

DISCLAIMER---Why are you jumping on me, I wasn't even referring to you

My bad redliner... ALL of it was in jest. Emoji's aside, nothing was meant to be even considered "jumping" on anyone. As you said without talking face to face much is lost in translation.

I think with internet communication everyone is getting to be very cynical and good 'ol fashioned ribbing can be seen as an attack or passive aggression. I've been judged for things I've done on vehicles, and been told I was wrong about something (lol just yesterday in a thread here by Upallnight actually). I don't take it personally and sometimes forget the individuals of the community here are, in actuality, strangers where nuances of communication can definitely be lost. Sorry again.

[Joshdub]

[crystalworks]

^LOLOLOLOLOL...

[Joshdub]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

would you ever, even with a smile and loving body language say face to face to someone you care about something like--Your new hairstyle looks great, it is so becoming and it brings out the blue of your eyes that is so great, now if you would just lose some weight.

Lots of people do. It is actually a very us-centric idea to think advice on health and physical appearance is an insult, disrespectful, or inappropriate.

[crystalworks]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

Consider this--would you ever, even with a smile and loving body language say face to face to someone you care about something like--Your new hairstyle looks great, it is so becoming and it brings out the blue of your eyes that is so great, now if you would just lose some weight.

Yes, I would, and do. Just today I told my sister almost exactly that. And that my Mom's knees would feel a lot better if she lost 30lbs. Criticism is a part of life.