Lumma Project - Phase 1

[2Fast455]

1) Oem looks better.
2) Oem looks better.
3) Oem looks better.
4) Oem looks better.
5) Oem looks way better.
6) Oem looks way better.
7) Oem looks better.

Think you would have been better off with a set of lumma wheels to start off with. Looks like all it will be is all flash but nothing to back it up.

[donibm]

Originally Posted by 2Fast455

1) Oem looks better.
2) Oem looks better.
3) Oem looks better.
4) Oem looks better.
5) Oem looks way better.
6) Oem looks way better.
7) Oem looks better.

Think you would have been better off with a set of lumma wheels to start off with. Looks like all it will be is all flash but nothing to back it up.

1) there are no OEM eyelids. if anyone does eyelids, they get Lumma ... in case you were unaware

2) you do realize that BMW makes a very similar color grill for the X5 and the X6 don't you? notice the picture below. So, to suggest that you like OEM better is ... misplaced.

3) I'd take body color grill surround instead of that stock chrome look ANYDAY. Even dudes at my job were like "that grill is badass."

4) those are BMW OEM roof railings. So again, dunno what you mean by you liking OEM better.

5) that's cool, but I personally do NOT like the BMW chrome window trim. And black only looks good on a blacked out X5. I like mine because it is uniform with the assembly and grill.

6) having matching grill, trim and mirror assembly is better than a mixmatch in colors. But since the car belongs to me, I can say first hand that it looks far better than stock.

7) there are no mirror covers like mine that I'm aware of, and I'm very happy with that. Also, I think they will compliment the ENTIRE look of the car once it is finished better than what stock ones could possibly do.

Preciate the feedback, but your love for OEM is a little misplaced considering some parts ARE OEM and others are very similar to OEM.

[2Fast455]

Are you really that much of a Lumma fanboy? Stock headlights look a hell of a lot better than the eyelids. You are right BMW makes a similiar grille or should we say lumma modifies a factory grille and charges how much more for it? You put Msport rails on a non Msport. Kind of like putting M5 badges on a 528i. The mirror covers are a personal preference, as long as you like them is all that's important since you are paying for them. I am sure you are going to rebadge it as a lumma but let's face it , it will never be a true Lumma vehicle. You can but S65 Bi turbo badges on a previous body style S320, does that make it a true AMG car? It is a poser mobile.

[donibm]

Originally Posted by 2Fast455

Are you really that much of a Lumma fanboy? Stock headlights look a hell of a lot better than the eyelids. You are right BMW makes a similiar grille or should we say lumma modifies a factory grille and charges how much more for it? You put Msport rails on a non Msport. Kind of like putting M5 badges on a 528i. The mirror covers are a personal preference, as long as you like them is all that's important since you are paying for them. I am sure you are going to rebadge it as a lumma but let's face it , it will never be a true Lumma vehicle. You can but S65 Bi turbo badges on a previous body style S320, does that make it a true AMG car? It is a poser mobile.

Yup. I like em and probably always will. Like Lumma on the X5, 3 and 7 series.

Well, that is your opinion on the headlights. Not looking to ARGUE with you man, but it is your opinion. There are plenty of owners who have eyelids, and a huge % of them are Lumma eyelids.

You're right, Lumma modifies the factory grill, but the point is, the color is almost identical cept mine has a slight hint of metallic traces and it has a smoother gloss ... and the color is a tad bit different.

Concerning the railings, I need to stop you right there. First, my car is an 09 model. X5M's did NOT exist back then. I did not see a X5 with that railing until last year. Further, it was common with LUMMA before it became common with BMW. FACT: Lumma discontinued the roof railing because BMW has made them "standard" on M's. So, you've been doing a lot of ASSUMING in your responses, and you've assumed wrong here as well. I got these roof railings because Lumma has discontinued thiers, and part of the project was to replace the stock railings with the ones that lay flat. Regardless, you said that you liked OEM better. Well, these ARE OEM. Just because BMW has now introduced an X5 M, you fail to realize that Lumma had the flat roof railings back in 2008 when an X5M did not even exist. So this is completely different from putting an M5 badge on a 5 series.

Yes, I will rebadge the car.

There is no such thing as a "true Lumma". Lumma doesn't make vehicles, they make mods for BMW, Porshe, etc. So, to have a COMPLETE Lumma customization IS to have a Lumma customization. So, I don't get what you're trying to say with that. If I slap Brabus on a Benz, don't I have a Brabus Benz? If I put Hamaan on an X6, don't I have a Hamaan X6? If I put G-Power on an M3, don't I have a G-Power M3? Learn your kits bro.

I agree with the poser thing, but that doesn't apply to MY project. I'm not putting M badges or irrelevant badges on my car. My car will be customized by LUMMA and there will be Lumma emblems and badges for it. That is is not faking or posing, that is REPRESENTING the mod of my vehicle. You need to learn the difference.