Lumma Project - Phase 1 - Page 5

nom3rcy · #41 03-08-2011, 02:04 PM

Where do you come up with this drivel?

This isn't semantics this is the difference between a car being actually modified in house by an actual tuner vs you piecing together what you think looks nice.

It has nothing to do with euro vs USA it has everything to do with actually being a proper tuner car or not. I don't think anyone i know would call your X5 a Lumma anything. Sorry to tell you man but you have to face the facts. S Florida is full of posers so maybe you are just brainwashed?

The biggest problem i see is that you are placing such a high value on a hack design shop that doesn't bring anything to the table other than questionable styling. Coveting these shops like you do is just plain juvenile, it is like a teenage girl wanting everything in her room to be hello kitty related. This is no different than the ricers who saw fast and furious and wanted veilside everything. Nothing to do with whether or not veilside made decent functional kits, everything to do with seeing their hero driving a car fitted with it. Just like you see the kit in a shitty magazine like dub and cant see past the marketing hype. It is like you don't care if the company makes decent products or not, just that they have the aura of making decent products. Hell they don't even make the products they just farm out production and place a 5000% markup on them.

So here is the rub: you may get props from your show crowd in south florida and the flashy Arabs and Russians, but anyone that is into the car scene for reasons more than showing off will laugh at you. Just like you are witnessing on this site.

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Dannyell · #42 03-08-2011, 03:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nom3rcy

it is like a teenage girl wanting everything in her room to be hello kitty related.

good line.

I still don't understand why someone would be called a poser for putting some Lumma mods on his/her car...unless he tries to pass it as a Lumma...

If someone put 4.6 spoilers on a 4.4 because it would look nicer would that make he/she a poser? IMO not really

nom3rcy · #43 03-08-2011, 03:09 PM

It crosses the line as soon as someone "upbadges" their car

M badge on a 528
4.8is badge on a 3.0
AMG badge on a C230
Lumma badge on a piecemeal kit

I don't openly ridicule people for their preferences but as soon as they start posing in this way all bets are off.

2Fast455 · #44 03-08-2011, 03:48 PM

This about sums it all up. I am not sure if he is just a poser or a total attention whore or possibly just has no idea in general.

"1) If I didn't mention it here, IT'S NOT IMPORTANT TO ME (braking, performance, acceleration, etc). I have the big V8 parked up if I wanted thrills.
2) Yes, I will rebadge the car.
There is no such thing as a "true Lumma" 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

From Bimerfest:
My car was built in the US? OK, correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't I type that I ORDERED the car (I had it built to the specs i wanted)? Didn't I type that I TRACKED it? So, did I imagine the port of departure and the ports of entry? Did BMW lie to me?Honestly, I'm gonna have to end this right here, because I have issue when I tell someone that "I don't like coffee" and they say "actually you do, you just got tricked by your taste buds". Who else knows what I know? Who can tell me what I've doen and not done other than myself?Sorry, you're wrong. I don't own an X3. In fact, it's a wonder why you'd say that my Bimmer was built in the US when I don't think I even posted what year or model my BMW is.

Sorry, you're wrong. My 2009 X5 was built and shipped FROM GERMANY. That much ... is a fact. Uhm, I brought my car outright. It was SHIPPED to me from Germany. How do I know? Because I TRACKED it for a month prior to it landing in Florida.

I was offered a sponsorship to modify my car to the G-Power kit. In fact, I'm still in conversation about it. I could save 3K on the kit, but the company wants to charge me 15K for repaint/labor. I-don't-think-so!But seriuosly, after I read the installation manual, all I can say is "TRULY PERMANENT" and "DESTRUCTIVE INSTALLATION". I like the fact that the parts will attach firmly (due to all the adhesive required, and the screwing, and the cutting, etc), but I do not like the cutting of the wheel housing (front and rear), or the flanging of the rear arches, or the soldering of the wiring, or the cutting of the crossbar, or the cutting of the support bar in the fenders, or...
So, if you don't care about the, AHEM!, "destructive installation", go ahead and slap on the kit. You'll probably beat me to it ... cause I think I'll go with Lumma CLR 530.... still deciding.

I'm in the process of modding my car, but it's going to take a few months or purchasing here and there. I already have the front and rear eyelids, the shaded tail lamps, and the roof extention. Now I need instructions on how to replace the roof railing (before i decide to purchase) and also exchange teh window trim. Then I'll get my bonnet, then budget for the wheels/tires. THEN (finally), I'll get a assistance loan for the body kit. I'm not saying which one I'm choosing, but the total project will probably cost around $35k - $45k.

I'm not a desperate seller - I own the vehicle (have title). I only want to "upgrade" to the X6 or the 5GT ... or maybe the Audi Q7 I don't knwo how to cancel this thread, but car is no longer on sale. I am in the process of modding (kit) it out. $40K+ project..."

Basically you went from selling to scoffing at the idea of spending $15k for a sponsored G-power to deciding to drop over $40k in Lumma pieces to add to a 2009 x5 3.0. that is worth far less than$40k. Starting to think you are either an employee of said body shop or the owner of mom and dad's hand me down X5. I don't even want to get into your the fuel injection ('carborator'). There was a recall on several different models 08-10 models. Remember, the fuel injection is "high-powered". If it's not spitting the fuel in hard enough = llaagg ... like a slow modem while playing an MMORPG.
Contact your nearest dealer and ask about the fuel injection for your vehicle.
... and no, the 3.0 X5 is not turbo charged, unfortunately. There is, however, a 'chip' that gets rid of the dead zones in the gas pedal = an extra 8 HP.

kck7 · #45 03-08-2011, 05:57 PM

Holy cow. Someone introduce this guy to Samsonitep, then we can all enjoy the fireworks.

Speaking of posing and rebadging, I am going to rebadge my X5. What do you guys think of this cool emblem? I'm sure it will make my X5 faster; in fact, it will be accelerating even when my foot is hard on the brake!

bimmerpwr · #46 03-09-2011, 01:49 PM

Since a lot of people seem to pick on this guy,

Speaking of posing, I see bunch of 3.0 guys putting 4.8 exhaust tip. Does that qualify as posing? How about guys with no sport package getting 20" rims with fender extender?

Used X5s are getting cheap (or affordable) and we will see more and more people (usually younger crowd) who might have unusual taste to mod their cars in their own ways.

I used to mod a BMW and my taste was for better performance. It took a long painful and joyful time to get the car running the way it should. Now that it's been almost 10 yrs since I've done that, if I am given a chance to do it all over, I would rather just buy Nissan GTR and call it a day. Perhaps the OP's view will change in time.