**PIX OF THE BEAST**

[C's Bimmer]

After 5 weeks of waiting for delivery and 2 weeks in the body shop for the usual upgrades, here she finally is. She's a 2012 Alpine White LCI E70 X5 50i Sport - LOADED

People ask why I didn't do the M Kit and chose the new LCI Aero Kit instead... A few reasons:

1. Everyone has the M Kit and I wanted this to be different (not to mention, I already own a real M )
2. This is a truck and I think the new Aero Kit gives it the look it deserves (I like the beefy, yet sporty and aggressive look of the new Aero Kit, over the old one)
3. I had the Running Boards on the X5 when I ordered it (the wife demanded it), but after installing the new rocker panels, I think they're going to stay off permanently.

Mods:

• Blacked-Out Hood and Trunk Roundels (Custom Painted High Gloss Black)
• Tinted Rear Lower Reflectors (sprayed, not film)
• Tinted Rear Tails (Clear Section Only -- sprayed, not film)
• High Gloss Black Exhaust Tips (Heat Shields behind exhaust were also painted black, so chrome would not reflect when driver from rear was viewing -- yes, I have problems!)
• High Gloss Black X5 Emblem
• High Gloss Black 50i Side Emblems (XDrive emblems removed and thrown in the garbage)
• High Gloss Black Kidney Grills
• Black BMW Wheel Center Caps
• Front Side Reflectors custom painted Alpine White w/ Aero Kit
• 20mm H&R Rear Spacers
• 10mm H&R Front Spacers
• 6000K HID's
• WeissLicht Clear Front Turn Signal PY24W Bulbs w/ Amber Illumination
• 3500K Yellow GP Thunder Fogs
• 20% Tint (This is in addition to the already tinted rear section from the factory)
• LED Interior Lights
• TUNE: Evolve: 480HP/550TQ (93 Oct)