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Suge206 · #1 06-14-2013, 02:08 PM

Looks good. black grill and some spacers and your cooking with gas.

The black carpet does show everything.

M3Inline6 · #2 06-14-2013, 02:16 PM

Welcome to the club. I, too, just picked up a '13 AW M-Sport X5 35i with the M Performance Software package. Loving it!

330i ZHP · #3 06-14-2013, 06:24 PM

20mm fr and rear

M3Inline6 · #4 06-14-2013, 08:22 PM

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20mm fr and rear

I went 12mm front, 20mm rear for stock offset wheels. Your M looks a bit better with a larger spacer up front because you have a front bumper with much better proportions. Your ride is sweet, and it's one of the cleanest X5M's that I've seen.

Car_Girl · #5 06-16-2013, 09:40 AM

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Originally Posted by M3Inline6

I went 12mm front, 20mm rear for stock offset wheels. Your M looks a bit better with a larger spacer up front because you have a front bumper with much better proportions. Your ride is sweet, and it's one of the cleanest X5M's that I've seen.

I agree about the spacers and I'm preparing to order a few things this weekend. Where did you get your spacers from?

I found a site that can do the painted side markers for the markers with the side cams but they don't stock the Carbon Black.

Consequently, do any of you folks have favorite sites to visit when you *need* to order parts for the E70? Some sites don't seem to be set up as well as others so I'm not so sure of their reputation which makes me a little hesitant to place orders with them. Suggestions would be much appreciated - thanks!

M3Inline6 · #6 06-16-2013, 10:14 AM

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I agree about the spacers and I'm preparing to order a few things this weekend. Where did you get your spacers from?

I found a site that can do the painted side markers for the markers with the side cams but they don't stock the Carbon Black.

Consequently, do any of you folks have favorite sites to visit when you *need* to order parts for the E70? Some sites don't seem to be set up as well as others so I'm not so sure of their reputation which makes me a little hesitant to place orders with them. Suggestions would be much appreciated - thanks!

I ordered mine through EAS, a local BMW tuner shop. You can also get them through MRF, Turner Motorsport and a few other places. If you're in SoCal, EAS and MRF are the places to go to have work done. Painted reflectors are used sourced from IND, and I ordered mine from IND through EAS. They will paint them when the order is placed. It takes about a week to receive.

330i ZHP · #7 06-14-2013, 09:28 PM

thank you - you are on e46fan with the same screenname?

Car_Girl · #8 06-14-2013, 10:03 PM

Thanks for the compliments! This car has more soul than the Acura for sure but I'll tell ya what... the Acura was an amazing care for the money. It handled quite well around tight turns going a decent speed and the interior was laid out in an ergonomically pleasing way for people of just about any size. The back seats were also comfortable and they felt a lot like the front seats. I'm still gonna miss that car, but I'm already have a great time with the new ride.

Does anyone know if the painted side markers are different sizes based on whether or not the vehicle has side cameras? The markers look a little shorter on my car than in the photo of the side markers on the site that was recommended earlier in this thread. I'm hesitant to order but I really dislike the yellow markers. They're bugging me now. My M3 had white reflectors as I opted to go with the white but they weren't shaped 100% to form so condensation got under one of them. It was too annoying for me to risk having the same thing happen again so I'm going with painted markers if I can find the right size for my car which has the side cams.

I'm not on E46 with same screen name but I've been on M3post and about 6 or 8 other forums with the same screen name. I might have posted in the E46 area previously but it wasn't because I had an E46.

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330i ZHP · #9 06-14-2013, 11:21 PM

I am sorry - I meant M3inline6

You can go on realoem to look at the part numbers for the reflectors

or give us the last 7 digits of your vin and one of us can help

M3Inline6 · #10 06-15-2013, 01:04 AM

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Originally Posted by 330i ZHP

I am sorry - I meant M3inline6

You can go on realoem to look at the part numbers for the reflectors

or give us the last 7 digits of your vin and one of us can help

Yeah, I'm a long time member and moderator on E46 Fanatics, as well as the Ducati forums.