| DTMdan |
07-20-2012 08:37 AM |
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Originally Posted by X5Guy17
(Post 886810)
22x10 Ace Scorpio in White with Machined Face [IMG]
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Nice wheel choice. It's hard to find aftermarket wheels that still have a clean OEM style to them. :thumbup:
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Originally Posted by Turbo_Bimmer
(Post 886883)
I agree.
But what I don't understand is, making a non //M car look like an //M or install a //M badge on a X5 to let people beleive it is a //M is wrong, but making a 3.0 or 4.4 look like a 'is' is ok? :dunno:
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Let's face it, it's pretty much the only mods that you can do to the 3.0/4.4's to make the exterior better (bumper wise)... same for the wheels - besides the 87s & 168s there's barely any other wheels that actually look good on E53s. I'd rather see an OEM+ modded BMW over a tacky modded BMW with ghetto wheels any day.
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Originally Posted by pnoyako85
(Post 886886)
In the Community of the e53's ....from what i see here..we are accepted to do this since we are changing the looks of e53 to make it more aggressive look therefore it is welcomed,:thumbup: Owner's that had bought their sav's like a 3.0, 4.4i maybe it was a budget,fuel cost,price,commuter decision then when the 4.6is(2000-2003), 4.8is came out (2004-2006) BMW Allowed these owners (including me) to retrofit our Sav's to 4.8is because they allowed it to be by using same body style as the older e53 going all the way to year 2000 and gave Us the option of upgrading the looks exterior wise. BMW allows it...although we do not accept putting an M badge on a E53 x5(2000-2006) due to e53's Never had an M car :stickpoke so I'm guessing thats why....:dunno::dunno:
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I'm pretty sure they didn't keep the body style the same so people could retrofit their cars haha. It's most likely due to keeping everything simple & consistent with compatible parts throughout a couple of years... for repairs/maintenance. It's simply smarter to design 1 same part for 6 different vehicles/models instead of designing 6 different parts for 6 different vehicles/models. |
