Originally Posted by nom3rcy (Post 707317)

Gorgeous photos, too bad the EXIF is stripped I would love to see the specs on the equipment and shots :) (edit: found it on your site)

I especially like this one, then I perused the rest of your website :yikes: Awesome stuff!

http://www.sargentschutt.com/Cars/BM...4_GRxuD-XL.jpg

Originally Posted by Sarge (Post 707128)

Here are some pics of my new (to me) '07 X5 4.8i sport.

I installed the mud flaps, which I initially thought were a bit wide and clunky looking, but necessary in WY to keep rocks off my boat and others' windshields.

With the mudflaps in place, and the 20" OEM fender flares, it was immediately apparent that spacers would be needed. I installed 30mm spacers in the rear, and will be installing 20mm spacers in the front once I get the new lug bolts (backordered). Bringing the wheels out with the spacers really helped make the mudflaps look less hokey.

(If I lived in other parts of the country, I would not use the mudflaps, but here they are a necessity).

The wheels (style 232) were take-offs from an X6, and strangely I had to grind down the wheel bores on the front two to make them fit the hubs. I only had to take off a little 'edge' at the start of the hub, about 3mm wide, grinding them down about 1-2mm. Very strange though that they don't just fit to begin with.

In any event, here's some photos from the other evening, starting around dusk and continuing into the evening as the full moon came out...

http://www.sargentschutt.com/Cars/BM...2_hrm4S-XL.jpg

http://www.sargentschutt.com/Cars/BM...0_bE399-XL.jpg

http://www.sargentschutt.com/Cars/BM...6_GMAHV-XL.jpg

http://www.sargentschutt.com/Cars/BM...4_GRxuD-XL.jpg

http://www.sargentschutt.com/Cars/BM...1_4v2r4-XL.jpg

http://www.sargentschutt.com/Cars/BM...9_yBoMm-XL.jpg

(plates from former owner, still waiting on the title to get WY plates)

Originally Posted by Sarge (Post 707600)

Thanks for all the compliments everyone - photography is another of my hobbies; combining cars and photos usually nets good results for me :)

The camera is a Nikon D3, the shots were done with a few lenses - Nikon 24-70 f2.8, 80-400, and a Zeiss 85mm f1.4.

Originally Posted by Richard in NC (Post 849182)

Love the second one with the mountains in the background.