[Kev]

Another start of the week and the plans for this week is:

1. Wiring for M-DCT knob
2. Illuminated door sills
3. Alarm
4. Wheels

Still no engine mods done to this car at all in case BMWNA, yeah, I'm talking about you, is watching the progress.

To do list:
1. Refinish M-Tech rear bumper, Hamann side skirts for better paint match
2. 35% Llumar ATX tint?

[adamaster]

You should install E92 Dry Carbon Fibre Mirror Cover

[Barmats]

Looks awesome, Kev - you've done a fantastic job. Can't wait to see the new shoes and shift knob installed.

[David@Sonic MS]

Your idrive knob look sick

[bavarian19]

Love the headliner!!!

[Kev]

Update: All mods are on hold until further notice

Bummer: CA and remote lock / unlock failure

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=146121

Last week, we had the illuminated doorsills, and M-DCT knob installed. Since the wiring is slightly different on the '08, the DCT knob is not fully functional yet, i.e. it would not light up in the dark when the headlights are on. This needs to be worked on next time my car goes to the shop. The illuminated doorsills are awesome though, just like the AMG sills that I used to have on the E55.

Also decided to keep the nice wheels for show only, will probably be running around town in a set of OE E46 M3 ZCP rims. These are 19X8 ET47 front and 19X9.5 ET27 rear. I love the concavity of the rear rim and no replica can match that to date. Probably require some TLC before everything will fit right (front spacers, rear fender rolling, etc). The guys at BPG are ready to tackle this.

Side skirts still need to be repainted for better paint match, planning to give them my rear bumper as the color swatch this time coz I don't have my car right now. This thing has also been sitting in my living room for a couple days now:

Giant Behemoth sitting on my living room floor


Exposed a little bit


Weave revealed:


Need to get that custom painted and installed as well.

Still no word on the ETA of Hamann front bumper that is shown in my Avatar. Patiently waiting the response from Lewis@MWDesign. The V35 hood is currently in production according to JLeviSW. Once those pieces are in, my exterior transformation will be 90% complete. A couple more mods will complete the look.

I finally decided on the tint. I'm going for the Formula 1 Pinnacle ceramic based tint (35% film, MA legal). The dealer is in ME so it's gonna be quite a drive (2 hrs each way). However, the quality of the film should be well worth the hike. Need to tape up the car the night before though.....

Sorry for the lack of progress, but can't do much when the electrical system went offline on its own.....

[Hunter399]

Looks great kev

And good choice on the tint, i have that on all of my cars

[adamaster]

look great.

[Kev]

Originally Posted by hunter399

Looks great kev

And good choice on the tint, i have that on all of my cars

Need to block some of the ugly green hue on the BMW glass. The Mercedes glass has a cooler blue hue to them, which IMHO looks better than the BMW glass. The F1 film is charcoal in color so that would serve the purpose.

[Kev]

Car is fully back in action after the dealership figured out what is wrong with the CA / remote. It's a faulty module which caused a blown fuse in the antenna circuit. Everything was covered under warranty.

Since this week is over, so almost everything will have to be postponed to next week.

Next week's plan: (not in any particular order)

1. Follow-up with Lewis@MWDesign for Hamann front bumper status
2. Install newly refinished side skirts and Vorsteiner trunk
3. Formula One Pinnacle 35% ceramic tint
4. Finish OEM alarm install (for dealer activation)
5. OEM E46 M3 ZCP wheels installation
6. Rewiring of M5 knob

[Kev]

Back in full force, now 100% more bad ass with OEM ZCP rims















M5 knob is fully functional now with ambient lighting! Pics to follow.......... after CF trim is installed

[kennethpetro]

Those are the PIAA's you have installed in these pics right? Do they look just as blue from the front? Can you take a couple pics from the front? I'm trying to decide on the Bellof's or PIAA's. Bellof's seem brighter but they aren't plug n' play like the PIAA's. I really just want to go with the one that's more blue but at the same time VERY easy to install.

[cgillio]

Are those rims 18"?

[phattbam]

Kev, would you like to share what the shop did to get the SMG knob to light up properly?

[absix]

Nokia N95 Ftw! Lol

PS: Black grilles FTW too!

[Kev]

Originally Posted by kennethpetro

Those are the PIAA's you have installed in these pics right? Do they look just as blue from the front? Can you take a couple pics from the front? I'm trying to decide on the Bellof's or PIAA's. Bellof's seem brighter but they aren't plug n' play like the PIAA's. I really just want to go with the one that's more blue but at the same time VERY easy to install.

Yep, those are the PIAA angel eyes. You can see the frontal view here:



I think both Bellof and PIAA are about as bright, but Bellof you need to wire in the resistor yourself.

Originally Posted by cgillio

Are those rims 18"?

Nope, those are 19" OEM E46 M3 ZCP rims.

Originally Posted by phattbam

Kev, would you like to share what the shop did to get the SMG knob to light up properly?

Sorry, I would love to but I can't, coz the shop put in a bit of research into it to make it light up the way it's supposed to using OEM connectors. I think Fartsimpson is putting together a wiring kit for the same purpose in the original M5 SMG knob thread.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showpo...5&postcount=90

Originally Posted by absix

Nokia N95 Ftw! Lol

Pretty good for a camera phone, LOL~

[absix]

Originally Posted by Kev

Pretty good for a camera phone, LOL~

I have the same, my friends joke with me that I have a camera with a phone

[hov333]

nice work so far kev, u gonna be coming to the natick mall meet tonight?

[Kev]

Originally Posted by absix

I have the same, my friends joke with me that I have a camera with a phone

I use it to film surgeries for my attending. Thinking of upgrading to the N96 or iPhone 3G though.

Originally Posted by hov333

nice work so far kev, u gonna be coming to the natick mall meet tonight?

I would love to but I have to start driving at 6am tomorrow to get to Portland, ME to get my tints done.

[Kev]

Here's a little teaser of the M5 knob, final debut to follow with the OEM CF trim.

[Kev]

This week's plan: (not in any particular order)

1. Follow-up with Lewis@MWDesign for Hamann front bumper status
2. Install newly refinished side skirts and Vorsteiner trunk
3. Formula One Pinnacle 35% ceramic tint
4. Finish OEM alarm install (for dealer activation)
5. OEM E46 M3 ZCP wheels installation
6. Rewiring of M5 knob

Progress is ok, not as fast / far along as the God of Mod (Long Tran), but it's coming along fine.

Newly added to the list:

Need to finish installing the OEM CF trim on Friday though, along with the illuminated sunglass tray mod.

[hov333]

i'm looking for a nice nob for my 6MT do you know if this knob willl fit? also, where are you getting all your stuff painted? i need a good shop for my hood and trunk as well and dont want to worry about color not matching