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      08-22-2011, 12:39 PM   #23
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Pull the fenders off and installed the M5 Crash Beam Foam:







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      08-22-2011, 12:39 PM   #24
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Installed the M5 Fenders:







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      08-22-2011, 12:40 PM   #25
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M5 bumper installed:







Wheels back on and ready to go to the body shop for final paint and blending of fenders and hood:





Once I get it back I need to install all the trim (fender liners, brake ducts, grills, PDC, and side markers) Also the OEM M5 Mirrors are in the car and getting painted as well so once those come back I need to install those as well.

I also need t order up some spacer for the front wheels, from the looks of it it looks like the front fenders now match the rears so I think some 15mm spacers will work well.
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Well done sir. Makes me wish BMW made an M5 wagon.
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Well done sir. Makes me wish BMW made an M5 wagon.
They do. Just not here in the states

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      08-28-2011, 05:47 AM   #28
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Awesome updates! Very curious of the end results.

And indeed here in europa there are m5 wagons.
Not as many as the m5 sedan but they are wonderfull!

greetz good luck m3this!
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Got the car back from paint last night and went to install the trim to get it finished up and ran into a few problems:

1) The PDC sensors on the M5 bumper are different then those on the stock bumper so I have to order new ones. At $166.19 each from Tischer they are not cheap when you need 4 of them. Hopefully I can reuse the harness.

2) Brake ducts are not a direct install. You will have to custom mount them directly to the bumper and trim the back side so they match up the with existing standard e60 brake ducts.

3) I broke my matte black kidney grills taking them off the stock bumper so I had to order a new set.

4) I order the wrong glass for the mirrors so I have to exchange them for the correct ones, of course the glass for my mirrors cost 3x what the ones I bought cost

Here is a photo of how the car sits currently while it waits on the parts:

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you should fill in the sidemarker on the front fenders, so that way you can utilize the wide fender but not be a m5 poser.
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      09-05-2011, 05:37 PM   #31
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No need I'm not running M Badges on the car
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      09-10-2011, 06:07 PM   #32
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Nice! Great Job! A true work of art in progress!
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A little update....

So I got the PDC sensors and correct glass for the mirrors. Cost me an extra $1000

So I went to put everything back together and of course the PDC sensors dont fit on the stock wire harness. So now I need to order up another PDC sensor harness for the M5. Im guessing this is going to cost about another $100
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      09-19-2011, 11:43 AM   #34
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do you want to sell the old sensors and harness? im thinking about doing a PDC retrofit....also i bought a PDC bumper but have a non-PDC car so at a minimum id like to fill those holes w/ OEM equipment if you want to unload those sensors for cheap
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How about $150 shipped for the old sensors (4) and harness?
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      09-22-2011, 12:21 PM   #36
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Well its back together



Now it needs a bath, and then I need to take it in to BMW to have the air bag light reset as the body shop turned the car on when the door panels where off, and I need them to program the car so it stops giving me fog light warnings.
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      09-26-2011, 08:11 PM   #37
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Couple more shots with my phone... I should have time to take it out and shoot some real pics this week with a real camera:





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      09-26-2011, 10:12 PM   #38
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Nice work! It looks amazing!
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Hard work payed off.....stunning.
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Coming together nicely...congrats!!
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      09-28-2011, 12:48 PM   #41
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Thanks guys!

Took it out and shot some better photos last night...












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      09-29-2011, 01:29 PM   #42
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lovin'n it man. My neighbor had an S4 Avant, gunmetal on black with tints, and I loved driving home everyday from work getting to see it.
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^ Thanks!!!

I got a little update done ... I had all the wood trim wrapped in the 3M Carbon Fiber so that the interior looks like the current E90/92 M3s CF trim. Came out great but its been pouring here so Ill get some photos shortly.
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