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      05-25-2013, 10:20 AM   #8
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Yup, had to look at the lines and they are different. Talking to body shop they said the bumper, fenders, lights, then all the lower trim all around the vehicle would need to be replaced. Also there are different supporting brackets for front and rear. Even if you have the M appearance package on the 50i the rockers don't match up to the fender flares at either the front or rear. You'd think BMW would find more reuse in their products. But guess its their way to make more money.
I guess the M Division likes the aerodynamics front end of the X6, so they fitted it into the X5.
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