KayTees X5

[overheadvalve]

Just get a quart of Sherwin Williams All Surface Enamel and some cheap brushes. They have 188 shades of blue of the 1400 plus colors available. Pull those wheels and go to town painting the calipers! About $30.00 total. Lasts for years even here in Iowa.

[O4x5dude]

Originally Posted by KayTees

Once I got the car, my Dad said the car is already good looking enough. But I told him it looks too granny (many rich asian women drive X5s in Richmond BC) and that I shouldn't throw so much money down the drain. Of course I semi listened.

Mods I have so far consist of: (prepare for small list)

Waiting for the approval of custom licence plate that says KAYTEE

-Carbon Fibre the wooden trims & part of the steering wheel (not really good at it, first timer)



-Plasti-Dip rims, matte black at the moment, waiting for the 1-2 week curing period to go by then I'm going to spray 2 coats of glossifier to make it look more shiny




Mods I have THOUGHT OF so far consist of:

Lumen Fog Light LED Bulbs, as I would much prefer my fog lights to be the same colour as my headlights.

Lumen LED Daytime Running Lights, looks great, makes the car look more mean at night time


Smoke Film Vinyl Tint for the taillight, I was gonna order this right away once I had the idea but it wouldn't look great if my rims weren't blacked out, should have just ordered it and had it sitting.

MGP Caliper Kit, did a bit of research about other cheap alternatives and most people say it would jeopardize the brakes? Was looking to get it then spray it metallic "Monte Carlo" blue with some high heat paint and then maybe add an "X5" print (not sticker) onto it. Really love the blue caliper on M5 F10's


Wheel Spacers & Fender Flares really like the looks of the 4.8 X5s as they look so fat and gorgeous from the back. Didn't want to spend a whole lot to get fatter tires/rims to accommodate the fender flares so was thinking Wheel Spacers to make the wheel stick out more.

AND OF COURSE THE NEW BIKE!

Hey, looking to CF my trim as well. How did you remove the center console trim , the one sitting by the arm rest.

[P1]

How much weight savings are you guys realizing by covering everything on the interior with carbon fibre stickers?

[gixxerboy63]

Originally Posted by P1et

How much weight savings are you guys realizing by covering everything on the interior with carbon fibre stickers?

[KayTees]

Originally Posted by P1et

How much weight savings are you guys realizing by covering everything on the interior with carbon fibre stickers?

None actually, all for aesthetics

[Alpin3_F30]

Originally Posted by KayTees

Once I got the car, my Dad said the car is already good looking enough. But I told him it looks too granny (many rich asian women drive X5s in Richmond BC) and that I shouldn't throw so much money down the drain. Of course I semi listened.

Mods I have so far consist of: (prepare for small list)

Waiting for the approval of custom licence plate that says KAYTEE

-Carbon Fibre the wooden trims & part of the steering wheel (not really good at it, first timer)



-Plasti-Dip rims, matte black at the moment, waiting for the 1-2 week curing period to go by then I'm going to spray 2 coats of glossifier to make it look more shiny




Mods I have THOUGHT OF so far consist of:

Lumen Fog Light LED Bulbs, as I would much prefer my fog lights to be the same colour as my headlights.

Lumen LED Daytime Running Lights, looks great, makes the car look more mean at night time


Smoke Film Vinyl Tint for the taillight, I was gonna order this right away once I had the idea but it wouldn't look great if my rims weren't blacked out, should have just ordered it and had it sitting.

MGP Caliper Kit, did a bit of research about other cheap alternatives and most people say it would jeopardize the brakes? Was looking to get it then spray it metallic "Monte Carlo" blue with some high heat paint and then maybe add an "X5" print (not sticker) onto it. Really love the blue caliper on M5 F10's


Wheel Spacers & Fender Flares really like the looks of the 4.8 X5s as they look so fat and gorgeous from the back. Didn't want to spend a whole lot to get fatter tires/rims to accommodate the fender flares so was thinking Wheel Spacers to make the wheel stick out more.

AND OF COURSE THE NEW BIKE!

hey question. the led bulbs you used for your angel eyes where did you get them? its so difficult to find the right ones that light up all 4 rings evenly. ones i bought are so crappy.

[omgboost]

Originally Posted by XedOut

hey question. the led bulbs you used for your angel eyes where did you get them? its so difficult to find the right ones that light up all 4 rings evenly. ones i bought are so crappy.

His car is MY2013. They come with LEDs from the factory. No aftermarket LED light for the angel eyes will make your 2011 as bright as the OEM LEDs. Only way would be for you to retrofit headlights from a MY2012 and later.

[Alpin3_F30]

Originally Posted by omgboost

His car is MY2013. They come with LEDs from the factory. No aftermarket LED light for the angel eyes will make your 2011 as bright as the OEM LEDs. Only way would be for you to retrofit headlights from a MY2012 and later.

oh yeah i see it now. chrome pieces under the angel eyes are the LEDs that power them. i knew this i just didn't look carefully. thanks

[jiggz]

Originally Posted by XedOut

oh yeah i see it now. chrome pieces under the angel eyes are the LEDs that power them. i knew this i just didn't look carefully. thanks

Exactly, that's how you can easily tell the 2012+ lights apart when they're not on.

Based on your E92 it looks like you enjoy the mods - here's a set of 2012+ headlights. They almost never come available. Unfortunately no bulb replacement in the 2011 or earlier models will ever come close (from every angle) to the 2012+ look.

http://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1203613

Okay…thread jack over…back on topic

[Alpin3_F30]

Originally Posted by jiggz

Exactly, that's how you can easily tell the 2012+ lights apart when they're not on.

Based on your E92 it looks like you enjoy the mods - here's a set of 2012+ headlights. They almost never come available. Unfortunately no bulb replacement in the 2011 or earlier models will ever come close (from every angle) to the 2012+ look.

http://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1203613

Okay…thread jack over…back on topic

im not going to replace my headlights. i actually like the signal light area better on the 2011 but besides that im gojng to do my own angel eye mod using used /broken LED headlights from the 2014/15 bmws, ( which ive fown on ebay for $100/200 bucks) remove the halos and put them into mine. gonna cost a bit but for sure no one else will have the same modded headlights as me i have the man whos going to do the work. oh and the painted eye lid on the inside

[jiggz]

Originally Posted by XedOut

I'm not going to replace my headlights. i actually like the signal light area better on the 2011 but besides that im gojng to do my own angel eye mod using used /broken LED headlights from the 2014/15 bmws, ( which ive fown on ebay for $100/200 bucks) remove the halos and put them into mine. gonna cost a bit but for sure no one else will have the same modded headlights as me i have the man whos going to do the work. oh and the painted eye lid on the inside

Awesome. Be sure to post pics of that work/final product!