2011 50i Alpine MSport

[P1]

How annoying are those to clean?

[rennis]

Originally Posted by P1et

How annoying are those to clean?

They're a breeze. Well, compared to some of the other wheels in the fleet. Big spokes, big gaps, big lips, no small details...no problem!

You want something fun, try a set of 16" RSs.

[P1]

Originally Posted by rennis

They're a breeze. Well, compared to some of the other wheels in the fleet. Big spokes, big gaps, big lips, no small details...no problem!

You want something fun, try a set of 16" RSs.

Haha, true. Compared to that, everything is a breeze!

[rennis]

Originally Posted by P1et

Haha, true. Compared to that, everything is a breeze!

Pretty much.

I should have mentioned that the clear coating of everything makes the job sooo much easier. I'm very careful not to use anything harsh like a wheel cleaner on these, so as to preserve the life of the clear coat. I have to clean them more often to prevent brake dust build up but frequent washes with high quality car wash keeps them looking new.

I also used a high quality sealant on them, and will every year when I put them on in the Spring. Does a pretty good job overall.

[rennis]

couple of (dirty) pics of the X5 with the boat from the weekend

[jiggz]

Looking great rennis - both X and boat!

I realize the pic was taken in a random parking lot but it still looked really familiar to me….finally I figured it out…this was taken about 2 miles from me. If I'd seen you I'd have waved you down! You must have been launching the boat there on the slough in Kenmore?

[rennis]

Originally Posted by jiggz

Looking great rennis - both X and boat!

I realize the pic was taken in a random parking lot but it still looked really familiar to me….finally I figured it out…this was taken about 2 miles from me. If I'd seen you I'd have waved you down! You must have been launching the boat there on the slough in Kenmore?

you are correct! live just up the street in fact, for a little while anyway

[baliano]

Really nice build sir! Would you please elaborate on your exhaust set up? I would love to hear how it sounds.

[rennis]

There's really not much to it. cut the suitcase off behind the rear axle and welded in two Magnaflows and a H pipe. And welded on some black factory tips. As for the sound it's pretty good. It's sound amazing at idle and pretty good at most RPMs. When the engine is really laboring around the middle of the rev range the exhaust gets choppy sounding, which is my only complaint. It's pretty hard to get these things sounding great with the exhaust manifold configuration, in my opinion.

[socale39]

How are you liking the posi-quiet pads? Compared to OEM how is the initial bite and overall experience?

[rennis]

Originally Posted by socale39

How are you liking the posi-quiet pads? Compared to OEM how is the initial bite and overall experience?

They're fine. The bite is about the same as the OEM pads and they dust about 50% so it's a good solution for me.

I just did a 400 mile roadtrip through the N. Cascades this weekend doing some very spirited driving with friends. Worked the brakes pretty hard and never had any fade or issues with slowing the beast down.

[UglyBuzzard]

Originally Posted by rennis

Thought I would finally take the time to post this up now that I got some mods done and some pictures. I bought it back in August. Here are some of the details:

- M Sport
- Auto-leveling rear suspension
- Alpine white on black nevada leather
- 20" M Sport (333) wheels
- Premium sound/NAV/Technology packages
- Heated seats front & rear
- 2011, CPO

First modification was adding a tow hitch. (went with a Curt semi-stealth, it's good.) Second mod was upgrading the interior trim, as I posted about here: http://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=881354

Since then I've done LED Angel Eyes, stud conversion, 20mm and 15mm H&R spacers, black kidneys, debadged it, tinted front windows, did some coding, and lowered with H&R springs & end links.

Future plans include front plate delete, painted reflectors, and re-sprayed rockers and fenders, and stonegard. More immediate will probably be exhaust. And then Dinan time.

Some pics:

Looks great - can you share a pic of the trailer hitch. I have the M sport and would like to add hitch - dealer says need a special trim kit - does Curt come with that? Not looking to tow, just have bike rack. Thanks in advance.

[jiggz]

Originally Posted by UglyBuzzard

Looks great - can you share a pic of the trailer hitch. I have the M sport and would like to add hitch - dealer says need a special trim kit - does Curt come with that? Not looking to tow, just have bike rack. Thanks in advance.

No special trim kit required - maybe they were referring to the OEM hitch which requires cutting out a section of the rear bumper? The Curt and Execuhitch bolt right on, with the difference being the receiver is always visible w/ Curt, and hidden with Execuhitch.

[UglyBuzzard]

Originally Posted by jiggz

No special trim kit required - maybe they were referring to the OEM hitch which requires cutting out a section of the rear bumper? The Curt and Execuhitch bolt right on, with the difference being the receiver is always visible w/ Curt, and hidden with Execuhitch.

Thanks !

[rennis]

It looks so different from when I bought it (those pics) to now!