M3 Guy's 2012 Monte Carlo Blue X5M Journal

[m5 guy]

Aloha Guys,

Figured I would post up a little journal of my car to document it's status at the various stages of it's build.

I recently got rid of an e70 and f30 for another e70. 2012 X5 M with only 4,300 miles and every option except rear entertainment. I was going new, but this one came into the dealer and could not ignore it. The wife hates driving and with the girls getting into a school 5 minutes from our work, two vehicles were no longer needed. So I did what any sane man would do. Why pay for two normal bmw's when you can pay less for one insane vehicle. My kids will never be late for anything. Below are the specs and dealer photos from the ad.


2012 X5 M
Monte Carlo Blue Metallic
Full perforated Silverstone with carbon leather trim
Active ventilated Seat Package
Cold Weather Package - lol being in Hawaii
Driver Assistance Package
Premium Sound Package
Rear Climate Package
Comfort Access
Soft close doors
High gloss roof rails
Leather dashboard and center console
Side view camera
BMW apps













As for mods on this beast I have everything planned out. The fact that there isn't too many options mod wise on this car makes it easier. So far I already have the wheels on order from my sponsor Morr, and lighting upgrades on their way.

I will be constantly updating this thread as parts arrive and the build begins.

[m5 guy]

Here are my previous two builds to give you guys some background:

2001 E46 M3 Oxford Green Metallic II over Cinnamon
6-spd manual
Harmon Kardon sounds
Premium Package

Description / Modifications
* Wheels:

* For show-
* Work Brombacher’s silver face with polished step lip 19 x 10 front with a 12mm Macht Snell spacer for an et of +22 with Michelin PSS 265/30/19, 19 x 10 et 8 with PSS 265/30/19

* Work Lugs

* For Go-
* Apex ARC-8′s hyper black finish 18 x 10 et 25 squared with 285/30/18 Yokohama AD-08′s

* Vision orange colored lug nuts

* Turner Motorsports 90mm stud conversion

* Brakes:

* Brembo BBK custom painted amber(orange) calipers front and rear. 6 piston monoblock caliper 355 x 32 rotor front and 4 piston monoblock 345 x 28 rotor rear.

* Suspension:

* Turner Motorsports front subframe reinforcement kit
* Turner Motorsports rear subframe reinforcement kit
* Custom rear bar design that ties into the rear subframe from the trunk, connects the rear shock towers, and reinforces the top of the shock towers
* Ground control front control arm bushings
* Powerflex rear trailing arm and subframe bushings
* Bimmerworld motor mounts
* Rogue Engineering transmission mounts
* Rogue/Mason Engineering front strut bar painted body color
* UUC Motorwerks swaybars with Mason Engineering endlinks front and rear
* UUC Motorwerks adjustable rear control arms
* Rogue Engineering rear shock mounts
* Rogue Engineering articulating perches
* Vorshlag front camber plates
* AST 4100 monotube coilover system with adjustable rebound. 450lb swift linear spring front and 500lb swift linear spring rear

* Lighting:

* Lightwerkz custom quad projector headlights. Modified s2000 projectors outer and modified tfx projectors inner. Headlight inner trim and shrouds painted gloss black
* 4 5000k bulbs with 55w ballasts hid lights with custom lightwerkz harness to run them off the battery
* Interior switch to turn outer projectors on or off without any other lighting on
* Umnitza amber colored led angel eyes
* Oem amber corners, sides, and led tail lights

* Body:

* Vorsteiner csl bumper with dual intake hole cutouts and 1 piece lip
* Vorsteiner GTR hood
* Vorsteiner csl trunk
* Vorsteiner GTS3 rear diffuser molded into the rear bumper for a cleaner look
* Vorsteiner engine cover with amber painted center
* All carbon fiber is in a 1 x 1 twill
* Satin black vinyl on roof
* Gloss black window washer grill
* 1 x 1 carbon fiber kidneys
* white and black roundels
* All key holes removed and trunk debadged
* 35% tint all around and 80% tint on windshield
* ///OSS custom lower headlight trim

* Exhaust:

* Eisenmann Sport 83mm tips
* Supersprint unresonated section 2

* Cooling:

* PWR aluminum radiator with 25% more capacity

* Interior:

* Ultimate Pedals pedal kit with heel and toe extension
* GSP/Mason Engineering metal clutch pedal with UUC Motorwerks urethane bushing
* Autosolutions 40% reduction ultimate short shift kit
* Rogue Engineering carbon fiber/aluminum shift knob
* carbon fiber/aluminum ebrake handle
* Cinnamon leather shift and ebrake boots
* OEM two tone cinnamon/black leather steering wheel
* EAS carbon fiber interior kit and lower steering wheel trim
* Vorsteiner csl center console
* F1 Autohaus led interior lighting
* Grafxwerks illuminated door sills

[m5 guy]

2013 335i Msport

• Estoril Blue II
• Black Dakota Leather
• Aluminum hexagon interior trim with estoril blue highlight trim
• Technology package
• 18 inch 400M wheels
• Harmon Kardon surround system
• 6-spd manual transmission
• Mperformance gloss black kidney grills
• Mperformance bbk in yellow
• Badge delete

Mod list:

* IND reflectors
* Challenge catted downpipe
* Meisterschaft full gtc exhaust system with wireless remote.
* Challenge stainless steel brake lines
* VS8.2's in hand brushed with gloss clear finish. 19 x 8.5 and 19 x 10.
* Michelin Super Sports in 235/35/19 and 265/30/19
* 12.5mm spacers for the front
* BC Racing coilovers
* P3cars multifunction vent gauge
* No holes license plate holder
* Injen intake
* Mperformance BBK in yellow
* Mperformance full aerokit, painted estoril blue and gloss black
* Mperformance pedals
* Mperformance gloss black kidney grills
* OEM silver corner lights
* Osram CBI 5000k hid bulbs
* Vkool tint all around including windsheild and moonroof 75%







Pics from the Morr photoshoot before the aero kit and exhaust:

[mrmomo313]

Congrats man! color is awesome, looks like it will be getting tastefully modded soon. I have some 22's for you!! haha

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by mrmomo313

Congrats man! color is awesome, looks like it will be getting tastefully modded soon. I have some 22's for you!! haha

Thanks! This car is a beast and I can't wait to get her modded.

Btw how are you liking your Dinan tune?

[mrmomo313]

Originally Posted by m3 guy

Thanks! This car is a beast and I can't wait to get her modded.

Btw how are you liking your Dinan tune?

Love it, I highly recommend getting it or Velos. Really unlocks the true potential of these beasts. Not having to worry about flashing to stock and warranty claims is the nice part about Dinan and they put up respectable numbers. I'll hit the strip soon to see how it compares with others on the 1/4 mile thread. The pics of your F30 just loaded. I saw it on facebook a while ago and fell in love, absolutely gorgeous

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by mrmomo313

Love it, I highly recommend getting it or Velos. Really unlocks the true potential of these beasts. Not having to worry about flashing to stock and warranty claims is the nice part about Dinan and they put up respectable numbers. I'll hit the strip soon to see how it compares with others on the 1/4 mile thread. The pics of your F30 just loaded. I saw it on facebook a while ago and fell in love, absolutely gorgeous

That's good to hear. I really like the warranty aspect of the tune as well. I'm more interested in longevity over peak gains anyways.

Thanks for the F30 compliment!

[Maz335i]

Aloha Kimo!

*subscribed*

Just like I did on your F30 build thread. Cant wait to see how this beast turns out. We're gonna miss you over at the F30 forum but wishing you all the best with the new X5M!

[mik]

Damn M3 is beautiful. I need one

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by Maz335i

Aloha Kimo!

*subscribed*

Just like I did on your F30 build thread. Cant wait to see how this beast turns out. We're gonna miss you over at the F30 forum but wishing you all the best with the new X5M!

Thanks Maz! Your car came out great, can't wait to see it with some new shoes.

Originally Posted by mik

Damn M3 is beautiful. I need one

Thanks! I still miss it but this X5M does a good job at making me forget about it.

[Die Wolfe]

Originally Posted by m3 guy

Aloha Guys,

Figured I would post up a little journal of my car to document it's status at the various stages of it's build.

I recently got rid of an e70 and f30 for another e70. 2012 X5 M with only 4,300 miles and every option except rear entertainment. I was going new, but this one came into the dealer and could not ignore it. The wife hates driving and with the girls getting into a school 5 minutes from our work, two vehicles were no longer needed. So I did what any sane man would do. Why pay for two normal bmw's when you can pay less for one insane vehicle. My kids will never be late for anything. Below are the specs and dealer photos from the ad.


2012 X5 M
Monte Carlo Blue Metallic
Full perforated Silverstone with carbon leather trim
Active ventilated Seat Package
Cold Weather Package - lol being in Hawaii
Driver Assistance Package
Premium Sound Package
Rear Climate Package
Comfort Access
Soft close doors
High gloss roof rails
Leather dashboard and center console
Side view camera
BMW apps













As for mods on this beast I have everything planned out. The fact that there isn't too many options mod wise on this car makes it easier. So far I already have the wheels on order from my sponsor Morr, and lighting upgrades on their way.

I will be constantly updating this thread as parts arrive and the build begins.

Great choice on the M and the color! I too was debating between the MCB or AW since they were both sitting next to each other on the lot. I went with AW though...

I see you live on Oahu, nice! All of my family is out there too...I was just there in January and those M's are rare! Haha

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by Die Wolfe

Great choice on the M and the color! I too was debating between the MCB or AW since they were both sitting next to each other on the lot. I went with AW though...

I see you live on Oahu, nice! All of my family is out there too...I was just there in January and those M's are rare! Haha

Thanks! Love MCB so I had to jump on it. These M's are definietly rare out here. I think there are a total of 6 of them on island including mine.

[Die Wolfe]

Originally Posted by m3 guy

Thanks! Love MCB so I had to jump on it. These M's are definietly rare out here. I think there are a total of 6 of them on island including mine.

Just be careful for HPD! Haha, that MCB stands out like a sore thumb...especially on that "55mph" H1! Lol

I used to go to this drag strip with my uncle where the cops would race civilians...I think it was on the west side near Kapolei or Waianae?

[P1]

What color is that interior? Is that Lemon?

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by Die Wolfe

Just be careful for HPD! Haha, that MCB stands out like a sore thumb...especially on that "55mph" H1! Lol

I used to go to this drag strip with my uncle where the cops would race civilians...I think it was on the west side near Kapolei or Waianae?

Seriously :lolhit:

Unfortunately the track is closed now. All there is now is either autocross at the stadium parking lot or rally cross where the track used to be. Hopefully the build a track soon though it would be interesting to take the X5M autocrossing...

Originally Posted by P1et

What color is that interior? Is that Lemon?

The interior is silverstone.

[m5 guy]

Mod update:



The Weisslicht LED corner lights and Osram CBI's came in yesterday. Installation wasn't too bad, but it did take longer than it should have. The corner lights were purchased from bimmian and the hid bulbs from theretrofitsource.

For anyone installing the corner lights the biggest tip I can give is to take a small flathead screwdriver to the connecting point for the prongs on the led light itself to open them up some. I could not get them installed for the life of me at first. Used the screwdriver trick and they went in first try. Here is a pic of the screwdriver that saved the day:



And here are a couple installed pics:





I went with the amber colored ones as I am only after the yolkless look in the assembly. The light bulbs themselves have a nice professional look to them No more countless led's exposed. Plus no error codes so far.

Now for the hid bulbs. Oem are 4300k, which provide the most light output albeit with a yellowish color. I like my hid's to be a pure white so I went with the Osram CBI's. I have had these CBI's on all of my builds as they are the best bulbs out there right now imo. What makes them so special is that you get that pure white light due to the 5500k rating, but at the same time, keep the light output of a 4300k bulb. In short no downsides to going with these bulbs. Every other bulb on the market sacrifices output for color, which make them nonviable options for me.

Close up of the box:



Installation wise, super easy once I figured it out. All you do is pull off the connector, unscrew the bulb, transfer the bulb holder to the new bulb, and reinstall. I kept expecting it to have some clips like the e9x's and f30's have. Nope just unscrew and remove, piece of cake.

Regarding the angel eyes, the lux ones are in the mail and should be here soon to complete the exterior lighting section of this build.

[m5 guy]

Mod update:

So I have been in talks with Brian at bmwpedals about their paddles and pedals for this build. Of course I wanted something a little custom and he was more than willing to hook it up. Went black with light blue etching. The black to contrast the silverstone and the blue etching to tie in the mcb and 12 o clock stripe of the mperformance wheel that I have on order.

The pics below are of my set they just sent me. I can't wait to get them. Just look at these things.

[Exclusivs]

Absolutely subscribed to this!

Had no idea you owned that e46! Was just admiring the uniqueness of the orange angels the other day! AND the 335i, goes without say...remarkably clean, well put together, perfect in all aspects!

Excited for this build. REALLY excited!

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by ExclusivSTS

Absolutely subscribed to this!

Had no idea you owned that e46! Was just admiring the uniqueness of the orange angels the other day! AND the 335i, goes without say...remarkably clean, well put together, perfect in all aspects!

Excited for this build. REALLY excited!

Thanks man! I try to keep the builds classy and unique. I find this type of modding really suits these cars well. Restraint is the name of the game.

[vladberca]

Another great build just started

[m5 guy]

Originally Posted by vladberca

Another great build just started

Thanks!

Glad you like the previous builds. Hopefully this one turns out nice as well.

[BabyBlack]

looking forward to see some pictures on the steering paddles installed.