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      01-12-2015, 05:33 PM   #1
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Kkakonn's X5 50i Frozen Grey Vinyl Build Thread

I really wanted to make a build thread as now I am fully invested into this vehicle. After buying it as a daily driver I realized I couldn't stand to keep it stock any longer. Long story short, a small laundry list of mods have been purchased for this guy and I wanted to make a thread to document my journey. Here is a list of what has been purchased and up and coming for this X5

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2015 X5 50i Msport in Carbon Black Metallic

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Hexis Matte Frozen Grey (Install set for 1/20/15)
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Meisterschaft EVC Exhaust / Rear section only (Ordered 12/8/14)

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Vinyl swatches I was deciding between
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      01-12-2015, 05:36 PM   #2
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Can't wait for this one either
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      01-13-2015, 03:26 PM   #3
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Color has been selected!

Hexis Matte Frozen Grey
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kkakonn , great looking car.
Can't wait for the updated pictures.
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Awesome, congrats! I love the color choice! It's nice to see someone else wrapping their car besides me . I hope yours is quicker than mine, lol. Best of luck kkakonn!
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I just googled your color, and I have to say it looks simply stunning . I can't wait to see it on your F15, buddy . What color F14s are you getting?





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      01-13-2015, 07:49 PM   #8
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kkakonn , great looking car.
Can't wait for the updated pictures.
Thanks Ben! BTW loving the tune still!

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Awesome, congrats! I love the color choice! It's nice to see someone else wrapping their car besides me . I hope yours is quicker than mine, lol. Best of luck kkakonn!
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I just googled your color, and I have to say it looks simply stunning . I can't wait to see it on your F15, buddy . What color F14s are you getting?
Thanks! Its funny those were the exact photos I saw that sold me on the color. The shop quoted me 4 days so hopefully everything goes as planned. As far as the wheels go I'm still not 100% on what color yet. Forgestar is building them raw with no finish and I am going to have a local wheel shop do the color. part of me wants to do some type of a brushed gunmetal but I'm worried it'll look exactly like the vinyl wrap.
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kkakonn , I think this thread will really help you decide: http://europeanautosource.com/forges...wheel-set.html.



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It's nice to see an F15 modded, there aren't enough out there. When bmw released the frozen grey e92, I went nuts, but unfortunately there was a limited run. I can't wait to see how it will look. I also noticed you purchased your car from New Century, same as mine. Looking to sell your stock 469 wheels? Pm me if you are!
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      01-15-2015, 03:08 PM   #12
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Finally got the windows tinted, couldn't stand it any longer. I've seen a lot of photos of people who matched the front tint to the rear and I wanted to go slightly lighter. I live in a relatively safe neighborhood so the police in the area have nothing better to do than to pull people over for tints. I've gotten a tint ticket for 20% tint on my last 3 cars.

Here is what 35% looks on the front windows, and 70% on the front windshield looks like.




The tint I went with was:
3m Color Stable CS35 / 39% light transmitted on the front windows.
3m Crystalline Ceramic CR70 / 69% light transmitted on the windshield.

I would have loved to do the Crystalline on the front windows as well but the darker shades had a brown tint to it and I was worried it wouldn't match the factory glass.
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It's nice to see an F15 modded, there aren't enough out there. When bmw released the frozen grey e92, I went nuts, but unfortunately there was a limited run. I can't wait to see how it will look. I also noticed you purchased your car from New Century, same as mine. Looking to sell your stock 469 wheels? Pm me if you are!
I absolutely love the factory frozen grey bmw offers, It will be interesting to see how close the vinyl looks compared to it. I love new century! Been a customer of theirs for many years. Unfortunately I will be keeping the factory wheels for lease return.
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Awesome, and welcome to the 50i club! Wheels were the first to be modded also for me! I pushed the offset and spacer to the limit! =)
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How much is the exhaust for the 50i?
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What a world of difference that black grill makes on msport package.
Now that you went all black in the front, will you be getting the lower grille splitters after you wrap it? It will look a bit odd with those large black solid honeycombs down there.
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How much is the exhaust for the 50i?
The rear section of the exhaust retails at an earth shattering $3998.00 I also got the wireless EVC remote to control the valves which was $150. If you want the mid pipes to delete the resonators it would be another $1998 which was a bit much for me. If i feel like i want it louder I can always find a shop to do a custom x-pipe for a lot less.


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What a world of difference that black grill makes on msport package.
Now that you went all black in the front, will you be getting the lower grille splitters after you wrap it? It will look a bit odd with those large black solid honeycombs down there.
I'm still on the fence about it, I might be one of the few who like the honeycombs Lol. Its tough to see it right now since the entire front end is black, but once the car gets wrapped I'll see how bad they stand out.
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Car was dropped off this morning for the wrap! Here are a few progress photos taken by the shop





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Car was dropped off this morning for the wrap! Here are a few progress photos taken by the shop
Nice. Can't wait to see the finished product.
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kkakonn , looking good.
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Looks good, can't wait to see how the wheels look!
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