Stay-at-home subtle f15 mods

[BMWofVS]

Yup, another f15 mineral white mod thread

Anyways, picked up a 2017 X5 F15 M Sport a few days prior to NY Gov Cuomo stay at home order. Since couldn't really go anywhere, let the mods begin (aftermarket galore ).

Mods so far...
DIY:
Exterior
Dual slat kidney grille
Debaged side emblems
Plasti dip: X5 emblem
iND painted front and trunk roundels
Rear roof spoiler
Fender trim
M style mirror caps
Sprayed exhaust tips gloss black
Plasti dip: Front side reflectors
Aero Kit
- Front lip splitter
- Rear diffuser
- Rear side wings
Side skirt diffuser
Plasti dip roof rails (testing the waters)
Interior
Crystal start stop button
Steering wheel wrap
CF steering wheel trim
Paddle shifters
Shop:
Powder coated rims
Painted calipers
Tinted front and sunroof
M Performance Power Kit (MPPK)
22" wheels

Coming soon...
?

Here are some dealer stock and my mod photos.





















Side skirts:





Steering wheel update:


Blacked out roof rails:



22" Wheels:

[PnP]

nicely done!

[Rotzy]

Looking good.

Was your vehicle delivered with those 19” rims? I thought the fender flares were only for vehicles with 20" rims (or did you add them?)

Let's see that crystal start button.

[BMWofVS]

Originally Posted by Rotzy

Looking good.

Was your vehicle delivered with those 19” rims? I thought the fender flares were only for vehicles with 20" rims (or did you add them?)

Let's see that crystal start button.

19” rims were part of the m sport package. Fender flares were already on the vehicle. I thought they came with the m sport package.

My pic doesn’t really do it justice

[Jars914]

Originally Posted by BMWofVS

19” rims were part of the m sport package. Fender flares were already on the vehicle. I thought they came with the m sport package.

My pic doesn’t really do it justice

Thats a pretty damn cool button

[NYC_X5]

Nice transformation. I got my X5 from bmw Brooklyn a year ago, was surprised to find a car in such decent shape on a NYC dealers lot.
Strange you got silver roof rails, I thought m sport trim came with them already blacked out.

Throw in an MPE to your mod list too, a really nice combo with the mppk.

[johnhol]

Do you have a link to the aero kit? Thanks

[Rotzy]

Originally Posted by BMWofVS

Fender flares were already on the vehicle. I thought they came with the m sport package.

I guess your right. I though they only came on vehicles equipped with 20" rims (with M sport models getting body colored ones), but I guess all M Sport's got them.

Got a daytime pic of the start button?

[BMWofVS]

Originally Posted by Jars914

Thats a pretty damn cool button

yeah, wanted something different

Originally Posted by NYC_X5

Nice transformation. I got my X5 from bmw Brooklyn a year ago, was surprised to find a car in such decent shape on a NYC dealers lot.
Strange you got silver roof rails, I thought m sport trim came with them already blacked out.

Throw in an MPE to your mod list too, a really nice combo with the mppk.

thanks. it's a cpo, so hopefully they put it through the 196 point inspection. heard some horror stories how some dealers label it as a cpo without going through the inspection.

MPE is not going to happen my wife hates the loud exhaust noise, she says it reminds her of civic's in the early 90's

Originally Posted by johnhol

Do you have a link to the aero kit? Thanks

here ya go: https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-15-18-B...72.m2749.l2649

Originally Posted by Rotzy

I guess your right. I though they only came on vehicles equipped with 20" rims (with M sport models getting body colored ones), but I guess all M Sport's got them.

Got a daytime pic of the start button?

picked it up from amazon if you want to see some other pics, they sell different colors https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[yewlock]

Welcome. Nice before and after picture.

[P1]

Now let's put some wheels on it!

[BMWofVS]

Originally Posted by yewlock

Welcome. Nice before and after picture.

Thanks. Actually got all my mod ideas from this forum. So thanks to everyone who has shared

Originally Posted by P1et

Now let's put some wheels on it!

probably some time down the road into next year

[NYC_X5]

Originally Posted by BMWofVS

yeah, wanted something different



thanks. it's a cpo, so hopefully they put it through the 196 point inspection. heard some horror stories how some dealers label it as a cpo without going through the inspection.

MPE is not going to happen my wife hates the loud exhaust noise, she says it reminds her of civic's in the early 90's

I don’t trust their “multipoint inspection”. When I was buying from them, I had an outside company come and do an inspection. They found the brakes to be low and other little things that were not mentioned on the cpo report.

The MPE isnt like the rattle can civic, has a deeper tone. But I can see where significant other would have a problem with it, mine rolled her eyes when I got it installed.

For the aero kit, how was the fitment? How did they install, 3m tape or another adhesive?

[BMWofVS]

Originally Posted by NYC_X5

I don’t trust their “multipoint inspection”. When I was buying from them, I had an outside company come and do an inspection. They found the brakes to be low and other little things that were not mentioned on the cpo report.

The MPE isnt like the rattle can civic, has a deeper tone. But I can see where significant other would have a problem with it, mine rolled her eyes when I got it installed.

For the aero kit, how was the fitment? How did they install, 3m tape or another adhesive?

come to think of it i never got a cpo report from them just a letter stating it's a cpo

the fitment is good, i'm happy with it. both front and rear came with brackets. the kit also uses some of the front and rear existing screws/holes along with self tapping screws. fitment could have been better maybe if it was done by a professional. i also made the mistake on positioning the 3m adhesive where it doesn't flush and you can sort of see some of the adhesive. i'll snap some pics later.

[NYC_X5]

Originally Posted by BMWofVS

come to think of it i never got a cpo report from them just a letter stating it's a cpo

the fitment is good, i'm happy with it. both front and rear came with brackets. the kit also uses some of the front and rear existing screws/holes along with self tapping screws. fitment could have been better maybe if it was done by a professional. i also made the mistake on positioning the 3m adhesive where it doesn't flush and you can sort of see some of the adhesive. i'll snap some pics later.

Ha listen if I saw a vehicle in great shape and i was so happy to buy one, I would forget about the actual report. Funny thing is when I was asking dealers for the detailed report, not just letter of certification, they were acting like one doesn’t exist..

If you can, when you have time, do post some close up pictures.
My current theme is more white on black, I was going to add the splitter/diffuser but didn’t want to go full carbon fiber.

[BMWofVS]

Yeah pretty much all my add-on are gloss black even the plasti dip mods using the glossifier.

If interested, YouTube video of the same aero kit being installed

Here some pics of the aero kit fitment where you can see the 3m adhesive I positioned incorrectly, oh well

















Here is the front bracket installed.

[kanvas]

Crazy every time I see mod threads like these how a few touches here and there can completely change the attitude of the car. Looks great!

[BMWofVS]

Originally Posted by kanvas

Crazy every time I see mod threads like these how a few touches here and there can completely change the attitude of the car. Looks great!

Thanks, and I know exactly what you mean. At first I was hesitant on the front splitter but after putting it on I have no regrets. With a few simple mods like the grilles, m style mirror caps and blacking out the front side reflectors IMO makes it look so much meaner.

[maDjzo]

Originally Posted by BMWofVS

Thanks, and I know exactly what you mean. At first I was hesitant on the front splitter but after putting it on I have no regrets. With a few simple mods like the grilles, m style mirror caps and blacking out the front side reflectors IMO makes it look so much meaner.

That rear end is begging for spacers

[BMWofVS]

i was looking into getting new wheels some time early next year maybe 21s.

thoughts on the spacers if i went with larger wheels?

[BleuDawg]

I have the 19's also, it's amazing how much better they look with the plastip...will do the same to mine after seeing yours...thanks for the post.

[BMWofVS]

Side skirts ordered eta 3-4 weeks

Originally Posted by BleuDawg

I have the 19's also, it's amazing how much better they look with the plastip...will do the same to mine after seeing yours...thanks for the post.

Just an FYI, the wheels were powder coated not plasti dip.