"Stevo777" (Stevo777)
01/18/2014 at 12:02 • Filed to: None
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"Stevo777" (Stevo777)
01/18/2014 at 12:02 • Filed to: None | 5
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Hey there guys i went out yesterday with a friend to take a few shots of my car because the weather was nice and we had some time to kill. This is what we ended up with, let me know what you guys think!
Oh, one question. Those familiar with Bethlehem PA C&C let me know when they start having the meets.
neither one of are professionals by any means, and the car was extremely filthy but surprisingly doesn't show up too much in the bigger shots.
M54B30
> Stevo777
01/18/2014 at 12:06 |
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That's the second car is a week now that I've seen with the M color grille slats. Like it
drunkenup4
> Stevo777
01/18/2014 at 12:06 |
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nice shots! is this your car? F10 550i's are seriously quick for "400" HP
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Stevo777
> drunkenup4
01/18/2014 at 12:08 |
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yes it is! With the tune and exhaust I have the car should be pushing close to 500. It is seriously fast lol.
Flat Six
> M54B30
01/18/2014 at 12:08 |
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Yeah me too! It is fun but not obnoxious.
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Stevo777
> M54B30
01/18/2014 at 12:09 |
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Thank you, they're vinyl stickers!
rad_mike
> Stevo777
01/18/2014 at 12:24 |
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Tastefully done. All around.
heliochrome85
> Stevo777
01/18/2014 at 12:27 |
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im considering doing the same.
JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
> Stevo777
01/18/2014 at 12:27 |
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That grille is awesome! Not too obnoxious, but not too subtle either. Its aftermarket right?
Long Live the Longdoor
> Stevo777
01/18/2014 at 12:37 |
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If i ever buy a bmw, I might do the same!
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Stevo777
> JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
01/18/2014 at 12:44 |
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BMW performance black grilles with my vinyl M stickers. made by BMW
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JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder!
> Stevo777
01/18/2014 at 12:48 |
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It just looks great!
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M54B30
> heliochrome85
01/18/2014 at 12:52 |
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Me too. I don't have an M car but there's nobody here that could tell the difference anyways.
1337HPMustang
> Stevo777
01/18/2014 at 13:28 |
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not a fan of new bmws, the only one I kinda like the looks of is the e63, but yours looks fantastic.
PushToStart
> Stevo777
01/18/2014 at 13:32 |
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That's a good looking machine. Those M colored grill slats are really awesome. 10/10 would drive.
Orange Exige
> Stevo777
01/18/2014 at 16:26 |
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I do agree with everybody that the grille is sweet... but it's not an M........
Cool nonetheless, I just think it's a bit odd. Please at least keep away from M badging... don't be that guy ;)
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Stevo777
> Orange Exige
01/18/2014 at 18:07 |
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Haha, the funny thing is I completely agree with you. I will NEVER be that guy and put a fake M5 badge on this car.
However if you look closely you will see little M badges on my rims that BMW themselves put there I also have an M sticker on my steering wheel and factory M door kick plates. It all comes with the "M package" so that's why I added the stickers on the grilles. I will never try to impersonate a real M car.
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Stevo777
> M54B30
01/18/2014 at 18:13 |
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Its surprising how many people ask me if its an M5. That's why I kept the 550 badges on. (the real reason is to distinguish it between a 535 ;) )
Luftwaffles
> Stevo777
01/18/2014 at 18:17 |
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Not a slammed Civic EX.
-1/10
barfed all over computer
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Stevo777
> Luftwaffles
01/18/2014 at 19:27 |
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cool ass, from the person who took the pictures.
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Orange Exige
> Stevo777
01/18/2014 at 20:37 |
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Ah ok - I should have asked if you had the M Package but I didn't even think about it.
BMW is f*cking their own M brand over by diluting the name. You have us enthusiasts who try vehemently to defend the M name (i.e. keeping M badges off regular Bimmers) and they go around giving basically all their cars an M option (not necessarily bad until you got an X6M out there -_-) AND using the M name as a factory package for non-M cars. So then you have M cars and kinda-but-not-really-M cars and they're just unnecessarily blurring a line that should be be completely solid and clear.
I don't have a problem with using M parts in non-M cars - whether the motor or the body parts or whatnot - as long as it's not trying to be passed off as an M or even called an "M clone" because it's neither - it's just a modded BMW.
If I were up in BMW, I would have never allowed M packages that used M branding on non-M cars; if I were in the market for a new BMW, I think I'd try to avoid this package as well because I wouldn't want to support BMW's M brand propagation.