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Old 09-03-2012, 06:34 PM
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2002 4.6is - Graveyard photoshoot

Less talk, more pics. These were shot by my roommate and edited by yours truly, hoping to get some better edits done soon. Sorry about the watermark.















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-Engine-
Dinan cold air intake
Dinan exhaust
Dinan throttle body
Dinan MAF
Dinan stage 4 engine software
Dinan stage 4 transmission software

-Suspension-
KYB strut and shock mounts
KYB strut boots
Bilstein HD shocks
H&R sport spring set
Eibach sway bar kit
Dinan tower brace
Dinan camber plates

-Interior-
OEM black cloth/leather
E46 M3 steering wheel modified with alcantara, CF, perforated leather, M stitching
Dinan pedal cover set
CF footrest
ACS shift knob in CF
Alcantara shift and ebrake boot with M stiching
Full LED conversion
AUX input in ash tray
VIPER alarm w/ start/stop, iPhone integration
OEM BMW compass rear view mirror (135i)
OEM BMW rubber floor mats (front/rear)
OEM BMW running boards
OEM BMW rear cargo mat
OEM BMW rear cargo cover

-Exterior-
Depo HID headlights 8000k
HID fogs 6000k
LED angel eyes
LED side markers (smoked)
Limo tint
ACS CF wing
Shadowline badging
Shadowline grills
Dinan deck lid badge
OEM BMW tow hitch
OEM BMW wind deflectors
OEM BMW rear bumper protector

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OEM style 87s powdercoated flat black
H+R spacers front and rear
Converted to studs/nuts
Brembo 380mm 6 piston BBK (front)
Brembo 345 4 piston BBK (rear)
Goodrich lines
ATE Superblue
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I've always loved that cloth/leather interior.
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The pictures look great, especially since when I saw the title of the post I was expecting something totally different. More along the lines of "please bow your heads for a moment of silence."
I did notice in the 1st and 3rd picture it appears that only the driver's fog light is on. Is this an illusion or a feature?

Once again, well done
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The pictures look great, especially since when I saw the title of the post I was expecting something totally different. More along the lines of "please bow your heads for a moment of silence."
I did notice in the 1st and 3rd picture it appears that only the driver's fog light is on. Is this an illusion or a feature?

Once again, well done
If his HID fogs are anything like the ones I had, sometimes the ballast didn't fire up on one side so I guess it's a feature, just not one that can be controlled.

OP: Great pics and aggressive looking X! Good choice on the black Brembo calipers. The tendency is to go "big red" but the black looks so much better with your theme and much less "look at me".
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Same story here, not sure exactly what the problem is, but sometimes one of the fogs likes to stay dark for a while.

One of my angel eyes goes half dark too. Replacement is in the mail, but needing to rip into the headlight is making me very content with it as is.

Perhaps next summer I'll take the front end off and get the lighting perfect.
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Fineazz looking 4.6 E53!
I like the medium long tele shots, for a different perspective.
Well done, car & photos...
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Nice photos, I'm an avid photographer myself, you should have removed the front license plate before you started shooting, it's distracting in the frontal shots, overall excellent job.
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dude... awesome pics man.. what camera?
How is the ride with that suspension setup? is it family friendly? smooth enough for a 2 and 5 yr old?
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Camera is a Nikon D700 with a telephoto.

Suspension is very stiff, not family friendly. I really need to find a way to soften the rear as I believe it is way too stiff.

On a smooth road it is amazing, on 90% of roads it is jarring and borderline obnoxious.
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Nice shots. If I have the Brembo Calipers, I would show them. They are too blend in with the wheels. i dont mean bright red to scream "LOOK AT ME" but silver with black letter would look great with the theme of the seX5. And you need to have that front plate mouting fixed.
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