Cadeez’s 2009 BMW 550i M-Sport Project Thread

[ZHPizza]

Damn that thing is awesome. Love the wheels. Needs spacers fo sho.

[Cadeez]

Congrats, man. I see Comfort Access in the list. That’s my favorite feature on my 335i.

Is that where I walk up with keys in my pocket and touch the door handle and it unlocks? Because yeah, that's pretty sweet. And TBH, I found out that was an option by accident!

Great to see you getting right back into it! I believe that's the same engine that was in our X5 4.8is we loved it!

Yessir it sure is. I drove an X5 before this and loved the power, glad I went this direction though.

Love this

Thanks John!

Those are some aggressive cupholders. They look great.

Haha right? But if I hadn't told you, would you not think those ducts were factory?? They fit perfect and look great, IMO

Hot damn! Nice pick up! I'll have to swing by to see this thing. I can imagine it's completely different from the ZHP. I remember switching for the first time from my father's E39 540i to my car and I just thought "oh...where is the power?" but then I thought "oh, this thing can handle." Trade offs, but man do I miss the GT-esque comfort of the E39, and I'm sure the E60 is even more so.

I am also very envious of that heads up display.

Thanks man! Yeah we'll have to meet up soon, I've still got your PA Soft-ware. This car is ~750 lbs heavier than the ZHP, but in sport mode it actually handles really well. It's a really nice GT cruiser, I'm liking it more and more everyday. I just need to keep this one on the pavement...

[Cadeez]

Damn that thing is awesome. Love the wheels. Needs spacers fo sho.

Thank you sir! I can't wait until next week when the spacers come...the back end is gonna look STOUT! While I'm in there I'll also get a chance to clean the inner rear wheels and paint my hubs & calipers

[cornercarver]

Surprised at how little these cars are selling for! I just searched a few of the major used car listings; Under $15k for a 550i M sport with 80-100k miles seems to be the going rate, which sounds like a great deal.

What are the known issues with these cars?

[holyc0w]

Haha right? But if I hadn't told you, would you not think those ducts were factory?? They fit perfect and look great, IMO

Yep, it looks like a factory feature designed as a mini tribute to the M5.

[joeybananaz18]

Thats one good looking car and a nice upgrade. Congrats to you! Why is the E60 so polarizing? Some angles really dont do it any favors. And then you see an M-sport or M5 and all is right in the world.

[danewilson77]

Daaaaamn.... Jelly

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[mikebmooney]

Congrats buddy......I have always loved the msport 550.....

[PetesZ]

Great pick up. I daily drive a 2008 550i Msport.
Mine has a heads up display and nav. Going to have a hard time ever giving that up.

I actually get great gas mileage on mine. 26-27 on highway and 21-22 around town.

A couple of the standard maintenance items really suck. The alternator bracket gasket is a joy to behold. Also the valve cover gasket suck a mean one.

Just got done with swapping out the cooling pipe. Highly recommend the AGA replacement pipe kit. Those guys rock.

Overall I love the car beast on the highway just gets up and rolls. I expect you will have a great time with it.

I’ll have to look at the deck spoiler

Pete


About the only thing I hate is that the stock exhaust is way too quiet. The ZHP exhaust sound is amazingly better.

[JPMo]

Thats one good looking car and a nice upgrade. Congrats to you! Why is the E60 so polarizing? Some angles really dont do it any favors. And then you see an M-sport or M5 and all is right in the world.

That is so true. I hated the E60 a few years ago, mostly for how the rear quarter looked and the shape taillights but damn does that 550 and M5 look good nowadays. They've really grown on me