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      07-29-2008, 02:14 AM   #1
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Drives: 99 LSB WB 540 Touring VF S/C'd
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: SoCal missin NorCal

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Euro Dyne || Introducing Arnold: The Wannabe 528i Touring, LOL....

Ok so he really isn't a 528i, just badged as a 528i, but is really a 540it, lol...

Thought I'd formally introduce him to this forum...

Well a proper introduction has to be done with how Arnold came about. I was actually involved in a horrible accident during last Thanksgiving weekend...His name was Willis...

before the accident...




after the accident...=(




long story short, lady in a taurus caught gravel with her rear right tire and just drifted towards us from the opposite lane in a blind corner.

Anyway...right after i started looking for another touring and found Arnold on Ebay (of all places, lol) =) got him PPI'd and since it was in the bay area, just had a friend check it for me...and trailered to SoCal...




Here he is in my garage when i first met him =)...




And as the months rolled by, of course the modding proceeded! =)




with raff's touring (my alter touring bro =P)






At this point, i wanted to compare how Willis looked like and how Arnold was at that time too =)...and made this collage.



The infamous "528i" badge lol!


With my AW Brother, Brandon5069!


And with the rest of the 5ers =)!


Then the CF Hood came! Thanks to Carbon8!


Then got the Dinan Intake and Supersprint Dual Tip on...


More to come!!! But for now, let Arnold appreciate what Cali has to offer, hehehehe =)...








So far here's my projected mod list...

Engine
Dinan Intake (installed)
Dinan Tranny Software (installed)
Powerchip
Custom Dual Exhaust (bought the first one, will be getting the second one later, hehehe)
VF Supercharger (thinking twice, or go TC, hihihi)
Zionsville Radiator

Suspension
KW Variant 2 Coilovers (on order)
Eibach Front/Rear Sway Bars (on order)

Brakes
StopTech BBK

Exterior
Euro Plate (installed)
P39 or Hella Headlights (installed Depos)
Smoked Sidemarker Lights (installed)
8000k HIDs Lows/Fogs (installed)
M5 Bumpers (only front so far)
AA Brake Vent Grille (installed)
Eyelids (on order)
OEM Rear Spoiler (on order)
Miro Type 368 (installed, but sold, will be replacing them with DPE's or Lineas)
Kumho Ecsta (went with General Exclaim UHP, but sold with the Miros, going to go with Falken 452's)
Black Kidneys (installed)
AC Schnitzer Flippers (installed)
AC Schnitzer Rear Diffuser
Smoked Tailights (went with Depo clears)
Xenon Plate Lights (installed)
Xenon Bulb Backup Light (installed)

Interior/Ice
SMG Wheel with Paddles
Pioneer Avic-D3
Pioneer Sirius Tuner with NavTraffic (bought, not installed)
Pioneer Bluetooth
Kicker Amp
Kicker Solobaric
Ipod Integration
V1 Radar Detector
CF Trimming (have the material, not installed)
AC Schnitzer Pedals/Handles (going with MRTM instead, on order)
Recaro Car Seat (installed)
Steering Wheel Interface (bought, not installed)
Xenon Interior Lights

More to come! =)