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      01-10-2011, 06:27 AM   #1
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F02 with new shoes

20 inch 360 forged Spec 5. Fender gap a little too wide, but other than that, the car looks good.
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      01-10-2011, 08:36 AM   #2
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      01-10-2011, 08:58 AM   #3
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Brake calipers and wheel hub look aweful though. Gonna have them painted black when I travel in March.
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      01-10-2011, 09:16 AM   #4
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      01-12-2011, 07:31 PM   #5
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An upgraded brake kit will match perfect the great "shoes"!
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      01-13-2011, 12:08 AM   #6
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What percentage tint do you have on the car?

Wheels look tough and strong. Can you get BMW roundels on em?
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      01-13-2011, 06:22 AM   #7
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Nice very nice
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      01-13-2011, 09:56 AM   #8
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An upgraded brake kit will match perfect the great "shoes"!
Thought long and hard, but in the end decided against it. Just need to get the originals painted black.
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      01-13-2011, 10:02 AM   #9
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What percentage tint do you have on the car?

Wheels look tough and strong. Can you get BMW roundels on em?
I am using 3M. Not quite sure, but I believe they are only 20% tint. The rear windows come tinted from the factory

These wheels are 360 forged. Scott from Forged Distribution told me they could do roundels; no problems.
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      01-13-2011, 10:06 AM   #10
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Very neat!

This is the first real life car I've seen with the factory ordered Privacy Glass (Option Code 761). Did you buy it off of the dealer lot or did you place an order for it? I tried very hard to get same stateside, but they wouldn't allow it.

Which model is it? And, what other neat options does it have?

Otherwise, do you plan to add the roundels?
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      01-14-2011, 10:45 AM   #11
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Very neat!

This is the first real life car I've seen with the factory ordered Privacy Glass (Option Code 761). Did you buy it off of the dealer lot or did you place an order for it? I tried very hard to get same stateside, but they wouldn't allow it.

Which model is it? And, what other neat options does it have?

Otherwise, do you plan to add the roundels?
Mine is a 750LI
The option comes standard on all 7 series in Singapore. If this is not good enough, my ride is also equipped with electronically operated sunshades for the two rear doors and the rear windscreen. I believe SamLambo's 730 also comes with the tint.

Its the local dealer here who loaded the options and got the list approved by the local authorities before importing the cars. The tinting especially depends very much on the law of the land.
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      01-14-2011, 10:59 AM   #12
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So you bought the car out of dealer stock? It's just that Privacy Glass - tinted windows dipped from the factory - is very rare and usually a custom order only type of thing, which is not available in the United States due to differing state laws. Do you know what other you have?
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      01-17-2011, 03:44 AM   #13
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So you bought the car out of dealer stock? It's just that Privacy Glass - tinted windows dipped from the factory - is very rare and usually a custom order only type of thing, which is not available in the United States due to differing state laws. Do you know what other you have?
Let me try and list down although I must remind you that the eqpt list in your country and mine may differ vastly. FYI I paid close to USD 388,000.00 for my 750 LI.

Doors soft closing with comfort access
Light alloy wheels radial spoke 252 with rft tyres
Interior trim Fineline Natural (option)
Exclusive Nappa leather extended (option)
Brake energy Regeneration
Dynamic driving Control
Active steering
Auto hold function for parking brakes
Self levelling rear suspension
Active cruise control stop n go
HUD (option)
PDC with visual and acoustic
rear viwew camera
side view cameras
Adaptive headlights
Ambient light
Climate confort windscreen
Xenon headlights
Ceramic applications (option)
Genuine leather dash
Glass sliding/vent roof
Heat insulating glass
Onboard computer
Seats Comfort
Sundblinds electric
Alarm system (option)
4 zone climate control
Hifi system professional
Hard disc
Rear entertainment system
Navigation sys Professional
TV function
Bluetooth

FYI the tinted rear windows are not known as privacy glass. Pls refer to pg 13 of the brochure. They are known as HEAT INSULATING GLASS.
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      01-19-2011, 05:07 PM   #14
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Why didn't you go with 22" wheels? 20's look too small on the 7...
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      01-19-2011, 09:08 PM   #15
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Yes mine to came with the tinted privacy wondows but when I checked for heat rejection, it was I think only around 40-50% so I added another layer of ceramic tint from huperoptics which will not degrade over time.
I personally feel the max one should go on the 7 is 21", however 20" is a good compromise between looks and comfort.
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      01-19-2011, 11:12 PM   #16
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rims looks great on your car. congrats very nice set up
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Congrats!! looks great!! do you know wheel widths and offsets on your new wheels?
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      01-20-2011, 07:24 AM   #18
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Why didn't you go with 22" wheels? 20's look too small on the 7...
With the current 20 inch set-up, I need
275/40/20 rear, 245/35/20 front
With 21, I guess
275/35/21 rear and 245/30/21 frontand
with 22,
275/30/22 rear and 245/25/22 front
Diameter and circumference will not change much, but will these sizes defeat the purpose we buy the F02 for? Comfort will definitely be lost. The car will become so bouncy, expecially if you fit the 22 inch wheels, not to mention tyre availibility; how many brands will do these sizes? I'd rather stick to comfort.

Just my two cents worth.

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      01-20-2011, 09:05 AM   #19
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You can comfortably go 285 on the rears with 20". I have already seen two 7 on the road with 20" and 285 rears.
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      01-20-2011, 10:27 AM   #20
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You can comfortably go 285 on the rears with 20". I have already seen two 7 on the road with 20" and 285 rears.
Thanks Sam. That did cross my mind but it would increase the diameter as follows:

275/40/19 = 702.6mm diameter
275/35/20 = 700.5mm diameter
285/35/20 = 707.5mm diameter

Thats quite a difference. As it is, our speedometer reading is approximately 5% off the actual speed (as compared against a satellite based GPS). Diameter difference of +5mm from the original 19 inch wheels will increase your ride height by 2.5mm

Anyway, all those calculations aside, I felt better running on 275s bearing in mind cost and petrol consumption
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edlee brings up an interesting point: how does increasing wheel size over OEM affect speedo calibration, and how does one get it re-calibrated after new shoes?
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      01-21-2011, 11:49 AM   #22
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Congrats!! looks great!! do you know wheel widths and offsets on your new wheels?
Front = 9.5 inches
Rear = 10.5 inches

Wheels looked a tad too bling initially but I have grown accustomed to them.

BTW, 360 wouldn't reveal the offsets. I can guess why.
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