Current status.
In this entry, we get to work on the reconditioning processes of the slicktop headliner as part of the E60 M5 CSL carbon roof panel kit.
Everywhere I want to go: it goes.
A teenage dream.
Back in 2012, I was shopping for an Interlagos Blue E60 M5 with plans to move to California.
Life circumstances changed my plans and I stayed in Canada.
The market has changed in a decade: good cars are getting rarer than ever and the market is as depressed as it's ever been.
I got my hands on one.
I have so much to say about how perfectly imperfect the V10 M5 is.
The automotive equivalent of “cocaine and hookers”.
Welcome to my build journal.
- Matt / @m3_epoustouflant
My latest entries
In this entry, I discuss the headliner conundrum, and our solution. I receive the pre-production unit of the the E60 M5 CSL carbon roof panel, unbox it and lay out the plan for the conversion.
In this entry, I look back at the hidden signature component of the M5 CSL: the carbon roof. I document the development steps to creating the E60 M5 CSL carbon roof panel.
In this entry, I document the Genuine BMW oil cooler failure I experienced - and that you more than likely will during your V10 ownership. I discuss the performance replacement options and I unbox & install the uprated permanent fix: the S85 Performance Oil Cooler.
In this entry, I document the installation of the AlphaN IAT relocation kits and I service my cone filters after over 2 years of use.
In this entry, we go through pre-flight checks, and we start up the S85-002 for the first time. I documented our process, the first impressions along with the final installation of the CSL Competition Carbon Plenum.
Specifications
My E60 M5 is a MY2006 produced for the Canadian market. It is finished in Sepang Bronze Metallic and is equipped with the SMG3 hydraulic transmission.
The car was heavily optioned with Adaptive Sport Seats, Alcantara headliner and other signature features of the E60 M5.
The interior is unfortunately fitted in Walnut Wood trims but is atleast finished in Merino Black leather.
The E60 life.
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