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      04-26-2006, 10:37 AM   #1
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M Areo kit or not?

Okay, last week some kid nailed the back of my car in his pickup. He took out the rear bumper and trunk lid but didn't touch the quarter panels. It was areally light hit. Anyways he panics and pays me cash ($4k) for the repair as his insurance will freak out on him. While I have it in for an estimate I also ask them to repair the front lip that got damaged by some ice during the winter.

Long story short the dealer says why not put on the M Areo kit. It works out to another $1,200 on top of the original estimate. What do you guys think? I know it would cost about $3,500 to have it done on its own so it is a pretty decent deal. I wouldn't put on the front carbon fiber pieces, they wouldn't live through a winter here.

The car is black saphire and I have some replica M5 wheels for it so I think it would look pretty sharp. Just looking for opinions.
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      04-26-2006, 10:42 AM   #2
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IMO the M aero kit look sharp in lighter exterior color
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      04-26-2006, 10:43 AM   #3
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I don't think that I would get the M Aero kit. The front looks ugly. Make the front look boxy. The back is a whole different story. It's actually nice.

Then again, everybody here has different taste. What looks good to you might not look good to someone else.
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      04-26-2006, 10:48 AM   #4
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I wouldnt take a E90 without it

It looks millions of times better than the standard bumpers

You dont notice it that much in the pictures, but in real life it sticks out.
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      04-26-2006, 11:06 AM   #5
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as i have the e90 sport when i picked my car up there was a the same car next to my one without the m kit i dont think he liked how his car came out the front does look very sharp if u like that sort of thing
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      04-26-2006, 11:25 AM   #6
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Get another kit.
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      04-26-2006, 12:22 PM   #7
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Get another kit.
I have but haven't found much that I like in a total package. There are a few front lips that I like but they are really expensive here. I checked out an ACS lip but it looks too big IMO. And their rear kit is only a bottom cover, not an entire bumper.

I even looked at the carbon fiber lips for the stock bumper, they would cover the oops, but in Canada the price is outragous.

Thanks for the input. It seems that everyone other than the US and Canada loves the M kit. I wonder if that is because they have actually seen it in person???
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      04-26-2006, 12:24 PM   #8
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I don't think that I would get the M Aero kit. The front looks ugly. Make the front look boxy. The back is a whole different story. It's actually nice.

Then again, everybody here has different taste. What looks good to you might not look good to someone else.
i agree. i still don't like the front of the m-sport kit. the rear is nice, but the stock rear is nice too.
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I like the look, but can't justify the price!
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Here is my car (Black Sapphire like yours), hope this helps you make the decision.

Whilst I accept everyone has their own opinion, thankfully or we would all be driving the same thing, I have to tell you I love it! Plus, it looks better in real life than in photos and IMHO better than most aftermarket stuff. Anyway, sorry to hear about your car. Hope it gets sorted!

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I like it! (and thanks for the pics Flyingdwarf)
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I would do it!!....no where is this kid that hit you again...I am wondering if my SG 325 would make just as an attractive target as your black 325i
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I like it, but I also agree that it looks better on lighter colors.
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I would do it!!....no where is this kid that hit you again...I am wondering if my SG 325 would make just as an attractive target as your black 325i

Kid lives around the corner. Paid me cash so his parents wouldn't find out. No damage to his Dodge 3500 Ram.

Thanks for the pics. I do know that there are only 4 so far in this area which makes it pretty rare. Of course watch next year they will go and offer it as an option.
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I like it! (and thanks for the pics Flyingdwarf)
Thanks. It got a pretty good reception at the UK meet. No light coloured (sorry, I spelt it with a 'u') M Sports there though so dont have any idea what they look like in the flesh. Looks great in Le Mans Blue, but that would require a repaint as well as new bumpers! Dont think the $4000 will cover that.
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Go with the M-Aero kit

My car was hit and I opted for the M kit to try and make something positive out of a crap experience. Same colour as you, and it looks great. Plus, with all the new 3 series starting to pop up on the roads, it's nice to have something different... for now anyways.
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Here is my car (Black Sapphire like yours), hope this helps you make the decision.

Whilst I accept everyone has their own opinion, thankfully or we would all be driving the same thing, I have to tell you I love it! Plus, it looks better in real life than in photos and IMHO better than most aftermarket stuff. Anyway, sorry to hear about your car. Hope it gets sorted!

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Hey, I've seen that black car on the motorway. The scribbling out of the number plate doesn't fool me for a second. Must be that front number plate frame.

But having seen it in the flesh, er, Black Sapphire, I agree with you; the photos don't do it justice.
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go for it!!!!!!!! theres already tons of standard e90s out..
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      04-26-2006, 03:12 PM   #19
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I'd say go for it! I think the M-sport kit adds some aggressive look to the E90. I would definitely get it.

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      04-26-2006, 04:52 PM   #21
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nice photos above!
how is the ride with M suspension + 18" runflats?
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I would get it if I could..But could you take that $4k and spend it on another aftermarket kit? There are many of them avalaible for E90 but I'm not sure how much they cost..
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