Thread: RVAE34's next E38 project

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    Best is its a sleeper he had no idea what was under the hood!

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    Good job on the win!

    As for the headlights, that's awesome stuff. I've been checking from time to time for used light assemblies on ebay, kijiji, etc.. for a similar project. I've also considered just making them from scratch using acrylic pieces/pipes and my cnc/3d printer. FOR NOW I've got three projects on the go, and I need to focus on just one hahah.

    Looking foward to see this magazine shoot though!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RVAE34 View Post
    Had a magazine photo shoot today. Can't wait because the location was sick!

    On the way home I pulled up next to a guy in an orange 16'ish Camaro SS with his girl. I saw him eye my brakes and I knew we were about to go. Light turns green and we both nailed it. I pulled on him the whole time up to 80 or so. Then we hit the brakes and a short bit later did a rolling start at 45 or so. I took him again! Was very impressed with the M7!
    LOL how did you determine it was the brakes, not the wheels he was looking at?

    Looking forward to the magazine photos!

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    C'mon man you have brakes like his, and that's all they're looking at! =D

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    I feel like the Brembo BBK is the only thing that gives away what lurks beneath.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RVAE34 View Post
    I feel like the Brembo BBK is the only thing that gives away what lurks beneath.
    I get that eye thing all the time on my brakes haha
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    Quote Originally Posted by NordmanMg View Post
    I get that eye thing all the time on my brakes haha
    But they hear you coming and they are looking for the source of the noise....
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    Darth with the logic...

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    Indeed. At the light, my car makes almost no noise

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    Quote Originally Posted by RVAE34 View Post
    Indeed. At the light, my car makes almost no noise
    Thats the best part! They don't know what hit them. They're expecting a semi modded luxury bmw and not a bat out of hell rocket ship!

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    Quote Originally Posted by RVAE34 View Post
    . My friends M5 with just muffler delete is the best sounding S62 car I have heard. Even better than Eisenmann to me and much cheaper too
    whoa!!..take a deep breathe....Muffler deletes do Not sound better than Eisenmann, lol
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    Quote Originally Posted by rvae34 View Post
    had a magazine photo shoot today. Can't wait because the location was sick!

    On the way home i pulled up next to a guy in an orange 16'ish camaro ss with his girl. I saw him eye my brakes and i knew we were about to go. Light turns green and we both nailed it. I pulled on him the whole time up to 80 or so. Then we hit the brakes and a short bit later did a rolling start at 45 or so. I took him again! Was very impressed with the m7!
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    Quote Originally Posted by RVAE34 View Post
    I have no idea how the guys in Russia made these work. It's going to take some engineering and will need some custom brackets made. I've got nothing to lose though so we will see what happens with this first set. Definitely won't be keeping the adaptive features. That would take many many hours and access to 3d printers and/or CNC parts.



    There is one guy in Russia with LED E38 headlights, I will post few pictures of his Instagram and photo of the car.


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    One headlight seems to cost him 500€


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    I wonder how much that'd cost a buyer who wants a set...
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    Yeah, I follow that guy and the company that did them who quoted me $500 or 600 for the set. But they aren't the best about replying and it's quite a lead time. Just not sure if I want to take the risk really. And I have noticed the cars with them in my parking garage. What I don't like is the lack of a nice cutoff line. I love a razor sharp cutoff line..

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    Quote Originally Posted by RVAE34 View Post
    Yeah, I follow that guy and the company that did them who quoted me $500 or 600 for the set. But they aren't the best about replying and it's quite a lead time. Just not sure if I want to take the risk really. And I have noticed the cars with them in my parking garage. What I don't like is the lack of a nice cutoff line. I love a razor sharp cutoff line..
    I am BiXenon with some nice CBI or CBH osrams over LED...

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    There is even a newer bulb. The CBB IIRC.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RVAE34 View Post
    There is even a newer bulb. The CBB IIRC.
    Guys at that shop doesn’t speak English and Russian is not their first language either. PM me if you want I can try to talk to them and see what they think, they probably were using google translate on your messages lol
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    English translation was fine. Just either took a long time for replies or never got them. Just too vague and unreliable with messaging alone so not sure if I want to risk it.

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    I was messaging with my favorite artist today about a custom piece. He got so excited about my concept to add the M stripe that he whipped this up. Today!!!!!!!!


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    Damn, I like that...abstract overlay, significant.
    Mind if I use that for a screensaver?

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    Not at all.

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    Quote Originally Posted by RVAE34 View Post
    I was messaging with my favorite artist today about a custom piece. He got so excited about my concept to add the M stripe that he whipped this up. Today!!!!!!!!

    We need a “like” button on a forum.
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