[admranger]

First night in my garage. 2021 with 25k miles. HUD, Parking, Exec, Driving Assistant Pro

[M_Bimmer]

Originally Posted by admranger

First night in my garage. 2021 with 25k miles. HUD, Parking, Exec, Driving Assistant Pro, CWP

Don't forget to plug those license plate holes in your bumper.....you can get color-correct plugs.....

[admranger]

Originally Posted by M_Bimmer

Don't forget to plug those license plate holes in your bumper.....you can get color-correct plugs.....

Been looking for them as part of my "get it done" list.

Some are $$$$. Are there any reasonably priced ones?

[M_Bimmer]

Originally Posted by admranger

Been looking for them as part of my "get it done" list.

Some are $$$$. Are there any reasonably priced ones?

Was thinking of these...and yes, a bit high for two plastic pieces, but they are matched to your paint color code, which is still cheaper than replacing the whole bumper cover....

https://bumperplugs.com/bumperplugs-...SAAEgIkO_D_BwE

[admranger]

Originally Posted by M_Bimmer

Was thinking of these...and yes, a bit high for two plastic pieces, but they are matched to your paint color code, which is still cheaper than replacing the whole bumper cover....

https://bumperplugs.com/bumperplugs-...SAAEgIkO_D_BwE

Ordered!

[Sat Pat]

Got ceramic coating and tint a few days ago. I went with Modesta BC-04 and Suntek Evolve 50% all around. Loved the glassy look of the ceramic coating, but thanks to the weather gods, it lasted for only a few hours.

And to my utter frustration, the supposedly reputable shop ended up pulling out the passenger-side speaker assembly. A quick trip back to the shop fixed it the following Monday, but I was not a happy person during the intervening weekend.

[TechCTU]

Originally Posted by Sat Pat

Got ceramic coating and tint a few days ago. I went with Modesta BC-04 and Suntek Evolve 50% all around. Loved the glassy look of the ceramic coating, but thanks to the weather gods, it lasted for only a few hours.

And to my utter frustration, the supposedly reputable shop ended up pulling out the passenger-side speaker assembly. A quick trip back to the shop fixed it the following Monday, but I was not a happy person during the intervening weekend.

Looks good! What do you think of the step rails? Do they get in the way when getting in and out if you don't use them?

[mattsrs]

Originally Posted by Sat Pat

Got ceramic coating and tint a few days ago. I went with Modesta BC-04 and Suntek Evolve 50% all around. Loved the glassy look of the ceramic coating, but thanks to the weather gods, it lasted for only a few hours.

And to my utter frustration, the supposedly reputable shop ended up pulling out the passenger-side speaker assembly. A quick trip back to the shop fixed it the following Monday, but I was not a happy person during the intervening weekend.

The speaker cover thing happened to me last time too when I tinted my X5. That is because some non-professional tint shops (usually detailers who also tint!) remove the door panel to tint the side windows which result in some issues like this when they put it back. I would never take my car to these shops anymore. There's a professional tint shop near me that all they do is tint and they never need to remove door panel or any panel for tinting so thats where I took my X7 for tint.

[Sat Pat]

Originally Posted by TechCTU

Looks good! What do you think of the step rails? Do they get in the way when getting in and out if you don't use them?

Thank you! I have two kids under 7 and the running boards are a great help for them while getting in and out. I want to especially thank toddwalton for his excellent post here that first got me thinking about including them in my build.

To directly answer your question, yes, they do get in the way if you don’t use them. I’m 5’11”, so not tall enough to cleanly step away without my calves touching them when getting out. But I have quickly adapted to the extra width by stepping on the running board when getting in and out. IMO, as parents, we make much bigger compromises for our kids - incorporating an extra step for a few years while entering/exiting is a very mild inconvenience by comparison! I hope that by the time we’re ready to replace this car, my kids won’t need the extra step anymore.

[Sat Pat]

Originally Posted by mattsrs

The speaker cover thing happened to me last time too when I tinted my X5. That is because some non-professional tint shops (usually detailers who also tint!) remove the door panel to tint the side windows which result in some issues like this when they put it back. I would never take my car to these shops anymore. There's a professional tint shop near me that all they do is tint and they never need to remove door panel or any panel for tinting so thats where I took my X7 for tint.

The shop I went to has a good reputation in the area and a 4.9 rating with hundreds of reviews on Google and Yelp. It was also recommended in a few of posts right here on Bimmerpost. I’m just going to consider it the luck of the draw and move on with enjoying the car

[Madsen203]

Stealth hitch tested with OneUp rack and eMTB. Works like a charm. Railing corners to the trailhead, not a lick of trouble. Very happy with install.

[Madsen203]

Originally Posted by Madsen203

Stealth hitch tested with OneUp rack and eMTB. Works like a charm. Railing corners to the trailhead, not a lick of trouble. Very happy with install.

Today, used buddies rack to take both our bikes to China Camp park to ride for a couple hours. Drove like a dream, even with high head/cross winds. I’ll say, on the hilly terrain of the Bay Area, in comfort/adaptive, it doesn’t want to go past 85mph with out digging in the throttle. Might try to customize sport mode next time. I’m sure on open highway such as I5 it’ll be fine. It did manage 80 without issue and handles smoothly.

[mike1317]

Originally Posted by Tyriondo

Stop paying ridiculous prices for such a simple plastic! Get the original emblems from the BMW itself.

M60i BADGE
https://www.bmwpartspros.com/oem-par...51145a722f4bmw

X7 BADGE
https://www.bmwpartspros.com/oem-par...x7-51142472843

can you confirm the M60i black badge you linked fits a G07 lci M60i? It's not listed under the compatible models. Thanks!

[Sat Pat]

Impressed
I know most cars overestimate the fuel economy by a 1-2 mpg, but this is not bad.

[Madsen203]

Originally Posted by Sat Pat

Impressed
I know most cars overestimate the fuel economy by a 1-2 mpg, but this is not bad.

I’ve hand calculated several tanks and it comes out at 5% optimistic in the car. I feel like the app is more optimistic but I haven’t been able to confirm this quite yet.

5% is a reasonable margin of error but it also can mean it’s 1-1.5mpg optimistic.

[JaTe]

Originally Posted by Sat Pat

Impressed
I know most cars overestimate the fuel economy by a 1-2 mpg, but this is not bad.

Yup…I’ve been able to hit over “30mpgs” also. Not bad for a big vehicle.

[Sat Pat]

Originally Posted by Madsen203

I’ve hand calculated several tanks and it comes out at 5% optimistic in the car. I feel like the app is more optimistic but I haven’t been able to confirm this quite yet.

5% is a reasonable margin of error but it also can mean it’s 1-1.5mpg optimistic.

You might be right - I don't know why but there's a discrepancy in the mpg calculation as well as the distance driven shown by the app v/s the car. We did take a break for dinner, but that was less than an hour. In my Audis, if you resume driving within two hours, it counts as the same trip. Don't know what counts as a new trip for BMW.

[Tyriondo]

Originally Posted by mike1317

can you confirm the M60i black badge you linked fits a G07 lci M60i? It's not listed under the compatible models. Thanks!

Yes, it does.

All the resellers buy these stuff directly from BMW and resell it 3x-5x more expensive, and guess what? People buy it!

[Madsen203]

I’ve found the trip function on the car looks for round trip most often. So if I leave the house, make multiple stops, and return home- it’s a single trip. The app tracks trips by each activation of the ignition + greater than x distance.

[Judge Smails]

My 2025 X7 M60i towing like a boss this weekend and doing it in style with this awesome V8 twin turbo engine ✌️

[Sat Pat]

Originally Posted by Madsen203

I’ve found the trip function on the car looks for round trip most often. So if I leave the house, make multiple stops, and return home- it’s a single trip. The app tracks trips by each activation of the ignition + greater than x distance.

Thanks, it's interesting how different manufacturers approach the same function differently. There's no right way or wrong way with either approach.

[Madsen203]

Originally Posted by Sat Pat

Thanks, it's interesting how different manufacturers approach the same function differently. There's no right way or wrong way with either approach.

There’s an “individual” which mimics the trip ODO “Trip A/B” of most manufactures.


I generally leave my dash board showing real time MPG/average and in the background set it to refueling so that I know MPG of each tank of fuel.

In town mostly, I’m seeing 20. Mixed driving, 21, pure highway driving 24-25. It’s the first car where their EPA rating matches real world driving. (40i)