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Old 04-16-17 | 01:28 PM
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cruised by the local BMW dealer on a bike ride today and was kind of shocked to see wheel gap on the front (only), rear looked good......or is it just me?






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Old 04-16-17 | 01:39 PM
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lol prob just dropped from a lift? It's almost the same as my X6M...
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lol prob just dropped from a lift? It's almost the same as my X6M...
don't know how that would be possible...they backed in it up a slight gradual curb for display......
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Either its on shipping blocks or something is wrong.....
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Originally Posted by RNM GS3
Either its on shipping blocks or something is wrong.....
I was thinking shipping blocks
Old 04-16-17 | 04:47 PM
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that seems really high, although looking at this pic shows the front is higher than the back.

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obviously thats not how they come
Old 04-17-17 | 07:43 AM
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IDK.....front has substantially bigger gap....



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Still looks good tho!

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Stock height gap is huge and is bigger in the front.

Stock:


After macht schnell sport competition:


Honestly it looks fine at eye level. I didn't notice how high it was until I took a photo from a low perspective. I'm actually thinking of raising it a bit to closer to stock. It's a PITA on my steep driveway.
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Awesome white
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Originally Posted by ragingf80
Stock height gap is huge and is bigger in the front.

Stock:


After macht schnell sport competition:


Honestly it looks fine at eye level. I didn't notice how high it was until I took a photo from a low perspective. I'm actually thinking of raising it a bit to closer to stock. It's a PITA on my steep driveway.
haha, and you haven't done a carbon lip yet! That's the beauty of M SUV, I haven't worried about any steep driveway or parking lot speed bumps and I learned how to drive through these with my multiple lowered cars.
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Originally Posted by blacksc400
haha, and you haven't done a carbon lip yet! That's the beauty of M SUV, I haven't worried about any steep driveway or parking lot speed bumps and I learned how to drive through these with my multiple lowered cars.
No lip for me, no way... unless I redo my driveway.
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