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yeah its possible, a friend of mine has done it on his car, looks a lot better than the silver.
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masaville also painted his and posted pics in this thread:
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I am too lazy to change mine but if I did I would probably select the BMS Billet Strut Cross Braces that cost $279 + shipping.
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It's a 10 minute job.
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I'm looking at this as well when my M40i arrives. It definitely is more asthetically pleasing. Among other things, Burger claims "Improved chassis rigidity and structural integrity." Only the guys that have installed these can tell if they actually feel any difference.
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Remember, looks will always make it faster. Change the oil? Definitely an improvement in performance. Washed with a nice ceramic coating? Faster (less drag). Vacuumed the carpets? Oh, yeah, that’s speed right there! Ka-chow!
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Powder coated
I had mine powder coated black. Cost $25.
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me and the tuner may be the only people who get to see it, but it's still one of my favorite parts of the car :-)
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You forgot that having a beautiful co-pilot in the passenger seat makes the car look sleeker!
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Anyone know what size these oem torx bolts are that connect to the brace?
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I didn't have any torx sockets, but an 11 mm 12 point socket fits and if you don't have that, a 7/16 12 point works, but doesn't fit as well.
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i was wondering what the actual bolt size was so that I could order black ones to go with my black Burger cross brace, rather than powdercoat them. Any idea? I can't find a part #.
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I did find them on REALOEM. #7 in the link. https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...diagId=51_A433 FCP Euro has the stock bolts and calls them "BMW Hexagon Screw With Flange (M10X45) - Genuine BMW 51716966566", but I was unable to locate any that seemed to be the replacements in black. The ones I did find were $10 each. Wonder what the cost is to have them powder coated.
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Anyone know what the torque is, beyond gutentite?
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I may just try taping off around the bolts and paint them with a brush.
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What about these? They (look like they're) black, same part #, but not torx head:
https://parts.bmwofsouthatlanta.com/...lt-51716966566
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There is a bolt store not very far from my house, I may pull one of the bolts out and take it to them to see if they have anything which will work.
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