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04-02-2026
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Swapped emblems for IND gloss black painted ones. They did a fantastic job as always. Very happy with the look.
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docmaf23 wrote
Swapped emblems for IND gloss black painted ones. They did a fantastic job as always. Very happy with the look.
So you changed your mind with the small one on the grill and went back to the silver one?
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So you changed your mind with the small one on the grill and went back to the silver one?
Yea. I liked the contrast better. Especially since I don’t have extended shadowline and have more silver elements.
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docmaf23 wrote
Yea. I liked the contrast better. Especially since I don’t have extended shadowline and have more silver elements.
Looks perfect IMO.
I also have Dune Grey with the black badges in the back and silver badge in front.

Dark on light background and light on dark background 🤌🤌🤌
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I cleaned up the interior trim with some alcantara accents to match my M Veganza/Alcantara Black seats. feels less plastic inside and more visually appealing (in my opinion)

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do those clip in somehow or is it taped/glued?
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SKT_33 wrote
do those clip in somehow or is it taped/glued?

it is tape on backside, similar to vinyl wrap.
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04-02-2026
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Changed side emblems for black
ones. god it looks so much more harmonious.

thanks Ravenous666's user avatarRavenous666 !
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DFTBA wrote
Changed side emblems for black
ones. god it looks so much more harmonious.

thanks Ravenous666's user avatarRavenous666 !
Looks great.

I'm a bit jealous on your color. But as I ordered early in 2024 individual colors were not available and I'm still loving my Tanzanite.
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If it wasn’t green, it would be Velvet or Tanzanite 🙂 your colour is very nice as well!
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04-03-2026
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Checking tire pressures. The car informed me that rear left had lost pressure. While driving around it stayed at 1.9 bars, but it shouldn't be like that. At home I jacked the car up and tried to put it to neutral to be able to rotate the tire. Only to discover that engine doesn't stay on. Fortunately there is enough room to poke around. I found two possible culprits embedded into the tread. One looks like a stud.

When it is in the tread it can usually be fixed, but I'm thinking about the costs. Dismounting the tire, patching, remounting, rebalancing versus a new tire considering I have around 3-4 mm of tread left. I think I'm going to get a new set of tires.

This is my first bleeder.
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04-03-2026
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New shoes after 28k great miles.
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Installed Maxton Design spoiler cap. Subtle but does look more aggressive.
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04-04-2026
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Filled up with about $60 premium gas.
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Mr812toU wrote
New shoes after 28k great miles.
Can you let us know how the Michelin cross climate2 tires are with noise? I had the original cross climate ones on my last car and they were great for weather elements but I thought they were a bit noisy. Wondering if Michelin improved with this iteration.
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04-04-2026
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SKT_33 wrote
Mr812toU wrote
New shoes after 28k great miles.
Can you let us know how the Michelin cross climate2 tires are with noise? I had the original cross climate ones on my last car and they were great for weather elements but I thought they were a bit noisy. Wondering if Michelin improved with this iteration.
I was pleased that when I took delivery of my M50 it had Pirelli Scorpion PZero tires. I had the Pirellis on my X5 and they performed very well. Good handling and a nice quiet ride.
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SKT_33 wrote
Can you let us know how the Michelin cross climate2 tires are with noise? I had the original cross climate ones on my last car and they were great for weather elements but I thought they were a bit noisy. Wondering if Michelin improved with this iteration.
Will do. Been averaging about 1.2k - 2k a month driving. Will let ya know.
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SKT_33 wrote
Mr812toU wrote
New shoes after 28k great miles.
Can you let us know how the Michelin cross climate2 tires are with noise? I had the original cross climate ones on my last car and they were great for weather elements but I thought they were a bit noisy. Wondering if Michelin improved with this iteration.
I have these on two other (including an EV) cars and they are nice and quiet. Great tires but definitely an all season vs a performance option.
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I washed mine and applied ceramic spray sealant on the wheels. Getting PPF on the front bumper, hood, headlights and mirror on Monday.
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04-05-2026
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I wished her, wrapped the V brace bars behind the grill gloss black, installed a front lip splitter, steering wheel trim, took some sunset photos and kept smiling :)
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Added an organizer for the center console.
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Link to center console organizer?
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