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Interior/Exterior M7 ANNIVERSARY STB has arrived!

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Old 10-29-2007, 09:43 PM
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M7 ANNIVERSARY STB has arrived!

...and IMHO it looks great!

Fits the same as my original one, which means the bonnet needs a little bit of soaking to mold it around the brace. I did not measure it against the original, but they look identical. However, it seems to raise the back of the bonnet a bit more, so I'm doing another round of soaking to make it fit better, as the last one was already fitting well after breaking in the bonnet. I am not sure how well these photos show it off, but here goes.....
 

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Old 10-30-2007, 12:59 AM
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Looks pretty sweet. I still want to get one of those myself.
 
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Old 10-30-2007, 03:48 AM
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Looks pretty sweet. I still want to get one of those myself.

Better hurry then; I think M7 was only taking orders through October 31st. It is supposed to be a limited production run.
 
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Old 10-30-2007, 03:51 AM
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BTW, in removing the STB strut tower plates in replacing my original unit, there wasn't even a hint of mushrooming. This is impressive, considering in the time it was on I damaged and replaced both front tires from pothole damage.
 
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Old 10-30-2007, 10:19 AM
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nice!! i was wondering when they were going to start shipping those. Im waiting for mine too.

Did you get an email when it shipped?

ps-it looks great!!
 
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Looks very nice.
 
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Wow it really does look great!! congrats!! i wish i had the money lol!!
 
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blackie, what are you going to do to protect it? I was thinking, how about that ClearBra material? Could it withstand the engine bay heat?

Looks bada$$ BTW
 
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Wow that looks absolutely amazing. The looks like liquid metal. The first thing that came to mind was, Terminator(in an Arnold Swarchenegger voice).
 
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Old 10-31-2007, 03:40 AM
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blackie, what are you going to do to protect it? I was thinking, how about that ClearBra material? Could it withstand the engine bay heat?

Looks bada$$ BTW
Thanks. I just expect to clean it often; M7 supplies a detail polish as well as a shammy (nice touch, but then again it costs enough to cover this little extra cost they incur). The original held up remarkably well; all you need to do is not let it go too long before you wipe it down.
 
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Waiting for mine to arrive. Can,t wait. Looks awesome Blackie

Removed my under bonnet insulation just for my M7 STB.Even after the soak and slam method.My bonnet still sat high. So i removed it and replaced it with some functional "BLING".
 

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Old 10-31-2007, 09:17 AM
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I saw one in person last night, and none of the pictures do this item justice. It looks amazing in person. I can't spend $350 on something like this, but if I was going to do so, I'd want this black chrome version.
 
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after a little work, installed and ready to rock. It really is a beautiful item!!

 
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I hope mines waiting for me when i get home from work.
 
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Manny, did you sell your old one yet? I'm in need of one for my winter upgrade list.
 
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Yes one of my club members has dibs on it once i get mine.Thanks for asking.
 
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Here are some more shots. I agree these photos so far do not show it off as well as in person look.
 

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....and another few...
 

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