E39 M5 owners, get out your rulers :)

P

pi328

///Member

• Aug 21, 2012

• #1

I need to stick my M5 badge, which was probably removed when the car was resprayed in the past. However, I can't seem to find any official measurements on how far the badge should be from the edges. My google-fu seems to be off today. Easy to find measurements for the other E39 models, but not the M5. Found lots of unofficial measurements, but they all seem to differ slightly, so I figured I'd conduct my own study.

This is what I need:

1. horizontal distance between the bottom-right corner of the 5 to the edge of the boot.
2. vertical distance between the bottom of the M and the "lip" below the badge.
3. horizontal distance between the end of the M and the start of the 5.

ie. distances should match the numbers in this stolen pic:

Many thanks.

 

P

Psymon69

Guest

• Aug 21, 2012

• #2

Why do I find this incredibly facinating... :fencelook:

 

Sith

New member

• Aug 21, 2012

• #3

:roflol: Oh shit, will have to measure for you, if I remember, that is. :rollsmile:

 

Divio

Honorary ///Member

• Aug 21, 2012

• #4

Nice way to do it properly!

Looks crap when its not positioned correctly.

http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e3...9523-easy-way-reposition-m-trunk-badge-2.html

 

jeff_denning

Active member

• Aug 22, 2012

• #5

Will be happy to measure for you, will do as soon as I get home.
I'll release the details if we can work a deal for your centre bearing and prop-shaft coupling though Pi :rollsmile:

 

Coisman

Administrator

Staff member

• Aug 22, 2012

• #6

23 mm from the bottom of the logo to the lower edge of the trunk crease

42 mm from the center of the 5 to the curving right edge of the trunk

9 mm between the M and the 5

_______
! . ____!
! .!____
! . __ . ! <------------> 42 mm (Absolute center of the 5)
_____! .!
!______! _ _ _ _ _ 29 mm (Bottom of the 5)

 

Coisman

Administrator

Staff member

• Aug 22, 2012

• #7

Also found this link: http://www.rtbot.net/BMW_Trunk_emblem
Look up: Replace "BMW" "///M" "5" Badges on E39 M5

 

ZED1

Member

• Oct 2, 2012

• #8

Pi, damn! If the superbness ( if thats evens a word) of your 328i is to go by, im not surprized by your attention to detailraise:

 

griffen

///Member

• Oct 4, 2012

• #9

The Devil is in the detail!
the whole rear end could be 110% if the badge is off its not gona be right.

My kind of M owner!

Hope you got it stuck on like you intended.

 

P

pi328

///Member

• Oct 6, 2012

• #10

Quick try with prestik to verify the measurements I found on the net, ie. 23mm up from boot ledge, 29mm to right edge of boot, 9mm inbetween. Yes, same measurements as Coisman gave above. And yes, crappy photo.