[Neptune7]

Not sure if this is in your plans, but an M5 CS hood painted in chalk could complement the carbon fiber pieces really well!

[m5 guy]

Congrats Jose!


So glad it finally all came together. Good start on your journal. I'm expecting great things from you…

[josec70]

Originally Posted by m5 guy

Congrats Jose!


So glad it finally all came together. Good start on your journal. I'm expecting great things from you…

TY Kimo! Hope you're doing well brother!

[GranitM5]

This build is so beautiful, I can't even remember what you drove before lol

[Slugsy01]

Amazing!

[josec70]

Originally Posted by GranitM5

This build is so beautiful, I can't even remember what you drove before lol

Hahaha .. TY!

Originally Posted by Slugsy01

Amazing!

TY brother!

[Salottox5m]

Car looks awesome!!

[josec70]

Originally Posted by Salottox5m

Car looks awesome!!

TY brother!

[josec70]

Originally Posted by Neptune7

Not sure if this is in your plans, but an M5 CS hood painted in chalk could complement the carbon fiber pieces really well!

TY, that's a great idea!

[Niko ZV]

Good

[FourPtDrift]

Absolutely beautiful! We have a 2020 Individual Chalk F83 - love that color!

Originally Posted by josec70

In April of 2021, I placed an order for my 6th M5, an Individual M5C, as the lease on my 2019 M5C would be maturing in September of 2021.

The only concern that crossed my mind at the time was the possibility of the new car arriving prior to the lease expiring on the current car.

What would ensue can honestly only be described as MADNESS.

I'm happy that I remained patient during the almost 1-year process and stuck to my original order as spec'd. I would have certainly regretted removing certain options in exchange for the car arriving quicker.

Some "must haves" for my spec were CCB's, Individual Paint, Bowers and Wilkins and Full Tartufo Interior.

After having had mostly Dark Grays and Blacks on my previous M5's, I was really looking for something lighter and narrowed the list down to Nardo, Chalk, Fashion Grey, and Hockenheim Silver.

I finally settled on Hockenheim Silver and advised my CA this was my FINAL choice, and he updated my order. A couple of days later, he informed me that BMW discontinued Hockenheim Silver and was not willing to approve our request and, as such, turned to the three other colors I had originally selected.

I discarded Nardo as it was a little darker than what I was looking for and that left Chalk and Fashion Grey. After seeing a Chalk 911 Turbo S in person, my mind was made up. This is one of many colors where pictures simply don't do it justice and works very well at complimenting the natural lines of the car.

Before I get into the actual spec here's what my timeline looked like …. I figured this would give many some color on what to expect timing-wise. Take it for what it's worth as this is really a constantly changing situation.

TIMELINE:

April 21, 2021- Order placed.

June 10, 2021- Received Production #.

June 12, 2021- Individual Chalk approved by BMW.

Build Week- Originally 27 … later 33,36,38,45,43

October 26, 2021- Production Begins.

November 16, 2021- Dispatched from Factory.

November 26, 2021- In Transit on the "Hoegh Kobe".

December 11,2021- Received at Baltimore VPC.

December 15, 2021- Work Order started (RAM).

February 18, 2022- Work Order completed and RTC.

February 23, 2022- Arrived at Dealership (Maryland).

March 3, 2022- Car picked up for transport.

March 8, 2022- Car is delivered to Hugh's Detailing.

April 11, 2022- Car picked up from Hugh's Detailing.


Here are the details of the spec as well as the initial round of mods.

Most of my attention during this round of mods was driven by appearance and protection, as I plan to keep this car for a while.
A substantial portion of my initial budget focused on paint correction, PPF, Exoshield and ceramic coating. During this round the car was also lowered, spacers were added, and the wheels were powder coated. IND pieces were also part of this round of mods.

I have several more rounds of mods planned but will do them over the course of the next several months each focusing on a specific area of the car.

SPEC & 1st Round of Mods:

Chassis:

• 2022 F90 M5

Exterior:

• Individual Chalk

Interior:

• Tartufo Full Merino Leather

Trim:

• Aluminum Dark Carbon Structure

Options:

• Competition Package
• Driving Assistance Professional Package
• Executive Package
• M Carbon Ceramic Brakes
• Bowers and Wilkins

M Performance Parts:

• MPP Carbon Fiber Mirror Caps
• MPP Carbon Fiber Rear Diffuser
• MPP Titanium Exhaust System
• MPP Carbon Fiber Front Splitter
• MPP Carbon Fiber Side Blades
• MPP Carbon Fiber Side Grilles
• M5CS Carbon Fiber Trunk Spoiler

Wheels:

• 789M Black Powder-Coated.

Tires:

• Michelin 275/35/20 & 285/35/20

Spacers:

• H&R 11/15 mm

Suspension:

• H&R

IND:

• Gloss Black Roundels (Hood and Rear)
• Chalk Front Reflector Delete
• Acexxon Rear Reflector Insert – Gloss Black Honeycomb
• Acexxon Heavy Duty Front Lip Protector

Other:

• Paint Correction
• Xpel Paint Protection Film (Full Body + M Performance Parts)
• Xpel Prime XR Tint (Front Glass 70% VLT)
• Xpel Prime XR Tint (Windows and Rear Glass- 35%)
• Modesta BC-08 Neosilica Coating Application
• Modesta EGC Exterior Glass Coating
• Modesta LPS Leather Coating (LPS-01 + LPS-02)
• Modesta BC-06 Wheel Coating
• Exoshield Front Windshield protection
• Radenso Pro-M – Mirror Tap – Blendmount


Thanks:

• Anthony O'Brien (BMW of Rockville) was fantastic to work with. Not only did he get quickly get me a 22' allocation but he offered me 7% off MSRP and that never changed despite the market drastically changing during this period. He also kept my lease payment as originally agreed despite my original deal expiring several times. I learned during this process that many things are out of the hands of dealerships (shortages, production delays, eliminated options, reliable information from BMW) so my measurement is based on the things they control.


• Brandon Hugh (Hugh's Detailing Miami) and his team were nothing short of amazing. My car was delivered straight to them for Paint Correction, Full PPF, Full Ceramic, Tints, Exoshield, Powder coating, IND pieces, Mirror tap and lowering. All I can say is WOW!!!! If perfection and attention to every possible detail is your thing, this is your shop. If you're in South Florida, I highly recommend them.

• Ben (RGSport) is always so helpful and patient and seems to have everything is stock. TY for the suspension and spacers.

• IND team for the great customer support and high-quality products.

I've only put about 10 miles on the car but absolutely love the CCB's and the tone of the MPE.

I'll add some additional thoughts as I get a little more seat time.

I'm scheduled to have a photoshoot soon and will provide some better pictures.

These were shot by my daughter at the University of Miami earlier today.

Thanks for looking!

[Kingpin4]

Amazing color combo . Congrats & enjoy!

[FISH22]

Beautiful M5!

[abdulbata]

10/10 spec. You mentioned hockenheim silver also… now you have my mind thinking about that on a f90

[lyjw88]

I’ve always thought this color looked like a 20 year old hearing aid but you changed my mind. Looks fantastic!

[MTECNIK]

Wow buddy... that is absolutely amazing 👏
Many safe miles...

[TROYJEUP]

What a beauty! I picked up my 22 gts coupe a week prior to picking up my m5cs. Chalk is such a great color even better in person. I envy you with having the ability to get a custom color on your f90, both of my 2022 are brands hatch. Had to get it in the cs so I wanted my wife's f90 to match.

[RockinPA]

Beautiful! 😍

[cbertels]

Let me know when you're ready to move it, that spec is perfect. Congrats

[jav335i_]

Looks awesome! How is BMW when it comes to lowering a leased vehicle?

[MikeFulstow]

Looks incredible - chalk is very cool. I have an M5C finally on the ship to NZ after a 6 month wait…I think they'd look good next to each other mine is Signal Green!

[hoffmeister]

Congrats on an awesome car. Assume b&w ram was the driver of the big delay between december and feb?