E39 M5 | DIY Wicker Bill/Spoiler Build

M5 Wicker Bill Project ****IHKA Giveaway Rules: Comment what you think the weight of the stock drivers seat/rails and seat control were when I removed them including ounces. After 5 days the first comment with the closest answer wins. I’ll comment back to you letting you know to email me your contact info to [email protected]. I will pay for the shipping inside the contiguous US. Thanks For commenting! In this video I work through the process of building a Wicker Bill to fit on my 2002 E39 M5. This car has undergone a transformation into a track only racer. For this project I used 1/4” Lexan readily found at Home Depot or Lowes. I had this sheet left over from cutting a windshield for my Can Am. I used adjustable splitter rods from Amazon mounted with rivnuts in the trunk sheet metal. On the rear I cut up pieces from the sheet metal removed from the hood to fit my louvers. I bent this sheet metal to the shape of the upper trunk lid and drilled holes to mount again into rivnuts. The Lexan was sanded with 320 grit to give it an opaque look. If you notice at the end of the video there's a small crack on the passenger side. I think the washers I used were too small and caused a stress crack. I replaced those with larger washers on both sides and will test it as is and report with another video down the road. Products/Affiliate links: Help me out by purchasing from a link. It helps keep the videos going. [As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases at no cost to you.] Direct link to my Amazon Store- https://www.amazon.com/shop/drivingfo... Tools/Hardware I use Hydraulic Crimper—https://amzn.to/3NEuMMe Rivnut Tool— https://amzn.to/3E8yIlv Rivnuts— https://amzn.to/3hioDcs M8 Hardware—https://amzn.to/3t1G3Nl Welding Lead—15ft Stinger replace original lead on the Omnipro—https://amzn.to/3T92bzR #2 Gauge Welding cable used to make custom ground— https://amzn.to/3zOqBb4 Welder https://sovrn.co/18v3bjr Hood https://sovrn.co/w3zomq7 Welding Pliers https://sovrn.co/1dveocp Welding Wire, 0.030 in. ER70S-6 MIG Solid—https://sovrn.co/5u1iezz Angle Grinder https://sovrn.co/111vc6jFlap Discs https://sovrn.co/11a3eus Cut Off Wheels https://sovrn.co/0sp9unl Car Parts- Truck Latch— https://amzn.to/3UqFLf2 Adjustable Splitter Rods—https://amzn.to/3UQXz2N Aerocatch Hood Latch— https://amzn.to/3A5d4Mz Splash Panels— Head to Ebay Lower Grille assembly with aluminum duct openings- https://www.ecstuning.com/b-ecs-parts... Brake ducts— Left- https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-b... Right- https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-b... Fog light bezel with duct port—https://amzn.to/3FMM3Rt Video Equipment- Canon T3i— Link to newer version— https://amzn.to/3G3LV03 Sigma 10-20 4-5.6 Lens— https://amzn.to/3DWRaMn 10 year old tripod and mount. Go Pro HERO7 Microphone- Insignia NS-DLMIC10P— Editing Software- Adobe Premier Elements 2019 Adobe Express Adobe Photoshop Elements Apple Motion 5 Editing Talent— Almost none. Hope to build that with time :-) TAGS- #BMW, #splitter, #Wickerbill, #wickerbill, #Wingdownforce, #aerodynamics, #M5, #E39M5, #E39540i, #E46, #e46m3 . Side note— This DIY is not intended as instructional content. It is merely entertainment for you to do what you wish with. I’m just a guy with an awesome beard playing in his garage.