September 18, 2015

- Bought lifetime alignment at Firestone (my sister works there). They did a decent job on the 4.4i so I took this one there too. They got it as good as they could but informed me they could not loosen one of the tie rod ends... so I'll try and break it free and take it back or R&R both sides inner/outer tie rods. $159.99

- Noticed when the tech was pulling the X out of the alignment bay that one of my brake lights was dim. Well that isn't going to fly. I hate being behind a BMW and seeing a dim bulb on one side. I figured the PO had just used the wrong bulb or something. Well, yes, why yes he had. He used a 7528 bulb. Yep, he somehow managed to squeeze a dual filament bulb in there. Now this may not have been entirely his fault... Sylvania's guide says that is the correct bulb. But it is actually supposed to be a 7506 12v21w bulb for the rear parking and brake bulbs. I went all out here though... removed both housings, which meant pulling the BSW box. I ground off some arcing marks from the old bulbs, re-bent some socket contacts for better... well better contact, and added some dielectric grease to the bulb bases before reinstalling the new bulbs and reinstalling the lamp assemblies. Dimming bulb problem = fixed. $0.00







September 25, 2015

- I had been driving around with the right side cargo door off to enjoy the BSW sub with a dB or two more than I could with it installed so I figured it was time to do something about it. I installed an 8" sub grille I ordered off of ebay. $12.50

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2005 X5 4.4i Build 04/05 Maintenance/Build Log
Nav, Pano, Sport (Purchased 06/14 w/ 109,000 miles) (Sold 8/15 w/121,000 miles)

2006 X5 4.8is Build 11/05 Maintenance/Build Log
Nav, DSP, Pano, Running Boards, OEM Tow Hitch, Cold Weather Pckg (Purchased 08/15 w/ 90,500 miles)

2010 X5 35d Build 02/10
Nav, HiFi, 6 DVD, Sports Pckg, Cold Weather Pckg, HUD, CAS, Running Boards, Leather Dash, PDC, Pano (Purchased 03/17 w/ 136,120 miles)