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Old 10-15-2015, 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by golf4dj View Post
Follow-up - Everything is working fine now.

Ended up replacing the left spindle (driver side) sourced at roughly $325 new.

It was an easy replacement. I had to remove some of the trunk trim pieces to get to the wire connectors and the spindles have a clip that must be pulled before prying/pulling the spindle off of the nipple but otherwise easy replacement.
Golf,

glad the power gate is working now...

what happened to your old, broken one? If you have it, I'd like to get my hands on it, for some autopsy, if possible. I am in NoVA myself, in Stafford area...

thanks
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E53 X5 4.8iS built 2005-10-17
66200 mi - June 2012
96000 mi - June 2013
112000 mi - June 2014
OEM fire extinguisher
OE first aid kit
OE tow hitch
OE TV module
OE aspheric mirror
K&N air filter
black/white badges
rear camera
4-channel video recorder

Here is the list of things I have done to the X
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