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Originally Posted by willy_manily
I failed to think about the cutout! I'd prefer not to cut out the stock compartment lid. However to gain better sound I guess using a more stock looking grill would be ok. I personally think the grill they've used in the eBay listing looks terrible. Something along the lines of this might look better IMO:

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Yeah that looks much more in line with the interior of the X5. If you are going down the route of cutting a hole in the trim, just acquire a interior side access panel from the wrecking yard and cut one of those and save the original for future vehicle sale. That way you get the best of both worlds.