yeah the kicker was it was on Ebay with $175 buy it now price. I figured I really did not have anything to loose given it was guaranteed by Ebay and a US seller that had plenty of great feedback. I snagged it as quickly as I viewed it. it shipped the next day and arrived 3 days later with all of the contents and instructions.

On another note, I was able to source a dinan front tower strut bar/brace from a X5 enthusiast in Canada kiji website for$210. For me that was the hardest part to find.