OK - further to what I said above about the LCI front shaft being "longer" the the pre-facelift... it may well be, in terms of t'fer case engagement length but they are VERY different overall lengths and are NOT interchangeable (according to RealOEM).

The shaft used with the NV125 t'fer case (pre-facelift) is 774mm long.

The shaft used with the ATC500 t'fer case (xDrive, LCI cars) is 657mm long.

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Wayne
2005 BMW X5 3.0d (b 02/05)
2001 BMW F650GS Dakar (b 06/01)