Apparently I'm not that good at pictures as I've tried getting good shots to no avail, but here's a couple that might help. The blue is 'close enough'. The pic with the flash light is a little misleading - I didn't try to color correct the photo. In person you can tell it's not exactly the same as the BMW blue, but it's close enough for me.

I included pics of the 'before' and 'after' of the steam cleaned wheel liner, it might be hard to tell but in person there's a big difference. Also, the 'after' picture is two or more weeks after the last decent wash.

The trim serum is so far the best trim product I've used. It still makes the X5 stand out in a parking lot as the trim is noticeably black (not faded grey), even next to brand new vehicles. During the golden hour it still looks amazing even after all these years.

Additionally, I did 'fix' the peeling steering wheel buttons by removing the trim, then removing the soft coating from the buttons that had the peeling issue and repainted/clear coated the whole thing (including the unaffected buttons for extra protection.

Looks a bit odd with 'blank', but working, buttons, but so much better than buttons with half worn off labels. The PDC button is the only other one that needs attention now.

Note: I know the tires have needed replacement for a while and those are being taken care of as we speak. Currently, I only drive it 50 miles a week, if that.

Oh yeah, I almost forgot that I also replaced the side marker (blinkers) as when I fixed the windshield washer pump issue some time ago I broke one of the clips for the driver side and it just recently came loose enough to pop out and hang.

Lastly, I bought replacement 3rd row seat belt clip replacements as those were missing/broke when I purchased it but just recently identified what was supposed to be there. Trying to put the new ones on seems a bit more difficult than I anticipated though.

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2007 X5 4.8i - 12/06 Build - Silver/Black - 3rd Row