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Originally Posted by g300d
I have trouble figuring out if pinout diagrams are from behind the plug or looking at the plug lol...no way I could figure that out
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Haha when I bought this X5 in 2019 I believe, I didn't know what a wiring diagram was!
Pins are gonna be numbered on the connector so you can't go wrong.
When I bought this X5, it wasn't even running properly and had a bunch of electrical issues, where I was told to get rid of it and that I'd never fix it

On my drive home, it kept dying and I needed to turn it off while rolling, then start again lol. I fixed that issue by replacing the throttle body.
I really regret buying for X5 for like $1k. Should've just bought a nice, clean X5 4.6/4.9 for $10k, and not had to deal with fully rebuilding it lol. On the other hand, I would've never learned everything i did.
I mean how hard can it be haha!
The newly found keeper (thank God!) throws a wrench into this project a bit, I just need to find a way to compress one spring to install it without the special tool. Sold it too soon....
I now regret not retrofitting the full air suspension, as my friend really convinced me that it drives a lot nicer lol. At least I will have the wiring in place if I decide to to it at a later point.
I got sick but gotta power through and remove the old harness today and start installing the new one.
2 more days of nice weather left.
I completely removed all the old tape, and re-wrapped with new test tape. My fingers are hurting haha but the old tape was brittle and falling apart.
I'll put up some video content of this project on YouTube