Just to clarify, I was not criticizing you in any way for your purchase. I was actually questioning the fact that the manufacturer was charging so much for this item and did not include brackets with it bc at one point I was considering buying this bezel. And since it appears you do not have much experience on here based on the number of posts you have, you apparently don't realize that anytime you post on here you are going to get comments and opinions - that is how we learn from each other. For instance, when I made the comment "I wish the X5 one had the line in it like some of the others to match the lines of the dash", granted this did not help you in any way, but you or someone else might have come back and said "oh, you can get one like that over at ....".

I apologize for not actually answering your question, but if you continue to snap back at others for any comments made, you are never going to get any answers here.

Good luck!!!

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2001 X5 3.0i (PP/WP/AP) Traded at 213K miles
RARE White on Black - Why does everyone get Tan??
First E53 with 215s on XOutpost!!