So I just got my X back from the body shop..i had to replace my front bumper and right fender...I waited 6 and a half weeks for my front bumper!!! the E53 front bumper was on back order from Germany!! Even the BMW dealership confirmed this...Unbelievable...Not a single OEM front bumper in the States....

Next, the body shop calls me and says we got all your parts bring it in and we'll take care of it. I said. No hold on....Paint my parts FIRST...then I'll bring it in, and you can slap on the parts and get it done in 1 day. The shop agreed. Of course a one day job turns into a 3 day job (body shops are never on time. I expect this actually) because they didn't order the right brackets for my bumper. ...

Long story short, I picked it up today and I noticed condensation and fog all in my headlight casing..it wasn't there before. body shop says it must've got moisture in there when they power washed it. yeah...whatever....They say bring it back next week and we'll take care of it. Take care of it how? Being fed up, i get home and simply remove the headlight housing from my car, and I put a hair dryer on it and blow the hot air into the holes where my headlight bulbs would go. After about 40 minutes, the moisture is gone and i put it back on my X. looks like it worked. but we'll see the next time I wash it or when it rains hard. If the moisture comes back, its time for the body shop to buy me a new one....