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Believe it or not I always used the ~$8 kit from Autozone/Checkers, comes with everything and I've reused it for years. Just be careful as the bottle is small, so every couple of pumps make sure the bottle isn't overfilled causing lots of pressure. If you can find a kit that has a bottle the size of a coke can that would be great, the smaller kits have the bottle the size of a shot, no joke. So you have to dump it 5 times just doing one caliper. There are so many diag tools (brands, etc), mine was only $65 on E-Bay, I'd call Checker or Autozone, but believe it or not I've seen some dirt cheap ones @ Harbor Freight. They are nice to have, if something feels wrong with your car, simply plug it in and it'll tell you on the screen whats happening (in most cases, it's not Einstein and can't figure everything out). Also nice if your going to buy another X5, plug it into the dash and it'll tell a lot about the car.
Now, the X5 may have the bubble problem in the ABS, but if it where mine I'd try tackling it. If it doesn't work out it's not like the brakes are going to stop working. I wouldn't be doing HWY speeds, or trying to drive it for a week. But you should be more then able to drive it to the shop if it don't work out, but the pedal well feel much different and the response of the brakes maybe delayed.
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So screw it, if it comes down to it I will attempt this myself. Can't be that hard. If I can change my fuel rails and injectors, replace cv boots, do coolant flushes this can't be THAT hard. I need some practice for my other car anyway.
What's the worst that can happen? If i F it up i have AAA.