Originally Posted by Driver8

Welcome bcb1...it's always good to have another member from the Mountain State in our midst.

A couple thoughts/comments about your regimen.

First, using silicone or silicone spray on rubber (including tires) will accelerate its demise. The prior Armor All formulation used to have copious amounts of silicone, but it is supposed to be silicone-free now. It would probably be a better choice on your seals, gaskets and rubber than pure silicone. I have used another German-made product for years on my BMWs, a gasket treatment called "Gummi-Pflege," that works well on noisy rubber. It went out of production a few years ago, but I think it's back on the market now. Here's a link to more info ---> "http://www.pakshak.com/1z-rubber-protection-gummi-pflege-100ml.html"

Second, using Armor All on your leather seats is akin to putting ketchup on your Kobe beef; BMW leather will not respond well to protectant. Armor All can clog the pores of the leather and will eventually make your seats shiny, hard and brittle, which will leads to cracking and poor wear, not to mention slippery and greasy. This is why it's not well-suited for leather care. Clean your leather with any commercially-available leather cleaners (Lexol comes to mind, but I know Zaino makes a nice product too) to remove the Armor All, using a sponge and warm water to gently clean the surface of the leather. Dry completely with clean cotton towels. Then once everything is dry, condition the leather with Lexol or other quality leather conditioner. You shouldn't have to do this more than once or twice a year, and when you're done, your leather will have a nice "like-new" buff appearance and smell wonderful.

Good luck with the new X!