My ideas so far:
22" Style 168 silver rims.
- The norm seems to be staggered, however is it possible
to have 10.5 wide front and rear for a more aggressive look? Or will the fronts only hold 9.5?
Staggered is the way to go. 168's in 22" look mean. My understanding is that sizes should be as follows; 265/35/22 front and 295/30/22 rear. Thread from Jan last year: 22" Style 168
Upgrade AE lights to brighter white
- I did a bit of reading and it seems it is difficult to rig a canadian 04's DRL so that only the halos come on like the newer bimmers. True?
Sorry I'm not sure. You need to speak with mrbmwX5 (Tom) or TwinsPoppa (Jose), if anyone knows, these guys do. Watch out though, they're infectious 
- I would also like to get rid/ conceal the orange reflectors. To my knowledge eliminating them on '04 OE headlights is not going to happen. Suggestions?
You need to buy Euro delivery h/lights, they come stock with clear corners. Some guys here have done it, they look great. Or have a look on ebay.
Tint all around
Nice one, plenty of threads here on tinting. It seems to come up as a topic every month.
Change grill
- This is a tough one for me. I was always into the titanium look, however it seems too gneric. I have never been a fan of blacked out vehicles or parts however I have seen a couple of matte black grilles and it was pretty slick.
- As my first mod, I actually already painted the grill black. It turned out pretty good. It was more a spur of the moment thing to keep me fixed until I can get the big stuff done.
- Does anyone know where I can get a black racemesh like grill? Do you think that would look good?
Check out one of the best X5's on this site (IMO) with race mesh grills, proudly presented by richirich: Sunny Day - Took some pics after a detail!
4.8is rear and front spolier
- If I can find it at a good price
- I will more likely just settle for the skid plate
Easy mod with big impact.
Nicer exhaust tips for 3.0i, maybe upgrade exhaust system in the future, but is not really a priority.
Plenty of threads here, just do a search for them.
