of all things BMW this is such an easy replacement. the only extra step i had was to remove / loosen the sliding cargo deck so i could remove the plastic moldings inside the back compartment hiding the air system. very easy, but definitely remove the tire. i dunno how anyone could do it with removing the tire. for hahas i used the spare tire jack, boy if anybody is small or has a tiny lady friend driving the X i would recommend keeping a large screw driver or other type or long piece of metal to crank that jack.

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