Had a nice visit this afternoon with Rob at UUC. They have a couple of 'test' X5 installs out and about and he's heard nothing back from the owners: a good sign. He'll reach out to them to confirm no issues and get back to me; they are understandably reluctant to put kits out on the market without feedback from their 'beta' testers. Apparently, the Double Shear Selector Rod [DSSR] they sell is a no-go in our application; he suggests minor OEM wear part replacements rather than a DSSR coincident to the shift kit install.

If the reports are good, I'll take the new ride up to UUC in the next couple of weeks for their install of the SSK and their clutch delay valve [CDV] replacement, and change the tranny fluid to Redline MTL and do the diff fluids and transaxle, too. With these, I might have an SUV that does justice to my driving experience with E28 and E36 bimmers .....

If this works out, it looks like quality shift kits will soon be available for all of us 'gearjammers,' at least in the USofA. The Euro regulatory state might be an obstacle for exports, but who knows?