You have to look "closelier" to see. If you look hard enough you can see the arches are no wider and those are the adhesive versions that just stick on top of the other ones. Plus, do you REALLY think this guy is going to drop $700 on OE running boards from the dealer, considering his wood grain stick on dash kit and stuff was probably $100 off ebay? $280 is steep enough, I doubt he'd spend $400 more for OE. These are the knockoffs from Taiwan:

E53 x5 1999 2006 Aluminum Brushed Side Steps Running Boards for BMW | eBay

I'd love to have me some factory running boards on my X.

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82k miles - Alpine White/Cinnamon Brown/Premium Pkg, Sport Activity/Premium Pkg and Sound/20" Style 214/Running Boards