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06-18-2021, 05:10 PM
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more mysteries, part 2: extra panel, item missing
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06-18-2021, 06:02 PM
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Subaru panel...please disregard
My EE friend, with whom I swapped cars (Chevelle for X5), finally looked at his phone (he must turn it off for days at a time), and identified the mystery panel as off of his Subaru (a permanent project car of his).
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06-18-2021, 08:26 PM
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That mysterious empty space is where your rubber tie-down straps are suppose to live.
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2003 BMW X5 3.0i -- MT5, 3.64s final gears, H&R lowering springs, K-Mac bushing kit 2007 BMW X3 3.0Si -- MT6
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06-18-2021, 09:42 PM
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no straps found, will get some
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sehr teuer (very expensive).
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06-19-2021, 10:43 AM
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nope, don't have it
My X5 didn't have a tow package from BMW, or dealer.
My friend that found/restored the X5 for me (major mech and electrical stuff), had found it w/o a tow hitch. While working on suspension, he installed a Draw-Tite Class IV custom hitch. Background history of how I traded for the X5 Because I originally wanted to be able to take my home-built trailer off-road. I thought of using either a 4WD JEEP (XJ-Cherokee/Wagoneer (Unibody only) 1996 – 2001, WJ – Grand Cherokee 1999 – 2004, ZJ – Grand Cherokee 1996 – 1998), because I never had a Jeep before, and my two trucks are 2WD, or alternately a 4WD Chevy Suburban (1996-2001, being a primarily Chevy truck guy). As you can see, I specified OBD2 years, to be able to diagnose more easily, and I was tired of dealing with finicky carburetors, etc., from many years of drag-racing.   He had found a '89 Grand Cherokee (not an OBD2 candidate), in fair-poor condition, that became another project for him, and as time passed, I waffled on the off-road specification, and asked for an AWD soft-roading vehicle, that could be a back-up tow vehicle, or used as occasional/bad-weather/special event transportation. My preferences were a first gen BMW X5 E53 (2001-on, never buy the first year of production), a MB ML320 (a guy at work had one), or a full-time AWD Jeep WJ. That's when he found the X5, and began working on it.   Since my trailer is 2222 lbs, with brakes, I could tow it with the BMW, since he overhauled cooling, Vanos, transfer case, etc., but I probably won't. At 70, I'll probably not even go semi-off-road, and my '04 Chevy 2500HD has been outfitted with all my extra gear for camping/whatever, already. I'll just use the X5 for short-distance, localized activities with the wife (I camp alone). Last edited by workingonit; 06-20-2021 at 04:06 PM. Reason: misspelled wording
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06-20-2021, 11:25 AM
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That is a very sweet trailer you built.
I keep my 7pin to 4pin trailer adapter in that empty spot. Now I know what it is really for, Thank you!
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A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools. -Douglas Adams  2003 X5 4.6is Estoril Blue 2005 Infiniti G35X 1972 Datsun 240Z 1991 Isuzu Impulse XS Sold 1972 Fiat 850 Spyder Donated 1972 Datsun 240Z Sold 1972 Datsun 510 Sold 
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06-20-2021, 03:51 PM
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2003 BMW X5 3.0i -- MT5, 3.64s final gears, H&R lowering springs, K-Mac bushing kit 2007 BMW X3 3.0Si -- MT6
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06-20-2021, 07:57 PM
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alternative cargo space filler
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