Looks good .dee. Planning any mods?

So that's your third black bimmer... I spend most of the weekend cleaning my one black car... must be a full time job keeping your lot clean!

Any of you guys in Aus placing a 50i order ? keen to know specs and pricing ..BMW can't be far from updating web site with new X5 details (like this e.g. bmw.co.uk)

haha, yeah not easy, but i enjoy it so its fine.

Anyone know where I can source Einszett Leather Care here in Australia? I checked with waxit and they don't stock this particular Einszett product. Freight cost is too much to get it sent over from the US.

Sorry no idea where to get Einszett leather care in aus. Have you tried Zaino instead? I have the conditioner and it works great. Also many great reviews on detailing forums. I got mine from dave at waxit

No I have not tried Zaino. Would I need both the cleaner and conditioner?
I do not want anything that leaves a greasy, slippery shiny finish, or something that can dry out/fade the leather over time. What's Zaino like, and how long have you been using it?

Does anyone know what the 7CF BMW REPAIR INCLUSIVE 3/80 option is? I've done a VIN check and this has come up as one of the options on my car.

there is a strong belief that using conditioner on modern leather adds no value whatsoever, and in some cases actually damages it. The reasoning and i must say that i agree with it is that modern leather is coated during the production stages, hence the conditioner cannot penetrate it. What i have done with any of my cars is just use a good quality leather cleaner such as Zaino 9 or Leatherique... i have tried the conditioner some time ago but not much came out of it.

That's exactly why I was chasing Einszett Leather Care. It's designed to clean and condition coated leather... albeit according to Einszett:

How to clean leather - einszett Car Care Products

It comes highly recommended by members in the detailing forum here.

I use Lexol... have beige leather... no issues whatsoever and it is not greasy...