Hi Guys,
Just wanted to introduce myself to the community here. I got my X5 about 2 weeks back. Its a 2005 4.4i in Sterling Silver with black leather. Overall its in a good condition but as soon as I left the dealership the gearbox did some hard shifts and even a bang when I was cruising around 70 KM/h. I started to panic over it and complained to the dealer. But weird enough, after driving it for a week the gearbox improved. The first 2 gears are not as smooth as the remaining gears, but its more like a 'you feel its not new' as there is an issue. I am struggling to explain that, but maybe the gearbox was reset into learning mode and it overall helped to address an issue.
On the to do list are (already):
- replace the LCD from the screen (blind spots)
- fix the windshield washer (guess its the relay, not one of the three pumps work)
- figure out why the aircon kicks in late (potentially not enough gas)
- get missing interior parts for the driver door (small plastic parts like the 'Airbag' screw cover and 2 more)
Back in Germany about 7 years ago I was quite active in the E38 scene and implanted a car PC into my 7 series. Wrote a long tutorial about it which (hopefully) helped others to do the same.
My plan is to do something similar with the X5, but instead of a PC I will use a Raspberry Pi. There is already a project that progressed quite far:
http://www.bmwraspcontrol.de/
Guess many members now the project already. But the first step is to get the damn screen fixed. Spare screen is on its way from China for $115.
I am sure, I will be here quite frequently looking at all the potential issues a 10 year old X5 can ran into
Greetings from Down Under!
Holger
10-20-2015, 04:24 AM
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