I come from an 03' e53 3.0i before but unfortunately a distracted driver hit me and totaled it. Since then the search has been on for my ideal e53. I knew i wanted the towing package again, I had to have pano roof and face lifted so that put me into the 05's range. after searching for a while i found a near perfect 2005 e53 with just at 100k miles. I test drove and fell in love. I had it PPI'd and away I went. I have to say the difference between the 3.0 and the 4.4 was a lot more than I had thought it was going to be. I am very happy with the purchase.
I already put on are the tinted LED tails lights. I made myself a hot air intake and heatshield also. I ordered the interior LED lights and the led halo lights from ECS tuning.(will be in this week)
I have also have on order the 4.8is body pieces and the 2" lift kit from sarek off road.
Its not complete yet. Still need the rubber guard on top of the box but it seals to the hood and does a decent job.