X5 Interior Trim

[X53Jay4.8is]

So last week I finally bit the bullet and purchased an upgrade trim for my BMW X5 4.6is. I purchased the trim from a vendor on eBay and it had to come from Latvia. Yeah I know it seems risky but had it not been for the EBay purchase protection guarantee I would not have ventured to do the purchase. Anyway I want to report back on how well executed the purchase was by thee vendor. The vendor on EBay is coconat777. They have a number of trim sets advertised on EBay fror BMWs, Porsches, Audi's etc. Anyway I asked to make sure that the trim would be packaged in such a manner to prevent scratching against other trim in the package. So I purchased the trim on August 22nd and it shipped on the 23rd. On Tuesday August 30th (7 days from the purchase date) it arrived at my house. Now the time frame in delivery amazed me seeing that the expected date of arrival was somewhere between September 6th and the 14th. The next most impressive thing with the trim was packaging. The exterior of the box was nicely wrapped with a couple layers of shrink wrap but then when I opened the box the real surpise was awaiting. All of the trim pieces were triple layer wrapped for packaging and then masked taped down so that no movement would occur in the box. Back to the wrapping of the trim pieces. The other layer consisted of no less then 7 layers of shrink wrap. Beneath that was a multi layer of bubble wrap and then finally a layer of blue cloth napkins covering the actual trim. My trim made the trip in perfect condition. So this vendor of used trim appears legitimate but also is caring in the packaging of their goods to make a long trip. Oh and the shipping time was above expectation going through priority mail of Latvia to Priority of the US. In addition. The tracking number he provided was active within 24 hours of shipping. He provided the number tracking that could be checked with Latvia mail and then could be checked once reaching the US post system .

[tmv]

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by tmv

Fair enough I will provide the pictures of the packed items once get back to my office. I did take shots to document the packaging in case they ended up damaged. Just trying to communicate a good vendor experince from a vendor on EBay that has parts advertised from far away.

[mrcarter20]

Do you have the link to the seller?

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by mrcarter20

Do you have the link to the seller?

Sure see the attached link

BMW x5 E53 RHD Individual Cosmos Diamond Piano Black Interior Trim Kit | eBay

[g300d]

Originally Posted by mrcarter20

Do you have the link to the seller?

It's listed in the OP. Coconat777.

So what trim did you get, Jay?

[X53Jay4.8is]

Here are the images as promised
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[Ricky Bobby]

Did you get Cosmos???

[X53Jay4.8is]

So here is my new interior trim installed on the X5 for the first time. I decided to go with the Smoked Grey Poplar Wood. Not to many X5s were equipped with it but it sure does look good with a black interior X5.
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[X53Jay4.8is]

So I have a complete set of the dark poplar wood trim for an X5 (since I changed out he original wood trim) that I will be posting up in the FS forum later this week. It includes all the dash pieces (Nav unit equipped X5),console wood, rear console wood cover and shifter. No cracks. PM me if you have an interest in the set. I will be letting the set go for a crazy price.