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Old 01-28-2019, 04:15 PM
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I was fortunate to inherit my Mom's Special Ordered manual, gray green on black, 3.0 X5. The car has spent it's entire life in Southern California and has a well recorded maintenance history. It has 165k miles on it when I adopted it in Jan 2019.

It's bone stock and I'll be adding some modifications and reporting them in this thread. I'm trying to keep it OEM+, it will be my daily driver and the vehicle for Tahoe snow trips.





Exterior Mods:

Post #10
YOUTUBE - Matte Black Kidney Grills Install


BMW Slimline License Plates

Weisslicht LED License Plate Lights

Reverse Camera

Interior Mods:

Post #9
YOUTUBE - Avin Avant4 Initial Impressions
Avin Avant 4 Head Unit
Microphone
Tire Pressure Monitor System (TPMS)
Front DVR
i-BUS
Apple CarPlay & Android Auto
Torque OBD2 Bluetooth Reader

Valentine1 V1 Hardwire and Hard Mount with BlendMount
Warm White LED Interior Lights
Shorty ZHP Style Shift Knob
Auto Dimming, Home Link Rear View Mirror
3M Crystalline Tint (CR70 Windshield, CR40 Front, CR20 Rear and Trunk)
OEM All Weather Floor mats and cargo mat

Upcoming Mods:
DEPO Headlights with upgraded Bi-xenon projectors, Highbeam, and Angel Eyes
Wireless charging magnetic iPhone mount
Carbon Fiber Vinyl interior trim wrap

Maintenance:
Dash bulb replacment
Oil Changes: Liqui Moly Special Tec LL 5W-30 & Mann-Filter HU 925/4 X Metal-Free Oil Filter
CRL Rain and Light Sensor Gel Pad Replacement



Vehicle information
Type Code FA53
E Series E53 ()
Series X
Type GEFZG
Model X5 3.0I (USA)
Steering LL
Doors 5
Engine M54
Displacement 3.00
Power 170
Drive ALLR
Transmission MECH
Colour GRAUGRUEN METALLIC (442)
Upholstery STANDARDLEDER/SCHWARZ (N6SW)
Prod Date 2002-02-12


Vehicle options
S249A Multifunction f steering wheel
S302A Alarm system
S309A BMW LA wheel, star spoke styling
S321A Label
S354A Green windscreen, green shade band
S386A Roof railing
S403A Glass roof, electrical
S437A Instrument panel, black
S441A Smoker package
S459A Seat adjuster, electric, with memory
S461A Electric seat backrest adjustment, rear
S473A Armrest front
S508A Park Distance Control (PDC)
S521A Rain sensor
S522A Xenon Light
S534A Automatic air conditioning
S555A On-board computer V with remote control
S640A Preparation f tel.installation universal
S645A BMW US Radio
S650A Radio BMW Reverse
S661A Radio BMW Business (C43)
S676A HiFi speaker system
S691A CD holder
S692A Preparation, BMW 6-CD changer I-bus
S845A Acoustic belt warning
S853A Language version English
S876A Radio frequency 315 MHz
S926A Spare wheel
S945A Dummy-SALAPA
S992A Control of number-plate attachment
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First thing I'd look into would be the condition of the front drive shaft splines. Considering the presence of salt in the air, there's more than a reasonable chance that rust has developed on the splines which leads to them stripping. Mine failed at 136,000 miles. Any servicing should include thoroughly packing them with marine grade grease. Great color!



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Any servicing should include thoroughly packing them with marine grade grease. Great color!
And moving the AC drain/drip line so that it doesn't drip on the front drive shaft.

I agree great color. Welcome.
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Got the Avant4 installed awhile ago. I'm still editing the videos of the install. Planning to do a full review as well.

In the mean time, here are my first thoughts.
Avin Avant4 Initial Impressions

Also does anyone know how to embed YouTube videos on Xoutpost?
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