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I've been to Florida before and I know the rain there is no joke. It wouldn't take long for it to get pretty wet inside, specially if the sunroof was open. All the electronics seem to work fine, but from my understanding of how rust works, everything is "fine" as long as it stays underwater but as soon as it's exposed to oxygen that's when the rust starts to develop. However, I do think that if there was any part of the cable that was compromised it probably would have rusty at this point or some crazy electronic gremlins would be present...I guess we'll see what happens |
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and there's no shortage of google results that tell you not to buy a BMW never mind a neglected X5 so whatever the end result, I bring it all on myself. |
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This is more than a soft spot. You have a problem. But seriously, good on you for saving an old car. This would have been headed straight to the junkyard if not for people like you.
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Use dielectric grease on all the contact points that you suspect were subjected to moisture.
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The couple was in Florida when he had the stroke and had to head back to Canada right as COVID was happening. Shortly thereafter they started downsizing which included selling their home and moving in with their daughter and son in law...who clearly have the space. as far as the the hood goes, the ol' guy specifically said "It's got the two tone hood like a Rolls Royce" uhhhh riiiiiiight, just like it but realistically the hood is also the reason there's a new headlight on that side and the wonky fender and last but not least So clearly it was involved in an accident at some point of it's life. |
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Here in Ontario they use salt on the roads during winter so anything that doesn't have holes in the floor or rocker is a "solid" car |
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Anything suspicious looking is getting cleaned up and greased before it goes back together. |
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I've been messing with BMW's pushing on 20 years now but I haven's seen one in this bad / nasty condition yet.
I understand that $1200 can be considered a deal for this X5 but after seeing all of this, I don't think it's worth it considering the effort it has to be put in. But that is just my opinion and hats off to PO and I trully hope he gets her back in decent condition.
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Not to add to a big list of to-do items, but you should have a peak under the driver's side plastic under-cladding to see how good the rear brake lines are in that location. It's a big issue with any E53 living in a moisture environment. Mine were rotted.
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