New owner need some ?'s answered pls.

[xymox]

I have an 02 3.0 titanium silver and would like to ask a few questions.
Thank you in advance to your responses.

1. I have 17's and would like to convert to 20's. Will this be a smooth and safe ride once implemented? Any tire or rim sites link would be appreciated.

2. I've noticed some images of titanium silver that have the black exterior portions chromed. How is this paint job done considering it's plastic? Can I buy this or do I need to have them removed and painted?

3. How do I check (couldn't find it in the manual) how many bars I have left for oil service? What is the key/button combination?

This is a great community.

Thanks again.

[PersonaNonGrata]

Originally Posted by xymox

I have an 02 3.0 titanium silver and would like to ask a few questions.
Thank you in advance to your responses.

1. I have 17's and would like to convert to 20's. Will this be a smooth and safe ride once implemented? Any tire or rim sites link would be appreciated.

2. I've noticed some images of titanium silver that have the black exterior portions chromed. How is this paint job done considering it's plastic? Can I buy this or do I need to have them removed and painted?

3. How do I check (couldn't find it in the manual) how many bars I have left for oil service? What is the key/button combination?

This is a great community.

Thanks again.

:welcome: to X5world. To answer your questions:

1. Yes, the ride will still be safe but probably not as smooth overall as your 17's. Many, many people have gone to 20" wheels and have no issues with the ride comfort. I wouldn't worry about that. Depending on what wheels you want, there are plenty of places to buy wheels. Tire Rack is a good source. There are also some decent eBay sellers that sell replica BMW wheels. Tire choices are getting better in 20" sizes. I have 19" Toyo Proxes ST's and after about 7000 miles, I really like them. They are also very reasonably priced compared to Michelin Diamaris.

2. DON'T DO IT! I have never seen the type of thing you are describing but you hit the nail on the head when you observe that these pieces are plastic. The finish will look cheap and never last, not to mention just looking . People have had the bumpers and door ding strips painted Ti silver to match, which looks good.

3. Your oil service light will light up when your X5 thinks it's time for an oil change.

HTH

[motordavid]

xymox: Oil change/service bars: when you turn your key on, you should see a green
bar(s) at bottom of dash gauges, or a yellow or a red. When the greens extinquish and go to yellow it's time for BMW's oil change. Many here change it once between the "annual oil service" offered.
GL on your new ride and welcome to the best X5 board on the planet!
BR,md

[josh256]

There's nothing wrong with painting plastic, it certainly won't look any different than painted metal. In fact, all the painted kits are plastic (BMW Aero, AC.Snitzer, Hamman, etc) and come in an analogous state to the OEM unpainted setup (meaning you must have the kits primed/painted by a body shop). And yes, the pieces should be removed - it takes about an hour to remove them all..

Check this board for a post in the last month on converting the unpainted OEM pieces to Imola Red on a 4.8is.

However, what I would be worried about is scraping at the base of the front spoiler (the bumper cover) as well as chipping around the wheel wells. Perhaps the Imola Red 4.8is dude can comment on this...

Josh