Intro/ Future Plans '04 3.0i Black

[TheGodfather]

Hey guys,

I will be aquiring a 2004 X5 3.0i black on beige. The vehicle is bone stock, and I lose sleep everynight thinking of ways to change this.

My ideas so far:

22" Style 168 silver rims.
- The norm seems to be staggered, however is it possible
to have 10.5 wide front and rear for a more aggressive look? Or will the fronts only hold 9.5?

Upgrade AE lights to brighter white
- I did a bit of reading and it seems it is difficult to rig a canadian 04's DRL so that only the halos come on like the newer bimmers. True?
- I would also like to get rid/ conceal the orange reflectors. To my knowledge eliminating them on '04 OE headlights is not going to happen. Suggestions?

Tint all around

Change grill
- This is a tough one for me. I was always into the titanium look, however it seems too gneric. I have never been a fan of blacked out vehicles or parts however I have seen a couple of matte black grilles and it was pretty slick.

- As my first mod, I actually already painted the grill black. It turned out pretty good. It was more a spur of the moment thing to keep me fixed until I can get the big stuff done.

- Does anyone know where I can get a black racemesh like grill? Do you think that would look good?

4.8is rear and front spolier
- If I can find it at a good price
- I will more likely just settle for the skid plate

Nicer exhaust tips for 3.0i, maybe upgrade exhaust system in the future, but is not really a priority.


I am hoping to get all this done before I start uni again in september.

I am currently driving a 1998 ML320, which I have spent alot of time working on due to its initially dated look and lack of quality. I wont have nearly as many problems and aesthetic hurdles to overcome on an '04 X5.

Picture of ML, it maybe a little "chromey" for some tastes. IMO the ML's take to chrome a lot better than X5's. The amount of work I will need to put into the X5 to make it my own wont be nearly as much as was needed for the ML.






Anyways, I hope to be sticking around and use this forum as long as I did on benzworld.org