al r/b installation

[BMW X5]

so i am getting my rbs today and probably will try to install them tomorrow or over the weekend. so anyone have any tips/suggestions on how to make it painless? also will i need a torx wrench and if so adjusted to what torque wohoo i cant wait

[UCrewX5]

In case you didn't see it already, here's an article with some tips - http://www.xoutpost.com/showarticle-185.html

and post some before and after pics

[BMW X5]

b4 pics are located here ---> http://www.xoutpost.com/x5-e53-forum/5654-its-time.html

i've read the article above but i am not putting the car on a lift neither am i taking the wheels off im a bit concerned about that

[pepatrick]

I was able to do it without taking the wheels off or putting it on a lift. I used two of the smaller blind rivets on the lower portion of the wheel well...You cannot get the rivet gun in there with the 20" wheels. It took me about 2 hours to do the job...very easy and straight forward.

[BMW X5]

i have 19s hopefully i wont have too much trouble as long as i dont over or under tighten the screws i think i should be fine... the cold @$$ weather here in NYC might prove to be a challenge. thanks for the heads up guys as always much appreciated... i will post pics once its all on.

[statdoc]

Wear gloves! I would hate to see pics of the running boards frozen to your bare hands!!

Actually, that would be a pretty nifty photo, but it would hurt!!

[AutoXer]

Should be an easy mod, I think the instructions called for a torque wrench to bolt the supports onto the frame. I didn't have one and didn't use one.

Make sure you have a plastic rivet gun, that makes the process alot easier. I also did it without lifts, wasn't a problem. Save one of the short rivets for the rear wheel. Just post if you run into problems, I find that quite a number of people on this board are eager to help.

Good luck.