What did you do to / for your E53 today??

[bcredliner]

I would have the battery load tested to see if it is bad before you purchase a new one.

[Ricky Bobby]

Well it could be alternator too, I would test battery first though

[Zook_b]

Just ordered new airbags from Arnott (they are 10% off right now) for the rear, redline oil and filter, cabin filter, and a new driver door carrier. I broke my carrier the day before when it froze and I pulled hard thinking it was just ice. T_T

[pezho405]

Did some coding, activated asyncrous high beam flashing (police) doesnt do anything. Turned off cold monitoring. Double hazards.

QUESTION: why doesnt my comp connect to the car when using SSS through VMWARE from the ROMANIAN guy software on my WIN 7???

Drove it in the first snow! pretty fun, got covered in salt.

WIll need new battery soon. E box dme fan fault. DMTL pump possibly as well. BUt i will replace battery first to see if it helps with the ebox fan... In january. cause theres no point putting new battery in and the car sitting almost a month in garage while ill be in russia driving in the snow

[Ricky Bobby]

After 23 months of ownership I finally purchased 2 parking sensors off ebay (I used aftermarket, paid $17 per sensor) and replaced the dead one in the front and the dead one in the rear in about 15 mins.

Hasn't worked since I purchased my X, but glad it does once again!

[ProfessorX5]

Topped off the coolant, worked some more on the leather, cleaned the wheels, and secured the plastic air intake with a zip tie until my rivets come from eBay, as one rivet was missing. Also discovered that the memory seats work, so the steering column issue's probably the actuator, or the switch.

[J.Belknap]

Replaced water pump gasket, o-rings, and hardware today. Verified the leak with pressure test. Random tear in the lower left. Not the chunk missing in the lower right area. That came off when I pulled the pump.

Anyhow, bought a spare gasket just in case the new one decides to go. Dumb failure!!

[bcredliner]

nstalled HID fog light.
Purchased from HID Replacement bulbs, HID Bulbs, D2S, D2R, D1S, D1R, D4S, D4R,
2 H3HID replacement bulbs 6000K
2 HPXcanbus1 HID ballasts

Very easy install. Removed the fog lights. removed the cap on the back of the housing to access the bulb and cut out at the circle on the back of the cap to be able to put the harness through and be able to use the rubber seal on the harness. As suggested used industrial velcro installed through the fog light holes to secure ballasts. Remove the round ground connection on the existing harness and replace with the slide in type to match to the harness. Put it back together

Pictures show old bulbs, one installed and the end result.

[bcredliner]

Purchased my X new----Organized all the purchase paperwork, maintenance and repair invoices by year and by date.

[ProfessorX5]

Nice!