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

[sandbagger]

Originally Posted by Miltr118

What have you guys found to be the best sealant?

If you dont want to do it again, only sand to about 800 and then clear them, it will give the clear something to bight into.

a lot of people us USC spraymax 2K clear, it has a high UV protection in it. its a 2 part spraycan so you only have like 24hrs to use it once you puncture the can.

most of the other stuff is just a temp sealer that wont last 6months or overpriced junk marketed just for headlights so its big money

I have had great luck in the past, do a quick search and a little reading.

[Miltr118]

Originally Posted by sandbagger

If you dont want to do it again, only sand to about 800 and then clear them, it will give the clear something to bight into.

a lot of people us USC spraymax 2K clear, it has a high UV protection in it. its a 2 part spraycan so you only have like 24hrs to use it once you puncture the can.

most of the other stuff is just a temp sealer that wont last 6months or overpriced junk marketed just for headlights so its big money

I have had great luck in the past, do a quick search and a little reading.

Thanks will do...

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by X53Jay4.8is

Headlight restoration is the best Asthetic bang for the buck on any e53 X5. It just takes your time and patience wet sanding the lens. I did 600,800,1000,2000 wet sand and then buffed off using 3M compound and received fabulous results. Then sealed with a protector . It's all in the preparation getting the great results.

Yes, I did mine a couple of years ago using the 3M kit for electric drill then sealed them. Still look like day I completed them.

[Miltr118]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

Yes, I did mine a couple of years ago using the 3M kit for electric drill then sealed them. Still look like day I completed them.

Thanks, my headlight were cloudy and were making the truck look sad. Definitely a needed improvement. I think my next step will be upgrading the angel eyes lightbulb to something brighter and matching foglight bulbs.

[Emory39]

I was on my way back from OK to CO, and the front diff decided to die on me.... So I had to tow it back home after my sister pic is up. Ended up towing it for a total of 256miles back. The Black X5 handle it smoothly.

[admranger]

Originally Posted by upallnight

Plenty of videos on Youtube on installing it, but the trick is to either use a little silicone spray or dish washing liquid on the rubber trim before installing it so that when you go to insert the trim back onto the windshield it will just slide on.

About 10 minutes to remove and clean the old trim off the windshield and body and another 10 minutes to put it back on.

Thanks!

[freddan]

After I had lent out my E53 to a friend which is 2 meters tall the seat wouldn't move again. I could only move it a millimeter at a time for every fifth time I moved the switch.

Now I decided to fix it, so I got a new seat/memory module for about 150 usd and now it works again

The tricky part was to remove the panel in front of the module. First picture shows the panel and where the front connection is, the other one I'm a bit unsure of but should be located about where the arrow is. I didn't have to bother about that one since it was already broken :P

Second picture shows that there is also a connection on the bottom of the panel, that one was easy to find.

Also there was a T20 torx in the back end of the panel.

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by bcredliner

Yes, I did mine a couple of years ago using the 3M kit for electric drill then sealed them. Still look like day I completed them.

Brian what did you seal your headlights with when you restored your?.

[Clockwork]

Installed silicone key skins...

The skins once on are a bit loose. I wish they were like spandex and super tight to the black plastic key, but they are not so.

Still fun to make an old key look new and I can tel my spares and daily used key apart now and I can start swapping them when I feel like a different color then all keys get more usage/charge time.

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[Clockwork]

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