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

[bcredliner]

Nice looking steering wheel.

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by Scott ZHP

Same 4-spoke wheel it came with. Here are a couple of pics; the quality of the leather and stitchwork is superb. I got a quote from Dallas Custom Steering wheel for the same thing, and it was about $425. This cost me half of that and I didn't need to send mine as a core.

So Scott where did you get this wheel recovered? meaning who is the vendor? By the way it does look great.

[David D]

Yes! Inquiring minds (and wallets) want to know! My steering wheel will need recovering before too long as the stitching is coming undone and the leather has some serious wear. I was thinking of calling Dallas Custom Steering, but not after hearing how much they charge.

[bcredliner]

I looked at the various options for recovering. I ended up purchasing an M3 SMG paddle shift wheel. Steering wheel cost $200 on Ebay.

[Scott ZHP]

Originally Posted by X53Jay4.8is

So Scott where did you get this wheel recovered? meaning who is the vendor? By the way it does look great.

Originally Posted by David D

Yes! Inquiring minds (and wallets) want to know! My steering wheel will need recovering before too long as the stitching is coming undone and the leather has some serious wear. I was thinking of calling Dallas Custom Steering, but not after hearing how much they charge.

I bought the wheel on eBay. Here's a link:

BMW x5 Series E53 New Leather Steering Wheel Black with III M Tricolored Threads | eBay

When I searched for wheels, I include the international sellers. Sometimes you can find interesting steering wheels by searching for "bmw lenkrad".

[Fifty150hs]

Originally Posted by Pre-H20

jljljl,

Funny you should ask about the tire dressing and being shiny...............

So over the years I've used ALOT of the tire dressings out there, I mean alot of them...... some pretty good some not so good. ALL ranging from 4.00 to 7.00........................

I have a little sports car that I like to have nice clean rims and tires on, so I have always looked for tire dressing that works well. over all unimpressed with whats out there.

Soooooooooooooooooo last year I was out at the local Dollar Tree getting some little knick knacks and I remembered I needed to get some tire dressing....... I see that they sell some off brand tire dressing for 1.00 and it was a big container... so I figured why not. If its water and doesnt work I only spent a dollar.

So I use it with VERY low expectations.........

havnt used anything since....

sooooooooo, what's the brand? Your tires look great.

[upallnight]

Had the "Check Brake Pad" light come on, so I guess I needed to do a brake job. Took out the front pad, they were worn, but the sensor was still intact. Might as well change them since I had the caliper off. Replace the pads and sensor. Took it out for a drive and checked the instrument cluster. Pad warning light was still on. Perhaps the rear pads are worn, so I went and removed the calipers. They still had 80% of the pad life. Checked the sensor and notice that it was a URO sensor, so I decided to keep the pads, but replace the sensor. Put everything back together and the minute I started the truck, there wasn't a "Check Pad" light on. Moral of this repair, don't buy cheap parts, not unless you intend to flip the X.

[X53Jay4.8is]

Originally Posted by upallnight

Had the "Check Brake Pad" light come on, so I guess I needed to do a brake job. Took out the front pad, they were worn, but the sensor was still intact. Might as well change them since I had the caliper off. Replace the pads and sensor. Took it out for a drive and checked the instrument cluster. Pad warning light was still on. Perhaps the rear pads are worn, so I went and removed the calipers. They still had 80% of the pad life. Checked the sensor and notice that it was a URO sensor, so I decided to keep the pads, but replace the sensor. Put everything back together and the minute I started the truck, there wasn't a "Check Pad" light on. Moral of this repair, don't buy cheap parts, not unless you intend to flip the X.

Yes this is a well known strategy when it comes to parts replacement. Stick to the good stuff. Most URO parts are junk anyway.

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by X53Jay4.8is

Yes this is a well known strategy when it comes to parts replacement. Stick to the good stuff. Most URO parts are junk anyway.

Brake job was done by a previous owner that probably bought the cheapest part available. I normally buy OE BMW genuine parts or OEM parts

[mam4.6]

Put 1k miles on it yesterday... Ohio to Florida... Got to drive thru the tropical storm in SC, quite a few hydro planing accidents while it was storming... Uneventful except for my wipers stopping in the middle of the windshield... After some research I'm confident it's the bolts binding... Definitely not a burnt up motor, because if I try to activate them, (after the 3 hour reset), I can see them move a fraction of an inch, then quit trying... Luckily I had just sealed the windshield, and didn't really need the wipers... I'll be checking those bolts out next week sometime...


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