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Old 12-23-2016, 07:34 PM
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I'm running 6smd festoons in the footwell and lower door panels and I believe they are 36mm.

Check your housing to be sure they will work for you I may have stretched the contacts in my housing to fit the 36mm but no harm was done to the connector

20X White 36MM 5050 6SMD Festoon LED Dome Map Interior Lights DE3423 6418 12V | eBay



Here is an SMD spec guide to see what wattage and lumen ratings the various SMDs have

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SMD_LED_Module

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Those 6smd are not bright actually! I am.using in footwell 18leds at the front! Same can be used in the trunk! With 18leds in one bulb trunk is very bright! I am using something strange at the back footwell and I love blue interior!
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Old 12-24-2016, 10:15 PM
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It was time for new Bosch Evolution wiper blades today. Sad that nothing seems to last more than three months in the Texas sun.

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Old 12-24-2016, 11:08 PM
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It was time for new Bosch Evolution wiper blades today. Sad that nothing seems to last more than three months in the Texas sun.
I hear that. Though I do typically get at least a year out of wipers.
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Old 12-25-2016, 04:24 AM
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Installed oem rear bumper step protector.
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Old 12-25-2016, 06:13 AM
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Time for 3D wiper blades!
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What did your X5 get for Christmas?
Mine stayed warm under its cover as the rain fell then tuned to ice as the temps fell. Meanwhile the minivan ran holiday errands and went on tacky light tours all weekend. See Holly's tacky lights for viewing tips in the Wash D.C. Area Hollys Tacky Christmas Lights in Fairfax County, Virginia
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Old 12-25-2016, 02:53 PM
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Why can't power steering lines be easy like the E39

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What did your X5 get for Christmas?
Mine stayed warm under its cover as the rain fell then tuned to ice as the temps fell. Meanwhile the minivan ran holiday errands and went on tacky light tours all weekend. See Holly's tacky lights for viewing tips in the Wash D.C. Area Hollys Tacky Christmas Lights in Fairfax County, Virginia
Mine is sitting quietly in the drive, enjoying it's new water pump and various fiddly bits. Tuesday it goes back in for suspension and interior tweaks.
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Old 12-26-2016, 05:54 AM
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Holiday Maint.

Started the holiday maint sessions by removing the cabin air intake system, all the engine acoustic covers and the engine air intake system, to get at the engine breather (CCV) assembly.



Before removing the breather, I vacuumed up all the dead bugs etc. in and around the intake. You can see where the breather sits, towards the back of the engine.



The old breather was the filter type - despite the listing at realoem indicating that the 2005 cars have the newer vortex type breather. It's well documented that this part was changed in the assembly line about August 2005 and my February 2005 build car backs that up, by having the old type part. It was shot...



The old one is at the top, the new one below (as if you couldn't tell... )

Buttoning it all back up, I added a new air filter, since I had to remove the old one and getting at it is "tricky". The air filter in these 3.0d engines is HUGE!



Not a difficult job - took about 90 minutes and that was taking my time.

I can breather easier now - as can the engine - and not be quite so worried about cooking a turbo.

Next up; oil change.
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Old 12-28-2016, 09:29 PM
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