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Kommen e53 rear sub-frame bush tool: -
https://www.kommentools.com/products...g-tool-set-e53 I've added it to my original post also...
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Threw one of the roof boxes on the newly acquired wagon... which has been getting all my attention lately. Mostly due to it being a poor neglected 182000 mile BMW. So basically a typical used BMW. A $1200 purchase price has quickly ballooned to ~$4500. People abuse their cars... never ceases to amaze me. And then complain their BMW isn't as reliable as a (insert chosen import brand here).
Anyway, here's a shot next to Red. Haven't purchased a roof rack for her yet to throw the other box on, but will. Did buy one for the E70 totally by accident. Anyone interested in seeing pics of the faux suede headliner and pillars going in the wagon? It's not E53 related exactly... but if you do some mental gymnastics they share the same pano roof. So totally E53 related when you really think about it. It's ridiculously labor intensive but was necessitated (HAH!!! Yeah, necessitated) by having water stains on the headliner due to a leaky pano roof seal. Had to drop everything to replace it anyway.
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2005 X5 4.4i Build 04/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, Pano, Sport (Purchased 06/14 w/ 109,000 miles) (Sold 8/15 w/121,000 miles) 2006 X5 4.8is Build 11/05 Maintenance/Build Log Nav, DSP, Pano, Running Boards, OEM Tow Hitch, Cold Weather Pckg (Purchased 08/15 w/ 90,500 miles) 2010 X5 35d Build 02/10 Nav, HiFi, 6 DVD, Sports Pckg, Cold Weather Pckg, HUD, CAS, Running Boards, Leather Dash, PDC, Pano (Purchased 03/17 w/ 136,120 miles) |
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I'm the "second owner" - it was used by another E53 owner before me, I bought it from him and I'll now sell it to another E53 owner, reducing my investment even further. Win, win.... If I can bring myself to part with it. It's just so badass....
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Gave up on chasing the SES light issues and paid a visit to my friendly neighborhood dealer. Autozone lifetime warranty MAF went lean and the thermostat was unhappy again. Full inspection turned up cracks in all four front CV boots and a worn out thrust bushing. Really can't complain since the inner boots had 300,000 miles on them and the outers more than 100,000 this time. The tension thrust bushing lasted 170,000 miles. But that silly thermostat (that was #4) only went 63,000 miles.
Some other customers in the service area had to look at the dash because they had never seen a car with so many miles on the odometer! 2002 X5 361,700 miles 2014 428i 64,000 miles 2004 325i sold at 123,600 miles 2001 325i sold at 66,000 miles 1970 Firebird Under restoration - engine dyno run in August |
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Heading to customs to get rear arms and bushing set!! Thursday night till Saturday evening set aside for work.
Also found out that a greasy fingerprint on the H.U. screen will cause activation in full sunlight and temps above 46c... Sent from my SM-A730F using Tapatalk
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Most jobs that require special tools are not frequent repairs and now there are reasonably priced tools for most of those jobs that work very well. I have found it better to purchase the tool since some of my experience trying to shade tree engineer it take too much time and sometimes caused other damage. I justify the cost of the tool in the labor saving just as you do. And, you can never have too many tools.
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