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Old 12-15-2019, 05:17 PM
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I agree they look better with the roof rails. I always thought the X5 looks "bald" when I see them deleted. I also bought a $50 set off fleaBay and they are over at the powdercoater this week for a quick aesthetic transformation when they get back. My original rails were looking rather faded at 15 years old.
If you need some new install hardware, let me know, I bought extra... all pieces are in nice condition including the rubber fitments.

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Old 12-15-2019, 05:38 PM
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If you need some new install hardware, let me know, I bought extra... all pieces are in nice condition including the rubber fitments.

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Thank you! I am hoping it is a simple remove fasteners and rails, then reinstall newly coated rails. Fingers crossed.
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Old 12-15-2019, 06:03 PM
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What did you do to / for your E53 today??

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Old 12-15-2019, 08:22 PM
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upon receiving the E53 4.8is, previous owner turned out to be not as honest and forthcoming as I thought they were. Very disappointed in that....

Vehicle was hemorrhaging coolant.... turned out to be the water pump... so $1,200 later, 3 days after receiving the vehicle... new water pump, thermostat and belts. no leaks now

Sourced the OEM roof rack on Ebay for $70, cleaned and repainted it, then installed with fresh hardware... looks MUCH better this way.

Also, fresh Dinan air filter. Feels so nice

Got the Avant 4 on Cyber Monday, installation will be next
TMV's old truck? I thought it was in pretty good condition the way it was presented while I was trying to convince the wife to adopt another 4.8is aero truck. Maybe just a coincidence it failed after the sale?

I agree with Overboost. Never been a fan of these sans roof rails.
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Old 12-15-2019, 08:53 PM
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TMV's old truck? I thought it was in pretty good condition the way it was presented while I was trying to convince the wife to adopt another 4.8is aero truck. Maybe just a coincidence it failed after the sale?
As I would like to think coincidence.... it was not. It was misrepresented in a few ways. I felt let down and a bit betrayed as I had countless conversations and face-times with previous owner.

What can ya do..??

Overall I am excited about it. Now I get to make it my own while on the way to bringing it back up to snuff.

Potentially some style 168 wheels... I love them on this car.

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Old 12-16-2019, 03:11 PM
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Can someone send me the discount code Jewlry Stores B2B Data List from Creative Bear Tech- https://creativebeartech.com?
Sure! It's EAD2019

Enjoy. Happy Holidays!
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Enjoy. Happy Holidays!

If only someone would hack their site for this Nigerian prince I know....

I would have suggested something else but apparently it's not "PC" to use or even threaten to use artillery on people that piss you off.. (who knew?)

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Well, looks like driver side ballast took a shit.
Swapped bulbs and igniter left to right, nothing.

I'm guessing I have to take the bumper off to take the headlight out to get to ballast?

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Well, looks like driver side ballast took a shit.
Swapped bulbs and igniter left to right, nothing.

I'm guessing I have to take the bumper off to take the headlight out to get to ballast?

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