detailed the x5 and few mods

[westside]

I never seem to get time to do alot to my own cars. SO this weekend no jobs booked in (apart from Dharman's one series) gave me the opportunity to detial the x5. Didnt take pics whilst doing it (too lazy lol) but you get the idea by the finished results :-)



engine bay painted (waiting on the AFE induction kit)


ACS Trim

still waititng for the gear gaitor to turn up!
Wood pieces painted black....

[wilkoturbo]

Wow wow wow

[cfmistry]

Very original, I love it!

[X5H]

Looks stunning

[Yii]

Wow nice all original stuff, but you didnt show us your running board! i see there like glossy black? did you paint the aluminum running boards or the original ones?

[westside]

Originally Posted by Yii

Wow nice all original stuff, but you didnt show us your running board! i see there like glossy black? did you paint the aluminum running boards or the original ones?

I took all the rubber bits out and had them painted gloss black along with the kit... I was getting tired of using back to black all the time lol!

[westside]

Originally Posted by Yii

Wow nice all original stuff, but you didnt show us your running board! i see there like glossy black? did you paint the aluminum running boards or the original ones?

I removed all the rubber bits and had them painted gloss black along with the kit :-) basically anything which was plastic and black was painted gloss black

you can see the side view here

[Forster4.8is]

omg more pics please! So clean, so low, so shiny! Great job

[mrbmwx5]

No CF trims for the doors panels?

[Jordo]

What year E53 do you have? I ask because my engine cover is diffrent then yours. And like Mrbmw asked.... why no Carbon Fiber on the door tim. You have it in the dash.... why not doors too?