Did just purhase the cheapest X5 ever?

[Thunder22]

Originally Posted by theblue

weird, I've purchased a ton of ebay parts for my E30 and E36 and never had a problem with them.

man you guys are beating me up over this X5, I expected a lot more "fun project" like comments. Lighten up, it's a $2000 X5, if I drive it for one winter it's paid for itself. I get to tinker with it and hopefully give it a little more life.

I'm with you! Have fun with it!

Remember, on this board changing wiper blades is considered a mod so you're not going to run into too many DIY'ers (flame suit on)

The 4.4i in my '01 was my favorite motor in the 4 X's I've owned.

Good luck.

[mrbmwx5]

Originally Posted by Thunder22

I'm with you! Have fun with it!

Remember, on this board changing wiper blades is considered a mod so you're not going to run into too many DIY'ers (flame suit on)

The 4.4i in my '01 was my favorite motor in the 4 X's I've owned.

Good luck.

[SlickGT1]

lol. No ebay wipers. lol.

[theblue]

couple big updates today.

1) new battery is holding stong at 12V off, 13.3 on at idle
2) I fixed the keyless entry. I just needed to be reinitialized by cycling it 5 times in the igntion then holding down some buttons on the key.
3) I unlocked the hidden menu in the guage cluster so I can now do things like have it display real time voltage etc.
4) I drove 70 miles mixed driving with a bad maf sensor and still got 15.4 mpg.

xoutput is an awesome forum.

[e30mpower]

$2k is not a bad deal, you'll have fun getting it fixed up. My dad and I bought a BASE E30 about 12 years ago for $1k that had front end damage, needed a tranny, etc. So I don't think two grand is much to ask for a lot more car. That being said, with a lot more car comes a lot more expense. I read your list, none of that sounds uncommon or terribly expensive.

I will tell you though that from personal experience, the problem with the steering wheel and memory seats is the memory seat module on the side of the seat. And those are expensive for what they are. I found a used one for ~$65 a few years ago and it was a effing steal. Not sure what they're going for now.

Nobody uses the reclining rear seats anyway, unless they are riding in your car for the first time and are like "what are those little buttons up there?"

Window regulator, door handle carrier(s), etc... Not expensive but a PITA, definitely doable. I would suggest trying to do both yourself because the door handle carrier specifically is an expensive job to have someone else do. I think I got charged 3.3 hours of labor for one door.

Read and re-read the articles and understand what you're in for, if after fixing it up and you decide to sell it, you can probably make a tidy profit. If not, the 100k+ X5 is the most expensive club in the world. Hopefully you won't have formed too much of an attachment to it. I probably should've dumped mine a while ago, but I'll be damned if that SOB didn't trap me, and now I can't let it go.

[theblue]

thanks!

updates:
- door handle fixed
- the power rear seats was a misunderstanding, key needs to be in ignition.

[Dark5yde]

Originally Posted by theblue

- the power rear seats was a misunderstanding, key needs to be in ignition.

It does not. At least on mine it doesn't need the key in.

[theblue]

don't know the true expectation, but they work fine while I'm driving along and do nothing with the key out of the ignition.

[Dark5yde]

Shit yea I just re-read your original issue. The upper console buttons wont work without the key. The rear buttons work all the time. Carry on lol

[admranger]

Originally Posted by PersonaNonGrata

I think the first fix you should implement is removing the douche bag "Tapout" sticker. I'll give you the benefit of the doubt that (a) you didn't put it on and (b) it is already gone.

I was thinking the exact same thing when I read the original post.



OP: looks like you are making good progress. Keep at it! You've come to the right place for help.