Looking to get an X5 has to be an E model

[2die4]

im looking to get an x5 it has to be an E model over the F model as i will be getting it modified for hand controls and the E models are easier to get modified over the F model.

how can I, a novice tell what x5 is more likely to be an E model over an F model

i am looking for a used x5 and so would like any input on how i could tell them apart

Thanks for any help

[TerminatorX5]

if you are looking for electronic modifications, you don't want E70 - you probably are looking for an E53... E53 was manufactured from september of 1999 upto august/september of 2006.

this is a very strange approach to get a car but if it works for you, than it works for you...

good luck

[jspdr]

Originally Posted by 2die4

im looking to get an x5 it has to be an E model over the F model as i will be getting it modified for hand controls and the E models are easier to get modified over the F model.

how can I, a novice tell what x5 is more likely to be an E model over an F model

i am looking for a used x5 and so would like any input on how i could tell them apart

Thanks for any help

Did you mean E70 and E53? Left is E53. right is E70. Thats how you tell. Hope that will help.

[2die4]

cool thanks yeah i need to get the car modified and the guy who does it told me that try and get a E chassis over an F as the F is a nightmare to modify

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by 2die4

cool thanks yeah i need to get the car modified and the guy who does it told me that try and get a E chassis over an F as the F is a nightmare to modify

what mods are you talking about? setting up a track car with rolling cage? or dropping in 10,000 Watt sound system? or swapping stock engine for a V12 Le Mans?

[2die4]

Nothing like that lol just hand controls for the accelerator and brake most likely the jeff gosling version as well as a Bluetooth conversion to the indicators and the other controls like the wipers and stuff they will be controlled with a Bluetooth button mod with a device like the lodgesons R200 WIRELESS BLUETOOTH CONTROLS

[TerminatorX5]

is this a handicapped conversion? has the company done such conversions to a BMW? in the US there is a requirement that a conversion can be done only to automatic transmission cars. not sure about UK. E53 is using iBus to run the controls, and the iBus has been well documented...

E70 will not work as it is using the MOST system, not easily tapped system...

[upallnight]

Originally Posted by TerminatorX5

is this a handicapped conversion? has the company done such conversions to a BMW? in the US there is a requirement that a conversion can be done only to automatic transmission cars. not sure about UK. E53 is using iBus to run the controls, and the iBus has been well documented...

E70 will not work as it is using the MOST system, not easily tapped system...

To be PC (Politically Correct) people with disabilities don't want to be called "Handicapped". They prefer limited mobility, disable, or physically challenged. Made the mistake of calling them handicapped at a public meeting for a train station that I was involved with, boy did I get an ear full from them.

[TerminatorX5]

Originally Posted by upallnight

To be PC (Politically Correct) people with disabilities don't want to be called "Handicapped". They prefer limited mobility, disable, or physically challenged. Made the mistake of calling them handicapped at a public meeting for a train station that I was involved with, boy did I get an ear full from them.

i know the feeling - years ago, when i just came to the US and the some of the old habits were still fresh, i opened a door for a young lady, without even thinking about it (it was instilled in our brains from the moment we went to schools, boys were thought chivalry and how to use a hammer and screwdriver, girls were thought how to cook and saw, in addition to regular academics), and that girl flew off the handle!!! literally, it felt as she were a witch who misplaced her broom... so, it seems that one can offend just about anyone else by doing or not doing just about anything...

considering the fact that I was born and raised in a politically incorrect country, i do rather often find myself being politically incorrect... nevertheless, i think that any word can be offensive, if it is uttered in an offensive manner - say, there is an almost 100 year old tension between Armenians and Azeris (even though Turks were the ones who committed genocide against armenians), and a normal, common word in Armenian, Turk (meaning a Turk and Azerbaijanis at the same time), has a super negative connatation... Accordingly, the word in Azeri, Armenian (Ermani) has a very bad meaning... Let me note, that there are no alternatives in either languages...

Living first 30 years of my life with my grandmother, who lost both of her legs in WWII, I know first hand how hard it is for those folks - nothing is really adopted around them to help them out, even though some attempts are made (in the US the ADA legislation). I drove my first car that was equipped with manual gears and levers, so I know a little bit about this environment, even though each case is totally unique...

I sure hope that the 2die4 did not get upset with my choice of words

[TiAgX5]

Originally Posted by upallnight

To be PC (Politically Correct) people with disabilities don't want to be called "Handicapped". They prefer limited mobility, disable, or physically challenged. Made the mistake of calling them handicapped at a public meeting for a train station that I was involved with, boy did I get an ear full from them.

??? How so? They all seem fine with it when the "handicapped" word is on a sign in front of a blue striped parking spot. Here in the USA most don't even have a visible handicap...... other then an overeating disorder. Hope that's not the same situation in the UK.