Finally the X5 is here, hello everyone.

[Joshdub]

Wow. What size wheels are those then? They don't look very big. What brackets did it take to get the 7er calipers on the front and the 5er on the rear?

Sorry, I know this isn't e30tech haha. I am just so interested as I want to do bigger brakes on mine and am not sure which way I want to go. I have not heard of this setup before.

[Alex_BG]

This weekend the weather was really nice so we decided to make a trip to Itasca State Park. Total trip was a little bit over 300 miles and I was able to get 20mpg average which I thought was pretty good considering that on the way back most of the time I was going 80-85mph. Now a question that I have is can someone tell me how I can reset the mpg on the dash? I looked over the whole owner manual and did not find anything about it.

Joshdub you've got PM.

here's couple pictures from the weekend:

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Itasca State Park visit with the X5 by alex_at

Itasca State Park visit with the X5 by alex_at

[kevinkay]

you hold down the odometer reset button while your driving (i think until it blinks?) - it clears the trip odometer and also the average mpg.

if you hold it for 10 seconds you can access another menu which shows numerous onscreen features and allows you to test your instrument cluster.

[Alex_BG]

Originally Posted by kevinkay

you hold down the odometer reset button while your driving (i think until it blinks?) - it clears the trip odometer and also the average mpg.

if you hold it for 10 seconds you can access another menu which shows numerous onscreen features and allows you to test your instrument cluster.

Thank you, I'll try that!

Now a question I have is, have any of you guys tried something like this for their X? Winters here get pretty cold and I'm looking for something I can do to help the X start in the morning.

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[LVP]

I just picked up a 250W heater for the oil pan. The car will see its share of short trips in the winter. At the next change I'm going to drop the pan and check for metal/plastic and install the heater. Also bought a programmable timer/switch to be able to have it on/off at the right times. The key will be making sure my wife unplugs it before driving away every day....

Not sure where I'll route the wire though. The thought of a gross plug out the front isn't appealing. I'll figure something out.

[Alex_BG]

Would you mind sharing the links for the products you got so I can take a look at them?

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

Dice mediabridge is good, I also have an ipod/iPhone interface I might be selling in the coming months as well. Do you have DSP?

I have migrated though all the Dice products as they were offered. I bought the Mediabridge right after it came out. I have never had a problem with it. The install took some time but it wasn't difficult. It works seamlessly with existing controls. I also purchased the Sirius accessory.

[sunny5280]

Originally Posted by kevinkay

you hold down the odometer reset button while your driving (i think until it blinks?) - it clears the trip odometer and also the average mpg.

if you hold it for 10 seconds you can access another menu which shows numerous onscreen features and allows you to test your instrument cluster.

I seem to recall resetting average MPG was accomplished by using the BC button to switch to the MPG display and then pressing and holding the BC button until it reset.

[J.Belknap]

Congrats! Welcome

[LVP]

Originally Posted by Alex_BG

Would you mind sharing the links for the products you got so I can take a look at them?

For some reason their website won't let me drill to the product. Hopefully this link works. Its a Polar Pad 250W stick on heater.

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I have it and plan to install it within 3,500km - I'll post results of the install.