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Old 10-22-2007, 01:48 PM
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any side by side pics of x5 with and without running boards??
i'm trying to decide if i should order them or not... can't determine if it really looks better or not.... and don't want to lose any ground clearance.

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If you are after the looks, go for it.
Its only $300 and makes the X look stunning.
If you also care for functionality, convinience, forget about them.

Getting your pants dirty when getting out, keeping them clean is a serious issue for me, I decided against them
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I think it's the equivalent of getting bigger wheels. Looks better, but worse ride, more maintenance etc...
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is there anyone here who thinks the x5 looks better WITHOUT the boards? i kinda think it might... but haven't seen many black x5 pics without them...
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is there anyone here who thinks the x5 looks better WITHOUT the boards? i kinda think it might... but haven't seen many black x5 pics without them...
I think it looks better w/o out them especially with black. I think the chrome boards are too much of a contrast with the black plus it makes the car look longer. I remember seeing some black ones w/o running boards on autotrader or ebay or try cars.com.
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is there anyone here who thinks the x5 looks better WITHOUT the boards? i kinda think it might... but haven't seen many black x5 pics without them...
I think that the X5, in any color, looks MUCH better without the boards --- but it's obviously a personal choice...

I can't agree with linh811 at all --- who equates them with having larger wheels. I'm getting the larger wheels
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is there anyone here who thinks the x5 looks better WITHOUT the boards? i kinda think it might... but haven't seen many black x5 pics without them...
on black on would lean against them, too much contrast
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I dont like how they look, opted not to get it. Again personal preference.
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I like the way they look, but didn't get them for 2 main reasons.

1 - small SUV's like the X5 really don't need a step to get in/out of, it just seems to make the car harder to get in/out of.

2- wear concerns
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the style of the BMW running boards is kind of like a trademark for them
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