X5 35d Early (and Ongoing) Impressions

[Roadster]

Originally Posted by FunfDreisig

What's worse BMW removed the normal gas shock that holds up the cargo bay floor. What were they thinking? "Anybody stupid enough to order the space saver spare must be so dense they'll never notice that they have to hold up the floor board with one hand while extracting the spare with the other."? The least they could have done is provide a stick to prop up the floor.

Funf Dreisig

weird, my floor board has two gas shocks holding it up...

maybe they left it out so they could deliver your car a bit sooner?

[FunfDreisig]

Originally Posted by Roadster

weird, my floor board has two gas shocks holding it up...

maybe they left it out so they could deliver your car a bit sooner?

It is odd. Because the mount points are there. The little ball is welded to the frame and the floor board has four holes with captured nuts. Either it is just a factory mistake or the gas strut interferes with the space saver spare.

I'll call my SA later today and have him check into it.

Funf Dreisig

[Roadster]

Originally Posted by FunfDreisig

It is odd. Because the mount points are there. The little ball is welded to the frame and the floor board has four holes with captured nuts. Either it is just a factory mistake or the gas strut interferes with the space saver spare.

I'll call my SA later today and have him check into it.

Funf Dreisig

I have the space saver spare tire as well so the gas strut and spare tire can be combined

[FunfDreisig]

Originally Posted by Roadster

I have the space saver spare tire as well so the gas strut and spare tire can be combined

Hmmm.

You posted that you had TWO gas shocks. Are they in the middle or on either side of the spare?

Maybe the problem is that the only mount point for the gas strut on my X5 is in the middle of the floorboard.

Funf Dreisig

[Roadster]

Originally Posted by FunfDreisig

Hmmm.

You posted that you had TWO gas shocks. Are they in the middle or on either side of the spare?

Maybe the problem is that the only mount point for the gas strut on my X5 is in the middle of the floorboard.

Funf Dreisig

this is where I'm wrong
I just went out to take a look and indeed there's only ONE strut...
my bad...

[FunfDreisig]

Originally Posted by Roadster

this is where I'm wrong
I just went out to take a look and indeed there's only ONE strut...
my bad...

Thanks for checking. Actually that is great news. It means that all I need is the strut

Maybe if I had taken my SA Italian pastries wearing a short skirt like cmyX5go suggested, I'd have gotten all the parts installed

Funf Dreisg

[Destination: Moon]

Mine is missing the strut too. It was also missing the spare. I had to negotiate the inclusion of the spare tire kit. Let us know what they say at the dealer about the lift assembly.