DaRipper's E70 35D Mod Weekend

[Daripper]

Hey Everyone,

So this weekend myself and my good buddy Scott, worked on my brand new 2010 X5 35D. We thought we could finish everything on Saturday but ran into some obstacles that prevented it. We finished up on Sunday at my in-laws automotive shop. Here is a little write up from each mod task:

Saturday @ 800am at my buddy garage

Here are pictures before the operation.





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[Daripper]

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[Daripper]

Task 1 - Change out exhaust tip to 4.8

Difficulty 2 ( 1[easiest] - 5[hard])

Pretty easy install if you have the right tools. Reciprocal saw is a must for this. Here are some pictures:

[Daripper]

Task 2 - Change out front orange reflectors to color matched

Difficulty 4

I thought this was going to be easy. I was so wrong. For the 35D you can not go through the front of the plastic air dam or go from underneath like the 3.0 and 4.8. For us to change out the reflectors, we had to remove the original wheel flare, the tire and then the plastic wheel well covering. That took some time for both sides. Here are some pics:



Put on the new extended retrofit wheel flare..





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[Daripper]

Task 3 - Replace old wheel flares with the extended flares

Difficulty 2

Just make sure you have a plastic rivet tool. It made things much easier.

Here are some pictures:

On both front extended wheel flares, the top most hole did not line up and was offset by an inch. Was only able to use 8 out of the 9 rivets. See the following picture.



Here are some pictures of the install of the wheel flares:




All done for the day....

[Daripper]

Pictures after the first day.....








We will install whats in the the trunk Sunday

[rh71]

nice job with the step-by-step pics, first time seeing such detail on the aerokit install. I have a question with the rear aero...



My side aero there is coming away from the body a bit... it is no longer flush against the bumper like the opposite side. Do you think that's just a loose screw somewhere or did it slide out of some plastic retaining part? Or over time, these things may get warped?

If I had to re-set it, I'd have to remove the big center piece first? Also, where was adhesive used if any?

[Daripper]

Originally Posted by rh71

nice job with the step-by-step pics, first time seeing such detail on the aerokit install. I have a question with the rear aero...



My side aero there is coming away from the body a bit... it is no longer flush against the bumper like the opposite side. Do you think that's just a loose screw somewhere or did it slide out of some plastic retaining part? Or over time, these things may get warped?

If I had to re-set it, I'd have to remove the big center piece first? Also, where was adhesive used if any?

It probably came off the carrier, which is the plastic retaining part underneath. I dont think it is warped.

You just need to remove the center piece to get access to it. Just remove the self tapping screws, I believe there is a total of 5 and repostion the piece.

The instruction said to use some betalink but I didnt put it on because I will be getting the clear bra this weekend and will probably need to remove the front aerokit.

Hope this helps..if you need more pics let me know.

- DaRip

[Drakos]

Great pics and write up. The kit looks fantastic and really adds some sizzle to the D.

[Daripper]

Originally Posted by Drakos

Great pics and write up. The kit looks fantastic and really adds some sizzle to the D.

Thanks Drakos...I like it too. Congrats on your new 35D as well! You should mod it

- DaRip