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Forum: X5 (E53) Forum Yesterday, 03:57 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 4,872
Posted By PropellerHead
He probably left out the part about the old...

He probably left out the part about the old battery being drowned in water from clogged sunroof drains. :rofl:
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum Yesterday, 10:06 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,473
Posted By PropellerHead
It would be an '05 in the US. I can also offer...

It would be an '05 in the US. I can also offer that my May and July 2004's are '04 builds. It seems like I remember hearing that September production is considered when the model years 'flip' in the...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-26-2024, 08:23 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,473
Posted By PropellerHead
I suspect that is our key. What would be...

I suspect that is our key.

What would be Intersting AF is to check the VIN on that smooth top '06 manual from the Craigslist thread. Might answer some questions.

Edit:

And looky there:
...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-26-2024, 01:10 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,473
Posted By PropellerHead
I guess I'm odd man out. My 10th digit is '4' on...

I guess I'm odd man out. My 10th digit is '4' on an '04 production date
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-24-2024, 12:34 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 4,872
Posted By PropellerHead
:rofl:

:rofl:
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-24-2024, 12:07 AM
Replies: 133
Views: 4,872
Posted By PropellerHead
That could be the last car I own- until the left...

That could be the last car I own- until the left knee goes again. :swear:
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-24-2024, 12:04 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 474
Posted By PropellerHead
:bustingup

:bustingup
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-23-2024, 12:16 PM
Replies: 133
Views: 4,872
Posted By PropellerHead
1st one I have ever seen in over 23 years since...

1st one I have ever seen in over 23 years since we bought a 3.0 in December of 2000. I thought IT was rare bc of the manual HVAC controls (no premium package) but WITH the sport package. Odd bird.
...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-23-2024, 12:08 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 474
Posted By PropellerHead
Our experience has been inconsistent at best. On...

Our experience has been inconsistent at best. On the 4.8, they failed just about as expected. I was only getting a little blue smoke, but we had some other work to do nearby- water pipe I think. So,...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-23-2024, 11:43 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 474
Posted By PropellerHead
OP is asking ab the N62. My '04 with ~186k...

OP is asking ab the N62.

My '04 with ~186k miles this month is at ~300km. From the last mileage shot:
...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-22-2024, 01:48 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 769
Posted By PropellerHead
Well, I had to stew on this for about 10 days. I...

Well, I had to stew on this for about 10 days. I finally figured out how to make a miniature spring compressor for the gear housing. On the eBay mirror I bought, the gears were misaligned inside the...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-12-2024, 09:58 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 769
Posted By PropellerHead
For me, it was stopping it in certain places to...

For me, it was stopping it in certain places to get a look at the parts you showed vs what I have. What I *neeeeD* now is a motor shell. I sprung the spring on my black plastic dohickey with the...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-08-2024, 01:41 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,465
Posted By PropellerHead
The whole kit and kaboodle on all of 'em. I can't...

The whole kit and kaboodle on all of 'em. I can't speak to the difference of one without the other tho. Sorry ab that.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-07-2024, 12:32 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 1,465
Posted By PropellerHead
+1 for monoball. Had em on M2. Currently on E38,...

+1 for monoball. Had em on M2. Currently on E38, my E53, my daughter's E82 and we have a set waiting for wife's E53. Really love the feel.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-07-2024, 02:02 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 769
Posted By PropellerHead
1st of all.. :hug: Man! is it good to see you! I...

1st of all.. :hug: Man! is it good to see you! I wonder more often than I care to admit how goes it with the Ghia. I sure hope well. My heart is filled to see you well.

Are your mirrors also...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-06-2024, 01:43 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 769
Posted By PropellerHead
They were supposed to have shipped me TWO so I...

They were supposed to have shipped me TWO so I could include one in the mirror box. I started a return for this one so I could get a package with two. That's shipping.

Meanwhile, I will test to...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-06-2024, 01:39 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 769
Posted By PropellerHead
Hell, yeah it has! I watched that! Thanks for...

Hell, yeah it has! I watched that! Thanks for making it! I bought some eBay motor repair kit, but I do not like the plastic gear. I am hopeful I can reuse my OE housing and metal gears- wife's X5.
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-05-2024, 11:15 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 769
Posted By PropellerHead
Ohhhh.. bro.. The tension is building... ...

Ohhhh.. bro.. The tension is building...

Just in from the parts house...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-04-2024, 01:06 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 769
Posted By PropellerHead
The (most recent) side mirror rehash

First of all.. the question:

Does anybody *really * care ab automatic folding mirrors? I mean, I get it. It's like the air suspension. F'it, right? Well.. I dunno.. I liked learning to tow and...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 03-04-2024, 12:17 AM
Replies: 1,015
Views: 160,659
Posted By PropellerHead
Bro. I wasn't as explicit, but I totally said the...

Bro. I wasn't as explicit, but I totally said the same thing to my wife ab our 26th anniversary this week. ;)

Also.. mine and her's anniversary. We've had an E53 throuple for years before we...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-28-2024, 01:28 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,638
Posted By PropellerHead
I've been giving this some old fashioned...

I've been giving this some old fashioned thankin'... Stewin on it some might say.. And I guess I just don't have the one thing... But what I do have is the *whole* thing... I'll esplain:

The i6's...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-27-2024, 01:34 AM
Replies: 1,015
Views: 160,659
Posted By PropellerHead
:rofl: Werd, T Bird. :thumbup:

:rofl: Werd, T Bird. :thumbup:
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-27-2024, 12:31 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,638
Posted By PropellerHead
Coolest experience in your E53?

I got all misty eye'd replying to a thread about mileage and remembering that 1st drive home with my new baby girl back in 2004. And that's not even my coolest memory in an E53! :D

What's the...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-27-2024, 12:19 AM
Replies: 1,015
Views: 160,659
Posted By PropellerHead
Two i6's in the past and 2 N62's current. I...

Two i6's in the past and 2 N62's current. I brought my baby girl home from the hospital in an '04 i6 with a small sunroof. (in 2004)

Since we sold my beloved i6 for the '04 4.8is, we have taken...
Forum: X5 (E53) Forum 02-26-2024, 03:17 PM
Replies: 1,015
Views: 160,659
Posted By PropellerHead
Can you imagine if it were a '91 850ci? Or hell,...

Can you imagine if it were a '91 850ci? Or hell, ANY V12. :wow:
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