NYc. if that's al you got , be happy :):):)

:beerchug:

dude.. i know !

but... the complete picture...
- did my valve stem seals a few months ago...
- also did that other $5 seal under the engine.. forgot what its called..
- had to get 2 new rear tires - excessive toe caused massive wear on my 315s proxes II.

but yea man.. i hear ya... I am happy with her now and I will fix those little things before the winter sets in...

- looking forward to the tranny jerk from 1st to 2nd gear... lol
seems to happen more in the cold season.

Passenger side hose coupler on my front Arnott spring is screwed. Arnott is sending me a complete strut to swap out which is nice of them seeing that it was my fault for the bad install....Still costing me in shipping though 😭

My drivers door handle is broken. Change the carrier which was all going well until I dropped the screw....so one ripped soundproofing later I retrieve the screw get everything back together to see the rear plastic part of the handle had rounded. I notice there was very little plastic there when I took it off.....ho hum...ho him is all I can say because I used my quota of swear words when I dropped the screw😅

Rebuilt both of my wife's tail lamp assemblies. She reported "a light icon showed up on dash behind car diagram". I said probably brake light out and she had a friend operate the lights to confirm

Today went to pick up some new lamps and the store had some led equivalents for a very decent price so I decided to try them
Managed to drop the lamp holder behind/beneath the SUBWOOFER! Holy crap. Can't even get my goose neck inspection camera in to see where it landed. Can't remove sub without removing the fuse holder aargh! Ended up needing to remove the plastic subfloor of the cargo area to retrieve.

The lamp assemblies both self destructed. I'd be willing to bet an eventual occurrence in a majority of e53s. What happens is the contact gets a little dirty and when the resistance rises the power drop on the bad contact heats up the metal strip to the point it softens the plastic supporting it and the metal contact pulls away from the lamp holder. The problem gets worse exponentially and burns the contact point on the metal as well as melting the plastic holding it.

Google repair x5 brake lamp assembly you'll see quite a lot about it.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08...1b6b14992e.jpg
The metal is supposed to be at the same level. It's about 1/8 inch low in front.

http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/08...2b56b83c78.jpg
After the fix. Better than new.

After fixing the starboard side I of course checked out the port side and was just about as bad so fixed that one as well.

Since we have identical year and model e53 2001 my wife and I, I of course checked out mine as well but my copy of the car has replacement tail lamp assemblies made in 2012 and BMW made the contact force about 40x as hard to eliminate the problem.

the little wheel on the front centre vent, goes to 3 on hot but only 1 on cold , and more and it kinda springs back
ideas ???

Sounds like a problem with the bowden cable that is operated by that knob.

This is for an E39 but it might help.

DIY - Fresh Air Grille / Centre Air Vent Replacement (E39) - Bimmerfest - BMW Forums

Had a little rough starting in the morning. So I decided to check it out. Turns out that the number eight cylinder coil was bad. Runs great now and the MPG increased as well.

Front left is sitting low. Is the strut (original) given in to a leak after 118K miles and almost 10 years since build (10/05)?

Ackkkk...
Window reg on rear passenger door window.

I used to boast about never having had a window regulator replacement in almost 14 yrs on this 2001 X5. Then I had my driver window reg and motor and control panel go a month ago, and today that rear pass door window went 'Crack'.

I managed to lift the window to closed, but it slides down a couple inches when I drive.

On a 3+ week trip, with every day full of golf/seeing people/driving, repeat, so it may be a few until we can get it fixed, and I am not doing it in some motel parking lot.

Knock on wood that the remainders stay in good stead.
GL, mD