2005 X5 Door Swap
I bought a very clean 2005 X5 4.4, but the driver's side doors, front and back, are too far dented to repair and I plan on just buying replacements. I have found a set, same color, but for a 2004 X5. The salvage yard says they are supposed to fit but before I go get them, does anyone know for sure what swaps in and out for a 2005? Also I need the left front fender, and they have one, but there is no badge where the 4.4 badge goes, just above the side light. Does that go in a slot, or do they just stick on the outside?
Thanks for any help, they are located a couple of hours away, and I don't want to waste a trip if I don't have to. |
A 2004 is identical to a 2005... the doors and fender should work. You can confirm this via part numbers on RealOEM.
The badges are simply stuck on with adhesive (3M?). |
Thanks my friend, that is going to make this a cheap fix
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Watch the electrics - it's pretty easy to unplug the door loom at the hinge boot (after removing the retaining bolt) but disconnect the battery first or you could get a slew of SRS (Air Bag) errors. ;)
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Will do. Thanks so much for the tip.
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make sure there is no rust on the bottom edge....It's quite common on an E53 door.
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-Which is the exact reason i'm also on the hunt for drivers side front and rear doors. :( And now that we are on the subject, <hi-jack thread> Does anyone know why it seems like the drivers side door bottoms rust out way before the passenger side doors? When searching the scrapyards, i can get as many rust-free passenger side doors as i want, but almost no drivers side doors. They are always more or less rotten. Why is that? </hi-jack thread> |
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That is a contributing factor for sure. |
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When I open the door, quite a bit of rain water drains out of the door. Why is this? My door seal is not loose...I need to look at it...I don't like the idea of a pool of rain water sitting in the bottom of my door shell. |
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Having lived in the Northeast/Midwest most of my life where one gets snow during the winter...... salt ......kills those doors. LKQ has locations in the south where salt isn't needed and the doors are almost as good as new. You might try them. They are all over the U.S. Also try Car-Part.com. Collision shops use it. The info might be a bit old on info but some salvage yards keep their info up to date.
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I put the rear door on, and the fender. I did not know until after I got up there that they had robbed everything out of the drivers door, so I have to swap everything out of the old one to put in the new one. |
Follow up to all: OK, it was a great fit and a great fix for me. Somehow I lucked out and got same paint, Arctic White, fender, front door, rear door, for $300 from a salvage yard. Doors are heavy but I was able to do it by myself. It was not all that hard getting. the doors hung. They only bad spot part was the front door had been gutted, and I had to switch all the parts from the damaged door to the clean door. It was a pain. But everything looks good.
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great to hear it worked out - score. :thumbup:
And at least you now know the e53 door innards REALLY well. That will come in handy... :rofl: |
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A good wax and buff will finish it all out. |
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