Running Board
 

I was going to install the aluminum running board on my X5 but alomost had a heart attack when the deal told me that this was a 1650$ job + taxes.

After investigation he is charging me 1250$ for parts and 4 hours of labor at 105$ an hour.

I tried ordering the running board from a BMW Dealer in USA without any luck. they are selling them at half price on auction web site...between 600-650.

I downloaded the instruction and told the service manager that BMW allows 2 hours to complete the job as per the instruction and they told me that 4 hours was conservative.

My question should I go with them anyway or buy the aftermarket that look similar but are quite different in the real world from the auction web site?:dunno:

OEM running boards are ~$600 shipped from Morristown BMW - buy from fleabay or contact them directly on the sponsor link in this forum.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-X...7156QQtcZphoto

Do the install yourself
http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/x5/b...tallation.html

Do it yourself!!!! It is easy!!! If you get stuck hop on here and ask for help. There has to be a friend or relative who is handy!!

Anyone in Montreal want to help him install some running boards????

They won't ship to Canada, I need to get it from my dealer or cross the border and go to a US dealer and buy them there!