Hi powers1

I am from Austria/Tyrol - about 1 hour drive to BMW in Munich :-)

I added the front 4.8 and rear 4.6 arches to my 3.0 and got them OEM from Morristown BMW. They came out to about $420 for all 6, yes thats right 6. You get the two front wide fender flares, two rear wide fender flares and the lower rear support bracket that completes the rears.

or you can do the entire body kit of a 4.6 aftermarket from:
BMW X5 e53 4.6is Body kit Spoiler Tuning: eBay Motors (item 250693090887 end time Oct-06-10 03:14:09 PDT)

or just the wide fender flares:
BMW e53 X5 4.6is 4.8is arches ( fender flares ) Tuning: eBay Motors (item 250563875366 end time Oct-12-10 02:37:28 PDT)

My cousin did the above arches and they look great. Just make sure you buy windshield silicone and not double sided 3M tape.

Or get this:

BMW E53 X5 N62 4.4L > Exterior > Body > ES#1892130 Fender Flare Retrofit Kit - 51710398336

BMW Part #: 51710398336

Enjoy!

I just got back from delear, they are asking $204.82 (No Tax) per piece, just for rear arches. Part # are
51-71-7-049-869
51-71-7-049-870

my dealership want 70 pound a arch the 140 for each side bumper skirt total580 plus vat .to dear for me plus the arches come complete so u have to take the exsiting arch out then fit the new one siily idea when all u need to do is stick the extra arch to the exsisting.all the people on the site and i cant belive no one knows where any one does the extra bit to go on

Again, buy this:

BMW e53 X5 4.6is 4.8is arches ( fender flares ) Tuning: eBay Motors (item 250563875366 end time Oct-12-10 02:37:28 PDT)

the ebay ones are fiberglass..... all you need it one rock and they'll be ruined.... Go OEM or go home!

If you are referring to the Latvia guy on Ebay that sells the fibreglass flares,they are not only bad quality but he is not very reliable and if you check his feedback me has a few negatives!I went further and contacted a buyer In the USA and he commented that he gave him negative feedback because he never even received the flares!
So,unfortunately,BMW OEM is the only way to go,unless you are lucky enought to find some used flares on Ebay but these go as soon as they are listed and in most cases the sellers cancel the listing early because of outside offers from buyers!I know this ,because I lost 2 deals this way....:(

ecs tuning do them .they seem to be proper ones 365 dollars ive got to ring them to find out how much for shipping as im in engaland but same whole arch has to be obtained ill let u all no

Hi everybody interested,

got her back from the dealer and asked twice for the price. The complete set (6 pieces) is € 194.- This is the hardware only. Ordered from BMW so it is original. If needed I can provide the contact name/address here in Austria.

Best regards,

H