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I opened them with the Thin Cut EZ Lock Disc, its pretty simple as long as you take your time to make a decent cut without burning through the plastic or else it goos up. I'm passing the sander tip on all the edges to make sure there is no garbage between the gaps. I'm not too worried about sealing them back up, pretty straightforward just have to make sure I let it cure properly.
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Got the ol' girl a great deal on some Dunlop Sport Maxxx RFT's. Bought 3 (2 rears-315/35/20 1 front-275/40/20) for... ... ... $240 with almost 80% thread left. Just need one more to match it all up. Going from Contis DWS to these is a huge difference. The vehicle feels weighted now. Contis were great btw, just didn't feel like shelling out $1k+ for tires so these Dunlop will do for now.
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I literally would dremel my headlights open just to dremel out that small corner amber portion, and probably would seal them back up and not even wire angel eyes lol. I'm OCD and to me the pre-facelifts need the waffles removed to install angel eyes to give the entire thing an updated look, and then I would be repainting shrouds satin black, so before I knew it i'd have a hell of a project on my hands. |
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Yes I'm using 4 spots of plastic weld epoxy just to hold in place. Then sealing the entire assembly with the oci-butyl. I'm going to see how it goes with my spare first just in case I screw something up.
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Got a few things taken care of today:
- water pump (obv fresh coolant) - power steering pump - power steering return hose - brake fluid flush - road force balance tires - wheel alignment Up next when the weather and employer take their foot off my neck: - subframe bushings - all door clips (nothing worse than the rattling plastic sound) In the words of Ice Cube "today was a good day" |
installed the following:
Fully coded -one click unlock (unlock all doors with one click) -Fob roll up/down windows and roof -No seatbelt/ key in ignition chime -No DRL's -No sidemarkers -Fogs on with high beams -No warm/cold monitoring -Double hazard (Euro) flashers -Disable window safety -Home lights set to all lights on at once -cleared airbag warning LED angel eyes 5w each bulb from Umnizta, multidirectional LED reverse lights, LED lic. plate lights Swapped out LeMans rear flares for "iS" rear flares :D |
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My cable is giving me problems lol im still new to this |
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It's all NCS expert, just come by Ricky.
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Installed a Dice Mediabridge over the weekend. Wow full integration even with steering wheel phone controls. Couldnt be happier
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I did the same yesterday, actually turned the outside water back on, got the hose from the shed and did a true 2 bucket hand wash in my driveway, it got up to almost 50 degrees by me today.
Didn't snap any pics because the sun was going down and I had to dry her in the garage so I pulled in to finish up! Felt good to get all the crap and salt off my X though, I usually can get 2-3 hand washes per winter at home, other than that I just hose off at self service car wash when its too cold to do it at home, just to keep salt build up off. |
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Don't kill me about how filthy it is, I know LOL. EDIT: And yes one of my mounting tabs are broken on my extra assembly. http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...c/IMG_3684.jpg http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...c/IMG_3685.jpg http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c1...c/IMG_3686.jpg |
Triple O is coming by later to code her up. Any must haves?
-Key Fob open/close windows/sunroof -Corner delete -Double Hazard -Fogs on during High Beams -One push all doors unlock My E70 had so many more options to work with... don't know what else to get done on the E53. |
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So I got the Butyl tape, a good scissor, and a heat gun. Each piece of "tape" that you cut can be stretched to twice it size without compromising sealing coverage. I took the piece of tape and heated it up a bit with the heat gun just so I can stretch as I apply. Once I stretched an placed the tape as I wanted I made sure that it was centered over the cut on the assembly. After that I used the heat gun to make the butyl more pliable, it begins to look like it has condensation (not sweating or melting, that's too much). I used a paint mixer wooden spatula to then push down and spread. It begins to smear without being too gooey and you can can shape it to look really clean. You just keep doing sections and overlap them as you go around. I used about 6 different sections just to be cautious and have less of a chance to worry about heating and cooling of the butyl. I let it cool down a few minutes and then I lightly heated all of the butyl up again and used my fingers to push down into the cut gap just to be sure there was no possibility of an open seal. I then it cool for about 30 minutes and put the assembly under the shower head for 20 seconds and moving it around without letting any water in through the back panel. No water came in through any of the seal and it was done. |
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Any preface lift owners with OEM Titanium grill slats who plan on blacking theirs out, I'd like to trade for my black slats... I'll pay for shipping. PM me |
A bit of a spring time refresher for the old girl's rear. After this batch, only the motor/trans mounts remain....every other joint/arm bushing and link suspension wise will have been replaced (Did the front end along with the rear subframe bushings, upper control arms and rear wishbones in the fall). Gotta love the new-car feeling!!
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Must list looked very similar to yours. I'm just shy of 101K . Rear Uppers were done awhile back.
However, everything checks out except for the rear shocks, in which one is seeping a lil bit. |
Automatic transmission fluid change at 112,000 - $320 at dealership. A little late, factory service manual says every 100,000. Lot of highway miles, though.
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You know, I keep seeing this particular "they say" here - but the service and warranty booklet for my 2006 4.4i, on page 3 if you want to check me, says pretty clearly "Automatic Transmission Service: Change ATF every 100,000 miles."
Asked to have it done, no problem, no discussion. I did kind of mention that I'd been reviewing the manual and was catching up on all my open maintenance requirements, but I don't get the impression that my dealership was unfamiliar with doing that work. So, in light of what "they say", I guess you can take my experience for whatever you think it's worth. |
The problem stems from people hearing "lifetime" and immediately associate it with "never", when, in fact the lifetime of the fluid is considered to be 100,000 miles...as stated like you say.
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Replaced burnt-out angel eye bulb
Replaced silver coated indicator bulbs with Osram Diadem bulbs Piggybacked the FX-R bi-xenon wire into the halogen hi-beam plug Ordered new PCV valves. |
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Gave her a nice washhttp://img.tapatalk.com/d/13/03/02/e8uqenyp.jpg
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Changed the trans fluid and filter, t-case fluid and spark plugs. I am right at 100k and the fluids def needed it but stuff in pan and on magnets looked good, no excessive metal or anything.
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Hi guys, after lurking on here I decided to flush my auto tranny twice then replaced the filter. Car is now on 125,000 miles
One of my rear calipers was seizing up, so I cleaned it and replaced the seal and dust cover. My X5 3.0d had a replacement front sub frame last MoT inspection. I hope for plenty of trouble free miles now. |
Spent about 3 hours peeling the plastidip off the titanium grills I got from Cisc0 lol... so worth it though. Put them in and it looks great :cool:
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New to board here, just recently got my 1st X5, and have the following added; 1) a set(4) of Michelin Latitude Tour HP all seasons 2) Mann cabin filter, Airaid dry oil filter 3) weathertech front & rear matts 4) .... more to come |
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Polished the X5 and replaced styling 168 for the 22" Breytons.
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Kawa, what promted the switch to 168's? Those 22's you had previously on your truck looked incredible on it!
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The X is with the 22" very nervous. This winter I drove the X with 18" en that was so much more comfortable that I decided to buy a set of styling 168.
In the rear I had with the 22" spacers, 2 centimeter. Those are still on and the car is still a little bit nervous. I must say, the tires are worn and the car needs to be aligned but drives much better now. |
What a day? I got both front axle replaced and finally did my X-pipe
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Drove it home from the in-laws' house in a snowstorm, and stopped to help pull some stranded kids out of a ditch. The driver had lost control, spun around on the road, went through a ditch and a fence, and ended up in a muddy field. They were able to drive to an approach to get back on the highway, but weren't able to get past one last bump that kept them stuck. I had a tow rope in the back, and was able to get them most of the way out, but ended up breaking an end off the tow rope. Very nearly got stuck myself; it had been raining pretty steadily for the last ~20 hours, so the little bit of sloppy, slushy snow there was sat on top of mud. It was like driving on grease. The local law enforcement had shown up and was able to get a tow truck out there.
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i drove home from a friends house last night and instead of taking the interstate i took her on some back roads. It was alot of fun on curvy hilly roads with no one on them and a 55 mph speed limit at midnight. Of course with the number of rednecks it seems who were standing outside their houses at that hour didnt make me wanna drive any slower.
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Just ordered some new sway bar end links and a fuel filter.
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DICE Bluetooth module
Installed and working. VERY easy. Took about 30 mins. General cleanup, and now looking for a solution to the MID pixel issue which just cropped up.
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4 step heavy wash.
Mothers synthetic Wax. dressed the trim and tires. Detailed interior using pledge lemon for the plastics and dash. (less dust) Vacuumed and carpeted floors with blue magic cleaner. cleaned windows with invisible glass. DEBADGED the fender 3.0i on both sides. Took of the Kidney Grills and Plastidipped to black. took her for a night cruise. |
Transfer case and both diffs oil drain/fill. 75k miles on the clock.
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Transfer case and both diffs oil drain/fill. 75k miles on the clock.
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Installed my rear footwell lights today as a retrofit (car did not come with them but the cutouts are under the carpet and wiring connector is already there, literally just cut out a small piece of carpet and plug in housings, and affix to floor with 2 m6 nuts)
Total cost $27 for 2 light housings and 4 plastic nuts from the dealer promptly removed the halogen bulbs in the housing and used white LED festoon bulbs that match the rest already in there, my interior is a little brighter today :) |
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Washed her! X-Pipe and 25mm spacers going on soon!
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I cleaned the wheel speed sensors and am still trying to install a rear backup camera.:dunno:
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Driver's door carrier. Very proud!
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Replaced the front driver's door carrier... very proud.
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Woke up to light flurries and 29° temps and figure.....great day for a much needed bath. She's all squeaky clean now lol.
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It looks like it would be an OEM part, but it's not. I broke away a lot of plastic to get this unit to fit this bad! Now I have a "licplate" light on in the dash. I'm hoping when I complete the circuit to the camera it turns off. Any suggestions guys?
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changed the front left pdc sensor,
wasnt hard, 45-1 hour job PDC works wonderfully now! removed the front bumper to do it |
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Thank you soo much! I will try this right now.....
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Oil change with Mobil1 0W-40 and Mann filter. $25/5Qts jug at Walmart.
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Just installed Aluminum Pedals. Looks awesome =)
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Brake fluid flush and warranty replaced the Nav system. Shame to replace it with an OEM one but that's the way it works.
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- Replaced front pads with ceramics
- Installed 8mm front spacers - Removed roof rails Huge thanks to Mrbmwx5 for his thread. I spent an hour in lowes last night before I found his thread on my phone with the plug sizes. They had the EXACT quantity I needed. Little silicone and we were all done. I'll get some pics up when the fin snow stops. |
Replaced spark plugs. I have no idea how long they've been in there for but you know they're long overdue for replacement when one of the ground tips is fused to the electrode tip.
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Passenger door carrier.
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Got Style 63's w/new Diamaris and installed the Stormwiper rear window wiper for the updated look. Now all I have to do is get rid of my 57's.
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Changed the oil and sent the old sample to Blackstone labs!
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Bought some car detail clay some of the lube for it and some ironX to clean some of the skirting
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Installed new sway bar end links, still getting front-end clunks. I'm pretty certain it's mostly coming from the steering u-joint, but it still sounds like it is also coming from around the wheels/suspension (happens while turning the wheel usually).
Still getting some slight vibrations while driving, checked the rear suspension parts when I was installing the 20mm spacers the other day and the guide links are definitely shot. I also blew air down the sunroof drain openings today since water has been dripping from the overhead unit sometimes when it rains. |
Installed the xpipe yesterday:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIQqXtnPji8 Rick @ Exclusive Custom in Roxbury did the work. I definitely recommend them for anyone local who needs work done. |
Awesome, sounds good! Ill be puttin on my X-Pipe soon as well!
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vht nightshades on the sidemarkers and plasti dipped the emblems.
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Today I finally took off the BMW OEM bug deflector that has been on our X5 since 2004, what a difference it made!
Dropped the original 3.0i rims off to someone who's going to be plastidipping them to a matte black! Also took the 9 year old roundel of the hood as it was all cracked and faded, and replaced with a new one! I then took the X to get a nice car wash after all this Canadian snow/salt :thumbup: |
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Couldn't resist putting my summer wheels. Ohhh how I missed the tumbler look from the rear!!!
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Put the 12mm spacers on the fronts (20mm on the rears)... Pretty much the same offsets as Style 87's now :thumbup:
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New DISA install
Today I installed a new disa valve in 5 min flat lol..... Will post link where they are only $189 new.. oem BMW part. Last week Indy shop quoted me $450 total. It could be in my head but I'm sure I feel more hp and torque off the line. :)
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Installed 12w Cree LED angel eyes bulb, and replaced cabin air filter.
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Cleaned/ conditioned the pano roof rubber and all the door seals
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T'was a rather productive day. A good exterior clean, New cold weather CCV system, valve cover gasket, Rear shocks (incl. new mounts) and cabin air filter.
The all to familiar sight :) : http://i598.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps83adf297.jpg Time for a cold one! |
Installed an OEM hitch.
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Had the left front wheel sensor replaced, the oil pan gasket replaced, and the power steering fluid flushed/replaced.
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Trucks still in the damn shop. Just got it back from it being in the shop for 6 days. Drove it home from the shop. Sat in it outside of my house for 2 minutes and realized and the windows didn't work (go up and down), mirrors were stuck closed, and the car would lock/unlock from the fab. I guess it was an electrical screw-up. I love/hate these trucks haha! Mostly love!
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lookin good on the lift spencer! can you elaborate on the cold weather ccv system, did you just get the updated insulated parts or is there a more recent version? some guys were posting about dealers installing a heated CCV upgrade, not sure if its all OE parts and was wondering what you had put in! |
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Just did the whole BMW replacement kit with the insulated pipes available from ecs here: BMW E53 X5 M54 3.0L > Engine > Emissions > ES#260029 M54 Oil Seperator Kit - E53M4511_61. I'm not sure if its because my truck has the cold climate package or what, but the system that was on my truck had the insulated pipes and separator. I've never had a problem with the "cheese" factor, and all the pipes were pretty clean. I am pretty good with getting it up to operating temp in the colder months which appears to have helped. Aside from the oil return line (the one that connects the separator to the dipstick tube) which was really really mushy, the rest of the system seemed to be ok....brittle, but still very much functional. I really only changed it because I was already under the hood and have never changed it previously in almost 7 years of owning the X. It was more of a preventative measure than anything. Next Saturday is round 2 --- Water pump, couple hoses, coolant tank and remainder of rear suspension. I can't wait to drive it come monday afternoon (after alignment); every suspension joint, bushing and link from front to back, top to bottom will have been replaced. The front was done just before the snow flew; finally getting around to the rear....it's going to feel like a new vehicle all over again! |
Yesterday, I showed other X5 drivers what forum I am on with license plate frame and stickers.
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Within the last two weeks, all DIY: 126,000 miles on the odom
I laughed at the Bentley manual, "...remove the two bolts, the ball joints should pop right out..." Not going to happen when they've been in there for 10 years though:D. Thanks to this site and all the DIY information and my hands on DIY, I learned a lot a about the suspension system. The X drives like the day it left the show room. Everything is nice and tight again. 1st photo: view from the bottom of ball joint 2nd photo: top view of the evil ball joint |
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Yesterday I had an upholstery shop transfer the foam and leather from a good-condition passenger seat I bought to my driver's seat.
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So I took my x5 4.8is into the dealership today for a routine oil change ... Come to find out that they f***ed up my engine. Now with a loaner car. I was told that they accidentally put to much oil in ~4qt. To much. So now my lower engine is seized, may need new motor. Engine had only 50k on it. Wow. What a day... Bummer
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New software update by the dealers is not e53 friendly I found, as per lots of my friends
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Sorry for that but ill keep the car and a new engine,,. I may need to visit that dealership since my X is 118k on it already! Lol. But i did my gaskets n seals already,, hmmm. GLw new engine and let us know
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I really love your headlights and the quad exhaust!
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Lookin good XCUSM5! What's up with the front passenger fender? Looks like its got something funky goin on there..
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Ahhhhh!! That's exactly how I want my X looking sometime! Love to black 215's too! Exhaust tips..??
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Thanks a lot boys! Sorry but multi-quote isn't working for me. I will have some better pics soon. I'm in Peru right now. The grills are all OEM they are just painted Jet Black like the car. Thanks Ricky! Very happy with the corners, lets hope it all holds up :D. The tips are finally aligned, I love the way they came out. A few pages back are the details of them, should be Page 180. X5SND you mean the gap? Hood needs to be aligned. It was taken off so many damn times from the fender work. The interior needs to get finished with the ceiling in black, as well as the pillars. Gray looks so out place in there. I'm told the wheel alignment came out $$$ so it drives like a dream now.
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X5SND your eyes are not deceiving you. Those are pre-facelift grills on a pre-facelift hood on a pre-facelift X5 :). pnoyako85 yes the flares are paint-matched, the entire car is paint-matched. On Black is usually not a problem and now the car looks really sharp with everything glossed out. I will ask the shop for pics when they get a chance.
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Finally finished my complete suspension rebuild today. Now it literally feels like a new vehicle. Alignment is booked for 8am Monday.
Today's accomplishments: -Rear lower control arm bushings -Rear ball joints -Trailing arm integral links -Sway bar links & bushings The LCA bushings were a pain in the ass. Apparently the aluminum does not take kindly to years of salt/chemical punishment. It should be a while before I have to do any suspension work now though!:bmw: Quote:
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just finished plasti dipping my emblems and kidney grills black!!! i think it looks much better, now to order some black and white roundels to finish off the black look...and then tint my tail lights!
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Oil change, 4 times since june 2012, take that you stupid 15000km interval
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Removed Blizzaks, cleaned and stored them. Installed summer 20's with Dimaris. I really, really wish they made Pilot Super Sports in 275/45/20 size.
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bought a diagnostic tool from chinasinoy.com and make a diagnostic
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Time for basket picnic packing and fun out of doors!
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Just installed my X-Pipe today. Sounds pretty good, but definitely want louder. What are some options ( I know of SuperSprint, Eissenman etc..). Does Magnaflow make mufflers that fit these things?!
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I have mine straight piped instead of the resonators, it is super loud. Maybe I can make video...
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Replaced crappy 3W Angel Eye bulbs with 10W CREEs $89.99 - MUCH HAPPIER! This is a DAYLIGHT PHOTO!! :thumbup:
For those that helped me - U ROCK, THANKS!! For those who say there are no bright enough bulbs for the E53s without doing a full conversion = here's the link to these bulbs: BMW Angel Eyes | CREE 10W LED Angel Eyes For BMW 5 6 7 Series X5 I also had a software upgrade and a Mobile 1 Oil change this week! Tranny shifts much cleaner - she is FAST!! More 2 come... http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/b...psdc7014f2.jpg |
make sure you code off cold monitoring for the AE's or those 90 dollar bulbs will burn out on you in a couple weeks/months...
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From what I understand, the inline resistor is supposed to prevent that fault code...not true?
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it prevents the fault code but the LCM still sends cold monitoring pulses to the bulbs at start up regardless if there is a resistor or not. Halogen bulbs take the pulses no problem, LED's do not take to it well and I'm just letting you know there is a chance one or both of the sides will fail prematurely, it's well documented.
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I am not giving you a hard time...just trying to educate myself. I appreciate it. I will check if the bulbs "flicker" on startup.
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Thanks for the info Ricky Bobby...and all.
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Yesterday dropped the X off at the dealer I bought it from to do a cooling system pressure test as well as cylinder checks. My coolant is going somewhere....my oil is a bit milky....My guess is head gasket or cracked head. I've never let the thing overheat or anything. They are hoping its the CV system kicking back moisture into the oil.
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had my tires road force balanced yesterday at the ford dealership, 100$ plus tax, took 2.5-3 hours
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i thanked her for a safe trip to nj and back to va. Also i would like to report that she does 100 without any issues and being a 3.0i im quite proud
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Wrap the wood trim in gloss black. I'll post some pics later.
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Got alternator and all CCV parts on the way... oh yea, I also got the oil filter housing gasket as well so while I'm hunting down this oil leak(s) I'm sure I've got every thing possible... humm... I wonder if the PS is leaking?:(
New to the M54 so there is going to be some growing pains but so far I really love the way this thing runs! |
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Spring is finally here, so I powder coated my Style 132 wheels and put a new set of Pirelli shoes. They came out as I was hoping, perfect. I also installed a new set of OEM Sport exhaust from a 4.6is that I found on Craigslist. They are a plug and play for the 3.0, lucky me :D. Here are some pictures after a good bath.
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^ Looks fantastic. Get some gloss black front grills to match the wheels.
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My son gave me a scare a couple of days ago... we were on a trip, and he was home, using the X5 (better traction than his e36 in the slushy, snowy, crappy weather we missed!) He drove it home & parked it outside, and the next morning the clutch pedal was hanging mid-stroke, and the engine wouldn't start. When we returned last night though, the clutch was fine, and the battery was too low to turn over the engine; nothing a battery charger couldn't fix. I'm guessing that the clutch was maybe caused by some icy buildup around the slave cylinder that thawed out in the interim. Just thankful that my wife has a working vehicle!
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Changed the oil, installed depo corner lenses (much newer look), installed canbus led plate bulbs, changed my cabin and air filters, and finally installed my intrax module.
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interested to see the depo corner lenses, are you talking about inside the headlight or the fender turn signals? |
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I have the original set, which was black. I will make the change to see how it looks. |
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This is where I got them: USA Depo 1997 1998 1999 BMW E36 Crystal Clear Side Marker Lights Free SHIP | eBay |
I didn't have enough free time to finish the whole thing. Here's some iPhone pics. It's not glossy enough for me though. I might need to find different supplier.
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Kinked sunroof drain hose + Tons of rain = puddle of water on my driver side floor mat...needless to say that would be what i fixed on my x5 today.
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