Fitted some low cross bars
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Pretty sure that's a good score!! Can you post come pics of the install? I'd like to see how it looks. Thanks.

Here is how the APPRADIO looked.
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Hopefully the 8000 uses the same harness, it'll be P&P& installed in a minute.

I'll post when I get it.

Well I am not gonna pay $35 just to post in the FS section lol. So if anybody needs a full stock taillight set, stock business CD setup or aftermarket angel eye rings and ballasts, PM me.

- Passenger front door carrier replaced
- Shift noot replaced
- Repaired rear PDC wiring (fell on exhaust and melted)
- Removed wiring for dual monitor head rests

Oil reports:
Motor: 4,468 mi.
This is another good one to add to the books. As you can see, wear metals have hardly changed since last time and that's great, considering this oil was in use longer than last time. Your engine's internal parts don't seem to be having issues with one another, and if there is a mechanical problem, we're not seeing the evidence in the used oil. The viscosity was fine for a 0W/40 this time, and if that's what you used last time, it was probably fine back then too. No dirt, fuel, coolant, or water was found and the low insolubles show great oil filtration. Nice job!

Transmission: 8,xxx mi
Removing six quarts of oil certainly helped bring metals down to a more manageable level. There's still a ways to go before we can call some of these metals normal, but iron (steel) fell into the average range, so that's nice to see. Other metals made nice strides in the right direction too, so we won't be surprised if they read closer to or within the average range next time. Copper might take a while since it was so high, but it'll get there with time. No contamination was found and insolubles were at just a trace. So far, so good. Nice improvements!

:woot:!

OE comfort glass on FedEx truck for delivery to Chapman BMW TODAY!!!!

Dealer is the ONLY place I would trust to replace the glass too.

Waiting for the call, they say it was the last one in the country!

Got the TX state inspection done at Tekra vehicle inspection station in Grapevine. Passed without any issues. :thumbup:

Congrats!

According to computer data I would think.

I've seen items like OEM trailer hitches suddenly available after dealers inventory their stock. Bet there's a few knocking around that aren't in the BMW dealer computer database.

Does that mean it shouldn't have passed?

I have no doubt it came from the national database.

Just means my vigilance/100% DIYing over the past 4 yrs has resulted in a 182k mile vehicle that still passes. All repairs post 100k have been in my FL & TX garages, makes me wonder if I missed anything at inspection time.

Well done!

Thanks.

I feel like the scrat in e30cabrio's sig pic while the inspection is underway.

My AC control module was on the fritz, so I removed it and opened it up to find the fan and sensor diode to be full of lint and dirt, cleaned it and now the AC works great!

gotta like those cheap fixes.

lol

Had left over from my E46 and was bored... LoL

Looks great!

Looks really good!
Still thinking what to do with my dark poplar..wrap or water transfer...water transfer has a glossy finish..cost is higher too

What finish are you looking for? I went with Oem Titan Silver but if I had the budget for water transfer I would buy OEM piano black trim, so rare and looks amazing!

I just washed the X, dripping in sweat as it's f00king 93!

Waiting for glass as I type....

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The driver side grill was moving around when I got it, I got a pair, just put the passenger in.
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Before windshield:
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Piano black is one of my favorite trim finish but would it look good with black dashboard?it might be the only way to go with cream beige interior..
Hmm, gotta find some pictures...

E30 Cabrio, looks awesome, so clean! I bet you can't wait for the CC windshield! I guess when the time comes I will have to source a PGW replacement if the BMW windshield isn't available!

@ four8is, would look AMAZING with your white seats!

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That pic doesn't have enough contrast for me, I think the white leather inserts in the doors and the white seats would be amazing for the trim. For what its worth, the Cosmoschwarz trim does have a tiny bit of metallic flake in it, it is not Jet Black.

Hope that helps man, for what it costs to dip your trims in CF, do something even more rare and get the Cosmoschwarz trims, you could sell your wood trims on the forums or CL and get back some of the investment as well I bet.

RB, I would have to agree, seeing that pic makes me want the black trim now.
Does anyone sell it for a decent price?ebay is empty..what's the price at the dealer if they even sell it anymore?gotta make some phone calls...

For what its worth, I priced it out last year on RealOEM, let me get you the part numbers.

You have Nav right? So you don't need the CD player piece. I'll PM them to you, and for what its worth, I would order from the dealer online, www.thebmwpartstore.com in Ohio is a dealership that sells cheaper than Tischer, with more reasonable shipping prices, and obviously tax free since out of state. My local dealer wouldn't touch the prices I get from them.

Nope no NAV unfortunately..but should upgrade soon to the new Dynavin when it comes out...

Piano Black trims for 4.8is
 

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Base of center consoleCOSMOSSCHWARZ151168408025

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Only part number I can't find now is the rear cupholder and Auto shifter trim.


For what its worth I looked on German ebay for a solid 2 months before I snagged my set of OEM Titan silver trims, in mint shape for $200.

Give it a whirl and if you need German search terms let me know, the trim sets are much easier to find overseas.

I appreciate your help RB!
I'll take a look on ebay.de and also at the bmwpartsstore!
Thanks again

No problem man, I just took a quick peek and only found a light wood set and Titan Silver set right now.

Keywords to search are "E53 dekorleiste" or "E53 interieurleiste"

I'd like those terms please RB & thanks on the clean!

8am-12pm Window has not started & I feel like they are late.

lol

Wow! that was fast thanks!


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AVIC is moving!

7/02/2014 - Wednesday
11:20 pmArrived at FedEx location

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA

Is it Monday yet?

lol

Glass here!

It's the right one!

wheee

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Month & a day odyssey of the windshield ends. Van I get a force field to protect it?
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PN sticker for those needing it:
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Awesome job on the PN sticker! I will save for future reference.

I kept it & put it in my manual!

It's weird. It is not purple, kind of green/grey. Much less glare.

I need a forcefield, wife is out of town & it has no radio (scheduled Monday delivery) so it will sit safely in the garage until at least Monday afternoon. I hope the AVIC uses the same harness as the APPRADIO3 so it is just P&P!

Posted the sticker in the CG thread & saw it said look through polarized lens so I put on my Maui Jims & not as purple (in the garage) as in the picture but there is purple. Maybe I will go for a drive.

lol

Drove to the market, seems like less glare, it looks just like the rest of the Sekurit OM the rest of the X has whereas the aftermarket Sekurit it had was very clear.

My alternator died on 02 3L. Not sure it was actually voltage regulator or alternator itself as didn't have time to check.
Luckly, found used on craigslist (was from e39 530) for $80 and got her up and running again.

When the alternator died, OBC was showing between 9.5V~10.5V. After changed 13.5V. Still seems little low side, so in few weeks, I'll install the new voltage regulator just for peace of mind. :)

If it's between 13-14 volts when running you are perfectly ok

I recall between 13.2 and 14.5 considered normal.

It depends what light it in and the angle you view it with. Park it outside and you'll see much more purple than you will parked in the garage! It's not going to appear as "intense" as what you've probably seen in some of the BMW advert pics but nevertheless still very noticeable!

It never seemed really purple like the picture in the thread, but it absolutely has a hue & has more glare resistance. I really hope I can avoid rocks.

Installed 25mm and spacers for the front, 30mm in rear. Lowered to 685mm in the front, 690mm rear. Ride quality is decent, handles the corners a bit better with the wider stance.


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How much did that climate windshield end up costing you?


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30 mm rear spacers
 

installed 30mm rear spacers.still thinking what to do with the fronts...
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Nothing.

I have 0 deductible glass. Safelite dropped the ball for a month and after the shop I was dealing with said they ordered the aftermarket version I found the PN for but did not Safelite corporate ordered it from BMW.

i need a new windshield, mine is pitted and developed a crack on the passenger side. I'd be interested in getting the climate windshield. so you ordered it directly from BMW and had a shop install it? how much do they cost?

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be careful using the scissor jack :wow: they are pretty flimsy. also remember to torque down the bolts on the spacer as well as the lugs for the wheels. 103 +/- 7 ft/lb

i went with 25mm in the front, turned out pretty good. i think it would look a little better if you went a little low ;)

Ya i hate using that jack but I usually lay the wheel flat under the car by the jack just to make sure ..
Would you have rather go with 20mm up front?

No torque wrench...unfortunately
In 60miles I'll check with one
Do you have to check only the lugs holding the wheel or the spacer?im confused reading the instructions
Or both?

....and after 100 miles remove the wheels & re-torque spacers.

Got my answer!
Thx

20mm require longer bolts...


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^ yea i would go with the 25mm in the front. they do not require the longer bolts and bolt directly to the hub like your 30mm did.

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Looking good buddy, we have the same set up http://img.tapatalk.com/d/14/07/05/va8useve.jpg
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^ very nice. Looks aggressive. I'm warming up to the new x5's, especially with those wheels. What kind of suspension are you running? Stock looks too 4x4 to me


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Looks Good!

over the hill

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H&R DRA or similar spacers should be used when going over 15mm.

DRAs come with separate bolts to mount spacers to hubs, OE bolts mount wheels to spacers.

replaced my peeling hood emblem about a min job super easy :). finally got around to putting on the summer tires and rims. next thing to do is replace spark plugs .

Finally got to conditioning all the leather. The door cards had never been done. The rest just soaked it up too. It's looking good now. Every week I tackle a little something to bring it one step closer to it's prime :)

It's a NEX!
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Looks sweet! How is the glare on it during day use? I am leery on doing one of the upgrades because of that.

No clue has not been out of the garage. The APPRADIO3 it replaced was not a problem.

Nice E30. So you paid $500 for the *warranty upcharge*.
Well worth it , eh
Just gotta wait till carplay !

I think it was 545 with tax, I paid 500 at release for the Appradio3 (with DVD), used it for a year and got retail back, and the NEX for wholesale.

I'm happy.

Was driving around LA and I happen by the Goodyear blimp

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just used chemical guys new gel tire and trim . works awsome on my tires they look shiny black ,wet look. don`t think I would use it for the interior though. but its the best tire dressing I`ve ever used. and I did detailling a few years ago.

nothing just filled her up $80 and wax and ate while i watch my B*tch shine in the sun..

Dallas Cars & Coffee at Classic BMW.

Forgot to post yesterday I finally got to see my rain sensor in action yesterday. It had been a year since it rained while I was driving.

Cool the way they go faster based on speed.

Nothing major...
 

Just bought my baby a "new" rebuilt engine. Experienced engine failure back in September of last year and Wifey told me I was NOT going to have it fixed. So after mopping around for months she told me I could get my baby back on the road so called the shop to have them order me a rebuilt engine (from TX). Engine arrived on Monday so about a week away from having her back in my life (to me she never left). First mod I want to do is AE...so let the research begin. THANKS!!!

Sorry to hear about the engine failure. How many miles on the clock during the failure, and what exactly failed in the engine?

I honestly don't remember the mileage but I believe I was somewhere around 150k. It wasn't exactly an engine failure per se...timing chain slipped off track (brittle plastic guide) and was running on the crankshaft. Mechanic just said better to get a rebuilt with a warranty than having them open up mine to see what damage was done. I'm not at all mechanically inclined so hope this explains the situation...

Thanks for the info. However, it's cheaper to fix the problem than to buy a reman engine. I just ordered the timing chain tensioner to hopefully prevent what happened to your engine.

Here's link to a good thread: http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...ain-guide.html

DIY pixel repair MID, messed up Instrument cluster, I think, by way of DIY pixel repair (needles), but added silver gauge rings while opened. Will do headlight restoration, and add AE's. WISHLIST: waiting for skid plate and paint rear bumper to match and New tires.

Today, summer tires [Cooper Zeon Xsta 255/55/18s] mounted on the recent BMW 209 style wheels bargain purchase and mounted with hubcentric adapter rings; store the Conti DWS on original wheels for winter use. This weekend: install the aux audio input in the ashtray and inspect/fix the rear left tailight [the BMW SI B 63 08 07 fix]; locate the bluetooth code and match to mobile phone. There is always something!

at 205305km I replaced the sparkplugs ,figured they where do ,and after all the plugs got fouled in the winter due to a hydrolocked engine it would a good idea. by the way the engine isn`t sucking in anymore oil and plugs where clean when they came out .

Replaced spark plugs and coilpacks at 82k miles. Was getting some intermittent vibration on acceleration along with random misfire. Everything felt pretty good on the test drive

Drained my M54 of the Mobil 1 0W40, and refilled with 8 quarts of Rotella T6 5W40, and installed a new Mann oil filter. Here's hoping the months of ridiculous oil consumption are over! And maybe it's placebo effect, but I swear she runs smoother now!



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Gary I can almost guarantee you won't consume any.
T6 doesn't shear down like M1, what was your consumption like with Mobil?

Drove in the 112 Az sun glare is much less & NEX is much brighter/ less impacted by glare than the Appradio3 was. Also good no windshield damage.

My consumption with M1 0W40 was about 1 quart per 1000 miles. I'll be a very happy camper if T6 is consumed less.


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Removed the old timing chain tensioner and installed new one from Pelican. The old tensioner had zero deflection (frozen) where as the new one has a one inch deflection. Prior to this change I could hear the chain chattering now it is smooth and quite, hopefully this change was in time before any serious damage occurred to the timing chain guides.
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While I was in there did an oil change, used Mobile-1 5W-30 with a MAHLE oil filter, good for another year.

Gave my beloved X a bath and shoe shine, then let her show her younger cousin how to pose for the camera...

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oil/filter change at 205345km ,first oil change since hydrolock situation. just put any 5w30 oil in her when I lost oil. didn`t know if engine was any good after, so just put some synthetic oil in it that i had laying around in the house. now I used castrol 5w40 full synthetic for bmw . just to let you guys know make sure you use correct oil for bmw if not you will get oil light flicker at idol.I did till I used the proper oil. no more oil light flicker (red)

Drivers window regulator last night in the driveway .Kept getting attacked by June bugs attracted to the light.

Store it in the garage until my E39 MSport gets sold.

TMV, sorry to hear you're selling your E39.

I installed a new factory X5 trailer hitch the weekend (after spray painting it all black with tremclad to avoid any rusting issues).

Also installed the factory Hella battery cut-off switch and

installed rear factory mud flaps to stop the dirt/rocks/snow/ice from getting trapped up in my nice new 4.8iS rearbumper spoiler add on. I had to slightly modify the mud flaps, but nothing anyone will ever notice. and it looks SENSATIONAL on the X5, if I say so my self

Any pics?

It rained & was overcast, the comfort windshield looked purple & the chrome reflection on the garmin nav looked purple also.

did you try polarized sunglasses to look at the windshield?

just replace the headlight level linkage to the sensor, another easy job ,woohoo. next is battery before october.

Don't be, Clockwork. I have 3 of them at home now. I need to sell 2 of them: 03 Dinan 540i MSport and 01 //M5. The newly acquired 2000 Dinan //M5 will be staying to take over DD duty.

I have Maui Jim's, I assume they are polarized, didn't look purple until today.

Super jealous.
even the Dinan 540iM would be a great car I bet!

Did an oil change with 0W-40. After 1 year of short trips and all temperature extremes, it was definitely due.

Really need pics of the mudflaps after a description like that!

Got my Powerflex tension arm bushings today and will take a stab at putting them in myself - I also got a HF 5 ton hydraulic gear puller, thanks to the posts here.
The current bushings are only about 3 yrs old and not damaged, but you can see the rubber deflecting at rest.
Wish me luck!
Bill

You're welcome. ;)

If they're rusted you might have to hacksaw the sleeve to release the OE bushing. Mine pressed right out, but the X has never seen snow.

You may want the 12 ton HF puller for this job ($15 more), the 5 ton was near its limit.

Read post #3602 for installing the Powerflex bushings.

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ORIGINAL CCV is out, dated 9/7/2003. Amazed it made it so long. Cold weather version and cold weather dipstick guide tube going in and hoping for another 10 years of service out of it.

Not the hardest job in the world just absolutely tedious, with little room to work. I don't know how the E39 and E46 guys do it as they have even less room in their engine bay than we do

Driver door inside pull handle ordered, broke getting in the X today. 63.xx plus shipping????

Pulled off the valve cover (3.0), cleaned and RTV'd the semicircular cam cut-outs that were leaking a bit. I read in forum posts that this should be done, but not seeing it when I took it apart I did not use any sealer the first time.
Oh well, lesson learned!
Next is to exchange my 5 ton HF puller for a 12 ton per TiAgX5s advice. Tension rod bushings next weekend!

replaced rear both upper control arms and lower balljoint/bushings and integral link

on the rear axle both sides

Fixed the rear left lights and re-initialized the pano roof. I was relieved to see my rear lights were just a dead bulb and need for some dielectric grease and cleaned contacts; not the melty/burn issue older models seem to experience. Re-initializing the pano was a breeze. Hauled a 5x10 enclosed U-haul to move a storage unit. No gripes from the U-Haul, excellent towing performance.

Welcome to the club, Jay! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

Not a fun job at all Gary, you weren't kidding. Although the dreaded "twist lock hose" actually wasn't too tough at all, tougher to get it into position than anything.

Probably the bulk of my delay on completing the job was trying to get the new cold weather dipstick guide tube and new O-ring seated back in the pan, "a light push into the pan" doesnt cut it, fitment is TIGHT with that O-ring.

I ended up having to mini-sledge on the bolt bracket to get it in all the way and lined up with the bolt bracket on the engine block.

Then I spent another 45 mins making sure I had all my plugs right and plugged in so I wouldn't get any funky codes at startup.

Including cleaning the throttle body, total time of disassembly and reassembly was approx 5.5 hours, but then again I take my time and try to be as thorough as possible, and of course I dropped a couple of screws and sockets along the way lol!

After sweating over my engine bay all weekend I treated her to a thorough degreasing and dressing when I was done, I'll post a pic later.

Glad to hear you got that done RB :thumbup: How was your "mayo" situation? You'll sleep easier for a while now.

2002 X5 3.0 258,700 miles
2004 325i 114,000 miles

Happy to report ZERO mayo under the oil cap, ZERO mayo coming out of the dripping hoses as well, although you could tell there has been 11 years of burned up oil residue in there. I'm sure I burned out any of the crazy gunk lately as I have been doing a lot more long trips, we recently did a 200 mile stint at 80 mph so its fairly clean. Dare I say it idles a little smoother as well?

As well, I only have had to add a half quart of oil since November, which is pretty good! I'm hoping that with my Rotella T6 and new CCV my oil consumption will be next to nothing from here on out.

Bought this!

http://www.xoutpost.com/classifieds/...jl-woofer.html

:woot:

Over the weekend i installed a MTX 9500 in a ported box with a Hifonics amp mounted where the stock subwoofer enclosure used to live. Install was pretty straight forward

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Busy today on upgrading my X. :D Install 4.8is rear flares and bumper valance. Purchased flares from TwinTurboGTR. He went out of his way to pick and ship all the parts I needed. Thanks! :beerchug: Added 25 mm H&R spacers. Added reverse camera. I though about placing the camera in the center of the trunk emblem but decided on the license plate. :D

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looking good

Jungerishere, very nice install.

Decided NOT to do my tension arm bushings after finding the HF 12 ton puller was really too big to get a grip on the thrust arm. I've used a local alignment and suspension shop for things over the years - including replacement of the tension arm bushings 2 years ago - so I'll have him do it.

One question - do you just force the larger OD flange of the Powerflex bushing through the tension arm hole? Every other bushing I've seen in this type of application has been split, but this is one piece. Does the flange compress enough?

Also noticed another thing that needs fixing (isn't there always something), the headlight leveler has lost whatever it's attached to. Still works when I manually move the arm, but hole is broken out over a portion of it's circumference.

Yes, and it's a pita as it keeps wanting to go in off center. I finally figured out that if I used a small screw driver (flat blade) to push the bushing edge in and kept going around the circumference of the bushing it'd work better. Hopefully these bushings outlast the X as I don't want to have to mess with them again (I'll just order the pre pressed ones from Bimmerworld if I have to do it again.).

Door handle came, hard to believe it is 63.xx discounted from 8x.xx.
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looking good :thumbup:

updated wiring on reverse camera - went from wireless camera setup to wired...

The large flange will push thru the CAB bore.

From post #3602.......
To install the Powerflex bushing, I used a 1/2 X 7" bolt/nut/washers with my 1/2 drive metric oil filter canister socket on the bushing and a 3X3 3/4" steel plate clearance drilled for the 1/2 bolt on the control arm, I installed with the greased steel sleeves inside the bushing to help guide the bushing along the bolt.

Took my 15 year old daughter with her fresh learner's permit driving - in the X5.
Now that's cool.

Jungerishere---Looks great!

Thanks guys for the compliments. I'm looking to add the front skid plate to finish the front. I order one from Clockwork's thread. Hopefully, it will be finished sooner than later... :whistle:

Did an oil change on the weekend. Last one was done by shop when I got it, so this was my first. I was amazed at how fast 8L can expunge itself from the bottom of the vehicle. My catch tray funnel neck was no match and it made for a nice clean up exercise after. Lesson learned.

I also wanted to drop the pan to check for plastic/metal bits as I've only had it for 10,000km now. Time was a bit tight and most recommend replacing the pan bolts with new/coated ones, so I held off until next change when I can get the bolts.

Changed the tires:

got Delinte Desert Storm in factory spec'd staggered sizes off "buywheelstoday" off ebay for $526 delivered

Had Tires Plus mount and Road Force balance them for $156.94 out the door with the taxes and what not...

so far the ride is quiet, we'll see how they will hold up the long use...

previous tires, the Toyo Proxes II were installed at 72557 miles and went completely kaput (metal carcass showing on rear right, with others not far behind) at 111670...

39113 miles, just a bit shy of 40 K miles...

changed the coolant...........................

Treated the X5 to a new set of Yokohama YK580 tires after the last set managed to last 43,000 miles. :D

Then tried not to be too upset when the wiring harness on the fan shroud fell into the engine fan, shorted out, and fried the auxiliary fan and disabled my air conditioning on a fine 103 degree day in Texas. :rolleyes:
At 258,984 miles, things will happen. :trustme:
At least these tires will last longer thanks to my new rear suspension bushings and proper alignment!

2002 X5 3.0 258,984 miles
2004 325i 115,064 miles (The CEO loaned me hers for the day:thumbup:)

Put a new headlight height rod on the control arm and wired the other end to the plastic lever on the position switch - the hole had broken out on the top end. Hey, why spend and extra $90+ for a switch that works just fine when some wire will do just fine.

Broken handle out, still need to put the door panel back on.
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Done, I appreciate the quality & that they are firmly affixed, but having both sides attached by nuts & bolts sucks!!!
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Start it up after about 2 weeks rest. Resume its DD duty for my wife. I had sold the 03 540i MSport yesterday.

Grill badge for multiyear CCA renewal came, it's 1/2 the size of teh one I have (lost the retaining bracket for mine)

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Sub is in, using stock speaker level into teh amp didn't work so I am going to run the sub out from my AVIC 8000-NEX tomorrow, it was 115 in my garage & I had already done the door handle so I quit.

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Put it in, not sure I like it.
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Got my tension arm poly bushings installed. The shop ended up grinding a slight chamfer on them to get them in - what a goofy design. But the braking shake is GONE - very solid feel now.
$237 for the labor, including an alignment. Beats me breaking something!
Bill

I prayed that nothing else will fail on my X5
Preventive thinking i call it :)

You mean you dont do that every day? :D

Sadly about every time i go to turn the key :)
Its had a Birthday recently, so fingers crossed for smooth motoring for a while

changed thermostat and flushed coolant. possibly found a leak coming from my power steering pump or reservoir...

Those grille badge looks better on older classic BMWs but doesn't look too bad your X.

Bought a stack of fresh 315's today!

I had one on my e30, looked great. Not sure. Need to wash the X today, I'll decide afterwards.

What type of meats did you go with JB?

Same as before sir, Bridgestone Dueller HP Sport Non-RFT 315/35/20's all around. Got 50k out of the old ones, going to stick with what works!

If it ain't broke don't fix it JB, non-RFT Duelers sounds nice to me, I hate RFTs.

I get a kick out of postings sometimes "I only got 45k out of XXX brand tire, what should I switch to?"

The fact that our 3 ton behemoths aren't roasting through meats every 30k is impressive to me, if I get 30k or higher out of a staggered set I'd replace with the same damn ones lol!

Been in teh sun all day. Sub is functionally done, I had to run RCAs to get sound none of the using the stock outputs worked. I ran all 5 channels while I was doing it bit 1/2 a$sed out behind the front seat because (a) it was 115 in the garage & (b) I was not prepared to pull apart the whole center console, rear carpet & both sides of the door trim.

It will take some dialing in to get it right but I like having real bass, I will say as a median the OEM did a great job.

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I washed her this morning while it was "only" 95, still not sold on th badge, thinking maybe moving it to the upper left corner of the passenger grill.

Installed DMH electric oval cutouts.

^NICE!

I had a similar set up on my 350Z, made a big difference.

The summer tires the X came were shot. PO had left suspension to die. I picked up a used set off kijiji for $320 a while back. Before I put new tires on, I want to make sure all is good with suspension and alignment. At the tire shop this morning and discovered that non-RFTs were coming off and the used ones were the RFTs. They are the Bridgestone Duellers. On the plus side, they have a meatier sidewall, so they look the part. On the negative side, this is my wife's daily driver and there is no TPMS on this X. Guess I'll be checking pressures a lot. I do recall seeing valve caps that colour based on tire pressure so you can visually see if pressure has dropped. I just can't bring myself to do that to the X though.

New winter rubber goes on the winter rims this season and new summer rubber will go on next year. Non-RFT though. :)

I have the M&S all season version of those tires on my 'winter' wheels. When I replace the Michi's on the 19's, I'm going to go with the Dueler HP Sports again, just not the A/S ones. Great tires and Costco carries them so I get lifetime free balancing and tire rotation.

Awesome, I think you'll enjoy them. They run a little wide in thier size too which is another plus. :)

This evening I replaced the brake booster vacuum pump seals with the kit from BMP design. I tried sealing the cover with some permatex a couple weeks ago. It didn't work. Hopefully I've got it now! It seems good!

I also replaced all the T20 torx bolts since one was stripped to hell and I had to drill the head off....

I used some allen-head M6 10.9 bolts/screws from my local Ace hardware store.

Hey guys I installed.ed interior conversion kit, dis assembled the new aftermarket headlamps for morimoto retro rebuilding and Xbaled lighting.

Going to order heated seats pads soon and retro fit but I'm wondering maby if I have stock wiring ore layer?? Then I'll just go OEm?

What type of morimoto retrofit are you doing???

And what type of housings and projectors are you working on?

Looks great Brian.

Details make all the difference on an install like this. It looks like they came OE.

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These are the housings I'm using.
I'm going morimoto matchbox 2.0 and 5000k for high beam and fxr 2.5 and 6000k for low beam. And halo rings to match from morimoto too. Replacing top glow bar with phosphorus lighting tube , blacking the chrome shroud on the stock cover too . Iv built up a few cheap headlight set ups with morimoto systems and customers are over the moon.

I'm a fan of the materials you are using for the install but not a fan of those housings at all, I hope you improve the looks somewhat on those with the finished result! Looking forward to the progress

8 liters of Moble 1 0-40 and a fresh BMW filter. A good wash too!

Finally changed out the fluid in my pre-Xdrive transfer case with Mobil 1 Syn ATF. Both differentials next weekend with Mobil 1 Syn 75w-90.

Shopping for parts to refresh suspension. Should I just do bushings or the whole arms? I don't have hydraulic press so I am thinking the whole arms.
What's your suggestion?

I would get the whole arms, only reason I would just buy bushings is if I was replacing with powerflex in the thrust arm.

I did full thrust arms, ball joints, tie rods, wishbone control arms, and front sway bar bushings (end links already were done by PO) when I did mine.

:iagree:

Thanks, lots of fun and I really like the way it sounds, especially when I downshift.

I had to google what that was, cool!

They are controlled by a rocker switch at the back of the tray beneath the center console lid. How much they are open depends on how long I hold the switch down. When they are closed they completely seal the opening, absolutely no leak. I already had Dinan exhaust but there was still to much back pressure when I hit the nitrous.

Fresh steamrollers have arrived! 315's on 315's on 315's

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those look awsome.

I fixed my cd changer today! The cartridge wouldn't eject so I took it off and dislodged it with a credit card, gave it a whack and it started working. But after 2 days it was hung again. Took it off once more watched how the mechanical parts were moving and noticed it was scratchy and very dry so I used a tiny bit of wd-40 and it's working again. Hopefully it only needed a little lubrication. Yay me!

Front or rear? I just did complete rear rebuild. Bushings for the lower swing arms with shipping were $58 compared to $329 a piece for a complete swing arm. Summit Auto Racing sells bushing installation compressors and there are also threads on using a series of hose clamps to compress the bushings for installation.

2002 X5 3.0 259,400 miles
2004 325i 115,000 miles

I updated my MKIV nav system to version 32 last night.

3 days ago I replaced the clutch fan, zip tied down some wires that somehow broke the clips that hold them in place replaced a vacuum line that was cracked and replaced the fitting on another vacuum line that was cracked.
result:
engine takes a little longer to warm up and does not try to overheat while stopped. whistling noise gone. ticking noise is getting quieter the more I drive it. I can no longer hear it with the hood closed (used to be very faint noise) has quieted to the point the sound of the air that the engine fan makes moving the air is louder over 1k rpm.

more parts on the way....

drive it for the first time....
properly :)

and found out...........

my pcd sensors arnt working (button in console is flashing)
my wing mirrors arnt folding in ( but i didnt know they did anywhoo,. plus not too bothered.
i got an error on my leveling suspension, "self-leveling suspension inactive" only once , going to look into that one,

later today im going to be waxxing it and polishing :)

My E53 had 7 faulty parking sensors when I got it. Ebay has loads, you need a different one for the front corners than the other 6 (and if it's a FL model, the bumper has to come off for the fronts.

srmmmm, both front and rear. Already bought the kit. I'll have a busy weekend coming up.

Fixed. You missed one of them :nanana:

did you turn on the perpective view?

I did turn on perspective view! It's cool. I like it. Makes it feel more "modern". Still kind of confused about the availability of updated maps though....

I did some reading but didn't come up with a conclusion of where to obtain them.

haha here we go again ,
today decided to upgrade the satnav, didn't go as well as I had planned,
burned cd in wrong mode, crashed the cd drive (mk3) had to take it apart, to get disk out, THEN it decided it didn't want to accept disks, physically wouldn't go in , again had to take it apart to get a cd in ,
burned another cd , proper mode, sat nav said upgrading , then said resetting , please wait , so I waited, ...........................30 mins later I thought its crashed and turned ignition off. took cd out , then thought , hmm , ignitions been on all this time ,
yeah you guessed it flat battery.
let it till now (I had to go to sleep.)
car fires up ok which is odd seeing as it was dead earlier, sat nav is updated :) it works
warning lights on dash im not too happy about tho , abs/tc and the 3 on the far right,
computer wont let me see mpg on screen it just shows (--)

Replaced throttle position sensor for the nitrous. Sometimes the it was firing when I was taking off normally. Quite a surprise if I was turning a corner.

today I.....
replaced my rear right pdc sensor, they all "tick" when u put your ear to them . however the pdc system itself still doesn't work (flashes and beeps)
then I tried to put my door cards on as my new leds for the door handles turned up. (they didn't work either when connected to loom)
tested old led after I cut it off, it worked, then re attached old back to car, then tried to connect the Bowden cable back onto door handle and that broke ( tried to repair it as it broke when I took it off to remove door card)

so sum up, ive still not got my pdc's working. still not got my door card on, still got my tools all over the boot
HOWEVER . I not got auto lights working and my little leds in the door handles,
best thing is I went to local bmw dealers going there there is a loooooong tunnel :) v8 noise :)
oh and I saw a i8 at dealers , very very nice car

My first post as an x5 owner. This is what i installed this week. Sorry about the crappy wheels. New real ones are on now but no current pics. Wife wanted blue calipers, it's her car...so they are blue
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Welcome! Looks good!

I'll have a very busy weekend.:D

Where did you get the brake caliper cover? Everyone of them I've seen have Brembo on them. :rolleyes: Looks clean with them on.

^Doesn't look like just the cover though.

TMV, Good luck and wishing you no busted knuckles.

Good luck Tam!

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X5 just got new rear upper control arms and rear guide arms .Has any here replaced there subframe bushing w/ powerflex bushing ? ride quality ?

I replaced with Meyle HD, ride quality is solid. Powerflex is almost 4x the cost of the Meyle HD bushings and I didn't think it would be 4x better of a bushing considering the originals lasted 10 years.

Many have reported that the Powerflex bushings are nice, but again, just playing the other side of the coin that any replacement bushing is going to be better than a shot OE bushing. One would have to put a fresh OE/Meyle HD bushing in, and then swap out for Powerflex to see if you actually "feel" the difference.

Yes, I did about 10,000 mi. ago. Ride is a bit harder but not enough to be concerned about. I like what it did to handling. I would go the same route if I were to do over. I suggest renting the Subframe tool to get the stock ones out. Installation of the Powerflex bushings is easy.

today, I just cleaned and polished it :)

LOL. Put the new meats on yesterday. Keeping two for spares as they actually could go another 10k miles. (I should rotate more)

Replaced the aux fan, oil separator drain pipe, and rear roundel yesterday too. Productive day!

Hey J. Did you see your car's picture on Facebook, the BMW X5 group? Take a look. Let me know if you need link

Hey Terminator that's pretty cool! I probably missed it if they posted recently. Hope all is well man. WILL NOT miss bimmerfest next year. :)

Took the X5 on its longest "shakedown" run yet since I've been chasing/fixing various-leaks since March. Knocked off about 180 continuous miles yesterday. Very happy to say - it didn't leak a drop!

Washed and detailed- (weekly effort), screwed in some new plugs, and checked all the fliuds. All OK.

Idles so much better and there was an improvement in tip in aceleration, normal for any new plugs. Oh, I pulled out the OE single ground strap fine wire and replaced with multi prong ground straps. Simple job with the right hand tools everyone has in their box. The X5 now has 55K on her.