Xoutpost.com - What did you do to / for your E53 today??

Ordered LED halo rings on ebay and a set of Xenarc Nightbreakers from powerbulbs in preparation for upcoming headlight surgery.

Also got new BMW roundel center caps in, new caliper anti-rattle clip (was missing upon purchase of truck), new rear license plate holder (PO stripped out the threads), and a set of OE wheel locks...

Will be a busy week with caliper painting, complete brake service, the above stuff, and figuring out my alignment problem with the rear bumper... again, thanks PO.

g300d

02-25-2016 05:30 AM

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Originally Posted by bcredliner (Post 1069681)

Not concerned about running hot. I replaced the clutch fan with a variable temperature controlled electric fan so I have lots of cooling. And, the VAC pulleys have lots of history of success.

There's no way to accurately calculate improvement from changing to lower gear ratios. I might get a tenth. The primary reason I am making the change is to improve the launch. Most of what I do is from a stoplight. Another reason was to lower the stress on the driveline and transmission..

Gotcha. Let us know how it goes if you can!

tmv	02-25-2016 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by dabenthusiast (Post 1070153)

Does front aero bumper work on preface lift x5 with ought aero kit?

They have the pre-facelift version. It would look like this without the kit.
http://i300.photobucket.com/albums/n...pselsdcjpr.jpg
Notice the corner stick out a little to match with the fender flare piece.

Motorhead

02-26-2016 07:09 PM

Replaced MAF, after the engine died on the drive home.

SES light did not appear.

Ran the scan code on it right after it died. got the following (pending) codes

P0011 - (shit) bank A timing over advance
P0102 - low MAF reading

Left it for 20 mins on side of road and re started & re scanned.

P0102 - low MAF (pending)

Drove home gently. Ordered and replaced MAF. Cleared codes. P0102 has cleared and hasn't come back. Car is much smoother to drive. Didn't realise it was running rough.

TL:DR - should I be worried about a once off pending P0011 code?

Our X5 has 225k km on the clock.

Scott ZHP

02-27-2016 01:18 PM

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Replaced passenger side headlight, which was starting to get a bit hazy. eBay score, brand new Hella xenon for $200. Did the driver side about a year ago.

Upgraded the bulbs to Osram Nightbreaker Unlimited for both beams. I can see again!

puddinboo

02-27-2016 01:29 PM

how is the quality for those headlights? do you get water or condensation in them?

Scott ZHP

02-27-2016 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by puddinboo (Post 1070470)

how is the quality for those headlights? do you get water or condensation in them?

:dunno: This one is a BMW part, made by Hella, not a Depo reproduction. Exact same headlight that it left Spartanburg with.

ranchdawg

02-27-2016 09:25 PM

New brakes and rotors on the rear of the X today. Super easy using the write-up found on this board!