Thanks Guys! Really looking forward to some future mods. (UUC SSK and custom exhaust) Thinking Magnaflow...This guy's is very tasteful.2004 BMW X5 Exhaust Currently waiting on an airbag wire for my new 3 spoke sport steering wheel. Really excited to have a heated wheel. Found the wheel and clock spring on craigslist off a E83 LCI for $40. Got a new trim piece and an airbag on eBay. Going in tomorrow :D

Are there any production numbers for X5s
with manual transmissions?

Since this is the source page for all things X5 manual, where do you manual X5'ers recommend posting my rig for sale. I have it up on my local Craigslist but want to get it in front of a more specific audience. Auto Trader (anyone have a positive experience there?) Xoutpost? Any other forums?

Auto Trader would work fine - Make sure you note that it has 3 pedals, I know when I was searching for mine on AutoTrader that I waded through a lot of erroneously listings looking for a MT X5

Craigslist and BMW forums should do it.

thanks all. here's a copy of the CL post and I just added it to Cars.com. I'll gauge response and then add a few other sites.

2003 BMW X5 3.0i AWD 5-speed manual, clean title 146K

in the market for a '13 X3 Xdrive35i M-sport. the joy never ends!

Hey guys - Original thread here

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...53-friday.html


Been hunting for a 5spd and found this on Craigslist ...reached out to the fella - Turns out, it's owned by the tech guy at BavAuto! Bavarian Otto's personal X5. It's been the subject of NUMEROUS how to videos on youtube and their site - including Vanos rebuild. This puppy has pretty much everything replaced.. and documentation? Well, I have an entire youtube channel documenting it LOL. Have a look, made the trip out to NH this past weekend and picked her up with the wife.

BMW DIY – Double VANOS Repair (Rebuild) on M52TU, M54 and M56 6-Cylinder | Bavarian Autosport Blog

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Welcome friend! Glad to see you found an E53 with 3 pedals that was well taken care of by Bav Otto himself! And you also got a nice score with the factory aluminum running boards as well :)

Enjoy the truck, I put in the registry it was a 2001 but if I'm wrong let me know

It's a 2002 -

Type FA53
Model X5 3.0i - USA
Development Code E53
Chassis GEFZG
Steering LL
Doors 5
Engine M54
Displacement 3.00
Power 170
Drivetrain ALLR
Transmission MECH
Color Black Sapphire Metallic - 475
Upholstery Standardleder/hellbeige 2 - ARBE
Production Plant SPARTANBURG
Production Date 2002-04-26
Options
226 Sports Suspension Settings Sportliche Fahrwerksabstimmung
255 Sports Leather Steering Wheel Sport-lederlenkrad
321 Exterior Parts In Body Color Exterieurumfaenge In Wagenfarbe
330 Sports Package Sportpaket
377 Lt/aly Wheels/star Spoke 69 Lm Raeder/sternspeiche 69
386 Roof Rail Dachreling
403 Glas Roof, Electric Glasdach, Elektrisch
417 Roller Sunblind, Rear Side Windows Sonnenschutzrollo Hintere Tuersch.
430 Int/ext Rr Vw Mirror W Aut Anti-dazzle Innen-/aussenspiegel Aut.abblendend
437 Fine-wood Trim Edelholzausfuehrung
441 Smokers Package Raucherpaket
459 Seat Adjustm., Electr. W. Memory Sitzverstellung, Elektr.mit Memory
461 Seat Back Adjustment In Rear Sitzlehnenverstellung, Fond
464 Skibag Skisack
473 Armrest, Front Armauflage Vorn
481 Sport Seats F Driver/front Passenger Sportsitze Fuer Fahrer/beifahrer
488 Lumbar Support Driver/front Passenger Lordosenstuetze Fahrer/beifahrer
494 Seat Heating F Driver/front Passenger Sitzheizung Fuer Fahrer/beifahrer
502 Headlight Washer System Scheinwerfer-waschanlage
521 Rain Sensor Regensensor
533 Air Conditioning For Rear Fond-klimatisierung
534 Automatic Air Conditioning Klimaautomatik
555 On-board Computer Bordcomputer
650 Cd Player Cd-laufwerk
676 Hifi Loudspeaker System Hifi Lautsprechersystem
691 Cd Holder Cd-halterung
761 Individual Sun Protection Glazing Individual Sonnenschutzverglasung
775 Individual Roof-lining Anthracite Individual Dachhimmel Anthrazit
785 White Direction Indicator Lights Weisse Blinkleuchten
926 Spare Wheel Ersatzrad
945 Consideration Of Price Dependency Beruecksichtigung Preisabhaengk.
Standard Equipment
249 Multi-function For Steering Wheel Multifunktion Fuer Lenkrad
302 Alarm System Alarmanlage
354 Green Stripe Windscreen Gruenkeil-frontscheibe
640 Car Telephone Preparation Autotelefonvorbereitung
645 Radio Control Us Radio-steuerung Us
661 Radio Bmw Business Radio Bmw Business
692 Cd Changer I-bus Preparation Cd Wechsler I-bus Vorbereitung
845 Acoustic Belt Warning Akustische Gurtwarnung
853 Language Version English Sprachversion Englisch
876 Radio Frequency 315 Mhz Funkfrequenz 315 Mhz
992 Number Plate Attachement Management Steuerung Kennzeichenbefestigung

A keen eye will notice it's got the 4.6is exhaust tips - Neat!