hey!!! welcome to the board!!! silly me - i just noticed that you just signed up!!! you will find this board to be very informative...

You can search for him on the Member List, and then look up some of his posts, he has his cars' pics in his signature line...
speaking of signature line, i would recommend creating one for yourself, that would have some basic info on your ride - year, engine... maybe miles... or whatever you like... it helps us helping you with diagnosting problems...

Nice looking X! Start by browsing the thread "post pictures of your X5". You will get a ton of ideas. Do searching on this forum from there to dig deeper.

In my opinion a proper set of wheels and tires is the best modification for any car or truck. From there the sky is the limit but beware you will never be satisfied that it is "done".

Personally, I think your (Sterling) Gray X5 looks great the way it is. You already have some great & some subtle combos/features that make it stand out just fine like:

• sport pkg w/shadowline exterior trim & anthracite headliner
• 19" Style 132 wheels
• Titan-line kidney grills, front upper/lower grills, & the grills that suck in fresh air to the HVAC system back near the windshield (non-sport X5s have black grills except for the kidneys for your model year)

Now, for full disclosure I have to say I'm totally biased due to just closing a deal on an 06 X5 4.4i that is the same color as yours...except it doesn't have the sport pkg...thus I have the smaller 18" style 153 wheels & chromline exterior trim. Again, in my bias...I think your X5 looks great the way it is...and if you really feel the need for a bit of "personalization"...go with the subtle things that will not only provide "form"...but will also give you some actual "function". :)

Little subtle things I'm considering:

• upgrade driver's side view EC/heated mirror to the EC/heated wide angle/aspheric type
• I'm a non smoker so I might swap the center console ashtray for the "padded" storage tray
• I read a thread not to long ago that the e70 rear wiper might be able to be swapped onto our tail gate
• upgrading to either 20" Style 87 or Style 163 wheels...thus allowing me to turn my 18" style 153 wheels into a dedicated winter wheel/tire set
• tint the front driver's & passenger's windows to match the rear doors/cargo area/tailgate window tint

Good luck and I hope you have many happy miles. :)

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• 2006 e53 X5 4.4i (12/05 build date) Sterling Gray exterior/Schwarz (black) interior
• 1997 e38 740iL (3/97 build date) Arctic Silver exterior/Gray interior
• 1999 e39 540iT (sold) Orient Blue
• 1995 e34 525iT (sold) Alpine White
• 1991 e32 735iL (sold) Schwarz (black)
• 1985 e30 325e (sold) Bronzit

Thank you very much. I love my X. I didn't realize that so much of the stuff that is on my car isn't on most of them. I new to the BMW world. I only bought mine about 2 months ago. Im not real sure what all options I actually have either. This is kinda like a new language for me. I still want a few things like the clear corners and an exhaust and maybe an intake but I want to start cheap. I saw a chrome accent kit but it attaches with that 3M 2-sided tape so Im cautious of using it. I really want the front and rear cameras to. How do I know exactly what options I do have and what I can upgrade? I read about people who have rear climate control and rear heated seats. Mine doesn't have that but it would be nice to have.

what are your last 7 digits of VIN? I will get you list of factory options... In BMW world, de-chroming means the car has sport package - so, you probably don't want to put chrome accents on, unless that is your personal preference...
clear corners are Euro thing, illegal in the US unless you have some amber reflectors in the front quarter of the car - to get euro light assemblies, you are looking at $1000-2000... or taking your lights apart and pulling the ambers out... cumbersome...

rear camera - doable, if you have Nav system - still calls for a number of additional parts... no Nav - still doable, but either totally aftermarket, or retrofitting a Nav, which is doable but a nightmare... front camera = might not be what you think it is - the E53 front camera is not the same as the new, Topview cameras... and to be honest, too much hassle to install...
depending on present options, you might be prewired for the rear heated seats, but you still will need to get the seats that have the heating elements (or fit them into your seats) and possibly a module along with the switches...

one thing at a time... we will guide you to your perfect set up!!!! lol

Thank you for all the help. My VIN last 7 are LV22335. Im not sure about the front camera or what it would be used for anyways. I just saw the kit somebody else had done and it just had both with it.

VIN
5UXFB53506LV22335
Type code FB53
Type X5 4.4I (USA)
E series E53 ()
Series X
Type GEFZG
Steering LL
Doors 5
Engine N62
Displacement 4.40
Power 235
Drive ALLR
Transmission AUT
Colour STERLINGGRAU METALLIC (472)
Upholstery LEDER DAKOTA/GRAU-(WAR TITANGRAU) (LCTT)
Prod.date 2005-10-12



S1CAA SELEKTION COP RELEVANTER FAHRZEUGE Selection of COP relevant vehicles
S205A AUTOMATIC GETRIEBE Automatic transmission
S226A SPORTLICHE FAHRWERKSABSTIMMUNG Sports suspension settings
S255A SPORT-LEDERLENKRAD Sports leather steering wheel
S2LCA LM RAEDER Y-SPEICHE 183 BMW LA wheel Y-spoke 183
P330A SPORTPAKET Sports package
S386A DACHRELING Roof railing
S402A PANORAMA GLASDACH Electric panoramic roof
S417A SONNENSCHUTZROLLO HINTERE TUERSCH. Roller sun vizor, rear door
S430A INNEN-/AUSSENSPIEGEL AUT.ABBLENDEND Interior/outside mirror with auto dip
S438A EDELHOLZAUSFUEHRUNG Fine wood trim
S441A RAUCHERPAKET Smoker package
S461A SITZLEHNENVERSTELLUNG IM FOND,ELEK. Electric seat backrest adjustment, rear
S464A SKISACK Ski bag


S481A SPORTSITZE FUER FAHRER/BEIFAHRER Sports seat




S488A LORDOSENSTUETZE FAHRER/BEIFAHRER Lumbar support, driver and passenger
S494A SITZHEIZUNG FUER FAHRER/BEIFAHRER Seat heating driver/passenger
S4NAA INNENSPIEGEL MIT DIGITALEM KOMPASS Interior mirror with digital compass
S502A SCHEINWERFER-WASCHANLAGE Headlight cleaning system
S508A PARK DISTANCE CONTROL (PDC) Park Distance Control (PDC)
S521A REGENSENSOR Rain sensor
S524A ADAPTIVES KURVENLICHT Adaptive Headlights
S609A NAVIGATIONSSYSTEM PROFESSIONAL Navigation system Professional
S639A KOMPLETTVORB. HANDY USA/CDN Preparation f mobile phone cpl. USA/CDN
S677A HIFI SYSTEM PROFESSIONAL HiFi System Professional DSP
S761A INDIVIDUAL SONNENSCHUTZVERGLASUNG Individual sunshade glazing
S775A INDIVIDUAL DACHHIMMEL ANTHRAZIT Headlining anthracite
S8SPA COP STEUERUNG Control unit COP
S926A ERSATZRAD Spare wheel




S220A NIVEAUREGULIERUNG Self-levelling suspension
S249A MULITFUNKTION FUER LENKRAD Multifunction f steering wheel
S302A ALARMANLAGE Alarm system
S321A EXTERIEURUMFAENGE IN WAGENFARBE Exterior parts in vehicle color
S354A GRUENKEIL-FRONTSCHEIBE Green windscreen, green shade band
S442A GETRAENKEHALTER Cup holder
S459A SITZVERSTELLUNG, ELEKTR.MIT MEMORY Seat adjuster, electric, with memory
S522A XENON-LICHT Xenon Light
S533A FOND-KLIMATISIERUNG Air conditioning, rear
S534A KLIMAAUTOMATIK Automatic air conditioning
S645A RADIO-STEUERUNG US BMW US Radio
S692A CD WECHSLER I-BUS VORBEREITUNG Preparation, BMW 6-CD changer I-bus
S785A WEISSE BLINKLEUCHTEN White direction indicator lights
S845A AKUSTISCHE GURTWARNUNG Acoustic belt warning

S853A SPRACHVERSION ENGLISCH Language version English



S876A FUNKFREQUENZ 315 MHZ Radio frequency 315 MHz
S992A STEUERUNG KENNZEICHENBEFESTIGUNG Control of number-plate attachment

Looks like you have the rear climate control...it is code S533A. You activate it by turning the left dial (on the vent at the rear of the center console) from "0 to |"...this should activate the blower for that vent...then the right dial with the red & blue indicators is how you temper the air from warm to cool. :)

Wow that's a lot of stuff. Thanks for the info and for all your help so far. Theres a few things I'm going to have to research to know exactly what it is though.

i speak fluent russian, so it is relatively easy for me to do... besides, i am having fun, learning about options that were not available in the US, like double glazing...