LED Mod
 

Not really been doing a huge amount of mods to the X5 but I thought this was neat little thing that might interest some. I bought some 'T10' LED lights and they fit directly underneath the doors (I believe they're puddle lights?). The halogen ones feel a bit outdated to me so I thought I'd have a stab at changing them. Bit of a noob job but might help someone :)
Total cost £3.27 or about $5

These fittings can be found underneath all four doors, the boot/trunk and in the glovebox. To remove them just get a small flat head screwdriver and push it down, there should be recess for you to do this. Once it's out it should be dangling by a wire, just unplug it and take it off.

Then follow these steps. (Apologies for the crappy iPhone pics, my bad)

Just wanted to add that these LED's aren't ludicrously bright it's just a tad brighter than the halogen OEM which is exactly what I was going for. You can obviously buy brighter ones but it's really personal preference. Here's a link to the seller on eBay, these ones don't throw any errors but some others might. 1 2 4 6 x T10 W5W 501 4-SMD 5050 LED wedge CANBUS ERROR FREE light car boat 12v | eBay

Nice mod!

Thanks for posting this!

Not sure why you had to take it apart; unless you're using some oversized bulb, they all fit thru the hole as is.

You have to take it apart, unless your fingers are the size of a newborns there's no chance you're going to be able to get those bulbs out :confused:

Wut? Just turn the black socket ~90 degrees and it slides out.

Apologies, I understand what you mean now. Yes you don't have to take the top plastic cover off but it looks better for the guide I suppose haha