aerokit installation charges
 

Hello!
I'm planning to get aerokit for my 08 x5 4.8. How much is a decent price labor (painting and installation) for this kit and other that dealer, where to get it. Thanks

You can purchase the kit at morristownbmw or if you have a friend at your local dealer to hook you up in price. I paid $1400.00 painted and installed for mine and that included removing/painting all plastic trim pieces, front and rear bumper, and rocker panels. Don't forget to post pictures when it's completed.

$2300 with part/paint/install here. It was the cheapest I could find around here from a BMW shop. I've heard as low as $1800 total as the most common but in the other thread (upgraded 3.0si) he only paid $1500.

Paint my aerokit for less than $500. Install myself, about an hour

Was it difficult? I imagine it's just either bolting the kit to the existing bumper or drilling some holes for rivits.

Can you post install intructions?

The kit come without instruction but it was pretty easy to install.

Pretty much can be divided into the gray primed parts (to be painted), the black plastic mounting harness and the self tapping screws (no rivet and/or adhesives are used).

You mount the black plastic harness to the plastic bumper using the self tapping screws. The painted parts basically mount to the black plastic harness.

You just have to be careful when initially mounting/locating the black harness making sure that they are in the correct location.

I am in SoCal so if anybody in the area need any help just let me know

Any way you can post a few close-up pics of the aero kit? (tapping screws, harness,etc.)

Thanks

Wow for 2300 you might as well go aftermarket like AC Schnitzer or Hamann

Thanks! :thumbup:

Do you have any close up pics of the installation or mounting brackets?

Saw them, didn't like them. One of the other dealers actually wanted $3600 firm for the part/paint/install. I got out of there real fast.

I am at work right now. When I get a chance later today, I'll try to take off the painted parts and take some pics of the harness install on the bumper.

There's pictures from a link on the home page http://www.xoutpost.com/248369-post1.html

I have the installation instructions (in PDF form) but I'm traveling right now and will not have access to those until next Tuesday.

Thanks. I am about to place an order for the front peice of the aero kit and the rear bumper from M Sport kit. I suspect that the rear bumper is easy to install, just wanted to make sure that I can ut the front aero kit on with ease.

Aerokit rear bumper install pic
 

Notice the center painted part is taken off to expose the black plastic harness that was screwed to the rear bumper

I assume that this is the same for the front, right?

Pretty much the same.

For front and rear bumper there are three black harness for each bumper. On the front you install the center harness first and then the two outside harness. For the rear, you install the two outer first and then the center harness

Thanks Awdnut! :thumbup:

Aero kit installation is listed in their books as an 8-hour job. I can't imagine it took more than a couple.

Good evening brian5,

Could you please send it to me so that I can judge by myself the work to be carried out to take up the aerokit before buying it and making it paint?

Thank you in advance.:thumbup:

I gave that PDF to an X5world Admin and he posted it. It's on the X5workld Home page. Link is http://www.xoutpost.com/pdf/e70/E70%2...Aero%20Kit.pdf

Thanks a lot :thumbup: