My PICs, as promised (including hitch w/ aero kit)
 

Sorry for the weather delay ladies and gentlemen, we are now rolling and ready for take off..

few more..

looks great

Aero kit :thumbup: ...

Great, but this weekend you should hardwire up that radar detector!

:iagree:

Looks great. :thumbup:

that's the cleanest hitch job I've ever seen. looks great with the aero kit..

definitely hardwire that radar... plenty of notes here on doing that..

congrats an enjoy!

Rola Crossbars match better vs BMW OEM..Nice

LOVE Rola Crossbars.. glad they are now available in the US.

Genemish,
Where did you get the "Sunshine Kids" seat storage thingy's?

Looks great but how do you lock the ball and tounge?

Very nice! Enjoy it.

Nice ride especially with the aero kit! Space grey looks even better with the ferric grey 21" 215s!;) Yeah you gotta' hardwire that radar and lose that front license plate!

Very nice. Looks like the aero kit is next on my list. I too am curious how you would lock in the ball and tounge? Where did you get the crossbars?
Thanks!

i obviously use it against foot marks.. you can get it on amazon or other sites... search for "stuff n scuff car seat protector"

Amazon.com: Sunshine Kids Stuff 'n Scuff Seat Protector - Black: Baby

the most bottom part of the kit is actually missing. it's not visible anyway and I can get on my knees and reach the hole for the pin easily. Already tried it today with the bike/ski rack. took extra 30 seconds vs E53 setup.

cant lose the front license plate. welcome to New Jersey.

crossbars = www.rolaproducts.com

Looks great. Is there enough room to get the plug adapter in there for the trailer harness?

I was wondering that too. Where did you have the Kit installed?

Btw, beautiful truck.

yes, just enough.. already tried...

also, etrailer.com has plentry of adapters/converters.

negotiated the whole deal with JMK BMW in springfield NJ..

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...link-pics.html

Genmish,
Seems like you put a lot of thought in all the details. Beautiful car! What are those mats you got? Are they weathertech? I've heard mixed reviews on them even though my prior experience was great.

thank you.. yes, thought and pain during the waiting process.

front row are weathertech all season mats -- used on 5 cars now .. LOVE them..

2nd row is BWM floor liner... i like it because it covers the middle .

trunk - bmw cargo mat.

Nice.

Loving that Car with aero kit. Job well done. Congrats.:thumbup:

Tastefully done! Congrats.
Stellar job on the hitch. BMW site says the hitch does not work with the aero kit. Evidently not true...

nice, grats!

well, I had to have the body shop make a cutout.. and the bottom plate is missing otherwise i wouldnt have access to the pin.

i am surprised why BMW cant make a removable panel for the hitch and the plug.. seems so easy.

Congrats and totally agree with the areo kit...it makes the ride!

A job meticulously done! Awesome! :thumbup:

looks sharp !!!

Since you have the cleanest install of a trailer hitch, could you take pictures next time you hook something up to it so we can see how you are still able to hook up all the connectors? I'd love to convince my dealer to make the minimal cuts you made, but I'm worried they'll object it won't work and I'd like to show them it does.

Are the rola cross bars relatively easy to add and remove (e.g., special allen wrench)? I usually take mine off if I don't have bikes on the roof (though it looks like you use the traileer hitch for bikes/skis)

Congrats. Looks like you made off quite well with the install fee....

Just constructive critque....but is the right side cut of the hitch slightly not square and a bit to the right....

Looks great nontheless. Maybe it's just the picture shot....but that would drive me insane everytime I would wash the car ;-)

sure, I'll take pics so you can prove your dealer wrong.

Regarding Rola bars, they come with a special allen key that i store in the glovebox. I love how they look and never take them off cause they dont create any wind noise (imho). www.rolaproducts.com

you are 100% correct. the cut is just a bit off.. and yes, that could potentially drive me insane too.. but, it does look very clean overall so i just close my eyes and move on. :)

That looks awesome, the painted grill ties that whole front end together. thanks for sharing!

Question, The Rola Website is a bit confusing.... do you have the part number to those cross bar you have. Thanks a million.

Lovely! Now go hardwire that radar detector!

Cheers,

Awesome ride...enjoy :thumbup:

love the color. love the aero kit. love the car.

so jealous

Look away again :) check the alignment on the left/right rear panel of the kit.... doesnt look symmetrical...

http://www.xoutpost.com/attachments/...t-img_0839.jpg

Nicely thought out and executed on all mods.

Ya, that looks great. Way better than the regular bumper with the hitch. Thats a complete mess.

Post new pics of the hitch .... we all now want to do what you've done !

Can you post a pic of what you did with the hitch electrical outlet ?

will try this weekend if i get the car back from service...

Awesome .... thanks ... out of curiosity .... how come you didn't just purchase a X5 with the M-Sport pack, rather than going with regular X5 and adding the dealer installed Aero kit ?

Personally ... and I might be in the minority here, but I think the Aero kit looks better than the M-Sport bumper ! :-)

need the hitch... Msport = no hitch

Looks great! Have you thought about painting the black bumper fascia to match the color of the car? That would look sweet!

Nice shout out to JMK!!! i have family who works there.

Nice truck

Hard wire the radar detector

Good luck with your new X

looks GREY!!!!!!!

hey curious question..the wind deflectors above your windows..where abouts did you get them from? and do they have a name / brand?

Very nice! Can you please tell me what the floor mats are that you are using?

Thank you.

weathertech.com

weathertech.com :)