NEW X5 35D OWNER!!...on friday haha
 

So on Friday I will (most likely) be picking up a '10 X5 35D.

-Black Saphire/Tobacco
-29k Miles
-Cold Weather
-Rear Climate
-Navi
-Prem
-Tech
-Pano Roof

I've been creepin the forums fora few days and gotten a lot of information on the car and of course...the MOD BUG. Just wanted to say hello!

I know its a great car and I own 2 BMWs already, an E92 M3 and a E60 535i, so I am looking forward to the addition to the family!

Congrats, I think we are identical spec... I picked mine up on the 7th.

http://imageshack.us/a/img19/7281/l8mm.jpg

It is a beautiful car! how are you liking it so far?

Overall I love it. You'll love it.

Nitpicking:
It's a diesel, but I got 26.2 MPG on the commute to work today. I averaged 23.1 in my e46 325ci coupe.
Too much wheel/fender gap.
It's a little too tall to get in and out. I don't want to wear out my leather.
I wish I know what a combox was before my purchase.
I want really want the typical fob etc reprograming.
If you go into a corner too fast "the nanny" applies the breaks.
I want different wheels, w/o run flats.

-Well the milage is primarily why Im getting the Diesel.

-The Height Issue I noticed as well and I will most likely address that with the H&R 1.2" springs which should help with the leather issue as well. (maybe you should look into it?)

-And I believe the Nanny can be turned off :-)

-And I not fond of the stock wheels either. Maybe a set of 214s flat black and some 25mm H&R spacers for the rear. That should give it the stance Im looking for.

Yes, to everything you said. I have done a lot of reading.

haha yea Ive been occupied with the reading also. Ill have to keep up with you to see the progress. Goodluck!

I think I found my first mod. Maybe second after aluminum running boards.

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...-sway-bar.html

Nice, so far I've got a list in order...

-Matte Black grill
-Matt Black OEM 214s with a 25mm rear spacer
-H&R 1.2" springs
-RennTech Tune
-Upgrade Halos
-Aero Kit


but I know that for every one thing I install ill add two more things to this list...here we go.

It's a little too tall ? It's an SUV.

BGM, Please don't take that the wrong way.
I'm just concerned about the leather. I hope once I install the Aluminum running boards retrofit, I will be able to step up and sit down in the seat without sliding across.

In my experience with X5 running boards, all you will do is get your pants dirty when the weather is wet outside. But they do improve the look of the ride.

Well, I take that back. My 6 year old used the boards to get into the X.

The boards are not side steps. IMHO, they are decorative, not functional, at least not in the way you want them to function.

Congrats!

Thanks for the information.

Too high. Ops but Why got rid of the 335i it was too low. little things become
a nuisance after awhile. Found best to dump them and get what you
want. On wearing leather, yep was wearing the bolster of the sport
seats having to slide in. 11,500 miles, another 11k and would have had
to be replaced

I believe the point of the running boards is to load things onto the roof.

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Some pics of my 2 babies!

I seem to recall instructions that you should not step on them as the rubber 'dots' can get pushed in and the protective coating on the metal damaged.....

I use mine all the time to get in and out. And when loading skis into the ski rack they are of great use for that. I had replicas on my older 2001 years ago and those were shxt...the dots fell out and the boards were not as well integrated. I've not had issues with getting my pants dirty on them either...but not discounting others...I like the RB's and think they look great.

Thanks for the info 4MoJoe. I planned on getting genuine bmw not replicas.
I would get them for the appearance but it's good to know they have some utility.