Just a little idea... My BT just stopped the other day after a dead battery issue .. Found this fix on xoutpost Take out fuse 7 from glove box and fuses 73 & 74 from trunk area... Leave out for a good 15 minutes ... I locked and then unlocked car .. Replaced fuses and bingo everything back to normal ...

[quote="Horizon"] [quote="underground"] Hi, is it possible to get the doors to lock automaticly when you start to drive ? Thanks [/quote] Yes it is, I have done it on mine with my BMW Scanner 1.4.0 If you have a scanner, or live near someone with one its a 5 minute job, or you can buy them off EBay ...

Just done the same last week, got the OEM copy ( i think ) of ebay for £20, looks fine and quality is good.My only slight issue at the moment is that it is leaving a gap when the blade wipes.But it just needs a little tweaking to bend it to make it sit flat on the screen.

Just asking has anyone recently upgraded thier wipers on the X5 both front and rear.
Any comments welcome 

Was thinking of doing the replacement upgrade to the 6w 7K leds that seem to be available.Anybody done it here in the uk ?, which retailer did you use ? and are you happy with results ? any issues ?

Here is the link to my pictures of the roof fix.a 15 min job to save 1000s a complete no brainier.front glass has now operated perfectly since the fix.good luck.

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-forums/ ... -shut.html

superb install, I did mine about 5 years ago.I had a few issues in the beginning, mainly stalling issues under load with low revs, but after some tweaking the installer got it sorted.I didnt realise the filler would fit in there,lovely job.Mine is on the lower side of my bumper as the car is Toledo ...

[quote="Sanj"] Great mod but was thinking the same as storminmike - £50! I did this for £11 all inclusive... And for that price I don't think it's that bad. Before http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo216/sanjeevm1/IMG_1290.jpg After http://i377.photobucket.com/albums/oo216/sanjeevm1/IMG_1292.jpg [ ...

Hi I know its seems a lot of money ( and yes it is ) BUT I bought the tailered mats for my X5 E53 over 7 years ago and they still look almost new, the quality is superb. A very good investment IMHO. Just paid £50 recently for a set of tailered mats for my new Astra GTC, they are total rubbish, after ...

Hi everyone. thought i'd share my little Bluetooth story. I have a USA spec Dec 04 build 3.0, ive owned it from new and personaly imported it home with me some 7 years ago.Well the car has the full USA system of Assist and BT but i have never managed to get it to connect to anything over here and ...

HI, I am running a 3.o petrol which I had converted 4 years ago, it did cost me 2k back then and took a week, but they did a fantstic job of the install and after a few teething problems it is now running fine.You get no improvement in mpg but the emmisions are supposed to be 20% cleaner. But its ...

[quote="spidey"] Thanks GraemeX5 - the third link gives me a good idea of what is involved. I'll take a look and let you know. [/quote] Hi Spidey, I had the same issue and have done 'the fix' it works, here is my post on the other X5 site.Please email if you have any questions. http://www.xoutpost ...