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by Greydog
Mon Mar 31, 2025 10:25 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: E70s, with halogen lighting
Replies: 14
Views: 1495

E70s, with halogen lighting

Yes they all do but sadly they are wrong on two counts (1) the H8 is the halo lamp on Xenon Headlamps (2) I think BMW must have a special Technician with really skinny bendy arms and fingers
On my headlamps and it seems yours my fat old fingers just couldn't get at the H1 lamp without them being ...
by Greydog
Mon Mar 31, 2025 9:18 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: E70s, with halogen lighting
Replies: 14
Views: 1495

E70s, with halogen lighting

Morning SaphireBlack
My understanfding has always been when your sat behind the wheel Right hand side (Drivers side UK) and Left hand side (Passenger side)

The picture you posted showing the Bulb is the passenger side (left) headlamp and that is the H1 lamp, the other cover will have an H7 lamp ...
by Greydog
Sun Mar 23, 2025 9:16 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: E70s, with halogen lighting
Replies: 14
Views: 1495

E70s, with halogen lighting

This is not one of BMW's best efforts in design and accessability
My E70 has halogen lights first winter I realised just how poor they can be I read many reports of E53's with halogen lights that were bad (both mine were Xenon) well BMW managed to somehow make the E70's worse !! My wifes Subaru ...
by Greydog
Fri Mar 21, 2025 5:36 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (G05 4th-gen, 2018+)
Topic: Considering buying my first X5, advice please...
Replies: 42
Views: 5609

Considering buying my first X5, advice please...

Plenty of wheels for sale on the Auction sites brought the 19" set (square not staggered) from Ebay when I got the E70 went and collected so could check for any cracks welds or obvious buckles £300 then brought the tyres
by Greydog
Fri Mar 21, 2025 12:55 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (G05 4th-gen, 2018+)
Topic: Considering buying my first X5, advice please...
Replies: 42
Views: 5609

Considering buying my first X5, advice please...

Hi
The first X5 a 4.4 2002 came with staggered 19" wheels you could get Genral Grabber UHP tyres back then which worked really well
then at the end of 2003 in a heavy storm a big tree came down and squashed the X5. I replaced it with another X5 a 4.6is great car after rebuilding the engine due to ...
by Greydog
Fri Mar 21, 2025 8:36 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (G05 4th-gen, 2018+)
Topic: Considering buying my first X5, advice please...
Replies: 42
Views: 5609

Considering buying my first X5, advice please...

Just my input on "Off Road" ability I am a shooting man so spend October through to the end of Jan a lot of the time Off Road in the X5 (my 3rd one) I think for 90%+ of people who own a 4x4 a rutted farm track or slippery field is as far of road as they get. After our recent winters we have seen ...
by Greydog
Thu Mar 20, 2025 8:50 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (F15 3rd-gen, 2014+)
Topic: Assistance with Ride Height Sensors
Replies: 6
Views: 1994

Assistance with Ride Height Sensors

Some X5's have air bags on all 4 corners make sure your reading single axle ride height not two axle. May not be relevant but worth a check
by Greydog
Fri Mar 07, 2025 7:44 am
Forum: Problems (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: locking wheel nuts
Replies: 5
Views: 3144

locking wheel nuts

A neighbour with a 330i had his Locking Wheel Nut Key go missing after a Tyre change, as it was weeks before he needed it and of course the Tyre Place put it back ? It was lost.
Vines in Crawley just needed his Vin and ordered him a new one not cheap but cheaper than brutalising the existing one and ...
by Greydog
Tue Mar 04, 2025 7:41 am
Forum: Problems (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: E70 Issues
Replies: 11
Views: 4654

E70 Issues

And they still won't ???
by Greydog
Tue Mar 04, 2025 7:30 am
Forum: Problems (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: E70 Issues
Replies: 11
Views: 4654

E70 Issues

Don't know why they didn't load
by Greydog
Mon Mar 03, 2025 8:14 am
Forum: Problems (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: E70 Issues
Replies: 11
Views: 4654

E70 Issues

Here are a couple of pictures I found online that should help with what your looking for
I had to dig into the loom bundle that runs along the rear of the boot and up to the Fuse Board the Green wires are K-can low the Green/orange K-can high once remade with solder I could clear all K-can faults ...
by Greydog
Sat Mar 01, 2025 9:42 am
Forum: Problems (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: E70 Issues
Replies: 11
Views: 4654

E70 Issues

Sorry no pictures I was told about the connections apparently BMW or their loom supplier deciced these connections didnt need soldering the joint is twisted and compressed then covered with the clear sleeve. In TIS I found a referrence to Splices X15005 and X15006 and a picture showing their ...
by Greydog
Sat Mar 01, 2025 7:58 am
Forum: Problems (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: E70 Issues
Replies: 11
Views: 4654

E70 Issues

Take out the battery cover and trim at the rear of the boot in the thick loom that runs across the rear and up to the Fuse/control panel in the right hand cubby. Check the loom your looking for a cable join/splice with 4/5 Green wires and a clear plastic tube cover it will look black inside thats ...
by Greydog
Wed Feb 26, 2025 8:26 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: E70 3.0D cutting out
Replies: 14
Views: 8881

E70 3.0D cutting out

Using the SDS made it a 2 man job and still took time (don't know what HSE woul dmake of the Hand/Arm vibration :D ) but it worked Total parts bill is just under £1300 I know I could have saved around £800 by just changing the duff injector but the thought of a repeat performance made up my mind for ...
by Greydog
Tue Feb 25, 2025 4:56 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: E70 3.0D cutting out
Replies: 14
Views: 8881

E70 3.0D cutting out

Well all back together and running really well changed all 6 injectors all 6 Glowplugs and the Glowplug Controller. I have to say the job I thought would be a real PITA was the glow plugs while the controller is buried and a fiddle all the Plugs came out easily (after a soaking in penetrating fluid ...