You can retro fit them look on fleabay there are kits on there
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- Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:38 am
- Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: Heated seats
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3835
- Mon Mar 14, 2011 9:31 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: 4.6is and 4.8is owners - Road Tax / VED cost ??
- Replies: 19
- Views: 10838
4.6is and 4.8is owners - Road Tax / VED cost ??
£245 on my 4.8 2004
- Wed Mar 09, 2011 9:59 pm
- Forum: On the light side
- Topic: Teachers & Educators
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1610
Teachers & Educators
Quality
- Wed Mar 02, 2011 3:30 pm
- Forum: Problems (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: Hot spot in seat
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1635
Hot spot in seat
Don't know if anyone else has had this but I have a hot spot on my passenger seat the extendable section at the front, its about 10p in size and gets hot to touch so much so it has started to discolour the leather (Cream). Any ideas? is it easy to strip down, something must be shorting out in there ...
- Mon Feb 28, 2011 6:28 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: Cracked wheel
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3212
Re: Cracked wheel
Hi all not to sure on the welding front as there are some horror stories about with them failing after, also from what I have read it invalidates your insurance as well.
Darren
Darren
- Mon Feb 28, 2011 1:56 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: Cracked wheel
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3212
Cracked wheel
Hi all just found out that my rear wheel is cracked on the inner edge :x not good as a new one from the stealers is £530 inc VAT anyone know of a second hand one or a place where I can get a new one for a sensible price. It's from a 4.8is. 20" 10.5 I think the style is 168. Not interested in a copy ...
- Fri Feb 18, 2011 8:11 pm
- Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: Juddering when braking at 60-70mph??
- Replies: 21
- Views: 13339
Juddering when braking at 60-70mph??
+1 for the powerflex solved it completely also fitted the antirollbar powerflex as well. Much better now. Darren
- Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:15 am
- Forum: General car-related discussion
- Topic: 90p a Gallon!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3511
Re: 90p a Gallon!!
A man after my own heart
- Sun Jan 30, 2011 6:24 am
- Forum: General car-related discussion
- Topic: 90p a Gallon!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3511
Re: 90p a Gallon!!
It always makes me laugh :rofl: when I read about electric cars :thumbsdown: and their batteries, has anyone had to replace a laptop battery (same technology as electric car batteries) now multiply that cost by 100+ for the car every year or two, soon becomes a non-starter, but this never gets ...
- Sat Jan 29, 2011 12:01 pm
- Forum: General car-related discussion
- Topic: 90p a Gallon!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3511
90p a Gallon!!
The government couldn't afford not to tax it as high they would lose so much revenue with the reduction in oil based fuel sales.
Darren
Darren
- Sat Jan 29, 2011 8:16 am
- Forum: General car-related discussion
- Topic: 90p a Gallon!!
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3511
90p a Gallon!!
Trouble is if you take all the taxes of petrol now it would be as cheap. So after they have loaded it up I can't see there being much difference.
Darren
Darren
- Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:29 am
- Forum: Problems (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: SMOKING AND HOT EXHAUST
- Replies: 12
- Views: 6375
Re: SMOKING AND HOT EXHAUST
Hi Knysnamark I spoke to a friend who used to work for BMW as a mechanic about this the other day and from what I remember he said the cat is blocked if it glows red hot (what you were probably looking at), the one he remembered doing started burning the insulation under the seat (a very nasty ...
- Thu Jan 27, 2011 7:26 am
- Forum: Problems (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: Burning oil - Heavy blue smoke - Please help
- Replies: 34
- Views: 21502
Re: Burning oil - Heavy blue smoke - Please help
Hi Knysnamark I spoke to a friend who used to work for BMW as a mechanic about this the other day and from what I remember he said the cat is blocked if it glows red hot (what you were probably looking at), the one he remembered doing started burning the insulation under the seat (a very nasty ...
- Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:00 am
- Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: Code reader near Cheshire?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1456
Code reader near Cheshire?
Stafford anygood?
Darren
Darren
- Fri Dec 10, 2010 8:06 am
- Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
- Topic: Found errors using scanner
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2462
Found errors using scanner
Hi All ran a check using my new V1.4 scanner(direct from the factory (1 week delivery) and found a couple of errors; VTG* 54c6/61 - OIL Abrasion on the transfer box and DME* 28D6/68 - HO-Prooc. failure, coding missing and LEW 09/B3 - No Can Message 04/19 - 90 degree difference of wiper too large ...