Here's mine ,before & after with the black grilles,fitted by main dealer.

I agree, i've got more scratches on this car than my 45,000 mile E70 ,the paint seems to be very easily marked, i always thought bmw paint was pretty robust ???

It is carbon black, I think the grille finishes it off well.

Car needs a polish before i could get the SLR out but seeing as it was sunny today i got a couple of quick snaps with the phone.

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Up until about Christmas/New Year, I got uninterrupted DAB radio reception right across all "ensembles" (BBC, National, Scottish, etc.) everywhere I went. Now I don't know if "they" have fiddled with anything, but now it is dropping out constantly on roads I drive very frequently (e.g ...

I'd suggest the V8 also, i was going for a 3.0 Cayenne until the dealer showed me the figures, virtually no difference in mpg against the V8, plus it sounds much better.

They re mapped my E70 and i had no complaints,the owner was running the same car at the time E70 30sD so he knew his way around the BMW,i'd certainly use them again. 

Looks like I'm in the minority ,I'll fit them and make a decision then,although i seen a Vogue in black with black grille today & i liked it ,
She's a 40D Sanj , I'll hopefully get some interior pics tomorrow if the weathers not too bad.

Picked her up on Wednesday,
Very impressed,highlights so far HUD & Active Cruise will be great when towing,
Performance wise I'll have to wait till i can get her on a run,its snowing heavy just now...
Idrive is much better & the online manual is quick & easy to navigate,
Still got loads to learn but ...

Can anyone recommend a set of hard wearing mats ? ,

I find mountain biking and fishing drags a lot of muck into the car no matter how hard i try & keep it clean, I pretty much ruined the drivers mat in my last car,

I'd like something that looks nice too, not just rubber, I'm sure i seen a nice ...

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Bob, what do you do offshore, I assume it's North Sea? I work as a senior drilling engineer in Aberdeen, I do the weekly commute from Edinburgh (I was "allowed" to bring the X5 this week :)). Did you buy your motor from John Clarke in Aberdeen?
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I'm a Snr elec dive technician ...

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Very nice - I like the black wheels, are they 21"? My F15 is white, would love it with these wheels on but weren't an option when I ordered mine! Lovely looking motor.
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Cheers :)
They are 20'' , i only ordered last minute because they couldn't get me the 468M which were my ...

A few pics, not the best quality i know, unfortunately i had to go offshore before the car was ready so collection should be the 8th Jan, will post some proper pics on delivery, cant wait :xmasgrin:
Black grille would look better i think.



http://i61.tinypic.com/r7luhc.jpg http://i61.tinypic.com ...

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Just checked on the BMW website, and I can still spec. the 468M alloys on a new X5?! Also noticed some cool new additions that were not available when I ordered my motor :(!
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I think there are a few discrepancies between the customer & dealer configurators & the accessory ...

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Agree, have the DA+ on my F15. It's a must, especially if doing long journeys, where the ACC comes in very handy. I have the 20" 468M wheels also - IMO they are by far the best looking of all the wheel options, although not sure if the wheel options have changed (picked up my car on ...