Hi, The time has come to put my x5 Carbon Black Edition up for sale. I am a BMW qualified mechanic and I bought the car as a little project. I have completed all the work it needed and am ready to give it to a good home. It is a September 03 registration with 125k on the clock and a private plate ...

Hi I have got a carbon black edition 4.6is which I am looking to sell as pending house move requires the funds. It's carbon black with champagne leather, 20 inch wheels with correct tyre size all round. I have recently done the rear axle carrier bushes, front control arm hydro mounts, inspection 2 ...

Depending on the info given there was a retrofit kit for e53,46 etc that had a genuine iPod kit, when fitted if I rem correctly the kit replaces the cd changer which would indicate the fact it's removed from your car

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are the bushes easy to fit?

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To remove the old bushes you will need a heavy duty press to get them out, over time the grime and age build up make them hard to press out, when I did mine I used a 10ton press and I was still a struggle. Hope this helps.

If you can get them out lube the new ones up, put a block between the subframe and body and use a transmission jack to push in. I did it on mine but to be fair I work inside the dealer network so I have the tools to hand to remove them in the first place.

Are you after a tool to purely fit the bushes or kit to remove and replace?

I've just done inspection 2, Brake fluid Coolant + expansion tank Rear subframe bushes Front control arm bushes/hydro mounts O/s/r door lock Rear lamp wiring and unit (connector corrosion) To do, new painted boot handle Front of bonnet re spray for stone chips Pads and discs front and rear probably ...

Keep us posted on the matter. Suggest to the wife to keep the engine running if she wants to stay warm. With the battery sensors on this cars if the battery gets low it will cut out less essential items I.e heated window, heat seats etc.

I have seen this a few times at work it is normally a gear selector switch, I would agree with getting the faults checked to be safe. Hope this helps

I would be careful with third party policies as they can have a maximum claim limit of £500 and will only pay a certain amount for hourly labour cost which does always cover main dealer labor charges. I see this a lot at my dealership. I hope this helps with your choice.

If they were fitted at time of auc they should be covered, when you book it in at your local BMW tell them they were replaced prior to purchase and you can feel judder. Hope this helps

if your wife does short journeys that light can often come on with low battery charge levels. Hope this helps

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I would phone and speak to the sales manager, normally the tech will report it on the odd occasion us techs can miss the odd little mark, we are human.  :noexpression: or it can be a case that it was reported and not repaired. But I didn't tell you that. 

Thanks for the friendly welcome. Yea loving it so far, taken few early measures. I have just replaced the rear light, front cv boot, put new badges on front and rear, had cheapy ones fitted and have done coolant and brake fluid change. At the weekend planning new subframe bushes, front control arm ...