Hi all, Drove down to Bristol for work yesterday and I have picked up a problem. Upon acceleration even the slightest touch on the peddle I get a high pitched whistle but what would be best described as a jingle - sort a knife on a glass announcing a dinner speaker sort of thing. but with fast ...

[quote="Richard137"] Apologies if it appears cheeky, but whet did the respray set you back please? Just trying to find a ballpark to see whats its likely to cost. Thank you [/quote] @Richard137 no dont worry mate, A friend of mine works for a car manufacturer (mention no names) and they have an on ...

[quote="Nick73"] yep that is good looking machine... good job sir! also at the risk of hijacking the thread.... how are you getting on with the Eonon D5166 ? Ive been cruising the interwebs for reviews, but nice to know how it runs in the E53 [/quote] @Nick73 thanks mate. The Eonon is s quality ...

8) Finally couple of months after purchase all items complete. Custom colour (Night Switch) over original Le Mans body kit Refurbished 20" wheels Matte Black Kidney grill with chrome framing LED Angel Eye Marker Upgrade Eonon D5166 Head Unit with Live WiFi connectivity and full Android system Rear ...

Morning guys, Thanks for the feedback. I will invest in some white markers as I cant be bothered with the rozzers. To be honest I didn't expect the light to be so blue I thought more of a xenon blue tint however after looking again last night - they Blue alright! May keep them for off road or if ...

@Sanj

Upon closer inspection of the underneath of my bumper and subsequent searches that part above was superseded by the part below - and looks like what I need?!

However BMW dont seem to know which one is needed :/  I have to take it in! crazy

[quote="Sanj"] Yeah take only one side off and the other can be replaced. Bloody dealers, who do you use? I'm gonna get mine sorted too! [/quote] Generally steer clear of dealers however my local is Williams. May run the part number through a few google searches and see if I can find it elsewhere ...

[quote="Sanj"] Could be my PC but is that picture cut off a bit? Does the bit that's cut off sweep upwards to match the bumper line? If so that's the piece - where's it from? The only way to check is pull on the bumper and see in the gap - usually one or more of those clips has broken. Just be super ...

Thanks for the advice Sanj!

I presume the below is what I need?





Would there be any way of checking that it has not just 'popped off' before hand?  if not at least its not an expensive part - fingers crossed!

@grumpywurzel Direct bulb swap - took minutes. I was really impressed with the brightness of them to be honest. the item number on ebay is: 291359472550 I wanted blue to match however I didn't expect that level of brightness due to them being listed as 5w but super happy with how they look. No ...

Hi guys, Swapped the stock markers for some Blue Angel Eye ones from Xenonbulbs (Ultra-hids on ebay) and I must say they are fantastic! Problem free and super bright. Only fitted last night so will take a day pic later on but really impressed and works well with the Le Mans Blue. Great swift ...

Good morning all, Just posted in the Newbie section as recently bought a great X5 Le Mans Edition. Problem I am having is that most guides and 'how to' sections on bumper removal don't cover the huge bumper the Le Mans has. The issue I have is that one side has dropped and I am assuming its a clip ...

Hi Guys, New guy here. E53 Had a couple of BMW's years ago and decided after coming out of company cars that I would invest in a X5 E53. Finally found something that I was in position to part with my cash on. I bought a 2006 X5 3.0d Le Mans edition genuine 51k 3 owners and full BMW service history ...