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by davrostavros
Sat Aug 05, 2017 8:45 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: Pixel Cluster - help needed cant get it apart
Replies: 2
Views: 552

Re: Pixel Cluster - help needed cant get it apart

Thanks , I went brace and did the very thing, got it off and then realized I was out of time, another day and then I'll get it sortes
by davrostavros
Sat Aug 05, 2017 11:41 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: Pixel Cluster - help needed cant get it apart
Replies: 2
Views: 552

Pixel Cluster - help needed cant get it apart

Hello all, Im being brave and decided to do this myself but I am stuck There is fairly bad pixellation and from reading I think it is just the LCD ribbon so I have bough one off ebay. That said, Ive removed the cluster and its sitting on my kitchen table but I cant seem to take it apart from there ...
by davrostavros
Wed Jul 26, 2017 1:42 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: My car
Replies: 3
Views: 938

Re: My car

Indeed they are, they are also in need of a refurb but that is somewhere on the list of things I need to do to the car.

No idea what the pressures should be on them either
by davrostavros
Wed Jul 26, 2017 10:44 am
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: My car
Replies: 3
Views: 938

My car

Had the car for almost a week and thought Id share some pictures of it so here goes

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by davrostavros
Sat Jul 22, 2017 5:02 pm
Forum: Problems (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: Drivers door lock and pdc
Replies: 2
Views: 742

Drivers door lock and pdc

Hello, the list of things I have found wrong with the car grows. Another two that I would like advice on from this excellent forum. Just noticed this fternoon that when I use the key to unlock the car the drivers door doesn't unlock or lock, I have to use the key in the door. Don't know if I have ...
by davrostavros
Fri Jul 21, 2017 8:05 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: E53 4.4 LPG Real World MPG
Replies: 5
Views: 1143

E53 4.4 LPG Real World MPG

Hello all, Just done my first to the brim fill up and I was wondering what MPG people are getting. I have a BRC LPG conversion and for the first one it seems that I am on about 12 mpg. I thought I would be getting closer to 20 (OBC showed 19.6) but Im curious as to what everone else is getting ...
by davrostavros
Fri Jul 21, 2017 11:38 am
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: Good Indy in paisley or Glasgow area
Replies: 0
Views: 616

Good Indy in paisley or Glasgow area

As the title says. I just picked up my e53 earlier this week and there are some things that I'm wanting done to it. Its at 150k and at the end of life ish stage so don't want to be spending a fortune but want to keep it going so any advice on where to get servicing and repairs done would be great.
by davrostavros
Thu Jul 20, 2017 2:30 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: New car and problems already - DVD player remote
Replies: 4
Views: 1137

Re: New car and problems already - DVD player remote

I found the remote control but there doesn't seem to be any power going into the system. The DVD player doesn't seem to have any and neither does the headrest monitors. The monitors definitely work as I saw them on when I went to see the car so I'm assuming it's something that I'm doing wrong
by davrostavros
Thu Jul 20, 2017 1:16 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: New car and problems already - DVD player remote
Replies: 4
Views: 1137

New car and problems already - DVD player remote

Picked up my car today and have started to notice a few problems already. The offside rear window doesn't move and after getting back from football tonight the front wouldn't go up so I spent an hour plus taking the door card off and pushing the window up, the motor seems to work but not with enough ...
by davrostavros
Thu Jul 20, 2017 1:05 am
Forum: New members section
Topic: We may have a winner, might have found an E53...
Replies: 10
Views: 2286

Re: We may have a winner, might have found an E53...

Picked it tonight. Ended up getting it for £2k so pretty much as low as these go. Mechanically I think it's in pretty good nick but I've came across a couple of problems. The two offside regulators have gone, very annoyed at this, some dash pixelation and the remote for the DVD player seems to have ...
by davrostavros
Tue Jul 18, 2017 10:47 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: We may have a winner, might have found an E53...
Replies: 10
Views: 2286

We may have a winner, might have found an E53...

Handing back my PCP car tomorrow so have about four days to fine me a car. I have been looking at cars for while and came across an X reg X5. It is a 4.4 petrol with an LPG conversion sport with 150k on the clock. I had just been to see an E60 530d and although the car was decent the bodywork was on ...
by davrostavros
Sun Jul 16, 2017 10:34 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: Potential e53 owner
Replies: 1
Views: 890

Potential e53 owner

Hi all, I'm on the hunt for a replacement car and the x5 seems to tick all the boxes for the family. I was looking at 5 series e39s but the x5 has also caught my eye. My budget to buy one is relatively right. The economy, insurance costs are fine to deal with but given the type of car that it is I ...
by davrostavros
Thu Jul 06, 2017 4:09 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: New (2nd hand) car time
Replies: 4
Views: 1308

New (2nd hand) car time

Im about to hand back my current car that was on a PCP and am finding myself looking at BMWs again. I dont have a huge budget but I have seen plenty of cars in my price range. I was looking at 5 series as Im needing a car that is big enough for a growing family (SWMBO and three kids). I have been ...