My Current and future modifications...

kkodal78 · Post by **kkodal78** » Wed May 02, 2012 1:51 pm

just bought a BullBar for the X5. hopefully it will show up before bank holiday. once i get the X back i'll get a few more mods done this weekend

kkodal78 · Post by **kkodal78** » Wed May 09, 2012 10:28 pm

finally got approval from WD for a new gearbox. hopefully i will be getting my X5 back on friday with a new gearbox. and also i should be getting the bullbar delivered on the same day. it is in chrome but i am planning on getting it wrapped with carbon fiber to make it match the body colour of the X5.
more details to follow

kkodal78 · Post by **kkodal78** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 9:30 pm

Sanj
can you take a pic of carbon fiber covering in the interior. i am trying to see what i need covering besides the wood trim. also grtting VW interior carbon fibered as well

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Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:17 pm

11 pieces, OEM. 3 on the dash, 4 on the doors, 3 on the centre console (main piece, ashtray, rear cup holder piece) and the gear stick.

I did just the silver door handles too.

Others have done the steering wheel centre piece too.

Oh and I'm basing this on facelift cars, so pre facelift will have the steering wheel piece too.

Selling mine if interested... anyone (dark walnut wood wrapped in CF 3M Di-Noc film, missing rear cup holder and gear stick only, but I can include the film to cover them and keep the wrap exactly the same), here's a pic or two.

kkodal78 · Post by **kkodal78** » Fri Jun 01, 2012 11:15 pm

i am pulling the trigger to continue with the mods. i just had the front windows tinted as well and the place who did the tinting also did the wrapping for the bull bar will also do the installation for the bullbar. he also offered to do the carbon fiber on interior pieces as well. he is pretty reasonable on the prices so i'll let him finish what i started. hopefully sometime bext week i'll have it all done.. fingers crossed!!

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kkodal78 · Post by **kkodal78** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 6:39 pm

Since i am in the area of southampton i thought i would stop by Rudi's and get the pixels fixed as well. He is working on it right now and also putting LED bulbs for cluster lighting as well. He has a 4.6 as well and he has done his cluster with led's which looks good. Hopefully after the pixel repair which is the last thing that got on my nerves , i should be troublefree. No more warnings or dead pixels.

kkodal78 · Post by **kkodal78** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:39 pm

This is the result

Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 8:47 pm

Bugger... >:(

I like that! May need to add this to the LAST mod I do!!! ::)

Oh and Kirim - I hate you! Well done on another great mod fella!

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:03 am

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This is the result

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Damn that does look really good. Always been disappointed with the dull hue from the standard cluster lighting. Which bulbs did he use to replace?

kkodal78 · Post by **kkodal78** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:13 am

All i know is they are LED and dimmable. He showed me his cluster before i said yes which looked great. He also changed the whole front end of the 4.6 with a facelift 4.8 which looks good too. Apparently rudi is a member of this forum as well but he said he has not been on it for while. I asked him to chyme in and maybe show up for the meet. I hope that was ok that i asked him yo come to the meet. Hopefully i'll make it there to inspire some of our members for modifications.. No offense sanj

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:44 pm

Deffo no problem wih inviting him along to the meet. I'm hoping to make it down but still not 100%.

As for the cluster LEDs, will find out what the OE bulbs in the cluster are as it will just be replacements me thinks.

Si · Post by Si » Wed Sep 19, 2012 7:49 pm

Hi kkodal,
Have you moved from Suffolk now then ?
Cos if your Southampton based then ur close to me and I would love to see these mods you have made

hopefully kick start me into getting my arse out of the sofa

Regards Si

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Since i am in the area of southampton.
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kkodal78 · Post by **kkodal78** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 8:35 pm

No still in suffolk. I was down in southampton for a day.

gareth82 · Post by **gareth82** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:04 pm

Thanks looks fantastic and will be my next mod on the list (after I fix the mot failures)

Can I ask how much is was for the cluster repair, chrome surrounds and LED's also did you post the cluster to him?

Thanks

kkodal78 · Post by **kkodal78** » Mon Sep 24, 2012 8:14 pm

I was in southampton and stopped by to get it done at his place. All cost was £150 with pixel repairs and the leds. I was going to post the cluster to him but after finding about the trip i made an appt with him. By the way the silver rings are part of my cluster from factory. That is in the 4.6is package

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