X5 3.0d Sport Exclusive

Martin 335d · Post by **Martin 335d** » Sat Sep 29, 2012 11:52 pm

Hi all, I've just joined the forum and thought I'd pop some pictures of the car up in here.

2006 3.0d Sport Exclusive, in grey. It's pretty much the exact spec and colour I was after, give or take a few options

Its covered 62500 miles and comes with the following

Sat Nav/Freeview TV
Bluetooth
Heated nappa leather
Comfort pack
Sun protection
Xenons (a deal breaker)
Detatchable towbar

Hope you guys like, any comments (other than the poor photo quality) great fully recieved

Rusty · Post by **Rusty** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 12:01 am

Welcome along.
Nice tidy looking example you have there. Any plans for any mods yet.
Plenty of info on here for you, plenty of banter too.

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dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 12:07 am

You'll be needing an intravee soon then

Martin 335d · Post by **Martin 335d** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 12:21 am

Cheers guys,

Plans are, remove swirl flaps, remap (this badly needs done) and get the parking heater working, but that seems like a minefield in its own, TV in motion would be handy too.

Intravee, I'm not too fussed about at the moment, I usually listen to the radio in the car.

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 1:20 am

No swirl flaps to remove

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 1:21 am

Tv in motion can be activated with bwm scanner 1.4.0

Martin 335d · Post by **Martin 335d** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 8:02 am

[quote="dirtymonkey29"]
No swirl flaps to remove
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This is good to hear, I was always under the impression it was only early cars that didn't have them, if mine doesn't then that's saved me a job and some £ss.

Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 9:25 am

Welcome to the forum Martin, lovely looking example.

As others have stated, no swirl flaps, remap will improve drivability - just curious why you think it's slow (apart from what you came out of). Just make sure mechanically it's sound, so that nothing is choking performance.

Shame you're so far North. There's a Meet happening today, you'd have got some great ideas and tips, plus Jason being the host could of helped (BMW Indy).

Welcome all the same

Martin 335d · Post by **Martin 335d** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:21 am

[quote="Sanj"]
Welcome to the forum Martin, lovely looking example.

As others have stated, no swirl flaps, remap will improve drivability - just curious why you think it's slow (apart from what you came out of). Just make sure mechanically it's sound, so that nothing is choking performance.

Shame you're so far North. There's a Meet happening today, you'd have got some great ideas and tips, plus Jason being the host could of helped (BMW Indy).

Welcome all the same

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Thanks Sanj,

The lack of swirl flaps is good news, this has brightened up my Sunday morning

I had an inspection 2 carried out at a local indy, including replacement of the Turbo breather, around 3 weeks ago, he checked everything over and has given it a clean bill of health, so i feel a remap is now a necessary investment

Being so far north means we miss most shows and meets, which is a shame

jaynana · Post by **jaynana** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 10:40 am

[quote="Martin 335d"]
Cheers guys,

Plans are, remove swirl flaps, remap (this badly needs done) and get the parking heater working, but that seems like a minefield in its own, TV in motion would be handy too.

Intravee, I'm not too fussed about at the moment, I usually listen to the radio in the car.
[/quote]

welcome along.. and a nice looking car there.

remap - i guess you have come to the right place, this forum has lots of info and probably the best at the job as well. best is it can even be done remotely..

tv in motion - u have a digital tuner i suppose, if not the analogue tuner like in mine are now just added weight.. so they don't work when stationary let alone in motion

cos the analogue signal is switched off.

j

Martin 335d · Post by **Martin 335d** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 1:20 pm

Thank you Jaynana,

I have indeed got digital TV as its a 2006 car, I believe that digital was the default choice when the TV option was chosen on the later cars.

After browsing through the forum I think I want to retrofit the 4.6 front and rear valances after seeing Sanjs car with them fitted, totally transforms the car.

dirtymonkey29 · Post by **dirtymonkey29** » Sun Sep 30, 2012 3:38 pm

By the way tv in motion is pretty useless on the move, the tuner doesn't handle a moving signal very well

Martin 335d · Post by **Martin 335d** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 9:40 pm

Cheers mate, Its not on my list of urgent upgrades so If I can't get it done I won't worry too much

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 3:37 pm

Nice base example.

The X will feel very slow by comparison to your previous motor but a decent remap will yield the desired results.

X5Sport · Post by **X5Sport** » Wed Oct 03, 2012 6:36 pm

[quote="Raj"]
Nice base example.

The X will feel very slow by comparison to your previous motor but a decent remap will yield the desired results.
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Or a 4.8 V8 engine of course... >:D

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