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Long time lurker, so I thought it was about time I joined this site. I have a 2008 X5, and there was once a time that I would change my car every couple of years but those days have come and gone! 

I will be holding on to my E70 for some time to come, so I know have to replace a few bits! I saw on another thread that pagid are some of the better pads. But I have some other questions.

Brake Discs: Am I better off getting OEM or what brand is better? I have read here about some brands of disc would squeal more.

I also need to get a battery, again Im looking for recommendations on the better brand? Varta

Hello and welcome to the forum.........

I believe the discs are either Pagid or Textar on the E70 as they are on the E53.

A lot of folks use the Bosch Silver range for batteries - either S5 or S6.  Varta batteries are fine - and look suspiciously similar too.. 

The battery has to be paired to the car on the E70/71 as the on-board electronics supposedly 'monitor' the charging health as well as battery state.  I don't know how easy this is to do and it's most likely buried in the iDrive somewhere.  Whatever happened to undo connections, remove & replace battery, reconnect!!  Life used to be so simple.


Richard

To register a new battery you will need this to be carried out with a good quality diagnostic tool can't be done via car controls.
Also make sure you get the correct replacement battery , right size and rating and need to check if it's an AGM battery or not as this will confuse the power management module.

Nice one, thanks guys. Got the pads sorted. Still looking for the brake discs. Dunno which discs to go for. Recommendations?

There was something else that I was looking for. I wanted the updated maps for the E70, ordered from some site, got a DVD and nothing worked! Ok, so I don't want to pay for the legit BMW disc, so any recommendations for buying the sat nav discs?

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There was something else that I was looking for. I wanted the updated maps for the E70, ordered from some site, got a DVD and nothing worked! Ok, so I don't want to pay for the legit BMW disc, so any recommendations for buying the sat nav discs?
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You need to read this thread.

Thanks for all your help. The quest continues.

If I wanted to change the front fog lights to xenons, is it a big job and also where do I get said lights?

Any recommendations for steering wheel refurbishment?