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      11-21-2013, 06:01 PM   #1
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GBe93 Build Thread for 2010 4.8 M Sport

Hi All,
I just picked up a 2010 4.8 M Sport with 39k miles last month. Factory features include M Sport package, 20" 227 wheels, Adaptive Suspension, self leveling rear, premium audio, cold weather, technology, etc.

I plan to start some mods over the next few weeks and want to document them here.
The mod list includes:
Tint front row windows to match - done
12 mm front spacers - done
20 mm rear spacers - done
Front and rear brakes (Stoptech rotors and Akebono pads) - fronts are done
LUX V4 upgrade - done
LED interior lights - ordered, part of group buy
IND Painted front and rear reflectors - done
BMW rubber floor liners all 3 rows
Dinan suspension
New pedal set from bmw pedals.com
JL Audio amp and sub in rear
Rear retractable cargo cover - done
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Here's a couple pics when I brought the X5 home.
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First change was to remove the 4.8 XDrive logos on the doors and plasti-dipped the rear logos and front grilles .
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I have already added the rear spacers and tinted the front windows to match the other windows. Here are a few pics from the family farm in Virginia over the weekend.
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Here's what I have planned for this weekend:


Front brakes and 12mm wheel spacers. I plan to paint the calipers while I'm in there.
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You're off to a great start. Can't wait to see more!
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You're off to a great start. Can't wait to see more!
Thanks and congrats on such an amazing X5M of your own!
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Front brakes are on! I cleaned and painted the calipers and added the 12mm H&R spacers too. I plan to clean everything tomorrow after the paint dries completely, will post more pics after it is cleaned up.
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Brake rotor install

While installing the new brake rotors and pads, I ran across a new type of bolt that I hadn't seen before. When you remove the caliper and hang it from the a-arm, you then have to remove the caliper bracket in order to remove the rotor. There are 2 bolts that have a star shaped head on them. I found the right socket at Napa for $13; it is an External Star Socket size E18. I found these bolts after I had already started the job and it added over an hour to the job just trying to track down this socket so hopefully this helps others to be prepared before they start. In the pic, the 2 bolts have some green paint on them that helps to identify them in the pic.
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Here's the socket for the brake caliper bracket bolts.
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Ordered painted front and rear reflectors from IND and also ordered LUX V4 angel eyes from Luxangeleyes.com from their Black Friday sale. Looking forward to more mods soon!
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Great job man! keep it coming. I'm in the same boat as you, also just picked up 2011 LCI and starting to plan out mods.
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Great job man! keep it coming. I'm in the same boat as you, also just picked up 2011 LCI and starting to plan out mods.
Thanks, looking forward to more mods, Christmas is coming!
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Painted reflectors showed up

I'm very impressed by IND's packaging, well done with microfiber cloths and bubble wrap. The rears were a piece of cake, took five mins to install. The fronts are a beeotch with the M Sport bumper! Gonna have to take bottom of the bumper loose to get to the reflectors. Here's some pics of the reflectors, will post more after I get the fronts installed.
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Installed the rear reflectors in 5 mins, pop out the old ones and snap in the new ones, super easy!
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The front reflectors are very difficult to get to on the front bumper. I originally removed the 2 screws in the bottom of the wheel well and the 2 screws on the bottom of the front bumper but it was just too tight. I read on a previous thread that it was easy to remove the front bumper and they were right. First remove 5 screws on the top of the bumper under the leading edge of the hood. I've marked the locations with blue painters tape to help illustrate their locations.
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Then remove 2 screws in the bottom of each wheel well.
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Then remove the 2 screws at each corner on bottom of the bumper underneath the vents.
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There are 4 remaining screws (Phillips head) in the center of the bumper at the bottom where it connects with the plastic covers underneath. Kind of hard to see in this pic
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Now you can pull the bumper from the front and disconnect the PDC wire and set the bumper off to the side.
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At this point, time to get out the hair dryer and heat up the existing reflectors to loosen up the adhesive. Then you pry the bottom of the reflector loose from inside the fender to get it started. Now you can push from the outside to break the adhesive loose the rest of the way.
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Go ahead and peel off any of the adhesive still inside the opening. Clean it with some Goof Off and then you can install the new painted reflectors.
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