X5M rear wheel flares

Diddyx5m · 04-13-2014, 07:26 PM

Hi All,
new to the forum today.

I bought a used 2010 X5M in Jan. 30k miles.

Anyway, we've had a harsh winter here in MN. I finally washed it and was outside long enough to look around.

I was surprised to see heavy wear on the rear fender flares. there are 100's of small paint chips on each side. Is this possible that this could have occurred with 2,000 miles of hwy driving? It wasn't like this when I bought it.

I'm trying to figure out of the dealer may have painted the flares with paint that didn't hold up or what could have happened. It seriously looks like it's been following a tractor trailer on a dirt road (flares only).

I would appreciate your input on this.

Thanks!

dubsesd · 04-13-2014, 07:33 PM

Nope. They are prone to taking a hit from road debris. Especially from highway driving. I just changed my plastic textured ones and reapplied new clear shield on the lower door

P1 · 04-13-2014, 08:06 PM

Completely normal. Get them repainted and then put Xpel or VentureShield on there.

jspdr · 04-13-2014, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Diddyx5m

Hi All,
new to the forum today.

I bought a used 2010 X5M in Jan. 30k miles.

Anyway, we've had a harsh winter here in MN. I finally washed it and was outside long enough to look around.

I was surprised to see heavy wear on the rear fender flares. there are 100's of small paint chips on each side. Is this possible that this could have occurred with 2,000 miles of hwy driving? It wasn't like this when I bought it.

I'm trying to figure out of the dealer may have painted the flares with paint that didn't hold up or what could have happened. It seriously looks like it's been following a tractor trailer on a dirt road (flares only).

I would appreciate your input on this.

Thanks!

Are you sure it was not like that when you bought it? Because i can't imagined for 2000 miles, its just not possible imo. I had mine painted for over a year and 14k miles not much happened to it.

Diddyx5m · 04-13-2014, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by jspdr

Are you sure it was not like that when you bought it? Because i can't imagined for 2000 miles, its just not possible imo. I had mine painted for over a year and 14k miles not much happened to it.

I brought it into the dealer on Saturday and even they said they wouldn't have sold the it that way.

I figured they would be prone to wear, but not this fast. we'll have to see what the dealer does about it.

dubsesd · 04-13-2014, 08:50 PM

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jspdr · 04-13-2014, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Diddyx5m

I brought it into the dealer on Saturday and even they said they wouldn't have sold the it that way.

I figured they would be prone to wear, but not this fast. we'll have to see what the dealer does about it.

If the dealer said that to you, it must be really bad. I agree with you, does not matter how prone, definitely not 2000 miles, certainly not normal. If you pay out of your pocket to repaint, why go to dealer?

Diddyx5m · 04-15-2014, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by dubsesd

Post photos

here you go!

can't believe how bad this is and how it looks right now.

JVX6M · 04-15-2014, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Diddyx5m

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Originally Posted by dubsesd

Post photos

here you go!

can't believe how bad this is and how it looks right now.

Damn! I just had mine painted and tomorrow having the Expel ultimate put on the flares. My rocker panels at the very end are pretty spotty and I too have some spots in front of the flares on the rear door but not quite that bad from what I can tell from your pics. In 3-4 days I already have a couple tiny spots on my freshly painted flares, it is pretty ridiculous how fast this happens. I'm in Illinois not sure how different our roadways are!

m5 guy · 04-16-2014, 03:23 AM

Crazy!

It is unfortunately normal wear. So much so that BMW started putting clear bras right there on the newer X5M's. I would advise you to search xoutpost.com as there is a huge thread outlining this problem and the various solutions. They even have a graph of the hardest hit areas and everything.

MonacoJoe · 04-16-2014, 08:34 AM

yep normal. not much you can do other than get repainted. dealer may have polished to make it less noticable b/c that's a lot of wear for 2k miles. i wouldn't trust them

X5ist · 04-16-2014, 10:03 AM

Not much you can do with all the salts and sands on the road

e90m3_6MT · 04-27-2014, 11:42 AM

here's after a winter in canada!

I had it repainted and put some paint protection on it.

Look at xpel ultimate, it seems really good

P1 · 04-27-2014, 11:46 AM

That's one mistake BMW didn't make with the new X5s...

UnicornM · 04-27-2014, 01:36 PM

I'm having mine repainted and protection applied soon after.

How does things look once stone chips accumulate up on the film? is it less noticeable on film as it is on paint only? or does the debris tend to have very little chance of penetrating the film altogether?

FatherAce · 04-28-2014, 08:50 AM

This is a little trick that I incorporated to help prevent the excessive road chipping. A very simple plain Jane mud flap that i resized and then affixed by using the two existing pop rivet hole locations.

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Diddyx5m Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 2010 x5m Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Minnesota iTrader: (0)	X5M rear wheel flares Hi All, new to the forum today. I bought a used 2010 X5M in Jan. 30k miles. Anyway, we've had a harsh winter here in MN. I finally washed it and was outside long enough to look around. I was surprised to see heavy wear on the rear fender flares. there are 100's of small paint chips on each side. Is this possible that this could have occurred with 2,000 miles of hwy driving? It wasn't like this when I bought it. I'm trying to figure out of the dealer may have painted the flares with paint that didn't hold up or what could have happened. It seriously looks like it's been following a tractor trailer on a dirt road (flares only). I would appreciate your input on this. Thanks!
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P1 Lieutenant General 11569 Rep 11,136 Posts Drives: 2004 3/4 ton Duramax Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: United States iTrader: (1)	Completely normal. Get them repainted and then put Xpel or VentureShield on there.
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m5 guy Brigadier General 1692 Rep 3,200 Posts Drives: 2020 M5 Comp Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Hawaii iTrader: (14)	Crazy! It is unfortunately normal wear. So much so that BMW started putting clear bras right there on the newer X5M's. I would advise you to search xoutpost.com as there is a huge thread outlining this problem and the various solutions. They even have a graph of the hardest hit areas and everything. __________________ 2020 F90 M5 Comp Oxford Green Metallic II-Aragon JOURNAL 2016 F10 M5 Space Gray-Black SOLD 2012 E70 X5M Monte Carlo Blue-Silverstone SOLD 2001 E46 M3 Oxford Green Metallic II-Cinnamon SOLD
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MonacoJoe Second Lieutenant 28 Rep 228 Posts Drives: X5M - Carbon Blk Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Manhattan iTrader: (0)	yep normal. not much you can do other than get repainted. dealer may have polished to make it less noticable b/c that's a lot of wear for 2k miles. i wouldn't trust them
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X5ist Private First Class 11 Rep 137 Posts Drives: X5 Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	Not much you can do with all the salts and sands on the road __________________ 2007 X5 4.8i Sports, Adaptive Drive, Rear Entertainment -In 2013 Nissan Juke Nismo AWD -In 2011 Mini Cooper S Countryman All4 -Out 2007 MB ML63 AMG- Out 2007 Acura MDX SH AWD Elite Package - Out 2008 Infiniti EX35 Journey iAWD - Out 2003 Nissan Murano SE AWD - Out2003 Infiniti FX35 AWD Tech Package- Out 2001 Subaru WRX - Out 1999 Subaru Forester S - Out 2003 Toyota Matrix XR AWD - Out
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e90m3_6MT First Lieutenant 40 Rep 318 Posts Drives: 2016 GT3 RS Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Montréal iTrader: (0)	here's after a winter in canada! I had it repainted and put some paint protection on it. Look at xpel ultimate, it seems really good Attached Images __________________
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UnicornM Lieutenant 387 Rep 519 Posts Drives: M Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: UK iTrader: (2)	I'm having mine repainted and protection applied soon after. How does things look once stone chips accumulate up on the film? is it less noticeable on film as it is on paint only? or does the debris tend to have very little chance of penetrating the film altogether?
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FatherAce New Member 0 Rep 21 Posts Drives: 2012 X5 Space Grey Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	This is a little trick that I incorporated to help prevent the excessive road chipping. A very simple plain Jane mud flap that i resized and then affixed by using the two existing pop rivet hole locations. Attached Images
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