My 2012 X5 35i Build Thread

[GearHead335i]

Figured I’d throw up a build thread here as well, not much action on the x-series side of the forums. So this is my (new to me) 2012 BMW X5 35i n55, car is Platinum Metallic Grey on Black nappa leather. Purchased the vehicle with 90k and have put almost 10,000 miles on it in 6 months. The car is loaded except for adaptive suspension which I didn’t want anyways. Came from the factory with the LED adaptive headlights, technology package, comfort assist, and a few others. I wanted to get an X5 for awhile and I went from thinking about buying an e53 for a beater to seeing how low the prices were for early 3.0 e70’s to saying I need an LCI e70.

So after coming from an e90 LCI n54 full bolt on (still tucked away in the garage) and seeing how many benefits there were versus the pre-lci’s aswell as the turbo motors versus NA, I had my mind set on finding an e70 LCI n55. Found her on eBay actually but it was local so I went and had it thoroughly inspected and ended up picking it up about 5-6 months ago. Here’s what she looked like the day I picked it up;

[GearHead335i]

After giving her a good cleaning (car had tree sap on it and looked like it was last washed months ago). I purchased from a guy who owned his own business and said he had no time to even list the car let alone clean it. Needless to say the car was dirty, but always serviced at the dealer and had 0 accidence so I was sold.

[GearHead335i]

After doing some routine maintenance (oil change, spark plugs, and some black kidney grills) the mod bug bit me.....

EXTERIOR
-Gloss Black double slat kidney grills
-Running boards painted Gloss Black
-Wheel arches painted body color
-Front/Rear bumper weather stripping painted body color
-22” Style 612m Replicas
-295/30/22 Atturo AZ850
-335/25/22 Atturo AZ850
-Front/Rear Calipers painted ///M Performance Anodized Metallic Blue w/ ///M decals
-De-badged

INTERIOR
-Alcantara/Carbon Fiber ///M Performance dash
-///M Performance Carbon Fiber Automatic Shifter Lever
-///M Performance Alcantara Suede/Perforated Leather X5M Steering wheel

PERFORMANCE
-Burger Motorsports Intake
-MHD Stage 2+ Flash

[tlow98]

Nice looking beast.

What’s life expectancy from n55 turbo set up on these rigs?

[max_330i]

Nice OEM+ style mods. Love the X5M steering wheel. Good luck with your build

[6ixSpd]

Dope X5! Do you know if the X5M steering wheel is a re-wrap or overlaid on the original leather? Is the heated function still potent?