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      05-01-2013, 02:35 PM   #1
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Gave my X5 M Sport a full detail!

This is my new (to me) 2011 BMW X5 M Sport. I had been searching for a while for the perfect X5 and I had my heart set on an Alpine White one. Finally found one last week in Houston and picked it up on Saturday. Took half a day off on Tuesday and detailed it. There is still some stuff to do, but I at least got a good start.

I had given her a quick wash over the weekend.


The fender flares had received some attention from me earlier as you can tell by the painters tape. They were a bit haggard.


Some issues that need to be fixed.








I spent about 45 minutes just cleaning this area, and polishing it by hand. Made a big difference.


We'll need to polish these up.


Leftover wax. Could not figure out how to pop that piece out.


Started by spraying Meg's APC in the wheel wells and cleaning those.


Clayed the whole car, but also used some old clay to clay the inside of the fender flares.


Inside, ready to be dried.


A doggie.


Polished the whole SUV with Menzerna 203S on a green Uber pad.






Making my way around the car.


I will get to these later. I needed to get the dirt from around the bolts.


I have replacement center caps on order.




These needed attention too. Cannot have dirt in the keyhole.


As you can see, it wasn't too bad. I took all these swirls out using the above combo.






Slapped a layer of Menzerna Power Lock on there. Next time, a layer of Swissvax Insignis.










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Pulled her out in the full sun to check my work.


























Much better.


Make a big visual difference to have the bolts cleaned.








I will need to touch this up with some paint.




















Already have parts on order to get the iDrive and the plastic surrounds replaced as you can see there is some wear 'n tear...


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Great job, paint looks fantastic now!
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      05-01-2013, 04:41 PM   #4
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Looks good but whats up with not finishing the floor?
The floors are Racedeck and I picked up what I have on Craigslist. It obviously came from a smaller garage. But don't worry: I have the rest on order directly from Racedeck, so as soon as I receive it, the floor will be finished.
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Damn. Awesome job. I wish I had the patience to do that.
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Time for some OEM performance grille!
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Time for some OEM performance grille!
Ordered them a few days ago from Tischer, just waiting for them to arrive!
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      05-01-2013, 11:37 PM   #9
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You sir have an amazing attention to detail and so much time on your hands; I envy that! Great job!
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      05-02-2013, 08:45 AM   #10
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      05-03-2013, 04:15 PM   #11
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So shiny
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      05-05-2013, 02:36 PM   #12
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Hands down, awesome job OP.
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Dude, where you at? I need to swing by for a cleaning. Awesome job!!!
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very well done
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Looks good
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Impressive. I wish I had the patience to do this.
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Going to keep all my work on the X5 summarized in this thread.

Installed the black BMW Performance Grilles and the PIAA Xtreme H8 angel eyes:


Had some flaking, had this replaced under warranty.

Before:


After:


What was replaced:

51169164485 - Trim plate FRONT COMPONENTS, middle, from 10/09
65829240956 - Switch assy FRONT COMPONENTS, low, high from 10-09
61319116587 - Repair kit FRONT COMPONENTS, shift knob
51416975791 - Pull strap panel w/auto dim, black Left
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Sold my 3/4 ton Dodge. I'll miss this thing terribly, but here they are together for the last time.


Which leads to situations like these. I'll have to use the X5 for pick-up duty!


Replaced the haggard center caps with some fresh ones.


I'll save them I guess...
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What is the Sport button by the shifter? I don't have that.
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Why do you suppose those center caps get so hammered? Mine are too and cannot figure that one out.

Great progress so far! Motivating me to give mine a good pre-winter detail and also hit the surface with the MZ powerlock.

If you want tips on further upgrades, I'm on the same path you are right now. Favorite mod by far was a stud conversion kit and some H&R spacers. :beer:
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What is the Sport button by the shifter? I don't have that.
I though all auto transmissions had the "Sport" button. Never thought it was part of a package.

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Why do you suppose those center caps get so hammered? Mine are too and cannot figure that one out.

Great progress so far! Motivating me to give mine a good pre-winter detail and also hit the surface with the MZ powerlock.

If you want tips on further upgrades, I'm on the same path you are right now. Favorite mod by far was a stud conversion kit and some H&R spacers. :beer:
I bought this one used, and I think it probably was due to the car being taken through a carwash plenty of times. My wife's 135i doesn't have any issues, nor have I seen this before on any other BMWs.

What does the stud conversion do?
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amazing job man!
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