What Did You Do To Your E70 Today?

[9vapors]

Originally Posted by Nyc Dito

I must have missed his in my searches. I kept getting just one from googling..

argento's alpine white X5M https://www.xbimmers.com/forums/show....php?t=1499820

I'm on the mobile app, but for me it's on page 4...

[Dawgz]

Originally Posted by laselvasurf

Where'd you end up finding the 12V with ignition lead? I'm hoping to hardwire my R3 in this weekend.

I used two different ones. There is one close to the mirror wire loom that is a green with white stripe. I used that for my dash cam.

For my radar, there is another wire that is green with brown stripe.

Both of these give 12v with ignition.

I used the sunroof motor bolt to ground. (T25?).

[Dawgz]

Originally Posted by Nyc Dito

Just wired up the mirror tap, took longer than expected ..like 15 minutes. On my '13 LCI I was getting FULL power with the instructions I found on the forum (Think it was from a 2010 E70). So fiddling around I ended up using the BROWN and GREEN/WHITE wires. I should have taken a picture to confirm . Now when I start the car, it powers up and when I cut the ignition off it powers off. It does NOT stay on if I have it what i call radio mode lol (engine off radio playing).

I HIGHLY suggest a volt meter (the proper way), but I did not use one.

You can also use TIS for the wiring stuff...
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/

Well ya I was using a volt meter...I'm not just going in there tapping random wires lol.

But yes I ended up finding the green with white stripe as well, used that one for the dash cam. Used another lead for the radar. Didnt want to dump a bunch of things on one source.

[laselvasurf]

I spent the morning getting things done on the X5M...
- Wash and interior detail
- Oil change(only required one trip to the parts store...)
- Hard wired my R3 into the mirror(thanks for the links/help, made the job super easy!)
- Painted my front reflectors black. I had clear aftermarket ones, but wasn't happy with how they looked. I am going to see about ordering OEM clears as they may look/fit better.
- Re-mounted the Vorsteiner front splitter. The 2 sided tape I used originally was starting to fail, so I used a wider more heavy duty 3M product this time around. Fitment was good before, but now it's even better.

[9vapors]

Looking good man, feels good to get some stuff done, which reminds me I have to get around to doing the trans service...

Jealous of that front lip, I have to get one soon!!!

[boneca]

new mod today straight from China

[FastCletus]

Didn't do this today but a new owner.
Added a hitch and wiring from etrailer and polished plastic headlights[IMG][/IMG]

[FastCletus]

Oh and I forgot replaced front brakes with brembo rotors and pads. Easy job. No special tools required. Saved me $400 from BMW shop

[9vapors]

Originally Posted by FastCletus

Oh and I forgot replaced front brakes with brembo rotors and pads. Easy job. No special tools required. Saved me $400 from BMW shop

Awesome, I've never done brakes on the x5M yet, I'm looking forward to it though!

[pdX5M]

Originally Posted by 9vapors

Awesome, I've never done brakes on the x5M yet, I'm looking forward to it though!

Haven't don't mine yet either but will be soon. Have about 4k miles or so left on the fronts - rears are basically new. I already have the front pads but am thinking of throwing on some F85 front rotors when it comes time

[FastCletus]

It really is a cake walk. I am fairly mechanic and in all the jobs I have done before it was by far the easiest. Found a video on you tube and the guy did a great job. I was apprehensive at first but when local BMW guy said it would be $750, I said eff that. I went to pelican parts and bought good quality parts, and did it myself. I will do that back brakes maybe in a few months and have brembos all around. If they are good enough for MotoGp they are good enough for me

[Yanchii]

Got my new tailights in today Before is the matte and after is the glossy finish!

[pdX5M]

Originally Posted by Yanchii

Got my new tailights in today Before is the matte and after is the glossy finish!

Looks good. The gloss is a huge improvement imo.

[cbakking]

Originally Posted by laselvasurf

I spent the morning getting things done on the X5M...
- Wash and interior detail
- Oil change(only required one trip to the parts store...)
- Hard wired my R3 into the mirror(thanks for the links/help, made the job super easy!)
- Painted my front reflectors black. I had clear aftermarket ones, but wasn't happy with how they looked. I am going to see about ordering OEM clears as they may look/fit better.
- Re-mounted the Vorsteiner front splitter. The 2 sided tape I used originally was starting to fail, so I used a wider more heavy duty 3M product this time around. Fitment was good before, but now it's even better.

Can you please let me know which mirror tab links/help you've used for X5M?
I know there are several threads out there but they are bit different from each other and wanted to know for X5M(S63) perspective.

[laselvasurf]

Originally Posted by cbakking

Can you please let me know which mirror tab links/help you've used for X5M?
I know there are several threads out there but they are bit different from each other and wanted to know for X5M(S63) perspective.

My X5M is a 2013 so it's LCI. I used brown for ground and green/white for 12V switched.

[Yanchii]

Originally Posted by pdX5M

Looks good. The gloss is a huge improvement imo.

Thank you! it is a huge improvement as I had Pre-lci tailights now these are LCI tailights nd they are tinted which was a plus for me! makes the car look more updated!

[Autobacs]

Pumped out as much power steering fluid as I can (0.85 liters) and replaced with Pentosin CHF11S fluid.

[Poppyboy]

Changed out my transmission pan and fluid. Wow, what a major pain! Saved over $500, though.

[9vapors]

Originally Posted by Poppyboy

Changed out my transmission pan and fluid. Wow, what a major pain! Saved over $500, though.

What was the worst part? How did the refill go? I have to do this shortly and I'm a bit nervous...

[Nyc Dito]

Added the rear strut for the cargo cover =) ..Thanks to Rich!

[Spyro235]

Originally Posted by Nyc Dito

Added the rear strut for the cargo cover =) ..Thanks to Rich!

Can't wait for mine! I'm so sick of using my head to hold it up.

[Poppyboy]

Originally Posted by 9vapors

What was the worst part? How did the refill go? I have to do this shortly and I'm a bit nervous...

Getting the fill plug loose was very difficult. I had to keep banging on it with a hammer and Allen key. The worst part were three bolts that were mostly inaccessible due to a transmission brace. I had to use a grinder to shorten my T40 bit and tape it to a wrench to painfully slowly loosen, then tighten those three bolts. I’ve seen elsewhere a workaround to lift the transmission out of the way, but there was no way I would do that. The clearance was also difficult. I don’t have a lift, and had my car slightly higher on wood planks. Even so, space was very tight. Also, I was not able to achieve the proper torque setting because my 1/2 inch torque wrench required several adapters for the small T40 bit, which yields very inaccurate results. Since the torque requirement is so small, I just estimated it by hand tightening all around. Ironically, the easiest part was filling with my transfer pump, even though I burned myself several times on the exhaust during the final fill, which requires the car to be running at operating temperature. I ended up pushing the plunger down and holding the hose up to the fill hole with both arms behind my head. It was quite a contortionist dream!