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Jake's M-Sport X5 35i Build Thread
Longtime N54 fanboy checking in (see: my 135i build thread). With shame and excitement, I've recently bought my first N55-powered vehicle. I'm ready for this slight uptick in reliability.
For the past month, I've been searching nationwide for what I consider the "perfect" E70 X5. That criteria included the following:
Eventually jiggz shared a link to a Carbon Black X5 at a random Ford dealership in the middle of nowhere, Missouri. They had a single-owner 2013 X5 35i that met all of my criteria. I inquired and found out that it was on consignment through the dealership. The owner of the dealership was trying to help sell his best friend's wife's car. After running the VIN, I found it also had premium sound, soft-close doors and front/rear PDC. I arranged a quick 3rd party inspection through LemonSquad for $200. The inspection report came back good, so I got a quote for transportation through a friend of a friend on Facebook (Tri-Logistics). $1,000 delivered to my door in an enclosed trailer? Sure. I arranged for pickup on Monday and he delivered it to my house at 11:30pm the same day! I didn't expect such a huge truck and trailer to show up at my house, I should've told him I was the guy waiting for the white Lambo He unloaded it and went on his way. I drove it for the first time yesterday and it's everything I was hoping it'd be. I couldn't be happier with the way it turned out. Now, let the modding begin!
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10-17-2018, 10:42 AM | #2 |
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Nice find. I looked at one of those in my neck of the woods but it had 3rd row and I couldn't get around that as I wanted the under floor storage.
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I just ordered some gloss black grilles, paint matched front reflectors, LED fog lights and LED interior lights. More to come.
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did you check out Niagara Falls Ontario? Heard the Canadian side is more fun than the New York side
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Whose reflector deletes did you find/get? I've been toying with the idea of removing them front and rear, sanding them a lil, primer and finding a paint matched aerosol. Look into the BMS air filter (I think a new one was for sale on here) and the stage 1+ box, really woke my car up |
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I got the painted reflectors from M o d b a r g a i n s (replace the asterisks, not sure why it's censored) http://www.**********s.com/BMW-E70-X...Reflectors.htm I couldn't find anyone that sells paint-matched rear reflectors. Do you know of a vendor that does? Otherwise I'll resort to painting them eventually like you've mentioned. Air filter is on the list, for noise. I wish I could MHD flash it quickly, but this has the ECU that needs to be removed and bench flashed. Performance isn't a huge concern for me, but I do like tinkering with stuff. I have my 800HP 135i if I ever want to go fast.
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IND sells paint matched reflectors but im not sure if they have it in your model. Check out their website or email if its not there they might be able to do a custom job for you.
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X5 looks great Jake! Glad you started a build thread, we need more of these on the E70 forum.
iND sells the painted front and rear reflectors, that's where I purchased mine from. The rears are super easy to swap on the M Sport - you can reach up from the underside and release the clips on the OEM red reflectors. https://ind-distribution.com/product...ND-E70LCI-RREF |
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congrats again and welcome to X side!
just read u full build thread on 1ser and its impressive also subd on u YouTube channel even tho u passed 1k mark long time ago, more is better, right? anyway enjoy u X5 and I hope to see more awesome pictures, vlogs and maybe helpful videos too!
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10-17-2018, 01:06 PM | #10 |
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Car looks great! Looking forward to watching it evolve
IND makes them for our cars. I have a pair on the front. Rears will be coming soon. I think **********s just resells IND's version |
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I would like to drop it on some 22s in the future. Sounds like the H&R 1.2" springs are a good option. Need to figure out which kit to get, I'm not sure if I have the air suspension or not. Thanks Ryan! Modbrgn's was $20 cheaper, so I doubt they're reselling them from IND. Probably just spraying them in house as well. I'll report back once I receive them!
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I have a vision for this car with some other small miscellaneous mods. Should be a nice journey between now and next summer!
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I just ran your VIN through the decoder (it's still listed for sale) and your X5 doesn't have the self-leveling suspension. Mostly 3rd row equipped vehicles that have it. |
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Oh and definitely DEFINITELY wire the right side muffler open 👍🏽
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+1 to this. Sounds great!
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Enjoyed reading about this experience. Looks like a solid buy and I wish you luck. I'll actually be looking for one with similar specifications soon!
What are your plans as far as a wheel/tire setup for the WI winters?
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94k on the dot. Thanks man! I already have a set of Pirelli Scorpion snow tires in the factory sizes. Having access to a tire machine, I'll just swap them onto the style 333 wheels before the snow starts to fly. I might add some spacers at the same time. Next spring I'll be looking into a 22" summer wheel setup, that way I can keep the style 333's with snow tires as my winter wheel setup.
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I believe the vacuum system is reversed on this car. Plugging the line will keep the valve shut. For his car, all you need to do is zip tie the little lever up. Takes 30 seconds to do
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Good to know, I might do that tonight with some of the other small modifications that arrived already. Stay tuned!
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