[quote="Horizon"] Just changed to AXA from Swiftcover. Swiftcover wanted £440 to renew my X5 3.0d. I went on compare the market and AXA came in at £306 fully comp with protected no claims, that's for me and the Mrs. I can't argue with that. I only do around 5k a year though. Full no claims...

Aaaaahhh...My eyes, my eyes... WTF

If Huggy Bear owned an X5, then this is it.

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[quote="UniqueFish"] Good evening, Just changed my 57 Reg 635D today for a 2010 X5 3.5D, sad to see the 6 go but family needs sometimes have to take priority especially with the winter looming ever quicker. Having driven the 6 hard it has averaged over the last 31 months at 34.8 mpg which ...

Hello and Welcome. I used to own one of these.....nice. The E83 is great car, but there's a few things to keep an eye on. The E83 is very fussy about tyres, and hates economy brands, so to avoid a clunking transfer box, always fit matching 'Star Rated' tyres. On some cars the rear window wash plumbi...

Great introduction and great choice of motor.

I'm green with envy, as i wanted a white 40d, but couldn't quite afford one at the time...

Enjoy..

I reckon these multi vehicle policies are a complete rip-off. For years i've had multi-bike insurance for my 2 bikes, thinking its the cheapest way. So, i got this years renewal through, and though i'd do a comparison with insuring my bikes separately. WTF...The difference was, a £450 saving over th...

What an utter Fecktard......obviously has far more money than brain cells.

I despise twats like that.. ::)

[quote="The Doc"] I'd plug them in first and see if they just work - you may need some warning cancellers but they are easy to fit ;-) [/quote] Ok, i had a go at trying this, but... Why do BMW make it so F*@~##* B~@$*$# impossible to get to the connectors. Admittedly i have huge hands, but...

[quote="3000gt ant"] Both rear carpets were soaking wet so I have spent the most of the weekend trying to fix and thanks to various sites have managed to fix them, expect a fantastic how to shortly though  ;) [/quote] I had the very same problem with my old X3. It turned out to be a break ...

Rusty and Doc... Assumption. There's that word again.. ::) I've assumed that the connectors are different, but having just looked under the bonnet, i think they may be the same. I cant tell for sure because i cant get to the connector, but you boys could be correct, and if so, then the job should be...

[quote="markda"] As slight hikack (sorry!) but on the subject of Xenon headlights, I am struggling to see the difference if they aren't side-by-side.  Do any of the later models have Xenon lamps as standard, if so what year/model/spec? [/quote] I'm not 100% sure, but i think the 2010 LCi m...

[quote="Horizon"] Would a HIDs kit not improve things, I found that my halogens were crap so I fitted a 55w HIDS kit, now they are very good, easyDIY job [/quote] Yes, i was thinking of going down this route, but i wanted to fit OEM units because i could also then upgrade the DRL's to LEDs...

[quote="Storm_x5"]
find a X5 front-end with xenons from a salvage dealer, chop it off and replace on your car..
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Do a cut and shut...Now thats an idea, why didn't i think of that in the first place.... ::)

[quote="The Doc"]

As a starting point have you tried simply plugging the new ones in?
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Trouble is, i'd need to fit new connectors. But i'd expect a mechanic to try this first (if i could find one to have a go >:()

Thanks for the reply Richard. My local BMW dealer quoted me £5k to do the conversion, but that included all new parts. All the independents that i've tried so far are a bit scared to take it on though. The HL units i have, appear to have everything attached, inc. ballasts etc. So i thought it would ...