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by Rusty
Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:04 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: New X3 owner
Replies: 11
Views: 2196

Re: New X3 owner

[quote="X5Sport"]
Meaning what exactly............. :tease:
[/quote]
Oh I think we all know by now Richard ..... :))


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by Rusty
Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:01 pm
Forum: General X3 Forum (E83 - 1st gen : 2003+)
Topic: Newbie
Replies: 36
Views: 10214

Re: Newbie

Hello and welcome :)


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by Rusty
Tue Sep 17, 2013 10:01 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: Xenon headlights retrofit advice please ??
Replies: 17
Views: 5786

Re: Xenon headlights retrofit advice please ??

So are the connectors different between halogen and xenon? Would have thought that as the control gear for the xenons is integral, the connector wouldn't be too different.  Power consumption would be similar, would only think the shutter control would be in place of the high beam? Just thinking out ...
by Rusty
Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:45 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: Hello
Replies: 16
Views: 6596

Re: Hello

Welcome along, still sounds like a great motor though


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by Rusty
Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:40 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: New X3 owner
Replies: 11
Views: 2196

Re: New X3 owner

Welcome along.

[quote="shadrack"]
welcome, were really getting some x3s on here now which is great, soon they might out number pink x6s
[/quote]
Shouldn't be to difficult as there are only a few with those tendencies :))


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by Rusty
Tue Sep 17, 2013 9:38 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: Might be getting my hands on a 2003 3.0d that I would break for spares
Replies: 34
Views: 7312

Re: Might be getting my hands on a 2003 3.0d that I would break for spares

Does it have folding mirrors, if so I would be interested in the off side one :)


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by Rusty
Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:59 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: Is This Raj's Latest Mod?
Replies: 14
Views: 2840

Re: Is This Raj's Latest Mod?

So, it is Raj's then :-)


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by Rusty
Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:58 pm
Forum: General X3 Forum (E83 - 1st gen : 2003+)
Topic: New Member
Replies: 19
Views: 7711

Re: New Member

Welcome, and yes the 3.0 d is great in the E92 too.


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by Rusty
Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:53 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: Depo UHP LED Headlights + LED Rear Lights
Replies: 14
Views: 3103

Re: Depo UHP LED Headlights + LED Rear Lights

[quote="james8whippy"]
Ha well it's not really that hard to be more competent than Jig now is it :))
[/quote]
Now now, that really isn't fair, is it?


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by Rusty
Mon Sep 16, 2013 11:37 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: Pics of my new X5
Replies: 40
Views: 8967

Re: Pics of my new X5

Yey


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by Rusty
Fri Sep 13, 2013 11:43 pm
Forum: Problems (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: White smoke from my E53 4.8is 2005
Replies: 14
Views: 6479

Re: White smoke from my E53 4.8is 2005

White smoke is water vapour, blue is oil. I would expect a blue tinge if the car had previously been started and run for a short time (moving on a drive for example) before resting for a while.  BMW's are known to use a bit of oil and it is not a problem. Water vapour can be nothing more than conden...
by Rusty
Fri Sep 13, 2013 10:46 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: Is This Raj's Latest Mod?
Replies: 14
Views: 2840

Is This Raj's Latest Mod?

Saw this and took a wild guess at who the owner might be -

What do you think?

http://www.modifiedcars.com/cars/30848/ ... 56754/high

If you click the pic you get to see them all - got to love the Xbox :))

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by Rusty
Fri Sep 13, 2013 9:43 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: 3.0d engine knocking badly. FIXED! Yay
Replies: 38
Views: 16626

Re: 3.0d engine knocking badly UPDATE PICS ADDED. ENGINE SCRAP

Feel for there mate. Might just have been a 'soft' bearing, but when they start to go, especially in a diesel with the increased compression ratio, they go in style.  Just glad it didn't throw a rod at an inopportune moment on you. Good luck with the search, sure there are a few hundred X's being br...
by Rusty
Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:18 pm
Forum: New members section
Topic: Hello from North Wales
Replies: 17
Views: 3853

Re: Hello from North Wales

Welcome along :)


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by Rusty
Mon Sep 09, 2013 10:50 pm
Forum: Buy and sell
Topic: 21" Alpina Dynamic Alloys and tyres
Replies: 53
Views: 17134

Re: 21" Alpina Dynamic Alloys and tyres

[quote="Sanj"] [quote="MrMaloo"] [quote="6bmw"] Interested to see pics of your new wheels as I must be the only person on here who doesn't like the look of those Alpina's on an E53  :sorry: [/quote] You're not the only one! I agree. Lovely wheels but IMHO not particular...