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by Nictrix
Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:20 pm
Forum: General X6 Forum (E71 - 1st gen : 2008-2015)
Topic: Tyre prices on the up!
Replies: 4
Views: 5176

Tyre prices on the up!

Just put a set of Duellers on mine, got them for £992 from a local tyre place thats now been taken over by Halfords Autocentre. 15% off if buying 2 or more tyres. National tyres were very similar and have also been taken over by Halfords.
by Nictrix
Fri Mar 03, 2023 10:15 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: 20” wheels
Replies: 11
Views: 2919

20” wheels

sapphireblack wrote: Mon Feb 06, 2023 9:55 pm What winters do you have? If they are 74,.1 CB all round they will fit F16 but E71 rears are 72.6 CB for sure
Yip I used an alu spigot ring for the rears on the E71 to make up the difference.
by Nictrix
Mon Feb 06, 2023 7:07 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: 20” wheels
Replies: 11
Views: 2919

20” wheels

This was a few years ago but having just swapped out my E71 for an F16 my winters from the E71 are now on my F16.
by Nictrix
Tue Sep 08, 2020 4:41 pm
Forum: Problems (E71 1st-gen 2008-2014)
Topic: X6 E71 Radiator air flaps working?
Replies: 2
Views: 8327

Re: X6 E71 Radiator air flaps working?

I have seen mine open when the car is doing a dpf cycle so mine seem to work.
by Nictrix
Sun Sep 22, 2019 2:16 pm
Forum: Gallery
Topic: Finally made a purchase
Replies: 46
Views: 143428

Re: Finally made a purchase

You know you can upload images direct to your post without using a host site.
Just click on the attachments button under the box you type your message in.
Like this
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by Nictrix
Sun Mar 24, 2019 11:09 am
Forum: General X3 Forum (F25 - 2nd gen : 2011+)
Topic: Caliper wind-back
Replies: 6
Views: 2107

Re: Caliper wind-back

The screw in is only relevant to the vehicles that have the handbrake operating the pistons ie VAG vehicles. I’m not aware that BMW have started doing that. Our Z4 has this, the actuator bolts directly to the back of the caliper and turns the piston in and out to engage or release the handbrake usi...
by Nictrix
Sun Mar 24, 2019 10:51 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: auto headlight switch - seems to have a mind of its own!
Replies: 11
Views: 2549

Re: auto headlight switch - seems to have a mind of its own!

I posted something similar a while ago. I thought I was going mad but I did catch myself nudging the switch with my knee and turning the lights on.
by Nictrix
Sat Mar 23, 2019 10:58 am
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: 20” wheels
Replies: 11
Views: 2919

Re: 20” wheels

It seems the dealer must have told the seller of my wheels porkies to get him to buy another set of winter wheels.
by Nictrix
Fri Mar 22, 2019 7:25 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: 20” wheels
Replies: 11
Views: 2919

Re: 20” wheels

Not sure about that way round but E70 wheels don't fit F15.
I bought my winter wheels from someone who just traded his E70 for an F15 and was told the winters would not fit his new car.
by Nictrix
Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:25 am
Forum: Buy and sell
Topic: X5 333m Grey Anthracite Alloy Wheels
Replies: 6
Views: 1848

Re: X5 333m Grey Anthracite Alloy Wheels

Sorry, I totally forgot about the price. I’m looking for £1800 Did you mean £1500? That's what they are on Ebay for. To be honest even at £1500 it seems its way over the top. Take a look at other adverts for the same wheels and you could buy a set complete with tyres and get the wheels refurbed for...
by Nictrix
Mon Mar 04, 2019 8:02 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: New (to me) car time
Replies: 49
Views: 8367

Re: New (to me) car time

Last year I had a high oil level display on my car, X6, and had an oil change done to see if it fixed it.. The same high oil level display showed and I was thinking the worst like a leaking injector. It turned out that the oil level sensor was faulty and after having it replaced and calibrated it ha...
by Nictrix
Thu Feb 28, 2019 8:53 am
Forum: New members section
Topic: Good Evening from Glasgow
Replies: 4
Views: 1468

Re: Good Evening from Glasgow

I am in Paisley too although I have an E71
by Nictrix
Wed Feb 27, 2019 7:38 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: Posting tyres
Replies: 9
Views: 2074

Re: Posting tyres

I dont know how good the tyres are you are looking at but I still have 2 rears and 1 front that I am looking to get rid of.
All 3 have over 3.5mm at the lowest point
Bridgestone Duellers 20" staggered so 315 rears and 275 front.
Not too far from you if you were interested.
by Nictrix
Sat Jan 19, 2019 7:37 pm
Forum: Problems (E70 2nd-gen, 2007-2013)
Topic: DTC
Replies: 1
Views: 917

Re: DTC

Are you sure its not just the traction control light meaning that there has been a loss of grip
by Nictrix
Fri Dec 14, 2018 10:29 pm
Forum: General car-related discussion
Topic: Four wheel alignment
Replies: 8
Views: 4585

Re: Four wheel alignment

Should be. I dont know much about all this either. What I can see from my print outs though is that there are parameters on either side of centre and these have measurements. Like rear toe has to be between 0.03 and 0.07. They set mine bang in the middle at 0.05. Or rear camber has to be between -1....