I am totally lost myself,probably been a long day  ) anyway at least you are getting on top of the job and it will soon be over and finished,time to crack open a few cans and chill out 

@Upex,sorry if it seemed that i have hijacked your thread,rest assured it was not meant to be like that,i was a little concerned that both our X5's are about the same age,as these days my spanner using days are well behind me,so basically i was slightly concerned that it could possibly cost a massiv...

@Upex,i really admire you taking on such a big ambitious job like this with the X5 Turbo,but it is turning into a expensive job just on parts on its own,albeit labour costs dont come into play but did you take this all into account when you decided to do the job yourself ?? Just made a quick phone c...

@X5Sport,any suggestions regarding cctv brands or specific models that cover your suggestions please,does make alot of sense.Once gain many thanks.

@graemeX5,a very good point about trackers etc,think i may well do as has been suggested and make it harder for them,have a new security camera which is still in its box,so will put that up over the weekend and position it on the X5.

Thanks again for your 'logic' suggestions 

Welcome too the forum,must admit i have never owned or even driven a BMW before and i have had a full licence for over 40 years but recently i bought a X5 and its possibly my all time favourite car. Really have enjoyed this forum and the tremendous help and advice that all these learned folks have g...

Just asked for some details about a Cobra tracking unit for my X5,could well get this installed next week,just awaiting a reply as if they fit them at a home address or it needs taking over to a shop for fitting.Peace of mind more than anything else. Also just thought that my wheels which are the 20...

Wow,just done a google search on how easy it is too steal a BMW X5 especially pre 2009 models,if i am honest this has me seriously worried,must admit not really sure what else i can do alarm wise to give me some peace of mind.

Really gutted for you,really bad news and has got me seriously concerned that mine could also be nicked as well due too the condition of it,of course it has the factory alarm on it and has me wondering what else i can do as additional deterrents,of course its fully insured but i doubt that i would f...

Cannot help you with you question as my X5 did not come with a SatNav unit,but in recent days asked for help on what is the best option and almost all have suggested a aftermarket one,so this weekend Halfords are fitting a Garmin for me,must admit i am glad i did not go down the factory fitted optio...

Thats very interesting about using Google maps must admit had not thought about that,can get a cradle and fit that in and even try it without the charger lead,must admit i really liked the simplicity of my old TomTom and it was nearly 10 years old and still work,and never failed too get me to my des...

On vacation in 4 weeks time and this will be the 1st time out on a long trip,and of course roadmaps are obsolete and SatNave have been my main source of directions for about 10 years.On my other cars i have always had a basic entry level TomTom for years and even without any updates it has served me...

Its Bingo time  :) i almost had it set right,but 'duh' forgot too open those vents into the blue area,and then it worked as it should do,infact i had to go inside and put my coat on it was that cold  :)) :)) but glad that it was nothing major.Usually when things like this happen and the car has been...

Require some help/advice on what i am doing wrong in setting up the Aircon on my 56plate 3ltr diesel X5,this has too be operator error i would think rather than a faulty unit,but like most things in life anything could be wrong. As i understand it when i want to use the Aircon i reduce the temperatu...

So sorry to hear about the massive problem/s this propshaft failure has caused and it could have been so much worst,this has me concerned is it on just this one specific model and from 2010/1 -2014 models ?? mine is a 56 plate and was wondering if that would have been affected as well and worth gett...