Today I…
Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2022 5:18 pm
Got a good deal on E53 4.6 front and rear bumpers…
You may think “why?”- so let me explain.
A few weeks ago I drove to a local classic/ unusual car meet which happens on the first Friday every month. It’s at Barrington just outside Cambridge. I highly recommend it as it’s just a come and go gathering with some cars you forgot actually existed.
So, I turn up and park so I can go and have a potter. After 20 min or so I happen to notice people actually looking over the X5 - like it’s there as a show car. It is in really good condition but come on.. but it is 21 yrs old and a lot of the cars there are newer than mine anyway.
Now, having diagnosed the odd vibration in mine which is fixable It’s given me a fresh perspective instead of ‘this is doing my head in , let’s just get another car’.
I’ve been searching for a good 4.6 in Titan silver with for years and have missed out twice (on the same car I believe) by hours. That particular vehicle had red leather which I really wanted. My 4.4 is Titan with black leather so that’s ok. I nearly had a black one but in black I don’t think the extra body parts show up as good - just my opinion.
Anyway, having looked at loads of X5’s I’ve given up and decided as a project, to make mine look like a 4.6.
I’m running out of projects on the house now my pub is finished so I’m moving on to the car..
To make this happen I’ll need the front and rear spoilers (got - original), the flare add on parts to the arch trims (got a deal in progress I hope), a set of exhaust pipes ( I may go custom yet but still with massive oval ends) and a set of 5 spoke alloys from a 4.6.
The wheels are tricky to get hold off and I’m not paying through the nose but they have to be staggered as I want the massive beer barrel look at the back.
So there you go. If anyone has some of the bits and bobs I’m after please pm me. I’m not in a hurry as I want to gather what’s needed then build it all up.
Comments please.. Am I going mad?
You may think “why?”- so let me explain.
A few weeks ago I drove to a local classic/ unusual car meet which happens on the first Friday every month. It’s at Barrington just outside Cambridge. I highly recommend it as it’s just a come and go gathering with some cars you forgot actually existed.
So, I turn up and park so I can go and have a potter. After 20 min or so I happen to notice people actually looking over the X5 - like it’s there as a show car. It is in really good condition but come on.. but it is 21 yrs old and a lot of the cars there are newer than mine anyway.
Now, having diagnosed the odd vibration in mine which is fixable It’s given me a fresh perspective instead of ‘this is doing my head in , let’s just get another car’.
I’ve been searching for a good 4.6 in Titan silver with for years and have missed out twice (on the same car I believe) by hours. That particular vehicle had red leather which I really wanted. My 4.4 is Titan with black leather so that’s ok. I nearly had a black one but in black I don’t think the extra body parts show up as good - just my opinion.
Anyway, having looked at loads of X5’s I’ve given up and decided as a project, to make mine look like a 4.6.
I’m running out of projects on the house now my pub is finished so I’m moving on to the car..
To make this happen I’ll need the front and rear spoilers (got - original), the flare add on parts to the arch trims (got a deal in progress I hope), a set of exhaust pipes ( I may go custom yet but still with massive oval ends) and a set of 5 spoke alloys from a 4.6.
The wheels are tricky to get hold off and I’m not paying through the nose but they have to be staggered as I want the massive beer barrel look at the back.
So there you go. If anyone has some of the bits and bobs I’m after please pm me. I’m not in a hurry as I want to gather what’s needed then build it all up.
Comments please.. Am I going mad?