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Morning Robert Welcome to the Forum Take a look at www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin number in the search box it will bring up a parts list for your model. Searcg the Audio section and you will see the OEM upgrades that are available. Then check www.newtis.info for how to information. Hope this helps Dave

Morning Danny Take a look at www.newtis.info It is a BMW Technical Information site. Check the wiring diagram's for your model, I would check the speaker cables for continuity in case one or more have broken the flex part at the door loom is a possibility. Don't ignore the speakers they were a fail point on X5's Dave

Hi Adam Not sure about the 1 series set up but with the X5 there is a solenoid distribution valve on the nearside inner wing in the engine compartment if it sticks or one of the solenoids fails no heat (why always the driver side?) It could be the air distribution flaps sticking or broken I would check www.realoem.com and look at the small exploded drawing see if it can give you some clues Dave

Welcome to the Forum Jan Try the for sale section I am sure you will get some feed back Dave

Talk to your local BMW dealer parts guy/girl if they don't have it they should be able to order it. I brought mine from Cotswold BMW who also gave a discount due to the cars age Take care as my local Dealer wanted to sell the complete assembly Dave

Just take a look at www.realoem.com it wont matter which car you look at I think the trim colours are the same

How weird is that realoem shows this for mine 29 Actuation unit, trunk lid 1 09/2001 51137004532 $3.00 Hope it helps Dave

Hi Bogdan Try www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin number in the search box. Then look at the trim section you will see the colour for all trim parts for your model. I believe it is something like "light Beige" Dave

The other thing to consider is MOT I have read that if the car was fitted with DPF as standard and it is missing automatic fail?? One of my sons runs a Toyota Pickup he has cleaned the EGR once in 5 years and the DPF goes into Regen on its own so personally I don't see the point? Dave

Morning Steve Sadly the rear boot release switches tend to suffer water ingress and deteriorate (well fall to bits) My first repair was to take off the switch and re-solder the connections inside that worked for about 18 months before failing again. I used www.realoem.com to get the part number and searched for a replacement, when I looked there were several used on Ebay but I brought new from BMW they gave a good discount as my E53 is an oldie now. No issues in the last 7 years (tempting fate now) though I have had recently had a couple of spurious bulb failure warnings from the rear, so rear light clusters may be suffering with all the rain. If it stops I will take a look Dave

Morning Steve Good news, just a shame you have had to spend your hard earned so early. Now ENJOY Dave

Morning G There is a Register of BMW Specialists just Google to find your nearest one, my specialist in Sussex charges about 1/3rd of the Dealer hourly rate so more economical.to use for jobs like this. Find one near you and talk to them I am sure as this is not an uncommon issue they will have dealt with it before. Normal rules apply 1. always get at least 3 quotes 2. Talk to them and gauge their competence. 3. Check out their reputation Good Luck Dave

Morning Mark Don't thinks so, but not really clued up with diesel Dave

Morning Alex I agree with Stu the fitter at Halford clearly didn't have a clue and was probably using the wrong ISO adapter for your model. With my 4.4 X5 I fitted a Dynavin head unit ( that was a while ago now) check out their website they make some good kit that is plug and play Dave

Hi G Welcome to the Forum I have read a lot about this issue over the years not just a BMW problem by the way several Marques have issues as they use PVC insulated cables which become brittle in low temperatures, couple this with everything being as short and tight as possible and broken cables are inevitable. There are repair kits available but if buying one make sure you get a silicon insulated one with multi-cored cable for flexibility and sufficient length. As for carrying out the repair it is within the scope of most competent home mechanics, and certainly easy for an Auto Electrician or good Independent Garage. Good Luck Dave

👍 Tints Not sure the others would add anything But then I am an old bloke 😁

Bridgestone are a BMW * rated and approved tyre so you should find things improve significantly. 😁

Not quite sure where and why your measuring fuel pressure, do you have a starting problem or running problem?? Take a look at www.newtis.info for the information your looking for. The site is a BMW Technical Information site as used by Dealers so all you need should be there. Good Luck Dave

Hi Marcus Welcome to the Forum From the pictures it looks like a nice car (even if they did put the steering wheel on the wrong side) I would guess the same criteria apply both sides of the Atlantic History History History. Being the top of the range it is unlikely to have been abused so if the service history pans out then it's what deal you can negotiate. Good Luck Dave

Morning Ryan I don't think the lights and the pulling to the right are related. First the lights are for alarms triggered as you removed parts (steering wheel/airbag) if the key was in the ignition and battery connected that will cause it, they will need to be reset using a BMW specific scanner. A good independent garage or may be member on here who lives near you? Obviously a garage will charge. Pulling to the right, have you checked front tyre pressures? does the offside have low pressure which could be a slow puncture? Check for brake bind on the offside front and rear as Stu suggests Dave PS. Congratulations to you both hope it goes smoothly

Hi Matthew With the X5 the sub fits in the right hand cubby in the boot the connectors for the sub are already there wrapped up. I know several guys have fitted their own subs successfully it just depends on the whether the radio is set up to deal with it. So knowing what you have in the car will help, Dave

Morning Troy Welcome to the Forum Looks like an accessory cable for sure, CD/DVD in Glove box ? Apple Play adapter? Dash Cam feed? Certainly not OEM laying on the floor (well I hope not) Let us know if you find out what it is for Dave

Hi Steve Tyres are or can be a touchy subject with some seeing them as a necessary evil and buy cheap others only buy the best. Certainly seems someone put cheap ditch finders on for either MOT or sale. Personally I like same make front and rear and go for the recognized brands so I would check the rear wear and make a decision based on their condition. If they are good or nearly new condition I would buy the same for the front. The last set on my X5 are Bridgestone before was Yoko's and before that Michelin as I look for the deals, my winter wheels have Witrac Extreme fitted. Dave

Morning Phil Welcome to the Forum Have a look at www.realoem.com put the last 7 digits of your Vin number in the search box then look in the trim section for part numbers. Or look on the well known Auction site if you cant find black grills what about rubbing down priming and painting a secondhand pair Dave

Hi Matthew Welcome to the Forum If you have the BMW set up in your car is it Business or Professional set up with or without the monitor. The Harmon Kardon set up you can fit a sub in the boot I believe the wiring is there (may be there anyway) so depending what your starting with will be the decider on how easy/hard it is. I would first check www.realoem.com (if you haven't already) put the last 7 digits of your Vin in the search box it will bring up your model, then look in the Audio section to see what you have and what was available OEM. Then search the web for the bits you want/need, that is if you want to stay OEM. If not and you are fitting an aftermarket set up then you may need to run cables of the right size for the sub Dave