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by Darnicmax
Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:29 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: New Rubber for Winter
Replies: 26
Views: 8241

Re: New Rubber for Winter

[quote=""squeaky2""]I have just inadvertantly won a set of 17" alloys on ebay so just need to get winter tyres for them. I was under the impression that you were better off having a narrower tyre for the winter?[/quote] Yes - you are right. CondorX5 posted recently on this a...
by Darnicmax
Tue Sep 07, 2010 12:32 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: New Rubber for Winter
Replies: 26
Views: 8241

Re: New Rubber for Winter

[quote=""semtex""]If you don't mind me asking how much did you pay for the tyres ? I'm thinking of going down the same route.[/quote] Hi Semtex Of course - no problem. I bought them from http://www.tyremen.co.uk Price (which was the cheapest I could find last week) was £620 for ...
by Darnicmax
Mon Sep 06, 2010 6:32 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: New Rubber for Winter
Replies: 26
Views: 8241

New Rubber for Winter

After a few months of should I/shouldn't I, I have finally taken the plunge and invested in a set of winter tyres. My choice (largely based on what I've read here and the old forum) is Vredesteins Wintrac 4 Xtreme XL (2x 255/50R19 (107V) and 2x 285/45R19 (111V)) Also planning a trip to the Alps earl...
by Darnicmax
Tue Aug 31, 2010 9:57 pm
Forum: General X5 Forum (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: foaming lance
Replies: 10
Views: 4027

Re: foaming lance

Hi I had the same issue....two power washers from the same company - each with different fiitings. Problem was quickly and easily solved by sending photos of the connector on the lance to Autobrite ( http://shop.autobritedirect.co.uk/index.asp ) I dealt with a chap called Mark Moss via : sales@autob...
by Darnicmax
Mon Aug 30, 2010 9:17 pm
Forum: Problems (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: X5 goes multi-lingual when Speed cam warning switched off!
Replies: 2
Views: 2382

Re: X5 goes multi-lingual when Speed cam warning switched of

Hi ITBarbie
Thank-you for the info.....you've saved me hours trying to figure it out! Really appreciated.
I'll just leave it on....as hearing warnings for non-existant cameras is far better than looking at a dashboard displayed in French!

Darren
by Darnicmax
Mon Aug 30, 2010 6:06 pm
Forum: Problems (E53 1st-gen, 2000-2006)
Topic: X5 goes multi-lingual when Speed cam warning switched off!
Replies: 2
Views: 2382

X5 goes multi-lingual when Speed cam warning switched off!

Just wondered if anyone else has this (or indeed has noticed this) odd little quirk with X5 Sat Nav.... :D I'm running SAT NAV v32.1 system - which displays as SW 4-1/01 on the screen when you select the config menu. When you switch the speed camera option to OFF on the config menu.....the display o...