Any modded X3's out there?

ah ok. for some reason i didn't think your X3 came with angel eyes.
i was planning on just buying headlights from an LCI X3 and buying those bulb upgrades like you did.

Originally Posted by Bosque83msport

Here are a few pics of my X3.....

IMO, best one out there!!

I have a silver 2006 X3 M Sport Im looking for a set of staggered wheels for. I love your wheels. Would you share what kind and size the wheels and tires are? They would be perfect on my X3.

I have had a Brand New set of KW Variant 2 Coilovers for sale for a little bit now. I was advertising $1,600 shipped, but have been getting a few interested parties lately so it may depend on where i'm shipping to.

Some cool X3's in this thread, glad i finally found it. I was starting to think that there were no enthusiast owned X3's.

EDIT: This is NOT the set from my X3, but a completely new, never touched set that I had previously got for someone who had to back out.

Sorry for double posts, but is anybody located around Chicago? I'd love an X3 meet.

Originally Posted by C///M

I have had a Brand New set of KW Variant 2 Coilovers for sale for a little bit now. I was advertising $1,600 shipped, but have been getting a few interested parties lately so it may depend on where i'm shipping to.

Some cool X3's in this thread, glad i finally found it. I was starting to think that there were no enthusiast owned X3's.

EDIT: This is NOT the set from my X3, but a completely new, never touched set that I had previously got for someone who had to back out.

I just finished installing my front KW V2 coilovers, but have a question.... I cant seem to get the top mount up front tight.... I dont want to use the impact gun as it might hurt the Coilover shaft... I was thinking a ratcheting wrenh and then a socket through it to hold the xenter part of the shaft while i tighten it....

Impact won't hurt, just be careful. But sounds like you know what you're doing, I would use a long torque wrench if you have one, the leverage tends to put on enough initial pressure to keep the piston rod from turning. Do you know what I mean?

Mind if I ask how much you paid for your variant 2's? I want to see how far under I am from someone who just found their own retailer. So far I think my $1600 shipped is a good price. I'm getting good interest, and a couple almost purchases, but I need to get some money back.

Feel free to post how much you LOVE the KW's. They're perfect, awesome ride, great handling.

I just finished the whole install a few hours ago on my X3 and I must say that just from driving them around the block they feel much better in comparison to my H&R springs with sport shocks...
I am still going to play with the ride height and rebound setting on the damper units, however I wish there was a full adjustable camber plate for this model coil over....I did knock out both centering pins on the top of my strut mounts to allow for a little more adjustment once i get my alignment done on Monday, I can't wait to take it on its first "shakedown" run however... I paid right under $2000.00 for my set which had to be ordered from Germany through KW in California.....

Damn, wish you had found some of my ads sooner. Oh well, yea, you can turn the E83 into an awesome handling machine. It's still 4000lbs, but that's only a couple hundred pounds (or a little more) heavier than a fully loaded E90.

If you have the chance, check out which suspension bushings from the E46 M3 fit the X3 and enjoy, they are a definite improvement.

took out the rdash CCFL angel eyes and replaced them with Orion V2's from Umnitza.
here are a couple of pics right after i finished the install:





took me about an hour to put the driver's side headlight back in. such a pain
i also painted the corners a reflective silver color.

Is the angel eye you put in the high beam on the inside or outside of the hole for it?

it's inside it. the ring is just big enough to fit snug inside the chrome trim and i just used some gorilla glue to hold it in place.

Just did my Angel eye install...hooked them up to my blinkers so they're not as bright as they should be but it looks so cool when I use my blinkers!!

looks good.
glad to see you got them working.

Originally Posted by gzep23

Just did my Angel eye install...hooked them up to my blinkers so they're not as bright as they should be but it looks so cool when I use my blinkers!!

Congrats on getting them installed. So, do they flash when you use your turn signals?

Yeahh they flash 10 times brighter when I use my blinkers but I'm wiring them into the + terminal next week so they're full brightness all the time but lose the blinking functionality