▶ 1:16Diagnosing a brake light switch
Reading the codes and finding a switch that wasn't touching the pedal after a booster swap.
- Brake light switch adjustment
Tutorials
How it's done
The how-to moments from the videos. Each one jumps straight to the start of the job, with the tools and parts used.
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2011 X5 35d X5M Conversion
▶ 1:16▶ 3:32Oil change on the 35d
Engine cover and intake piece out, drain plug, filter housing, and filling about 8 quarts of 5W-30.
- Oil filter kit
- 5W-30 engine oil
- Metric socket and wrench set
▶ 6:07Front brake pads and rotors
Set screw, slider pins, caliper bracket, cleaning and greasing, and pushing the piston back.
- Front brake pads and rotors
- Torx bit set (T8 to T45)
- E-Torx socket set
- Impact wrench
- Brake caliper piston compressor
- Brake caliper grease
▶ 10:50Rear brake pads and rotors
Same job, smaller parts, plus a stubborn rotor, a cleaned hub with anti-seize, and lowering the fluid level first.
▶ 0:59Replacing the rain trays
Why cracked trays foul injectors, and swapping them in a few bolts.
▶ 2:21Removing side skirts, brackets and door blades
Clips, 8 mm and 13 mm bolts, and fishing line through the door blade tape.
▶ 5:35Removing the front bumper and fenders
Kidney grilles, bumper bolts and clips, fog light and PDC plugs, then the fenders.
▶ 8:47Bodywork before a wrap
Grinding to bare metal, feathering, sealer, primer, and smoothing without hard edges.
▶ 11:23Wrapping without fingers or creases
Glassing the film, giving air an escape, and heating out a crease.
- Full vinyl wrap
- Wrap squeegee and heat gun
▶ 16:50Mounting X5M rear bumper brackets with push clips
Knocking out spinning studs and using push clips instead.
▶ 17:42Building a quad-exit exhaust from stock pipes
Hangers, slip joint, cutting at the muffler and reusing the 45° sections.
- Custom quad-exit exhaust
- Silicone lubricant
- Metric socket and wrench set
▶ 18:43Refinishing grilles in gloss black
Separating the inner grilles, scuffing, and three coats of Krylon Fusion.