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Anyone else feels it's hard to get in?
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Just received my new X5 last Friday and love it so much! But I've quickly notice that fronts seat are placed rather far into the cabin and while getting in and out of the car, I see my butt stressing on the seat bolsters. Whenever I get in, my butt crack lands on the bolster and I have to drag myself in. I tried to hold on the headliner handle to lift myself but headroom isn't enough to do that. My wife also thinks without a foot rail it is rather hard to get in - no we are 5'-10"~5'-11" and slim fit. I can see seat bolsters tearing out rather quickly and was wondering if anyone else thinks the same. |
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I Do the same thing. I have the M-sport so it does not have side rails, but it is still a pain to get in and out and with 20k on my car now and ivory nappa seats you can see the excessive wear for a fit person with a 30" waist... Really dislike that.
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I have the m-sports so no running board here. I thought a running board would help but I guess not. Now I feel better leasing it instead of purchasing.... I think my Dakota leather will be ripped in about a year or less.
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You guys should be fine.. the leather won't rip and should not discolor. Try putting your seat at a lower setting as I find a lot of X5 owners really sit up too high...
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Unless you stand on the running board (which I think would feel ridiculously awkward for anyone over 5'3" - I'm 6' so it would be near impossible for me to use them to enter the car) with running boards you are now standing an even further 3 or so inches out from the car when trying to get in.
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CLCX5 I agree with you... the running boards are really more cosmetic than a useful tool.... I am only 5'9 160 lbs and I have no issues getting into the M Sport which does not have the running boards. I also found in the past (I have owned a couple of other X5's) that the running boards get dirty and when you go to step out and have dirt all over my pants. Again, more cosmetic than useful...
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Perhaps I'll see if I can code the car to move the seat to the default low position when car is off and get back to the normal position once ignition is on. I liked how wife's infiniti did position retraction when engine on/off. Perhaps this will help a lot. Please let us know. |
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If you are in So.Cal. I have the parts from fellow forum member that retrofit a running boards on his X5. As far as lowering the car. I have the M Sport and I lowered mine. It helps getting in and out the car. I also 6' tall.
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Did you need to make camber adjustments after the install - I am getting an M Sport with the adaptive M suspension? I am concerned that uncorrected camber will reduce the already short tire life. What cost should I expect to pay for springs and installation. any input is appreciated. |
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@wjbender, the ride is a bit affected.
If you are running RFT, the ride will be a little bouncy. I have mine lowered with 22" Non-RFT tires and it rides good. It is less bouncy compare to when I am on 20" RFT, but it is not as soft as OEM. I did got alignment done after lowering, but the camber didn't change much since the suspension setup is Multi-Link. But, I got the toe's corrected. FYI, toe's the one that kills tire, not camber. I'm not sure how much your local shop will charge for installation, but I would say it is good 3 hours for 4 springs setup. If you have self-leveling rear suspension, I would say 1.5 hours of installation. Price wise, PM me which suspension setup that you have, all 4 spring or the self-leveling rear suspension.
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With this new car however, I have to position my seat way higher because the steering wheel doesn't come down very far. It feels odd since I'm used to being a lot lower. I have black nappa on the butt-bolsters of this car. I know darned well that its going to wear. I was hoping that them being black would make it a little less noticeable than on the oyster. |
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