Well cared for M5’s and M6’s are becoming more and more rare. With a little over 30,000 miles, it was very refreshing to see a near perfect, lower mileage example roll through the shop with some tasteful modifications. Most of these cars end up being...
As I'm sure many of you BMW owners know, the BMW X5 isn't exactly the vehicle that comes to mind when you think of a push bar. If you don't count the bumper we built for our Project X E53 awhile back, there hasn't been...
Here at Fluid MotorUnion, we are accepting orders for our BMW E53 Lift Kit. For years the only options for modifying the look of your BMW X5 have centered around track performance or styling. Fluid MotorUnion was among the first to take on “toughing up”...
As I’m sure many of you have seen, the options are almost endless when it comes to modifying your BMW 335. You can do something as simple as add a tune which will give you a significant HP bump and satisfy most drivers. Some however,...
When the 335d first came out here in the states, many enthusiast were very excited that BMW finally had a true diesel offering. This was finally an alternative to the Volkswagen TDI that offered the rear wheel driving excitement that only BMW could produce. The...
Our good friends at Mancuso Motorsports brought in this beautiful, tastefully modified BMW X5M for an inspection so we had to write about it! Introduced in April of 2009, it is the high-performance derivative of the standard X5. The BMW X5 M is the first...
“How often should I change my brake fluid, and why do I need to?” These are some questions that can be answered when talking about how to deal with rust! Normally when we think of European cars and their overall vulnerability to rust, there...
If you’re thinking of buying a E46 M3, you should be aware of the all too common subframe cracking issue that affected all E46’s. Motor Trend explains, "The suit originated in 2006 and claimed that defects in E46 3 Series models cause fractures in the...
P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0305, P0306, P0307, or P0308 are all OBD II fault codes that indicate that one or more cylinders are experiencing a misfire. BMW Misfire faults are common. If you have a cylinder misfire fault, there is a simple procedure that...
A very common issue that we see again and again with the E53 chassis of the BMW X5 is the failure of the window regulators. Most of BMW’s cable drawn window regulators are notorious for breaking, but this is especially prevalent on the early X5’s. ...