Great video! I just changed it today. Definitely it is lot tougher than shown here. Everything was a breeze until it came to fitting the filter cover back. The farthest side hinge for me was way too tight fitting and would seat in place at all. Broke two tabs 😢 but not happy with it. I screwed it down, but sure not a sealed on the rear I know. Put back the kick plate. But had to order a $35 new cover from BMW Parts. But still far better than the $300 plus the dealer wanted !!
@tubeado3 ай бұрын
Just did mine, thank u! If you’re like me and have no tools, the tool that came with the Ring doorbell fits perfectly lol
@daeyoungkim7793 Жыл бұрын
He makes it look easy, but not easy at all.. fitting the pins in took a long time. Great video
@ARMJ4 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video, it helped a lot! It’s quite easy to do, you just have to move the passenger seat all the way back, lay down on your left shoulder and somehow maneuver around to using both hands for certain tasks. If you have the air suspension, bring it all the way to the highest setting. It helps having a flashlight propped up, using your right hand to hold up the filters and then use your left hand to place the cover on. While holding onto the filters, guide the back of the cover towards the clip holders, remove hand and slide clips right in. The clips can easily break so it helps to have some patience and retry if necessary. Also, from the two videos I seen it mentions to have the airflow facing the engine. Takes about 15 mins tops. Thanks again!
@sharatpsasi2 ай бұрын
Whats the trick to putting the filter cover back? Especially the clip at the far left corner. Go at it at an angle??
@atlanticearthaerials6197 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for all the help! X7 getting fresh filters : )
@donmcdaniels7855 Жыл бұрын
Nice work… and you Keep it Simple.
@RLockwich6 ай бұрын
Took me 20-30 min. Was a lot easier when I laid down on my side and left shoulder. Impossible to do without that position. My air filters kept sliding back down over while trying to put the cover back on so that was maybe the most annoying part and getting it back on.
@KidWitDaM27 күн бұрын
Great video thank you! I just think you might’ve put ur arrows wrong way or whatever BMW tech did mine last might’ve cz my arrows were facing opposite direction
@joez800 Жыл бұрын
Very thorough and nice quality video. please keep DIY videos coming.
@ponckk Жыл бұрын
buying air filters now, thank you
@Subz77z5 ай бұрын
Great video, but why are you splashing around dirty filter inside your car and placing it on the passenger seat?
@AgonxOC5 ай бұрын
Great video! This is a bit easier than my F-series! I do buy the filers from BMW and they cost 85 bucks for the pair!
@Raul693 ай бұрын
Great video but, you can use any T20 drill bit or any T20 screw driver. I almost bought those long ones you have in your link.
@iboyyobi1543 Жыл бұрын
Can you make a video on the X7 key fob programming, how to associate a VIN with a fob. These are available on Ebay, but the instructions given on certain BMW dealer sites don't seem to connect the vin to the fob. Dealer price is more than $350+ for the vin programming.
@vinayvimalan4106Ай бұрын
Very helpful, thank you
@sharatpsasi2 ай бұрын
Whats the trick to putting the filter cover back? Especially the clip at the far left corner. Go at it at an angle??
@sharatpsasi2 ай бұрын
It seems like the video was edited at 3.57 mark and you were showing only the easy placement of the cover. Thus the question as to how best approach it. Any help is greatly appreciated.
@krixtval476410 ай бұрын
The most important thing on the installation of these 2 filters is to know where to have the arrow of the filter pointing to. No one but no one has been smart enough to show it right on camera and also I see discrepancies like some humans saying the arrows go facing opposite directions and some saying both filter's arrows go pointing the engine not the back of the car. So can someone really have a better video and answer to this?
@rafbrejza459 ай бұрын
Different car model, but the same system (check around 1:00min) kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZ_EcqNumq2baLc
@gobau8 ай бұрын
So, arrow point up?
@TheNAVagator Жыл бұрын
Came across your channel, love you vids. Easy to do DIY for the X5 to X7. Already used your videos for oil change, engine Air Filter, and Cabin filters. Keep it going! I just wanted to stare on thing. I believe the X7 has an extra Cabin filter that you missed in the back of the car? Correct me if I am wrong, thanks!
@gebado16 ай бұрын
Thank you for the info
@mfozgen1 Жыл бұрын
Hey there is third air cabin filter on the back of the car on driver side in air duct
I see many people saying there is a third in the back. I can’t find mine. Please help
@SimpleCarGuy11 ай бұрын
There isn't. It's just 2 filters, I checked BMW's TIS on this.
@mcplutt5 ай бұрын
E70 has 3 filters.
@FixItRyan Жыл бұрын
Did you get the car from a BMW dealership?
@bimmerfan65385 ай бұрын
Yeah, in his previous vid on this car, he showed it.
@jmurdaa144513 күн бұрын
Dealership tried to charge me $404 for cabin filter replacement 😂 bought my own for $60 and replaced it in 5 min.
@prostokrasavchik88375 ай бұрын
Compare this to Japanese cars - Honda, Mazda, Toyota, Subaru. Changing a filter takes 2 minutes, no tools required. Germans....
@brizv3 күн бұрын
In India , you can get double of this debris in 5000 kms.
@bimmerfan6538 Жыл бұрын
I'll never be amazed how gross those get! That's a newer car too
@babakmirzz6 ай бұрын
My 2014 Hyundai Santa fe took 1 minute this crap took me 30 minutes with lots of bending and uncomfortable postures. Very bad engineering
@dm5043Ай бұрын
Ridiculously hard for anyone bigger than Pee Wee Herman. I finally found a mirror so I could find the screw holes. I guess the dealerships have the advantage of lifting the car. DIY you have to wiggle in on your back and you need t rex arms to do any work. It is over and I vow to never do this again. I am 72 years old, so do not bend very well. BMW's are not built to Fix things yourself. I just refused to pay $315 at the dealership.
@SimpleCarGuyАй бұрын
Definitely have to be a bit of a contortionist to see what you are doing, but not tooo bad. Thanks for watching!
@edwincedillos911010 ай бұрын
This video is definitely not for all X5!!! I have a x5 50iM and it’s nowhere near the same as this
@SimpleCarGuy10 ай бұрын
What year is your x5?
@dealzguyYT9 ай бұрын
Unless you mention model year, it’s useless commenting