[glennbk]

Any recommendations on accessories? I'm thinking about adding mud flaps.

[lfdal54]

I've been happy with the eBay specials. Had a set on my 19, and got a new set for my 23. Great fitment. I'd recommend getting plastic rivets and the rivet tool so you can avoid the generally crappy screws they send out. They were about $77 including shipping. The seller I used was carpart777, got my wife's Q5 mudflaps from him as well.

[antair]

Originally Posted by glennbk

Any recommendations on accessories? I'm thinking about adding mud flaps.

Go with OEM ones. OEM is OEM, quality and fit are perfect.

[lfdal54]

Originally Posted by antair

Go with OEM ones. OEM is OEM, quality and fit are perfect.

The guys that ceramic-coated my car thought mine were OEM, so there are some good ones out there. But, there are some junky ones as well, and YMMV.

[glennbk]

Recommended online retailer?

[dinan5m3]

Here Are Five Must-Have Accessories For Your BMW

https://www.bmwblog.com/2022/08/25/f...w-accessories/


And bmw parts hub online, or genuine bmw/mini parts online,

https://www.bmwpartshub.com/
https://www.genuinebmwminiparts.com/

[GDEvans]

Originally Posted by dinan5m3

Here Are Five Must-Have Accessories For Your BMW

https://www.bmwblog.com/2022/08/25/f...w-accessories/

I’m not convinced by their list. Certainly not at the prices they want for them!

[glennbk]

Originally Posted by GDEvans

I’m not convinced by their list. Certainly not at the prices they want for them!

Agreed. Plus, none of the sites has mud flaps and other accessories

[glennbk]

Tow hook license plate holder?

https://www.bimmerworld.com/Tow-Hook...M40i-2018.html

[glennbk]

OE Floor Liners or WeatherTech floorliners?

[Coi]

What's the opposite of a recommendation? I got the BMW accessory roof crossbars, apparently made in Germany, and the BMW accessory ski rack. The build quality of both is atrocious. Super cheap plastics and poor design. For the crossbars, the lock cylinders get stuck on the key and get pulled out of the slot entirely. The tolerances on the locks overall is really bad so they easily get stuck in the snow and it takes a long time to fiddle with them. I always make sure the little doors are closed so ice doesn't get inside, but that doesn't help. I had to stop using the BMW ski rack because all the rubber bumpers just fell off leaving bare plastic (maybe I'll figure out a fix for this if I can be bothered to resurrect it). The design of the ski rack was also not very good as it can't fit more than a couple pairs of wide skis. Really not sure how either of these products reached sale, let alone at the prices they charge.

The cross bars also add a ton of wind noise, even just by themselves. With everything on including skis I can't have a conversation with the people in the back over 80 mph. I have a place up in the mountains to store my skis year round, so luckily only have to use the rack now when brining enough guests that their skis can't fit inside.

Maybe try Thule or Yakima instead if you're thinking about a roof rack.

[s5sportback]

Has anyone tried to install Thule cross bars on their m40i. My last suv had screw holes to attach, but I haven’t noticed any screw holes?

[EWL5]

I received all-weather floor mats as part of the build. Normally I would have skipped this if it wasn't included but it's pretty decent looking and can be used year-round if you don't care for the look of the carpet floor mats.

[NASADRIVER]

Originally Posted by glennbk

OE Floor Liners or WeatherTech floorliners?

I got the OEM ones that say “X3” on them, I think P/N 51-47-2-450-511. I like them a lot. I never liked the high side WT ones - I feel like if you have that much liquid, it’ll just slosh up the sides when driving. I have used the universal “baffled” style from WT, which I do like, but I really like the X3 OEM ones as well. Fairly high sided, fit perfect, some channeling for liquid, but they look great!

[EWL5]

Originally Posted by NASADRIVER

I got the OEM ones that say “X3” on them, I think P/N 51-47-2-450-511. I like them a lot. I never liked the high side WT ones - I feel like if you have that much liquid, it’ll just slosh up the sides when driving. I have used the universal “baffled” style from WT, which I do like, but I really like the X3 OEM ones as well. Fairly high sided, fit perfect, some channeling for liquid, but they look great!

I have the same ones that say "X3". They're much slicker than other OEM ones I've seen in the past. This is one accessory that was "forced" on me that I would have missed out on if it wasn't included.

The WeatherTech ones may as well be from Costco by comparison!

[glennbk]

I should have prefaced my comment on the mud flaps. They are going on an X3 M40i. Are there mud flaps that do fit?

[GDEvans]

Originally Posted by s5sportback

Has anyone tried to install Thule cross bars on their m40i. My last suv had screw holes to attach, but I haven’t noticed any screw holes?

The Thule bars attach onto the roof rails.

I started a thread in one of the sister forums about the Thule bars.
https://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1895322

[glennbk]

Requested:
82112457987
Front Floor Liners

82112457990
Rear Floor Liners

51472286007
BMW Luggage Compartment Mat

Ceramic tint

RESPONSE:
The Floor Liners would be $418.50 for the Front/Rear/Cargo

Tint is $250 for the Ceramic (and that does come with a lifetime warranty as well)
We have a guy onsite that does tinting. He uses XPEL. Tint seems awfully cheap. My own guy at Alta Mere is charging $499 and he uses Lluminar CTX.

THOUGHTS FROM EVERYONE. I'm at the finish line.

[FutureTrunks_M40i]

Originally Posted by glennbk

Any recommendations on accessories? I'm thinking about adding mud flaps.

I ordered the oem all weather mats. Will go with the oem mud guards soon. Also want to had a front lip, but am going to do some research before settling on one.

[glennbk]

Originally Posted by FutureTrunks_M40i

I ordered the oem all weather mats. Will go with the oem mud guards soon. Also want to had a front lip, but am going to do some research before settling on one.

There isn't an OEM mud flap for the M40i. I had to order from CarPart777 in China.

[avi66]

Not OEM but I went with a Carbox trunk tray and customer liner. The OEM tray tends to slip around and the rear edge can deform, plus no protection for loading lip.

https://www.roofbox.co.uk/scripts/rb...&vptype=669527