[Igor_M5]

Originally Posted by rothwem

Something you might find tricky is that the trans mounting is different on the "xi" cars, the crossmember attaches in different places because the trans tunnel is flared out to make room for the transfer case. It's not insurmountable, but I hope you have some fab skills to make a new crossmember.

xDrive:
https://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/tec...mall/pic04.jpg

RWD:
https://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/tec...arge/pic06.jpg

I don't intend to use a transfer case.