2002 E39 530i Sport

[sparks_E39]

Before



And now



It was expensive, but it's a lasting repair.

[Mr Whippy]

Looks good

But how expensive? If you don't mind me asking.


Well worth the investment though. I have lots of niggles to fix on my 04 Z4 with this engine but overall it's such a good package I don't care.

It seems at 100k miles it's oil seals time to fail but they are all so cheap and easy ish to swap who cares


Only real things I'm a bit worried about is the clutch and maybe the VANOS, also that swirl thingy under the intake manifold. I really need to put aside a few days to just strip the engine down a bit and replace a load of bits and bobs


Dave

[sparks_E39]

Mr Whippy said:

Looks good

But how expensive? If you don't mind me asking.


Well worth the investment though. I have lots of niggles to fix on my 04 Z4 with this engine but overall it's such a good package I don't care.

It seems at 100k miles it's oil seals time to fail but they are all so cheap and easy ish to swap who cares


Only real things I'm a bit worried about is the clutch and maybe the VANOS, also that swirl thingy under the intake manifold. I really need to put aside a few days to just strip the engine down a bit and replace a load of bits and bobs


Dave

Just about £300. I was offered a tidy up for around a third of that. But wanted it done properly.

[S3_Graham]

sparks_E39 said:

Just about £300. I was offered a tidy up for around a third of that. But wanted it done properly.

Interesting. I have a few spots that are ridiculously tiny but after this next coming winter may need doing. was it down your way?

[sparks_E39]

S3_Graham said:

Interesting. I have a few spots that are ridiculously tiny but after this next coming winter may need doing. was it down your way?

Yes it was, a garage in Holton Heath about 5 miles outside of Poole. They aren't the quickest but they have a great reputation and I'm impressed with the work. Can pm you details if you like?

[benjj]

I woke up with a crippling hangover after wife's birthday yesterday so decided to spend a bit of time sweating in the sun and doing some E39 jobs.

While there I decided to de-badge it too. Think it looks much better without.

[AClownsPocket]

Looking really good. I have a real soft spot for silver E39's.

I had a new wing, bumpers resprayed, bootlid rust sorted for £650 last year. The finish was spot on. It does pay to live up North sometimes

Pics when it was done. Its nice to see other people take car of these cars as they are so damn rewarding.



I debadged mine as well and had the bootlock taken out

[Mr Whippy]

Looking good.

I could do with my front bumper prepped and resprayed just due to the chips over the years.


I had some work done in Tadcaster recently but wasn't impressed overall. Their prep work let down what should have been an easy job and given the £400 for *just* spraying an almost perfect spare part I provided I wasn't impressed at all that it didn't basically look brand new once they had finished. All just little details that would have cost them mere minutes over the job but I guess that is what separates the good from the average/bad.


So where is this place in Teeside? That isn't all that far if you know it's a good price *and* a good job

Dave

[sparks_E39]

Some good looking E39's chaps. I really want my front bumper doing. It's got a lot of chips and some flakey paint. Might get it in sooner.

[sparks_E39]

Some good looking E39's chaps. I really want my front bumper doing. It's got a lot of chips and some flakey paint. Might get it in sooner.

[E38Ross]

AClownsPocket said:

Looking really good. I have a real soft spot for silver E39's.

I had a new wing, bumpers resprayed, bootlid rust sorted for £650 last year. The finish was spot on. It does pay to live up North sometimes

Pics when it was done. Its nice to see other people take car of these cars as they are so damn rewarding.



I debadged mine as well and had the bootlock taken out

not a fan of the fake Mparas personally, otherwise lovely looking car

[anonymous-user]

Picking up my E39 tomorrow night, in Silver


Just wanted to say thanks for all the info about the Bluetooth, Sat Nav etc think it will be helpful for mine too

Nice car OP

[Mr Whippy]

E38Ross said:

AClownsPocket said:

Looking really good. I have a real soft spot for silver E39's.

I had a new wing, bumpers resprayed, bootlid rust sorted for £650 last year. The finish was spot on. It does pay to live up North sometimes

Pics when it was done. Its nice to see other people take car of these cars as they are so damn rewarding.



I debadged mine as well and had the bootlock taken out

not a fan of the fake Mparas personally, otherwise lovely looking car

Are they 19" replica wheels or did BMW make some of that style in 19", or do they just look really big for 18" wheels?

Dave

[Jim1986]

Just thought I'd post a pic of mine. Had it 2 years and love it, but just don't use it so am thinking bout gettin rid soon but really don't want to.

Don't know y it's upside down. Hope some1 can sort it

Jim

[E38Ross]

Mr Whippy said:

Are they 19" replica wheels or did BMW make some of that style in 19", or do they just look really big for 18" wheels?

Dave

replica 19's by the looks of it. they never made 19" Mparas

[AClownsPocket]

E38Ross said:

replica 19's by the looks of it. they never made 19" Mparas

They should have done. They are replica's, but the ride was still very good on them. Wouldn't do it again though now on the M5

[S3_Graham]

Jim1986 said:

Fixed, but had to re-host it.

Jim

[S3_Graham]

sparks_E39 said:

Some good looking E39's chaps. I really want my front bumper doing. It's got a lot of chips and some flakey paint. Might get it in sooner.

Too many silver ones

Chum of mine that I lift share to work with said he'd do some detailing and sort all my rust out for me this morning (not that there is much rust just 3 tiny stone chips that are starting to turn)

Hopefully going to have a crack at it next week!

[Mr Whippy]

E38Ross said:

Mr Whippy said:

Are they 19" replica wheels or did BMW make some of that style in 19", or do they just look really big for 18" wheels?

Dave

replica 19's by the looks of it. they never made 19" Mparas

Ah, I get the lingo now, M Parallels

As much as they look nice, the 18" ones do look much nicer to me. If I could get a good manual E39 in silver or solid black with the M54B30 and those wheels, I would

I'd be very tempted to fit an ESS supercharger TS2 kit too

Dave

[E38Ross]

AClownsPocket said:

E38Ross said:

replica 19's by the looks of it. they never made 19" Mparas

They should have done. They are replica's, but the ride was still very good on them. Wouldn't do it again though now on the M5

i think they look too big, and don't think they suit it at all IMO.

but that's all it is, my opinion. 18's are fine, i wouldn't even want 19's on my E38 7, let alone an E39 5.