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Bogracer
Original Poster
350 posts
76 months
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Been offered a 142,000 mile 525i TDS to refurb anything to look out for?
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Mustard
6,611 posts
114 months
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Fuel pump
Check for easy hot and cold starting, not cheap to replace (though a cheap fix compared to latter diesels!)
Other than that usual e34 issues
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Bogracer
Original Poster
350 posts
76 months
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Next job.
I am after some light grey interior bits?
The rear parcel shelf is full of ripples and the rear door cards have delaminated.
Are there any lurking out there or is there an OEM source in Germany?
I would appreciate your help guys.
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Johnboy Mac
2,666 posts
47 months
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Bogracer said: Next job.
I am after some light grey interior bits?
The rear parcel shelf is full of ripples and the rear door cards have delaminated.
Are there any lurking out there or is there an OEM source in Germany?
I would appreciate your help guys. I'd suggest you get the part numbers and search on Google.de - might get lucky, also D-Class might be able to assist, iirc they are in Surrey (Woking). Other than that I can't help.
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80quattro
1,129 posts
64 months
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Johnboy Mac said: Bogracer said: Next job.
I am after some light grey interior bits?
The rear parcel shelf is full of ripples and the rear door cards have delaminated.
Are there any lurking out there or is there an OEM source in Germany?
I would appreciate your help guys. I'd suggest you get the part numbers and search on Google.de - might get lucky, also D-Class might be able to assist, iirc they are in Surrey (Woking). Other than that I can't help. Haven't read the whole thread... have you used realoem.com for the part numbers you need?
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E38Ross
10,515 posts
81 months
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Bogracer
Original Poster
350 posts
76 months
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Now all the mechanical whot-nots have been sorted its now the cosmetic stuff, so often it's the other way round? Thanks for your suggestions greatly appreciated!
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e28525e
14 posts
10 months
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Jobbo said: I'd been wondering what 17" Style 5s would look like on an E34. Too big, it seems:  This is my old girl  I thought they suited the e34 well, do you guys really think they're to big? After all, the M5 ran 17"s.
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Jobbo
7,235 posts
133 months
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e28525e said: Jobbo said: I'd been wondering what 17" Style 5s would look like on an E34. Too big, it seems: This is my old girl I thought they suited the e34 well, do you guys really think they're to big? After all, the M5 ran 17"s. I changed my mind after posting that, and have now bought a set myself!
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e28525e
14 posts
10 months
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Jobbo said: I changed my mind after posting that, and have now bought a set myself! Haha - fair play! Cheers
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Jobbo
7,235 posts
133 months
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e28525e said: Haha - fair play! Cheers I should add my gratitude to you for putting some decent pics on that advert for me to ponder over, so thanks  Weirdly the style 5s look bigger than the 17"s on the M5 to me. Strange optical illusion.
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e28525e
14 posts
10 months
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Jobbo said: I should add my gratitude to you for putting some decent pics on that advert for me to ponder over, so thanks Weirdly the style 5s look bigger than the 17"s on the M5 to me. Strange optical illusion. You're welcome! I agree, however, the staggered 18" style 5's from the e31 would make me think twice before fitting them to an e34, plus they are £xxxx..the other e34 in my ad pic was running 18"s (of a different style) for comparison. I'm wondering whether to fit a set of 17" style 5's to my e28..there are some tempting pics out there..
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Jobbo
7,235 posts
133 months
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e28525e said: I'm wondering whether to fit a set of 17" style 5's to my e28..there are some tempting pics out there.. They would suit it quite well, I think  Did you keep them when you sold the E34? Since the advert has gone I can't see the price, but style 5s seem to be worth selling separately to the car these days.
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e28525e
14 posts
10 months
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They are worth selling separately for sure but I did not sell the car in the end! I had 3 people ring up wanting to buy the car at the full asking price (£2995) but I had just started converting it to a 540i manual!
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Bogracer
Original Poster
350 posts
76 months
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Update, fitted a compatable Sony 10 CD for the period Sony ICE - EBay £10!!
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Leins
1,193 posts
17 months
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Bogracer said: Update, fitted a compatable Sony 10 CD for the period Sony ICE - EBay £10!! Excellent, love hearing about period hi-fi being in older cars
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Bogracer
Original Poster
350 posts
76 months
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Electrical gremlin fix suggestions from the E34 corner!
Happens more often on a damp wet day, the wipers stutter rather than sweep back and forth, the electric windows, sunroof, heated rear screen and A/C stop working. Damp, bad earth, any suggestions as why all these electrics are effected together?
Appreciate your help.
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Bogracer
Original Poster
350 posts
76 months
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Leins said: Excellent, love hearing about period hi-fi being in older cars I am sure the header unit is origional it exactly the same ICE as my previous 91' touring, before BMW started their own brand ICE?
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Bogracer
Original Poster
350 posts
76 months
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Bogracer said: Electrical gremlin fix suggestions from the E34 corner!
Happens more often on a damp wet day, the wipers stutter rather than sweep back and forth, the electric windows, sunroof, heated rear screen and A/C stop working. Damp, bad earth, any suggestions as why all these electrics are effected together?
Appreciate your help.
Stripped out the fuse box, cleaned everything and put it back together. Hey all the crazy electrical behaviour has stopped, more luck than judgment!
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Johnboy Mac
2,666 posts
47 months
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Bogracer said: Stripped out the fuse box, cleaned everything and put it back together. Hey all the crazy electrical behaviour has stopped, more luck than judgment! Well done, as I would have bet on a single faulty earth point on the body/chassis.
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