The 'Oh crap, I won it' E39 530i
Discussion
Summit_Detailing said:
carinaman said:
Good looking car. I think that's a good price.
Does it have Xenons?
I'd say not, given the headlamp levelling slider in the last interior picDoes it have Xenons?
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Unless xenons have been retrofitted (very easy to do; just xenon ballasts, D2S to H7 adapters and then D2S bulbs of your choice); they're halogens
swampy442 said:
Gearbox mounts on order, track control arms on order, then we'll see how we go ![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
This weekend amongst other projects, sort the door speakers out.
Are the headlights ok; ie do they level out when you switch the engine on?![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
This weekend amongst other projects, sort the door speakers out.
If unsure; wobble the bulb holder on the back of them, if they move, a lot, the adjusters are fubar unfortunately
But I'm sure you already know this
d_a_n1979 said:
Summit_Detailing said:
carinaman said:
Good looking car. I think that's a good price.
Does it have Xenons?
I'd say not, given the headlamp levelling slider in the last interior picDoes it have Xenons?
![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
Unless xenons have been retrofitted (very easy to do; just xenon ballasts, D2S to H7 adapters and then D2S bulbs of your choice); they're halogens
d_a_n1979 said:
Are the headlights ok; ie do they level out when you switch the engine on?
If unsure; wobble the bulb holder on the back of them, if they move, a lot, the adjusters are fubar unfortunately
But I'm sure you already know this
Yep, self levelling work fine, in fact the only electrickery thing that doesn't work is the key lock/unlock functionIf unsure; wobble the bulb holder on the back of them, if they move, a lot, the adjusters are fubar unfortunately
But I'm sure you already know this
Thanks everyone for all the kind comments ![cool](/inc/images/cool.gif)
Bodywork is very good, only rust is some minor patches in front of the rear wheels on the sills, which I plan to tackle soon, but other than that standard 200k mile wear and tear
![cool](/inc/images/cool.gif)
g3org3y said:
Congrats OP, great car, Sport kit really suits these. ![cool](/inc/images/cool.gif)
Decent engine (watch the oil consumption). Always nice to see a matching set of 5x OEM alloys.
How the bodywork?
The oil consumption isnt helped by the fact a lot of it is leaking out ![cool](/inc/images/cool.gif)
Decent engine (watch the oil consumption). Always nice to see a matching set of 5x OEM alloys.
How the bodywork?
![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
swampy442 said:
d_a_n1979 said:
Are the headlights ok; ie do they level out when you switch the engine on?
If unsure; wobble the bulb holder on the back of them, if they move, a lot, the adjusters are fubar unfortunately
But I'm sure you already know this
Yep, self levelling work fine, in fact the only electrickery thing that doesn't work is the key lock/unlock functionIf unsure; wobble the bulb holder on the back of them, if they move, a lot, the adjusters are fubar unfortunately
But I'm sure you already know this
swampy442 said:
Looks a cracking buy, always fancied an e39, never happened for various reasons.I have to say though, having never been underneath one, that front sub-frame...
![yikes](/inc/images/yikes.gif)
Honestly looks looks like something I knocked together out of bits of old scrap, in a hurry, on a bad day!! I guess it appears pretty clean at least!
Look forward to following though
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99t said:
Looks a cracking buy, always fancied an e39, never happened for various reasons.
I have to say though, having never been underneath one, that front sub-frame...![yikes](/inc/images/yikes.gif)
Honestly looks looks like something I knocked together out of bits of old scrap, in a hurry, on a bad day!! I guess it appears pretty clean at least!
Look forward to following though![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
Thats what I thought, looks like something off a kit car I have to say though, having never been underneath one, that front sub-frame...
![yikes](/inc/images/yikes.gif)
Honestly looks looks like something I knocked together out of bits of old scrap, in a hurry, on a bad day!! I guess it appears pretty clean at least!
Look forward to following though
![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
As posted in the BM forumz, the car has a slight rumble, revs dependant not road speed, so as a quick kill I’d change the gearbox mounts. Cheap, easy.
Awful, soft misshapen nastiness out, freshness in
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/ScTVZz7N.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/kaXzM1kb.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/G5JbZzoG.jpg)
And I thought I’d found the exhaust rattle, the bracket had sheared, turns out that’s not it. Oh well
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/EwsDhjm4.jpg)
Awful, soft misshapen nastiness out, freshness in
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/ScTVZz7N.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/kaXzM1kb.jpg)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/G5JbZzoG.jpg)
And I thought I’d found the exhaust rattle, the bracket had sheared, turns out that’s not it. Oh well
![](https://thumbsnap.com/sc/EwsDhjm4.jpg)
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