What have you done to your BMW today?
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d_a_n1979 said:
Sounds like the bulbs just gone pop then; it could be the ballast as well, but that'd be sods law
Change the bulb first and go from there
Standard Osram D1S xenon bulb: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386435253862?itmmeta=01...
Or their Nightbreaker bulbs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/OSRAM-INTENSE-brightness-...
They're not cheap; but don't fit any eBay/Amazon special as they won't last 5mins and you'll be replacing them again
I would recommend Lunex as they're UK made and from the correct quartz glass; but seem to be out of stock everywhere!
I have a set of their 4300k (factory colour) bulbs here, brand new / unused if you'd like to buy those); can soon pack them and send them to you. Email me (click on my profile name and 'email' me) if you want them
Just purchased a standard Osram bulb as per your link, let's hope that sorts it!Change the bulb first and go from there
Standard Osram D1S xenon bulb: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386435253862?itmmeta=01...
Or their Nightbreaker bulbs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/OSRAM-INTENSE-brightness-...
They're not cheap; but don't fit any eBay/Amazon special as they won't last 5mins and you'll be replacing them again
I would recommend Lunex as they're UK made and from the correct quartz glass; but seem to be out of stock everywhere!
I have a set of their 4300k (factory colour) bulbs here, brand new / unused if you'd like to buy those); can soon pack them and send them to you. Email me (click on my profile name and 'email' me) if you want them
Fermit said:
d_a_n1979 said:
Sounds like the bulbs just gone pop then; it could be the ballast as well, but that'd be sods law
Change the bulb first and go from there
Standard Osram D1S xenon bulb: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386435253862?itmmeta=01...
Or their Nightbreaker bulbs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/OSRAM-INTENSE-brightness-...
They're not cheap; but don't fit any eBay/Amazon special as they won't last 5mins and you'll be replacing them again
I would recommend Lunex as they're UK made and from the correct quartz glass; but seem to be out of stock everywhere!
I have a set of their 4300k (factory colour) bulbs here, brand new / unused if you'd like to buy those); can soon pack them and send them to you. Email me (click on my profile name and 'email' me) if you want them
Just purchased a standard Osram bulb as per your link, let's hope that sorts it!Change the bulb first and go from there
Standard Osram D1S xenon bulb: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/386435253862?itmmeta=01...
Or their Nightbreaker bulbs: https://www.amazon.co.uk/OSRAM-INTENSE-brightness-...
They're not cheap; but don't fit any eBay/Amazon special as they won't last 5mins and you'll be replacing them again
I would recommend Lunex as they're UK made and from the correct quartz glass; but seem to be out of stock everywhere!
I have a set of their 4300k (factory colour) bulbs here, brand new / unused if you'd like to buy those); can soon pack them and send them to you. Email me (click on my profile name and 'email' me) if you want them
d_a_n1979 said:
I do like a set of Style 33s ![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/fRSKHhhH/IMG_20180307_162246.jpg)
Had them for my winter wheels on my sapphire black 530i Sport - like driving on 4 balloons but they were superb winter tyres![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
A set of Style 89s would be lovely; they suit the SE so well IMO; but so do 17" Style 32s! But £900 for Style 89s is just a rip off IMO
I quite like Style 81s too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235438744945?itmmeta=01...
They do look lovely in that slightly darker grey.![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/fRSKHhhH/IMG_20180307_162246.jpg)
Had them for my winter wheels on my sapphire black 530i Sport - like driving on 4 balloons but they were superb winter tyres
![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
A set of Style 89s would be lovely; they suit the SE so well IMO; but so do 17" Style 32s! But £900 for Style 89s is just a rip off IMO
I quite like Style 81s too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235438744945?itmmeta=01...
Woke up this morning with a flat on the rear and had to drive a few miles to the garage with about 5psi, 'kin 'mare. Still had air in it when i got to work.
MightyBadger said:
d_a_n1979 said:
I do like a set of Style 33s ![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/fRSKHhhH/IMG_20180307_162246.jpg)
Had them for my winter wheels on my sapphire black 530i Sport - like driving on 4 balloons but they were superb winter tyres![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
A set of Style 89s would be lovely; they suit the SE so well IMO; but so do 17" Style 32s! But £900 for Style 89s is just a rip off IMO
I quite like Style 81s too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235438744945?itmmeta=01...
They do look lovely in that slightly darker grey.![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/fRSKHhhH/IMG_20180307_162246.jpg)
Had them for my winter wheels on my sapphire black 530i Sport - like driving on 4 balloons but they were superb winter tyres
![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
A set of Style 89s would be lovely; they suit the SE so well IMO; but so do 17" Style 32s! But £900 for Style 89s is just a rip off IMO
I quite like Style 81s too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235438744945?itmmeta=01...
Woke up this morning with a flat on the rear and had to drive a few miles to the garage with about 5psi, 'kin 'mare. Still had air in it when i got to work.
They were the winters and did a superb job; I had 19" LMs via BMAutosport for summers... I never ran 19s on an E39 after that; just too big IMO
![](https://i.postimg.cc/PqnNDMkf/IMG_20180405_141001.jpg)
Looked great; but bloody heavy!
d_a_n1979 said:
MightyBadger said:
d_a_n1979 said:
I do like a set of Style 33s ![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/fRSKHhhH/IMG_20180307_162246.jpg)
Had them for my winter wheels on my sapphire black 530i Sport - like driving on 4 balloons but they were superb winter tyres![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
A set of Style 89s would be lovely; they suit the SE so well IMO; but so do 17" Style 32s! But £900 for Style 89s is just a rip off IMO
I quite like Style 81s too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235438744945?itmmeta=01...
They do look lovely in that slightly darker grey.![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/fRSKHhhH/IMG_20180307_162246.jpg)
Had them for my winter wheels on my sapphire black 530i Sport - like driving on 4 balloons but they were superb winter tyres
![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
A set of Style 89s would be lovely; they suit the SE so well IMO; but so do 17" Style 32s! But £900 for Style 89s is just a rip off IMO
I quite like Style 81s too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235438744945?itmmeta=01...
Woke up this morning with a flat on the rear and had to drive a few miles to the garage with about 5psi, 'kin 'mare. Still had air in it when i got to work.
They were the winters and did a superb job; I had 19" LMs via BMAutosport for summers... I never ran 19s on an E39 after that; just too big IMO
![](https://i.postimg.cc/PqnNDMkf/IMG_20180405_141001.jpg)
Looked great; but bloody heavy!
MightyBadger said:
d_a_n1979 said:
MightyBadger said:
d_a_n1979 said:
I do like a set of Style 33s ![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/fRSKHhhH/IMG_20180307_162246.jpg)
Had them for my winter wheels on my sapphire black 530i Sport - like driving on 4 balloons but they were superb winter tyres![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
A set of Style 89s would be lovely; they suit the SE so well IMO; but so do 17" Style 32s! But £900 for Style 89s is just a rip off IMO
I quite like Style 81s too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235438744945?itmmeta=01...
They do look lovely in that slightly darker grey.![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/fRSKHhhH/IMG_20180307_162246.jpg)
Had them for my winter wheels on my sapphire black 530i Sport - like driving on 4 balloons but they were superb winter tyres
![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
A set of Style 89s would be lovely; they suit the SE so well IMO; but so do 17" Style 32s! But £900 for Style 89s is just a rip off IMO
I quite like Style 81s too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235438744945?itmmeta=01...
Woke up this morning with a flat on the rear and had to drive a few miles to the garage with about 5psi, 'kin 'mare. Still had air in it when i got to work.
They were the winters and did a superb job; I had 19" LMs via BMAutosport for summers... I never ran 19s on an E39 after that; just too big IMO
![](https://i.postimg.cc/PqnNDMkf/IMG_20180405_141001.jpg)
Looked great; but bloody heavy!
I'm sure you could find another set or singles on eBay cheap enough and get them properly refurbed; I bought mine for £100 - found 2 locally and bought 2 on eBay
ATM said:
MightyBadger said:
Been looking for some different alloys for the e39 today, seems nothing fits them. Bugger ![biglaugh](/inc/images/biglaugh.gif)
I still have these but not sure what they're called![biglaugh](/inc/images/biglaugh.gif)
![](http://s18.postimg.cc/s9j29pj6x/20150314_142744.jpg)
BBS Style 42 were split rims; CSLs we all know go to the outer rim whereas yours have a deep'ish lip
Are there any markings on them?
d_a_n1979 said:
I do like a set of Style 33s ![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/fRSKHhhH/IMG_20180307_162246.jpg)
Had them for my winter wheels on my sapphire black 530i Sport - like driving on 4 balloons but they were superb winter tyres![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
A set of Style 89s would be lovely; they suit the SE so well IMO; but so do 17" Style 32s! But £900 for Style 89s is just a rip off IMO
I quite like Style 81s too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235438744945?itmmeta=01...
From the good old days when tyres had a reasonable amount of sidewall! I guess I'm just getting old, but my E91 on its standard 18" wheels (and proper tyres, not even run flats) makes me wince every time I hit a pothole that I can't avoid. There's something appealing about balloon tyres and just gliding over the potholes without worrying about cracked wheels ![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/fRSKHhhH/IMG_20180307_162246.jpg)
Had them for my winter wheels on my sapphire black 530i Sport - like driving on 4 balloons but they were superb winter tyres
![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
A set of Style 89s would be lovely; they suit the SE so well IMO; but so do 17" Style 32s! But £900 for Style 89s is just a rip off IMO
I quite like Style 81s too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235438744945?itmmeta=01...
![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
pmorg4 said:
d_a_n1979 said:
I do like a set of Style 33s ![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/fRSKHhhH/IMG_20180307_162246.jpg)
Had them for my winter wheels on my sapphire black 530i Sport - like driving on 4 balloons but they were superb winter tyres![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
A set of Style 89s would be lovely; they suit the SE so well IMO; but so do 17" Style 32s! But £900 for Style 89s is just a rip off IMO
I quite like Style 81s too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235438744945?itmmeta=01...
From the good old days when tyres had a reasonable amount of sidewall! I guess I'm just getting old, but my E91 on its standard 18" wheels (and proper tyres, not even run flats) makes me wince every time I hit a pothole that I can't avoid. There's something appealing about balloon tyres and just gliding over the potholes without worrying about cracked wheels ![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
![](https://i.postimg.cc/fRSKHhhH/IMG_20180307_162246.jpg)
Had them for my winter wheels on my sapphire black 530i Sport - like driving on 4 balloons but they were superb winter tyres
![thumbup](/inc/images/thumbup.gif)
A set of Style 89s would be lovely; they suit the SE so well IMO; but so do 17" Style 32s! But £900 for Style 89s is just a rip off IMO
I quite like Style 81s too: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/235438744945?itmmeta=01...
![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
We drove up to my folks property in the Highlands that year in fairly heavy snow from Glasgow across to Stirling, then it stopped and started heavy again Perth northwards; couldn't avoid potholes on the A9 (it was bad back then; much better now thankfully); as you said, it just took them with ease and I wasn't worried at all...
This was an hour or so after we'd parked up!
![](https://i.postimg.cc/4d6VMmGd/IMG-0185.jpg)
Couldn't have done that on 18s or 19s without wondering what I'd bent going through the potholes etc...
That's why in the end I stuck with 17" Style 66s on my E39 touring; they suited the car the best but we best for the road conditions too
Same with my F31 in sticking with the 18s (smallest I can go due to the Brembo brakes etc); tyres have decent sidewalls and take the roads perfectly
Bazsm said:
d_a_n1979 said:
I never ran 19s on an E39 after that; just too big IMO!
Nothing wrong with 19s on an E39 ![smile](/inc/images/smile.gif)
![](https://thumbsnap.com/t/WgfsX4CL.jpg)
![laugh](/inc/images/laugh.gif)
I sold the E39 soon after that anyway; the call of a 7 series was too strong
![biggrin](/inc/images/biggrin.gif)
Fermit said:
ATM said:
Fermit said:
ATM said:
Has anyone see the spinning BMW centre caps?
Yes, have them on mine.![wink](/inc/images/wink.gif)
https://youtube.com/shorts/euXFGby0XEA?si=jAdlb-1U...
They look the same as the stock ones imo
I've just added the overpriced "M" valve caps as well that will drive some people mad
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