My new E39 535i Sport

[BriC175]

So, after paying a deposit over 2 weeks ago, I finally picked up my new E39 yesterday It's to replace my E39 520i that I've had for a year, and loved, but it just didn't have enough pace, so I went out and bought a big V8.

Bought it from a member of the owners club, and it seems to have been well looked after.

She's a manual 2000 535i Sport, and IMO - absolutely gorgeous! Drove it last night after getting it, and I absolutely love it!

Spec so far (copied from the advert):

Black Grilles
4002K HIDs fitted
50k miles genuine M5 suspension all round fitted (shocks and springs)
New top mounts
Brand new PAS pump/fluid from BMW (genuine)
New belts all round.
Brake Fluid
NSR Anti-Roll Bar Drop Link
Gearbox Oil Change
Sparkplugs
New Rocker Cover Gaskets (both banks)
Custom Build Rear Exhaust Section (nice refined sound)
18” Parallel Staggered Wheels – diamond cut.

Some pictures I've taken of it










http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6PfTTQns4Q

Handles great with the M5 suspension.. grips really well, and she pulls pretty well!

Plans for the future:

Re spray front bumper and bonnet
Remove V8 badges on the wings
Get a new headlight to replace leaking one

Edited by BriC175 on Thursday 26th August 22:04

[Andysr]

Nice car, always admired the E39's think they are the best 5 series to date. A friend of mine has the 540 had a few drives in that and it's an awesome machine.

[Disco You]

Get that headlight sorted, it ruins it completely!

[S3_Graham]

The mudflaps detract from what is otherwise a very hansome car! im a big fan

[BriC175]

S3_Graham said:

The mudflaps detract from what is otherwise a very hansome car! im a big fan

Cheers, and yeh, I'm not a fan of the mud flaps either. Might remove them this weekend.

[jsg612]

Cool, never knew the '35s were a V8, always thought they were straight 6 until '40. Very nice indeed!

[S3_Graham]

BriC175 said:

S3_Graham said:

The mudflaps detract from what is otherwise a very hansome car! im a big fan

Cheers, and yeh, I'm not a fan of the mud flaps either. Might remove them this weekend.

be careful, i had the same thoughts and took them off my Mk3 VR6, then realised they had just been 'self tappered' in to the front wing and i was left with a rather rusty looking wing once removed!!

[BriC175]

S3_Graham said:

BriC175 said:

S3_Graham said:

The mudflaps detract from what is otherwise a very hansome car! im a big fan

Cheers, and yeh, I'm not a fan of the mud flaps either. Might remove them this weekend.

be careful, i had the same thoughts and took them off my Mk3 VR6, then realised they had just been 'self tappered' in to the front wing and i was left with a rather rusty looking wing once removed!!

Indeed! Think they're attached to the bumper anyway, so shouldn't be too bad.

[mat59]

Disco You said:

Get that headlight sorted, it ruins it completely!

I don't think you need to fully replace the headlight as the clear plastic covers can be removed from the unit. Try and see where the seal is broken and seal it up. Dry it out first before re-sealing. I had the same problem on my e46. HTH

[BriC175]

mat59 said:

Disco You said:

Get that headlight sorted, it ruins it completely!

I don't think you need to fully replace the headlight as the clear plastic covers can be removed from the unit. Try and see where the seal is broken and seal it up. Dry it out first before re-sealing. I had the same problem on my e46. HTH

I've had the same issue on my old E39.. it's not always as easy as just resealing it. Did it on my old one, and it just kept leaking! I will be having a go at it though

[Six Fiend]

olly22n said:

jsg612 said:

Cool, never knew the '35s were a V8, always thought they were straight 6 until '40. Very nice indeed!

the e28 and early e34 535i's were straight sixes.

the e34 530i and 540i were V8's.

Not sure if there was a 535i e34 V8 though?

any beards out there confirm?

E34 535 was a 6

[AndrewO]

Common problem on the E39's. I took both my lights apart and siliconed it all up, did the trick.

[BriC175]

AndrewO said:

Common problem on the E39's. I took both my lights apart and siliconed it all up, did the trick.

Yeh? Like I say, tried this on my old one, but didn't work. Will give it a go on this car this weekend probably

[MGZRod]

Am I the only one not keen on the black kidney grills? Lovely lovely car though, wouldn't mind one inthe future!

[BriC175]

MGZRod said:

Am I the only one not keen on the black kidney grills? Lovely lovely car though, wouldn't mind one inthe future!

I wasn't too sure on them at first TBH, but they've grown on me!

[Max M4X WW]

Looks very nice!

I presume you will be upgrading to angel eye headlights and 'celis' rears anyway so that will fix your headlight problem

I'm not keen on the black kidneys either, I painted the slats on mine black as I don't like the chrome 'V8' slats, esp on silver.

[Roule Duke]

Lovely E39, looks mint. Btw I love the black kidney grilles, its subtle... chrome looks dated IMO!

[peaktorque]

Nice.

Yours has done exactly the same mileage as my 535i (which I have owned for over three years, the longest I have owned the same car for!)

Watch out for the st plastic that the accountants at BMW insisted that the M62 engineers were to use on 'minor' mechanical necessities such as water pipes and timing chain guides

[OllieWinchester]

Love it, quite fancy an E39 but there are too many slushbox ones.

Exhaust looks quite small, doesn't look standard either? I would have thought if someone went to the trouble of replacing it they would have got something a bit beefier, I'm not talking 5" slash cut Jap can, but you know what I mean. Don't they have twin pipes as standard?

[BriC175]

Nope - the stock exhaust tip is a single circular in a similar style. The previous owner went for an OE look, but something that makes it sound a little nicer (rear silencers removed)