Getting my 17 inch style 5s ready for refinishing. Sending them off to Montreal to be "new-ified". Then I'll be putting Nokian Hakka tires on for the winter. Now, don't be hatin'. It's a square setup. all 4 corners are 8J17 5x120, so I 'll be going with 235/45R17 size tires. Nothing fancy. Tire place mentioned the Hakka 9s but they have studs - even if they are a new "eco" type. In all of Canada, it's illegal to have studs in South Ontario. Everywhere else is legal and sometimes encouraged.
gmak: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. A journey with my new-to-me 2000 540i
"Working on a BMW E39 is the best way to run out of time."
I have those tires on my style 29's. They are actually pretty good snow tires.
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
Yeah. If they're good enough for Winter Car Rally drivers, they're good enough for me, I guess. It turns out the Hakka 9's come without studs for the Ontario market. I'm trying to find out what the performance difference is between them and the Hakka R2s (Nokian's studless winter tire) w.r.t. Ottawa winter conditions.
gmak: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. A journey with my new-to-me 2000 540i
"Working on a BMW E39 is the best way to run out of time."
Astonishing. If only things on the BMW were that easy (like VANOS).
gmak: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. A journey with my new-to-me 2000 540i
"Working on a BMW E39 is the best way to run out of time."
No longer an E39 owner
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On a different note, do you guys think my M62 is worth selling piece by piece, or as a whole? Under 100k miles on the engine
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If it runs great like a champ and has almost no leaks, sell it as a whole for a really good price. If bad, then you could try sell it piece by piece.
1995 525i 5-speed - Thread
Runs well, but has it's share of leaks. Valve covers at least, I think that's mainly it but I need to inspect more. I did steal the old style spring belt tensioner to replace worn ones on my 750il. I'll post the engine, and see what response I get, if I can't sell it for a reasonable price, we'll move on to selling for parts
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Eye sea nein coil overs.
Coilovers were one of the first things sold off of the wagon
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I asked the guy if he wanted parts off of the car, or if he just wanted it as scrap weight. He said scrap weight, and it was fine if I took assorted useful parts off of it. That reminds me, I have a fuel pump with about an hour of runtime on it if anyone's interested
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Is it badly rounded off? Can you still use an allen socket on it? If so, try hammering the socket on really good and then try twisting it while beating it down with the hammer. See if that helps. Otherwise, drill it out.
Didn't do anything. But parts arrived
2001 Ford Lightning - Built Motor - Built Trans - 2.3 KB - Custom Interior - 537/632 - 11.40 @ 119.6 - Garage Queen
2008 F-250 - Tune/Delete/Studs - Lifted - BroDozer
1994 Cobra #2277 of 5009
1993 Gen 1 Lightning #5194
1968 Ford Mustang "Gold Nugget Special"
2015 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ
2015 Hyundai Sonota Sport
1997 BMW 540i
My Youtube
1995 525i 5-speed - Thread
2001 Ford Lightning - Built Motor - Built Trans - 2.3 KB - Custom Interior - 537/632 - 11.40 @ 119.6 - Garage Queen
2008 F-250 - Tune/Delete/Studs - Lifted - BroDozer
1994 Cobra #2277 of 5009
1993 Gen 1 Lightning #5194
1968 Ford Mustang "Gold Nugget Special"
2015 Chevrolet Tahoe LTZ
2015 Hyundai Sonota Sport
1997 BMW 540i
My Youtube
2003 540iA///MSportMods:
///M5 Automatic Folding Mirrors,
///M5 Rear view Mirror(Thanks to LaLaRay),
///M-Tech 1 Dual stage steering wheel (Thanks to tmvE39E53Z32TT),
Old Style "Wolf Whistle" Alarm Siren,
E38 18-Way Contour Seats (Thanks to GSXRliterbikz),
E53 x5 4.6 Sport Cluster (Thanks to GSXRliterbikz),
E38 center armrest with iPhone 4 craddle (Thanks to GSXRliterbikz),
Slotted & Drilled Rotors with Stainless Steel Brake Lines,
19" M Parallel wheels (Thanks to DennisCooper),
Brushed Titanium Trim Vynil Wrap
Ed
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-2002 540iT Sport-
Previous Bimmers. - 2000 540iA Sport | 2000 540i6 Sport | 2000 M5 | 2000 740i customized | 2000 323Ci | [Bikes 2012 f800GS | 2014 R1200GS]
Current Stable - 2011 VW Touareg TDi | 2016 Mazda 3 Hatch | 2019 Ram 2500 6.4L Hemi 4x4 Big Horn Off-Road
Keep on modding and fixing!..
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