That's the Euro dash. One of the most worthwhile upgrades to the E39, IMO You can retrofit it to North American E39s with this kit:
http://e39source.com/product/bmw-e39...tyle-dashboard
Nate J.
(oOO\ (|||)º(|||) /OOo)
Titanium Silver/Black Nappa Full 07-18-2001 E39 M5 Heritage (BZ99672). 198,000mi+. Increasing daily. Engine rebuild thread.
(eŌō\ (||||)º(||||) / ōŌe)
Alpineweiss III/Black Merino Full 03-26-2007 E60 M5 Manual (CX08265). 157,000+. Dead starter -_-
RIP, Seabiscuit. Black Sapphire/Schwarz 03-11-2003 530iA Sport (CK39185). T-boned 03-01-2017 at 155,861mi.
Take 2 "Otto" - Toledo Blue/Sandbeige 04-25-2002 530iA Sport (CH98032). Sold 11-10-2017 at 147,743mi.
Take 3 "Manuel" - Toledo Blue/Grau 10-29-2001 530i5 Sport (CE92358). Sold 02-01-2019 at 217,600mi. I regret that. Build Log
Reliable P.O.S. - Green/gray 1995 Camry V6 LE. 270k mi. Sold for space.
To spend or not to spend hmmm.....
-Nick in Columbia, SC
BMW Chariots:
03 BMW 540iT
Others..
89 Colony Park, 03 Town Car, 07 Tundra
D2 coilovers ordered and collected
Booked in on Wednesday 08th Nov to have them fitted along with new drop links and ARB bushes all round and a fast road setup
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Car had been back to the body shop yesterday; he wasn't happy with how the lacquer had settled on the front-end respray; so he's flatted it off again and polished it to a gleaming finish
I'm really happy with the bodywork now; it's not perfect, never will be, it's a 15 year old car! But, it looks massively cleaner now and the panels all feel like glass (bar the roof )
I need to 3M refurb the OS headlight, you can see in the pics the difference between that one (original) and the replaced OEM Hella headlight on the NS (was replaced a month before I bought the car). Will get on to that in the next day or so as weather looks to be fine for a few days **Edit** headlight now refurbed using the £m kit; looks a lot better, but still doesn't have the clarity of the new passenger side headlight, so may look to replace it with a new one come the New Year!
It's still bothering my OCD haha
My car: 2002 E39 540i Sport - Japanese import - the new project!
82mm stud conversion kit ordered:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/371575433483
Will probably get some nicer looking wheel nuts such as Ultralite ones from SPD Automotive (where I got my coilovers from) such as these:
http://www.spdautomotive.co.uk/acata...6.html#SID=153
Will get these fitted on Wednesday along with the coilovers and then see what spacers I can get away with on the alloys; might just be that 15mm spacers are needed upfront etc
My car: 2002 E39 540i Sport - Japanese import - the new project!
Suspension/coilovers installment part 1:
Will sort Part 2 out tomorrow or Friday (when interior is refitted and car sits as I want it)
For now, this will do as I'm brain dead, mad hungry and missing skin of various knuckles and the middle of my scalp (stood up when I shouldn't have)
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Back on the drive; had another ride height tweak and steering geometry tweak and all is as it should be now
Haven't gone too low for now; want to see winter out before I drop it any lower; it's 25mm lower at the rear and 30mm at the front; more than enough for what state the roads around me will get in soon and for when we trek up to Dunkeld and back in Feb etc:
My car: 2002 E39 540i Sport - Japanese import - the new project!
Looks sweet! A little more sidewall on the tires to fill out the wheel wells, and maybe a little more spacer up front would make it just about perfect to me, but this looks like a great setup.
Nate J.
(oOO\ (|||)º(|||) /OOo)
Titanium Silver/Black Nappa Full 07-18-2001 E39 M5 Heritage (BZ99672). 198,000mi+. Increasing daily. Engine rebuild thread.
(eŌō\ (||||)º(||||) / ōŌe)
Alpineweiss III/Black Merino Full 03-26-2007 E60 M5 Manual (CX08265). 157,000+. Dead starter -_-
RIP, Seabiscuit. Black Sapphire/Schwarz 03-11-2003 530iA Sport (CK39185). T-boned 03-01-2017 at 155,861mi.
Take 2 "Otto" - Toledo Blue/Sandbeige 04-25-2002 530iA Sport (CH98032). Sold 11-10-2017 at 147,743mi.
Take 3 "Manuel" - Toledo Blue/Grau 10-29-2001 530i5 Sport (CE92358). Sold 02-01-2019 at 217,600mi. I regret that. Build Log
Reliable P.O.S. - Green/gray 1995 Camry V6 LE. 270k mi. Sold for space.
How is the ride of the D2 coil-overs?
Looking for an E39 belly pan , passenger front inner fender liner …
I've got 15mm spacers for the fronts; should be with me in the next day or so
The rears are 265/35 tyres, OEM spec, so happy for them to stay as they are for now. Might be looking to sell my alloys and buy some new ones, so may go for a wider tyre then, but I'm fine with the OEM sized tyres
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They ride very well Had them on a lot of previous cars and on my previous 530i. No noise, no harshness, smooth and quiet, firmer than stock but not stupidly hard and the car handles like it's on rails now
My car: 2002 E39 540i Sport - Japanese import - the new project!
15mm hubcentric spacers fitted to the front of the car; wheels sit much better now, just under the arches and not hidden away like they were previously
Running 5mm hubcentric shims on the rear still and they're fine, any more and the tyres would rub the arches, more so fat boy here sat in it
Weather's getting colder and colder here now in North West England; so winter alloys & tyres will probably be fitted later this week and then, fingers crossed, that's the work done on the car for this year
New Year will bring about a full brake disc, pad, lines and fluid overhaul and will then get someone to refurbish the drivers seat (currently covered with a heated seat cover ) and may look to get the steering wheel retrimmed too
My car: 2002 E39 540i Sport - Japanese import - the new project!
Well; front brakes decided they couldn't wait until the NY to get refreshed; so they were done last week:
New calipers, discs and pads ordered for upfront, had a sticky front NS caliper issue so replaced the whole lot rather than just one side!
- Mtec grooved discs (hats painted Hammerite satin black to stop rust)
- Mtec brake pads (proving to be very good so far after being bedded in over the first 150miles)
- Professionally refurbed ATE brake calipers (painted Hammerite satin black)
- Motul brake fluid
Fitted my 16" turbines and winter tyres also; the cars all set up for the UK winter now
My car: 2002 E39 540i Sport - Japanese import - the new project!
Lookin good!
Nate J.
(oOO\ (|||)º(|||) /OOo)
Titanium Silver/Black Nappa Full 07-18-2001 E39 M5 Heritage (BZ99672). 198,000mi+. Increasing daily. Engine rebuild thread.
(eŌō\ (||||)º(||||) / ōŌe)
Alpineweiss III/Black Merino Full 03-26-2007 E60 M5 Manual (CX08265). 157,000+. Dead starter -_-
RIP, Seabiscuit. Black Sapphire/Schwarz 03-11-2003 530iA Sport (CK39185). T-boned 03-01-2017 at 155,861mi.
Take 2 "Otto" - Toledo Blue/Sandbeige 04-25-2002 530iA Sport (CH98032). Sold 11-10-2017 at 147,743mi.
Take 3 "Manuel" - Toledo Blue/Grau 10-29-2001 530i5 Sport (CE92358). Sold 02-01-2019 at 217,600mi. I regret that. Build Log
Reliable P.O.S. - Green/gray 1995 Camry V6 LE. 270k mi. Sold for space.
Booked in next week for a professional paint detail and sealant
Hopefully most of the fine scratches and swirls will disappear and my car will be looking like glass up close and not just from a distance
My car: 2002 E39 540i Sport - Japanese import - the new project!
Drivers seat restored
Had some parts of the foam repaired and then the base of the seat was re-dyed and it was 'feathered' up the back to blend in
Looks brand new, but it'll soon wear to how the rest of the interior looks (in excellent condition, but worn/weathered) once I've used it for a good month or so
Before:
After:
CCV kit, oil filter housing gasket and inlet mani gaskets ordered, so that'll be the next job to do and then I'll get it booked in for an autobox service and will look into Eibach ARBs after that
My car: 2002 E39 540i Sport - Japanese import - the new project!
Scrubs up well
Engine bay got a little love too as it was filthy/dusty as hell with all the salt that's been on the roads
It's in my pals garage next week to have the CCV system renewed and the oil filter housing gasket replaced as it's started to weep
It'll then be booked in for an autobox service (new filter and fluids) and then I'm going to look into uprating the ARBs as I feel they'd be the finishing touch to the complete suspension overhaul the car has received!
My car: 2002 E39 540i Sport - Japanese import - the new project!
Nate J.
(oOO\ (|||)º(|||) /OOo)
Titanium Silver/Black Nappa Full 07-18-2001 E39 M5 Heritage (BZ99672). 198,000mi+. Increasing daily. Engine rebuild thread.
(eŌō\ (||||)º(||||) / ōŌe)
Alpineweiss III/Black Merino Full 03-26-2007 E60 M5 Manual (CX08265). 157,000+. Dead starter -_-
RIP, Seabiscuit. Black Sapphire/Schwarz 03-11-2003 530iA Sport (CK39185). T-boned 03-01-2017 at 155,861mi.
Take 2 "Otto" - Toledo Blue/Sandbeige 04-25-2002 530iA Sport (CH98032). Sold 11-10-2017 at 147,743mi.
Take 3 "Manuel" - Toledo Blue/Grau 10-29-2001 530i5 Sport (CE92358). Sold 02-01-2019 at 217,600mi. I regret that. Build Log
Reliable P.O.S. - Green/gray 1995 Camry V6 LE. 270k mi. Sold for space.
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