E39 steptronic conversion done

[540iSAM]

I've read a lot of threads on this forum that have said that steptronic conversions are expensive, a lot of work, unrealistic, or even impossible. I was recently able to do this to my 1999 non-step 540i for a minimal amount of work and almost no money. It took me forever to do, just because of the limited amount of information available. If anyone else is interested, I could post how I did this. So far it is a blast, and I don't regret any of the work that went into it.

[Pelican Parts]

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[jicaino]

I've read a lot of threads on this forum that have said that steptronic conversions are expensive, a lot of work, unrealistic, or even impossible. I was recently able to do this to my 1999 non-step 540i for a minimal amount of work and almost no money. It took me forever to do, just because of the limited amount of information available. If anyone else is interested, I could post how I did this. So far it is a blast, and I don't regret any of the work that went into it.

I'm interested in doing the opposite, so if you have information that I could reverse I'd greatly and profusely thank you.

[CPHES]

This is the steptronic conversion doc from e38.org / Bimmerboard. Maybe that will help you reverse engineer - you will need some parts. Not sure why you want to do this, as leaving it alone, as an automatic should be all you need to do.

http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/576808

[jicaino]

This is the steptronic conversion doc from e38.org / Bimmerboard. Maybe that will help you reverse engineer - you will need some parts. Not sure why you want to do this, as leaving it alone, as an automatic should be all you need to do.

http://www.bimmerboard.com/forums/posts/576808

Thanks! I like better the ability to pick a certain range (1-4 or 1-3) instead of the steptronic which I find silly and lame. I love autos as much as manuals I just don't like the steptronic