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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
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Replaced both lower control arms yesterday. Left side was blown out. Big difference in ride now. I need to replace the sway bar links now. Didn't notice the right one is blown out as well. Cleaned up my front wheels while I had them off also.
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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!..
All cleaned up...
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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!..
Installed sway bar links.
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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!..
Worked on the washers and windshield cowl. Replaced the washer lines and cowl. Took off the front pass fender well trim to check out the rear hatch washer motor...it's dead. Ordered a new one. Also ordered outer tie rods and hood strut supports since those are failing.
Took apart the washer sprayers to clean them out better. Soaked them in vinegar over night and ran a thin wire (twist tie) through them. I just used a thin flat head and carefully pried it apart. Keep a finger on the smaller part that has the washer tube on it. There is a spring and plunger inside that can get away from you if opened without ease.
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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!..
Replaced the windshield cowl...
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16mm for the driver/left wiper and 13mm for the two passenger/right wiper arm. Will need a wiper arm puller for both (driver's was tough). I bought a $12 puller off of Amazon, piece of crap. I had to modify it since there wasn't enough clearance to fit over the driver's side and as I was trying to use it it broke. Went to Harbor Freight and only thing I found was a tie end puller. It had the clearance but the space between the grabbers was just a bit too big. I used a small pry bar to to help with the gap...OOPS, big mistake in placement of it. I was over the edge of the windshield and I cracked the edge. During the time I worked on it, it ran quite a bit. Gonna have to run to a windshield repair to stop the run.
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This retaining piece was the toughest to get off. Spend the money or borrow a decent one with clearance and adjustable grabbers to make life easy. Other than that piece the rest was straight forward.
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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!..
Windshield cowl removed. What a mess!
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All cleaned up.
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Cleaned out the gritty cabin filter boxes too.
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Clean
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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!..
More of the cabin filter box
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Windshield cowl.
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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!..
Windshield cowl parts.
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Part #s
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BMW Cowl Cover Expanding Rivet (E39 E53) - Genuine BMW 51218205295 8
BMW Windshield Cowl Cover (E39) - Genuine BMW 51718159292 1
BMW Outer Windshield Cowl Cover Left (E39) - Genuine BMW 51718193201 1
BMW Outer Windshield Cowl Cover Right (E39) - Genuine BMW 51718193202 1
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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!..
With new cowl ends installed. Much better than the chewed up old ones.
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All installed.
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Foolishly initially used a pry bar to help remove the driver's wiper arm and cracked my windshield. Gotta take it to get sealed so it doesn't run any further. It ran a good 8 inches during the time I worked on it
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Sprayers in action!
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Well, everything i worked on works as it should now. Sprayers spit strong. Waiting to replace my rear wiper pump as soon as new comes in. Inbound parts, new tie rod ends, plastic clamps to secure the washer tubes, plastic expanding rivets for fender well trim (and for pork chops sitting on the shelf waiting to be installed), rear wiper pump, hood supports/struts and gloss black kidney grilles. Then I can reinstall my fender well cover and drive it again.
BMW Expanding Rivet - Genuine BMW 51718229000 12ea $8.40
BMW Expanding Rivet - Genuine BMW 51481938725 12ea $6.24
BMW Clamp - Genuine BMW 61668229751 5ea $14.10
BMW Hood Lift Support - Stabilus 51238174866 2ea $33.32
BMW Windshield Washer Pump - VDO 67128362154 1ea $12.62
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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!..
This is everything installed...
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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!..
Finishing up some suspension work. Also all my washer issues. Installed the new rear washer pump (so nice to have a clean rear glass on the go!) and new steering tie rods. Noticed in the pic I forgot to reinstall the washer...oops! It's on now
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I bought these cheap front fender trim liner trim pieces (pork chops). I know...I heard not buy them and this is why (purchased them just after I got the car and never installed). Guess I'll bite the bullet and get some OG chops.
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If you didn't heed the other's advice...please listen to mine, as cheap as they are, they're cheap for a reason. They don't line up with any holes, the brake air duct is misaligned and to small, the whole thing doesn't seat well and it's crap plastics and wrong color, grey. DON"T BUY! Such a shame there is no happy medium pricing for these.
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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!..
I refuse to pay the crazy money for the Sport porkchops. I also refuse to buy that I’ll fitting junk. On my 540, which originally came with the aero package, straight from the factory, it’s an ‘01 M sport, yep, a real 2001 M-Sport..... let’s see if I can catch another fish, anyway, the sport chops causes more damage then they’re worth, if you carelessly roll up on a parking block, or anything that would push them up, it causes cracks on the bumper cover. So...... I’m about to have my painter spray my two new aftermarket sport bumpers for my two wagons. My 540 is a sedan, it is from Canada, so it is a full blown M sport, black headliner and all the bits, aero package, Mtec 2 suspension, even got ordered with the M5 wheels. Oops, sidetracked.... Anyway, I will be fabricating my own porkchops using ABS sheeting, 90 degree angle brackets, rivets, and epoxy to seal up the seams. It will be bolted on the same as the originals, just won’t have the dropped inch and a half thick tray. The cars have lowering springs, which is why I want to do it my way, also, because I can. Should be a fun project.
Set the controls for the heart of the sun
Sounds like a fun project indeed. You might be able to market your finished product if that's something you want to get into. I hear ya on the deep dish tray. I'm sure BMW did it that way to minimize curb damage, but I agree, it seems to just make it worse. I'll keep looking for something reasonably priced (Ukraine maybe...). Until then the crap on there now is coming off the old ones will go back on.
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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!..
Installed new hood support struts, gloss black kidney grilles, ordered some fender well liners, glass hatch struts, hatch struts, some liner retainer push rivets, flex disc, drive shaft support with bearing, got an estimate for a new windshield w/rain sensing ($379 installed...not to bad) and estimate for the 3 dents on my hood and 2 on my roof ($325...seems a bit more than I was expecting).
Some pics of the kidneys and hood supports.
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Need to clean'er up after I get some more work done to it.
Old grilles are up for grabs if anyone wants em...
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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!..
I'm interested in the kidneys, my wife's e39 could use a nice set of black grills. Would go perfect with silver.
How much shipped?
1994 325is (2006-2010) -- 1989 325i M50 Swap (2011 - 2014) -- 2001 525iT (2018 -Current)
Definitely would look nice on silver. They were cheap new as I recall. And to be straight with you, the right grille never fit flush. Never came loose, just didn't fit right. At least on mine it didn't. Maybe playing with the tabs can tighten it up. No tabs are broken and there is little wear on them. Still glossy and M colors are bright. Just pay for whatever shipping method you want and they're your's. They'll ship from 78626. PM me with your info if you still want them. Thanks!
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!..
Replaced the glass hatch and lift gate struts. Such a pain. Nice to get 17yrs of gunk cleaned out as much as I could while I was in there. I laid down some plastic as not to get all that gunk and debris trapped in my cargo carpet. To get deep in there, I attached a detail brush to a long thin screw driver. Brushed the loose stuff up and sucked it out with the shop vac. I used my narrow attachment and then taped a 12" section of old garden hose I cut so I can get deep in there. Then sprayed some cleaning solvent to loosen the rest. Used the brush again to clean that out and attached a rag to that to dry and clean some more. Dirt and grit just kept coming loose. Removed all the trim around the hatch and tail lights and clean it up as well. There was some minor surface rust build up on the thin metal that the lift gate seal attaches to. Was mostly at the lower corner areas where water settles. Cleaned that up and sealed it. I used the pry bar method to release the old struts and to attach the new ones once I got them lined up on the ball posts. That was the hardest part.
Nastiness...
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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!..
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!..
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!..
Got all 5 dents in my hood an roof out with PDR. Guy i took it to did a great job especially for where a two were located near the edge of the hood and near the windshield edge on the roof...those two areas barely visible now
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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!..
Sweet, PDR saves the day once again!
1995 525i 5-speed - Thread
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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!..
Refinished my tailgate taillights.
Before
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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!..
After
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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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