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Thread: What did you do to your E38 today? *retired for new year

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sobek View Post
    Did you replace just the LCD panel itself? If so, curious where you got it from and how much it was. I see them all over Aliexpress and such, but the prices vary wildly, would be nice to have a recommendation
    The LCD itself and was bought for around $100 on eBay.

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    My mark II navigation unit started acting up last month. Would have a blank white screen pop up. Researched about this issue and the best solution was to replace it with a mark IV unit. Bought one for a couple hundred dollars on ebay who was local, got it yesterday and installed it last night. Even came with a 2004 nav disc and the unit has the latest software V32. It looks so much nicer than my mark II’s orange and brown menu. I also have no more leaks, except for one. The oil line o-ring by the passenger side has a leak from one of the o-rings. How hard is this job?

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    Been doing a buncha stuff but today making some new headlight wiring harnesses. New and old:

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    Quote Originally Posted by clarkitect View Post
    Been doing a buncha stuff but today making some new headlight wiring harnesses. New and old:

    They just recently stopped selling those i believe. they used to be $15 each. such a shame cause pretty much every facelift e38 needs a new pair. mine would touch and spark and the low beam cuts out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bavin View Post
    They just recently stopped selling those i believe. they used to be $15 each. such a shame cause pretty much every facelift e38 needs a new pair. mine would touch and spark and the low beam cuts out.
    Yeah I tried to sneak an order through one of the online dealers and it ended up getting cancelled. Hopefully this will suffice.

    Before and after pic:

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    Quote Originally Posted by clarkitect View Post
    Yeah I tried to sneak an order through one of the online dealers and it ended up getting cancelled. Hopefully this will suffice.

    Before and after pic:

    Looks great! New lenses?

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    Quote Originally Posted by purplecty View Post
    Looks great! New lenses?
    Thanks! No, just wet sanded and buffed. Came out decent enough.
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    Quote Originally Posted by clarkitect View Post
    Thanks! No, just wet sanded and buffed. Came out decent enough.
    Looks great! You can get some aftermarket ones on eBay pretty cheap. I just had clear film applied to them so they dont fade out pre-maturely.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/14474354267...emis&media=SMS

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    Quote Originally Posted by purplecty View Post
    Looks great! You can get some aftermarket ones on eBay pretty cheap. I just had clear film applied to them so they dont fade out pre-maturely.

    https://www.ebay.com/itm/14474354267...emis&media=SMS
    I did think about replacing the lenses, but this car has so many missing pieces I am trying to save what I can! I bought a pair of used headlights for a hundy for the pair to cobble two good ones together and now have quite a bit of labor into these. Down the road if things go well I might replace the lenses and projectors but I know just cleaning the projectors and interior lenses inside and out makes a world of difference.

    You can actually buy brand new Depo headlights for about $200 each on RockAuto.
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    Quote Originally Posted by clarkitect View Post
    Been doing a buncha stuff but today making some new headlight wiring harnesses. New and old:

    they're back in stock @ FCP as of today. same price.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bavin View Post
    they're back in stock @ FCP as of today. same price.
    Hah yeah, came into work this morning and got an email from FCP about them. Man I coulda waited. Maybe buy a couple to have in my own stock.

    Of course it says:
    Product Information

    This product has been identified to fit European applications only and is NOT available for FCP to order within the USA. Listing is for reference only.


    So not sure what that means.
    Last edited by clarkitect; 03-23-2023 at 07:24 AM.
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    Quote Originally Posted by clarkitect View Post
    Hah yeah, came into work this morning and got an email from FCP about them. Man I coulda waited. Maybe buy a couple to have in my own stock.

    Of course it says:
    Product Information

    This product has been identified to fit European applications only and is NOT available for FCP to order within the USA. Listing is for reference only.


    So not sure what that means.
    I called my local dealer and they can now order them and on their end it says 4 weeks. Not sure if that is as far as the system forecasts but before it just said indefinite backorder.
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    Got rid of the goofy front license plate mount. 140 bucks, but the delete looks so much better now, even with the mismatch with the old faded trim.


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    Quote Originally Posted by RXZero View Post
    Got rid of the goofy front license plate mount. 140 bucks, but the delete looks so much better now, even with the mismatch with the old faded trim.

    I bought some cerakote trim cosating to fix the fading on those trim bits. TBD on if they help.
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    So I went to the salvage yard, hoping I could find a usable tank and this is what came up...

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    Two different cars, both with ruined fuel tanks by ham-fisted goombas, and the filler neck was less than a foot away. You know it's bad when the tank you're trying to replace is better than all others within 100 miles.
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    A lot of salvage yards can't be bothered to spend an extra few minutes draining a fuel tank, so they just puncture all of the tanks to drain them when a car comes in, even though that means the tank is now worthless to sell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by bavin View Post
    They just recently stopped selling those i believe. they used to be $15 each. such a shame cause pretty much every facelift e38 needs a new pair. mine would touch and spark and the low beam cuts out.
    FYI I just heard back from one shop I placed an order through that it came in, should have it in the next few days. Perhaps they are making them again?
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    Working on reassemblage. At some point should do another resurrection build thread. I always seem to pick real winners.

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    Quote Originally Posted by clarkitect View Post
    Working on reassemblage. At some point should do another resurrection build thread. I always seem to pick real winners.

    Looking good in there! Can't wait to see more of this revival!

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    Quote Originally Posted by purplecty View Post
    Looking good in there! Can't wait to see more of this revival!
    Thanks man!
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    Full repaint, new harness, new gasket's everywhere.
    Need some clean up.

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    Got my front driver's seat reupholstered since the top portion had a nasty rip. Going to treat the leather to match the shininess of the rest of the bottom. Other than that, hardly noticeable when in the car.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GZilla View Post
    IMG_0480.jpg

    Got my front driver's seat reupholstered since the top portion had a nasty rip. Going to treat the leather to match the shininess of the rest of the bottom. Other than that, hardly noticeable when in the car.
    That looks great! I think the bottom should match the flat finish on the top. Use some good leather cleaner on the bottom which should remove the shiny oily residue it has accumulated over its life.
    Last edited by purplecty; 04-22-2023 at 09:38 PM.

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