brad

As some of you probably remember , a couple of weeks ago i was lucky enough to grab a bmw 5 series for a very reasonable price from a friend of someone on here .

Since picking it up i have fixed a couple of issues and had it serviced and checked by a local "specialist"

I was intending to get it sorted and sell it for a decent profit but i got properly fucked off with some of the stupid offers i was getting so decided to keep it

heres how it was when i got it



and now


im just waiting for the coilover's to arrive so its sitting a lil high at the mo.

A totally sorted , rimmed up ,4.4v8 for less than £1500 so far

utternutter

cheap old tool that wasnt it, went down to a monkey in the end didnt it?

brad

£600
The wipers,clocks,audio sytem and a few lights werent working when i got it.

utternutter

i like the ac schnitzer wheels they look cool, was gonna buy some for our e46 320d but ended up with mv1's in the end

TT300

Mate put some msport bumpers on that and it will fetch big money! A mate of mine just sold a ropey 1998 520i 140k+ for £3000 just because it had the bumpers and a set of paras.

Shadow line and bumpers and you'll get 4k.

m_nettleship

Nice One brad, Looks mint that agree sits a little high. Sure u ill soon sort that out.

Top Work Mate. Speak Soon. Matt

utternutter

tis true m sport beemers are the nuts

but then i would say that

RichieST

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Wheels look cool! As above, changing the bumpers would make a huge difference. Are they genuine headlights or aftermarket jobbies?

SS1

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Have you driven a car with coil overs.via daily driver

Dlatch!

first pic car looks respectable
but with the big wheels looks like the classic drug dealer/gangster car never been a fan of huge wheels.

brad

thanx chaps

Sport bumpers are next on the 2 do list , trouble is finding them ! 500squids for replica's without paint & fitting.

I havent driven a daily with coilies but this will just sit outside the house like the last one did untill weekends so not a major issue

craig2016

looks good mate,

looks like the passenger airbag is out in the bottom pic

TT300

Yes mate cant beat em!

Heres my baby, i gotta say the fastlift e46s look a bit girly still nice cars though.

utternutter

oooooo u bugger id love one those.

tomoyb

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was a serious bargain this,if it hadent been for wipers not working i was thinking of going for it

kiddie

How many miles had it done in the end

ballin

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looks better in the first pic imo, but if you lower it and put a proper set of bumpers on it will look much better!

ram

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bet the v8 sounds nice
Good choice of wheels, i got the same on mine in 19". its for sale too

utternutter

do love the e36 cabs my mate has got a mint t plate 328 m3 spec techo violet too, but you just get the feeling there old hat now, stuck in a rut as there not classics either yet

lovely cars tho, thats why there pricewise dropping like flys, yours looks ace with those rims tho

Mark_

hi Brad, glad your enjoying the car.
what was needed to sort out the issues the car had in the end?
im sure ian would love to know what was up with it

brad

fuse number 24 missing = stopped the clocks and other leccy bits working
relay causing the wiper issue acording to carsoft codes(havent fitted new one yet)
and airlock in the water system causing erratic temp guage.

cant fault it otherwise m8

vroooom ptssssh

I Do like BM's, I'd like a 3series as a daily runner instead of my corsa! lol

Mark_

at least they were all easy fix's mate.

Ian just bought a T reg focus for £500 off a mate off mine to replace the bmw

Physio

Bargain for £400 mate, but I think it looks better with the standard rims on it.

utternutter

each to there own, i think with the schnitzers it looks quite ni ce

Twellsie

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i do think when putting big wheels on e39's they need to be staggered, ie rear wheels wider than the fronts

brad

Twellsie, couldnt agree more
thing is the wheels (without tyres) were less than £300 brand spankers
i wanted a set of m parra's with the 4" rear lip but they arent available for at least 4 weeks yet and the old wheels were buckled,kurbed with 2 fucked tyres .
i'l see how much clearance i get once the coilovers are on and then see if the parra's will fit under without too much arch work

TT300

I agree although not those ugly 18" things.

These are the only wheels for an e39

brad

they LM's ?
not overly keen tbh

Charlie Chalk

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LM's are lovely, that last one posted is perfect.

Twellsie

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Lm's are on the shopping list, once I get a job again

TT300

Lm's look stunning on the e39 if i still had mine thats what would be on there.

M5 = LM

M3 = CH

9+10" CH's will be on mine soon