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  1. 8 points
    Hi guys, I have been a Bimmersporter for a long time but not a regular contributor. I have a long history of BMW ownership - but despite a stint with a E34 535is and a joint ownership of a X3 with my wife, all of my BMW's have been coupes. 10 years ago two of my close friends concurrently owned E39 M5's in Lemans Blue. Their ownership piqued my interest. Currently living in the USA, I decided I'd finally pull the trigger on a E39 M5 purchase. I have been looking for 6 months - seeking ideally a face-lifted Lemans Blue example. Despite 10,000 E39 M5's being sold here (versus 30-35 in NZ), and a 1,000 sold in that hue, I couldn't find one that fulfilled my criteria. The market has gone a little crazy for these cars, and believe me there are ample, baggy examples with inter-galactic mileage that are struggling to find new homes. Decent ones are getting expensive. I finally did a deal on a very rare car - a July 2002 example in Bluewater Metallic - the 2nd rarest colour for the E39 M5 (83 made for the USA and 160 global) (they sold nearly 7,000 global in carbon black). It was delivered with black Ostrich sports leather (05SW) and Titanium trim. it was sold new with Dinan S1 modifications. It is a very quick car - and has a sensational Dinan exhaust note. Probably one of a handful in this colour with Dinan S1 specifications.
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    ICV sometimes lets too much air in / doesn't close enough - I've fixed it before with a socket (don't judge) stuffed into the pipe between it and the intake
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    A few day time pics yes, that is the baby in the baby capsule in the back seat .. @Olaf super keen to shoot photos in the future. At the moment it's pretty hard for me to lock in a time but that will change...eventually.....i hope! Thanks @qube!
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    Looking to retro fit cruise control into 1990 e30 325. Will need complete lit.
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    Thanks hugo_nz that looks to be just what I am looking for.
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    https://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/used-cars/bmw/auction-1742596254.htm?rsqid=69d80b3668b84aeb937006ebc5f90aad
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    @qazwsx it still has the original bilsteins, but not the springs. Not that that matters too much, they’ll probably be due a rebuild. The only real difference (apart from the name) between an M535i and a 535i is the body is different to accept the body kit (easy to replicate), the body kit, probably the large case LSD and the //M seats. The rest is just normal 535i but with more options (such as sports suspension, moonroof, headlight washers)
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    From memory stage 1 is no bolt ons needed so fully stock - I ran this for about a year and made huge difference and car ran great but I had car serviced and fresh plugs and coils stage 2 is downpipes the + on either stage means upgraded intercooler as well as what ever the stage needs. I’ve been running 2+ for about a year with down pipes, intercooler, charge pipe and inlets and again. Runs great. Strong gain over stage 1. Stacked with xhp is a nice combination.
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    Relatively new to these forums and a computer to actually. We own a couple of 5 Series BMW's and a Mercedes W140 S500L. I do as much of the maintenance as possible, however occasionally I run into difficulties. Hopefully this move will rectify that problem a little. Cheers from Turangi.
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    212,756 km A while back I picked up @qube's Mpars. Today I finally got around to getting them fitted and balanced.
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    How many times should I need to tell people ?? 13.7v is the maintained voltage specified by all manufacturers when coding or flashing
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    In case you still weren’t convinced about how bad it is. I present a previous 120 grade repair job...
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