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Damn Kyu, Back at it again with the E39 530i

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So, as some of you saw today at the monthly meet, I just picked up a nice NZ 2001 530i E39 Motorsport Sedan to replace my E46 as my daily driver.

Very stoked with it, came up really nice after a good clean and wax on saturday, will be ordering a bunch of parts etc soon so stay tuned for progress pics :)

Heres a couple snaps from the after the wash:

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To do list

Maintenance:

- Engine oil and filter

- Oil filter housing gasket

- Trans fluid service

- Power steering reservoir & hoses replacement with new fluid

- Cooling system overhaul (Radiator, Expansion tank, Waterpump, Thermostat)

- Air filter and cabin filters

- Drive belt and AC belt

- Tensioner pulleys

- Windshield washer pump

Cosmetic:

- New bonnet badge

- Headlight lens restoration

- Taillight upgrade to facelift (one side is odd)

- Black out kidney grills

- Tints

- Front windshield sunstrike tint

- Windshield glass seal front replacement

- Interior trim replace to silver

- Retrofit a newer stereo

- Dye the faded rear parcel tray to black

- Rear windshield roof spoiler

- Twin/Quad Exhaust tips :D

- Upgrade to 18" wheels

More to come...

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Wow damn Kyu. Wish I had time to check this out on friday for ya. This looks mint!!

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It's very sweet in absolute terms. It's incredibly damn sweet for the price he paid. Quite amazing actually.

Well done mate! :)

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looks pretty clean. congratulations.

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It's very sweet in absolute terms. It's incredibly damn sweet for the price he paid. Quite amazing actually.

Well done mate! :)

Got me curious now . . . .

So comparing last pic with the first . . . . . did you black out the grilles and emblem on the bonnet or is that some trick of the light?

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blacked out with plastidip. the emblem is just temporary for lols until i get some new bmw genuine ones

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Looks sweet mate, good job!

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looks like you'll be buying this from Kyu next week, Smithy - job done!

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looks like you'll be buying this from Kyu next week, Smithy - job done!

I've already got my e39 MS t-shirt Olaf ;-) time to go down a size, or two lol.

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you got that right!

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Looks sweet! Miss my 530i :(

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Have done a heap of stuff to the car. Will take some pics next week to show progress :)

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come on man, write some words, augment with pictures! ^_^

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Amazing how much difference the new windscreen rubber seal makes to the appearance of the car!

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Looking good. Its funny how thick and plump the new seal is compared to the old dry ones.

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some more pics to show that tints really to make a huge difference to the cars overall look :)

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Looks good. I think it needs a twin tip exhaust though.

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I think it needs quad tips but hey, cant have everything right?

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Or Martin's M5! ;)

I'm not sure that window rubber is in right... the last picture in post #17 looks way off... no?

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