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Yes very happy. Thanks for the advice Eagle!

Some photos - could use a wash...

Had them fitted yesterday. - mechanic showed me photos of the existing setup saying it looked like a 5 year old had assembled... Springs weren't seated correctly and able to be spun. Scary! Haven't driven the car much yet but ride home was lacking the usual boat creak when steering and the wheel was more centered. No longer pulling to the right either. Next step is new tyres - or new(used) wheels and tyres.

Parts all arrived in a very timely fashion.

Had a similar start issue with my e39. Was the camshaft sensor.

For parts or resurrection?

Placed an order with spareto for springs and some misc parts - still shopping on shocks. Hopefully unrelated but fraudulent credit card transactions started turning up 3 hours later...

Yeah I'm in Browns Bay. Think you might have posted the listing originally so thank you!

This look about right then? Wow is approx. $500 shipping "normal"?

Not sure I'll like the result if I go back to standard ride height hence looking at H&R/Koni's... Also like sites that allow buying a 'package' instead of everything single - hopefully then I don't end up buying 3rear/1front etc... Also do I need to buy sundry items? Bumpstops etc in addition?

So suspension... I've never needed to do this on previous cars - I've usually just bought motorsport type versions and left it at that. So I "think" I need something like these: springs shocks or shocks But I'm guessing (e.g. US sites don't list 535's but I guess 540i is the same?) so help would be appreciated! Criteria: Lift the ride height so the wheels clear the guards, make it comfortable to drive.

Yeah style 32 or 37 would be my pick depending on cost but as you say need to sort the suspension first. MagnTurbo lowering special sadly. Originally came on style 33 (still has one as a spare) - butt ugly. I don't actually hate the wheels. Will look to find some sport springs and new shocks/struts. Then replace the chengshi tyres...

This will be a reminder (blog?) of the things it needs doing etc. Done so far: Replaced headlight adjusters to get a WOF Bellar's replaced the camshaft sensor to fix a start issue Things that need doing: Suspension... -done Windowscreen rubber has perished - Done No FM radio reception... Instrument cluster pixel fix - Done! Headunit replacement/Speaker refresh TYRES! Dent magician or similar Fix lower front bumper split - cable tie... Done for now. Front seat refresh? Boot lid struts This list will grow...

So Christmas just past I dashed off to West Auckland to buy this - e39 535i with 3 pedals from factory.

Thread necro... Failed warrant today as headlights won't adjust. Google brought me here 🙂 I'll contact Milland for 63120027924. Anything else I should replace while I'm in there? ps. Prefacelift non xenon e39.

Wow an unwarrantable car due to rust issues for 18K - what a bargain!

$1 reserve originally listed for $27k? Some reality at last.

Beacham

The Transporter?

Dumb question - if they had the car repainted why did it need a full paint correction?

Bought the 535i...

If you drive it with the hatch open and the bass thumping does it go faster?

My son will be 16 shortly and is looking forward to driving which has me thinking... Now I'm old but when I was a lad you always learned in a manual car and sat the test in one so you didn't have the 'auto only' label. Given how hard it is to find manual cars these days is it worth bothering about... Insurance - which bottom feeding bastards should I steer him towards? Anyone gone through this recently?

Went for $14K. More than I thought given it's auto - strong late bidding.

Crazy money for a manual converted car.