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Have had mine in since 2009 and they are approx. 30,000kms old. And they need replacing already. I suppose bumpy roads are around the central AKL area and koni suspension don't help things. Any one else had a good run of their x5 thrust arm bushings? Or is it best to just go back to the standard bushes. Cheers.

If the rear lower ball joints are worn, then the control arms, subframe bushes, shocks are probably not far away, they will affect the handling/comfort just as badly. It's best to get all these items replaced in one hit. As for the worn upper front control arm, i'd definatley do them in pairs.

Sounds like it's in need of some TLC - Avoid this example unless you're good with DIY repairs.

This should have been the vr4 that got wrapped around a palm tree as seen on SCU a coupel of weeks back..

Leatherique is pretty good stuff. I used them on my e39 and the seats came up near on new. Works really well if the leather is pretty rigid from age and sun damage. You can get it from autogeek.net It's about $100 delivered and it should let u do the front and rear seats a few times.

Any one end up going and getting a bargain?

Sorry that was a typo, they are indeed 17x8 all round.

In the next week or 2 I will have available a set of 4 said rims along with mint condition dunlop direzza dz101 tyres. 235/45/17 on all 4 corners. Rims are 17x8 in height and width. The wheels have been straightened and had the curbs removed by mac-weld over in Drury, and are currently in the process of being re-finished (barrels stripped, and polished) The wheels nuts are also being re-finished. So you will essentialy get a set of 4 non-curbed polished style 5 wheels. The offset it +20mm and I believe are very well suited to the e36, but are also very nice on an 39, e34, or e28. Hub bore is the e39's unusual size of 74.1mm but this can be overcome by using hub centric ring adapters. The link below is a pic of the wheels on my e39 prior to them being re-finished. I'm selling these wheels because I have recently purchased a set of BBS RK's in 18" Wheels can be sold seperately with out the tyres, as i know the stance fan's like to stretch 205 - 215 width tyres on these rims. If you're genuinely interested in buying these rims, please PM me. I will sell the wheels and tyres together for $1350. Just the rims for $1250. http://forum.bmw5.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=72979 Cheers, Martin P.S pics of the refinished rims will be up as soon as they are ready.

There is 1 whole page of e39 parts in that link above to the list...

Waiting for the 'auto-tuned' gangster remix of this....

Blackie, did u end up clear coating the outer lips? If so how are they holding up? Have seen reports of the clear coats cracking upon re-assembly or soon after fitting to vehicles.

How much is the DICE kit from that site?

pre-facelift bumper cover for an e39. Not too fussed on paint condition, just as long as the bumper is not damaged badly. Cheers, Martin.

cheers for that, i'll follow suit. Never going to wheelfixit again for repairs....

Blackie -Just wondering how many torques you used to re-tighten the bolts on holding the inner halves. I've seen figures of 34 - 38nm if re-using the old bolts with loctite blue.

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I've done the exact same mod to my 540ia. I havent noticed any decrease in performance. back windows down, and full throttle sounds very nice indeed. Would be good to do a before and after dyno run to see if it does affect performance of the engine. The only thing i've noticed is what sounds like excessive fueling on overrun from the 2k rpm to idle range. Very small 'popping' type sounds.

What's up with the 540i badge?

At that price, i'd expect not one single fault on that car. I'll bet after a pre-purchase inspection that car comes back with at least 5.

At a guess around 3 - 4k for the parts, and then labour and re-coding. Might be better to just go for a 325 or 330.

You may be dissapointed to find that they won't fit on the e39 hub (see above post) Style 32's were an option in 18" for e39 very rare tho, and staggered unlike the ones you describe. What car are they coming off?

any pics of e39 with the LM reps?

simple green and one of thos 3m scotchbrite pot scrubbers will take it off, but it will also take the paint off if u scrubb too hard.