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Nah you want a 540i..........you want a 540i, you want a 540i you want a 540i welcome to the board, no matter what you get as I'm finding out they are a great toy/sorry car

ill take a pic tommorow 4 ya. cheers Deano

cheers Darkwolf.......yup i made sure they were legit and self leveling.......read a few posts on here about that, should be good we hope as the standard ones aint that great.

[attac hment=19012:IMG_1504.JPG] Aliluya, the e39 seemed a real good buy......very safe built like a panzer tank, loads of room.............and dad can still have fun every now and then. Re lights yup they are next on the list to be fitted, have ordered some hella oem clears for the bum and some angeleye xeons for the front should look mint when its done! heres a few pics of her with the 18" M6'S real updates the car. cheers Deano

Cheers for that Mike, must remember the nappy advice ;-) we are stoked about the little one he's awesome. re 540i sorry mines silver, will post the pics of her when the new mags and rear lights go on...cant wait. Was gutted today some idiot in a car park dinged my door after i made sure i was parked miles away from anyone.........grrrrrr, hardly noticable but i know its there..... is it worth having anything nice sometimes? oh well. cheers Deano

LOL could have the EDC eh?? Thanks for the congratulations........we are stoked! Dont think the missis would like Beemer as a name. cheers Dean

Cheers for the info guys, sorry for my lateness iin replying as we had our first baby yesterday......a little boy, it was a close run thing as we nearly had him in the 540i on the way to hospital.....she was having contractions and wanting to push on the way there!!!! Oh no not on the leather please!!!!! We had a little boy 20 minutes after getting to hospital!! That might have been a first for the forum.....being born in a BMW? LOL Re EDC IT really does make a difference....just going down SH1 gently turning the wheel side to side, normal lovely 540 softness and squishyness.......hit the button and the whole thing tightens up very impressive, and a lot lot better when u are pushing her round the tight stuff. With this EDC I'm hoping its not like on the Citroens etc is it?? With hydro oil spheres etc that leak and the suspension stops working?? How does it work anyone know?I should google it. Re filter....wanted a reusable replacement for the paper one and to keep the standard airbox, more for cheaper servicing and if it helps throttle response and makes the induction noise a bit throatier then thats a bonus!! you guys are right a pod type normally buggers up your car gives it flat spots everywhere and generally helps destroy your motor sucking in foreign objects for very little gain IMHO.....I'm going to order a simota panel filter which i've been told is as good as a K&N but a lot cheaper......I'll let u know if its any good and what the quality is like when it turns up. Re parking sensors they were to keep the missis happy and save any bumps as you cant see the bum at all when u are parking.....any one put a reversing camera on the tv screen, that might be an option otherwise? Rotty couldnt find DIY in your albums to see what u are on about........i might be a bit thick tho ;-) Anyway guys gotta go now as its getting late and the little one has finally gone to sleep! cheers Dean

sorry for the confusion Aliluya, was talking about darkones, although now ive seen your that looks awesome too!!

hey darkwolf what make of facelift tail light are they on yours? I'm looking at some hella ones, asume they will be good quality being german?

hey that 540 looks stunning with those mags!! are they 35 profile? Awesome colour car too! I saw an exact same set of wheels on trademe really wanted them but they wouldnt fit a 540 ;-( thought they'd look sweet tho.....hoping the M6 ones will look as good, Hoping to avoid the wildlife but its pretty hard up here!! RE Sports suspension button yup mines got it....thanks for that will give it a go tommorow......does it really make a difference? Cant wait to try it! Are there any other toys on this thing I need to know about? Have any of you guys tried a K&N type panel filter on a 540i do they make any difference, are they worth the money? Sorry to keep asking questions but anyone know how to get the dvd sat nav working 4 over here? Also can u retrofit parking sensors? cheers

cheers greg, yup the garage is the only reason i bought the house!! Darkwolf ....cheers for the info re tyres wheels........love to see some pics of yours! I've just ordered a set of 18" M6 replica wheels 4 mine with 40 pro dunlops on them....hope im not going to lose to much comfort got a great deal from Johno at mag-tyre direct through here, must admit when i look in the garage i get a warm feeling! keep looking for excuses to go somewhere feel like a teenager who just got my licence! Love this BMW.! cheers Deano

thanks mate!!

not great photos, ill take some better ones.

LOL some of the funniest and smartest posts i have ever read guys......exellent, hey if u felt grumpy melowpuff i know how u felt......i decided to go get my new e39 from auckland on that holiday sunday.....i thought it was awesome that new tunnel when i was heading south......."god what a great nation we are i thought, what a truly magnificent piece of engineering it is" as we sailed through with about 2 other cars heading south....that was quick! On the way back I thought it cant be that bad even tho the sign says it busy......the road looks clear....few corner later, I sat there for an hour or so watching my temp gauge hoping those 540i cooling probs id read of on here wouldnt hit me....they didnt!! My earlier warm feeling of our engineering prowess as we reached the tunnel was soon replaced with "what F**king idiot designed this thing bloody 2 lanes into one as you get to the tunnel.....thats smart!!!! Made me glad I live in the north, and feel sorry for the rest of ya ;-) cheers Deano

If yours has EDC the handling will much softer & less precise than an M-sport. You would have to be a maniac to flip one of these-keep the traction control on & keep power on thro bends altho having said that the ASC will help you if you do lift off. I'm lucky in that mine has m-sport suspension so i'm spoiled but while i've enjoyed some nice fast windy runs I cant imagine getting it anywhere near the limit on a public road.I'll save that for a track day some time You could always put Bilsteins or similar on it & then you could really get into all those cool roads you've got up there cheers Rotty........didnt think id get it near the limit although its nice to know what the natural tendency of the car is in a "situation"..........Whats the EDC....(must get a english manual), really would have liked a Msport setup one just couldnt find a nice one this end of the country......hoping fitting some 18" and low pro's might tighten her up a bit......having driven mine for a couple of days now its actually deceptivley good round corners, when u check out the speedo its not doing bad for a big saloon......it just that because you feel our sat on your sofa at home with your feet up lol.....it feels slower than it is!!....talking track days.......do u guys put any together at all?? Puke would be fun!! I'll post some pics took a few today. cheers guys

thanks for the welcome guys, I'm sure you will all hopefully save me some hard lessons with the BMW that's why this sort of thing is so great!! Simon cheers 4 the info, re wheels I only thought of 19" cos theres some genuine ones for sale on the net with new'ish tyres.....they were in my budget ie the tyres were "free" so to speak cost wise. 3 series... Re pic's will get some up tomorrow. ;-) Kiwi 535 thanks for the wheel info I'll check that out, i think these are off a quite new BM looking @ them. Re coolant rad issues do these go with age or mileage?? I had a good look round mine and the thing looks as new...should i put any additives in the coolant to stop any issues, or will the bmw coolant have any corrosion inhibitors? Also guys re servicing/oil changes.....i come from the school of thought of regular oil changes ie every 5000k......would you do this with one of these or is there no need with modern oils these run and the fact the motor never seems to need to break a sweat to get up and go? Bravo I live between whangarei and kawakawa......u from up here........ignore that lol just seen u are from the bay in your profile!! Cheers Rotty.....nice 540i you have there ;-) Hey Glenn as i said in my post its a big friendly FAST giant......sorry i agree it aint a sports car in the wigglies although considering its the size of a small cathederal they aint bad, I drove a msport 540 before i bought this one and that was really quite precise very different feeling car.......shame it was a guttless tired dog..would have loved it otherwise........re handling 540 guys........to save me learning the hard way i.e putting on its roof, if you enter a corner on or near the limit in one of these cars power off or on normally will they tend to naturally oversteer/understeer.......ive owned lots of four wheel drive and front wheel drive cars before and know exactly what to expect of it on the limit........normally lots of understeer......unless you provoke some violent liftoff oversteer ;-) So suppose what im asking is how will it react?............dont say badly u buggers!!! cheers Deano

Hi guys just wanted to introduce my self as a new member to the forum,and live in the far north, the info on here is great and it really helped me with my decision to buy my new motor, and already has helped me work out a few things like the tv etc.....so thanks for that :thumb: I want to do as much servicing maintainence my self as i can as i have always done on other cars so i will be picking your brains as and when. I've owned lots of different performance cars etc over the years but always fancied a beemer.....never happened till now not sure why, why did i wait so long??? Its a Awesome car (not a sports car tho...more of a big friendly giant!!)I have just collected my 99 540i e39 from Auck yesterday and cant get over how bloody lovely it is!!! Its a 1 owner 45k car as new!! It just needs some better wheels (anyone know what size i can go up to...saw some 19" for sale is that to big?) and id maybe like to give it the facelift treatment (what do u recon to the aftermarket kits?) and I'll be happy as. Anyway u will be hearing from me again no doubt, thanks in advance for all the info May the grip be with you. Deano