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I'm definitely an mpar bloke, took me ages to find mine

Yummy

I have often lusted after a 535 and one day the garage will have one, you have to put contact to its age and style. Functional and aimed at delivering the best driving experience for the class in its time, true classic. Always.

The drivetrain changes here for me are the ultimate goal. Anyone got a E39 drivetrain lying about they want to get rid of? https://petrolicious.com/articles/this-engine-swapped-six-speed-sedan-is-the-m7-that-bmw-never-built

Instructions from Grant (Hotwire). Sells the relay, wiring, camera, everything you need. $230 https://www.trademe.co.nz/1409521166 >Remove R/H number plate lamp assy. >Remove the boot lining >The aperture will require some slight enlarging to house the camera – it will be pretty self evident. A bead of silicone behind will secure it in place. >Connect the camera number plate wires to the car wiring. (I prefer to solder connections if possible) Make sure the resistor sits out on it’s own – it gets quite hot. >Run the cabling (two leads) down to the right hand hinge area. It needs threading through the conduit into the boot. This is a bit of a process but it will go through. I usually feed a guide wire carefully through, taping the cables to it & drawing them through. Make sure there is no tension on the video lead terminals as they are pulled through – secure the cable to the draw wire behind the terminals. >Leave the connector plugs in an accessible position within the boot lid incase of having to revisit in the future – unlikely but possible. >Once inside, run the leads to the back of the car then across to the L/H side. Trims will need to be removed. >The video module (VM) is the first silver box you see behind the trim, Has two plugs – white & blue. Remove this, from memory the CD changer too, behind a felt liner on the very inside of the guard is the radio tuner – another silver box > Connect the camera power supply (red) into the purple/white in the radio harness. Connect the earth (black) into the brown (earth) wire in the harness, along with the brown earth wire from the relay. >Connect the red relay wire to the L/H reverse lamp. It is white/yellow in the E39, I would say it will be the same in the 38. >Remove white & blue plugs from the VM – depress tab & slide over the release lever. Once removed the inner block needs to be removed from the case. There is a tab to release on the leading edge & the block slides out. Do one at a time so as not to confuse. In the blue plug find vacant slot for pin 17 – insert the white relay wire – make sure they push fully in. reassemble the plug. Repeat on the white plug & insert the yellow video wire into pin 13 slot, the braid into pin 14 That’s all connections done, key on, into reverse & camera will come up on screen. Reassemble as required.

Put a reversing camera in the E38, thanks to Hotwire for a great package and instructions. Great to have and integrated into the 16:9 screen.

I miss 28

Love Simon, he's a great speaker with awesome insights

Love that blue one, very well presented

United car care, $24 odd bucks each. Buy them on line or their shop

In my humble opinion the X6 has fallen to a new low for the style deprived https://www.trademe.co.nz/1408139147

Jealous ? right now

Nicely summarised:) just increases the drool though.

Very nice, I remember applying a level of drool on this. Really interested in what the supercharger performance is like, welcome aboard

It is a nice combo, but that price!!!!

I have these Primacy's on the back of the E38 and have been pretty impressed, they are a touring tyre but having been giving great levels of dry grip, heavy rain a bit squirrelly but overall very quiet also and solid performers

DQP512 you can just pic up on the reg sticker from one of the front shots. VIN: WBAFB32060LN83706 Nothing in the Vin for Alpina, not surprisingly as you called it, a fake.

Or an Alpina B7, that might tempt me

And that's a better example, maybe less fruit, but clean as. But that's been around for at least a year for sale, seconded only by the clown with the ACS E38 who wants 20k and has been trying to flick that for a couple of years. https://www.trademe.co.nz/1305680997

Had rear upper control arms replaced, E38 standard requirement fix $340

1996 Pre facelift, jap import. With BBSs I'd say 9 or 10k top price for everything perfect. 5 or 6 k tops otherwise. Simply you can do better for cheaper there are more around then you think.

Oh dear, shame really. Nice colour options. https://www.trademe.co.nz/1374014265

Welcome Steve, really depends on what you want to do, few of us with E38s that can offer some advice around work that can be done. The E38 is a great platform and well looked after will last for a long long time, flick up some pics of what you want to achieve

Well sorted E32. Can't remember the last time I saw a E32 as a 740, let alone this tidy. Mainly 735s https://www.trademe.co.nz/1361922970

Hard wired the Uniden into the E38, much preferred over wires dangling everywhere. Keen to see how this unit works now