Stephan735i

Here is my first love. #774 of the 797 built HE51 540i/6 Limousine LHD European-version. Of them 74 has 337 M Sport Package. Mine is the only Cosmosschwarz with 3:rd brake light, just two more with M Sport Package has that feature I have owned one of them:). But the most lovely is the Light Silvergrey leather interior. I just loves the leather, the dark wood, 3 spoke steering wheel, black headliner, the high equipment level and my add ons - metal inner door opeaners and M-door sills. It's a late 540i/6, model year 1996.

I bought #774 in March 2002 from a BMW dealer in Bavaria, I send down €1000 without even seen any pictures and toke a plane and drove the car home a couple of days later, the price was €8993 with 153100km and 1 year Warranty, the first seven month I drove 21000km, than winter came and I bought an 1983 VW Scirocco GTI 1800 as transportation. Also a lovely car.

The equipment lists read;

Typ-Code HE51

Typ 540I (ECE)

E-Baureihe E34 ()

Baureihe 5

Bauart LIM

Lenkung LL

Türen 4

Motor M60/2

Hubraum 4.00

Leistung 210

Antrieb HECK

Getriebe MECH

Farbe COSMOSSCHWARZ METALLIC (303)

Polsterung SILBERGRAU HELL LEDER (L2SH)

Built date; 1995-09-21

Sonderausstattung

Nr. Beschreibung

214 AUT.STABIL.-CONTROL+TRAKTION (ASC+T)

216 Servotronic

243 Passenger-side Airbag

255 Sport-Leather Steering wheel

299 8+9X17" Style 5 Cross Spoke with 235/45 fron and 255/40 rear

302 Alarm

320 Without Model Designation

337 M Sport Package

339 Shadowline

354 Green stripe Windscreen

401 Power Sunroof

416 Power rear Sun shade

417 Sun shades for the rear side windows

423 Velour mats

428 Warning triangle

431 Automatic anti dazzle inner mirror

464 Skisack

481 Sport seats

494 Heated front seats

498 Head rests in back seat

510 Low beam Adjustable from the inside

534 Automatic Climate Control

540 Cruise Control

658 Radio BMW Business CD RDS

676 HIFI Speakers

704 M Sport Suspension

773 Birds Eye Maple Wood Graphit

801 Germany-Version

806 3:rd Brake light

915 Without Factory protection

#774 was a company car at the Dingolfing plan before a cosmetic company in Berlin had it first as an one person car than a car for the company. #774 has 195 000km today and smells like new inside. I will keep it forever:).

The 18" M-Parallels are from E34, I bought them from a friend in 2002. Rare wheels, most M-Parallels are from E38 or E39.

Regards

Stephan

Limousine is the German name for sedan/saloon.

Stephan

Here are the color list of the 249 made HE52 540i/6 Limousine

249 were made between 940112 - 951219

Standard colors

Cosmosschwarz metallic (303) = 45

Orientblau metallic (317) = 33

Oxfordgrün metallic (324) = 23

Arktissilber metallic (309) = 22 (1 with M Sport Package)

Petrol-Mica metallic, (305) = 18

Calypsorot metallic (252) = 16

Fjordgrau metallic (310) = 13

Technoviolett metallic, (299) = 11

Alpinweiss III (218) = 11

Hellrot (314) = 9 (2 with M Sport Package)

Sterlingsilber metallic (244) = 5

Ascotgrün metallic (353) = 4

Diamantschwarz metallic, (181) = 4

Maledivenblau metallic (290) = 4

Arktisgrau metallic (269) = 3

Avusblau metallic (276) = 3 (All with M Sport Package)

Schwarz II (668) = 2

Sorrentblau metallic (360) = 2

Dunkelblau (263) = 1

Granitsilber metallic (237) = 1 (exported to New Zealand)

Kaschmirbeige metallic (301) = 0

Brokatrot metallic (259) = 0

Individual paint (490) = 19

Avusblau metallic, 276 = 13

Tobagoblau metallic 256 = 5 (all Limited Edition for AUS)

Daytonaviolett metallic, 283 = 1

Exported to the following countries;

Great Britain; 157 cars

New Zealand; 16 cars, all the 6 with M Sport Package went to NZ.

Australia; 70 cars, all were Limited Edition with EDCIII/Nürburgring suspension.

??; 6 cars I don't know were the went, 3-4 have the same specification as New Zealand but they aren't there.

Regards

Stephan

The Avusblau is one of 3 built RHD Avusblau with M Sport Package (all 3 to NZ) only one with Light Silvergrey leather. The Techno-Violett is one of 11 in the color in, two of them have Light Silvergrey leather both to NZ.

Rare a very beautiful 540i/6 E34! . A lovely sight.

Regards

Stephan

Here are the road test of the South-African 540i/6 E34.

They had a problem with the limiter, hence the low top speed.

You've summed it up in one sentence.

Good cars, can rust in the doors otherwise good in the rust issue, Japanese automatic more reliable than the manual, can need turbo exchange.

My cousin had a 95 2,3 turbo manual, needed turbo change.

My BMW mechanic has an 93 2,3 none turbo automatic as an loaner (his father was the first owner).

A friends wife had an 97 2,3 LTT with the only issue that a front wing rusted through.

This is in Sweden, how the knowledge about SAAB 9K is NZ is another question.

Volvo has a much higher reliabilty reputation than SAAB.

My first choice would be an 2,3 none turbo automatic as new as possible.

Stephan

Here is one of the 20 built HE51 in 305 Petrol-Mica metallic as an standard color (there are one more, but it's an early 1995 and has the color as Individual, a very special car. It has bi-color Nappa leather black/barbadosgreen + wood panels covered in Barbadosgreen leather, sorry no pics).

Petrol-Mica was only for V8 and Executive E34:s model year 1995 and 1996. No 540i/6 in that color to North America.

Regards

Stephan

Hej och välkommen. Jag hoppas att visist Sverige inom en snar framtid.

cheers

Josh

Vad trevligt:) Var då?

Here are pictures of only automatic, it has M Sport Package and Individual paint so it's okej=) and my sold Hellrot #736 that was exported to Norway, the Arktisgrau #630 that I gave my sister and my favorite my first the Cosmosschwarz 1996 with M Sport Package and beautiful Light Silvergrey leather #774.

I will show them all in a showroom tread later:)

Kind Regards

Stephan

agreed, pics are a must

hellrot is my favourite red

I have some small pics of the only Hellrot/Light Silvergrey leather 540iA with M Sport Package:)

Stephan

I saw BK35033 out in Porirua yesterday she's getting a new clutch. This one has seen better days (would make a good race car).

It has an interesting history between Auckland and Wellington. The workshop say it's a bit of a "Cristine" with more than one of it's owners ending up in jail!!

Do you have pictures? Or maybe can take?

I'm interested to know about every 540i/6=)

Kind Regards

Stephan

Interesting.

But Paul Hackett had a Hellrot 540/6 with cloth seats in front.

So how does that fit in?

http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=172913725

This car is VERY strange. It doesn't add up. UK car imported from Japan with kilometer reading.

The equipment list says that BK35026 is an 317 Orientblau metallic with Silvergrey Leather

Build date; 1994-05-31 (it's the second build MY 1995 RHD 540i/6 Limo)

214 ASC+T

255 3spoke sport steering wheel

339 Shadowline

428 Warningtriangle

438 Walnut wood

472 Armrests driver/front passenger

498 Head rests in rear seat

500 Light Cleaners + intensive cleaning windscreen

530 A/C

537 Park Ventilation

540 Cruise Control

687 Radio prepartion

704 M Sport suspension

812 England-Version

850 Extra fuel for export

900 EWS I Immobilizer

The NZ records;

BMW 540I 1994 (in Red)

Plate: WBAHE52070BK35026

Vehicle details

* Make: BMW

* Model: 540I

* Year: 1994

* Main colour: Red

* Vehicle type: Passenger Car/Van

* Body style: Saloon

* No of seats: 5

* CC rating: 3,982

* Fuel type: Petrol

* Assembly type: Imported Built-Up

* Country of origin: Germany

Vehicle Identification

* VIN: Find out by purchasing the report

* Plate: ERU691

* Plate type: Standard

* Engine no: UNKNOWN

Basic facts

* VIN: Find out by purchasing the report

* Reported stolen: Find out by purchasing the report

* Is odometer reliable?: Find out by purchasing the report

* Imported with structural damage: Find out by purchasing the report

* Water/fire damage: Find out by purchasing the report

Buy CarJam report to find out:

* Reported stolen to the Police?

* Imported damaged?

* Water and/or fire damaged?

* Is odometer reliable or suspicious?

* VIN

Ownership information

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* Full New Zealand ownership history

* Who is selling the vehicle?

* Find out more about a company that owns a vehicle.

Security interests

Buy report to find out if there is money owing on the vehicle. If there is a security interest registered, another person or company may seize a vehicle to pay off the debt.

Licence

* Licence expiry: 2010, February 25th (expires in 1 month)

* Latest licence issued on: 2009, November 26th at 20:48

* Licence type: X (Exemption)

* Continuous licence: Yes

Registration

* Registration status: Active

* Vehicle usage: Private Passenger

* Cause of latest registration: Used

* Date of first registration in New Zealand: 1999, May 3rd

* Date of last registration: 1999, May 3rd

* Was registered overseas?: Yes

* Previous country of registration: Japan

Plates history

Plate Effective date

ERU691 2008, October 9th

WARP10 2001, March 2nd

M54OI 1999, May 11th

YA6593 1999, May 3rd

Warrant of fitness (WOF)

The WOF expired more than 10 months ago (16th March 2009). Last inspection was successful on 2nd September 2008.

Odometer history

* Is odometer reliable?: Find out by purchasing the report

* Latest odometer reading: 125,806 Km (on 2008, September 2nd, source: WOF Inspection)

* Estimated current odometer reading: 131,471 Km

* Latest usage: 11.17 Km/day (4,066 Km/year)

Reading, Km Date Source or reason Usage (avg), Km/day/year

125,806 2008, September 2nd WOF inspection 11.17/4,066

123,929 2008, March 18th WOF inspection 17.53/6,381

119,407 2007, July 4th WOF inspection no travel for 2 days

119,407 2007, July 2nd WOF inspection 19.10/6,954

114,210 2006, October 3rd WOF inspection 19.91/7,246

110,508 2006, March 31st WOF inspection 9.50/3,458

110,432 2006, March 23rd WOF inspection 17.94/6,530

104,046 2005, April 1st WOF inspection 18.76/6,828

100,632 2004, October 1st WOF inspection 30.09/10,954

95,095 2004, March 31st WOF inspection 23.00/8,372

95,072 2004, March 30th WOF inspection 25.69/9,350

90,217 2003, September 23rd WOF inspection 25.37/9,234

85,066 2003, March 4th WOF inspection 24.77/9,017

78,800 2002, June 24th WOF inspection 32.72/11,910

72,713 2001, December 20th WOF inspection 30.39/11,063

67,426 2001, June 29th WOF inspection 26.98/9,820

62,515 2000, December 29th WOF inspection 29.34/10,681

56,853 2000, June 19th WOF inspection 6.30/2,292

55,669 1999, December 14th WOF inspection 37.29/13,574

47,168 1999, April 30th WOF inspection

Regards

Stephan

Hi Stephan, welcome to NZ Bimmer! You need to change your name to Mr E34!

Maybe i will catch up one day when i go back to Europe.

Thank you all:)

Boris; Looking forwards to a meet.

Here is my very special 540i/6 with EDCIII/Nürburgring suspension, M5 brakes, 90l fuel tank, 8+9x17" M System II with 235/45 front and 255/40 rear. Ex testcar at M GMBH than with a 4582cm3 350BHP engine, probably that later was the S62B50 in the E39 M5. That engine was taken out and the original M60B40 was put back. And sold to Polizei (police) in Stuttgart Germany. They used as an unmarked policecar to high crime. I bought it from them at a internet policeauction unseen.

It's one of seven Euro 540i/6 Limousine with Nürburgring suspension. The police sirens are still on the car, I will reconnect them one day=)

http://www.garaget.org/?car=185588

Lowest mileaged 540i/6 in Sweden except the Hellrot one that also is an Alpina B10 4,6 6speed. 141tkm for me and 131tkm for the Alpina.

Kind Regards

Stephan

Found!

Number 3

HELLBM; Low mileage. Do you got more pics?

I would change the bumpers strips to smooth all around. M bumpers always has smooth.

Simon*; Thank you, pics of one or both Hellrot with M Sport Package would be very nice:)

Kind Regards

Stephan

The following cars was exported to New Zealand;

314 Hellrot; 3 cars, 1 MY 1994 and 2 MY 1996 (the later both with M Pack)

276 Avusblau metallic; 3 cars (all with M Pack and all MY 1995)

299 Techno-Violett metallic; 3 cars (MY 1995)

303 Cosmosschwarz metallic; 2 cars (MY 1995)

305 Petrol-Mica metallic; 2 cars (MY 1995)

324 Oxfordgrün metallic; 1 car (MY 1995)

237 Granitsilber metallic; 1 car, MY 1994)

309 Arktissilber metallic; 1 car (MY 1996 with M Pack)

This means that all the six RHD M Sport Package went to New Zealand.

Every car except the 2 last doesn't have Catalyst converter.

I run the VIN:s on http://www.carjam.co.nz/

And found the following cars;

BK35011 -940328 (MY 1994) Hellrot/Black leather - 216873km Oct-09

BK35012 -940407 (MY 1994) Granitsilber metallic/Silvergrey leather - 240177km

Oct-09

BK35029 -940609 (MY 1995) Oxfordgrün metallic/Silvergrey leather - 257427km

Sep-09

BK35033 -940706 (MY 1995) Cosmosschwarz metallic/Black leather - 357174km Nov-09

BK35074 -941031 (MY 1995) Petrol-Mica metallic/Black leather - 160414km +

45746km = 206160km Feb-09

BK35078 -941104 (MY 1995) Petrol-Mica metallic/Parchment leather - 212976km

Dec-04. Yes 2004.

BK35081 -941108 (MY 1995)Avusblau metallic/ Light Silver grey leather - 133322km

Nov-09 (this car has M Sport Package and is the only Avus/Light Silvergrey

leather!)

BK35082 -941109 (MY 1995) Techno-Violett metallic/Light Silvergrey leather -

405548km Dec-09

BK35095 -941206 (MY 1995) Techno-Violett metallic/Light Silvergrey leather -

147842km + 16328km = 164170km Jan-10

BK35134 -950302 (MY 1995) Techno-Violett metallic/Black leather - 92565km Aug-09

BK35169 -950424 (MY 1995) Cosmosschwarz metallic/Black leather - 189947km Oct-09

BK35181 -950508 (MY 1995) Avusblau metallic/Silvergrey leather - 263733km Jul-09

(with M Sport Package, only 6 RHD 540i/6 was built with 337 M Sport Package, all

went to NZ=).

BK35184 -950512 (MY 1995) Avusblau metallic/Silvergrey Leather - 193460km Feb-09

with M Sport Package.

BK35224 -950706 (MY 1996) Hellrot/Black leather - 129273km Jan-10. With M Sport

Package, last car without catalyst converter.

BK35250 -950913 (MY 1996) Arktissilber metallic/Black leather - 231070km Sep-09.

This is the only RHD Arktissilber with M Sport Package, has catalyst converter.

The last car is extrem, I have never seen a lower mileage on a 540i/6=)It also

the very last 540i/6 with M Sport Package, beats my sold LHD #788/797

Arktissilber/Black leather with a week.

BK35261-951031 (MY 1996) Hellrot/Black leather - 17308km Apr-09.

When a car change owners in NZ does it change licence plate? Is that a clue to

know how many owners a car has?

I found a Japanese RHD 540iA Limo in Arktisgrau that was exported to NZ. And

more interesting the VERY first built 540iA Touring RHD is in NZ, never

registered anywhere else before. Even that it's a UK-Version. Unique being in

309 Arktissilber metallic but built Dec-1993. GB64000 is the VIN. EDK83 is the

licence plate. Picture of that car is very interesting. and of course every

540i/6. Got pics from the owner of BK35081 and he help with the link to check

VIN:s.

Regards Stephan

PS; One more question, was there a catalyst converter law in September of 1995

in New Zealand?

The only Calypsorot metallic HE52 540i/6 with Black leather was also registered in NZ, a Australian Limited Edition, but crasched last year (;

The total number of Calypsorot HE52 is 16, 8 of them are Limited Edition. The rest sold in UK.

Regards

Stephan

140,00 k with the Miami Vice colour scheme.

Lovely:) Now I have pictures of both of the NZ Techno-Violett 540i/6 with Light Silvergrey leather:) The third has black leather.

Here are the stat of Techno-Violett 540i/6 all versions;

HE51 540i/6 Limousine LHD Europe; 11 + 1 cars (the 1 is Individual Techno-Violett, because it has 337 M Sportpaket and you could only get M Sportpaket in Alpinweiss III, Hellrot, Cosmosschwarz, Arktissilber, Avusblau, Daytonaviolett so Techno-Violett was an Individual order.

HE52 540i/6 Limousine RHD Europe; 11 cars

HE53 540i/6 Limousine LHD North-America; 0 cars

HK31 540i/6 Touring LHD Europe; 31 cars

HK32 540i/6 Touring RHD Europe; 1 car

Of the 11 HE52 cars built in RHD;

3 was exported to New Zealand (2 with L2SH/light silvergrey leather and 1 with L2SW/black leather) all three with sport seats, 3: rd brake light, but no Catalyst converter.

4 cars was exported to Australia and are of course 540i/6 Limited Edition with EDC III/Nürburgring suspension. 2 of them with black leather, 1 with Individual Amaretta Anthrazit and 1 with Bi-color Nappa leather black/silvergrey.

4 cars went to The UK;

BK35191 -950522 light silvergrey leather/standard seats, no sunroof/automatic climate control

BK35209 -950622 light silvergrey leather/standard seats, sunroof/manual A/C

BK35212 -950629 silvergrey leather/standard seats, sunroof/without A/C!

BK35251 -950915 silvergrey leather/sport seat, no sunroof/automatic climate control, 3:rd brake light

The only 540i/6 RHD HK32 Touring also went to The UK;

BH15038 -950317 silvergrey leather/standard seats, no sonroofs/automatic climate control and first time I notice it, power steering column without power seats.

There were 31 made of the LHD HK31 540i/6 Touring in Techno-Violett.

The only ones with Light Silvergrey sport seats were the two to NZ:).

Regards Stephan

Hi Simon,

16 HE52 is registered in New Zealand + the wrecked LE:

Hellrot; 3 cars, 1 MY 1994 and 2 MY 1996 (the later both with M Pack)

Avusblau; 3 cars (all with M Pack and all MY 1995)

Techno-Violett; 3 cars (MY 1995)

Cosmosschwarz; 2 cars (MY 1995)

Petrol-Mica; 2 cars (MY 1995)

Oxfordgrün; 1 car (MY 1995)

Granitsilber; 1 car, MY 1994

Arktissilber; 1 car (MY 1996 with M Pack)

This means that all the six RHD M Sport Package went to New Zealand.

Every car except the 2 last doesn't have Catalyst converter.

But in your color 299 Techno-Violett metallic (German spelling) 11 HE52 were made. In LHD HE51 form another 11 were made in 299 as a standard color + one car with it as Individual (it has M Sport Package, which you had to order through Individual to get in Techno).

Regards

Stephan

I found this site through mr E34 after he contacted me about his Avusblau 540i/6 with M Sport Package (one of 6 RHD with 337 M Sport Package) he also showed me http://www.carjam.co.nz/ were I found out that 16 HE52 540i/6 are registered in New Zealand.

I have owned seven 540i/6 E34 + one 540iA with M Sport Package and Individual paint. Still owns three + the automatic.

Here is my first, that I have owned in 8 years now i March, #774 started my fascination for 540i/6... http://www.garaget.org/?car=183408

I have equipment lists for all the 3203 made 540i/6. The 72 HE98 built in South Africa lacks all info except built date unfortunatly.

Kind Regards

Stephan

they look good on the hilux

Beautiful Techno-Violett HE52 540i/6:) Do you have interior pics? I just love Light Silvergrey leather:)

It's one of 11 built HE52. 3 to NZ, 4 to UK and 4 LE to Australia.

Regards Stephan