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Took 2 weeks to arrive , fitted perfectly . If you got the time and the patience its worth the effort to do it and save a heap of $$$

BMW = Extended warranty required

Here is one for E60 owners. Mine has the full adjustable Motorsport seats with the electrically operated front thigh support bolsters . A common problem is for the little plastic gear in the actuator motor to fall to pieces (Why they ever put in a plastic gear is beyond me !!!) when it breaks you cannot adjust the bolster section of the seat. BMW will charge about $ 550.00 plus gst for a new motor but if you are mechanically inclined you can fix it for $ 45.00 and a couple of hours of your time. I did this last week after the passenger seat front bolster gave up while the wife was adjusting it . FYI if you are going to adjust this bolster lift your legs off it first to take weight off it as this may save the stress on the silly plastic gear. I bought a upgraded gear off ebay , opened the motor replaced the gear and hey presto all working again. Here are the 2 links I followed to do the repair .The first link is for the upgraded gear which is a full metal whole unit where the original is a plastic gear on metal shaft. Second link describes the process to remove the actuator assembly without having to remove the seat . https://vanos-bmw.com/gear-repair-servo-front-seat-thigh-support-bmw-52107120189-52107068045-52100309476 http://www.m5board.com/vbulletin/e60-m5-e61-m5-touring-discussion/166574-thigh-support-actuator-3.html Best of luck with it . Who says you cant do DIY on an E60 !!!

Another E60 !! That's cool seems they are getting quite popular . Welcome to the Forum.

Welcome to the E60 club. Get rid of those runflats as soon as you can . Also if you look closely at the sidewalls of the tyre as all tyres carry a manufacture date if the tyres are more than 5 yrs old they should be renewed as they tend to harden and as a consequence grip is not what it should be . As far as handling goes once you get used to it you can fairly fling them around and they step out quite nicely with the DSC off.

Nice classic !! Welcome

Yup 8J et 20 and tyres are Durun 245/40 R 18

yup that's correct

Put a new set of wheels on today . 20 inch Niche Milan 2 . Supplied and fitted by Mag and Turbo.

For sale 4 x 18 inch Motorsport wheels and tyres off a E60 540 I . The wheels have no curbing are in great condition barring a few nicks around the bolt holes which aren't noticeable. The tyres are virtually brand new with +- 8 to 9mm of tread left and are all balanced . Also have all the nuts and lock nuts to go with them . Asking $ 800.00 onco for the set. Also am advertising on trademe. Message me on here or text 0292946462 Cheers

Funny you should mention the wheels as am looking to offload them . They are in really good nick with no curbing whatsoever , there are a few nicks around the bolt holes from careless wheel changers I guess. Tyres are virtually new as well. All were recently balanced too.

Welcome nice to see a new member in the CHCH area.

Welcome , wow 2 new members with e 60's in a week !!

Just petty things really and apparently quite common faults especially the front window rubber and the petrol cap issue . Other than that happy as a pig in poop with the car now looking for decent 19 inch wheels (it came on 18 inch Motorsports ) would be great if I could find some M5 wheels ,and want to change the rear silencer which is a heavy lump and give it a nice V8 rumble without making it drone so will leave the resonators in place .

Looking for the same for my e60 , no luck so far unless you import something.

Welcome to another E60 owner . We are gaining momentum. Had a few issues when I bought mine but all fixed by the dealer I bought it from for free but my issues were mostly electrical such as motorsport seat front squab not working ..... motor replaced, both remotes not opening doors .... remote amplifier in sharkfin aerial replaced , electrical steering wheel adjuster not working ...... fixed , front top windscreen rubber perished ...... replaced , strong smell of petrol ...... fuel filler cap replaced , aircon not getting cold enough ........ seals replaced and regassed . Also have a 3 yr extended warrantee just in case .

Have you tried trademe ???

There are 2 letters missing , I don't like to advertise my rego to would be burglars, car thieves or other criminaly minded individuals , probably stems from the fact I have previously owned a few r34 Skylines which are magnets to such people hehehehe .

Every car I have had up to now has been Silver so thought a change was in order.

Worked a treat for my e60 listed al the options including something called cop watch ????

06 540i e60

Apparently everyone likes the colour , wasn't quite sure about the colour when I bought it but it certainly stands out . Looks good in the sun. Paint code is Olivin .

Hi try these guys www.kevinburtltd.co.nz independent BMW speialists. Kevin Burt ltd . Alternatively Paul Kelly have a really good service centre and have found them to be really good and most important they keep you in the loop . Cheers

Hello everyone just ventured into BMW ownership after a long period of Japanese performance car ownership. Hope to catch up with other BMW owners in Christchurch. Cheers Craig