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So summer is just around the corner and its time get some sticky rubber on my wheels and id like a little advice from the bimmersport community. The car is a 2001 525 msport and is my daily driver and weekend warrior. At the moment Im thinking Potenza RE11, but I'm worried about how long they'll last. Anyone used or using these tyres? What are your opinions on wear? So, what would you recommend for a MAXIMUM performance tyre, thats going to last until next autumn/winter. Price is irrelevant(ish), and so is overkill on a 2.5L. I dont think you can overkill when it comes to tyres.

So its just a different exhaust tip then? I thought they had a shorter axle ratio too. Guess not.

Is the e39 M Sport exhaust actually any better than the non M Sport? Or is it just for show? For example if I change my headers am I going to get more benefit from them than a non M Sport exhaust would? Car is a 525i by the way.

Turns out they're both e38 fitment so your welcome to them. If you wouldn't mind outbidding me that would be much appreciated haha!

Thanks for the heads up. Haha. Don't want to have to repaint them though!

Come on bro. Share the love! Four is enough!

That's not what I want to hear.

I am buying these! Stay away!

For those that are interested, Ive just put the xenon kit on trademe. http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....showtopic=32300

Selling my xenon kit now that Ive gone back to filament bulbs. May work in other BMW models, but not sure about that. http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Motors/C...n-320405158.htm

Yea what are they?

OK. So I've got this sorted now and for those that are interested, this is the deal. It turns out that when it comes to insurance, if you can get a warrant, you're covered. Regardless of whether your lights are legal or not. Upon finding this out, I thought, "I know a place that will give me a warrant." Well...it turns out I don't. And I essentially paid $40 to get another 28 days to sort this out, haha. So in the end I had to take it to BM Workshop and get the bulb holders changed to fit standard bulbs. Cost me $129 for parts and labour. I'm sure it's an easy DIY job if you're technically minded but I don't know anything about this stuff. Oh yea, did I say I ABSOLUTELY HATE MY NEW HEADLIGHTS!!! God dammit they're ugly! It pains me every time I turn the knob to low beams. You may think I'm a d*ck for caring so much about the colour temperature of my lights, but when it comes to cars I don't like modifications, I just like every tiny detail to be perfect. Each to their own I guess. So that's the deal. Thanks to those that helped out. Scott.

Wouldnt they just be able to say that I fitted them after the last compliance check? How could I prove it?

Was supposed to be $875 "Major Paint Correction" but for some reason he did it for $550. I wasn't going to complain. That may still be expensive or cheap, I don't really know, didn't shop around. But it was worth it in my opinion.

I think his work speaks for itself. Now just need to get the wheels repaired thanks to the previous owner.

Some before and afters.

Got the wheels taken off and dealt too.

Hi all. A few months back I got rid of my '94 520i and upgraded to an '01 525i M-Sport. I absolutely love the car, of course a 530 would have been better but beggers can't be choosers unfortunately. The only problem was that paint was not looking the best, and I like my car to look perfect. Unfortunately where Im living at the moment doesn't have anywhere for me to detail my car, so off it went to Prestige Finishing School. I cannot recommend this guy enough. The car looked amazing when I got it back, and he managed to get it done over the weekend so I'd have it for work on monday, and the price is reasonble too. Ive attached some images bellow, and for those that are interested you can read the full write up here - http://prestige.finishing.school.nz/Portfo...i/BMW525i.shtml This is how it looked when I dropped it off.

Yea thats what I said to them when they failed me. But apparently its a law thats only just come into effect. I think the easiest option is just going to be to change the bulbs. Any suggestions on the most Xenon looking legal bulb I can use is? I see so many cars driving around with aftermarket bulbs that look blue, I even saw one the other day that had a horrible green tinge to it, looks terrible. I want that clean white look with just a hint of blue, if that makes any sense. If I know nothing about lights etc, would you guys recommend taking it somewhere like BM Workshop and just paying to have the connections changed over or whatever it is that is actually required?

Took it to VTNZ. The reason they've written is "Low beam headlight HID bulbs to comply -> Back to OE" Ive attached a couple of photos of my lights. The bulb base is rubber and moves. I dont know anything about lights and fittings etc. Am I going to be able to put standard bulbs in these? I take it ill need to remove the ballasts etc. Any help is greatly appreciated. As far as i can tell the quality is all good, but I dont actually know what to look for. The adjusting motor works etc. I didnt put them on the car. Car is from Japan and they were put on there. I didnt even realise they were aftermarket until the other day. Just thought it was odd they had Japanese writing on the stickers.

My headlights are exactly the same as the image Ive attached. I was of the understanding that these were designed for xenons. I have standard bulbs for my high beams. Are the projector lens headlights not made for xenon? I cant understand how there would be a safety issue when they're exactly the same as the oem ones. Thanks for your reply by the way.

Hi guys, did a search for this but couldnt find anything so sorry if its a repeated question. I recently bought an 01 e39 which has xenon headlights. I assumed they were stock but my mechanic informed me that they were aftermarket when I took it in for a service the other day. Anyway, long story short, went to get a warrant last week and they failed me because Ive got aftermarket headlights and say I have to change them. I really dont want to have to change to filament bulbs, I like the modern look of these lights especially with white angel eyes. Is there any way that I can make them think that they're stock? Take the Japanese stickers off the ballasts? I would just change the bulbs for the warrant then change them back but I doubt my insurance will cover me with illegal headlights. Your help would be greatly appreciated. Scott.

THANK YOU!!!! I wish I had found this post earlier! Now i just need to figure out how to get my band expander out, haha.