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Wtb. E39 auto dimming mirror in excellent condition. Passenger side or driver's side. Must be clear and blemish free with all clips etc intact

As requested by some of you a stand alone projectthread for my E39 530i - this will stop me spamming the WDYDTYC thread lol Backstory - April 2019 I decided to look fo an E39, 530i to replace my mint E46 320i, the E46 had served me very well for 9 years, i had modded it to the end of my wishlist and after a BME Club trip to Tokaanu with a 3 year and 5week old, my theory about needing a bigger sedan with the arrival of Bodhi, was proven correct. upon my return home - the search began. After looking at a few as "do ups" i decided as mint as i could get for 7k ish was the way to go. I wont go too deep into the unicorn i let go the previous year, as it still burns me - and was recently sold again - a mint individual grey 530i, nz New, with color matched interior stitiching. After some further searching and a well timed post on the BMW Car Club NZ Facebook page a local example was coming up for sale, a couple of views, a test drive and it was mine. it was mint enough for the 6k price tag including a full service history, with a few things needed doing to fit my desire for a "Project " Since picking the car up in April i have done (all in the WDYDTYC thread) some optional other maintenance / replacement of worn parts - brakes rotors and pads -recon ABS pump & booster - GROM Bluetooth adapter - refurbished parcel shelf and installed child seat anchors -new rear suspension links, top hats, spring pads etc to even the rise height out -panel beating to the drivers side frot shock tower (under bonnet) to straighten it out -new "Pork chops" to replace smashed ones incl dnew hardwas for the centre undertray also ( this cobined with other wrok makes me think the car was nose dived at some stage or repeately abused leaving an angled driveway - new arm rest inserts and handle - Bavsound speaker upgrade (awesome) - tinted windows -Replaced front and rear windows gaskets - made hard in the front by a misalinged windscreen and lots of glue used by whomeeer did that job - spark plug change -gear box flush - oil change and all filters, cabin etc... - new camshaft intake angle sensor - 2nd hand mint drivers side auto dimm mirror - paint correction at Auto Niche, Hamilton - claybar and degrease wheels - replaced center caps in wheels Future works - 2003 sterring wheel with multifunction and paddle shift ( in the garage just need ot sort install) - refurb the style 42s - new passenager mirror or great 2nd hand one - fix rip in drivers seat side bolster ( on the look out for material from good condition m psort rear seat) - new windscreen cowel - newA pillar trims (middle clipswere borken whe nwindscreen replaced, i beleive) Any further updates will be sposted here in due corse Cheers the old E46 The new to me E39

Replaced the mo money mo problems busted liquid crystal drivers side electric auto dimming mirror with a ridiculously good one from @BozzaFC Still on the hunt for an equally good second hand one for passenger side too. Learnt They are interchangeable but it means the wires have to go around the other way on the back and the locking tab switch moves from bottom to top if charging sides.

Did the spark plugs today, service history reports them last done 4.5 years ish ago. All 6 were exactly the same condition as the one pictured. no oil on them so that's good. New ones in ready for a burn up to and around Hampton Downs this weekend for Caffeine and Gasoline.

Summer spruce up pt2 Front wheel cleaned inside and out as per previous post, and guard liners aka pork chops replaced with new Latvian, non cracked ones. Made a few discoveries today, first was the mint and well used Japanese spanner in the passenger side guard liner, no doubt dropped in there before the car was imported. The being that the drivers side under tray is misaligned due to mashed brackets and a missing section of bumper where the porkchop slots in, all screw holes etc are accounted for so it is secure but could be better, will address in a future mission. Really like how the spanner is worn on one end of the text, potentially shows a lot of use by the mechanic who eventually lost it.

The summer spruce up initiative started today with rear wheel off the car (BBS style 42 on an E39) for a inner barrel degrease, wash, clay bar and wax. Not sure it has ever been done ? so hasn't come up perfect by any means. But a good stop gap until I can get a full wheel refurbishing done. Will do fronts later this week. Also gave the guard liners a bit of a scrub, very dirty also.

I have a lumpy idle on mine from cold, at times. Scanned it with my bluetooth obd2 scanner got a camshaft sensor fault, so replaced that, helped slot plus other odd habits when driving. It's still present at times, Going through service history, plugs were done years ago. So will be hitting the super cheap boxing day sales for some.

Yep.

Cheers man. My left (passenger) is far worse that my right. If your left is ok I may consider it.

Do you have a link to these @BozzaFC Mine also have the auto dimming both have leaks / defects and BMW want 350, each for the galss.....?

Hahaa. Yeah it's a standard plate, and it's a 530i. Just lucky numbering I guess. 540 badge might be a step too far ?

Started experiencing a lumpy idle on start up, intermittent sluggishness when driving a few weeks ago along with some odd gearbox behavior. i scanned the car, got a p0369 crank shaft sensor intermittent code. After some googling and reading ordered a new sensor from Coombes (genuine is best) and it was off to Mosens for fitment along with a gear box flush. Got the car back today, feels like new. So smooth in both engine and gearbox departments. Brilliant!

In my case it looked like a knock off and was very faded and had nasty looking dirt ring around it. I prefer the no badge look for the car. And mine is an import. The badge is now stuck on my tool chest, lol.

did you use new OEM seals? the shot above second from bottom, is that the new seal going on or old coming out? I started at the top corners and worked my way down the side and then came acorss the top, worked a treat

purist schmurist lol an Homage to its bigger brother

Pika pika

I thought it was ok. I wanted genuine parts so was prepared for that. Front Windscreen Moulding $69.50incl GST Rear Windscreen Moulding - Upper $69.50incl GST em Rear Windscreen Moulding - Lower $49.80incl GST easy to install too

Fitted the rear window set, 2 pcs today with the kids out skating. 30 mins all up. Hardest bit was getting the old side pieces out after they broke away from the corners. Also, lots of underseal scum was flushed away.

I 2nd this lol

Picked up new front and rear window seals today from Coombes, plus new under tray hardware. To be fitted as time allows.

First thing i did one my Silver 530i M Sport, remove grille and boot M Badges. aahhh much better

If you just want a hard lined AUX. Dont get a grom, do what hqstu did with the business cd update and then you can also add bluetooth via that method if desired.

Yeah ive got one it's great now i have; - got a replacment unit from GROM to replace the one that squeeled alot with interferance thru the speakers... - upgraded to Samsung Galaxy 9, from 8. the audio is better quality from the phone and i can have the phone volume higher(as a line in over BT) meaning i have better control from the HU over volume and its the same levels as radio. only issues is i still can get mic or 3.5 mm jack inputs to work so havent installed them, but meh its installed behind the HVAC

Update; All fixed, Brake switch was loose and Kerry reafixed it and all systems go, or stop as the case may be