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New boot struts fitted today. Boot now doesn’t act like a guillotine when closing and feels a lot more solid in its overall action. cheap and satisfying. Bonnet will be up next.

As per title, Haynes or similar There were some on here for sale but the post seems to have been removed. If anyone else has one?

The coolant leak was sorted, seems to have had a touch too much fluid in it and held pressure as expected, thanks @Eagle for testing at short notice. Last Thursday, 18th May, I returned from a 3600 KM round trip from Hamilton to Aarow town and surrounding locations as part of the BMW Car Club NZ South Island tour. it was fantastic and the car ran flawlessly the whole way. With 21 cars and nearly 40 people it was a trip to remember I even did 3 laps of highlands park with no issues except some hot, smelly brakes afterwards. Needless to say, even the longer drives 8 or 9 hours stretches were no trouble given the refreshed seat base and brilliant ergonomics of the E39 platform. Kaikoura E39 Park up just outside Fairlie Arrowtown morning briefing, Club Touring day 1 Classic little general store Ida Valley-Omakau Road, Otago E39 trio, Oamaru.from left to right; M5, Alpina B10 V8, 530i MSport Ohau Church of the Good Shepherd, Sunrise, Lake Tekapo, 3 degrees and dropping. Temp hit -4.5 between Tekapo and Fairlie

Good to hear another E39 getting some proper maintenance and TLC. Too many get "ghetto fixed" and end up total sh*t boxes.

@Eagle Ohh have you. I haven’t booked it in yet… im around tomorrow morning if you’re free.

Coolant system appears to be leaking again. Possibly from the top of the expansion tank, under the fan shroud. Sh!t. not what I need before a 3000km trip next month. Will be booking it in to Coombes for a pressure test this week.

E38 illuminated interior door handles installed today. Couple of hours work with genuine used parts, incl wires thanks @hqstu srivers door was the hardest, other were super easy. Checked all the Vapor barrier seals while I was in there patched a couple of spots with butyl tape and the heat gun. night cruising wil come with added ambiance now. 😎

Fkn classic

I've done an E46 M3 SMG paddle-shift install on my E39. I did a lot of research to find all the bits I needed (various forum threads from all over the internet) By doing this and collecting the bits myself (most from BMW and wreckers) it turned out a lot cheaper than buying an off the shelf kit.

Replaced the driver door lock actuator today. Been meaning to get around to this one for a while. Bit the bullet and glad to did it the old was one pretty worn. gettingit out and the new one in was extra challenging due to it being the drivers door and you need to fondle the lock barrel sprig into place in re entry as well as the tight Bowden cable for the door handle. Patience and breathing and it only took about an hour. Lol. discovered along the way I don’t need to retro grade my facelift door handle cables to fit the e38 illuminated interior handles despite what various sources say. Must be a difference for Japanese models? hopefully I can return the parts I bought for a credit or refund from Coombes.

Coolant is holding well after a coupe of drives around town. today I replaced the headlight washer hose with a new part from BMW. went in super easy. A previous owner had repaired this section before with several metal joiners. for a touch of passenger luxury I also installed some Febi rear cup holders. 🤣

Turns out the brass screws don’t fit very well compared to the OEM plastic, they just don’t seem to seal up very tight. the one I added to the top hose leaked immediately Even the previously installed one on the reservoir had a trickle leak noticeable under torch light. so back to plastic fantastic all round.

Yeah the top rad hose looks all good I think with a brass bleed screw in it it’ll be sweet as

yeah, i think that one in the hose came with it, i had an extra one in the car just in case it was needed, that was OE, don't think it was used though. Seems to be some defective examples, probably recycled plastics ?

Not a great month for keeping fluids in the car in Feb. first, the hose from the washer reservoir/pump split just behind the bumper, and then completely disintegrated whilst I was inspecting it. the line that runs behind the wheel liner is all sorts of different hoses and joiners so has been "repaired" previously - a new hose with new joiners from BMW is now waiting to go in. Second, the brand new top radiator hose bleed screw decided to blow its top while I was towing a trailer load of sand across town. Thankfully the bottom half of the screw stayed put so I was able to get home before all the coolant jizzed all over the engine bay. I had to remove the top radiator hose to get the remnants of the screw out and it was like a sponge, thoroughly soft boiled never seen this before has anyone else? I have a brass one to go back in its place with some fresh BMW blue juice.

Box of E39 6cyl cooling parts, most from 2015-ish Recently replaced for new as a whole system refresh these parts are all in good working order when removed. we have; - Cooling fan - various coolant hoses - Coolant reservoir - Pulley - Thermostat All for 75$ Pick up only, Hamilton

Thats Toyota Corolla's level of clear coat failure. Maybe it has had a respray in the past?

A friend has kindly secured a set of E38 illuminates interior door handles for me. They will add a touch of 7 series class to the interior and a reasonably straightforward retrofit. Example, from E39 source, here; https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9oUFqXCDDGg

Yeah, it's a process alright. Today's effort is done, need a multimeter to do some testing, will pick one up this week. In other news, my Intensive washer system pump has blown, rust expansion cracking the housing and the rubber hose has been baked into plastic and fallen apart - lol always something.

@Eagle this may be why the fan thermostat switch isn’t working. Exposed wires touching each other. Brown n brown with white stripe.

looking great man, Are you attending the South Island BMW CCNZ trip in May?

Due to time, skill, and wanting to spend time with the family this week while on holiday, Eagle gave me a hand to put the new cooling system in place. Thanks very much again Jarrod car is back and working perfectly. The only gremlins appeared lately is the fan not having reliable electrical supply the seems to be due to some compressed wires in the loom around the headlight. they have like the way they do since I’ve owned the car. This will need further investigation when it’s not so hot, and I can stop sweating into the engine bay to look at it. so, the only thing to do now is to drive the wheels off the car 😎

Man, this looks cool. love the ACS kit on these. GLWS

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Halogen self-levelling lights were just removed from the car (2001 model) In really good condition aside from some aged lens wear. The adjusters are not broken. Come with all bulbs except the indicator. 2001 manufacturing year: These can be heated and split easily to replace the lenses. Lenses can be purchased off eBay. $250 pick up from Hamilton.