danutt

righto so i got some new nexen 235 40 18s for the front and walla...no more tyre drone at all awesome!!

ah oem part from good old gavin at euro italian-wouldnt use the crap stuff haha they definitely made a huge difference..while i was there noticed the spring purches were out of place and after all was said and done it handles better and no wobble

right so did the alignment today...toe was in on the left wheel front and out on right front wheel, that being in order now ...i think ill get some tyres with less noise:) also sorted the fog light issue-now both are 12v 55w narva much better haha

still have these 200bux takes both brand new bearings...a deal that is unbeatable

will do hopefully wont be too pricey -done diff upgrades on my past e30s with good results -enjoy the out of corner push, thanks mate

free e30 rear wheel bearing found it and never used it brand new free with the wheel bearings for an e39 cheers

i got a 3.64 medium case diff thinking what i had in the car was taller want shorter gearing so in need of something shorter ive check real oem and shortest the e39 came with was 4.10 in thailand built 528's so what i was thinking and im hoping someone here has the know how as well as the can do attitude 3.91 diffs are medium case from e28 could the internals be swapped?what about e34 diffs etc?? car is auto if that helps-and no not interested in a manual conversion...seems too pricey for now but would be nice

i got a 3.64 diff thinking what i had in the car was taller want shorter gearing so in need of something shorter ive check real oem and shortest the e39 came with was 4.10 in thailand built 528's so what i was thinking and im hoping someone here has the know how as well as the can do attitude 3.91 diffs are medium case from e28 could the internals be swapped?what about e34 diffs etc??

interested but if only i had the cash available now..all i have is a really nice e39 id be willing to swap or make a deal but im not sure if thats up your alley bud best of luck though

they are very rare seats-keep them mate no rips no tears and plus no sliding around in the twisties

bump-still have these at home brand new in packaging offers welcome i have a set in my car and no issues at all

thanks mate might look into it -what rotors does he supply though? who know a good place for rotor skimming so i can compare the two thanks

as its an e39 i could almost expect the dread wobble... i did a fair bit of research and contributing factors included everythings from control arms, brake rotors being slightly warped, tyres out of round , poor balancing even alignment...then i found better and more accurate information that pointed to the thrust arm bushings being kaput so yesterday and today i spent approx 6 hours doing both and it was mainly because all the tools i had for the job didnt work haha what fun easy enough to get the bushing end off and all the other neccessary parts but the ball joints were both so stuck in there it wasnt funny i used a pickle fork and that didnt work then a joint press that didnt reach so im taking that back to the store-went to a mecahnic friend and loaned a bigger joint press which also didnt work so now ill do my best to explain what did work-here come the inner neanderthol with the strut bolt still tight and holding the strut inplace and with the steering tie rod still connected loosely to the hub, i placed a trolley jack on some brick and proceeded to apply pressure to the thrust arm bar nearly to the point where it just just began to bend then put another old nut on the bottom of the thrust arm ball joint thread and with a big hammer a few taps and she was loose reinstalled the new thrust arms paying careful attention to aligning the strut with the R and L with the seams respectively and there you go no wobble would of been a great outcome but its 99% gone, its only there very slightly and only over 100km so now im gonna added skimming the rotors to the list -alignment ,tyres and balancing may address it a bit more aswell:) old bushing s were torn really badly and the outer joint that goese in the hub moved far too easily will post pics soon of new arms in (gotta get better at taking more pictures..will take more of the vanos proceedure as im quite excited to do that haha)

onto headlights- got the headlight restoration kit from car colours in albany its made by 3 M and works a treat heres a link to a previous post and the pics of before and after http://bimmersport.co.nz/topic/32228-whatd-you-do-to-your-bmw-today/page-156#entry504883 there you go

onto the thermostat...car was running at normal opperating temp while standing still but then at driving speeds it would go to cold..checked the fan clutch and it was good and working as it should(spinning semi free at cold and more difficult to spin at warm(normal opperating temp) figured the thermo was stuck open which was great as thats better than it being stuck closed got a new one from our mate gavin at euroitalian, was careful to remove the thermo housing as they can break when being removed and also break if miss aligned being reinstalled(sorry no pics here i didnt have much time to take it apart so was a tad rushed) still used a lil loctight soft gasket seal for peace of mind though problem solved car remains at opperating normal temp once warmed up

First things first got some new sparkys and oil and filter 10w40 magnatec and chucked it all in the normal way haha no real need to throw up photos for this but it did make a nice difference to throttle response as the sparkys im quite sure had never been replaced-put a simota washable airfilter in aswell as the last one was well...black

right so i got an e39 motorsport a few moths ago before i left the country since being back my OCD has gotten worse so i thought id start a small thread as im DIYing everything and maybe someone here can benifit from some of the repairs ill be doing who knows to DO's- -headlights need restoring -foglights brightness doesnt match -install higher diff ratio -redo vanos seals -new front tyres(tyre noise) -alignment - install new thrust arms -install new rear aftermarket sway bar bushings -address "tin" sounding exhaust note -replace thermostat -new sparkplugs new oil and filter -skim rotors not the most intense list of things to address but hey why not right

yikes 135 ...rather pickle fork and struggle thanks haha who can lend me one in auckland? i could buy one but i wont use it again for a while to come

Yea ill give supercheap a go maybe bit cheaper there ..heard a pickle fork takes extra beating compared to the splitter type tool so i think ill go in that direction This is also probably the most sexially charged thread ive come across Haha come across? Haha

anyone on here lend me a joint popper thingy? one uses a bolt and slowly pries the joint away from the strut, the other is a pickle fork...both im sure will work its 62 bux at repco and in the attempt to lower costs im keen to loan it from someone here perhaps for some beers:) give me a text or qik call 021 148 6554 ill pick it up from pretty much anywhere:)

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re did my headlights on the e39 using the 3M headlight restoration kit and it came up amazingly!!!

appreciate the offer bro but thorburn has been kind enough to rent me his thanks though mate...always wanted to do a vanos...strange comment i know but it is a slightly facinating system haha

ive got issues on my e39 feels like it rolls waay too much through corners, the shocks are good from what i can tell doing the bouce test its all nice and firm and not boucy...i realise its a bigger car as im used to an e30 but it is a motorsport it should be alot better than it is not too interested in changing the springs as thatll will sacrifice some of the comfort but it is already low enough in front from motorsport springs might look into tricking the sls if it has that just a bit to lower the rear slightly which is where all the roll is coming from i got underneath and checked/looked at the sway links and bushes, all seems firm and in order nothing broken...i have been told the sway bar bushings go soft eventually so mmm upgrading these might be an option?? anyone upgraded theirs ?power flex? what are my options?thinking m5 bar might not be wortth the hassle but i cant stand body roll haha well at least to a point

i might be keen will see