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Wanted to buy - alternator for e39 2001 530i Preferably newer, from 2000 cars onwards.

Its been recent lowered...

Is it normal for bmw's to have a slightly lower ride height on the right hand side?

Keith seems to be the only guy who's doing lowering springs on the sponsors list, and he's sold the business.

Any places good for lowering springs install?

Hi guys, if I install lowering springs on my car, will I need to have a wheel alignment afterwards or is that only for adjustable suspensions? Cheers.

Wanted e39 motorsport front and rear bumpers and the front fog lights. Preferably in silver. Would be interested in lowering springs too for the e39z

How much for second hand?

WANTED TO BUY: E39 530I alternator New or secondhand, but must be in good condition with warranty.

Wanted e39 clear tail lights, performance exhaust for 530i For facelift model as my headlights have angel eyes. Exhaust wise, please give me suggestions as I don't want a loud exhaust, just a bit of exhaust noise.

I am taking it to bmw today, just want to know more about it.

Can someone explain the heat exchanger causing overheating? Cos I suspect that is what is happening. There was smoke today after driving to akl today. Car is fine while moving, as soon as the car is stationary, I can smell heated fluid.

Yeah, the guy at the workshop was probably using the "trans" part of the term to fool me into thinking that the transmission is faulty. Can I reset the failsafe by unplugging the battery? I've checked the battery voltage, its 14v while engine is running and 12.4v with the engine off. The green indicator on the battery suggest the battery is ok. Will the bmw dealship pick up what was wrong now, after the whole thing has been reset?

I've checked the battery, it seems to be showing black meaning the battery has insufficient charge. If it is the battery, then the workshop guy was dodgy in saying the transmission needs an overhaul. But just because the battery is going bad, it doesn't warrant the car being put into limp mode does it? I haven't had trouble starting or anything...and the battery is reading out 12.4v. I wasn't there when the guy checked it on the pc, so don't know what error codes came up, and he reset the whole thing so basically I'm not able to find out what actually happened..... Only thing I know is, the car was idling after I drove up to akl from ham, and the failsafe kicked in while the engine was still running. The car was idling for quite some time while I was waiting for a car park (15mins), so initially I thought it might be the transmission oil overheating or something. But if its the battery, would the failsafe kick in while the engine is still running?

The dashboard read "trans failsafe prog" so I don't think its a bad battery or alternator.

I wasn't there when they checked the car, they supposedly plugged the car to the computer and read the error code from there. After reading some posts, I agree with the opinion that many things could bring up that warning. Anyways, the failsafe program basically put the car into limp mode so I was unable to drive the car at normal speed. I guess its now too late to go back and read the car again after they have reset the computer right?

Guys, my e39 went into failsafe mode in yesterday after driving to Auckland. The workshop says something about a need for transmission overhaul due to worn clutch or something to that effect. What should I do? He has reset the car and drives fine but its obviously going to pop right back again later.

Still keen on the above items.

How much for the clear tail lamps and rear bumper? What color is the bumper? New cupholders are like $150.....

Wanted - E39 front cupholder, clear tail lamps, silver m-sport front and rear bumper.

Is a panel type k&n filter any good? Does it improve performance?

yeah mate, I'm desperate, HELP~~

Anyone selling their ibus cable so I can get tv in motion?

I think the tv tuners will be useless once the old tv signals are replaced by freeview, we'll have to have freeview receivers in cars then......