My E34 540iA

[nickbawt 0]

Hey Guys,

Well since buying my first 540i off MikeE34, Ive been wanting to do some small changes to it. It took me a while to think of what I wanted the end result to look like, as I love the old E34 shape and didnt wanna put any filthy aftermarket kits or anything trashy.

So heres what it looked like when I first got it:

Since then Ive added:

- Tints, 35% all around

- Sports exhaust from Al's Mufflers, awesome results!

- New rotors/pads

- Beyern Style 5's, Simon*'s old ones

So heres what it looks like now:

Things that I still want to do:

- Replace current sound system

- Lower the front a little bit, any recommendations how?

- New rubber is going on next week

- Somehow fix the "Lic Plate Light" OBC error!

- Respray the front bumper, as its quite heavily stone chipped

- New gas struts for the hood

What do you guys think?

Edited May 29, 2010 by nickbawt

[Mark 178]

Nice tasteful mods! Car looks really good, unique colour too.

To lower the front contact forum sponsor Keith (username SUSPENSION) and see if he can sort you out with some new springs.

[Guest Simon*]

Nick that looks awesome!

Still like those wheels, so much dish! Well done

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Wow thats looking awesome Nick

Those wheels are fantastic along with the Tints, really sharpens the look of the car up.

I'm sad that I don't have it, but chuffed your taking top care of it.

What tires are you running?

I see you have done something to the exhaust?

[nickbawt 0]

Thanks for the positive feedback guys. Mike, currently its on Nankangs NS2's. Front 235's, rear 265's.. so plenty of grip! haha. Will look at replacing with the same rubber, though dont know much about tyres, are they decent?

Exhaust wise, I honestly dont know the techincal specs. I know the guys (recommend through HellBM, as he had his E39 540i's done there) put in a couple of decent sized resonators up the front and a straight through stainless muffler going into twin tips. I remembered what you said about the magnaflow when you put it on and was worried it would sound over the top but it actually sounds really good, coming onto the motorway with power sounds amazing! haha. Ill try get a good audio clip at some stage...

[JFry 1]

That is hot, love what you've done so far

[Cale 36]

Very nice. Pimp interior.

Huge improvements, great work.

[robert.fowler 0]

Nice looking 540i,wish i could find a decent one like this to buy

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Has the Air Conditioning system been okay since I replaced that thing?

[nickbawt 0]

Yeah its all been flawless! You wouldnt believe its done nearly 280k's from driving it, everythings so smooth.

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Heh that is excellent, 30,000k's since I first bough it!

How has the Engine/Gearbox/Diff been? Any issues come up?

[nickbawt 0]

They're all pretty good. Slight leak from the bottom of the power steering reservoir and a bit of oil seepage from the bottom of the gearbox and diff. Ive been monitoring it closely and will get them sorted this coming service.

Does anyone have any ideas on prices for getting these sus'ed?