E34 Touring resto progress

[Phil-540i 166]

Primo!!! I'm glad for ya Juggy..............

Don't forget to change those tyres when the girl comes back to ya ae...............

[BM WORLD 1260]

have some 17" and 18" wheel options with tyres

[lord_jagganath 421]

^ thanks Brent, however it seems that the repairers have sourced style 5s specifically for the touring :gasp: (i was hoping for larger diameter wheels but insurance will only pay for originals :sigh:)

Front suspension arm and rear wheel bearing were the other damaged parts in addition to the wheels.

They say I should get the car back by the end of the week, as there was no chassis damage.

[BM WORLD 1260]

god work ,. now change those $hit tyres straight away eh!!!!

have some options

[lord_jagganath 421]

GAH. They called me up, saying that the SLS system THROWS UP A WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH. THEY SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THIS EARLIER.

EDIT: can the SLS system sustain damage in the less tham 50kph shunt?

Edited December 17, 2013 by The Juggernaut

[lord_jagganath 421]

Camber warning switch is near the impacted area. hmm.

[_ethrty-Andy_ 2122]

Got your private message.

its probably going to perish anyways, they all do and expensive to fix "properly"

just swap some normal E34 suspension in and away you go. Sedan and Touring are the same so all cross compatible.

[lord_jagganath 421]

And do I need to short the CWS? how do I do that?

EDIT: Driven the car, perfectly fine, warning comes on only after 8 minutes, YAY for time delay circuits.

Edited December 18, 2013 by The Juggernaut

[lord_jagganath 421]

Finally some news.

Car died while testing, the electrician put in a fuel pump, it lives. still no data on reason for failure of SLS sensor.

they will be putting in a new sensor to see if the warning still comes back on.

let's see how things work out.

[_ethrty-Andy_ 2122]

im not sure if its possible to read it in the E34, but you may possibly be able to suck some information from the car by getting it scanned and foussing on that system??? Glenn or someone like that may know.

[lord_jagganath 421]

praises to the gods! the car is good to go now. no further cost to me, but I feel my premiums may get higher.

the control module had some parts replaced and fixed, all seems good now. going to collect it tomorrow.

thanks to everyone for the help and advice, especially to Andy.,

[lord_jagganath 421]

Circumstances have changed. I may need to sell this beautiful machine, by August. will be asking $3,800. will have two sets of wheels ( the 16" set on the car and the old 15"set) will have a few other parts like the original clock, a spare obc(sans lamps), the ihka controller, tape player from an e30 and some wiring looms for a new head unit.

Drop me a PM if anyone is interested.