andrewm 236 Report post Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) Sold now. Looking to sell this on as a project for someone. I have more than enough to do with significant renovations, my new car, a 3 month old and limited driveway space. Getting tired of shuffling cars around to let one out. Located at Hill Park Manurewa 021 2113503 Much more photos to come. $2700 - Car has a VTNZ WOF new today 15.02.19 - 149,000km, auto, motorsport options from factory but not bumpers, i.e diff, steering wheel and suspension before replacement - 5W30 castrol edge changed ever 7000km and always run on 98. - major suspension refresh at 135,000 all lemfoerder stuff, all new arms front and rear, new tie rods, new rear balljoints, new sway links front and rear - also at about 135k fortune auto 500 series coilovers with front swift spring upgrade, bearing upgrade and camber plates. LVV certified - tons of parts changed in the last 35,000 including PCV, throttle body gaskets, valve cover gaskets, fuel filter, timing chain tensioner, spark plugs, and more that I no doubt forgot. - windscreen cowl just changed, these are falling apart on most e39’s - discs and pads replaced 12,000km ago with Hawk HPS pads. Front caliper seals rebuilt, will provide rear rebuild kits with car for preventative maintenance. - 15,000km ago intake manifold swapped for the early m60 one with intake trumpets for extra top end HP, new gasket. - expansion tank and associated hoses done in 2008 - new Bosch calcium battery in 2017 - schnitzer replicas with pilot sport 2 tires, approx 3mm tread - ABS computer rebuilt in 2015 - rear scuba tanks muffler removed and replaced with straight pipe, sounds pretty good, not like a muffler removed 90’s holden - drivers door rubber seal and both windscreens seals replaced in 2015 - Carfolie lifetime guarantee tints all round in 2014 - have just flushed cooling system including cleaning out trans cooler. The problem stuff - paint not as good as it looks in the photos, bootlid, quarter panel, roof and wing mirror faded or peeling clearcoat - dent and scrape on drivers 1/4, dent on drivers door - drivers side foglight bracket broken, foglight held in with screw (expect buyer to fit Msport bumpers anyway) - oil leak, i top up maybe 500-1000ml per 5000km but will leave spots on driveway. - Headlining starting to sag, usual e39 pixel issues on dash, interior pillar panel missing at rear and glue failing on others. - expected driver seat wear for KMs - humming noise on acceleration, bimmerforums suggested its the aftermarket trans filter so i have a new OEM one to go with car - Servotronic steering that reduces steering assistance at speed sometimes leaves the steering tight. Internet suggest new servotronic valve. - boot carpet filthy, maybe just replace? 6 stacker, brackets and NAV removed. Still have 6 stacker if you want it. - drivers side passenger window regulator claw has just broken (sigh) I had planned to wrap or respray with umnitza lights and motorsport bumpers but have too much other stuff on. Comes with the following parts that i collected to do preventative maintenance - new door perimeter seal ($100) - new oem brake master cylinder (~$200) - new oem wheel bearing (~$200) - remaining caliper rebuild kits (~$40) - filtran trans filter, gasket and LT71141 compatible fluid for trans fluid change Edited April 11, 2019 by andrewm Sold Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewm 236 Report post Posted February 15, 2019 (edited) Interior photos added will remove the stainless vinyl for buyer or provide the remaining sheet so they can redo or finish the job. 3m 1080 brushed steel Edited February 15, 2019 by andrewm 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted February 16, 2019 That's an awesome project for somebody, so much potential at $3k, if I needed 4 doors I'd be very tempted. GLWS. That steering wheel looks sweet, where did you get it done? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewm 236 Report post Posted February 16, 2019 11 minutes ago, M3AN said: That's an awesome project for somebody, so much potential at $3k, if I needed 4 doors I'd be very tempted. GLWS. That steering wheel looks sweet, where did you get it done? Im hoping its a decent price, would like to see it go to a good home. I did the steering wheel, an Ebay company that does custom cut real leather covers for about $60, you just have to do diagonal stitching, not much worse than threading new shoe laces. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
M3AN 4016 Report post Posted February 16, 2019 I think it's a very decent price and I'd love to see somebody on here pick it up and run with it... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewm 236 Report post Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) Bump. Taking up space in my narrow driveway. Also remembered 4x stainless braided brake lines from ECStuning fitted in 2016. Also throttlebody gasket done preemptively around 2016. Engine and gearbox running really well. Edited February 27, 2019 by andrewm Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewm 236 Report post Posted March 5, 2019 Price drop $2700 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Olaf 3309 Report post Posted March 5, 2019 (edited) wow, this looks like a well-loved project without the risks of a 540i, and at a great price. Gotta ask: what’s with that boot carpet? Did you spill a soufle in there, or butcher a deer?! ? Good luck with the sale, looks great from here. Edited March 5, 2019 by Olaf Spelling! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
francoisv 466 Report post Posted March 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Olaf said: wow, this looks like a well-loved project without the risks of a 540i, and at a great price. Gotta ahat's with that boot carpet? Did you spill a soufle in there, or butcher a deer?! ? Good luck with the sale, looks great from here. I have a mint condition boot carpet with them rubber straps, for strapping rubber bits, if needed. But as @Olaf said, its a great looking 540i. Id be keen if i didnt have so many other projects ? GLWS 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewm 236 Report post Posted March 5, 2019 As for the boot carpet, a jar of homemade marmalade exploded in there, plus it was already grubby when I bought the car so figured I would just acquire a new boot set at some stage. I have had offers over $3000 from workmates but I know they would just run it into the ground and dump it so hoping someone will pick it up as a project. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
325_driver 422 Report post Posted April 11, 2019 On 3/6/2019 at 9:54 AM, andrewm said: As for the boot carpet, a jar of homemade marmalade exploded in there, plus it was already grubby when I bought the car so figured I would just acquire a new boot set at some stage. I have had offers over $3000 from workmates but I know they would just run it into the ground and dump it so hoping someone will pick it up as a project. hey mate - if this is still available and isn't sold in a month, i'd be keen to pick it up - looking for something to re-paint, so this fits well. I've recently just sold my e46 330ci too, having serious BMW withdrawal symptoms Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
andrewm 236 Report post Posted April 11, 2019 4 hours ago, 325_driver said: hey mate - if this is still available and isn't sold in a month, i'd be keen to pick it up - looking for something to re-paint, so this fits well. I've recently just sold my e46 330ci too, having serious BMW withdrawal symptoms Sorry mate this sold and i didnt update. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
