Vard66

Where is it? My 525i is registering -40°C, which I'm presuming means it's broken or not present, rather than England has actually been hit by the super mammoth never ending months of Arctic snow the Express promises us every year in big bolt letters. I'm assuming it might well be somewhere around the undertray on the O/S, as mine has had that broken off at some point in the past. TIA

Ok, so since nobody decided to reply to this, I will. Vard has stopped looking for an e39, because today he went halfway across the country to see, and subsequently buy this; Just a touch under 200 miles on the return journey, and no hiccups. A few minor niggles to sort, paintwork and tiny little broken bits here and there, plates, wiper blades, fix the rattle in the gear knob or replace it, nothing too hideous. So, expect to see more of me.

Ehh. That worked better in my head. Anyway, I'm back, and I'm on the hunt for an e39, so what better place to keep an eye on? Well, y'know, besides eBay and Autotrader I mean. I'm hunting for a manual, touring, e39, M Sport - those are the non negotiables. The points I'm willing to be swayed one way or another are 530i vs 530d, and facelift vs pre. Though frankly facelift is the preference. Anyone who can point me in the direction of something fitting that description, greatly appreciated! If you were going for an e39 wagon, would you be going petrol, or diesel and why? Oh yeah, Volvo's gone and I'm still driving this heap which, despite all the miles, all the countries, all the road surfaces and dirt tracks, and general abuse it has been subjected to, stubbornly refuses to crap out on me, even though I have bent the driver's door to the point where it needs to be kicked open every time I get out of the car.

Oop. Hold the phone, found something. This looks like what I'm thinking of, but I haven't tracked down any sellers in the UK yet. http://www.turnermotorsport.com/p-2369-aluminum-thermostat-housing-cover-e32-e34-e38-e31-with-m60-v8-engine.aspx

Hey guys. Back for a little research. I vaguely recall digging up somewhere that sold aluminium versions of the potentially brittle ABS plate on the front of the water pump on the M60 back when I was doing the e34 540i conversion, but I can't track owt down this time around. I've done the cursory search of the forums, and google, but again nothing. I'm looking to pick one up as part of preemptive preparation package, as it's possible I may be picking up an M60B40 converted e39 528i SE saloon in the next few weeks. Anybody shine any light on that and help me out?

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Electrical Engineer, working on advertising LCD/LED screens, and hopefully, shortly one of the many motorway wombles causing hell by closing the outside lanes of most of the UK motorway network to fit the LED streetlights, in the name of a multi-billion pound contract. Previously? Bar Lackey. Bugger that for a lark ever again if I can help it.

:D They look pretty bling when you park under a street light as I discovered the other day; streetlights don't flatter dark coloured cars as we know, but they really bring up the gold. But otherwise, they look pretty good in all kinds of light IMO. I'm loving 'em.

Just realised I never did put up some 'after' pictures. Here they are, on the car with new wheel bolts and H&R 15mm hubcentric spacers fitted to the rear.

Mmmmmm. Stars would've been on my shortlist if they were 5x108. Another shortlisted wheel is the Volvo V70R 'Comet' alloys.

I kinda dig 'em, but my preference as far as 'vette wheels goes has to be the C4 sawblades. I'm on the quiet hunt for a set for my 850 after being shown this by one of the guys on Volvospeed. Sorry for the epic size picture... Problem I've got is the sawblades are 8.5j front, 9.5j rear. No point trying to put a pair of 245 wheels on the 850, they'll rub like hell everywhere, so I need a set of four front wheels. Makes it awkward.

Oh, great. So now MY post is the one that looks random. Thanks. :P

Flat grey primer, Corvette (c2 I think) turbine alloys, bosozoku oil cooler, purple tinted fog/strobe lights... There really is something about it isn't there. Some people won't like it but it does something for me. Needs bigger wheels tbh though.

Erm. You sure you meant to put that in here, Daz?

Just updated the thread actually, Daz. http://www.bmwownersclub.com/forums/topic/6958-alex-and-vards-1993-manual-530i-m60b40-conversion/?p=49646 She still lives, sold to one of the guys who helped us do the conversion, and she's gone a little bit Bozo...