Might as well fire up a thread on here, seeing that this is a WIP.
About a year ago, I got tied of the constant fixing of my Opel Omega, and figured I wanted something newer, and more reliable. Money was tight, but after some browsing around, I found the car I really wanted. A E39 touring (granted, it is only a 520 IA, but I love the comfort and looks of it). I got a small loan from a bank, and whoopdedoo, I have a new car!
(the facelift headlights was not on the car when I bought it)
Now, this is a pre-facelift car, and with its flaws, I wanted to give it a more updated look. And it was like the heavens heard my plea, A customer at a BMW part store I know well, had a pair of facelift ones, that he wanted to get rid of, and suprisngly, GAVE them to me! 👍 He claimed there was a problem with the automatic light height adjustment, but I found the adjustment screw, and they worked like a charm.
Next up, I bought new taillights, since the old ones were cracked.
After this, I felt like the car was way to quiet. Yes I know this is a premium brand car with comfort in mind, but c'mon, I want to hear some grunt in it! I then contacted my friends at the BMW store, and ordered a Simota air filter with carbon housing. (This came over half a year after I ordered it
)
Next up, the car really felt like a boat to drive, and its WAAAY to tall, so I got some new springs for the front, but I was forced to keep the rear stock, since it has bags
Also, about this time, I also found out that the previous owner was so kind as to give me the summer wheels with tires that border to semi-slicks. Don't ask me why, he just did. I was astounded to find that I could outcorner my mates E30 and a 1-series on that basis alone. But, when a straight comes, I have nothing to boast with. 150HP and a autocrappic transmission limits my fun, along with an open diff.
As of now, I have ordered the M-tech bodykit for it, since it really lifts up the cars looks, and ordered new headers and sports-cat who can be transferred to any 6-cyl BMW engine of that time period.
Plans for 2013:
Fit the bodykit
Get the rest of the exhaust system. Eisenmann exhausts sounds so mean!
Repaint it. It looks decent as-is, but since I have to paint the bodykit anyways, I can get a total respray pretty much cheap.
Hopefully swap out engine and tranny to a 528i with a manual for a decent price 2nd-hand.
Get the rest of my soundsystem in order. I have already swapped out the head unit and the speakers in the doors, along with some subwoofers in the back, but I still need to fit the last ones in the ceiling and tweeters.
Fix the power issue. It de-charges over a small period of time. Must likely the battery or the dynamo, so easy fix.
I also want to get the trim inside the car a bit darker, getting rid of the wood since it looks fake and cracked some places.
What do you guys think?
About a year ago, I got tied of the constant fixing of my Opel Omega, and figured I wanted something newer, and more reliable. Money was tight, but after some browsing around, I found the car I really wanted. A E39 touring (granted, it is only a 520 IA, but I love the comfort and looks of it). I got a small loan from a bank, and whoopdedoo, I have a new car!
(the facelift headlights was not on the car when I bought it)
Now, this is a pre-facelift car, and with its flaws, I wanted to give it a more updated look. And it was like the heavens heard my plea, A customer at a BMW part store I know well, had a pair of facelift ones, that he wanted to get rid of, and suprisngly, GAVE them to me! 👍 He claimed there was a problem with the automatic light height adjustment, but I found the adjustment screw, and they worked like a charm.
Next up, I bought new taillights, since the old ones were cracked.
After this, I felt like the car was way to quiet. Yes I know this is a premium brand car with comfort in mind, but c'mon, I want to hear some grunt in it! I then contacted my friends at the BMW store, and ordered a Simota air filter with carbon housing. (This came over half a year after I ordered it
) Next up, the car really felt like a boat to drive, and its WAAAY to tall, so I got some new springs for the front, but I was forced to keep the rear stock, since it has bags
Also, about this time, I also found out that the previous owner was so kind as to give me the summer wheels with tires that border to semi-slicks. Don't ask me why, he just did. I was astounded to find that I could outcorner my mates E30 and a 1-series on that basis alone. But, when a straight comes, I have nothing to boast with. 150HP and a autocrappic transmission limits my fun, along with an open diff. As of now, I have ordered the M-tech bodykit for it, since it really lifts up the cars looks, and ordered new headers and sports-cat who can be transferred to any 6-cyl BMW engine of that time period.
Plans for 2013:
Fit the bodykit
Get the rest of the exhaust system. Eisenmann exhausts sounds so mean!
Repaint it. It looks decent as-is, but since I have to paint the bodykit anyways, I can get a total respray pretty much cheap.
Hopefully swap out engine and tranny to a 528i with a manual for a decent price 2nd-hand.
Get the rest of my soundsystem in order. I have already swapped out the head unit and the speakers in the doors, along with some subwoofers in the back, but I still need to fit the last ones in the ceiling and tweeters.
Fix the power issue. It de-charges over a small period of time. Must likely the battery or the dynamo, so easy fix.
I also want to get the trim inside the car a bit darker, getting rid of the wood since it looks fake and cracked some places.
What do you guys think?
), so the whole exhaust will come in 2 weeks time!
and as a hint on how it will aprox. sound: 
so while Im resolving this, the car is parked..
