I received the russian ebay headers (bmwdoctor.ru) and have to say they look pretty damn good. The welds (TIG) and transitions look good, and they're 14 gauge tubing.

I don't know about the fit yet as I have to run through emissions before installation, but the flanges appear to be correct for the E53. They're definitely not the generic E46 headers you see everywhere else.

Sorry I don't know why the forum is resizing these pictures so HUGE!!!

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