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nick325xit 5spd 01-16-2022 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by ripvanos (Post 1216141)
I'm lucky enough to have several junkyards close to my house, and they all have E53s!

Grabbed some OEM tail lights, HVAC controls with all the buttons intact, and an LCI Sport package heated wheel.

A 4.4 just got put in the yard the day I got there, Pastel green interior! Also has the navigation unit. I was going to take it, but it looks like the retrofit process is more than I want to do. I might go grab it just to have it around or to sell.

UGH and now the forum says my file sizes are too big for the pictures. First it was the sizing and now its the file size lol

Wait for a decent android unit to show up in a yard around you. Super easy retrofit if you don't have NAV.

Also, if you see a late 4.4i, steal the rear brakes off it. The unvented rear rotors on the 3.0i and early 4.4i offend me.

ripvanos 01-16-2022 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by nick325xit 5spd (Post 1216146)
Wait for a decent android unit to show up in a yard around you. Super easy retrofit if you don't have NAV.

Also, if you see a late 4.4i, steal the rear brakes off it. The unvented rear rotors on the 3.0i and early 4.4i offend me.


I’ll keep my eye out. There was a 4.8is in the yard over the summer. Friend of mine took the rear wheels to have a squared set of rears. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...f517ae58fc.jpg
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crystalworks 01-16-2022 09:14 PM

That makes me sad. :(

But pull the tow setup and other goodies. I keep looking for a set of LCI headlights to pickup at our local yard.

ripvanos 01-16-2022 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by crystalworks (Post 1216156)
That makes me sad. :(

But pull the tow setup and other goodies. I keep looking for a set of LCI headlights to pickup at our local yard.


Someone pulled the whole rear bumper and tow setup before it got crushed thankfully. Sent the iS cluster to my friend for his E39. The X5 had 204k on it! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...40d6b38bde.jpg


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ripvanos 01-17-2022 08:54 PM

Car no longer goes into gear. Push the clutch in, refuses to go into any gear without force. Tried to force it in reverse and was met with grinding


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ripvanos 01-17-2022 10:52 PM

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Originally Posted by ripvanos (Post 1216216)
Car no longer goes into gear. Push the clutch in, refuses to go into any gear without force. Tried to force it in reverse and was met with grinding


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Figured it out. Slave or master is failing, and I pulled the clutch pedal out a few inches and now it shifts fine for now.


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andrewwynn 01-17-2022 11:14 PM

The beauty of manual shift: ∞ easier to find and fix problems!


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Corellian Corvette 01-18-2022 12:22 AM

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Originally Posted by ripvanos (Post 1216222)
Figured it out. Slave or master is failing, and I pulled the clutch pedal out a few inches and now it shifts fine for now.


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Have you bled the system? Getting old fluid out / fresh fluid in could help a lot.

nick325xit 5spd 01-18-2022 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by ripvanos (Post 1216222)
Figured it out. Slave or master is failing, and I pulled the clutch pedal out a few inches and now it shifts fine for now.


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Sounds like an issue around the master, then.

I haven't looked under the dash - does the E53 have a separate return spring?

ripvanos 02-14-2022 08:37 PM

Found a perfect set of headlights and a full set of Style 69 wheels at the junkyard! Along with a quick wash and Titan line grilles she’s looking a lot better! Coolant pipes are leaking and I’m dreading taking off the intake, so no long trips for this thing yet. Once it gets warmer I’ll attack it.

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