Farewell...
 

I ended up buying a 2001 540i M-Sport to replace my X5, so for now I'm saying farewell. Thank you for everyone's help over the last few months and I'm sure I'll be checking in periodically for pics and whatnot.

Thanks again.

Jeremy

Good luck!:thumbup:

Good luck, and have a lot of fun with the 540i! Lots of fun stuff you can do to that car.. And IMO, one of the best looking BMWs ever :thumbup:

:goodluck: remember if you need help...the 5-series sedan has components found on the X.

Dad had that same whip, nice car, very fast.

What mods do you have in mind?

Hopefully some deep dish hamman 19s????

Still working on the mod list. Definitely tinting it the first chance I get, then adding some black rims. I love the black/red combo if you haven't noticed. Any ideas?

Yeah please DONT ADD THE BLACK RIMS. :nanana:

It definitely must be a west coast thing for the black rims, everyone else thinks they don't look right...

I'm on the east coast and I am getting my wheels powder coated black in a few weeks, are yours glossy black? also how much did you pay to get them done?

Ah yes, another E39 to the family. For excellent advice, you can go to the roadfly site. A quirky set of owners there, but extremely helpful. I of course can answer some questions that you may have about your new E39 M62 machine!

The sport package (there was no M-Technic package in '01, only '03) is decent, but still too soft, IMHO. I went with H&R springs, Koni adjustable shocks and M5 front and rear sway bars. The felt as if it had dropped about 500 pounds :-) 2001 came stock with Style 32 17" wheels. Time to upgrade!! A very popular choice is the Style 37 M-Parallel OE or replica. I love my SSR GT3s though - FAT lips!!

Besides tires/wheels and suspension, the next thing to do is update the looks - easy and not too expensive - especially if you already have HID. Get the Hella CELIS headlamps, Hella CELIS LED taillamps and clear or smoked side turn indicators. They are all a direct fit without modifications.

Did you get a manual? If so, replace the trans fluid with Royal Purple Synchromax and the diff fluid with RP MaxGear. For relatively cheap and easy performance, a 3.15 LSD from the M5 will fit the bill. I'm running Axxis Deluxe Plus pads and OEM Balo rotors for good braking performance and NO dust (same combo will be on my X5 very soon).

Too many other things to mention, run some ideas up the flagpole - we can flesh them out!! :-)

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