New member..New e34

[jbraswell]

Hey everybody... Been lurking this site for a while, but I finally bought my first e34 and I decided it was time to sign up. I found this '92 535im on bimmerforums for a pretty good price, bought it sight unseen and had it shipped to Atlanta about 2 weeks ago. It has its little problems and the paint was pretty rough when I got it. I've been working on the paint on and off for the last week and its just about how I want it. I ended up having to wetsand the whole car with the exception of the hood and the trunk (hood needs to be painted and Im currently looking for a trunk lid without a spoiler) to remove the fading factory pinstripe. Other than that its in great shape.

The car came with Sachs suspension kit, poly bushings, e39 540i sport wheels, EAT chip, euro ellipsoids, clear corners, Tri-flow exhaust and some sort of clutch/flywheel combo (could be a sachs, but its extremely stiff so I cant really say). Traded the wheels to my dad for his staggered throwing stars with 225/45 and 255/40 Proxes 4's. Anyone have any suggestions as far as euro bumper trim? My trim is broken in a couple places and faded.. I know you can get it from the dealer but I'd like to avoid that if at all possible. Also, what are my options for getting rid of the front plate?


Anyways, sorry for the novel. I've been at work since 6:30 this morning, So Im sure my grammar is not great at the moment.

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[hakwuzhere]

Car looks great! Congrats on the big6, wish I coulda found one when I was looking.

For the Euro trim, contact Mel at www.abrahamsmotorsport.com

Great company, and very helpfull.. I hit a wall at the track destroying my front passenger Euro Trim corner and hes shipping me a new one for $34... Id also recommend the M5 license plate surround... goes great on a black car, and its a cheap mod.

[SC David]

Man, that is hot!! That is the affordable E34 of my dreams. Follow hakwuzhere's advice. AMS has a very good reputation, and those parts will bring out the best in your car. I'd do some clear tails too, but that's just a matter of taste. Who did you buy it off of, if you don't mind my asking? It looks familiar.

I'm jealous.

[jbraswell]

Mikemaster on bimmerforums, great guy, the sale went extremely smoothly

[saj3n]

Car looks great! Congrats on the big6, wish I coulda found one when I was looking.

For the Euro trim, contact Mel at www.abrahamsmotorsport.com

Great company, and very helpfull.. I hit a wall at the track destroying my front passenger Euro Trim corner and hes shipping me a new one for $34... Id also recommend the M5 license plate surround... goes great on a black car, and its a cheap mod.

Where do you see $34? Was that just for the one side? I am actually interested in getting the set.

[saj3n]

P.S.

Car does look great!

[granit_silber]

nice car and welcome to dot info!

you've already got the answer about the euro trim, so here's the answer about the front plate. BWM makes a filler for that area. It's a black insert that has "BMW" in relief on the front. You take off the plate frame and it just snaps in.

I got mine from BMA Autoparts (google them, they're your friend) for something like 25-35 dollars. If you order it online be sure to type "DOTINFO" in the coupon code area for 10 or 15% off the order.

Again, welcome!
-ashley

[wingman]

aaahhhhh T-stars! They are the ultimate wheels on these cars... of course IMHO. Cars without front plates look naked to me but we have to have them on in OZ so maybe I'm just used to it. Welcome to the fun!

[jbraswell]

I like the T-stars, but I had them on my e28 too and I'm a little bored of them. I'd really like to get some staggered parallels, MK's or BBS'. I'll probably just take the covers off in the next couple days just for something a little different.

the rear plate filler looks good, I have one on the e30, never knew they made them for e34's. Where can I find a 540 lower valence? Is that just on M-sports?

Saj3n: Do the eibachs really drop the front that low or is that just the picture (or shorter spring pads)? I really wish mine was just a little bit lower in the front. The sachs is a little soft for my taste as well. I was thinking about Ground controls, but they seem to be hard to come by these days.

[saj3n]

Saj3n: Do the eibachs really drop the front that low or is that just the picture (or shorter spring pads)? I really wish mine was just a little bit lower in the front. The sachs is a little soft for my taste as well. I was thinking about Ground controls, but they seem to be hard to come by these days.

Yup! They sure do. I had Jon K. from the forum throw the Eibachs on and they do drop it quite nicely. They have adjusted just slightly, a few mm, as they are starting to settle. Looks even better. I'll have a few new pics up tomorrow if you're interested.

With these springs the ride is a bit stiffer, but handles lovely! I'd say it decreases body roll by at least 40% from what it was before.

[saj3n]

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I like the sleek look.

[hakwuzhere]

Where do you see $34? Was that just for the one side? I am actually interested in getting the set.


Well, they actually dont sell them separately, or at least they dont on thier website... $34 was shipped for 1 corner of 4... they sell the set of 4 for $79

[saj3n]

Well, they actually dont sell them separately, or at least they dont on thier website... $34 was shipped for 1 corner of 4... they sell the set of 4 for $79

Still not bad. I might just have to budget those in for next months mods

[jbraswell]

I think Im going to go ahead and get the euro trim from abrahams., probably some tails from umnitza as well. Should be getting my clean trunk lid tomorrow.. no more spoiler! :D

[Gayle]

A 535 that's manual. I guess you know how rare they are. You did well.

How long have you been lurking? The crazies didn't scare you off?

[jbraswell]

I originally wanted a manual e34 535i for my first car when I was 16, but I ended up with e28 #1. Ever since then I had kind of kept my eye on the e34 market on here, bimmerforums and roadfly to see what was going on. Now Im 20 and this car came along, I finally had the money so I bought it.

Crazies? Its got to be better than all the ricers, rich kids and "drifters" on all the other boards

[angrypancake]

30 seconds to mars is awesome.

so is that car of yours. looks like you got an awesome deal on a badass car.

[wingman]

[QUOTE=jbraswell]I like the T-stars, but I had them on my e28 too and I'm a little bored of them.

Give them to me! I'll pay the postage!!!

[wingman]

There's a bloke selling an entire 540 front bumper section on ebay in OZ at the moment. I just want the fog lights out of it. His starting bid is AU$175. I tried posting a link but it aint working. sorry. You there Rob101???The seller is in Brizzy.

[rob101]

There's a bloke selling an entire 540 front bumper section on ebay in OZ at the moment. I just want the fog lights out of it. His starting bid is AU$175. I tried posting a link but it aint working. sorry. You there Rob101???The seller is in Brizzy.
hmmmm interesting do you have the link
i want fog lights too dammit!

[wingman]

I can't seem to get the link to load. Just open up ebay.com.au, put 'BMW' into the search and look into 'car parts'. He's selling mud flaps, crossspokes, front & rear bumpers all off a 540i. He's in Brizzy. The bumpers have white paint. I want the mudflaps so I'm watching those. Good luck. If you want to do a 'group buy' I'll take the brake ducts off the bottom of the bumper and you can have the foggies. Of course I will have to travel to Brisbane to pick them up which will mean multiple beers at your place!!!

[filip00]

may I ask how much did you pay for the car? it looks very maintained, i wish you a lot of problemless miles!

[jbraswell]

I paid 3500 for it

[JerseySi]

Car looks spot on :D Welcome to the site!

Only 1 thing I'd do to it - shadowline trim (black the chrome out), but thats just personal :D

[Eric Clark]

Im currently looking for a trunk lid without a spoiler




That would be number 1 on my list.

[saj3n]

I paid 3500 for it

not bad at all!!

[filip00]

I paid 3500 for it

good price. i think it's definitely worth it.

[jbraswell]

Took off the t star covers today and polished it again, had to share. I also *thought* I was going to pick up my new deck lid today until I saw it, It had bondo covering the whole back panel above the plate. what sucks is I discovered this after I had already removed my deck lid, taken out the lock and all the wiring. :(

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[saj3n]

Took off the t star covers today and polished it again, had to share. I also *thought* I was going to pick up my new deck lid today until I saw it, It had bondo covering the whole back panel above the plate. what sucks is I discovered this after I had already removed my deck lid, taken out the lock and all the wiring. :(

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I like it!

OT: What exhaust do you have on there, or are those just polished tips?

[jbraswell]

Its a B&B Tri-flo... Its not too loud though

[uscharalph]

Sweet Ride!!! Welcome!!!!

[liquidtiger720]

do I see a Makita rotary? :)

[jbraswell]

Its a porter cable, I prefer dewalts though, the porter cable doesnt have any torque