New machine and metamorphosis

[SnakeyesTx]

Well, it took a month after buying it to get some pictures out (camera is a POS) but here it is, my new 540/6 for your viewing pleasure.

Side profile
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l273/Tenki-Kun/540i/IM000292.jpg



Rear Quarter
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l273/Tenki-Kun/540i/IM000290.jpg



Front end before...
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l273/Tenki-Kun/540i/IM000293.jpg



...and after updated lighting
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l273/Tenki-Kun/540i/IM000296.jpg



Be gentle.. this is my first E39, I'm picking up my second one tomorrow (98 528/auto). Pictures of that will follow.

[Tiger]

Love those wheels... I got two sets... They are both for sale if interested.

[healtoeit]

Why no fog lights?

my 2 cents...
take out the stupid clutch valve and it will shift better!
**cool mod is a euro dash, you gain like 1.5 or 2 in. of space.
get a limited slip and screw DSC
get a performance clutch, the clutch on the 540i is the same used in the 6 cylinders.
If you want to lower it I suggest billie sports, and H&R

lastly, it will NEVER handle or respond like an e34... EVER, no matter what you do to it.
:D

Hope you have fun with it man!

[SnakeyesTx]

You aren't kidding.. it doesn't feel nearly as tight as my E34 did =/

No fog lights because the bumper came off once with the previous owner and a speed hump. I've got plans for an M5 front and rear bumper in the works. CDV is on the way, and I'd toy with the idea of a new clutch and aluminum flywheel in the future when finances allow (buying a 528 in a few hours). Not sure if I'm gonna lower it or not, I'm already scraping that sad stock bumper at the curb at work where my 34 cleared it with about 1/2 an inch to spare.

[healtoeit]

Love those wheels... I got two sets... They are both for sale if interested.
What size are they? What is the width as well?

[healtoeit]

I'd toy with the idea of a new clutch and aluminum flywheel in the future when finances allow (buying a 528 in a few hours)
They might need changing sooner then you think...

[SnakeyesTx]

I think they're 17x8's . though they might be 17x10's ... the tires I bought seemed really wide.

[healtoeit]

I think they're 17x8's . though they might be 17x10's ... the tires I bought seemed really wide.
If they are like mine... they would be 17x8 front and 17x9.5 rear

[Qube]

"get a limited slip and screw DSC"

True that. Very true.

[SnakeyesTx]

I've been meaning to ask about this... what's the deal with the DSC? I turn it off when I want to play hard, and haven't noticed an issue with it. When it's on, the light flickers like it's saying "OMG WTF ARE YOU DOING TO US?!" but I think I've only done that twice. Are these rear's prone to exploding or something?

[RallyD]

should've saved the money on those chinese lights and got some Crystal View.

[SnakeyesTx]

If I really wanted the dated non-halo'd head lights, I could have just wetsanded and cleared the original broken adjustered ones like I've done on countless GM's at the dealership I used to work at. Point being out with the old, in with a little more modern. FYI, even the imported lights in a pair are less than half the cost of 1 OEM one and looks just as good with a brow over them. Fit was fine as there was no cutting or bending or rigging to have to do.