Reply With Quotehmm maybe i need to do the rear dogbones on my car soon too. i replaced everything in the front minus strut mounts and wheel bearings.
Grand Master
Winter has lost it's grip....
With cooperation from the weather, this weekend hit temps around 60 degrees for the first time since last Fall.
The Christmas presents for the M5 were nestled in the garage awaiting the warmer weather installation so out came the floor jack and stands and in went the new Lemforder upper and lower control arms. I used a DeWalt 18volt cordless impact gun. It was able to break loose every bolt except for the 16 year old upper control arm bolt, I had to use the breaker bar on that one. Funny it didn't have any trouble with the rear pitman arms which are torqued to 90 something ft/lbs. Nonetheless, it sure made the job easier for the old man.
Finishing the job around dusk gave a good opportunity to test the winter project of the HID Xenon light installation.
The ride is now incredible....to say the least. The old original control arms had lasted 107,000 miles along with the rear pitman arms. Handling is razor sharp and the least bit of steering input is immediately transposed to the road. The maiden voyage of '07 was a sheer delight, and at night with the Xenon HID, I can see again! What a wonderful difference.....
I wasn't able to drive it for the past 8 or 9 weeks because of the winter weather, but it sure was good to get her out this weekend for the first drive of 2007...
Jr
Major Contributor
hmm maybe i need to do the rear dogbones on my car soon too. i replaced everything in the front minus strut mounts and wheel bearings.
2 Grand Master
nice photo-nice car!
Thanks,
1995 525i Auto, M50TU 2.5L, EAT chip, 1/95 build, USA, 205/65/15 tires, ASC+T, HID, lumbar, EC Mirror, BMW Alpine 5 radio with BMW-Pioneer CD Changer, abt 236k miles, Oxford Green/Parchment
That picture is inspiring. More so knowing that you take care of it.
1994 530i
2 Grand Master
car looks amazing.
3 Grand Master
Great pics of a fantastic Car JR....which HID kit did you go for in the end?Plug n Play?any low beam errors?
Gone but not forgotten
Grand Master
I used BMW ballasts with rebased 9006 Phillips 4300K bulbs. It was plug in play, no splicing or anything.Originally Posted by Paul in NZ
And yes, there was a low beam message, so I wired in a relay on the high beam bulb and no more low beam message.
Major Contributor
What a gorgeous car JR, I'm sure we'd all love to see some more shots
1990 Islandgrun 535iM Sedan
3k oil changes | Euro lights + trim | Eibach/Bilstein | EAT Chip
Green Beret Special Ops
damn sweet!
95 E34 530I V2.37
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