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Anyone happen to know where I can find some paint that will match the flat (hammered?) black paint that was used on the rockers of stuff like early e34s? The paint is so old that I doubt I'll be able to spray the tiny section that could use some work without an awful mismatch, but it would be nice to find something durable and relatively stock-appearing even if I have to redo them completely.
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Crossposting from the Craigslist thread, for y'all what don't read that.televiper posted:I came down from Seattle to check this one out and decided it was more of a project than I was looking for, but got-drat, one of you needs to buy it!
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So its a cleanish e39 wagon 5 speed for a not exorbitant price. Expect 10k in deferred maintenance regardless. Also lol if you want to DIY that rear end.
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Mar 30, 2021 12:33
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just on principle, gently caress that seller in the eye for putting all that poo poo in the description nobody needs to buy that car, it was slow and a bit dull at the the time and at min the VANOS cover poo poo means that the PO was somewhere between careless and an active idiot
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Mar 30, 2021 13:17
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Yeah. Good candidate for a M5 clone or LS swap but do not trust that m54.
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Mar 30, 2021 16:33
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yeah, I got a little overexcited because I thought there were no manual e39 wagons brought to the US, but that was mistaken. The bouncy rear and the potential for the silicon seal ruining the engine were the main reasons I skated on it. If the engine needs replacing, doing a manual-swap on an actually-clean auto-wagon wouldn’t be a world of difference.
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Mar 30, 2021 22:00
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Hello BMW Thread. My M3 is home and healthy and I will get the front bumper resprayed as soon as the weather is reasonable but that is not what this post is for. My wife and I are getting the car itch a little bit. She has wanted an X5 since basically forever and I have casually started looking at pre-owned models (2017+). I am looking at X-drive 35i variants. It seems these are still using the N55 but apparently they too have potential rod bearing problems? I seem to find them for a pretty reasonable price range with low miles, 20-30K miles typically. How common is the rod bearing failure in these things? My guess is it is probably people that just get in their cars and throttle the bejezuz out of them immediately before things are up to temps. I am going to go test drive some as a litmus test, it might end up being wait another year or two of waiting and going for a model with the newer B58. Is there anything glaring to watch for?
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They use the same rod bearings as the S55 but they're stressed far less, it's not a problem I've ever really heard of being widespread
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Mar 30, 2021 22:45
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I've never heard of rod bearing issues on the N55. The most common issues are water pump, oil cooler leaks, and head gasket leaks. I also started to get a misfire at around 50k miles. It was a coil, and you can pick those up for ~$26 now compared to the $150 they used to be so it's not a big deal. My water pump started dying at around 58k miles. Had the oil cooler fixed at that time as well. Car is going in next month to get a small head gasket leak taken care of at 62k miles. Other things to look for are LCABs and wheel bearings as their heavier cars chew them up.
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Mar 31, 2021 00:24
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Crunchy Black posted:Yeah. What about this M54? 
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Mar 31, 2021 05:29
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CCV, valve cover seal, intake boots, and GDCS otherwise bulletproof The usual giubo, driveshaft center support bearing, and bushings for the chassis. Interior will be falling headliner and the ac blower final stage resistor
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After 13 years of ownership (which lines up really closely with the life of the thread) as of this morning I no longer have any superior German plastics or adhesives in my driveway    https://i.imgur.com/ajcRjBn.mp4 It'll be at the pull-a-part in Akron if anyone around the area is looking for parts. I kept the aftermarket tail lights and might use them as a garage decoration.
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Mar 31, 2021 19:56
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Pouring out 1.183l of blue coolant
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Do we have any bmw thread goons that have friends in salvage yards or something? I need an ABS module from an 03-06 M3.
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Apr 1, 2021 05:18
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Gonna look at that 330xi after work today. I am not a smart man.
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BlackMK4 posted:Do we have any bmw thread goons that have friends in salvage yards or something? I need an ABS module from an 03-06 M3. Is the part M3 specific? There are few e46s in local yards, and weather permitting, I might be heading out this weekend.
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Yeah, and year specific. The part number would be 34512282558 or 34512282421.
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Looked at that car and I'm interested. Dude said he'd be fine with a PPI so I'm gonna think a bit and then maybe get one set up. It needs new tires for sure, he said he'd be more than willing to take $5k which makes it more appealing.
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Ether Frenzy posted:https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2011-bmw-m3-129/ These went for $52k and $61k respectively just for the ongoing record about which M3s aren't desirable going forward
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Went to pull the M5 out of storage yesterday and the battery is dead dead despite being on a charger. Also have a flat tire that's probably due to a slow leak of some kind, which was an almost brand new PS4S. Goddamnit.
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To say I am angry and feel a little betrayed is an understatement. A certain well-known BMW wrecker/parts dealer in the southeast (who I've personally known for 15+ years) sold me what was supposed to be a 6 cylinder 5 lug conversion. Yeah, uh, that ain't it. Nuked the Condor bushings trying to get it in, and I'll have to source the proper trailing arms or send the diff back to Dave Green at Syncro to have the output flanges changed, and then I'll have the inferior CVs. WTF 
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The CocoMats I ordered arrived and they are very nice and heavy.  
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Crunchy Black posted:To say I am angry and feel a little betrayed is an understatement. A certain well-known BMW wrecker/parts dealer in the southeast (who I've personally known for 15+ years) sold me what was supposed to be a 6 cylinder 5 lug conversion. Yeah, uh, that ain't it. Did you contact the supplier?
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I will be but it’s a slightly more delicate personal situation than “I bought something off of some guy”
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Keyser_Soze posted:The CocoMats I ordered arrived and they are very nice and heavy. Those look pretty good!
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The guy with the 330xi is down to $4500  . It's so tempting.
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fknlo posted:The guy with the 330xi is down to $4500 Not bad for $10-12k
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Does anyone have advice on using the back seat of a 7 series as a home office All the marketing photos for the 7 series show these cool Airline style fold down trays etc but I don't think you can easily retrofit that stuff, especially the rear center console things
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Hadlock posted:Does anyone have advice on using the back seat of a 7 series as a home office What year? Seems people have tried to do retrofits - https://www.bimmerfest.com/threads/bmw-750li-rear-folding-trays.699290/ I didn't read far but it looks like many thousands of dollars
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BMW Thread: I didn't read far but it looks like many thousands of dollars
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Hadlock posted:Does anyone have advice on using the back seat of a 7 series as a home office
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If it's a home office, it doesn't have to run, too bad the interior poo poo is way more likely to break than the drivetrain
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Bulky Bartokomous posted:BMW Thread: I didn't read far but it looks like many thousands of dollars
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As the OP of the current thread title, I am quite surprised how long it's stuck around with pretty much every other thread I follow in AI getting a rename. That said, this is a great one.
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Bulky Bartokomous posted:BMW Thread: I didn't read far but it looks like many thousands of dollars I like this and feel like it has staying power. Unlike the cooling systems of the cars you guys like.
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Residency Evil posted:Unlike the cooling systems of the cars you guys like. We're aware but the point of suggested new thread title applies here as well
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