Some pictures of my 530i

[rrcompton]

3/29/16 For Sale: $4300.00 : Located near UCF (Central Florida). Clean and clear Florida title in hand.
Current pics and description:
http://orlando.craigslist.org/cto/5428271557.html




Hey everyone...Ive been looking though this site and other BMW forums for some time now and finally found me an e39. I was looking for an e39 for about 3 months now. I was hoping to find a 540i but all of the local ones for sale were ragged out and or had too many miles.

So one day I was on my way home and saw a nice e39 at a local dealer. I made a quick u-turn and checked it out. I talked to a sales guy and asked could I take it for a test drive, took it and it drove great. Came back to talk a little about the BMW. He said it was a one owner car just traded in, its has all service records and had 70k miles. That all sounded GREAT to me!! He even gave me previous owners number (which the previous owner said to) and I even talked to him for a bit about it, he bought a new 5 series. It turns out he lives about 15 mins from me.

They were asking $10.9 + TTL, I offered $10K out the door, he said no played the typical sales game. I said this is my final offer, $10.5 cash in hand and that is inc. TTL, he pretended to talk to his manager came about 15 sec. later and said deal. I said let me run to my bank I'll be right back, came back smacked the cash down & signed a few papers. Within 20 mins I was out the door with a grin from ear to ear crusin in my 530!!

I couldnt be happier. It drives so smooth, the transmission is smooth as butter, I cant even tell its shifting through the gears. My wife has a MDX and she said thats not fair, she wants the e39 and is telling me to drive the X...hahahah

I wanted to just post some pictures for yall, its all stock and if youve seen one stock e39 youve seen them all. My daughter LOVES it, she says she wants a purple Bimmer when she is old enough to drive...she just turned 3 last week. Shes already thinking big, my first car was a '80 something chevette and I though I was the coolest guy in high school.

Anyway looking forward to hanging out here and learning alot, and DONT worry I know how the search button works.

-Rich



Stuff Ive done so far:

18" OEM staggered MPars
Hankook V12s : Front 245/40/18 ~ Continental DWS : Rear 275/35/18
Front / Rear Stoptech slotted rotors
Front / Rear Akebono Euro brake pads
New OEM Radiator & Valve cover gasket
M5 rear sway bar w/ new hardware
M5 Alcantara headliner w/ A, B, C Pillars w/ all black roof pieces including black sun visors
Oem all weather mats
Oem all weather trunk cargo mat
Oem Hella headlights w/ aluminum adjusters & custom SC430 HID projectors w/ S2K Clear Lens
85122+ Philips D2S bulbs & Denso HID ballasts
Front / rear chrome turn signal bulbs
I made custom superflux LED sidemarkers
LED door / puddle lights
Oem BMW license plate LED module
5% tint all around
Homelink mod (to extend the range, worked like a charm)
Hardwired my portable Gamin Navi unit to turn on / off with the ignition
Sanded & painted the front grille flat black then sprayed plasti-dip
JL Audio 250/1 v2 mono amp (Previous amp was the Rockford pictured below)
1-Rockford Fosgate 12" Power T1 subwoofer in a custom fiberglass sealed box

*** I cut 2 - 3" holes in the rear deck and 2 - 3" holes where the ski pass, which I dont have to get some thump to the cabin. Before cutting the holes I was getting very little bass in the cabin but would get alot of bass if I opened the trunk.





Pics of my Bimmer Stock
- My little girl in the back











Wheels and Tires
- 18" OEM staggered Mpars added : 4/11/09

Front: 235/40/18 - ET: 20 - 8"
Rear: 265/35/18 - ET: 24 - 9"





Interior
- M5 Alcantara Headliner w/ A, B, C pillars added : 5/18/09
- Black sunvisors & roof pieces added : 6/13/09







Lighting Upgrades
- Aluminum Adjusters Added : 6/27/09




- Lexus SC430 HID projectors w/ black painted cutoff shields, Honda S2000 Clear Lens & New Philips 85122+ Bulbs

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50ft. +


100ft. +



- LED door lights




- Custom made LED sidemarkers

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- OEM BMW LED plate module










Miscellaneous Pictures

[328iSANJ]

Dude, that is exactly how I would want my E39 to look when I eventually decide to get one. 535/540 sport manual hopefully!!!! Yours looks clean

[FP5241]

Nice story.. congrats and welcome!!!

[AlpinaWannaBe]

sharp car, and sounds like a pretty nice deal. good find.

[LBCD]

welcome, there is a wealth of info here and some good people to help when you need it!

your tint looks great too, how do you feel driving at night, a little dark?

[e39hamann]

nice, love black on e39's

[razzy530]

very nice!

[rrcompton]

thanks everyone for the comments and compliments!!

I couldnt be happier w/ my new BMW!!

About the tint, no the tints not that dark at night, but Im use to it though. I always tint my cars / trucks 5%. Its not as dark as you think, its dark from the outside looking in but from the inside looking out its not as dark as it looks.

I was thinking about maybe 20% but I like it dark, to me nothing looks better than a black car w/ dark tint.

I was trying to figure out my color code, I looked in the drivers side door jam but dont see any code. From browsing around I think its cosmos black...its black but has a metallic shade to it when the sunlight hits the paint, it almost looks like a dark charcoal but when no light hits it, it looks straight black.

Anyway thanks again everyone for the replies!!

[DogSled]

Nice find. Looks sharp. I have a 2001 530 in cosmos as well with sand interior. I love it and you can't beat cosmos in my opinion. Good luck with the new ride.


C.

[mattmartindrift]

there's a gremlin in your car in that first picture...

[flipppalot]

Congrats on your purchase. Looks like u caught the mod bug early.

[blatant]

love that color. black sapphire metallic is something that comes to mind.
good luck with it

[red5spdtouring]

Your S is hot. I really like clean black E39's

[Ned Ryerson]

Sweet! nice story!

[RJLupin]

there's a gremlin in your car in that first picture...

I searched a little and then figured out ha ha

Nice car! Love the wheels

[Edgy99]

Congrats, looks great. I bought one is late 07, Titanium Sport 5 speed. Have had some adventures with the FSU and the ABS controller -- click on my blog link if/when you need more info.

70K -- has the cooling system been replaced? That should be one of your first projects if not.

Enjoy the car. I'm in Alexandria -- maybe see you on the road.

[Dinan5VA]

Welcome to the E39 club... I'm in Fairfax, VA.

[JoeyAtlas]

Looks great - best of luck with it.
How did you do the grills, EXACTLY how?
I'm gonna do mine - No need to buy em right?

Thanks!

[rrcompton]

Looks great - best of luck with it.
How did you do the grills, EXACTLY how?
I'm gonna do mine - No need to buy em right?

Thanks!

Thanks!!

About the grill, no just use your factory grill, no need to spend more money for a aftermarket part.

This is how I did mine... I sanded the chrome down, cleaned it off, I took some flat black high temp spray paint, I sprayed 3-4 light coats. Then I took some spray plasti-dip and put on 3-4 light/med coats. Ive used plasti-dip in the past and it holds up very well.

Good luck, it took less than 2 hrs. from removing to painting to putting back on. Its funny how blacking out a little chrome trim can make the front end look even better.

[JoeyAtlas]

Good info - Where can I get the plasti-dip?
Is there a certain brand?

thx!
Joey
PS - does the car have the latch tethers behind the head rests to hook up the toddler seat? I've noticed onlt the 2001 and up come with em - in the 740i...

[rrcompton]

Ive had my plasti-dip for about 4 years...its old, I ordered it off of the internet. The brand is plasti-dip, they have it in the can to dip tool handles in and the spray can, just look for the spray can.

Found this for you, if you have a Ace Hardware: http://www.acehardwaresuperstore.com...s=plasti%20dip

Yes the seats do have the latches behind each of the 3 headrests, makes it really easy but sometimes it a little hard to release my daughters car seat clip from the latch just because its so tight but if youre using the middle latch its a piece of cake.

Good luck!!

[JoeyAtlas]

Good info! - much appreciated - All the best with the 530.

[rrcompton]

Good info! - much appreciated - All the best with the 530.

Any time!!

Thanks!!

[RXWLLMSS]

Awesome 530! Pics of puddle lights soon pleaaaaaaaaase

[sleepy740]

nice car.
the color code is on the inside of the hood, on the passenger side.